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<p>With just one week left in district play that's starting next week, several teams have began clinching district titles from across the state. With the district tournament starting a week later and the State Tournament beginning on March 8th, we look at the top performers from this past week from across New Mexico.</p>
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<p><em>Monday February 6th, 2023:</em></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1633060' first='Ac' last='Munoz']</strong> "Mayfield"24 points, 6 three-pointers, 4 rebounds and 2 steals vs Centennial. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1276347' first='David' last='Cruz']</strong> "Las Cruces" 23 points and 7 three-pointers vs Gadsden. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><em>Tuesday February 7th, 2023:</em></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1076702' first='Shane' last='Douma-Sanchez']</strong> "Del Norte" 40 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists vs Bernalillo. (Led game in scoring, rebounding and assists). </p>
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<p><strong>Michael Mackey</strong> "Hobbs" 30 points and 8 rebounds vs Roswell. (Led game inn scoring and team in rebounding). </p>
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<p><strong>Alex Alfaro</strong> "Deming" 29 points and 18 rebounds vs Santa Teresa. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1076711' first='Isaiah' last='Denetclaw']</strong> "La Cueva" 27 points and 7 three-pointers vs Piedra Vista. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1485758' first='Alexis' last='Dominguez']</strong> "Highland" 27 points, 8 rebounds, 8 steals and 3 assists vs Belen. (Led game in scoring and steals). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1301617' first='Adam' last='Montoya']</strong> "St. Michael's" 26 points and 7 assists vs Santa Fe Prep. (Led game in scoring and assists). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1445839' first='Brian' last='Kalb']</strong> "St. Pius X" 23 points vs Grants. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>Manny Fuentes</strong> "Roswell" 22 points and 8 rebounds vs Hobbs. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176298' first='Jalin' last='Holland']</strong> "Los Lunas" 21 points and 9 rebounds vs Santa Fe. (Led game in scoring and team in rebounding). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717327' first='Braylon' last='Vega']</strong> "Hobbs" 20 points and 5 three-pointers vs Roswell. (Team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1124238' first='Elijah' last='Brody']</strong> "West Mesa" 19 points vs Farmington. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>Ivan Miramontes</strong> "Roswell" 19 points vs Hobbs. (Team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>Dillon Mccleskey</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 17 points vs Hope Christian. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1293133' first='Jett' last='Wyckoff']</strong> "Hope Christian" 16 points and 12 rebounds vs Albuquerque Academy. (Led team in scoring and rebounding). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1685484' first='Joe' last='Jack']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 16 points vs Hope Christian. (Team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1685443' first='Julian' last='Arroyo']</strong> "Lovington" 16 points vs Goddard. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>Jerrick Mendoza</strong> "Goddard" 16 points vs Lovington. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1166976' first='Cody' last='Vassar-Steen']</strong> "Farmington" 15 points and 5 assists vs West Mesa. (Led team in scoring and assists). </p>
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<p><strong>Brandon Medina</strong> "Highland" 14 points, 4 three-pointers and 20 rebounds vs Belen. (Team's second leading scorer and led game in rebounding). </p>
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<p><em>Wednesday February 8th, 2023:</em></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1234592' first='Jonah' last='Lopez']</strong> "Rio Grande" 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals vs Manzano. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>Santiago Gonzales</strong> "Rio Grande" 23 points and 7 rebounds vs Manzano. (Led team in rebounding and team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1390831' first='D'Shaun' last='Vinyard']</strong> "Magdalena" 21 points, 3 three-pointers and 5 steals vs Quemado. 9Led game in scoring and steals). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino']</strong> "Volcano Vista" 19 points and 17 rebounds vs Cibola. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1360191' first='Andrew' last='Hill']</strong> "Sandia" 18 points vs Eldorado. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176301' first='Latavious' last='Morris']</strong> "Atrisco Heritage" 17 points vs Rio Rancho. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1362491' first='Caileb' last='Parham']</strong> "Eldorado" 16 points vs Sandia. (Tied at team's leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1276348' first='Josh' last='Jackson']</strong> "Eldorado" 16 points vs Sandia. (Tied at team's leading scorer). </p>
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<p><em>Thursday February 9th, 2023:</em></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1547736' first='Derek' last='Sanchez']</strong> "Pojoaque Valley" 24 points, 6/7 FTM and 5 steals vs Taos. (Led team in scoring and steals). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1390831' first='D'Shaun' last='Vinyard']</strong> "Magdalena" 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals vs MVCS. (Led game in scoring and steals). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1633060' first='Ac' last='Munoz']</strong> "Mayfield" 16 points, 5 three-pointers and 5 rebounds vs Alamogordo. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>Bird Nevarez</strong> "Las Cruces" 15 points vs Organ Mountain. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>Jeffery Stuteville</strong> "Magdalena" 15 points and 14 rebounds vs MVCS. (Led game in rebounding and team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><em>Friday February 10th, 2023:</em></p>
