Weekend Warriors: Top Performers (Jan. 16-17)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This past weekend was filled with plenty of fast and furious high school basketball action. Here are the Weekend Warriors for Jan. 16-17.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2834030' first='Santiago' last='Aranda'], Piedra Vista</strong>: Scored 24 points and made three 3-pointers with 3 steals in Piedra Vista's win over Miyamura. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chase Atkinson, Oak Grove Classical</strong>: Scored 24 points to lead Oak Grove to a narrow win over Hozho Academy on Friday. Saturday, he scored 22 points as Oak Grove beat To'hajiilee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717249' first='Hayden' last='Bruhn'], Logan</strong>: Scored a team-high 26 points with three 3-pointers, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out 4 assists in Logan's win over Alamo Navajo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1846065' first='Charlie' last='Campbell'], Artesia</strong>: Scored 22 points, including the 1,000 point of his distinguished career, to lead Artesia over St. Pius X in the semifinals of the Hope Christian tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833741' first='CJ' last='Granados'], Dexter</strong>: Scored 27 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, handed out 6 assists and made 4 steals as Dexter beat Hagerman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714614' first='Urijah' last='Griego'], Questa</strong>: Scored 27 points and dished out 8 assists in Questa's win over Clayton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714599' first='Izon' last='Guck'], Cobre</strong>: Scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for an impressive double-double as the Indian beat Dexter on Saturday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693613' first='Zavin' last='Guck'], Cobre</strong>: Scored 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting and grabbed 15 points for an impressive double-double in Cobre's win over NMMI at the Dexter Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2695192' first='Zephaniah' last='Guerro'], Alamo Navajo</strong>: Scored 23 points (three 3-pointers) and grabbed 9 rebounds in Alamo Navajo's win over Reserve.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714559' first='Jaedyn' last='Hernandez'], Alamogordo</strong>: Scored 21 points to lead the Tigers past Clovis on Friday. He scored 23 points on Saturday as Alamogordo beat Portales.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas'], Highland</strong>: Led a balanced scoring attack with 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds as Highland beat West Mesa.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216708' first='Michael' last='Marr'], Robertson</strong>: Scored 35 points on 12-of-18 shooting with 4 steals to lead Robertson past Sandia Prep. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2887500' first='Aiden' last='Mestas'], Portales</strong>: Scored a team-high 19 points to lead the Rans over Valley. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216957' first='Vicente' last='Ortiz'], East Mountain</strong>: Scored 20 points to lead the Timberwolves, the last unbeaten team in NM, over Santa Fe Prep. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717248' first='Joziah' last='Salazar'], Pojoaque Valley</strong>: Scored 17 pointers to lead the Elks to a convincing win over Capital.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714561' first='George' last='Smith'], Sandia</strong>: Scored a team-high 16 points with 5 assists and 3 steals in Sandia's win over Albuquerque Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717327' first='Braylon' last='Vega'], Artesia</strong>: Scored 21 points in Artesia's win over St. Pius X in the semifinals of the Hope Christian Tournament. Saturday, he scored a team-high 25 points as the Bulldogs won the championship game over Hope Christian. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'], Bosque</strong>: Scored 19 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, handed out 5 assists and made 5 steals in Bosque's win over Socorro.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to your 2026 Hope Christian Tournament champions, the Artesia Bulldogs! <a href="https://t.co/xm7IIDWpiD">pic.twitter.com/xm7IIDWpiD</a></p>&mdash; 🏀 Brienne Green 🐾 (@ArtesiaSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArtesiaSports/status/2012738934389051487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">59-50 win vs sandia prep<br>35pts new career high <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nmpreps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nmpreps</a> <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://t.co/xlMYxzLYek">pic.twitter.com/xlMYxzLYek</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='2216708' first='Michael' last='Marr'] (@michaelmarr1223) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelmarr1223/status/2012703421405733206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cobre Boys win the Dexter tournament and improve to 11-3. [player_tooltip player_id='2714599' first='Izon' last='Guck'] &amp; Ethan Castillo make all tournament team. [player_tooltip player_id='2693613' first='Zavin' last='Guck'] named tournament MVP. <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_NMAA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nmpreps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nmpreps</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsNM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoopsNM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesDYodice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamesDYodice</a> <a href="https://t.co/Zz88nUDtRA">pic.twitter.com/Zz88nUDtRA</a></p>&mdash; CobreSports (@CobreSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/CobreSports/status/2012913409315025159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mid season check! Getting ready for district 0-0! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sophmore2028?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sophmore2028</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/allforpapa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#allforpapa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SebastianNoel47?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SebastianNoel47</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamDiehl15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AdamDiehl15</a> <a href="https://t.co/OqI9GhJ3Mr">pic.twitter.com/OqI9GhJ3Mr</a></p>&mdash; Isaiah brown (@zay32brown) <a href="https://twitter.com/zay32brown/status/2013441465435685186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Last Thursday, our very own [player_tooltip player_id='1326930' first='Remy' last='Albrecht'] joined the 2,000 points club! We ask that you all please join us in honoring him at our first district home game tomorrow night against Cibola High School!<a href="https://twitter.com/coachzcole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachzcole</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RRPSAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RRPSAthletics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesDYodice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamesDYodice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsprimo2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sportsprimo2</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/nmpreps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nmpreps</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://t.co/H1wCOWjzEr">pic.twitter.com/H1wCOWjzEr</a></p>&mdash; Cleveland Storm Basketball⚡️ (@cleveland_bball) <a href="https://twitter.com/cleveland_bball/status/2013393298283733488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Final: East Mountain 58, Santa Fe Prep 34.<br><br>Timberwolves improve to 16-0. <a href="https://t.co/ryreEjRcRS">pic.twitter.com/ryreEjRcRS</a></p>&mdash; Prep Hoops New Mexico (@PrepHoops_NM) <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM/status/2012648519794823610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->