Weekend Warriors: Top Performers For Dec. 12-15

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last weekend saw numerous tournaments and regular season action throughout the state. Here are some of the Top Performers for Dec. 12-15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693652' first='Kaileb' last='Atencio'], Penasco</strong>: Scored 21 points, including four 3-pointers, with 7 assists and 8 steals to spark Penasco to a win over Crownpoint.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chase Atkinson, Oak Grove Classical</strong>: Scored 28 points to lead Oak Grove to a convincing win over Coronado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Koby Banister, Floyd</strong>: The freshman scored 18 points in Floyd's lopsided win over Vaughn.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>David Blackmon, Hondo Valley</strong>: Scored 26 points and connected on six 3-pointers in Hondo Valley's win over Animas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2368515' first='Jayden' last='Brisby'], Las Cruces</strong>: Scored 30 points as the unbeaten Bulldawgs down crosstown rival Organ Mountain, 69-52, in the championship game of the Hub City Tournament in Belen. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714567' first='Isaiah' last='Brown'], Sandia</strong>: Scored just 4 points in Sandia's win over Clovis on Saturday but grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out 8 assists and made 6 steals on defense. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717249' first='Hayden' last='Bruhn'], Logan</strong>: Scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds with 3 assists in Logan's 69-60 win over Mesa Vista. On Friday, Bruhn scored 32 points to key a win over Sanat Rosa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694526' first='Hunter' last='Butler'], La Cueva</strong>: Scored 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds in the Bear's dominating win over Cleveland in the championship game of the Phil Griego Invitational in Rio Rancho. Friday, Butler scored 17 points in La Cueva's semifinals win over Santa Fe.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833709' first='Dontrey' last='Callado'], Santa Fe Indian</strong>: Scored 18 points, including the 1,000th of his career, to lead SFIS to an impressive win over Albuquerque High in the championship game of the Al Armendariz Classic at Capital High in Santa Fe. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brian Carreon, Estancia</strong>: Just a freshman, the 6-foot-2, 200-pounder scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Estancia's close win over Moriarty.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Braden Chavez, West Las Vegas</strong>: Scored a game-high 25 points as West Las Vegas beat Cobre on Saturday. He scored 31 points on 12-of-14 shooting in WLV's win over Questa. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706567' first='Zander' last='Ciancio'], Grady</strong>: A sophomore, he scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to propel Grady over Elida. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2839464' first='Javid' last='Cordova'], West Las Vegas</strong>: Scored 23 points to help West Las Vegas beat Cobre.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2827503' first='Fernando' last='Corona'], Mayfield</strong>: Scored 19 points as the Trojans beat city rival Centennial in the championship game of the Joe Armijo Classic at Albuquerque Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833741' first='CJ' last='Granados'], Dexter</strong>: Scored 23 points and grabbed 9 rebounds with 4 assists in Dexter's loss to Silver.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717217' first='Sataurus' last='Griego'], Farmington</strong>: Scored 15 points and grabbed 5 rebounds with 4 assists and 3 steals in Farmington's close loss to Volcano Vista on Saturday. Friday, he scored 13 points in the Scorpions win over local rival Durango (CO).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714599' first='Izon' last='Guck'], Cobre</strong>: Scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in Cobre's loss to West Las Vegas. Combined with his older brother <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693613' first='Zavin' last='Guck']</strong> for 43 points and 24 rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='2693613' first='Zavin' last='Guck'] scored 23 points against Menaul on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2834017' first='Wesley' last='Harrigan'], Bosque</strong>: Scored 14 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in Bosque's win over Silver Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jon Herrera, Hondo Valley</strong>: Only an 8^th grader, Herrera scored 43 points and connected on 11 3-pointers in Hono Valley's win over Reserve. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2432180' first='Daylen' last='Holt'], West Mesa</strong>: Scored 27 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 4 assists in the Mustangs' win over Miyamura. Earlier, he scored 23 points in a loss to Santa Fe.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Only 1 game last weekend - good team win but didn't play as clean in the 2nd half. We play again on 12/22 so time to keep working ! Finished w/ 17p/5a/5r on 6-8FG. Focused on getting my guys good shots, being efficient and playing defense. <a href="https://t.co/Fodk9Gz5v8">pic.twitter.com/Fodk9Gz5v8</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2217079' first='Charlie' last='Wills'] (@CharlieWills208) <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlieWills208/status/2001047986818707467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good weekend playing in 2 of my teams 3 games in the Phil Griego Tournament. First game vs Santa Fe 23pts 6ast 5rbs 3stls, Second game vs Miyamura High School 27pts 4ast 7rbs 4stls. <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RussellGurule?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RussellGurule</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WestMesaHS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WestMesaHS</a> <a href="https://t.co/QpQfiT0xUa">pic.twitter.com/QpQfiT0xUa</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2432180' first='Daylen' last='Holt']✝️ (@DaylenHolt1) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaylenHolt1/status/2000234638556750156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nolan Kayser, Mountainair</strong>: Scored 22 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 4 assists in Mountainair's win over Hatch Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anthony Lara, Loving</strong>: The sophomore scored 23 points in Loving's close loss to Lordsburg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dominic Lonjose, Zuni</strong>: Scored 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting and made 4 steals in Zuni's win over Kirtland Central. Scored 14 points to lead a balanced Zuni attack in a win over Navajo Pine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joshua Martinez, Navajo Pine</strong>: Scored 15 points, handed out 7 assists and made 6 steals in Navajo Pine's win over Northwest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2893685' first='Camden' last='Montoya'], Mora</strong>: Scored 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in Mora's win over Thoreau.