Standout Performers: Week 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2024-25 New Mexico high school basketball season got underway in earnest on Tuesday night with 20+ games being played throughout the state. Action continued on Friday and Saturday. &nbsp;Here are some of the top performers from Week 1:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'], Volcano Vista</strong>: The two-time New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year led the Hawks with 14 points as they drubbed Albuquerque High on Tuesday. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1488493' first='Rian' last='Gonzales'], Volcano Vista</strong>: Drained 4 3-pointers in Volcano Vista's lopsided win at Albuquerque High.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2685163' first='Mateo' last='Gonzalez'], Rio Grande</strong>: Grabbed 12 rebounds in the Ravens' loss to Rldorado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714580' first='Gad' last='Harris'], Sandia</strong>: Just a freshman, Harris scored 20 points (8-15 FG), grabbed 8 rebounds and made 3 steals in Sandia's opening night OT win over Highland.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'], Hobbs</strong>: Scored 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in Hobbs' Game 1 win over Brownfield (TX). &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Julian Hernandez, West Mesa</strong>: Led the Mustangs to an opening game road win at La Cueva.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2143685' first='Sebastian' last='Hernandez'], Highland</strong>: Scored 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds (3 OR) in the Hornet's close loss to Sandia &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas'], Highland</strong>: With the Hornets missing 3-point ace [player_tooltip player_id='1687821' first='Jesus' last='Licon'], Limas stepped up with 21 points, including 13-of-16 from the free throw line, to lead Highland in a tight OT loss to Sandia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1540114' first='Carter' last='Monroe'], Valley</strong>: Scored 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds with 3 assists in Valley's close loss to St. Pius X.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2292960' first='Zaire' last='Ndyabagye'], Sandia</strong>: Scored 21 points and grabbed 9 rebounds (both team highs) with 4 steals in Sandia's big opening win over Highland in OT. He was 6-for-6 on 2-points hots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jose [player_tooltip player_id='1687828' first='Abraham' last='Pena'], Hobbs</strong>: The senior led Hobbs to a solid opening night win over Brownfield (TX) by scoring 14 points, grabbing 4 rebounds, dishing out 4 assists and stealing the ball 5 times on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687877' first='Deakin' last='Ragland'], Grady</strong>: Scored 12 points in Grady's close win over Springer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Angelito Villa, Valley</strong>: Scored a team-high 16 points (5-9 FG), grabbed 5 rebounds and made 5-of-7 FT in Valley's close loss to St. Pius X.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684845' first='Chase' last='Walton'], Raton</strong>: Scored 8 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and blocked 4 shots in Raton's loss to Mora.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'], Bosque</strong>: Scored a game high 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting (4-of-7 from 3-pt range) and dished out 3 assists on Bosque's big victory over Estancia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/JRhernandez_21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JRhernandez_21</a> first game of the season. Beat La Cueva 84-71 on the road. <a href="https://twitter.com/RussellGurule?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RussellGurule</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://t.co/N7zYeD3AxQ">pic.twitter.com/N7zYeD3AxQ</a></p>&mdash; EJ Hernandez (@EJ3033) <a href="https://twitter.com/EJ3033/status/1862686713296167275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We won big against Estancia 67-33. I finished the night off with 23pts, 3ast, 1 rebound. Back to the lab <a href="https://twitter.com/AJBRAMLETT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AJBRAMLETT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BosqueSchNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BosqueSchNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NMrecruits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMrecruits</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RussellGurule?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RussellGurule</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesDYodice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamesDYodice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SebastianNoel47?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SebastianNoel47</a> <a href="https://t.co/uGWveA68QT">pic.twitter.com/uGWveA68QT</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'] (@JosiahWilson54) <a href="https://twitter.com/JosiahWilson54/status/1861807964492828726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->