Weekend Tourney Wrapup (Dec. 11-13)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Starting Thursday, this weekend will be filled with high school hoops action around the state. Two huge tournaments will be played in the Albuquerque Metro Region at Cleveland High and Albuquerque Academy. The action gets underway Thursday morning and continues until Saturday night.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's this weekend's Holiday Season Tournament Schedule (Thur. Dec. 11-13).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Phil Griego Invitational (at Cleveland HS, Rio Rancho)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Dec. 11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe 62, West Mesa 55</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Los Lunas 63, Roswell 47</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Cueva 64, Cibola 53</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland 89, Miyamura 23</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Dec. 12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Cueva 47, Santa Fe 40 &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland 73, Los Lunas 39</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Dec. 13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Cueva 75, Cleveland 62</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened</strong>: La Cueva (6-0) stayed unbeaten by trouncing Cleveland in the championship game of the Phil Griego Invitational. [player_tooltip player_id='2694526' first='Hunter' last='Butler'] scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half as the Bears held off he Storm. La Cueva jumped out to a 24-4 lead in the first quarter and led by as many as 25 points thereafter. [player_tooltip player_id='2694512' first='Tony' last='Trujillo'] scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half. [player_tooltip player_id='1326930' first='Remy' last='Albrecht'] led Cleveland with 31 points. In the semifinals, Butler scored a team-high 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds to spark the Bears past Santa Fe High.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bears are the Champs! [player_tooltip player_id='2822061' first='Payton' last='Fuller'] &amp; [player_tooltip player_id='2694512' first='Tony' last='Trujillo']: All Tourney<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2694526' first='Hunter' last='Butler']: MVP 🏆 <a href="https://t.co/E9wMjAoGaW">pic.twitter.com/E9wMjAoGaW</a></p>&mdash; lchsbbasketball (@lchsbasketball5) <a href="https://twitter.com/lchsbasketball5/status/2000023751254224962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joe Armijo Invitational (at Albuquerque Academy)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Dec. 11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sandia 92, Hope Christian 90</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Centennial 62, Del Norte 58</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mayfield 63, Albuquerque Academy 58</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clovis 39, Piedra Vista 33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Dec. 12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mayfield 57, Clovis 52</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Centennial 68, Sandia 63</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Dec. 13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mayfield 57, Centennial 55</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How It Happened: Mayfield improved to 6-0 with a two-point win over rival Centennial in Albuquerque. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Handled business this weekend. Lets keep it rolling.🤺 <a href="https://t.co/KPgc2PjUTX">pic.twitter.com/KPgc2PjUTX</a></p>&mdash; Josiah Herrera (@captainclxtch3) <a href="https://twitter.com/captainclxtch3/status/2000131856067686732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Al Armendariz Tournament (at Capital HS, Santa Fe)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Dec. 11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pojoaque Valley 68, Bernalillo 28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Albuquerque High 52, Pecos 34</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe Indian 70, Aztec 32</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Capital 73, Academy for Technology and the Classics 37</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Dec. 12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Albuquerque High 45, Pojoaque Valley 34</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe Indian 64, Capital 50</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Dec. 13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe Indian 42, Albuquerque High 36</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened</strong>: 3A SFIS (6-1) overcame Albuquerque High's size advantage in winning the Al Armendariz Tournament at Capital High School in Sanat Fe. Tourney MVP [player_tooltip player_id='2833709' first='Dontrey' last='Callado'] scored 18 points, including the 1,000^th point of his career, to lead the Braves in the championship game. All three of Santa Fe Indian's tourney wins came against teams in higher classifications.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to the <a href="https://twitter.com/_SFIS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_sfis</a> Running Braves! Your 2025 Al Armendariz Tournament Champions! <a href="https://twitter.com/KSWVradio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KSWVradio</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://t.co/dI70ELb4ao">pic.twitter.com/dI70ELb4ao</a></p>&mdash; Sports Primo (@sportsprimo2) <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsprimo2/status/2000059881647464553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brian Gallegos Memorial Invitational (at West Las Vegas HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Dec. 11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Las Vegas 55, Penasco 33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Menaul 71, Thoreau 44</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Questa 51, Crownpoint 47</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cobre 74, Mora 61</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Dec. 12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cobre 73, Menaul 63</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Las Vegas 80, Questa 58</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Dec. 13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Las Vegas 71, Cobre 66</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened</strong>: The Guck Brothers – [player_tooltip player_id='2693613' first='Zavin' last='Guck'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2714599' first='Izon' last='Guck'] – combined for 43 points and 24 rebounds but it wasn't enough as Cobre fell to host West Las Vegas in the Brian Gallegos Memorial.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Johnny May Classic (at Tularosa HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Dec. 11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dexter 49, Hot Springs 45</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Silver 66, Lordsburg 31</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bosque 75, Loving 26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tularosa 76, McCurdy 41</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Dec. 12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bosque 49, Silver 43</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tularosa 62, Dexter 49</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Dec. 13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tularosa 65, Bosque 54</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>How It Happened</strong>: Joe Chavez led Tularosa with 22 points, Jacoby Apachito had 16 points and Eluciano Gonzales added 12 top lead the Wildcats to the tourney win. [player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'] had 14 points and 8 rebounds for Bosque in the championship game but it wasn't enough as host Tularosa won its own tourney.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mountain Top Tournament (at Cloudcroft HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Dec. 11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carrizozo vs. Hatch Valley, No Score Reported</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cliff 59, Hondo Valley 52</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mountainair 81, Reserve 45</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cloudcroft 62, Animas 27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Dec. 12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cliff 40, Mountainair 36</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cloudcroft 44, Hatch Valley 42</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Dec. 13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cliff 53, Cloudcroft 44</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How It Happened: Cliff (8-1) continued its strong start to the season by winning three straight games at the Mountain Top Tourney at Cloudcroft. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mescalero Holiday Classic (at Mescalero Apache HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Dec. 11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Sumner/House 74, Gateway Christian 34</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alamo Navajo 64, Capitan 53</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pine Hill 54, Quemado 43</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mescalero Apache 70, To'hajiilee 61</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Dec. 12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Sumner/House 67, Alamo Navajo 47</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pine Hill vs. Mescalero Apache, No Score Reported</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Dec. 13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Sumner/House 75, Mescalero Apache 16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How It Happened: Fort Sumner/House (7-0) stayed unbeaten with a dominant run through the Mescalero Holiday Classic. Fort Sumner won its three games by 40, 20 and 59 points. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->