Midweek Monsters: Top Performers (Feb. 9-11)

We're rapidly approaching the conclusion of the 2025-26 regular season. Soon, the district tournaments will be here and then the much-anticipated state tournament. Here are the Midweek Monsters for Feb. 9-11:   BUZZER BEATER OF THE YEAR? We've seen numerous game-winning shots as time expired this season. Tuesday night, we might have seen the best yet (the half-court heave by Portales to beat Artesia will be hard to beat) as Volcano Vista senior [player_tooltip player_id='2743220' first='Finley' last='Fitak'] sank a do-or-die 3-pointer from the corner off an inbounds pass from the baseline to lift the Hawks over District 5A-1 rival Rio Rancho, 61-59. Volcano Vista had sole possession of first place in the district entering Thursday night's action. Here's the video of Fitak's dramatic game-winning shot:   <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">It's almost time for March <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_NMAA</a> <a href="https://t.co/JdSSobKqvo">pic.twitter.com/JdSSobKqvo</a>— Sebastian Noel (@SebastianNoel47) <a href="https://twitter.com/SebastianNoel47/status/2021731553848803512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2026</a></blockquote>   TOP PERFORMERS   [player_tooltip player_id='1326930' first='Remy' last='Albrecht'], Cleveland: Scored 25 points and made a game-clinching steal in the final seconds as the Stormed edged Farmington in the Four Corners on Tuesday night.     Xavier Armijo, Springer: Scored 23 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, handed out 7 assists and made 10 steals in Springer's win over NMSOD.   [player_tooltip player_id='1846065' first='Charlie' last='Campbell'], Artesia: Scored 21 points to help defending Class 4A state champion Artesia (18-5) beat Lovington.   Josiah Clay, Hobbs: Scored 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in Hobbs' home win over Roswell.   Tyler Colburn, NMMI: Scored 11 points and drilled three 3-pointers in the 1st quarter as NMMI built an early double-digit lead and cruised to a home win over Dexter.   [player_tooltip player_id='2832949' first='Pierce' last='Culpepper'], Portales: Scored 25 points with three 3-pointers and grabbed 17 rebounds for an impressive double-double in Portales' win over Goddard. Monday, he scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the rams' win over Moriarty.     [player_tooltip player_id='2822061' first='Payton' last='Fuller'], La Cueva: Led the Bears with 13 points and 4 steals in a victory over rival Eldorado.   Eluciano Gonzales, Tularosa: Led the Wildcats with 21 points in their win over Ruidoso. Tularosa is 20-3.   Zander Griego, Farmington: Scored 14 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in Farmington's close loss to Cleveland.   [player_tooltip player_id='2714599' first='Izon' last='Guck'], Cobre: Scored a team-high 24 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, dished out 4 assists and made 5 steals in Cobre's win over Hatch Valley. Cobre improved to 19-3.     Rondy Henio, Pine Hill: Scored 19 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and made 3 steals in Pine Hill's win over Tse'Yi'Gai.   [player_tooltip player_id='1717295' first='Joshua' last='Keeto'], Gallup: Scored 16 points with four 3-pointers to lead Gallup to a win over Miyamura.     [player_tooltip player_id='2980447' first='Malachi' last='Knox'], Sandia: Scored 30 points on 14-of-22 shooting, grabbed 6 rebounds and blocked 2 shots as Sandia pummeled Capital on Wednesday night.     Dominic Lonjose, Zuni: Scored 27 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, dished out 4 assists and made 4 steals in Zuni's win over Wingate.   [player_tooltip player_id='2216708' first='Michael' last='Marr'], Robertson: Scored 23 points and made 4 steals in the Cardinals' hard-fought win over crosstown rival West Las Vegas.     Nate McCoy, St. Michael's: Scored a team-high 14 points. eight in the fourth quarter to key a game-ending 13-2 run in St. Michael's win over Santa Fe Indian.   [player_tooltip player_id='2887500' first='Aiden' last='Mestas'], Portales: Scored a team-high 13 points as the Rams beat Moriarty.      [player_tooltip player_id='2695197' first='Mikey' last='Mora'], ATATC: Scored 20 points to lead ATATC to a win over Santa Fe Prep.   