Girls Basketball Spotlight
Taylor Morrow of NMPreps.com recaps the second week of prep basketball action in the state of New Mexico.
6A Player of the Week
Alyssa Yocky (La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM)), 6-0 senior
Alexa Romano (La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM)), 5-9 senior
Yocky and Romano dominated Valley (Albuquerque, NM) (0-1) with 22 and 21 points, respectively. Watch out for the Bears showdown with no. 3 Cibola (Albuquerque, NM) this Thursday.
6A Team of the Week
Cibola (Albuquerque, NM), 1-0
Freshman Amaya Brown was outstanding in her first game as a freshman. Brown led the Cougars with 16 points, as no. 3 Cibola (1-0) earned their first win of the season over no. 6 Las Cruces High (3-1).
5A Player of the Week
Ashlynn Trujillo (Los Alamos), junior
Trujillo, a transfer from Espanola Valley, led the Hilltoppers to two victories this past week. She talked 15 points in the season open at 4A St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM) and then led the scored nearly 20 points against 4A Pojoaque Valley.
5A Team of the Week
Valencia (Los Lunas, NM), 2-0
Valencia defeated top ranked St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM) at home, 61-53. The Jaguars move to 2-0 on the season and will face Miyamura (Gallup, NM) next Sunday.
4A Player of the Week
Kalei Yepa (Sandia Prep (Albuquerque, NM)), 5-5 senior
Yepa had solid outings during Sandia Prep's 3-win week. She tallied 21 points against 6A West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM), 22 points versus 5A Bernalillo, and 17 points on the road to 5A Moriarty.
4A Team of the Week
Sandia Prep (Albuquerque, NM), 3-1
Sandia Prep bounced back from their first week loss to Valencia (Los Lunas, NM) with wins against 6A West Mesa, 5A Bernalillo, and 5A Moriarty.
1A-3A (Small Schools) Player of the Week
Alexis Mundt (Santa Fe Prep), 5-11 senior
Mundt dropped in 22 points to lead the Blue Griffins in their 35-27 win over 2A Questa. The Blue Griffins improve to 3-1 on the season.
1A-3A (Small Schools) Team of the WeekElida, 1-0
1A Elida has jumped out to a great start with a 70-38 victory over the no. 4 team in 2A, Dora.
This post was edited on 11/30 8:41 PM by TaylorMorrow
Taylor Morrow of NMPreps.com recaps the second week of prep basketball action in the state of New Mexico.
6A Player of the Week
Alyssa Yocky (La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM)), 6-0 senior
Alexa Romano (La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM)), 5-9 senior
Yocky and Romano dominated Valley (Albuquerque, NM) (0-1) with 22 and 21 points, respectively. Watch out for the Bears showdown with no. 3 Cibola (Albuquerque, NM) this Thursday.
6A Team of the Week
Cibola (Albuquerque, NM), 1-0
Freshman Amaya Brown was outstanding in her first game as a freshman. Brown led the Cougars with 16 points, as no. 3 Cibola (1-0) earned their first win of the season over no. 6 Las Cruces High (3-1).
5A Player of the Week
Ashlynn Trujillo (Los Alamos), junior
Trujillo, a transfer from Espanola Valley, led the Hilltoppers to two victories this past week. She talked 15 points in the season open at 4A St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM) and then led the scored nearly 20 points against 4A Pojoaque Valley.
5A Team of the Week
Valencia (Los Lunas, NM), 2-0
Valencia defeated top ranked St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM) at home, 61-53. The Jaguars move to 2-0 on the season and will face Miyamura (Gallup, NM) next Sunday.
4A Player of the Week
Kalei Yepa (Sandia Prep (Albuquerque, NM)), 5-5 senior
Yepa had solid outings during Sandia Prep's 3-win week. She tallied 21 points against 6A West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM), 22 points versus 5A Bernalillo, and 17 points on the road to 5A Moriarty.
4A Team of the Week
Sandia Prep (Albuquerque, NM), 3-1
Sandia Prep bounced back from their first week loss to Valencia (Los Lunas, NM) with wins against 6A West Mesa, 5A Bernalillo, and 5A Moriarty.
1A-3A (Small Schools) Player of the Week
Alexis Mundt (Santa Fe Prep), 5-11 senior
Mundt dropped in 22 points to lead the Blue Griffins in their 35-27 win over 2A Questa. The Blue Griffins improve to 3-1 on the season.
1A-3A (Small Schools) Team of the WeekElida, 1-0
1A Elida has jumped out to a great start with a 70-38 victory over the no. 4 team in 2A, Dora.
This post was edited on 11/30 8:41 PM by TaylorMorrow