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Colts exit state playoffs with a closely contested 48-45 loss to No. 5 seed Bosque Bobcats
March 08, 2025On Saturday evening the No. 12 seeded New Mexico Military Institute fell 48-45 to the No. 5 seeded Bosque Bobcats in Albuquerque, NM. With the loss, the Colts end the year with a 16-13 overall record while Bosque improves to 21-7 and a spot in the quarterfinals. -
Wildcats outlast Colts 53-37 in district tournament championship
March 01, 2025On Saturday evening, New Mexico Military Institute and Tularosa High battled it out to decide the Class 3A District 4 tournament championship. With a 53-37 loss, the Colts move to 16-12 on the year while Tularosa improves to a 21-6 mark.
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Colts advance to the district championship with 41-29 win over Ruidoso High
February 27, 2025On Thursday evening, New Mexico Military Institute booked a spot in Saturday’s district championship, as they defeated Ruidoso High, 41-29 in the Cahoon Armory gym. With the win, the Colts improve to 16-11 on the season. With the setback, Ruidoso dips to a 16-12 overall mark.
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Colts thrash Dexter High on senior night, 91-55
February 21, 2025On Friday night, New Mexico Military Institute concluded the 2025 regular season with a 91-55 win over neighboring Dexter High. With the win, the Colts improve to 15-11 and end district play with a 4-2 record – enough to finish second in the district. With the loss, Dexter falls to 0-6 in district play with a 6-18 overall record.
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Colts fall in OT to district rival Tularosa
February 07, 2025Senior shooting guard Xavier Johnson hit a fourth-period buzzer-beating three to force a 44-44 tie, but the Colts came up short in overtime, falling to visiting Tularosa 51-49 for their first district loss of the season.
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Colts fall short against Goddard High, 39-36
February 01, 2025On Saturday evening, New Mexico Military hosted Goddard High for their last non-district game of the year. With the 39-36 loss, the Colts dip to 11-8 while Goddard improves to an overall mark of 8-12 with a 1-0 record in district play.
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Colts dominate Loving High Tuesday night, 64-41
January 21, 2025On Tuesday evening New Mexico Military Institute hosted their first game of 2025 as they took on Loving High for the second time this season. Picking up the 64-41 win, the Colts extended their winning streak to four straight and improved to 10-6 overall on the year. While Loving High dips to an overall record of 4-11 with a 0-1 mark in district play.
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Colts place 2nd at the Bruce King Invitational, dropping final match to Melrose 56-54
December 14, 2024On Saturday evening, New Mexico Military Institute fell to Melrose High School, 56-54, in the championship game of the Bruce King Invitational in Moriarty, NM. With the setback the Colts dip to 5-3 as they head into the break.
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Colts cruise past Estancia High 62-37 and book a spot in the Bruce King Invitational championship
December 13, 2024On Friday evening, New Mexico Military Institute defeated Estancia High School, 62-37, earning a spot in Saturday’s championship game. With three consecutive wins, the Colts improved to 5-2 on the year.
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Colts outlast Socorro, 59-57, in first round of the Bruce King Invitational
December 12, 2024On Thursday morning, New Mexico Military Institute opened play at the Bruce King Invitational with a narrow 59-57 win over Socorro High School. With the win, the Colts improve to 4-2 on the year and advance to the semifinals of the tournament.
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Colts cruise past Tatum High in 47-30 win Tuesday night
December 11, 2024On Tuesday night New Mexico Military Institute traveled to Tatum, NM for a matchup with the Coyotes as the Colts left with a 47-30 win. Jumping back into the win column with the 17-point win over Tatum High, the Colts improved to 3-2 on the young season.
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Playoff Preview: Colts ready for road tilt with Horsemen
March 05, 2024The sixth-seeded Colts travel to Santa Fe for a Saturday night first round playoff matchup against the No. 6 St. Michael's Horsemen
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Colts skin Rattlers 62-37, punch ticket to district title game
February 29, 2024Lorenzo Peral had 15 points and Cole Seidenberger recorded a double-double as the Institute inched closer to a state playoff berth with big win over Tucumcari in district tournament semifinal
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Three straight for Colts with win over Tucumcari
February 21, 2024The Colts won their third straight, routing the Rattlers at home, 73-41, and solidifying at least a second-place finish in district with one game left in the regular season.
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Colts down Demons for first district win
February 13, 2024The New Mexico Military Institute Colt basketball team used a strong first period to push past visiting Dexter High School for their first district win of the season, 60-44.
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Warriors wiggle past Colts in district opener
February 07, 2024Despite a massive rebounding effort by Matthew McCargish and Cole Seidenberger, and an offensive outpouring by Lorenzo Peral, the Colts couldn't quite contain the visiting Ruidoso Warriors, dropping their district opener at home, 47-45.
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Sixth-ranked Tigers slip past Colts in last non-district match-up
February 02, 2024After collecting a big win over in-town rival Goddard High earlier this week, the New Mexico Military Institute Colts couldn’t make it two tough wins in a row, letting Hot Springs High, the No. 6 team in Class 3A, slip past them at home, 44-38.
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Colt comeback falls short against Falcons
January 27, 2024Despite a 10-0 run to start the final period, the New Mexico Military Institute Colt basketball team couldn’t quite complete the comeback against the visiting Loving Falcons, 46-37.
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Colts hold off 'Cats, 54-47
January 23, 2024The Colts defeated their highest-ranked opponent of the season and turned in a balanced score sheet Tuesday night at Cahoon
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Colts win first home game of 2024
January 11, 2024The Institute high school hoopers won their third contest in a row Thursday night, with the NMMI big men dominating in the paint and from behind the arc
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Ironman Colts win one in Hot Springs tourney
December 11, 2023Despite playing with a greatly abbreviated roster due to the semester break, the Colt varsity boys’ basketball still managed to take one of the three tournament games they played last weekend at the 5th annual Rio Grande Shootout in Truth or Consequences, NM.
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Colts top 'Cats 69-55 for first home victory
December 02, 2023Jake Hayes scored 19 points and Ian Thompson and Xavier Johnson each added 14 as the shorthanded Colts downed the Bobcats Saturday morning at Cahoon Armory
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Colts drop season opener 45-44
November 28, 2023The NMMI boys basketball team couldn't hit the big shots late as they opened their season at home Wednesday against the Roswell High JV
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Colts down Demons 44-32, on to Tucumcari
February 21, 2023No. 3 NMMI defeated No. 4 Dexter in the first round of the district tourney, earning themselves a trip to No. 2 Tucumcari Thursday
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Colts pick up big win on Senior Night
February 17, 2023NMMI outrebounded the Demons 41-18 and took care of business at the free-throw line in a 37-23 district victory
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Colts take rematch with Warriors, stay alive in district
February 10, 2023NMMI evened its district record to 2-2 with diverse offense, stingy defense in most complete game to date
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Colts make plays down the stretch, outlast Rattlers 37-35
February 02, 2023
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Colts run through short-handed Bobcats
January 26, 2023Three Colts scored in double figures as the Institute throttled Hagerman 63-19
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Colts learn in loss to 4A Goddard
January 24, 2023Romero leads Colts with seven points and six rebounds, but Goddard rolls 58-28
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Colts win tune-up game vs. Loving
January 21, 2023The New Mexico Military Institute varsity boys’ basketball team won their home pre-district contest, downing Loving High School, 53-28.
