Weekend Warriors: Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last weekend was filled with plenty of exciting basketball with several tournament being played throughout the state. Here are some of the standout performers:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'], Volcano Vista</strong>: In arguably the weekend's most anticipated matchup, the 6-foot-8 Aguino led Volcano Vista's second half surge by scoring 22 of his 29 points after intermission as the Hawks rallied past Sandia at home. Aguino is committed to Montana. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1326930' first='Remy' last='Albrecht'], Cleveland</strong>: Albrecht lived up to his No. 1 ranking in the 2026 class by scoring 32 points, seven in the pivotal second quarter, to lead Cleveland past Roswell in the championship game of the Phil Griego Invitational at CHS. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2819625' first='Mario' last='Baros'], Pojoaque Valley</strong>: The Elks remained unbeaten (6-0) with an impressive fourth quarter comeback to beat Capital in the championship game of the Al Armendariz Tournament in Santa Fe. Baros led the Elks with 19 points, including 9 in the fourth quarter. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Uriel Castro, Bernalillo</strong>: Castro, who spent the fall as Bernalillo's rifle-armed starting quarterback, scored 15 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 4 assists in the Spartans' win over Aztec. Friday, he scored 12 points in a close win over Santa Fe Prep. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2685163' first='Mateo' last='Gonzalez'], Rio Grande</strong>: Scored 15 points and grabbed a staggering 20 rebounds as Rio Grande beat Belen on Saturday. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2143685' first='Sebastian' last='Hernandez'], Highland</strong>: Scored 14 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out 4 assists and had 3 steals &nbsp;to spark Highland past Miyamura on the final day of the Cleveland High Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176301' first='Latavious' last='Morris'], Atrisco Heritage</strong>: The senior guard earned MVP honors at the Joe Armijo Tournament hosted by Albuquerque Academy by scoring 23 points in the championship game win over Organ Mountain. The win avenged a 22-point loss to the Knights seven days earlier. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2695189' first='Andy' last='Pino'], Alamo Navajo</strong>: Scored 25 points on 9-of-10 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds in Alamo Navajo's close loss to Escalante.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Augustine Saiz, Ruidoso</strong>: Scored 24 points on a scorching hot 9-of-11 from the field and grabbed 8 rebounds in Ruidoso's close loss to Socorro. He is currently averaging over 18 points per game. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717253' first='Francois' last='Satchivi'], Del Norte</strong>: Scored 15 points and connected on 3-of-5 3-point attempts in Del Norte's big win over Legacy Academy Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2677085' first='Angelito' last='Villa'], Valley</strong>: Continued his hot start to the season by scoring 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting as Valley wrapped up the Cleveland Tournament with a win over Los Lunas. The day before, he scored 24 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a double OT win over Highland.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->