Weekend Warriors: Top Performers in Holiday Tourneys

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holiday tournaments dominated the high school hoops calendar last week. Here are some of the standout players:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687823' first='Thomas' last='Adams'], Sandia</strong>: Made the Shot of the Week (See below) as his 3-pointer at the buzzer lifted the Matadors to a 69-66 road win at Organ Mountain Friday. He finished with 22 points, connecting on 4-of-10 3-pointers, and 3 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1914028' first='Landon' last='Begay'], Farmington</strong>: Scored 18 points with 3 steals in Farmington's loss to Artesia in the 3^rd-place game at the Hobbs Holiday Tournament. Previously, he scored 24 points against Hobbs on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2085694' first='Drew' last='Bramlett'], La Cueva</strong>: Took control of Saturday's championship game at the Rio Rancho Tourney in the fourth quarter and helped lead the Bears to the title. Named to the All-Tourney Team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694526' first='Hunter' last='Butler'], La Cueva</strong>: Butler, a 6-foot-4 junior, thrilled the fans at the Rio Rancho Tournament with numerous dunks and dominant play in the paint. He led La Cueva to the title and was named MVP. Scored 15 points in the semifinal win over St. Pius X.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687863' first='Kayle' last='Covington'], Lovington</strong>: In one of the top individual performances of the season, Covington scored 33 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and made 3 steals in Lovington's 72-44 victory over Goddard Saturday. Friday, Covington scored 21 points in a loss to Roswell.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Davin Davis, Mescalero Apache</strong>: Scored 17 points to lead the Chiefs past Dishchii'bikoh (AZ), 55-52, at the SENAI Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Danny Delgado, Socorro</strong>: Scored 18 points (8-12 FG) with 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals in Socorro's big win over Santa Teresa Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2818687' first='Jesse' last='James Gonzales'], Robertson</strong>: Scored 20 points and dished out 5 assists as the Cardinals beat Albuquerque High, 59-54, on Saturday in the championship game of the Stu Clark Invitational. Friday, he scored 13 points and handed out 7 assists in a win over Belen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714580' first='Gad' last='Harris'], Sandia</strong>: The freshman scored 15 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, dished out 4 assists and made 6 steals in Sandia's thrilling last-second win at Organ Mountain.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'], Hobbs</strong>: Double-double against Las Cruces Thursday in the Hobbs Holiday Tournament with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the Eagles' win over the Bulldawgs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714559' first='Jaedyn' last='Hernandez'], Alamogordo</strong>: Led the Tigers with 15 points as Alamogordo beat Mayfield, 63-55, Saturday at the Poe Corn Tournament. He also had 14 points in Friday's win over Deming. He's just a freshman, too.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jordan Kruft, Bosque</strong>: Kruft scored 13 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in Bosque's victory over Cuba in the SENAI championship game on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687828' first='Abraham' last='Pena'], Hobbs</strong>: Pena reached the 1,000-point career plateau as he led Hobbs to a victory over Cleveland in the title game of the Hobbs Holiday Tournament. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'], Bosque</strong>: Scored 19 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and made 5 steals in Bosque's victory over East Mountain in the semifinals of the SENAI tournament. The following day, he helped lead Bosque to a win over Cuba in the title game and was named MVP of the tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We won last night against Las Cruces. Total team effort. I finished with 11 points and 10 Rebs for another double-double. <br><br>Game 2: <a href="https://twitter.com/HobbsBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HobbsBasketball</a> vs Farmington, NM 8:15pm MST. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Timetowork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Timetowork</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Family?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Family</a><br><br>Watch Live: <a href="https://t.co/D1mrwCoecI">https://t.co/D1mrwCoecI</a> <a href="https://t.co/caJVqifJ4A">pic.twitter.com/caJVqifJ4A</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'] (@pksome77) <a href="https://twitter.com/pksome77/status/1872752362181541966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Holiday Tourney Wrapups: All the scores and results from many of the major holiday tournaments this weekend, including Hobbs, Rio Rancho and SENAI.<a href="https://t.co/d4ZjLUYBJ2">https://t.co/d4ZjLUYBJ2</a><a href="https://twitter.com/HobbsBoysbball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HobbsBoysbball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pksome77?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pksome77</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LCHSBearsBBall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LCHSBearsBBall</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JosiahWilson54?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JosiahWilson54</a></p>&mdash; Prep Hoops New Mexico (@PrepHoops_NM) <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM/status/1873470160465736101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bosque Bobcats are the <br>Champions of the SENAI Tournament!<br>Game 1: 21 pts, 7reb, 4ast, 6 stl, 1blk<br>Game 2: 19pts, 6 reb,1ast, 5 stl<br>Game 3: 8 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl, 2 blk <br>MVP SENAI tournament <br>Tucumcari up next <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/BosqueSchNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BosqueSchNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachCdavidson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachCdavidson</a> <a href="https://t.co/6L2HxQqueS">pic.twitter.com/6L2HxQqueS</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'] (@JosiahWilson54) <a href="https://twitter.com/JosiahWilson54/status/1873397421864301026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->