Midweek Monsters: Top Performers (Jan. 14-16)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This week has been filled with exciting high school hoops action throughout the state of New Mexico. Here are some of the Midweek Monsters:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833948' first='Abraham' last='Azua'], Hozho Academy</strong>: Scored 23 points in Hozho's win over Reserve on Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1914028' first='Landon' last='Begay'], Farmington</strong>: Scored 14 points and passed for 9 assists with 3 steals in the Scorpions win over Miyamura. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2283972' first='Carin' last='Bustillos'], Valencia</strong>: Scored 26 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in a win over Socorro Thursday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hunter Buter, La Cueva</strong>: Scored 21 points and grabbed 8 rebounds with 3 steals in La Cueva's win over Clovis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1846065' first='Charlie' last='Campbell'], Artesia</strong>: Scored 22 points to match [player_tooltip player_id='1717327' first='Braylon' last='Vega'] for team scoring honors in a convincing win over West Las Vegas Thursday in Albuquerque. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684208' first='Tre' last='Cowles'], La Cueva</strong>: Registered a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds in La Cueva's win over Clovis Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2818687' first='Jesse' last='James Gonzales'], Robertson</strong>: Gonzales led a balanced offensive attack for the Cardinals as he scored 20 points and handed out 6 assists in a big road win over Bosque.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714580' first='Gad' last='Harris'], Sandia</strong>: Just a freshman, Harris recorded a double-double with 15 points and 13 assists in a win over Albuquerque High. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'], Hobbs</strong>: The 7-footer scored 11 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked 5 shots in the Eagles' convincing win over Las Cruces Tuesday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Julius Keeswood, Piedra Vista</strong>: The senior scored 19 points to lead the Panthers to a lopsided win over local rival Kirtland Central Wednesday. He scored 7 points in a game-turning 11-2 run to close out the first half.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brandon Meyer, St. Michael's</strong>: Scored 16 points, including 10 in a decisive 14-0 fourth-quarter run by the Horsemen that lifted them to a 55-49 victory&nbsp; over Pojoaque Valley Thursday night in Santa Fe. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2402829' first='Jerry' last='Moody'], Highland</strong>: On a night when 3-point sharpshooter [player_tooltip player_id='1687821' first='Jesus' last='Licon'] returned to action for the Hornets, the 6-foot-8 Moody scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds with 5 steals in a road win over Bernalillo. Moody combined with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas']</strong> (17 points, 13 rebounds) for 33 points and 26 rebounds. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2685170' first='Devin' last='Moore'], Monte Del Sol</strong>: Scored 12 points and grabbed 17 rebounds with 4 assists and 2 steals in a loss to Jemez Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684238' first='Tyler' last='Petrini'], Raton</strong>: Scored 18 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a victory over Walsenburg (CO) on Tuesday. Thursday, he had 15 points and 7 rebounds in a victory over regional rival Trinidad (CO).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684233' first='Brody' last='Prochnow'], Oak Grove Classical</strong>: Tied for the team lead in points with 15 in Oak Grove's win over Coronado. Isac Rush also scored 15 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2682910' first='Justin' last='Rubio'], Estancia</strong>: Scored 19 points in a loss to Tularosa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2819878' first='Isaac' last='Rush'], Oak Grove Classical</strong>: Scored 27 points to lead OGC to a win over Academy of Technology and The Classics on Thursday. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714561' first='George' last='Smith'], Robertson</strong>: Scored 18 points, handed out 5 assists and stole the ball twice in Robertson's convincing win over Bosque Tuesday night. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684840' first='Daniel' last='Tavarez'], Legacy Academy</strong>: Scored 13 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in a loss to Sandia Prep.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2677085' first='Angelito' last='Villa'], Valley</strong>: His 33-point, 8-rebound performance against Eldorado Wednesday was spoiled by a last-second game-winning triple by the Eagles (See Below), but his performance was exemplary nonetheless. Villa combined with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1540114' first='Carter' last='Monroe']</strong> for 59 points and 14 rebounds. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684845' first='Chase' last='Walton'], Raton</strong>: The 6-foot-3 Walton scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the win over Walsenburg (CO).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2217079' first='Charlie' last='Wills'], Eldorado</strong>: Wills, a sophomore, hit one of the Shots of the Year so far when he calmly drained a do-or-die 3-pointer from the wing at the buzzer in the 2^nd OT to lift Eldorado to a thrilling 75-74 win over Valley Wednesday night. Here's the video: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨Buzzer Beater Alert!🚨<br><br>ID My Athlete [player_tooltip player_id='2217079' first='Charlie' last='Wills'] had 🧊 in his veins in double overtime last night and calmly sank the buzzer beater on the road to help lead the Eldorado Eagles varsity team to the win! 🏀 Check out this shot👀🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDMyAthlete?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IDMyAthlete</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CharlieWills?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CharlieWills</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BuzzerBeater?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BuzzerBeater</a> <a href="https://t.co/WdGuT7nQ3q">pic.twitter.com/WdGuT7nQ3q</a></p>&mdash; IDMyAthlete (@idmyathlete) <a href="https://twitter.com/idmyathlete/status/1880019954763985373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Way to go, <a href="https://twitter.com/HobbsBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HobbsBasketball</a>, 15-2. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KeepGoing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KeepGoing</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Teamwork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Teamwork</a>. 2 of us had a double-double. 3 in double digits. <br><br>11 pts, 16 rebs, and 5 blks. <br><br>Photo by <a href="https://twitter.com/ShotBy_Rylee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShotBy_Rylee</a> <a href="https://t.co/9xlSIFBu7B">pic.twitter.com/9xlSIFBu7B</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'] (@pksome77) <a href="https://twitter.com/pksome77/status/1879368648999195079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">4A Boys Basketball <br>Silver 🏀vs Mayfield 🏀! Officials appreciation week! Without you guys we wouldn't have games! Thank you! <a href="https://twitter.com/NmoaOfficials?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NmoaOfficials</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_NMAA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NMAAEvents?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMAAEvents</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nmpreps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nmpreps</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZzGFLDMCMs">pic.twitter.com/ZzGFLDMCMs</a></p>&mdash; Artie Sanchez (@SHS24AD) <a href="https://twitter.com/SHS24AD/status/1880073394852671719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOYS BASKETBALL: Hot Springs beat Shiprock 55-38. Here are some of the highlights. <a href="https://t.co/XwGrqFIZqh">pic.twitter.com/XwGrqFIZqh</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1880379198436757645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOYS BASKETBALL: McCurdy beat Dulce 60-48 on Day 1 of the Cuba Invitational. The Bobcats will play Friday at 4pm. Here are some of the highlights. <a href="https://t.co/DHGzDtSx3V">pic.twitter.com/DHGzDtSx3V</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1880061998022685095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOYS BASKETBALL: St. Pius X beat Bloomfield 70-38 on Day 1 of the Hope Christian Invitational. The Sartans will face Artesia on Friday at Hope Christian School at 7:30pm. Here are some of the highlights. <a href="https://twitter.com/SartanX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SartanX</a> <a href="https://t.co/VQhExUOUMY">pic.twitter.com/VQhExUOUMY</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1880060683519422863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOYS BASKETBALL: Robertson beat Bosque Tuesday night 84-53. The top-ranked Cardinals improve to 12-2 overall. Robertson will try to extend their 12-game win streak on Friday at home against Ruidoso. Here are some of the highlights. <a href="https://t.co/7mJWK5L4VK">pic.twitter.com/7mJWK5L4VK</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1879387983868281322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->