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2827378' first='Ty'Shawn' last='Nieto'], Zuni</strong>: Scored 16 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in Zuni's win over Kirtland Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Koltyn Nixon, Animas</strong>: Scored 19 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and handed out 5 assists as Animas beat Carrizozo in a close battle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ismael Ontiveros, Hondo Valley</strong>: Scored 21 points in Hondo Valley's win over Animas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Victor Oaxaca, Gateway Christian</strong>: Scored 17 points to lead the Warriors to a win over Capitan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mumin Omer, Del Norte</strong>: Scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds with 4 blocks as Del Norte beat Hope Christian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2961305' first='Corde' last='Peele'], Rio Grande</strong>: Led the Ravens' balanced scoring attack with 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in Rio Grande's win over Valley on Saturday. Earlier, he scored 17 points against Atrisco Heritage.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Deandre Rios, Tohatchi</strong>: Scored 24 points and drained five 3-pointers in Tohatchi's win over Cuba.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mario Rodriguez, Taos</strong>: Scored 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting (4-5 on 3-pointers) and stole the ball 3 times as Taos beat Robertson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jeridan Sam, Wingate</strong>: Scored 21 points in Wingate's loss to Laguna Acoma Monday night. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717253' first='Francois' last='Satchivi'], Del Norte</strong>: Scored 20 points (8-8 FT) to lead Del Norte past Hope Christian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714561' first='George' last='Smith'], Sandia</strong>: Led a balanced Matadors scoring attack with 12 points and 5 rebounds in Sandia's win over Clovis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jonathan Torres, Gateway Christian</strong>: Scored 17 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in Gateway's close loss to To'hajiilee. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kouliebchen Tou, Centennial</strong>: Scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds with 4 assists in the Hawks' close loss to Mayfield in the Joe Armijo Classic at Albuquerque Academy. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marcus Trujillo, Jemez Valley</strong>: Scored 15 points in Jemez Valley's loss to Laguna Acoma on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Homer Walsh, Mayfield</strong>: Scored 15 points in the Trojans' win over Centennial in the championship game of the Joe Armijo Classic at Albuquerque Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717329' first='Mason' last='Wallin'], Logan</strong>: Scored 23 points on 11-of-16 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Logan to a victory over Mesa Vista in a battle of unbeaten teams on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2175824' first='Ben' last='Walton'], Las Cruces</strong>: Scored 18 points as the Bulldawgs beat Organ Mountain in the championship game of the Hub City Tournament in Belen. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2217079' first='Charlie' last='Wills'], Eldorado</strong>: Scored 17 points with 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the Eagles over Chaparral on Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2707018' first='Angelo' last='Zamora'], Penasco</strong>: Scored 20 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to help Penasco beat Crownpoint Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hub City Champs ‼️🏆 <a href="https://t.co/kzcb4xHW5U">pic.twitter.com/kzcb4xHW5U</a></p>&mdash; Cruces Boys' Basketball (@CrucesBB) <a href="https://twitter.com/CrucesBB/status/2000061526934524008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stats from this past weekends tournament. <a href="https://twitter.com/coach_bmase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coach_bmase</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/ZachSettembre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZachSettembre</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/VinceWalker20?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VinceWalker20</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachJamesJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachJamesJ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BROD35?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BROD35</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KennyTripp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KennyTripp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachLuber?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachLuber</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelD34?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MichaelD34</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mike_sotsky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mike_sotsky</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SebastianNoel47?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SebastianNoel47</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/eb_ericb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eb_ericb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/One11Hoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@One11Hoops</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinMoses38?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KevinMoses38</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachEricOlen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachEricOlen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RdotMoore25?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RdotMoore25</a> <a href="https://t.co/0HOyGY41Qa">pic.twitter.com/0HOyGY41Qa</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2026077' first='Elijah' last='Martinez'] (@ElijahMtz2027) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahMtz2027/status/2000380559382774001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highlights from this past weekend at the Moriarty tournament <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/NMMIAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NMMIAthletics</a> <a href="https://t.co/FMJVSeLeun">pic.twitter.com/FMJVSeLeun</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='3187672' first='Ben' last='Parks'] (@BenParks2029) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenParks2029/status/2000585177798516828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->