Midweek Monsters: Top Performers (Jan. 6-8)

The action was furious as numerous weekend tournaments got underway earlier this week, including the 16-team Albuquerque Metro Tournament, which started Tuesday night and continued Wednesday with quarterfinal action. Here are some of the top performers:   [player_tooltip player_id='1326930' first='Remy' last='Albrecht'], Cleveland: Scored 33 points as the Storm beat Highland Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the ABQ Metro Tourney. Tuesday, he scored 31 points in Cleveland's easy win over Hope Christian.       Jacoby Apachito, Tularosa: Led the Wildcats with 19 points in a close win over Hot Springs Tuesday night.   Chase Atkinson, Oak Grove Classical: Scored a staggering 46 points in Oak Grove's win over ATATC.   [player_tooltip player_id='2085694' first='Drew' last='Bramlett'], La Cueva: Scored 20 points with 3 assists in La Cueva's win over Hobbs in the 1st round of the ABQ Metro Tournament. Wednesday, he scored a team-high 13 points in a hard-fought loss to Rio Rancho in the quarterfinals.     [player_tooltip player_id='2714567' first='Isaiah' last='Brown'], Sandia: Brown and the rest of Sandia's 3-point shooters brought their ‘A' game to Wednesday's ABQ Metro Tournament quarterfinals game win over Cibola. Brown scored 19 points and drained four of Sandia's 18 3-pointers in the victory.   [player_tooltip player_id='2839414' first='Dashon' last='Bynum'], Rio Rancho: Scored 15 points and hit a pair of crucial 3-pointers in the second half as Rio Rancho beat La Cueva in the quarterfinals of the ABQ Metro Tourney on Wednesday. His second triple snapped a 46-46 tie and sparked a 10-1 Rams run       [player_tooltip player_id='2833709' first='Dontrey' last='Callado'], Santa Fe Indian: Scored 19 points as the Braves routed Cuba Thursday in the opening round of the Jason Abeyta Memorial Tourney at SFIS.   Dwight Calvin, Gallup: Led FIVE Bengal scorers in double figures with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in Gallup's win over Bernalillo. He was supported by Jeremias Cleveland, who had 15 points and 17 rebounds.   Chris Cyphery, Albuquerque High: Scored 22 points and hit four 3-pointers as the Bulldogs beat Del Norte in a ABQ Metro Tourney 1st round game on Tuesday.   [player_tooltip player_id='2300009' first='Jacob' last='Dawes'], Sandia: Scored 17 points and hit four 3-pointers with 6 rebounds in Sandia's win over Cibola Wednesday night.      Kelton Edison, Gallup: Scored 13 points and grabbed 6 rebounds with 3 steals in Gallup's win over Thoreau.   Bodey Fraze, Elida: Scored 15 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in Elida's win over Tatum Tuesday night.   Zander Griego, Farmington: Scored 13 points and grabbed 9 rebounds with 3 steals in the Scorpions' win over Grants Tuesday night.   [player_tooltip player_id='2714559' first='Jaedyn' last='Hernandez'], Alamogordo: Led the Tigers with 18 points in their win over Deming Tuesday night.   [player_tooltip player_id='1698809' first='Lavodrick' last='Hogues'], Sandia: Scored 18 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, handed out 4 assists and made 4 steals in Sandia's win over Valley Tuesday night. Wednesday, he scored a team-high 21 points and hit five 3-pointers in a quarterfinals win over Cibola.   Cameron Holguin, Tularosa: Led the Wildcats with 15 points in a first round loss to Navajo Prep at the Jason Abeyta Memorial Tournament.   Tracen Huntsmen, Centennial: Scored 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting with four 3-pointers in Centennial's win over Valencia Tuesday night.   Lucas Kalishman, Bosque: Scored 20 points with 4 3-pointers in Bosque's win over Ruidoso in their first game at the St. Michael's Shootout Round Robin in Santa Fe.   [player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas'], Highland: Scored 18 points and connected on four 3-pointers with 4 assists in Highland's win over Eldorado in the first round of the ABQ Metro Tourney.   Kale Loretto, Santa Fe Indian: Hit 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch to seal the Braves' win over Sandia Prep Thursday at the Jason Abeyta Memorial Tourney.   [player_tooltip player_id='2111977' first='David' last='Lunn'], Volcano Vista: Led the Hawks with 13 points as they beat Albuquerque High in the quarterfinals of the ABQ Metro Tourney. Tuesday, he scored 21 points with 4 steals and 5 assists and was 10-of-10 from the field as the Hawks trounced Rio Grande in a first-round game.   