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<p>We've finally reached February. This past weekend (Thur. Jan. 30-Sat., Feb. 1) saw plenty of heated action throughout the state. Here are some of the top performers:</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'], Volcano Vista</strong>: The state's top player and his Hawks teammates put on a masterclass performance last Thursday night, trouncing Cleveland, 87-45. Aguino, as always, played a pivotal role by scoring 26 points and handing out 8 assists. He's committed to Montana of the Big Sky Conference. </p>
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<p><strong>Jacoby Apachito, Tularosa</strong>: Scored 15 points to lead the Wildcats to a win over Cobre. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833948' first='Abraham' last='Azua'], Hozho Academy</strong>: Scored 21 points in Hozho's win over Ramah Thursday night. Saturday, he scored 16 points in a loss to Laguna Acoma.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684199' first='Reed' last='Bass'], St. Michael's</strong>: Scored 15 points to lead the Horsemen to a lopsided road win over Robertson in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle in Class 3A. Bass is also the starting QB on the state championship-winning football team.</p>
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<p><strong>Kollin Brady, Kirtland Central</strong>: Hit the clutch shot of the weekend as his 3-pointer at the buzzer lifted Kirtland Central to a 56-53 win over local rival Aztec.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714567' first='Isaiah' last='Brown'], Sandia</strong>: Brown, a freshman, scored 17 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished out 6 assists in Sandia's convincing win over Eldorado Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694526' first='Hunter' last='Butler'], La Cueva</strong>: Scored 19 points in a loss to Santa Fe Thursday night. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687863' first='Kayle' last='Covington'], Lovington</strong>: Scored 18 points in Lovington's loss to Artesia Friday night.</p>
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<p><strong>Zeke De La O, Lordsburg</strong>: Scored 37 points, connecting on 4 3-pointers, and grabbed 9 rebounds in Lordsburg's win over Mescalero Apache.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2818784' first='Eli' last='Dominguez'], Albuquerque Academy</strong>: The 6-foot-4 senior scored a career-high 38 points as Albuquerque Academy (16-6) walloped West Mesa Saturday afternoon. Dominguez and 6-foot-10 junior [player_tooltip player_id='1717250' first='Hunter' last='Aime'] combined to scored 20 of Albuquerque Academy's 22 points in the fourth quarter.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2293840' first='Joe' last='Gonzales'], Santa Fe</strong>: Scored 19 points in Santa Fe's huge 59-49 district road win at La Cueva on Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1488493' first='Rian' last='Gonzales'], Volcano Vista</strong>: Connected on five 3-pointers and scored 15 points in Volcano Vista's lopsided win at Cleveland Thursday night. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693613' first='Zavin' last='Guck'], Cobre</strong>: Registered a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds with 7 steals in Cobre's loss to Tularosa.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714599' first='Izon' last='Guck'], Cobre</strong>: Just a freshman, Guck scored 24 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in Cobre's loss to Tularosa.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706585' first='Ryan' last='Hunt'], St. Michael's</strong>: Scored 15 points in St. Michael's convincing road win over Robertson in Las Vegas Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706574' first='Luca' last='Kalishman'], Bosque</strong>: Scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers, in Bosque's loss to 4A Del Norte Thursday night. Saturday, he scored 25 points and had 4 steals in Bosque's win over Socorro.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687821' first='Jesus' last='Licon'], Highland</strong>: Last season's top 3-point shooter who missed the first two months of the regular season with an injury showed his form from 2023-24 by scoring 31 points, including four 3-pointers, and dishing out 5 assists in a OT win over Valencia Friday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas'], Highland</strong>: Scored 17 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in Highland's OT win over Valencia.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2111977' first='David' last='Lunn'], Volcano Vista</strong>: Scored 19 points, combining with [player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'] for 45 points, in Volcano Vista's lopsided win at Cleveland Thursday night. </p>
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<p><strong>Bryle Matthews, Kirtland Central</strong>: Scored 21 points (8 in 1<sup>st</sup> quarter) in the Broncos' last-second win over Aztec.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694562' first='Zack' last='McCracken'], Gateway Christian</strong>: Scored a team high 15 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and blocked 3 shots in Gateway Christian's win over Elida Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2306011' first='Grady' last='Munson'], Gateway Christian</strong>: Scored 14 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and handed out 4 assists in Gateway Christian's win over Elida. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2292960' first='Zaire' last='Ndyabagye'], Sandia</strong>: Few teams can match Sandia's offensive firepower. Ndyabagye scored 24 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and had 2 steals in Sandia's win over Eldorado.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684238' first='Tyler' last='Petrini'], Raton</strong>: Scored 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds with 7 assists in Raton's win over Tucumcari. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687877' first='Deakin' last='Ragland'], Grady</strong>: Scored 19 points to lead Grady past Elida in a non-district 1A battle. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2682910' first='Justin' last='Rubio'], Estancia</strong>: His superhuman performance (34 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals) went for naught in Estancia's loss to Tucumcari. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2819878' first='Isaac' last='Rush'], Oak Grove Classical</strong>: Scored 23 points in Oak Grove's win over Cottonwood Classical.</p>
