Weekend Warriors: Top Performers (Feb. 6-8)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The three-day stretch from Feb. 6-8 provided us with plenty of exciting high school basketball action. Here are your top Weekend Warriors:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TOP PERFORMANCE</strong>: Volcano Vista senior guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1488493' first='Rian' last='Gonzales']</strong> had a night against Piedra Vista on Thursday. He drilled a state record 17 3-pointers and scored 62 points in the Hawks' 98-45 victory over Piedra Vista in a District 5A-1 game. Volcano Vista is 20-2 (neither loss to a NM opponent) as they seek a fourth straight Class 5A championship.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176308' first='Kevin' last='Archuleta'], Rio Rancho</strong>: Scored 12 points with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in Rio Rancho's road loss to Farmington Thursday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2819625' first='Mario' last='Baros'], Pojoaque Valley</strong>: Scored 14 points in Pojoaque's local rivalry win over Espanola Valley Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Adriano Begay, Tohatchi</strong>: Scored 15 points with 7 rebounds and 4 steals in Tohatchi's win over Crownpoint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2680987' first='Jordan' last='Brown'], Moriarty</strong>: Scored 16 points, including three 3-pointers, and grabbed 7 rebounds in Moriarty's victory over Los Alamos Friday night. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694524' first='Issak' last='Bustamante'], Floyd</strong>: Scored 14 points in Floyd's loss to Elida Thursday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kyle Covington, Lovington</strong>: Scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the Wildcats' win over Portales on Friday night. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216707' first='Nathan' last='Gonzales'], Robertson</strong>: Gonzales, just a sophomore, scored a team-high 16 points with 4 rebounds and 5 blocks in the Cardinals' rout of Santa Fe Prep.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833741' first='CJ' last='Granados'], Dexter</strong>: Granados, also the QB on the Demons football team, scored 35 points, over half his team's total, and grabbed 6 rebounds in a loss to Ruidoso.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693613' first='Zavin' last='Guck'], Cobre</strong>: Guck continued his superb season by scoring 39 points, draining 15-of-16 free throws, grabbing 17 rebounds, stealing the ball 5 times and blocking 6 shots in Cobre's district win over Socorro. Guck is averaging 24.8 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717324' first='Scotty' last='Guerro'], Alamo Navajo</strong>: &nbsp;Scored 19 points with 5 3-pointers and 4 steals to lead Alamo Navajo past Quemado in a non-district game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2834017' first='Wesley' last='Harrigan'], Bosque</strong>: The 6-foot-5 Harrigan, a sophomore, scored 15 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in Bosque's victory over East Mountain on Thursday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714580' first='Gad' last='Harris'], Sandia</strong>: The freshman scored 31 points in Sandia's close victory over La Cueva Friday night. Harris was 9-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-4 on 3-pointers, and made 9-of-10 FT. He also dished out 8 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'], Hobbs</strong>: The Eagles 7-footer came close to a double-double in a narrow victory over Carlsbad Friday night. He scored 10 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and blocked 2 shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Olavio Hernandez, Estancia</strong>: Scored 15 points on 5 3-pointers and grabbed 3 rebounds in Estancia's loss to Pecos.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Josh Lopez, Raton</strong>: Scored 19 points with 5 3-pointers, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in Raton's win over Estancia Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2306011' first='Grady' last='Munson'], Gateway Christian</strong>: Scored 23 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in Gateway's road victory at Dexter on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684180' first='Ethan' last='Pack'], Organ Mountain</strong>: Scored 16 points with 3 rebounds and 2 steals in Organ Mountain's win over Gadsden Thursday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2695189' first='Andy' last='Pino'], Alamo Navajo</strong>: Scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Alamo Navajo's win over Quemado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Isaiah Rodriguez, Valencia</strong>: Scored 10 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in Valencia's OT win over Grants Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2819878' first='Isaac' last='Rush'], Oak Grove Classical</strong>: Scored 17 points in Oak Grove's loss to Legacy Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300000' first='Bryant' last='Scales'], Legacy Academy</strong>: Scored 14 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in Legacy Academy's win over Oak Grove Classical.