Weekend Warriors: Best Recent Performances (Dec. 20-23)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The weekend of Dec. 20-23 (Fri.-Mon.) featured plenty of action-packed games. 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>: Connected on 5 3-pointers (8-10 FG overall) and finished with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists to spark Sandia past Las Cruces, 82-66. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694557' first='Jordan' last='Calladitto'], Thoreau</strong>: Named Player of the Game for Thoreau's 54-40 victory over Crownpoint Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1846065' first='Charlie' last='Campbell'], Artesia</strong>: Scored 20 points in&nbsp; Artesia's close loss to Valley Saturday afternoon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717306' first='Jerek' last='Duda'], Espanola Valley</strong>: Scored 26 points to lead a stellar all-around performance by the Sundevils Monday afternoon in an 88-65 victory over Capital on the Jaguars' home floor. Espanola Valley also forced 30 turnovers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas'], Highland</strong>: Scored 20 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in Highland's 59-54 win over Santa Fe Friday night. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2818774' first='Matthew' last='Lovato'], Espanola Valley</strong>: Scored 20 points in Espanola Valley's impressive road win at Capital on Monday, extending the Sundevils' win streak to eight games. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ty'Shawn Nieto, Zuni</strong>: Scored 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in Zuni's win over Dulce. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2292960' first='Zaire' last='Ndyabagye'], Sandia</strong>: Scored 17 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in the Matadors' 82-66 victory over Las Cruces on Saturday. The foursome of Adams. Ndyabagye, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714580' first='Gad' last='Harris']</strong> (19 points) and <strong>Isiah Brown</strong> (13) combined for 70 points. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2682910' first='Justin' last='Rubio'], Estancia</strong>: Scored 19 points (9-11 on 2-pt attempts) and grabbed 11 rebounds in Estancia's close loss to Elida.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Augustine Saiz, Ruidoso</strong>: Scored 23 points in the semifinals of a tournament win over Eunice before scored 15 points in the championship game to earn All-Tournament honors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714561' first='George' last='Smith'], Robertson</strong>: Smith is one of the top young athletes in the state. The freshman scored 20 points as Robertson defeated Tohatchi in the championship game of the Aztec Tiger Rumble in the Jungle Tournament. Smith scored 56 points in 3 games to earn MVP honors. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Angelita Villa, Valley</strong>: Villa, who's enjoying a fantastic season so far, scored 17 points (7-10 FT) and grabbed 12 rebounds in Valley's 50-46 victory over Artesia Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Game 6 Rio Grande Highlights <br>12 points<br>8 Rebounds<br>2 steals<br>2 blocks <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://t.co/zQHmPDZfTx">pic.twitter.com/zQHmPDZfTx</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1914027' first='Zachai' last='Bradford'] (@Zachai_Bradford) <a href="https://twitter.com/Zachai_Bradford/status/1870613107003052237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big win the other night in the championship game of our second tournament. Finished the game with 15 pts, 12 reb, and won all tourney. <a href="https://twitter.com/coachrickncsa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachrickncsa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shaun_vandiver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shaun_vandiver</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/maliktuckerr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@maliktuckerr</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelD34?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MichaelD34</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachj_julien?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachj_julien</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KennyTripp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KennyTripp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachJoeGolding?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachJoeGolding</a> <a href="https://t.co/A39xt0Vn8l">pic.twitter.com/A39xt0Vn8l</a></p>&mdash; Augustine Saiz (@AugustineSaiz) <a href="https://twitter.com/AugustineSaiz/status/1871367230954582457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Check out this highlight! <a href="https://t.co/sGdIWuQ4nP">https://t.co/sGdIWuQ4nP</a></p>&mdash; Christian Covarrubia (@ChristianCova21) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristianCova21/status/1871050118931034351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->