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<p><strong>Aaron Salazar, Lordsburg</strong>: Scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers, in Lordsburg's loss to Cloudcroft on Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300000' first='Bryant' last='Scales'], Legacy Academy</strong>: Scored 25 points (9-14 FG) and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double as Legacy Academy trounced Jemez Valley on Saturday.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714561' first='George' last='Smith'], Robertson</strong>: The freshman scored 17 points in Robertson's home loss to St. Michael's Thursday night.</p>
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<p><strong>Asaias Stover, Bloomfield</strong>: Scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and grabbed 3 rebounds in the Bobcats' close win over Miyamura. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684184' first='Ray' last='Venegas'], Organ Mountain</strong>: Scored 18 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in Organ Mountain's win over city rival Centennial.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717329' first='Mason' last='Wallin'], Logan</strong>: Registered a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in Logan's 1-point loss to Texico.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684845' first='Chase' last='Walton'], Raton</strong>: Registered an impressive double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds with 5 blocks in Raton's close win over Clayton. Saturday, he scored 16 points (7-for-7 FG) and grabbed 8 rebounds in a close win over Tucumcari. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706551' first='Hayden' last='Wolf'], Elida</strong>: Scored 18 points in Elida's loss to Gateway Christian.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1580325' first='Joseph' last='Zamora'], Magdalena</strong>: Scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds with 3 assists and 2 steals in Magdalena's victory over 1A-2 district foe Quemado.</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOYS BASKETBALL: #1 Volcano Vista beat Cleveland 87-45 on Thursday night. The Hawks improve to 18-2, 4-0 and have not lost to a New Mexico school this season. Volcano Vista is at Cibola on Tuesday. Here are highlights (courtesy <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsprimo2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sportsprimo2</a> ) <a href="https://twitter.com/VVHSBoysBBall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VVHSBoysBBall</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HawkVvhs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HawkVvhs</a> <a href="https://t.co/GvuHC4pqS1">pic.twitter.com/GvuHC4pqS1</a></p>— NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1885392409908941187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highland wins it in OT. <br><br>Belen next on Tuesday for Coaches vs Cancer Night. Wear Gold. <a href="https://t.co/Y1aTZxpGZT">pic.twitter.com/Y1aTZxpGZT</a></p>— Valencia Jaguar Boys Basketball (@VHSJagHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/VHSJagHoops/status/1885543929539682505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Last night's district win against Clovis was epic. On the road, in a crazy environment, it felt electric. I am so proud of <a href="https://twitter.com/HobbsBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HobbsBasketball</a> and the way we fought as a team for every possession and point. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/family?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#family</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/1and0mindset?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#1and0mindset</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/finish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#finish</a> <a href="https://t.co/bQUkUKM2uC">pic.twitter.com/bQUkUKM2uC</a></p>— [player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'] (@pksome77) <a href="https://twitter.com/pksome77/status/1885846923745058975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1k Career points in a 27pt district win against Farmington. All glory to God✝️<a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coach_bmase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coach_bmase</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SebastianNoel47?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SebastianNoel47</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/eb_ericb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eb_ericb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/b_keys11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@b_keys11</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Keys2Succe2023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Keys2Succe2023</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HoopsInTheQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HoopsInTheQ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachTreal2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachTreal2</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RL_Hoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RL_Hoops</a> <a href="https://t.co/fSukyqzihL">pic.twitter.com/fSukyqzihL</a></p>— [player_tooltip player_id='2026077' first='Elijah' last='Martinez'] (@ElijahMtz2027) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahMtz2027/status/1885439557371343111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All St. Mike's in the battle of 1v2 in Vegas. Horsemen never trailed against top-ranked Robertson and rolled to a 69-46 win in Marr Gymnasium. <br><br>St. Mike's now 4-0 in 2-3A <a href="https://t.co/ouorpEm1MD">pic.twitter.com/ouorpEm1MD</a></p>— New Mexican Sports (@sfnmsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/sfnmsports/status/1885161721956098516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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We've finally reached February. This past weekend (Thur. Jan. 30-Sat., Feb. 1) saw plenty of heated action throughout the state. Here are some of the top performers:
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