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Pajarito Mountain is open this weekend and reporting a 29-inch base for skiing. Pajarito, which reopened after a layoff earlier this month, had 32 of its trails open Friday morning and the Beginner, Aspen and Mother lifts operating. The ski area is reporting 11 inches of snow in the past three days. The new snow is predominantly powder. It is scheduled to be open through the extended Presidents Day weekend. Also in the area, Ski Santa Fe is reporting 44 inches of packed powder and Taos is reporting 49 inches and is 100 percent open this weekend.  

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Bandja Sy had 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead New Mexico State past San Jose State 67-57 on Thursday night. New Mexico State (18-8, 12-2 WAC) trailed 25-23 with 5:04 to go before halftime but responded with a 15-0 run to close out the first half to take a 38-25 lead at the break and never looked back. Renaldo Dixon scored 10 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Aggies, Daniel Mullings chipped in with 15 and Sim Bhullar had 10 points, five rebounds and four blocks. The Aggies had 10 blocked shots as a team and shot 42.9 percent from the field but were just 4 of 14 from beyond the arc. Xavier Jones led all scorers with 17 points for San Jose State (9-15, 3-10) and Chris Cunningham had 11 points and six rebounds. The Spartans have lost seven straight contests.

 FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — With his team trailing by double digits at halftime, New Mexico coach Steve Alford could have tried to make some major adjustments. Instead, he told the Lobos to play the way they usually do. Kendall Williams scored 13 points, capped by an emphatic dunk just before the final buzzer, and No. 19 New Mexico overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to defeat Fresno State’s Bulldogs 54-48 on Wednesday night. “It was just our guys,” Alford said. “They got the job done. When you’re down 11 at the half on the road and then play the way we played in the second half, it was outstanding. These guys, they just find a way. You shoot 37 percent and still get a road win.” Alex Kirk had 10 points, nine rebounds and six blocks for the Lobos (21-4, 8-2 Mountain West Conference). Tony Snell also scored 10, and his 18-foot leaner with 20 seconds left sealed the victory as New Mexico remained a half-game ahead of second-place Colorado State in the conference standings. Kevin Olekaibe led Fresno State (8-15, 2-8) with 11 points, while Kevin Foster had 10 points and 10 rebounds.  Foster scored all his points in the first half. The Bulldogs scored only three points, on Olekaibe’s 3-pointer, in the final 10:08.

 Boys basketball   Bloomfield 54, Thoreau 52 Capital 60, Espanola Valley 58, OT Cleveland 68, Rio Rancho 62 Clovis 73, Carlsbad 59 Coronado 47, East Mountain 42 Deming 59, Centennial High School 49 Dexter 93, Loving 40 Evangel Christian 60, Graceway Christian 49 Floyd 40, Tatum 38 Gallup 74, Belen 54 Hagerman 95, Cloudcroft 60 Las Cruces 66, Onate 45 Los Lunas 64, Grants 49 Lovington 56, Portales 55 Magdalena 81, Alamo-Navajo 17 Mesilla Valley Christian 70, Hatch Valley 26 Miyamura 42, Valencia 32 Mora 62, Santa Fe Prep 55 Moriarty 62, Del Norte 46 NMMI 75, Eunice 48 Pecos 77, Penasco 55 Roswell 67, Artesia 56 Santa Fe 72, Los Alamos 41 Santa Fe Waldorf School 54, NMSD 26 Santa Teresa 44, Chaparral 33 Shiprock 55, Wingate 47 St. Pius 65, Albuquerque Academy 44 Texico 80, Melrose 51 Valley 70, Albuquerque High 62 Volcano Vista 44, Cibola 38   Girls basketball   Cloudcroft 56, Hagerman 48 Clovis 65, Carlsbad 29 Coronado 46, East Mountain 35