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<p>St. Michael's won the Class 3A championship Saturday afternoon at The Pit with a victory over rival Robertson. Here is our Class 3A All-Tourney Team:</p>
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<p><strong>Most Outstanding Player</strong>: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2394870' first='Kamal' last='Stith'], St. Michael's</strong>. Stith reinforced his status as one of the top multi-sport athletes in the state by leading St. Michael's to its second 3A title in four years. Stith scored 28 points with 5 rebounds and 3 steals in the title game. Friday, he had 11 points and 4 assists in the Horsemen's semifinal win over district rival Santa Fe Indian.</p>
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<p><strong>Myka Candeleria, Tohatchi</strong>: Candeleria did his best to help Tohatchi overcome its significant height disadvantage against St. Michael's in the quarterfinals by scoring 25 points and grabbing 10 rebounds at the Rio Rancho Events Center.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216707' first='Nathan' last='Gonzales'], Robertson</strong>: The 6-foot-5 Gonzales put together quite a tournament run with THREE straight double-doubles. He had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 7 blocks in the state championship game. Friday, he scored 22 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots in the semifinals OT win over Bosque. In the quarterfinals, he scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds with 3 blocks as Robertson ousted Tularosa.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693613' first='Zavin' last='Guck'], Cobre</strong>: The Indians saw their season end in the quarterfinals of the 3A tournament. In his final game for Cobre, Guck scored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and made 4 steals. But it wasn't enough in Cobre's loss to Bosque at RREC. Guck scored 17 points in Cobre's first-round win over Ruidoso. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2834017' first='Wesley' last='Harrigan'], Bosque</strong>: Often overshadowed, Harrigan had an outstanding game in Bosque's heartbreaking OT loss to Robertson in the semifinals. He scored 16 points (8-15 FG) and grabbed 10 rebounds in the loss. The rest of the Bosque team was 17-of-53 from the field. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2706580' first='Ryan' last='Hunt'], St. Michael's</strong>: Pair of double-doubles in the semifinals and finals. Friday, he scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the semifinals win over Santa Fe Indian. Saturday, he scored 11 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and made 5-of-6 free throws to help propel the Horsemen to the title.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2175829' first='Dylan' last='Lansing'], Navajo Prep</strong>: In his final game for Navajo Prep, Lansing scored 14 points, 8 in the first half, in a loss to Santa Fe Indian in the quarterfinals at RREC. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2216708' first='Michael' last='Marr'], Robertson</strong>: The Cardinals' dynamic guard led Robertson to an impressive road win over East Mountain in the first round. At the RREC, he scored 26 points and handed out 4 assists in Robertson's quarterfinals win over Tularosa. Against Bosque in the semifinals, he had 19 points and 8 assists. In the state title game against St. Michael's, he scored a team-high 16 points with 4 rebounds and 6 assists. </p>
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<p><strong>Dillon McCoy, St. Michael's</strong>: Scored 20 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in Saturday's state championship game. In the semifinals, he had 10 points, 4 rebounds, drew 5 fouls and didn't commit a single turnover in 29 minutes of action. In fact, McCoy didn't commit a turnover in Saturday's game, either. Zero turnovers in combined 60 minutes of action in the semifinals and finals. Impressive. </p>
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<p><strong>Antonio Pecos, Santa Fe Indian</strong>: Led the Braves with 19 points, connecting on four 3-piointers, in the Braves' semifinals loss to St. Michael's. Pecos was one of the few SFIS players who didn't struggle shooting from the floor. He was 7-of-12. The rest of the Braves were 13-of-51 (25.5 percent).</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">19 pts 8 assists <br>state championship game vs st mikes today <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachSettembre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZachSettembre</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jordanstrom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jordanstrom</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KJ_Ford4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KJ_Ford4</a> <a href="https://t.co/j9ZJA5fkoY">pic.twitter.com/j9ZJA5fkoY</a></p>— [player_tooltip player_id='2216708' first='Michael' last='Marr'] (@michaelmarr1223) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelmarr1223/status/2032813050181673297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2026</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">St. Michael's senior [player_tooltip player_id='2394870' first='Kamal' last='Stith'] had a State Championship performance to remember! 👀<br><br>He led all scorers with 28 points as the Horsemen claim the Boys Class 3A State title! 🏆<a href="https://twitter.com/MalStith2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MalStith2</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/StMikesHorsemen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StMikesHorsemen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoops_NM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepHoops_NM</a> <a href="https://t.co/mENQ58pqrM">pic.twitter.com/mENQ58pqrM</a></p>— Chaz Wright 🌵 (@ChazWrightTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChazWrightTV/status/2033237950675509354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2026</a></blockquote>
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St. Michael's won the Class 3A championship Saturday afternoon at The Pit with a victory over rival Robertson. Here is our Class 3A All-Tourney Team:
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