<p style="text-align: center;">The top performers from around the community from Monday January 24th to Saturday January 29th.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Quincy Connor-</span> 6’3 Forward "Lordsburg" Class of 2022</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This past Friday January 28th, Quincy Connor helped lead Lordsburg to a 67-62 victory over Cloudcroft. He scored 35 points on 13/29 shooting and had 9 rebounds. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Isaiah Maldonado-</span> 5’7 Guard "Albuquerque" Class of 2024</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Sophomore guard Isaiah Maldonado had a solid game this past Thursday January 27th. He scored 23 points and made 5 three pointers in Albuquerque’s win vs Rio Grande 54-48. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jamian Perez-</span> 6’2 Guard "Los Lunas" Class of 2022</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This past Saturday January 29th, Jamian Perez scored a season high 33 points while leading Los Lunas to a 75-68 win vs Rio Grande. Los Lunas has won 8 of their last 10 games and improved to 4-0 in district. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">William Benjamin Jr.-</span> 6’1 Guard "Las Cruces" Class of 2022</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Las Cruces star William Benjamin led his team to a 97-70 victory vs Mayfield this past Tuesday January 25th. He scored 33 points on 12/16 shooting, went 9/9 from the free throw line and had 12 assists. This season he is averaging 26.1 points per game and Las Cruces is 21-0 this year. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="1076695" first="Aaron" last="Mora"]-</span> 6’6 Center "Hobbs" Class of 2022</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">[player_tooltip player_id="1076695" first="Aaron" last="Mora"] recorded a double-double in Hobbs victory vs Roswell this past Tuesday January 25th. Hobbs defeated Roswell 75-30. He scored 21 points on 7/12 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds. Hobbs is 20-2 this season while averaging 19.8 points per game and 10 rebounds per game. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Noah Gershon-</span> 5’9 Guard "Clovis Christian" Class of 2023</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This past Thursday January 27th, Clovis Christian defeated Fort Sumner 73-59. Noah Gershon scored 20 points on 9/18 shooting, had 4 rebounds and 6 steals. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="1076667" first="Isaiah" last="Carr"]-</span> 6’11 Center "Las Cruces" Class of 2022</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Big man [player_tooltip player_id="1076667" first="Isaiah" last="Carr"] recorded a double-double in the teams 97-70 win vs Mayfield. He scored 27 points on 12/14 shooting from the field, grabbed 10 rebounds and had 3 blocked shots. This season he is averaging 18.9 points per game and 10.9 rebounds per game. Las Cruces is 21-0 this season. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="1076701" first="Judah" last="Casaus"]-</span> 6’1 Shooting Guard "Del Norte" Class of 2023</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This past Tuesday January 25th, Del Norte defeated Valley 67-55 behind Judah’s 20 points. He shot 10/16 from the field, dished 4 assists and had 3 steals. Than this past Thursday January 27th, Del Norte defeated Hope Christian 81-71. He scored 20 points on 7/12 shooting from the field, shot 2/3 from three point range and shot 4/5 from the free throw line. This season he is averaging 17.9 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game and has helped Del Norte stay undefeated at 4-0 in district play. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="1076702" first="Shane" last="Douma-Sanchez"]-</span> 6’1 Guard "Del Norte" Class of 2023</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This past Thursday January 27th, [player_tooltip player_id="1076702" first="Shane" last="Douma-Sanchez"] had his best performance since returning from his knee injury he suffered this past off-season. He scored 21 points on 6/10 shooting from the three point line. He also dished 7 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds in Del Norte’s 81-71 win vs Hope Christian to improve to 4-0 in district.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">D’Shaun Vinyard-</span> 6’0 "Magdalena" Class of 2023</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This past Tuesday January 25th, D’Shaun helped lead Magdalena to a 90-10 victory over Carrizzo. He scored 24 points on 11/13 shooting from the field and grabbed 5 rebounds. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Carter Teune-</span> 5’8 Guard "Clovis Christian" Class of 2023</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Carter Teune scored 26 points in Clovis Christians win vs Fort Sumner this past Thursday January 27th. He shot 9/17 from the field , shot 6/8 from the free throw line and dished out for 7 assists. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="1076700" first="Exodus" last="Ayers"]</span>- 6’3 Point Guard "La Cueva" Class of 2023</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">[player_tooltip player_id="1076700" first="Exodus" last="Ayers"] helped lead La Cueva to a 59-52 victory over Sandia this past Wednesday January 26th. He scored 22 points on a perfect 5/5 shooting from the field, he shot a perfect 10/10 from the free throw line. He also grabbed 6 rebounds and dished 5 assists. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="1300481" first="Gabe" last="Trujillo"]-</span> 6’4 Small Forward "La Cueva" Class of 2022</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This past Wednesday January 26th. [player_tooltip player_id="1300481" first="Gabe" last="Trujillo"] scored 21 points on a perfect 10/10 shooting from the field vs Sandia. His play helped La Cueva defeat Sandia 59-52. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Donovan Cruz-</span> 5'7 Point Guard "West Mesa" Class of 2023</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This past Saturday January 29th, Donovan Cruz played a crucial role in West Mesa's 61-58 overtime win vs Cibola. He scored 17 points and made 4 three pointers in the game. He also hit clutch free throws down the stretch to help West Mesa close out the win vs Cibola.</p>
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