Weekend Warriors: Top Performers (Jan. 9-12)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some of the top performers from a weekend (Jan. 9-12) packed with exciting action:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1326930' first='Remy' last='Albrecht'], Cleveland</strong>: Scored 28 points, including consecutive 3-pointers early in the third quarter, and led a stellar defensive effort in Cleveland's win over Volcano Vista in the Albuquerque Metro Tournament championship game. The Storm won four games in five games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayden Apodaca, ATATC</strong>: Scored 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting to lead four ATATC scorers in double figures in a win over NACAECA. Added 9 rebounds and 5 assists.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693652' first='Kaileb' last='Atencio'], Penasco</strong>: Scored 20 points and made four 3-pointers in Penasco's win over McCurdy. Monday, he scored 27 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and made 5 steals in Penasco's win over Estancia. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chase Atkinson, Oak Grove Classical</strong>: Scored 24 points in Oak Grove's close win over To'hajiilee.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Damien Baeza, Escalante</strong>: Scored 21 points to share team high honors and grabbed 11 rebounds as Escalante beat Mesa Vista. Charlie Ferrell also scored 21 points for the Lobos.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717249' first='Hayden' last='Bruhn'], Logan</strong>: Scored 20 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for an impressive double-double in Logan's win over Melrose. Saturday, he scored 30 points on 13-of-16 shooting and grabbed 8 rebounds in Logan's close loss to Texico in the championship game of the EPAC Tournament at Dora. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694524' first='Issak' last='Bustamante'], Floyd</strong>: Scored 13 points and made three 3-pointers in Floyd's win over Dora.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694526' first='Hunter' last='Butler'], La Cueva</strong>: Scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in La Cueva's win over Albuquerque High on Friday. Saturday, he scored 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting&nbsp; and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Bears' win over Highland.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1846065' first='Charlie' last='Campbell'], Artesia</strong>: Scored 20 points in Artesia's win over Taos on Saturday at the North-South Shootout. The Bulldogs went 3-0 in the 3-day tournament at Belen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jacoby Chavez, Gateway Christian</strong>: Scored 13 points to lead Gateway past Midland (TX) Leadership Charter Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694440' first='Nehemiah' last='Chavez'], Penasco</strong>: Scored 21 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and made 4 steals in the Panthers win over Dulce.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706567' first='Zander' last='Ciancio'], Grady</strong>: Scored 19 points (9-12 FT) and grabbed 10 rebounds with 3 steals in Grady's win over Elida.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2839464' first='Javid' last='Cordova'], West Las Vegas</strong>: Scored 20 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in the Dons' close loss to Dexter.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Caden Croy, Grady</strong>: Scored 11 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and made 4 steals in Grady's win over Dora.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2832949' first='Pierce' last='Culpepper'], Portales</strong>: Scored 25 points in the Ram's win over Bosque.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2402350' first='Kayden' last='Decker'], Rio Rancho</strong>: Scored all 17 of his points in the second half in the Rams close loss to Volcano Vista in the semifinals of the Albuquerque Metro Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Radlee Ferguson, Elida</strong>: Scored 21 points, connected on three 3-pointers and grabbed 6 rebounds in Elida's close win over Floyd.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714599' first='Izon' last='Guck'], Cobre</strong>: Scored 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting&nbsp; and grabbed 6 rebounds in a win over Coronado. Older brother <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693613' first='Zavin' last='Guck']</strong> contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tyler Harrison, Kirtland Central</strong>: Scored 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead the Broncos to a convincing win over Newcomb.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714559' first='Jaedyn' last='Hernandez'], Alamogordo</strong>: Scored 18 points as the Tigers improved to 11-3 with Monday's win over Los Lunas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717219' first='Tracen' last='Huntsman'], Centennial</strong>: Scored 23 points in the Hawks' win over Roswell. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694458' first='Bryce' last='Johnson'], Manzano</strong>: Scored 15 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in the Monarchs' loss to Albuquerque Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>River Kasero, Tularosa</strong>: Led the Wildcats with 14 points in their win over Santa Fe Prep at the Jason Abeyta Memorial Tournament at SFIS.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas'], Highland</strong>: Scored a team-high 21 points to lead FIVE Hornet scorers in double figures in a win over Cibola. Also grabbed 5 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2111977' first='David' last='Lunn'], Volcano Vista</strong>: Drove to the basket and scored on a dunk with four seconds left and finished with 25 points (19 in the second half) as Volcano Vista knocked Rio Rancho from the unbeaten ranks with a 68-66 victory Friday in the semifinals of the Albuquerque Metro Tournament. Saturday, he scored 28 points against Cleveland in the tournament championship game. