New Mexico’s Top Performers In Week Nine

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have officially entered the second half of the High School Basketball regular season in New Mexico this past week. Teams and Schools officially started district play across New Mexico as their was already great performances in the community. Week Nine's "Top Performers" took place from Monday January 16th to Saturday January 21st. </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><strong><em>Monday January 16th, 2023:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1276347' first='David' last='Cruz']</strong> "Las Cruces" 15 points and 3 three-pointers vs Mayfield. (Led game in scoring). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kaleb Lahman</strong> "Hobbs" 15 points vs Trinity Christian. (Led team in scoring). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bird Nevarez</strong> "Las Cruces" 14 points and 5 assists vs Mayfield. (Team's second leading scorer and led game in assists). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1633060' first='Ac' last='Munoz']</strong> "Mayfield" 13 points and 4 rebounds vs Las Cruces. (Led team in scoring). </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><strong><em>Tuesday January 17th, 2023:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1076702' first='Shane' last='Douma-Sanchez']</strong> "Del Norte" 46 points, 3 three-pointers, 8 rebounds, 7 steals and 6 assists vs Pecos. (Led game in scoring).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alex Alfaro</strong> "Deming" 31 points and 16 rebounds vs Da Vinci. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1362491' first='Caileb' last='Parham']</strong> "Eldorado" 25 points vs Piedra Vista. (Led game in scoring).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Richie Baca</strong> "Valencia" 23 points, 5 three-pointers and 5 rebounds vs Grants. (Led game in scoring).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1076710' first='Dalen' last='Moyer']</strong> "Sandia" 22 points and 5 three-pointers vs Farmington. (Led game in scoring).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Geleio Griego</strong> "Los Lunas" 22 points, 6 three-pointers, 5 assists and 4 rebounds vs Manzano. (Led team in scoring and assists). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Damien Estrada</strong> "Valencia" 22 points, 7/8 FTM and 7 rebounds vs Grants. (Team's second leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1208047' first='Nick' last='Sanchez']</strong> "Artesia" 21 points vs Roswell. (Led game in scoring).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1076720' first='Ali' last='Abdullah']</strong> "Valencia" 21 points and 9 rebounds vs Grants. (Team's third leading scorer and led game in rebounding). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1276346' first='Mike' last='Knaub']</strong> "Eldorado" 20 points vs Piedra Vista. (Team's second leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1360191' first='Andrew' last='Hill']</strong> "Sandia" 18 points and 3 three-pointers vs Farmington. (Team's second leading scorer).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176298' first='Jalin' last='Holland']</strong> "Los Lunas" 17 points and 11 rebounds vs Manzano. (Team's second leading scorer and led game in rebounding). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1166976' first='Cody' last='Vassar-Steen']</strong> "Farmington" 17 points and 8/11 FTM vs Sandia. (Led team in scoring).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1276348' first='Josh' last='Jackson']</strong> "Eldorado" 10 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists vs Piedra Vista. (Led game in rebounding and assists). </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><strong><em>Wednesday January 18th, 2023:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1685443' first='Julian' last='Arroyo']</strong> "Lovington" 34 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists vs Ruidoso. (Led game in scoring). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1208052' first='Kellan' last='Gehres']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 28 points and 6 three-pointers vs Valley. (Led game in scoring). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1234592' first='Jonah' last='Lopez']</strong> "Rio Grande" 28 points, 12/16 FTM and 7 rebounds vs Capital. (Led game in scoring). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1124238' first='Elijah' last='Brody']</strong> "West Mesa" 23 points vs La Cueva. (Led game in scoring). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1680000' first='Tyler' last='Kozlowski']</strong> "Valley" 20 points and 4 three-pointers vs Albuquerque Academy. (Led team in scoring).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1897907' first='Jason' last='Montoya']</strong> "St. Pius X" 20 points vs Belen. (Led team in scoring).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1293133' first='Jett' last='Wyckoff']</strong> "Hope Christian" 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists vs Bernalillo. (Led game in scoring). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176299' first='Daniel' last='Lovato']</strong> "La Cueva" 20 points and 10 rebounds vs West Mesa. (Led team in scoring and rebounding). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1685484' first='Joe' last='Jack']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 19 points vs Valley. (Team's second leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1680001' first='Julian' last='Chavez']</strong> "Valley" 18 points and 4 rebounds vs Albuquerque Academy. (Team's second leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1897845' first='Lukas' last='Turner']</strong> "Santa Fe" 17 points vs Albuquerque. (Led team in scoring).