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714561' first='George' last='Smith'], Robertson</strong>: The freshman scored 13 points and handed out 10 assists for a double-double in Robertson's convincing win Thursday over Santa Fe Prep. Saturday, he scored 18 points with 4 rebounds and 3 steals as Robertson beat crosstown rival West Las Vegas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2163543' first='Jeffrey' last='Stuteville'], Magdalena</strong>: Scored 16 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and had 3 steals in the Steers' lopsided win over Reserve.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706593' first='Chad' last='Tsosie'], Navajo Pine</strong>: Scored 14 points with four 3-pointers and 5 steals in Navajo Pine's loss to Hozho Academy Thursday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717327' first='Braylon' last='Vega'], Artesia</strong>: Scored 22 points in Artesia's victory over Goddard Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2819849' first='LaDainian' last='Werito'], Tse'Yi'Gai</strong>: Scored 23 points, including four 3-pointers, in a close district (1A-1) loss to Coron ado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684845' first='Chase' last='Walton'], Raton</strong>: Registered a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in Raton's loss to Santa Rosa on Thursday. Saturday, he scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked 5 shots for another double-double in Raton's win over Estancia.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gavin West, Grady</strong>: Scored 13 points, including three 3-pointers, in Grady's loss to Logan, the top-ranked team in Class 1A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'], Bosque</strong>: Had solid back-to-back games last week in a pair of Bosque wins. Thursday, he had 13 points, 5 assists and 8 steals in the win over East Mountain. Saturday, he scored 18 points and added 6 rebounds and 3 assists in Bosque's win over Menaul.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684829' first='Kyle' last='Yazzie'], Tohatchi</strong>: Scored 18 points with 4 assists and 5 steals in Tohatchi's win over Crownpoint. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1580325' first='Joseph' last='Zamora'], Magdalena</strong>: The 6-foot-5 Zamora scored 32 points on 14-of-21 shooting, grabbed 7 rebounds and stole the ball 5 times in Magdalena's big win over Reserve. Magdalena was 18-4 heading into Saturday's matchup with Animas and looks ready to make a deep run in the 1A playoffs.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thursday night against visiting Piedra Vista, Volcano Vista senior [player_tooltip player_id='1488493' first='Rian' last='Gonzales'] broke the state record with 17 three pointers in their 98-45 win. Gonzales finished with 62 points, which ties him for 6th best all-time in a boys basketball game (video courtesy VVHS) <a href="https://twitter.com/VVHSBoysBBall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VVHSBoysBBall</a> <a href="https://t.co/2dnShNS7NT">pic.twitter.com/2dnShNS7NT</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1887924729320747091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">15-6 on the season. Two district games coming up this week. Game stats from Menaul. <a href="https://twitter.com/KJ_Ford4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KJ_Ford4</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Run_Way_Jets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Run_Way_Jets</a> <a href="https://t.co/1q92YTQ7w8">pic.twitter.com/1q92YTQ7w8</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'] (@JosiahWilson54) <a href="https://twitter.com/JosiahWilson54/status/1888623483145564353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Got the W last night at home against our rivals, Carlsbad. Wasn&#039;t pretty, but it&#039;s a win. Finished with 10 pts, 9 reb, 2 blks, 1 steal. <br><br>Up next, tough road game against Roswell on Tuesday 2/11 7pm. <a href="https://t.co/K0PhGmBWf5">pic.twitter.com/K0PhGmBWf5</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'] (@pksome77) <a href="https://twitter.com/pksome77/status/1888246564818428234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big win last night in OT! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UTA</a> <a href="https://t.co/VHAJrTe7uM">pic.twitter.com/VHAJrTe7uM</a></p>&mdash; Valencia Jaguar Boys Basketball (@VHSJagHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/VHSJagHoops/status/1888265451815489763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->