Daniel Marrufo, Chaparral: Scored 17 points and grabbed 7 rebounds with 4 blocks in a close loss to Gadsden Wednesday night.   [player_tooltip player_id='2026077' first='Elijah' last='Martinez'], Cibola: Led the Cougars with 27 points as they held off Atrisco Heritage in a hard-fought battle in the first round of the ABQ Metro Tourney.   [player_tooltip player_id='2306016' first='Rashaud' last='Morris'], Atrisco Heritage: Scored 23 points (7-7 FT) in Atrisco's close loss to Cibola in the 1st round of the ABQ Metro Tourney. Wednesday, he scored 27 points in Atrisco's win over Valley in a consolation game.   Joaquin Nez, Shiprock: Scored 19 points to spark Shiprock to a come-from-behind victory at Bayfield (CO).   Fedi Nunez, Highland: Scored 17 points and handed out 4 assists in Highland's win over Eldorado in the 1st round of the ABQ Metro Tourney.   Nathaniel Peete, Organ Mountain: Scored 20 points and made 4 steals in Organ Mountain's road win over Los Lunas.   Pacen Phillips, NMMI: Scored the game-winning basket as time expired to give the Colts a thrilling 44-42 win over Eunice Thursday night (See Video of the game-winner below).   Nico Sanchez, Highland: Scored 26 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and handed out 9 assists in Highland's hard-fought loss to Cleveland Wednesday night in a quarterfinals matchup of the ABQ Metro Tourney.      [player_tooltip player_id='1717253' first='Francois' last='Satchivi'], Del Norte: Scored 15 points (three 3-pointers) in Del Norte's win over Rio Grande Wednesday in a consolation game of the ABQ Metro Tournament.   [player_tooltip player_id='2300000' first='Bryant' last='Scales'], Legacy Academy: Scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Legacy's win over Santa Fe Prep in a first round matchup of the Jason Abeyta Memorial Tournament at SFIS.     [player_tooltip player_id='2833935' first='Marcos' last='Sisneros'], Mountainair: Scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double in Mountainair's win over Navajo Pine in the 1st round of the Bean Valley Tournament. Added 3 assists and 4 steals.     Kaanan Stephens, Magdalena: Just a sophomore, he scored 17 points and grabbed 7 rebounds with 4 steals in the Steers' win over Ramah.   Deshawn Sweet, Rio Rancho: Led the Rams with 17 points as they routed West Mesa in the first round of the ABQ Metro Tourney.   [player_tooltip player_id='2697813' first='Tyler' last='Todorovic'], NMSOD: Scored 17 points and blocked 4 shots in a loss to Des Moines.   Kouliebchen Tou, Centennial: Scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in Centennial's win over Valencia on Tuesday night.   [player_tooltip player_id='1717327' first='Braylon' last='Vega'], Artesia: Led the Bulldogs with 14 points in an Eddy County War win over Carlsbad Tuesday night.   [player_tooltip player_id='2085714' first='Ajay' last='Vigil'], Cleveland: Scored 17 points in the Storm's win over Highland Wednesday in the ABQ Metro Tournament.      [player_tooltip player_id='1717329' first='Mason' last='Wallin'], Logan: Scored 24 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in Logan's lopsided win over Dora in the first round of the EPAC Tournament.         Matthew Whithair, Wingate: Scored 19 points in Wingate's win over Cuba Tuesday night.   [player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'], Bosque: Scored 18 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and made 7 steals in Bosque's win over Ruidoso at the St. Michael's Shootout in Santa Fe.        <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Last night's buzzer beater by junior Pacen Phillips to give the Colts a 44-42 win over Eunice High School 🚨🚨 NMMI will take on Hobbs JV this afternoon at 3:45 p.m. in the semifinal of the 7th Annual Panther Invitational in Jal, NM. <a href="https://t.co/iTfUHnj01j">pic.twitter.com/iTfUHnj01j</a>— NMMI Athletics (@NMMIAthletics) <a href="https://twitter.com/NMMIAthletics/status/2009714563198194158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2026</a></blockquote>   <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">In the Game Highlights presented by @santafehousingtrust ! @chsjags_boysbasketball work the blocks in the 2ndt! 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The action was furious as numerous weekend tournaments got underway earlier this week, including the 16-team Albuquerque Metro Tournament, which started Tuesday night and continued Wednesday with quarterfinal action. Here are some of the top performers: