Week 2: Standouts from Tuesday and Wednesday

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dozens of games were played Tuesday and Wednesday nights around the state. Here are some of the top performers:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687823' first='Thomas' last='Adams'], Sandia</strong>: The Matadors are a deep, talented team with Adams leading the way from a leadership perspective. Wednesday, he scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a hard-fought win over Atrisco Heritage. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mallaki Atcitty, Kirtland Central</strong>: Scored 11 points as Kirtland Central opened the season with a victory over Thoreau.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714567' first='Isaiah' last='Brown'], Sandia</strong>: Just a freshman, Brown scored 18 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 4 assists to lead the Matadors to a victory over Atrisco Heritage Wed. night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mateo Duran, West Las Vegas</strong>: Scored 16 points and made three 3-pointers in WLV's victory over Wingate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300007' first='Malakhai' last='Ely'], Taos</strong>: Scored 13 points with 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks in the Tigers' home win over Capital.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1488493' first='Rian' last='Gonzales'], Volcano Vista</strong>: Scored 13 points with 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists in Volcano Vista's big win over La Cueva.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714580' first='Gad' last='Harris'], Sandia</strong>: Also just a freshman for the Matadors, Harris amassed 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in Sandia's win over Atrisco Heritage. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Peyton Hodge, Hobbs</strong>: Scored 11 points in the Eagles' win over Centennial.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayke Johannes, Animas</strong>: Scored 10 points, connecting on 3 3-pointers, in a loss to Lordsburg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DeVaughn Kensey, &nbsp;West Las Vegas:</strong> Led the Dons with 18 points in a victory over Wingate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2111977' first='David' last='Lunn'], Volcano Vista</strong>: Scored 21 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in Volcano Vista's win over La Cueva.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693644' first='Rylee' last='Pahl'], Cloudcroft</strong>: Scored 25 points on 11-of-18 shooting and grabbed 9 rebounds in a lopsided win over Carrizozo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687828' first='Abraham' last='Pena'], Hobbs</strong>: Scored 19 points, dished out 2 assists and had 3 steals in Hobbs' victory over Centennial.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2682910' first='Justin' last='Rubio'], Estancia</strong>: Scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in Estancia's 1-point loss to Mountainair.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2682956' first='Rylan' last='Sarracino'], Roswell</strong>: Sarracino scored 28 points and dished out 3 assists as the Coyotes opened the season with a big victory over Gadsden. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2163543' first='Jeffrey' last='Stuteville'], Magdalena</strong>: The 6-foot-5 senior dominated in Magdalena's win over Socorro with 20 points and 13 rebounds. He's No. 35 in our 2025 prospects rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2682886' first='Tyson' last='Thompkins'], Cloudcroft</strong>: Against Carrizozo, he scored 17 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, dished out 7 assists and stole the ball 6 times in one of the best all-around performances of Tuesday night. Our Player of the Night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alonzo Toledo, Bloomfield</strong>: Led the Bobcats with 12 points and 4 steals in a victory over Crownpoint. Toledo was 4-of-7 from 3-point range.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2879047' first='Troy' last='Vargas'], Gadsden</strong>: Led the Panthers with 11 points in their loss to Roswell. He made 4-of-9 FGA and 3-of-3 FTs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2677085' first='Angelito' last='Villa'], Valley</strong>: Villa continued his torrid start to the season by scoring 23 points and grabbing 6 rebounds in a win over Belen. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1580325' first='Joseph' last='Zamora'], Magdalena</strong>: Scored 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in Magdalena's win over Socorro.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FINAL: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HobbsHoops?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HobbsHoops</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EaglesHoops?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EaglesHoops</a> beats <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RioRancho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RioRancho</a> 68-48 <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_NMAA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nmpreps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nmpreps</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NMrecruits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMrecruits</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NMTXsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMTXsports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CityofChampionsClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CityofChampionsClassic</a> in Artesia <a href="https://t.co/6fpppAbbto">pic.twitter.com/6fpppAbbto</a></p>&mdash; Jason Farmer (@JasonCFarmer) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonCFarmer/status/1864794769328624121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Season opener highlights vs Gadsden 28 pts || 3 reb || 3 stl || 2 ast || 4/5 Ft || ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/RussellGurule?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RussellGurule</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/KevinMoses38?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KevinMoses38</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoopsNM</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/nxt1sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nxt1sports</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/ProspectScouti1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ProspectScouti1</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/NMrecruits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMrecruits</a>⁩ <a href="https://t.co/GqXN55c1Gi">pic.twitter.com/GqXN55c1Gi</a></p>&mdash; Rylan Sarracin02 (@RylanSarracino) <a href="https://twitter.com/RylanSarracino/status/1864406792622514269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">First NMOT Boy's Basketball Coaches Polls. <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesDYodice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamesDYodice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamDiehl15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AdamDiehl15</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sfnmsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sfnmsports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlesWiniecki?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CharlesWiniecki</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/artesianews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@artesianews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/krqesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@krqesports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsHns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SportsHns</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/VCNewsBulletin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VCNewsBulletin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SCSunNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SCSunNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LucasPeerman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LucasPeerman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/turkeyboyphoto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@turkeyboyphoto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonCFarmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JasonCFarmer</a> <a href="https://t.co/GN9cgOl7H5">pic.twitter.com/GN9cgOl7H5</a></p>&mdash; Richard Tripp (@rick_tripp58) <a href="https://twitter.com/rick_tripp58/status/1863803769386832285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->