Midweek Monsters: Top Performers (Jan. 13-15)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Many teams are closing out their non-district schedules this week. Others have already started. Here are some of the top performers for Jan. 13-15:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2834030' first='Santiago' last='Aranda'], Piedra Vista</strong>: Led a balanced Panthers scoring attack with 14 points in their win over Kirtland Central on Wednesday. Added 3 assists and 4 steals. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RJ Atencio, Escalante</strong>: Scored 28 points as Escalante routed Tse'Yi'Gai on Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Damien Baeza, Escalante</strong>: Scored a team-high 13 points and drained three 3-pointers in Escalante's win over Socorro Tuesday. Four Lobos scorers finished in double figures.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Koby Banister, Floyd</strong>: Scored 12 points and hit three 3-pointers in Floyd's loss to Eliday Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694526' first='Hunter' last='Butler'], La Cueva</strong>: Scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds with 3 blocks in La Cueva's hard-fought loss to Cleveland on Thursday night. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1846065' first='Charlie' last='Campbell'], Artesia</strong>: Scored 30 points in the Bulldogs' first round win over Taos at the Hope Christian Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Myka Candeleria, Tohatchi</strong>: Scored 18 points and grabbed 18 rebounds with 4 assists for an impressive double-double in Tohatchi's win over Thoreau.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tobias Ciccarello, Navajo Pine</strong>: Scored a team-high 13 points to lead a balanced attack as the Warriors edged Northwest</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706546' first='Elijah' last='Cooks'], Bloomfield</strong>: Led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points in the Bobcat's win over West Las Vegas on Thursday at the Hope Christian Tournament. Marcus Garcia added 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2832949' first='Pierce' last='Culpepper'], Portales</strong>: The 6-foot-7, 200-pound junior scored 26 points on 11-of-12 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds for an impressive double-double in the Rams' win over Texico.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2402350' first='Kayden' last='Decker'], Rio Rancho</strong>: Scored 17 points (9-9 FT) and made 4 steals in Rio Rancho's win over St. Michael's on Tuesday. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kelton Edison, Gallup</strong>: Scored 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting in Gallup's win over Belen Thursday. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216707' first='Nathan' last='Gonzales'], Robertson</strong>: Scored 32 points in Robertson's win over Manzano on Thursday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>River Kasero, Tularosa</strong>: Scored 13 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in Tularosa's lopsided win over Hatch Valley Thursday. He shared team scoring honors with junior Eluciano Gonzalez.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717295' first='Joshua' last='Keeto'], Gallup</strong>: Scored 13 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 8 assists in Gallup's close win over Belen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dominic Lonjose, Zuni</strong>: Scored 21 points and grabbed 9 rebounds &nbsp;in Zuni's loss to Tohatchi.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216708' first='Michael' last='Marr'], Robertson</strong>: Scored 22 points (10-12 FT) and handed out 4 assists in Robert's narrow win over Bosque on Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2402829' first='Jerry' last='Moody'], Highland</strong>: &nbsp;Scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Highland's win over Cibola on Wednesday. The Hornets rallied from a 14-point late second quarter deficit. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fedi Nunez, Highland</strong>: Scored a team-high 16 points and led four Hornet scorers in double figures in Highland's lopsided win over Bernalillo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717301' first='Jared' last='Porter'], Valencia</strong>: Scored 29 points in the Jaguars' win over Capital Tuesday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Deandre Rios, Tohatchi</strong>: Scored 24 points and hit SIX 3-pointers with four assists and three steals in Tohatchi's close win over Zuni.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717248' first='Joziah' last='Salazar'], Pojoaque Valley</strong>: Scored 19 points and made three 3-pointers in the Elks' win over Miyamura.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nico Sanchez, Highland</strong>: Scored 23 points (three 3-pointers) and grabbed 7 rebounds in Highland's victory over Cibola Wednesday night. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Andres Sena, West Las Vegas</strong>: Scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds with 3 steals in WLV's win over Moriarty.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ky Stephens, Magdalena</strong>: Scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Magdalena to a convincing win over Capitan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Saige Westmoreland, Thoreau</strong>: Scored 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in Thoreau's close win over Wingate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'], Bosque</strong>: Scored 15 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and handed out 4 assists in Bosque's close loss to Robertson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In the Game Highlights presented by @santafehousingtrust <a href="https://twitter.com/Pojoaque?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pojoaque</a>.elks with the Tre! Elks up 31-26 in the 3rd qtr! <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/WbLJmD2303">pic.twitter.com/WbLJmD2303</a></p>&mdash; Sports Primo (@sportsprimo2) <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsprimo2/status/2011995554331435125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to the newest member of the 1,000 Point Club: [player_tooltip player_id='1846065' first='Charlie' last='Campbell']! Campbell joins [player_tooltip player_id='1717327' first='Braylon' last='Vega'] as the second Bulldog this season to surpass the impressive career mark. <a href="https://t.co/Qxk3lth7Nu">pic.twitter.com/Qxk3lth7Nu</a></p>&mdash; 🏀 Brienne Green 🐾 (@ArtesiaSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArtesiaSports/status/2012331908085260567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">good win against bosque. made 2 clutch free throws at the end to put us up by 4 <br>22 pts 4 assists 2 steals <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachSettembre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZachSettembre</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jordanstrom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jordanstrom</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CarrJMichael?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CarrJMichael</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://t.co/T3osRRY0Jw">pic.twitter.com/T3osRRY0Jw</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2216708' first='Michael' last='Marr'] (@michaelmarr1223) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelmarr1223/status/2011835824078230004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->