Gallup defeats rival Kirtland Central for state championship

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Gallup and Kirtland Central met twice during the regular. The Broncos won those games by a combined 39 points. 2025 high school basketball state tournament bracketsThe two teams met again in the district tournament championship and Gallup won by four. That gave the Lady Bengals the confidence that they could knock off the defending champion in the state tournament.Sure enough, for the second time in three years, the Bengals and Broncos met for the 4A champio