Team Preview: Volcano Vista

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Volcano Vista Hawks had a memorable 2021-22 season. The season started off as them winning the Metro Championship in January, winning the district title, winning the district tournament championship and finishing the regular season undefeated at 25-0. Their play in the regular season rewarded them the #2 seed in the 5A Boys State Tournament. They started the playoffs defeating #15 Organ Mountain 74-41 in the first round. Than the Hawks defeated #10 Carlsbad 69-29 in the Quarterfinals. In the semifinals they defeated the La Cueva Bears 58-49 to advance to the 5A State Championship. In the championship game they faced #1 Las Cruces who was also undefeated heading into the 5A State Championship Game. Volcano Vista won their 2nd State Championship in School history in a 66-55 overtime win. This was the 2nd state championship in six seasons for the Hawks under Head Coach Greg Brown. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Conference: 5A Class</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District-1: Atrisco Heritage, Cibola, Cleveland, Rio Rancho and Volcano Vista. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key Losses: <strong>Kaden Valdez</strong>, <strong>Tyler Martinez</strong>, <strong>Jakwon Hill</strong>, <strong>Kieran Cordova</strong>, <strong>Jaden Malone</strong> and <strong>Oscar McCoy</strong>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key Additions: <strong>Lazerik Hill</strong> and <strong>Micah Quintana</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Returning Varsity Players: [player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'], [player_tooltip player_id='1124213' first='Sean' last='Alter'], <strong>Anthony Gonzales</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1295246' first='EJ' last='Jordan'], <strong>Devon Ramos</strong>, <strong>David Gutierrez</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1176305' first='Hudson' last='Brown'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1488493' first='Rian' last='Gonzales']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Analysis: The Volcano Vista Hawks were your 2021-22 5A State Champions and have a good chance of running things back in 2022-23. The Hawks lost six really productive seniors from their championship run to graduation this past May, but will return eight players for this years campaign. This is the start of a new era at Volcano Vista with some fresh talent on this roster. They're led by arguably the best Coach in Basketball; <strong>Greg Brown</strong> who has done a fabulous job winning two state titles in his 12-year tenure with the Hawks. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'] will be a player you hear a lot about all season, he quickly became one of the best big men in the state with his work in the off-season. Center [player_tooltip player_id='1124213' first='Sean' last='Alter'] will continue to be a force down low on both sides with his interior presence. The floor general of this team [player_tooltip player_id='1176305' first='Hudson' last='Brown'], will be a championship caliber point guard until the day he graduates because of his leadership, ball handling and defense. I'm excited to cover <strong>Anthony Gonzales</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1295246' first='EJ' last='Jordan']</strong> and <strong>David Gutierrez</strong> this season. The reason for that, is all three of them are capable of going off and getting in the zone on any given night. I've seen all three of them put their respective teams on their backs in the off-season while playing winning basketball. All three fit in, Coach <strong>Greg Brown's</strong> system easily. <strong>Devon Ramos</strong> is arguably one of, if not the best three-point shooter on this roster and will play a huge role for the Hawks this season. [player_tooltip player_id='1488493' first='Rian' last='Gonzales'] is one of three sophomores on this team and has a bright future ahead of him along with [player_tooltip player_id='1176305' first='Hudson' last='Brown'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino']. Two additions to this roster are seniors <strong>Lazerik Hill</strong> and <strong>Micah Quintana</strong>. They will both get quality minutes this season and add to the depth of a really good Hawks team. History will tell you that Coach Greg Brown's teams are always competitive year after year and will once again be in the mix for another State Championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Roster: [player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'], [player_tooltip player_id='1124213' first='Sean' last='Alter'], <strong>Anthony Gonzales</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1295246' first='EJ' last='Jordan'], <strong>Devon Ramos</strong>, <strong>David Gutierrez</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1176305' first='Hudson' last='Brown'], [player_tooltip player_id='1488493' first='Rian' last='Gonzales'], <strong>Lazerik Hill</strong> and <strong>Micah Quintana</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach: <strong>Greg Brown</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <!-- /wp:separator -->