Weekend Warriors: Top Performers (Jan. 29-31)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The calendar has turned to February, meaning we're steadily getting closer to the 2026 state tournament. Here are some of the top performers from this past weekend (Jan. 29-31):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2887489' first='Jacoby' last='Bamforth'], Portales</strong>: Scored 25 points on 8-of-10 shooting, connecting on EIGHT 3-pointers, in the Rams' win over Goddard. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alexavier Beaver, Pine Hill</strong>: Scored 20 points to lead the Warriors to a victory over To'hajiilee. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2833906' first='Brody' last='Brazil'], Mountainair</strong>: Led a balanced Mustangs scoring attack with 18 points in a lopsided win over Carrizozo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714567' first='Isaiah' last='Brown'], Sandia</strong>: Scored 17 points with five 3-pointers, 4 rebounds and 8 assists in the Matadors' win over Eldorado.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717249' first='Hayden' last='Bruhn'], Logan</strong>: Scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in Logan's 59-55 district showdown win over Fort Sumner/House on Saturday. Combined with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717329' first='Mason' last='Wallin']</strong> (19 pts, 15 reb.) for 39 points and 25 rebounds. Logan is 19-2. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayson Bruner, Gallup</strong>: Scored 26 points, nearly half his team's total, and grabbed 16 rebounds for an impressive double-double in Gallup's win over Shiprock.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694526' first='Hunter' last='Butler'], La Cueva</strong>: Tapped home an inbounds lob pass from the baseline as time expired to lift La Cueva to a close road win at Sanat Fe.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2694557' first='Jordan' last='Calladitto'], Thoreau</strong>: Scored 25 points with four 3-pointers and 8 steals in Thoreau's win over Zuni. Elyjiah Becenti contributed 22 points and 5 steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1846065' first='Charlie' last='Campbell'], Artesia</strong>: Scored 23 points in Artesia's convincing win over Lovington in the district opener for the Bulldogs. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2553912' first='Treavon' last='Carter'], Highland</strong>: Scored 13 points and drained all three of his 3-point attempts in Highland's 51-37 road win over Albuquerque High on Saturday. Tied for the team high in scoring with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas']</strong>, who added 8 rebounds and 4 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2839464' first='Javid' last='Cordova'], West Las Vegas</strong>: Scored 21 points with 3 assists and 3 steals in WLV's win over Santa Fe Prep. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Isaiah Dan, Kirtland Central</strong>: Scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds with 3 steals in the Broncos' win over Aztec. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayden Dailey, Laguna Acoma</strong>: Scored team-high 18 points with four 3-pointers and 7 assists in Laguna Acoma's win over Navajo Pine. <strong>Keyon Kie</strong> added 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 steals. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jeremiah Eisenga, Zuni</strong>: Scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Zuni's close loss to Thoreau. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Titus Etsitty, Pine Hill</strong>: Scored 19 points to lead Pine Hill to a win over Northwest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zefferino Flores, Wingate</strong>: Led four scorers in double figures with 22 points as Wingate trampled Newcomb. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717217' first='Sataurus' last='Griego'], Farmington</strong>: Scored 16 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in Farmington's close road loss to Cibola Friday night. Brother <strong>Zander Griego</strong> added 16 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2714599' first='Izon' last='Guck'], Cobre</strong>: Scored a team-high 28 points in Cobre's 67-57 road win over Ruidoso on Saturday. Combined with brother <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693613' first='Zavin' last='Guck']</strong> (22 points) for 50 points on 17-of-26 shooting, 11 rebounds,7 assists and 7 steals. Thursday, the Guck brothers combined for 54 points, 28 rebounds and 8 steals in the Indians' impressive road win at Tularosa. Cobre is 16-3 and appears headed to a high seed for the Class 3A state tournament. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1698809' first='Lavodrick' last='Hogues'], Sandia</strong>: Scored a team-high 21 points with five 3-pointers as the Matadors beat Eldorado on Thursday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717219' first='Tracen' last='Huntsman'], Centennial</strong>: Scored a team high 17 points and grabbed 5 rebounds as Centennial won its ninth straight game with a road win at crosstown rival Organ Mountain Friday night. <strong>Kouliebchen Tou</strong> added 15 points and grabbed 8 rebounds with 4 assists for the Hawks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>River Kasero, Tularosa</strong>: Scored 22 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and made 4 steals as Tularosa bounced back from Thursday night's loss to Cobre with a win over Socorro.