Video/Recap: St. Michael’s-Capital Showdown and Scoreboard

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SANTA FE</strong> – St. Michael's jumped out to a double-digit in the first five minutes and then staved off several comeback bids by Capital in a wire-to-wire 66-54 victory over the Jaguars Monday afternoon at Edward A. Ortiz Memorial Gymnasium.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Michael's improved to 6-2 overall with their fourth straight victory. Capital fell to 4-6 overall as the Jaguars lost for the third time in the last four games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Horsemen's full court pressure had an early effect on Capital as several turnovers led to easy St. Michael's baskets. Coming out of a timeout just past the midway point of the first quarter, consecutive Capital miscues in the backcourt led to four quick points by St. Michael's and a 17-7 Horsemen lead.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>However, when Capital did manage to get the ball past midcourt and they tried to go inside, their shots were usually rejected by the taller Horsemen front line. St. Michael's led, 21-10, after the first quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Horsemen built the lead to 17 points (31-14) early in the second quarter before Capital mounted its first comeback bid. Connecting on multiple three-point shots, the Jaguars sliced the deficit to nine (37-28) with 1:10 left in the second. But a late St. Michael's basket gave them a 39-28 halftime edge.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Capital's slow offensive start at the outset of the third quarter allowed St. Michael's to build the lead back to 15 points. But then the Horsemen's offense went stagnant, and Capital took advantage to cut the lead to seven points (47-40, 49-42) with about three minutes left in the third.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A three-pointer by Capital reduced the deficit to six at 51-45 – the closest the Jaguars had bene since early in the first quarter - with just over a minute left in the third but St. Michael's <strong>Dylan Rodriguez</strong> quickly responded by draining a 3-pointer from the wing for a 10-point advantage (56-46) for the Horsemen heading into the final frame.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Michael's kept the Jaguars at arm's length through the out fourth quarter, building a comfortable 14-point cushion (64-50) with 3-1/2 minutes left. They cruised home from there.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Michael's 6-foot-4 forward <strong>Noah Redus</strong> was named Player of the Game. He dominated inside with his scoring, rebounding and shot blocking acumen after <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706580' first='Ryan' last='Hunt']</strong> exited the contest late in the first quarter with a hand injury and did not return. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIDEO 1: First Quarter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/-3vJhVefr5g?si=71vWWpOAFHuRMN5l","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/-3vJhVefr5g?si=71vWWpOAFHuRMN5l </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIDEO 2: Second Quarter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/B99N8Mu6tlE?si=udoG-MLQ8oINzR5V","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/B99N8Mu6tlE?si=udoG-MLQ8oINzR5V </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIDEO 3: Third Quarter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/YjDHoPpJhAk?si=pZ36uiVi6CCC3GBw","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/YjDHoPpJhAk?si=pZ36uiVi6CCC3GBw </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SCOREBOARD – Mon., Dec. 29</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HOBBS HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT (at Hobbs, NM)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Artesia 52, Farmington 44</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amarillo (TX) Holy Cross Catholic Academy 61, Mayfield 54</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Albuquerque High 61, Wichita Falls (TX) Legacy 22</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hobbs 73, El Paso (TX) Parkland 37</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RIO RANCHO HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Volcano Vista 79, Hope Christian 52</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Navajo Prep 76, St. Pius X 72</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sandia 63, Del Norte 53</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rio Rancho 72, Valley 33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>STU CLARK TOURNAMENT (at Las Vegas)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valencia 66, Sandia Prep 49</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pecos 60, Belen 52</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robertson 58, Zuni 23</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Los Alamos vs. West Las Vegas</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>POE CORN INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT (at Roswell)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round – Mon. Dec. 29</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Organ Mountain 63, Albuquerque Academy 36</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amarillo (TX) Palo Duro 72, Lovington 23</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Goddard 68, Alamogordo 57</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Roswell 78, Deming 40</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReadyToRise?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ReadyToRise</a> <a href="https://t.co/AzhX3mlNYX">https://t.co/AzhX3mlNYX</a> <a href="https://t.co/iDzM1FhR6M">pic.twitter.com/iDzM1FhR6M</a></p>&mdash; Valencia Jaguar Boys Basketball (@VHSJagHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/VHSJagHoops/status/2005795754779238582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/SFCCNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SFCCNM</a> Postgame Interview with @smhs_horsemenbasketball @noah__redus ! <a href="https://twitter.com/StMikesHorsemen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StMikesHorsemen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_NMAA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamDiehl15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AdamDiehl15</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/baronabeyta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@baronabeyta</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KSWVradio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KSWVradio</a> <a href="https://t.co/exV9s84SQF">pic.twitter.com/exV9s84SQF</a></p>&mdash; Sports Primo (@sportsprimo2) <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsprimo2/status/2005769656167227724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->