It was an uneventful opening day Thursday of Capital’s Al Armendariz Tournament in Edward A. Ortiz Memorial Gymnasium. All eight games in the boys and girls brackets were decided by double digits, with no surprising outcomes.

On the boys side, the host Jaguars had their most dominating performance of the season, hitting 10 3-pointers and scoring the final 17 points in an 80-32 rout of Aztec to end Thursday’s session.

Capital’s performance was outdone on the girls side by the Hobbs Eagles, the defending Class 5A champions. The Eagles scored the first 19 points against Grants as they rolled to an 87-14 win. They are attempting to defend their Armendariz tournament title for a third straight year.

Friday’s semifinal matchups look intriguing. Capital will face Pecos, the reigning Class 2A champion, in a semifinal at 7 p.m. The Panthers beat Albuquerque Cottonwood Classical Prep, 72-46, in their first-round matchup.

The other side of the bracket will feature the Pojoaque Elks, who scored 40 first-half points against Kirtland Central and went on to a 75-64 win in the closest contest of the day. They will take on the Farmington Scorpions, who rallied from a 44-40 halftime deficit to down Grants 80-66, in a 3:30 p.m. matchup.

On the girls side, Hobbs will face Santa Fe Indian School, a 55-18 winner over Pecos, in a 2 p.m. semifinal. Meanwhile, West Las Vegas beat Capital, 42-23, and will get get a test against Navajo Prep, which beat Peñasco, 58-32. They will face off at 5 p.m.

BOYS CAPITAL 80, AZTEC 32

The Jaguars were stout defensively from the start, forcing five Tigers turnovers and 11 straight missed shots before Jaden Sims’ layup with 1:37 left in the opening quarter made it 17-2. Santiago Bencomo scored seven of his 26 points in the first quarter and had 16 points by halftime as Capital built a 47-16 halftime lead.

The Jaguars (2-1) connected on a season-best 10 3-pointers, with Bencomo hitting five of them. Kevin Salvidrez scored all 15 of his points in the fourth quarter, while Elijah Dominguez added 11.

Sims led Aztec (0-2) with 13 points.

PECOS 72, ABQ. COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP 46

The Panthers pressed and shot their way to a 36-17 lead at the half and a 53-30 advantage through three quarters before getting a brief scare from the Coyotes, who scored the first six points in the fourth to trim the margin to 17.

Pecos (3-0) responded with a 3 from Xavier Valencia, and Adrian Quintana scored on a layup to push the lead back up to 57-36.

Seven players hit 3s for the Panthers as they collected 15 in the game. Valencia hit four, as he led the Panthers with 15 points. Kevin Vigil Jr. had 3 threes among his 13 points, and Quintana had 10 points.

Cottonwood Classical was led by Kaedon Pettis’ 21 points. The Coyotes will play Aztec in a consolation semifinal at 12:30 p.m.

FARMINGTON 80, GRANTS 66

The Pirates were unconscious from the perimeter in the first half, hitting nine 3s to built their four-point halftime lead. Six came from Noah Victorino, who had 20 points by that point. The Scorpions defense was more aggressive at defending the perimeter, and the Pirates only hit two triples the rest of the way.

Farmington outscored Grants 22-8 in the third to take a 62-52 lead and never looked back. Cody Vassar-Steen had 29 points to lead the Scorpions, with 17 coming in the second half. Landon Begay added 17.

Victorino had 26 points to lead the Pirates, and Boudy Melonas added 16.

POJOAQUE 75, KIRTLAND CENTRAL 64

The Elks won their third straight game, thanks to a hot start offensively. They scored 25 points in the first quarter to build an 11-point lead, and held a 40-31 lead at the half. Forward Serefin Mendez scored 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as Pojaoque preserved its lead.

Dalian Lopez led the Elks (3-1) with 21 points, while Nick Manzanares hit 5 3s and finished with 19 points.

The Broncos (0-2) had Shamus Hogue hit eight 3-pointers and lead the way with 25 points. They will take on the Pirates in a 9:30 a.m. consolation game.

GIRLS HOBBS 87, GRANTS 14

The Eagles (3-1) were in control almost from the opening tip, scoring the first 19 points and building a 30-3 lead after a quarter. The lone bucket by the Pirates was Promise Garcia’s bank 3 with 4:32 left in the quarter.

Grants only managed more than one basket in a quarter just once — in the second as the margin grew to 58-9 at the half.

Five Eagles reached double figures, led by Bhrett Clay’s 15 points. Kacelynn Muniez added 14, while Nakia Mojica and Kyndle Cunningham each had 13.

The Pirates’ (0-3) Garcia and Shelby Rhodes each score five points.

SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL 55, PECOS 18

The Lady Braves only led 10-3 after a quarter, but outscored the Lady Panthers 21-2 to build a 31-5 lead at the half and never looked back. Ali Ortiz scored 14 of her 19 points in the first half for SFIS, while Kaydence Riley added 15.

Natalia Stout’s 10 points led the way for Pecos.

Grants and Pecos will play in the tournament’s opening consolation game at 8 a.m.

WEST LAS VEGAS 42, CAPITAL 23

The Lady Dons outscored Capital 11-5 in the second quarter to build a 20-11 lead at the break. They held the Jaguars to just four points in the third quarter to up the margin to 29-15.

Alexis Pacheco scored 18 points to lead West Las Vegas (5-0), while Tyra Horner added 11. Annica Montoya scored 11 points to lead Capital (0-2), which plays Peñasco in an 11 a.m. consolation seminal.

NAVAJO PREP 58, PEÑASCO 32

The Eagles only led 24-16 at the half and 41-32 entering the fourth before turning up the defense. The Panthers scored just one point in the fourth quarter — an Analise MacAuley free throw. Meanwhile, Navajo Prep received a contribution from Kambreya Dinae, who drained three 3s that represented all of her points in the game.

True Billie led the Eagles (4-1) with 21 points, while Aniya Johnson added 11.

Peñasco’s (1-1) MacAuley and Rochelle Lopez each scored 11.