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216708' first='Michael' last='Marr'], Robertson</strong>: Scored 26 points, draining four 3-pointers, handed out 10 assists and made 6 steals in the Cardinals' convincing road win over Raton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Iosefo Mauga, Navajo Prep</strong>: Hit a last-second do-or-die 3-pointer from the right wing as the Braves stunned Santa Fe Indian School, 61-59, in the championship game of the Jason Abeyta Memorial Tournament at SFIS. Navajo Prep rallied from a 57-50 deficit with 2:39 left, outscoring SFIS, 11-2, down the stretch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2827261' first='Dillan' last='McCoy'], St. Michael's</strong>: Scored 21 points to lead the Horsemen over Bosque on the final day of the round robin St. Michael's Shootout in Santa Fe.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706570' first='Cobre' last='Mexicano'], Alamo Navajo</strong>: Scored 26 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, handed out 6 assists and made 5 steals in a win over To'hajiilee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Paxton Morris, Bloomfield</strong>: Scored 18 points and hit three 3-pointers to lead four Bobcat scorers in double figures in their win over Zuni. Added 5 rebounds and 5 steals.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2306016' first='Rashaud' last='Morris'], Atrisco Heritage</strong>: Scored 30 points with four 3-pointers and made 4 steals in a win over Hope Christian. Saturday, he scored 27 points with 3 assists and 3 steals in the Jaguars' win over Del Norte.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>JoJo Perez, Lovington</strong>: Scored 25 points with 6 rebounds and 7 steals in Lovington's loss to Taos.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Manny Perez, Lovington</strong>: Scored 19 points, hit five 3-pointers and grabbed 6 rebounds in the Wildcats' loss to Valencia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717248' first='Joziah' last='Salazar'], Pojoaque Valley</strong>: Scored 18 points and hit three 3-pointers with 5 rebounds and 7 steals in a win over Shiprock. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717253' first='Francois' last='Satchivi'], Del Norte</strong>: Scored 27 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead Del Norte over Hobbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300000' first='Bryant' last='Scales'], Legacy Academy</strong>: Scored 23 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in Legacy's close loss Sandia Prep.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Deon Session, Atrisco Heritage</strong>: Scored 21 points and made 3 steals in Atrisco's close win over Del Norte.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714561' first='George' last='Smith'], Sandia</strong>: Scored a team-high 16 points to lead a balanced scoring attack in Sandia's loss to Rio Rancho in the 3^rd place game at the Albuquerque Metro Tournament.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kouliebchen Tou, Centennial</strong>: Scored a team-high 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for an impressive double-double in the Hawks' win over Roswell.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706593' first='Chad' last='Tsosie'], Navajo Pine</strong>: Scored a team-high 16 points to lead a balanced attack in Navajo Pine's win over Tse'Yi'Gai.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2894586' first='Jordan' last='Valadez'], Valley</strong>: The freshman scored 17 points in a close loss to Rio Grande. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2085714' first='Ajay' last='Vigil'], Cleveland</strong>: Scored a team-high 21 points in the Storm's win over Sandia in the semifinals of the Albuquerque Metro Tournament. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'], Bosque</strong>: Scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a loss to St. Michael's.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ladies and gentlemen,<br>Your 2026 Metro Champions, the Cleveland Storm!!🩵⚡️<a href="https://twitter.com/coachzcole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachzcole</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RRPS_Athletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RRPS_Athletics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsprimo2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sportsprimo2</a> <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://t.co/LWGPtz3sqa">pic.twitter.com/LWGPtz3sqa</a></p>&mdash; Cleveland Storm Basketball⚡️ (@cleveland_bball) <a href="https://twitter.com/cleveland_bball/status/2010175941746803034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We got a win today over Valley. I finished with 9 points 6 rebounds 5 assists and 5 steals! Here's a few highlights; let's keep working. <a href="https://twitter.com/coachishloya?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachishloya</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KJ_Ford4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KJ_Ford4</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_JNunez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_JNunez</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDSteen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachDSteen</a> <a href="https://t.co/smI8qwUhEs">pic.twitter.com/smI8qwUhEs</a></p>&mdash; Cordé Peele (@CordeMarion6) <a href="https://twitter.com/CordeMarion6/status/2010129330777796669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">25 points against Valencia <a href="https://t.co/aBXEaV53TY">pic.twitter.com/aBXEaV53TY</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1717219' first='Tracen' last='Huntsman'] (@TracenDH30) <a href="https://twitter.com/TracenDH30/status/2009843107542773823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->