Weekend Tourney Scoreboard and Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This past weekend was filled with exciting high school holiday tournament basketball action around the state. Here are the results and top performers:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Las Cruces Holiday Tournament (at Centennial HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Las Cruces 76, El Paso Da Vinci (TX) 45</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cibola 53, Deming 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland 87, Phoenix (AZ) South Mountain 43</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Centennial 77, El Paso (TX) 72</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Las Cruces 57, Cleveland 56</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cibola 66, Centennial 57</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Las Cruces 67, Cibola 42</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Clovis Holiday Tournament (at Clovis HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Roswell 73, Portales 41</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Miyamura 42, Rio Grande 32</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clovis 51, Piedra Vista 38</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Mesa 72, Lovington 64</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Mesa 47, Roswell 46</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clovis defeated Miyamura (No Score Reported)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clovis 53, West Mesa 49</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rumble in the Jungle (at Aztec HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bloomfield 45, Durango 43</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tohatchi 47, Kirtland Central 35</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ignacio (CO) 63, Aztec 42</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bayfield (CO) 52, Robertson 33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bayfield (CO) 53, Tohatchi 52</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bloomfield 62, Ignacio (CO) 19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bayfield (CO) 76, Bloomfield 67</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ben Lujan Classic (at Pojoaque Valley HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Capital 63, Escalante 54</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe Indian 77, Penasco 30</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pojoaque Valley 72, Cuba 31</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gallup 57, Moriarty 17</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gallup 61, Capital 60</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe Indian 57, Pojoaque Valley 45</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe Indian 63, Gallup 45</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TOP PERFORMERS FOR DEC. 19-20</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693652' first='Kaileb' last='Atencio'], Penasco</strong>: Scored 18 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, handed out 4 assists and made 6 steals in Penasco's close loss to Cuba on Friday night. Saturday, he scored 38 points in a win over Moriarty.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RJ Atencio, Escalante</strong>: Scored 20 points to spark Escalante to a win over Cuba at the Ben Lujan Classic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chase Atkinson, Oak Grove Classical</strong>: Scored 23 points in a loss to unbeaten East Mountain on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833906' first='Brody' last='Brazil'], Mountainair</strong>: Scored 17 points in a close loss to Ruidoso.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714567' first='Isaiah' last='Brown'], Sandia</strong>: Scored 16 points, connected on four 3-pointers, grabbed 6 rebounds, handed out 6 assists and made 9 steals in Sandia's win over Los Lunas Friday night. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694557' first='Jordan' last='Calladitto'], Thoreau</strong>: Scored 17 points, connecting on five 3-pointers, with 3 assists and 3 steals in a loss to Rehoboth Christian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833709' first='Dontrey' last='Callado'], Santa Fe Indian</strong>: Scored 23 points in the championship game of the Ben Lujan Classic and won Tourney MVP honors to lead the Braves to a win over Gallup. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1846065' first='Charlie' last='Campbell'], Artesia</strong>: Scored 26 points (8-8 FT) to lead the Bulldogs to a win over Valley on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Shywin Chaffins, Mescalero Apache</strong>: Scored 21 points in a loss to Springer on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706546' first='Elijah' last='Cooks'], Bloomfield</strong>: Scored 20 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and handed out 3 assists in the championship game of the Rumble in the Jungle tournament at Aztec HS.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2832949' first='Pierce' last='Culpepper'], Portales</strong>: Scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for a double-double in a win over Rio Grande on Saturday. Friday, he scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a close loss to Lovington.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Logan Elliot, Raton</strong>: Scored 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in the Tigers' loss to Cimarron.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706616' first='Donnivan' last='Gomez'], Lovington</strong>: Scored 24 points with 4 assists and 4 steals in Lovington's win over Portales Friday night. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216707' first='Nathan' last='Gonzales'], Robertson</strong>: Scored 20 points, made 6 steals and blocked 4 shots in Robertson's win over Kirtland Central on Friday night. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Avery Harrison, Bloomfield</strong>: Scored 23 points in a loss to Bayfield (CO) in the championship game of the Rumble in the Jungle Tournament at Aztec HS. Friday, he scored 14 points and hit 4 3-pointers in Bloomfield's win over Ignacio (CO).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714559' first='Jaedyn' last='Hernandez'], Alamogordo</strong>: Scored 21 points as the Tigers beat El Paso (TX) Cathedral Saturday. