Weekend Warriors: Top Performers and Latest Polls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This past weekend saw plenty of high school basketball action around the state. Here are some of the top individual standouts:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2681011' first='Xavier' last='Abernathy'], Bloomfield</strong>: Scored 14 points on 7-11 shooting to lead Bloomfield past Bernalillo in a close game Friday on the Spartans home floor. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693652' first='Kaileb' last='Atencio'], Penasco</strong>: Scored 25 points with 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in the Panthers' lopsided win over Questa Friday at the Northern Rio Grande Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1914028' first='Landon' last='Begay'], Farmington</strong>: Scored 22 points (9-14 FGA) with 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the Scorpions' win over Los Lunas on Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717249' first='Hayden' last='Bruhn'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1717329' first='Mason' last='Wallin'], Logan</strong>: Logan is ranked No. 1 in Class 1A due in large part to the production of Bruhn and Wallin. They combined for 43 points and 24 rebounds (24/18 for Bruhn) in a 30-point win over Clayton. &nbsp;Logan is 9-0 with no signs of slowing down.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687863' first='Kayle' last='Covington'], Lovington</strong>: Capped off an outstanding weekend by scoring 29 points (13-22 FGA) and grabbing 18 rebounds against Espanola Valley on Saturday. In three games at the Alamogordo Round Robin, Covington scored 78 points and had a double-double in every game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1533973' first='Jordan' last='Gallegos'], Mesa Vista</strong>: The Trojans won the Northern Rio Grande Tournament in Espanola with a nine-point victory over Mora on Saturday. Gallegos scored 32 points in the semifinal win over McCurdy and 12 in the championship game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2819946' first='Ivan' last='Giron-Vega'], Socorro</strong>: Scored 20 points with a trio of 3-pointers in Socorro's close loss to Mesilla Valley Christian. Added 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eluciano Gonzales, Tularosa</strong>: Led the Wildcats with 18 points in their 5-point win over West Las Vegas Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ethan Grinder, Alamogordo</strong>: Scored 17 points to lead the Tigers past Espanola Valley on Thursday night. Alamogordo has won 4 of its last 5 games to even its record at 6-6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>David Lavery, Legacy Academy</strong>: Scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting (3-6 on 3-pointers), grabbed 4 rebounds and dished out 4 assists in Legacy's win over Cottonwood Classical Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas'], Highland</strong>: Scored 19 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in a loss to Atrisco Heritage.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2026077' first='Elijah' last='Martinez'], Cibola</strong>: The Cougars are red hot and won the Terry Darnell Holiday Classic at Bernalillo High with a dominant victory over Bloomfield Saturday. Martinez, a sophomore guard, scored 29 points, 13 in the first quarter, in Cibola's semifinal win over Del Norte.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2819782' first='Adrian' last='Quintana'], Pecos</strong>: Scored 19 points to lead Pecos to a victory over McCurdy in the 3^rd place game at the Northern Rio Grande Tournament. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joaquin Sanchez, Goddard</strong>: Scored 12 points and passed for 4 assists in Goddard's close win over Valencia on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717253' first='Francois' last='Satchivi'], Del Norte</strong>: Scored 19 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in Del Norte's win over Grants Thursday night. Del Norte is 6-4 going into the Metro Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300000' first='Bryant' last='Scales'], Legacy Academy</strong>: Scored 22 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the Silverbacks'&nbsp; win over Socorro on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Here are the latest polls released Monday</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MaxPreps Basketball Rankings<br>Last updated 1/6/25<br>Boys<br>Class 5A<br>1.Volcano Vista<br>2.Hobbs<br>3.Sandia<br>4.Albuquerque<br>5.Roswell<br>6.Cleveland<br>7.Atrisco Heritage<br>8.Organ Mountain<br>9. West Mesa<br>10. Rio Rancho <a href="https://t.co/4bdNXItgDd">pic.twitter.com/4bdNXItgDd</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1876369489970774116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fi" dir="ltr">MaxPreps Rankings<br>Boys<br>Class 4A<br>1.Espanola Valley<a href="https://t.co/NJlgi3EZQw">https://t.co/NJlgi3EZQw</a>. Pius X<br>3.Pojoaque Valley<br>4.Hope Christian<br>5.Artesia<br>6.Silver<br>7.Valley<br>8.Lovington<br>9.Del Norte<br>10.Highland <a href="https://t.co/nNUhrmze5W">pic.twitter.com/nNUhrmze5W</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1876369633995104534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MaxPreps Rankings<br>Boys<br>Class 3A<br>1.Robertson<br>2,St. Michael's<br>3.Bosque<br>4.Santa Fe Indian School<br>5.Tularosa<br>6.Tohatchi<a href="https://t.co/ddpeGa8NyS">https://t.co/ddpeGa8NyS</a> Springs<br>8.West Las Vegas<br>9.Cobre<br>10.NMMI <a href="https://t.co/H1RNQ5hdcn">pic.twitter.com/H1RNQ5hdcn</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1876369715490172957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MaxPreps Rankings<br>Boys<br>Class 2A<br>1.Texico<br>2.Santa Rosa<br>3.Mesilla Valley Christian<br>4.Mesa Vista<br>5.Clayton<br>6.Tucumcari<br>7.Legacy Academy<br>8.Mora<br>9.Hagerman<br>10.Oak Grove Classical Academy <a href="https://t.co/NkXBsoMjz6">pic.twitter.com/NkXBsoMjz6</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1876369802517999747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MaxPreps Basketball Rankings<br>Boys<br>Class A<br>1.Logan<br>2.Ft.Sumner/House<br>3.Melrose<br>4.Magdalena<br>5.Maxwell<br>6.Cliff<br>7.Gateway Christian<br>8.Roy/Mosquero<br>9.Cimarron<br>10.Des Moines <a href="https://t.co/YhMJHMbHn1">pic.twitter.com/YhMJHMbHn1</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1876371708434919661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We went 2-1 this week again at the Alamogordo Round Robin. Here are some of my stats from the 3 games.<a href="https://twitter.com/RussellGurule?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RussellGurule</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <br><br>Mayfield: W 61-57: 23pts/17rbs/3asts/2stls<br><br>Alamogordo: W 43-34: 26pts/14rbs/1ast<br>3stls<br><br>Espanola valley: L 56-58 (OT): 29pts/17rbs/1ast/3stls</p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1687863' first='Kayle' last='Covington'] (@kayl_covington) <a href="https://twitter.com/kayl_covington/status/1876075895435542589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mesa Vista is the 2025 NRG Champions! <a href="https://t.co/gpnQ6AGn1q">pic.twitter.com/gpnQ6AGn1q</a></p>&mdash; Española Valley High School Athletics (@EVHSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/EVHSports/status/1875764596608561400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Check out this highlight from Friday nights win over Periman High School, ending a 3 year losing streak against them. Hobbs 54 - Periman 46<br>3 pts | 9rebs | 7 blks<a href="https://t.co/vVZwD7ygCl">https://t.co/vVZwD7ygCl</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JUCOadvocate?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JUCOadvocate</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VerbalCommits</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MaxPreps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MaxPreps</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HobbsBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HobbsBasketball</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'] (@pksome77) <a href="https://twitter.com/pksome77/status/1876037790498169162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->