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176302' first='Cameron' last='Dyer']</strong> "La Cueva" 15 points, 3 assists and 3 steals vs West Mesa. (Team's second leading scorer). </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><strong><em>Thursday January 19th, 2023:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1301617' first='Adam' last='Montoya']</strong> "St. Michael's" 21 points vs Socorro. (Led game in scoring). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1276347' first='David' last='Cruz']</strong> "Las Cruces" 16 points vs Gadsden. (Team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176305' first='Hudson' last='Brown']</strong> "Volcano Vista" 14 points and 2 steals vs Cibola. (Team's leading scorer). </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><strong><em>Friday January 20th, 2023:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1547736' first='Derek' last='Sanchez']</strong> "Pojoaque Valley" 31 points, 15/18 FTM, 8 steals and 5 assists vs Taos. (Led game in scoring). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1293133' first='Jett' last='Wyckoff']</strong> "Hope Christian" 29 points and 9 rebounds vs Albuquerque Academy. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Michael Mackey</strong> "Hobbs" 28 points and 12 rebounds vs Artesia. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1208052' first='Kellan' last='Gehres']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 26 points vs Hope Christian. (Team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1485758' first='Alexis' last='Dominguez']</strong> "Highland" 25 points and 5 three-pointers vs Belen. (Led game in scoring and only played two quarters). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1208047' first='Nick' last='Sanchez']</strong> "Artesia" 25 points and 8 rebounds vs Hobbs. (Team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1445839' first='Brian' last='Kalb']</strong> "St. Pius X" 25 points and 10 rebounds vs Grants. (Led game in scoring and second in rebounding). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kael Stephens</strong> "Magdalena" 25 points and 4 steals. (Season High).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1685443' first='Julian' last='Arroyo']</strong> "Lovington" 24 points and 6 steals vs Clovis. (Led game in scoring and steals). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1685484' first='Joe' last='Jack']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 21 points vs Hope Christian. (Team's second leading scorer).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176302' first='Cameron' last='Dyer']</strong> "La Cueva" 19 points vs Piedra Vista. (Team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1301617' first='Adam' last='Montoya']</strong> "St. Michael's" 19 points and 5 steals vs Raton. (Led game in scoring and steals). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gene Trujillo</strong> "St. Pius X" 19 points and 17 rebounds vs Grants. (Team's second leading scorer and led game in rebounding). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alex Alfaro</strong> "Deming" 16 points, 19 rebounds and 4 blocks vs Da Ninci. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </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><strong><em>Saturday January 21st, 2023:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1234592' first='Jonah' last='Lopez'] </strong>"Rio Grande" 29 points and 11 rebounds vs Manzano. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176298' first='Jalin' last='Holland']</strong> "Los Lunas" 28 points and 11 rebounds vs Santa Fe. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1897845' first='Lukas' last='Turner']</strong> "Santa Fe" 26 points vs Los Lunas. (Team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1680001' first='Julian' last='Chavez']</strong> "Valley" 25 points and 4 rebounds vs Atrisco Heritage. (Team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1362491' first='Caileb' last='Parham']</strong> "Eldorado" 24 points vs Sandia. (Team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1254049' first='Justin' last='Mask']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 22 points vs Highland. (Led game in scoring). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1158654' first='Daniel' last='Steverson']</strong> "Cleveland" 18 points vs Volcano Vista. (Team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1124238' first='Elijah' last='Brody']</strong> "West Mesa" 18 points vs Farmington. (Team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1166976' first='Cody' last='Vassar-Steen']</strong> "Farmington" 18 points vs West Mesa. (Team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1076710' first='Dalen' last='Moyer']</strong> "Sandia" 16 points vs Eldorado. (Tied as team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1208052' first='Kellan' last='Gehres']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 16 points vs Highland. (Team's second leading scorer).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687823' first='Thomas' last='Adams']</strong> "Sandia" 16 points vs Eldorado. (Tied as team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1485758' first='Alexis' last='Dominguez']</strong> "Highland" 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists vs Albuquerque Academy. (Team's leading scorer). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176301' first='Latavious' last='Morris']</strong> "Atrisco Heritage" 13 points and 13 rebounds vs Valley. (Team's second leading scorer and leading rebounder). </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></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->