Midweek Monsters: Top Performers For Dec. 1-3

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The action is heating up as the 2025-26 New Mexico high school basketball season enters December. Here are the standout performers for Dec. 1-3:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1326930' first='Remy' last='Albrecht'], Cleveland</strong>: The standout senior scored 33 points with 6 3-pointers, 4 assists and 6 steals in just 21 minutes of action in the Storm's convincing road win at Los Lunas.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694553' first='Jose' last='Alvarez'], Gadsden</strong>: Scored 19 points (8-10 FT) in the panthers loss to Roswell on Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693652' first='Kaileb' last='Atencio'], Penasco</strong>: Scored 35 points on 15-of-18 shooting with 11 steals in the Panthers' lopsided win over Jemez Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2887489' first='Jacoby' last='Bamforth'], Portales</strong>: Scored 17 points with 5 assists and 6 steals in Portales' win at Los Alamos.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300005' first='Braddock' last='Beaty'], Hobbs</strong>: Scored 17 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and handed out 3 assists in Hobbs' close win over Centennial.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694437' first='Cayleb' last='Blea'], ATATC</strong>: Scored 14 points and connected on three 3-pointers in ATATC's win over Monte Del Sol.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Will Bradford, Valley</strong>: Scored 12 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, handed out 3 assists, registered 3 steals and blocked 3 shots in Valley's close win over Belen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833906' first='Brody' last='Brazil'], Mountainair</strong>: Scored 19 points with 4 rebounds and 3 steals in Mountainair's win over Estancia.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Blayne Bricker, Elida</strong>: Scored 16 points in Elida's win over Hondo Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694526' first='Hunter' last='Butler'], La Cueva</strong>: Scored 14 points and grabbed 6 rebounds with 5 assists and 2 steals in the Bears' win over Albuquerque High.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2839464' first='Javid' last='Cordova'], West Las Vegas</strong>: The sophomore scored 16 points and made 4 steals in the Dons' road win at Wingate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2827503' first='Fernando' last='Corona'], Mayfield</strong>: Scored 17 points and grabbed 6 rebounds with 4 assists and 3 steals in Mayfield's convincing win over El Paso (TX) Del Valle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">[player_tooltip player_id='2827503' first='Fernando' last='Corona'] Game 1 Highlights vs El Paso Del Valle<br>17PTS/4AST/6REB/3STL<br>.<br>.<br>.<a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_JNunez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_JNunez</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RussellGurule?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RussellGurule</a> <a href="https://t.co/mRpNNOkFXt">pic.twitter.com/mRpNNOkFXt</a></p>&mdash; Josiah Herrera (@captainclxtch3) <a href="https://twitter.com/captainclxtch3/status/1996288521330688016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Christian Covarrubia, Mayfield</strong>: Scored 1 5points on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc to help lead Mayfield to a win over El Paso (TX) Del Valle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2832949' first='Pierce' last='Culpepper'], Portales</strong>: Scored 24 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and blocked 3 shots in the Rams' win over Los Alamos.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300007' first='Malakhai' last='Ely'], Taos</strong>:  Scored 25 points on 12-of-16 shooting and grabbed 17 rebounds in the Tigers' win over Capital.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Savino Frank, Elida</strong>: Scored a team high 21 points in Elida's win over Hondo Valley.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eluciano Gonzales, Tularosa:</strong> Scored 31 points to lead Tularosa to a lopsided win over Hagerman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714599' first='Izon' last='Guck'], Cobre</strong>: The younger half of the dynamic Guck brothers duo scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds along with 5 steals in the Indians' win over Chaparral.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693613' first='Zavin' last='Guck'], Cobre</strong>: The Guck brothers were on fire in the win over Chaparral. Zavin scored 32 points, grabbed 19 rebounds, dished out 5 assists and stole the ball 5 times.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Daniel Hernadez, Estancia</strong>: Scored 14 points and grabbed 6 rebounds with 4 blocks in Estancia's loss to Mountainair.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Paxton Morris, Bloomfield</strong>: Scored 13 points with 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in Bloomfield's win over Crownpoint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2306016' first='Rashaud' last='Morris'], Atrisco Heritage</strong>: Poured home 46 points (18-21 FT) in Atrisco Heritage's win over Eldorado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2827378' first='Ty'Shawn' last='Nieto'], Zun</strong>i: Scored 18 points and grabbed 18 rebounds with 3 assists and 4 steals in Zuni's big win over Ramah.     </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Koltyn Nixon, Animas</strong>: Scored 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds with 5 steals in Animas' loss to Lordsburg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nico Sanchez, Highland</strong>: Scored 29 points on 13-of-22 shooting and grabbed 8 rebounds with 4 steals in Highland's close win over Carlsbad Monday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717253' first='Francois' last='Satchivi'], Del Norte</strong>: Scored 22 points with a trio of 3-pointers in Del Norte's win over Valencia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Andres Sena, West Las Vegas</strong>: Scored 16 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in West Las Vegas' road win at Wingate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2882841' first='Lyric' last='Soria'], Hobbs</strong>: The junior scored 17 points (6-6 FT) in Hobbs' close win over Centennial.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833990' first='Alex' last='Twins'], NACAECA</strong>: Scored 16 points with 3 assists and 4 steals in the Eagles' loss to To'hajiilee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2085714' first='Ajay' last='Vigil'], Cleveland</strong>: Fresh off the Storm's 6A football state championship, Vigil scored 19 points (5-of-7 on 3-pointers) in the Storm's road win at Los Lunas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2217079' first='Charlie' last='Wills'], Eldorado</strong>: Scored 23 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 5 assists in Eldorado's loss to Atrisco Heritage.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anthony Yuzos, Mescalero Apache</strong>: Scored 19 points in the Chiefs win over Laguna Acoma.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2707018' first='Angelo' last='Zamora'], Penasco</strong>: Scored 20 points on 10-of-12 shooting with 6 rebounds and 4 steals in Penasco's convincing win over Jemez Valley.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cobre Boys beat Chaparral. The Guck brothers with 57 combined points. Zavin with 34 and Izon with 23. <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nmpreps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nmpreps</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_NMAA</a> <a href="https://t.co/AHT23ptrJO">pic.twitter.com/AHT23ptrJO</a></p>&mdash; CobreSports (@CobreSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/CobreSports/status/1996120203265266125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Impressive wins for all three teams to start the season strong! JV and Varsity will be returning to the court on Friday night in Clovis! Go Storm! ⚡️🩵 <a href="https://twitter.com/coachzcole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachzcole</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RRPS_Athletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RRPS_Athletics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsprimo2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sportsprimo2</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesDYodice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamesDYodice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nmpreps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nmpreps</a> <a href="https://t.co/tBMDAcuHBD">pic.twitter.com/tBMDAcuHBD</a></p>&mdash; Cleveland Storm Basketball⚡️ (@cleveland_bball) <a href="https://twitter.com/cleveland_bball/status/1996060568827167182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Impressive wins for all three teams to start the season strong! JV and Varsity will be returning to the court on Friday night in Clovis! Go Storm! ⚡️🩵 <a href="https://twitter.com/coachzcole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachzcole</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RRPS_Athletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RRPS_Athletics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsprimo2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sportsprimo2</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesDYodice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamesDYodice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nmpreps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nmpreps</a> <a href="https://t.co/tBMDAcuHBD">pic.twitter.com/tBMDAcuHBD</a></p>&mdash; Cleveland Storm Basketball⚡️ (@cleveland_bball) <a href="https://twitter.com/cleveland_bball/status/1996060568827167182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">Scoreboard - Tues. 12/2 (Part 1)<br><br>La Cueva 57, Albu. High 45 <br>Hobbs 60, Centennial 57<br>Albu. Academy 51, Espanola Valley 45<br>Valley 53, Belen 51<br>Roswell 77, Gadsden 28<br>St. Michael&#039;s 67, St. Pius X 63<br>Gallup 52, Pojoaque Valley 45<br>Del Norte 54, Valencia 46<br>Clovis 50, Hereford TX 37 <a href="https://t.co/Iwx2UIdoZT">pic.twitter.com/Iwx2UIdoZT</a></p>&mdash; Prep Hoops New Mexico (@PrepHoops_NM) <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM/status/1996616906162503758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">Scoreboard - Tues. 12/2 (Part 2)<br><br>Newcomb 71, Monument Valley 33<br>Mora 62, Santa Fe Prep 32<br>Tohatchi 45, Rehob. Christian 35<br>Socorro 43, Magdalena 41<br>Tularosa 79, Hagerman 40<br>Sandia Prep 63, Menaul 43 <br>Dulce 47, Cuba 44<br>Cobre 80, Chaparral 56 <br>Gateway Christian 48, Cloudcroft 38 <a href="https://t.co/dTBPE6tlvf">pic.twitter.com/dTBPE6tlvf</a></p>&mdash; Prep Hoops New Mexico (@PrepHoops_NM) <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM/status/1996621049455415769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->