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<p>This past weekend featured plenty of exciting high school hoops action around the state. Here are some of the top performers:</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687823' first='Thomas' last='Adams'], Sandia</strong>: Scored 22 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out 4 assists and had 3 steals in Sandia's huge win over Capital. Saturday, he scored 15 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a 2OT loss to La Cueva. He scored his 1,000<sup>th</sup> career point against the Bears. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300002' first='Luis' last='Archuleta'], Tucumcari</strong>: Scored 38 points in the Rattlers' home loss to Santa Rosa on Saturday.</p>
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<p><strong>Dallas Baca, Legacy Academy</strong>: Dished out 10 assists in Legacy's win over Elida on Saturday. Added 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.</p>
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<p><strong>Blayne Bricker, Elida</strong>: Scored 14 points to lead a balanced scoring attack for Elida in a lopsided win over Lake Arthur.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714567' first='Isaiah' last='Brown'], Sandia</strong>: Scored 27 points, including an impressive 7 3-pointers, and added 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals as Sandia cracked the century mark in a 101-50 victory over Capital on Thursday. Saturday, Brown scored 19 points (6 3-pointers) in a 2OT loss to La Cueva.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694526' first='Hunter' last='Butler'], La Cueva</strong>: Scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as La Cueva stunned Sandis in double OT on Saturday. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706546' first='Elijah' last='Cooks'], Bloomfield</strong>: Scored 13 points to lead Bloomfield past regional rival Shiprock on Friday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687863' first='Kayle' last='Covington'], Lovington</strong>: Scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in Lovington's win over Jal Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684208' first='Tre' last='Cowles'], La Cueva</strong>: Scored 26 points, including 5 3-pointers, and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double in La Cueva's big win over rival Eldorado on Thursday night. He scored 11 straight points for the Bears in the final 2 minutes before halftime. Saturday, he scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double in a thrilling 2 OT win over Sandia.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684834' first='Josh' last='Dawes'], Tohatchi</strong>: Scored 26 points to lead Tohatchi to a 15-point win over Wingate.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2818784' first='Eli' last='Dominguez'], Albuquerque Academy: Scored 27 points to spark the Chargers to a 54-49 victory over Hope Christian Friday night. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216707' first='Nathan' last='Gonzales'], Robertson</strong>: Scored 16 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked 3 shots as Robertson cruised past crosstown rival West Las Vegas on Friday night. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833741' first='CJ' last='Granados'], Dexter</strong>: Granados scored 30 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and stole the ball 3 times in Dexter's convincing win over Cloudcroft.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714614' first='Urijah' last='Griego'], Questa</strong>: Just a freshman, Griego scored 13 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in Questa's loss to Mora. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1914013' first='Channing' last='James'], Pine Hill</strong>: Scored 31 points to spark Pine Hill past Northwest on Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714615' first='Dominic' last='Jaramillo'], Wagon Mound</strong>: Just a freshman, Jaramillo collected 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in Wagon Mound's loss to Roy/Mosquero on Friday. </p>
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<p><strong>Jordan Kruft, Bosque</strong>: Scored 12 points in Bosque's loss to Rehoboth Christian on Saturday.</p>
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<p><strong>David Lavery, Legacy Academy</strong>: Scored 14 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and had 4 steals in Legacy's lopsided win over Elida.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas'], Highland</strong>: Scored 18 points with 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals in Highland's close loss to Belen Friday night. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694562' first='Zack' last='McCracken'], Gateway Christian</strong>: Scored 16 points, connecting on 4-of-6 3 -point attempts, and added 3 assists and 3 steals as Gateway Christian cruised past Floyd on Thursday night. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2685170' first='Devin' last='Moore'], Monte Del Sol</strong>: Scored 14 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and blocked 5 shots in the Dragons' win over Walatowa Charter on Saturday. Friday, he scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a loss to Class 1A power Logan. </p>
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<p><strong>JoJo Perez, Lovington</strong>: Scored a team high 21 points and dished out 5 assists in the Wildcats' win over Jal Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684233' first='Brody' last='Prochnow'], Oak Grove Classical</strong>: Scored 18 points to lead Oak Grove past Menaul on Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>Angel Romero, Penasco</strong>: Scored 14 points with 6 rebounds and 3 steals in Penasco's close loss to Mora.</p>