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<p><strong>Michael Mackey</strong> "Hobbs" 51 points vs Clovis. (Led game in scoring and set a team scoring record). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1076702' first='Shane' last='Douma-Sanchez']</strong> "Del Norte" 35 points vs Albuquerque Academy. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1507055' first='Daemon' last='Ely']</strong> "Taos" 33 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks vs Pojoaque Valley. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1208047' first='Nick' last='Sanchez']</strong> "Artesia" 29 points vs Lovington. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1897845' first='Lukas' last='Turner']</strong> "Santa Fe" 27 points vs Manzano. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>Brandon Medina</strong> "Highland" 27 points and 8 rebounds vs Grants. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1158654' first='Daniel' last='Steverson']</strong> "Cleveland" 24 points vs Atrisco Heritage. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1301617' first='Adam' last='Montoya']</strong> "St. Michael's" 22 points vs Robertson. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1685443' first='Julian' last='Arroyo']</strong> "Lovington" 22 points vs Artesia. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>Alex Alfaro</strong> "Deming" 21 points vs Chaparral. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176301' first='Latavious' last='Morris']</strong> "Atrisco Heritage" 20 points vs Cleveland. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1485758' first='Alexis' last='Dominguez']</strong> "Highland" 20 points, 4 three-pointers and 5 assists vs Grants. (Led game in assists and team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1685516' first='Damian' last='Estrada']</strong> "Valencia" 20 points vs St. Pius. (Led team in scoring and made game winning three-pointer).</p>
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<p><strong>Eliseo Vasquez</strong> "Rio Grande" 19 points and 5 three-pointers vs Albuquerque. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1685484' first='Joe' last='Jack']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 17 points and 11 rebounds vs Del Norte. (Tied as team's leading scorer and led team rebounding). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1897846' first='Isaiah' last='Lucero']</strong> "Rio Grande" 17 points and 12 rebounds vs Albuquerque. (Led game in rebounding and team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1254049' first='Justin' last='Mask']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 17 points vs Del Norte. (Tied as team's leading scorer).</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687828' first='Abraham' last='Pena']</strong> "Hobbs" 17 points vs Clovis. (Team's second leading scorer).</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1076720' first='Ali' last='Abdullah']</strong> "Valencia" 16 points and 9 rebounds vs St.Pius. (Led game in rebounding and team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1445839' first='Brian' last='Kalb']</strong> "St. Pius" 15 points and 8 rebounds vs Valencia. (Led team in scoring and rebounding). </p>
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<p><em>Saturday February 11th, 2023:</em></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1362491' first='Caileb' last='Parham']</strong> "Eldorado" 35 points and 9 rebounds vs Farmington. (Led game in scoring and reached 1,000 career points). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1685484' first='Joe' last='Jack']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 27 points and 13 rebounds vs Belen. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1234592' first='Jonah' last='Lopez']</strong> "Rio Grande" 27 points, 11 rebounds and 2 steals vs Highland. (Led game in scoring and rebounding). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1360191' first='Andrew' last='Hill']</strong> "Sandia" 26 points vs La Cueva. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1166976' first='Cody' last='Vassar-Steen']</strong> "Farmington" 22 points vs Eldorado. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1208052' first='Kellan' last='Gehres']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 19 points and 6 rebounds vs Belen. (Team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1485758' first='Alexis' last='Dominguez']</strong> "Highland" 19 points vs Rio Grande. (Led team in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1254049' first='Justin' last='Mask']</strong> "Albuquerque Academy" 18 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists vs Belen. (Led game in assists and team's third leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1390831' first='D'Shaun' last='Vinyard']</strong> "Magdalena" 18 points and 9 rebounds vs Animas. (Led game in scoring). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1076710' first='Dalen' last='Moyer']</strong> "Sandia" 17 points vs La Cueva. (Team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>Brandon Medina</strong> "Highland" 17 points vs Rio Grande. (Team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>Michael Beck</strong> "Farmington" 17 points vs Eldorado. (Team's second leading scorer). </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1076706' first='Ely' last='Lovato']</strong> "Sandia" 14 points and 11 rebounds vs La Cueva. (Double-Double). </p>
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With just one week left in district play that's starting next week, several teams have began clinching district titles from across the state. With the district tournament starting a week later and the State Tournament beginning on March 8th, we look at the top performers from this past week from across New Mexico.
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