Saturday’s Standouts: Top Performers For Nov. 29

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The opening week of the 2025-26 New Mexico high school basketball season is complete. Here are some of the top performances from Saturday, Nov. 29:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lorenzo Anaya, Raton</strong>: Grabbed 7 rebounds, made 8 steals and blocked 3 shots in Raton's close win over Questa. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694437' first='Cayleb' last='Blea'], Academy for Technology and the Classics</strong>: Scored 23 points, including 4 3-pointers, in ATATC's 68-64 over Penasco. Led four ATATC scores in double figures.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dashawn Bynum, Rio Rancho</strong>: Scored 14 points in the Rams' win over Clovis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Harlem Corley, Raton</strong>: Scored 11 points + 5 rebounds + 5 steals on defense to help lead Raton over Questa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2402350' first='Kayden' last='Decker'], Rio Rancho</strong>: Scored 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in Rio Rancho's win over Clovis. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Logan Elliott, Raton</strong>: The 6-foot-5 senior scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting + 4-5 FT + 12 rebounds in Raton's 42-40 win over Questa. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717217' first='Sataurus' last='Griego'], Farmington</strong>: Scored 25 points to lead Farmington to a 77-42 win over Kirtland Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zander Griego, Farmington</strong>: Scored 16 points in Farmington's win over Kirtland Central. He had 21 points in Farmington's season-opening rout of Aztec.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706557' first='Noah' last='Lovato'], Rio Rancho</strong>: Scored 11 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in Rio Rancho's win over Clovis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2695197' first='Mikey' last='Mora'], Academy for Technology and the Classics</strong>: Scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers in ATATC's win over Penasco.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Connor Neff, Farmington</strong>: Scored 13 points in Farmington's win over Kirtland Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714627' first='Jaxen' last='Peinado'], Academy for Technology and the Classics</strong>: Scored 14 points, including four 3-pointers, in ATATC's win over Penasco. ATATC connected on 11 3 -pointers in the win as they dominated the perimeter against Penasco.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717301' first='Jared' last='Porter'], Valencia</strong>: Scored 13 points, including 6-of-6 from the FT line in OT, as Valencia edged Espanola Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jai Russ, Valencia</strong>: Scored 16 points to lead Valencia to a win over Espanola Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>J'Quan Samuels, Menaul</strong>: Scored 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting + 12 rebounds in Menaul's 72-52 victory over Hozho Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mon, Dec. 1 Schedule</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Manzano at Cibola</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Portales at Los Alamos</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carlsbad at Highland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Laguna Acoma at Moriarty &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>El Paso (TX) Da Vinci at Las Cruces</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tatum at Capitan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Navajo Prep at Kayenta Valley (AZ) Monument Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FINAL SCORE - FARMINGTON 🦂 77 KIRTLAND🐴 40 <br><br>Short handed tonight but found a way to win.<br><br>#41 [player_tooltip player_id='1717217' first='Sataurus' last='Griego'] - 24 Points <br>#3 Zander Griego - 22 Points <br>#0 Conner Neff - 13 Points <br><br>Varsity will be back at it Thursday, for the Santa Fe Tournament. <br><br>Go Scorps! 🏀🦂 <a href="https://t.co/qrGMKw1qYa">pic.twitter.com/qrGMKw1qYa</a></p>&mdash; fhsscorpionsbbb (@fhsscorpionsbbb) <a href="https://twitter.com/fhsscorpionsbbb/status/1995006402545492148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Javin with a huge 3 and a great job defensively tonight! <br><br>Jai Russ led the way with 16pts!<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1717301' first='Jared' last='Porter'] added 13, including 6/6 FTs in OT. Jags host 4A Power Del Norte Tuesday! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReadytoRise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ReadytoRise</a> <a href="https://t.co/gTW2dajQlS">pic.twitter.com/gTW2dajQlS</a></p>&mdash; Valencia Jaguar Boys Basketball (@VHSJagHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/VHSJagHoops/status/1994992393654079814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->