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<p><strong>Isaac Ruch, Oak Grove Classical</strong>: Scored 23 points in OGCA's district win over NACA/Evangel Christian.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2827403' first='Matthias' last='Salas'], Dexter</strong>: Scored 24 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and registered 4 steals in Dexter's win over Cloudcroft. Combined with [player_tooltip player_id='2833741' first='CJ' last='Granados'] to score 54 of Dexter's 62 points. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300000' first='Bryant' last='Scales'], Legacy Academy</strong>: Scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Legacy's victory over Dora on Friday.</p>
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<p><strong>Antonio Trujillo III, Monte Del Sol</strong>: Scored 18 points and collected 5 steals in Monte Del Sol's win over Walatowa Charter, a Class 1A independent located in Jemez Pueblo.</p>
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<p><strong>Matthew Wallin, Logan</strong>: Scored 15 rebounds and grabbed 4 rebounds as Logan cruised past Walatowa Charter on Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684845' first='Chase' last='Walton'], Raton</strong>: Scored 17 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked 4 shots in Raton's loss to Peco on Saturday.</p>
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<p><strong>Cannon Walton, Raton</strong>: Scored 19 points and added 7 steals and 2 assists in Raton's lopsided win over Estancia on Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1444750' first='Lenny' last='Washington'], Organ Mountain</strong>: Scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double to lead Organ Mountain to a lopsided win over Alamogordo Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2819849' first='LaDainian' last='Werito'], Tse'Yi'Gai</strong>: Scored 24 points as the Dine Warriors fell to Ramah in a close game.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'], Bosque</strong>: Scored 24 points with 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 8 steals in Bosque's win over Cottonwood Classical Thursday night. </p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">38 point game against #1 ranked Santa Rosa Lions <a href="https://t.co/LBPXVZkx72">pic.twitter.com/LBPXVZkx72</a></p>— [player_tooltip player_id='2300002' first='Luis' last='Archuleta'] (@LuisArchul22522) <a href="https://twitter.com/LuisArchul22522/status/1883776274784780425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big win yesterday against #2 sandia. <br>2-0 to start district play. <a href="https://t.co/KotkXU1dbq">pic.twitter.com/KotkXU1dbq</a></p>— [player_tooltip player_id='2085694' first='Drew' last='Bramlett'] (@DrewBramlett) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrewBramlett/status/1883569536890454382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="no" dir="ltr">📸: shotbysnd <a href="https://t.co/ufEsPi8iA6">pic.twitter.com/ufEsPi8iA6</a></p>— [player_tooltip player_id='2111977' first='David' last='Lunn'], III (@lunn_iii) <a href="https://twitter.com/lunn_iii/status/1883868639990104472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some of my highlights as my team ends off non-conference play on a high note. <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachBunker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachBunker</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachj_julien?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachj_julien</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Paul__Matthews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Paul__Matthews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jagandaughters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jagandaughters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_Nord?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_Nord</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach__JJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach__JJohnson</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DanKrikorian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DanKrikorian</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_RobJones?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_RobJones</a> <a href="https://t.co/m36FkLyZdE">pic.twitter.com/m36FkLyZdE</a></p>— Augustine Saiz (@AugustineSaiz) <a href="https://twitter.com/AugustineSaiz/status/1883673045254169011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Going to district 13-7! Ready to keep working and improving in the coming weeks during our most important games!<br><br>21.4 ppg<br>13.9 rpg <br>2.6 apg<br>3.6 spg<br>1.1 bpg<br> 61% fg <a href="https://t.co/kchmmld9N3">pic.twitter.com/kchmmld9N3</a></p>— [player_tooltip player_id='1687863' first='Kayle' last='Covington'] (@kayl_covington) <a href="https://twitter.com/kayl_covington/status/1883272539037925824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🏀 Sandia's [player_tooltip player_id='1687823' first='Thomas' last='Adams'] reaches 1,000-points for his high school career on this left hand layup. 👏<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hsbasketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#hsbasketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/fOzEa8wq4D">pic.twitter.com/fOzEa8wq4D</a></p>— Russell Lee Gurule' (@RussellGurule) <a href="https://twitter.com/RussellGurule/status/1883362027202302053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big time win for <a href="https://twitter.com/LCHSBearsBBall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LCHSBearsBBall</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/DrewBramlett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrewBramlett</a> over a tough #2 Sandia in Double OT!! <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://t.co/gqvb2HgLcd">pic.twitter.com/gqvb2HgLcd</a></p>— A • J • B / R / A / M / L / E / T / T (@AJBRAMLETT) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJBRAMLETT/status/1883318711597355120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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