The Hobbs Eagles boys basketball team holds the most state championships in New Mexico and the sixth most in the nation with 17 titles. How does this small oilfield town hidden in the southeast corner of the state on the border with Texas consistently produce such basketball excellence? What does such a dynastic high school program mean to the community in which it exists? Join Mark Hinshaw as he answers these questions while embedded with the 2011-2012 team. These Eagles, led by a newly returned disciple of the legendary coach who built the program, try to recover from one of the worst seasons in program history and resurrect the brand of basketball that made the town famous. In the spirit of Joe Drape's Our Boys and Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights, Hardwood Religion tells an entertaining story of a team, a town, and a hallowed program.