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zee Huerta, Carlsbad</strong>: Scored 20 points to lead Carlsbad over Artesia in the Eddy County War game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carson&nbsp; Kircher, Dora</strong>: Scored 21 points in a loss to Estancia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas'], Highland</strong>: Scored 17 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in a loss to Volcano Vista on Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216708' first='Michael' last='Marr'], Robertson</strong>: Scored 17 points and dished out 8 assists in the Cardinals' win over Kirtland Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2967333' first='Talen' last='Miller'], Las Cruces</strong>: Just a freshman, the 6-foot-4 Miller stepped up in the clutch on Friday with two key baskets in crunch time to help the Bulldawgs rally past Cleveland at LCPS Holiday Tournament. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2961305' first='Corde' last='Peele'], Rio Grande</strong>: Scored 16 points with 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the Ravens against Piedra Vista. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Manny Perez, Lovington</strong>: Scored 13 points and drained three 3-pointers in a loss to Piedra Vista.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1326929' first='Elijah' last='Rivero'], Lovington</strong>: Scored 19 points and handed out 10 assists to help spark Lovington to a win over Portales Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717248' first='Joziah' last='Salazar'], Pojoaque Valley</strong>: Scored a team-high 15 points as the Elks beat Capital in the 3^rd place game of the Ben Lujan Classic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300000' first='Bryant' last='Scales'], Legacy Academy</strong>: Scored 19 points and grabbed 7 rebounds with 5 steals in Legacy's win over Newcomb.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833935' first='Marcos' last='Sisneros'], Mountainair</strong>: Scored 19 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and made NINE steals in a win over Dora on Friday. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714561' first='George' last='Smith'], Sandia</strong>: Scored a team-high 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting with 4 assists and 4 steals to lead Sandia past Los Lunas on Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marcus Trujillo, Jemez Valley</strong>: Scored 21 points and made SIX 3-pointers in a win over Northwest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joshua Villafuerte, Estancia</strong>: Scored 14 points and made 3 steals on defense in Estancia's win over Dora Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2175824' first='Ben' last='Walton'], Las Cruces</strong>: Scored 23 points as the Bulldawgs won a thriller over Cleveland Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2827325' first='Trajen' last='West'], Rehoboth Christian</strong>: Scored 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out 7 assists and made 4 steals for a double-double in Rehoboth Christian's win over Thoreau.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2967333' first='Talen' last='Miller'] stepped up in the Holiday Hoopla Semifinal against Cleveland getting 2 buckets including the game tying layup in the clutch to secure a win 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/sMQFAHTyQO">pic.twitter.com/sMQFAHTyQO</a></p>&mdash; Cruces Boys' Basketball (@CrucesBB) <a href="https://twitter.com/CrucesBB/status/2002403587704422587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hoopla All-Tourney <a href="https://t.co/pgKpaiAWOe">pic.twitter.com/pgKpaiAWOe</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2967333' first='Talen' last='Miller'] (@TalenMiller2029) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalenMiller2029/status/2002606737531285833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Got the win along with a 20 point game against Artesia in the Eddy county war!@RussellGurule <a href="https://twitter.com/RussellGurule?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RussellGurule</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDGalyean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachDGalyean</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachSettembre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZachSettembre</a> <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/JUCOPLUG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JUCOPLUG</a> <a href="https://t.co/4nDMf8QQEx">pic.twitter.com/4nDMf8QQEx</a></p>&mdash; zee huerta (@ZeeHuerta) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZeeHuerta/status/2002913834248585608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highlights from the Clovis Wildcat Holiday Tournament vs Lovington and Clovis High School ended up taking 2nd place and got all tournament team. <a href="https://twitter.com/RussellGurule?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RussellGurule</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WestMesaHS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WestMesaHS</a> #2028 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Division1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Division1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/College?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#College</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WestMesaHighSchool?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WestMesaHighSchool</a> <a href="https://t.co/CqXjrK1X4M">pic.twitter.com/CqXjrK1X4M</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2432180' first='Daylen' last='Holt']✝️ (@DaylenHolt1) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaylenHolt1/status/2002635106943742396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">great first game back and team win against kirkland central<br>17 pts 8 assists 1 rebound 5 steals <a href="https://t.co/JFCUISYOBc">pic.twitter.com/JFCUISYOBc</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2216708' first='Michael' last='Marr'] (@michaelmarr1223) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelmarr1223/status/2002770981258137949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Senior [player_tooltip player_id='2175824' first='Ben' last='Walton'] led the Bulldawgs in a win over Cleveland yesterday with 23 points 👀 <a href="https://twitter.com/theebenwalton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theebenwalton</a> <a href="https://t.co/YppTNPxxb5">pic.twitter.com/YppTNPxxb5</a></p>&mdash; Cruces Boys' Basketball (@CrucesBB) <a href="https://twitter.com/CrucesBB/status/2002403914327511153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->