District Tournament Titans: Standouts From First Two Nights

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District began in earnest Monday night and continued Tuesday. Here are some of the standouts from the first two nights:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2818740' first='Kenyen' last='Callado'], Santa Fe Indian School</strong>: Scored 31 points, including 5 straight 3-pointers to end the third quarter, as SFIS beat ATATC Tuesday night. Callado scored 23 of his points in the second half. His night included the 1,000^th point of his career.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706541' first='Jacovo' last='Cardenas'], Questa</strong>: The sophomore scored a team-high 18 points in Questa's loss to Mora on Tuesday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>John Cordova, Santa Rosa</strong>: Scored a team-high 16 points to lead Santa Rosa to a win over Pecos Tuesday night in the District 2A-6 playoff game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687863' first='Kayle' last='Covington'], Lovington</strong>: Scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to spark Lovington past Goddard on Tuesday night. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Morgan Field, Santa Fe Prep</strong>: Scored 23 points to lead Santa Fe Prep in a season-ending loss to West Las Vegas Tuesday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'], Hobbs:</strong> Scored 16 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and blocked 5 shots in Hobbs' district playoff win over Roswell Monday night at Carlsbad High.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joel Lujan, Portales</strong>: Lujan was clutch down the stretch for Portales against Artesia Tuesday night. The Rams trailed 57-53 when Lujan hit a 3-pointer late in the 4^th quarter to bring the Rame to within 1 point. Moments later, he drained a jumper at the buzzer to give Portales a 58-57 win over the district's No. 1 seed. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300003' first='Devaughn' last='Kensey'], West Las Vegas</strong>: Led WLV with 23 points in its victory over Santa Fe Prep Tuesday night. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687821' first='Jesus' last='Licon'], Highland</strong>: Since making his season in mid-January due to an injury suffered last spring, Licon has steadily improved. Monday, he scored 25 points, going 7-of-7 from the FT line, and handed out 7 assists in Highland's win over Valencia. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas'], Highland</strong>: Scored a game-high 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 5 assists in Highland's win over Valencia on Monday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aaron Marizcal, Tatum</strong>: Just an 8^th grader, Marizcal scored 30 points with 4 assists and 3 steals in Tatum's loss to Eunice on Monday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2819584' first='Ethan' last='Tafoya'], West Las Vegas</strong>: Scored 21 points in WLV's win over Santa Fe Prep Tuesday night. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2819849' first='LaDainian' last='Werito'], Tse'Yi'Gai</strong>: Scored 24 points in his team's loss to Coronado on Monday night. Averaged nearly 20 points per game this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706551' first='Hayden' last='Wolf'], Elida</strong>: Scored 17 points in Elida's loss to Dora Tuesday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The final minutes of last night&#039;s game were so much fun. The video isn&#039;t the greatest, but the audio is gold. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VolumeUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VolumeUp</a> <br><br>Finished with 16 pts, 7 rebs, and 5 blks. <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><br> <a href="https://t.co/tWLZ5JlsTi">https://t.co/tWLZ5JlsTi</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'] (@pksome77) <a href="https://twitter.com/pksome77/status/1894606006501425343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big win tonight against Goddard 67-45!<br>We will now host the District Tournament Championship Friday! <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>Contributed well tonight with:<br>22 points<br>15 rebounds <a href="https://t.co/MH0pPV5MNn">pic.twitter.com/MH0pPV5MNn</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1687863' first='Kayle' last='Covington'] (@kayl_covington) <a href="https://twitter.com/kayl_covington/status/1894609771484844401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Tigers played a hard-fought game in last nights District Tournament, going into overtime, but ultimately fell short. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RiseAbove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RiseAbove</a> <a href="https://t.co/qky64EDQu5">pic.twitter.com/qky64EDQu5</a></p>&mdash; LLHS Basketball (@LLHSHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/LLHSHoops/status/1894745545455136929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨 ROUND 2 OF THE DISTRICT 1-5A TOURNAMENT ⌚️🏀🏆 FARMINGTON SCORPIONS 🦂 🆚 CIBOLA COUGARS 🐆<br><br>🗓️ Today, Wednesday, February 26th, 2025 <br>📍At Cibola High School 🏀 <br>⏰ TIPOFF - 6:00PM <br><br>Come out and support your Scorpions for round 2 of the District Tournament! 🏆🏀 <br><br>GO SCORPS <a href="https://t.co/2okxc40ijd">pic.twitter.com/2okxc40ijd</a></p>&mdash; fhsscorpionsbbb (@fhsscorpionsbbb) <a href="https://twitter.com/fhsscorpionsbbb/status/1894764171105120436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">[player_tooltip player_id='1717327' first='Braylon' last='Vega'] puts up a running jumper for two in the final seconds of the third.<br><br>📸 TJ Palma - Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints <a href="https://t.co/q9zjcJA8rc">pic.twitter.com/q9zjcJA8rc</a></p>&mdash; 🏀 Brienne Green 🐾 (@ArtesiaSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArtesiaSports/status/1894570276308103607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->