Daily Dimes: Tuesday, December 31st
NMPreps presents a daily preview of high school basketball games taking place across New Mexico. On this New Year's Eve, the slate is light with just two games scheduled for the afternoon.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bernalillo (5-6) at Capital (5-6), 1 PM
Plenty of parallels define this game up in Santa Fe. Both teams are unranked and sitting at .500 while averaging 53 points per game. For Capital, a rough 0-3 start hindered the tipoff, but the Jaguars have rallied to go 3-1 in their last four games. Chris Sanchez-Valencia (2025) leads the charge, supported by Christian Bencomo (2027) and Eli Dominguez (2025), who anchors their inside game. Bernalillo, meanwhile, enters on a two-game losing streak and is looking for a statement win in a season that has been marked by a rollercoaster of alternating wins and losses. Their senior trio—Darrion Calabaza (2025), Hyshtiani Kaulaity-Quintana (2025), and Uriel Castro (2025)—paces the Spartans, averaging 12, 11, and 10 points per game, respectively. Prediction: Capital 66, Bernalillo 52. Favorite: Capital (-11.5).
The other game features Escalante (4-2) taking on Native American Community Academy (1-4) in 2A basketball at 2:30 PM.
NMPreps presents a daily preview of high school basketball games taking place across New Mexico. On this New Year's Eve, the slate is light with just two games scheduled for the afternoon.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bernalillo (5-6) at Capital (5-6), 1 PM
Plenty of parallels define this game up in Santa Fe. Both teams are unranked and sitting at .500 while averaging 53 points per game. For Capital, a rough 0-3 start hindered the tipoff, but the Jaguars have rallied to go 3-1 in their last four games. Chris Sanchez-Valencia (2025) leads the charge, supported by Christian Bencomo (2027) and Eli Dominguez (2025), who anchors their inside game. Bernalillo, meanwhile, enters on a two-game losing streak and is looking for a statement win in a season that has been marked by a rollercoaster of alternating wins and losses. Their senior trio—Darrion Calabaza (2025), Hyshtiani Kaulaity-Quintana (2025), and Uriel Castro (2025)—paces the Spartans, averaging 12, 11, and 10 points per game, respectively. Prediction: Capital 66, Bernalillo 52. Favorite: Capital (-11.5).
The other game features Escalante (4-2) taking on Native American Community Academy (1-4) in 2A basketball at 2:30 PM.