DeShawn Nieto, Mountainair: Scored 17 points in the Mustangs' loss to Alamo Navajo.   Ismael Ontiveros, Hondo Valley: Scored 20 points with four 3-pointers, grabbed 5 rebounds, handed out 6 assists and made 5 steals in Hondo Valley's win over Vaughn. Monday, he scored 20 points in a loss to Elida.   [player_tooltip player_id='2694559' first='DeAndre' last='Rios'], Tohatchi: Scored a team-high 15 points, connecting on four 3-pointers, with 5 assists and 7 steals in Tohatchi's convincing win over Crownpoint.   [player_tooltip player_id='2839492' first='Pablo' last='Romero'], Springer: The long-range ace did it again by scoring 31 points, including EIGHT 3-pointers, and grabbing 10 rebounds for an impressive double-double in Springer's win over NMSOD.   Nico Sanchez, Highland: The Hornets continued to play well as Sanchez scored a team-high 19 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, dished out 8 assists and made 6 steals in their road win at Belen.   Anthony Sandoval, Navajo Pine: Scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Navajo Pine to a close win over Ramah.      [player_tooltip player_id='2697813' first='Tyler' last='Todorovic'], NMSOD: Scored 29 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in the New School for the Deaf's loss to Springer.   Kouliebchen Tou, Centennial: Scored a game-high 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds with 5 assists for an impressive double-double as the Hawks beat crosstown rival Mayfield.   [player_tooltip player_id='2833990' first='Alex' last='Twins'], NACAECA: Scored 23 points to lead the Eagles to a win over Legacy Academy.   [player_tooltip player_id='1717329' first='Mason' last='Wallin'], Logan: Scored 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting and grabbed 5 rebounds in Logan's road win over Grady. [player_tooltip player_id='1717249' first='Hayden' last='Bruhn'] added 18 points and 12 rebounds with 5 steals.     [player_tooltip player_id='2217079' first='Charlie' last='Wills'], Eldorado: Scored 21 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the Eagles's loss to rival La Cueva.   [player_tooltip player_id='2309741' first='Josiah' last='Wilson'], Bosque: Scored 25 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and made 5 steals to spark Bosque to a key district win over Cottonwood Classical.     Jaiden Yazzie, Dulce: Scored 15 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in a loss to Rehoboth Christian.            <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Great atmosphere last night vs no 5 Cueva. Thank you! Up 6 at the half but didn't defend as well in 2nd half, lost 51-44. Another opportunity on Friday. Finished with 21p (8-12fg), 3a, 3r, 2s. 17.8ppg in District. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoEldo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoEldo</a> <a href="https://t.co/DvUBpuc66x">pic.twitter.com/DvUBpuc66x</a>— [player_tooltip player_id='2217079' first='Charlie' last='Wills'] (@CharlieWills208) <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlieWills208/status/2021986871728124294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2026</a></blockquote>   <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Cobre Boys improve to 18-3 with a win at Hatch. <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/_NMAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_NMAA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesDYodice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamesDYodice</a> <a href="https://t.co/ptGnpZrXdx">pic.twitter.com/ptGnpZrXdx</a>— CobreSports (@CobreSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/CobreSports/status/2021440610411180087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2026</a></blockquote>   <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://t.co/PI80QEClaw">pic.twitter.com/PI80QEClaw</a>— Centennial Hawks Boys Basketball (@HawkBoysBBall) <a href="https://twitter.com/HawkBoysBBall/status/2021444565060685988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2026</a></blockquote>

We're rapidly approaching the conclusion of the 2025-26 regular season. Soon, the district tournaments will be here and then the much-anticipated state tournament. Here are the Midweek Monsters for Feb. 9-11: