ALBUQUERQUE — A self-described Cinderella in orange and black, Taos was merely second fiddle to the historic belle of the ball who prefers inexperienced and gold.

Getting well timed free throw taking pictures down the stretch, Hope Christian ended Taos’ season with a 62-50 win in Thursday evening’s Class 4A boys basketball state semifinals in The Pit.

It sends the Huskies into Saturday’s championship recreation in opposition to Albuquerque northeast heights rival Albuquerque Academy. Separated by simply two miles of metropolis streets, the colleges share the highest strains of the state’s document books as they’ve mixed for 25 state championships, all however one in all which have come within the final 42 years.