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693635' first='Juan' last='Limas'], Highland</strong>: Scored 27 points and grabbed 6 rebounds as Highland began a busy weekend with a win over Valencia. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2827261' first='Dillan' last='McCoy'], St. Michael's</strong>: Scored a team-high 16 points as St. Michael's extended its winning streak to six games with a win over rival Robertson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2827470' first='Emmitt' last='McDaniel'], Organ Mountain</strong>: Scored game-high 22 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 5 assists in Organ Mountain's loss to Centennial. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aaron Marizcal, Tatum</strong>: Named Tatum's Player of the Game in their win over Loving. Earlier, he was named Tatum's Player of the Game following the win over Hagerman on Thursday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1534007' first='Serafin' last='Mendez'], Pojoaque Valley</strong>: Scored 29 points on 11-of-13 shooting (5-of-5 on 3-point attempts), grabbed 10 rebounds and made 5 steals in the Elks' win Saturday over Moriarty. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ismael Ontiveras, Hondo Valley</strong>: Scored 33 points as Hondo Valley hit a late 3-pointer to edge Santa Fe Prep. <strong>Jon Herrera</strong> added 22 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nathan Padilla, Del Norte</strong>: Scored 14 points and connected on four 3-pointers as the Knights beat Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2394866' first='Donevan' last='Ricker'], St. Michael's</strong>: Scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Horsemen's impressive win over Robertson Thursday night</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nico Sanchez, Highland: </strong>Scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and made 5 steals on defense as the Hornets beat Valencia on Friday night. &nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717253' first='Francois' last='Satchivi'], Del Norte</strong>: The Knights stayed hot with their fourth straight win and improved to 3-0 in the district with a convincing win over Valley as Satchivi scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in the win. Thursday, her scored 21 points in a win over Bosque. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2300000' first='Bryant' last='Scales'], Legacy Academy</strong>: Scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Legacy's win over Jemez Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Elias Sedillo, Silver</strong>: Just a freshman, he led the Colts with 15 points in a win over Socorro.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kaanan Stephens, Magdalena</strong>: Scored 11 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, dished out 6 assists and made 5 steals in Magdalena's win over Quemado. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gracin Vigil, Navajo Prep</strong>: Led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points and 10 rebounds as Navajo Prep trounced Crownpoint on Thursday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaiden Yazzie, Dulce</strong>: Scored 28 points with five 3-pointers and 4 steals in Dulce's close win over Rehoboth Christian &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Avin Yellowcloud, Mescalero Apache</strong>: Scored a team-high 16 points to lead the Chiefs over Lordsburg. <strong>Shywin Chaffins</strong> added 15 points after scoring a team-high 19 points in the close win over Capitan on Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big win at OMHS &quot;The Castle&quot; last night for the Hawks! One game at a time! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SiSePuede?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SiSePuede</a> <a href="https://t.co/DOqRberCIK">pic.twitter.com/DOqRberCIK</a></p>&mdash; Centennial Hawks Boys Basketball (@HawkBoysBBall) <a href="https://twitter.com/HawkBoysBBall/status/2017599830558728666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Heading into the fourth, the Bulldogs lead the Wildcats 62-32.<br><br>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2827160' first='Cael' last='Houghtaling'] puts down a two-handed dunk on the alley-oop pass from [player_tooltip player_id='1846065' first='Charlie' last='Campbell'] as [player_tooltip player_id='2146038' first='Clay' last='Kincaid'] (42) and Lovington&#039;s Manny Perez (24) look on.<br><br>📸 Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints <a href="https://t.co/hpAUKijFLr">pic.twitter.com/hpAUKijFLr</a></p>&mdash; 🏀 Brienne Green 🐾 (@ArtesiaSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArtesiaSports/status/2017439514055348677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->