Live Action: Santa Fe @ Cleveland – 12/8/23
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Final Score: Cleveland 80 Santa Fe 74 Player of the Game: Daniel Steverson Daniel Steverson 6'2" | SG Cleveland | 2025 #315 Nation NM , Cleveland – 32 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk Leader in Points:…
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Continue ReadingFinal Score: Cleveland 80 Santa Fe 74
Player of the Game: Daniel Steverson Daniel Steverson 6'2" | SG Cleveland | 2025 #315 Nation NM , Cleveland – 32 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk
Leader in Points: Daniel Steverson Daniel Steverson 6'2" | SG Cleveland | 2025 #315 Nation NM , Cleveland – 32
Leader in Rebounds: Daniel Steverson Daniel Steverson 6'2" | SG Cleveland | 2025 #315 Nation NM , Cleveland – 8
Leader in Assists: Daniel Steverson Daniel Steverson 6'2" | SG Cleveland | 2025 #315 Nation NM , Cleveland – 4
Leader in Steals: Lukas Turner Lukas Turner 6'2" | SG Santa Fe | 2024 State NM , Santa Fe – 3
Leader in Blocks: 3 players tied with 1
- Lukas Turner Lukas Turner 6'2" | SG Santa Fe | 2024 State NM & Isaiah Martinez, Santa Fe
- Daniel Steverson Daniel Steverson 6'2" | SG Cleveland | 2025 #315 Nation NM , Cleveland
This game was an incredible one to watch from beginning to end. Both teams played smart basketball and went basket-for-basket as the game went on, though Cleveland came through in crunch time and made the hustle plays to pull this one out.
This was an offensive masterclass on both ends, but Daniel Steverson Daniel Steverson 6'2" | SG Cleveland | 2025 #315 Nation NM showed why he is a top prospect in the state of New Mexico. He ended the game with 32 points and multiple clutch buckets at the end of the game. He chipped in 8 rebounds and 4 assists to round out his Player of the Game performance and was crucial on the defensive end.
Remy Albrecht Remy Albrecht 5'11" | PG Cleveland | 2026 State NM , regardless of a shooting slump in the first half, was able to find it in the second half and finished with 16 points and 4 rebounds. Noah Padilla Noah Padilla 6'0" | CG Cleveland | 2024 State NM and Isaiah Sandoval Isaiah Sandoval 5'11" | CG Cleveland | 2024 State NM both finished with 9 points, and Padilla grabbed the clutch rebound to allow Sandoval to hit the go-ahead three. 8th grader Darius Steverson Darius Steverson 6'0" | SG Cleveland | 2028 NM also had 9 points.
Despite the loss, Lukas Turner Lukas Turner 6'2" | SG Santa Fe | 2024 State NM showed that he is quite possibly the best off-the-dribble shot-maker in his class. He finished with 31 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block, keeping the Demons in the game from the tip-off. He hit what seemed like every shot, and was able to attack Cleveland from all angles.
Christian Herrera Christian Herrera 6'2" | PF Santa Fe | 2025 State NM was the perfect stretch-forward for Santa Fe, putting up 17 points and 6 rebounds. He consistently made shots around the basket on fast breaks and earned trips to the free-throw line in the fourth quarter. On top of that, Joe Gonzales Joe Gonzales 5'9" | SG Santa Fe | 2025 State NM put up 8 points and Nico Morales put up 6 points, as they provided valuable spacing and knocked down their shots.