Top Player Performance of Week 4
Each week we track the top players of the week and get them the recognition that they deserve on a national level.
Big Gamers
Noah Reese (Goddard): The six-foot-three junior guard went off on Friday night in a must-win game against Lovington (74-71 OT). Reese had a stat line of 36 points and 13 rebounds for the Rockets in the win. The Rockets are 2-0 in district play.
Storm Duo (Cleveland): Tre Watson (24 points) and Nate Hasberry (25 points) combined for 49 points in the win for the Cleveland Storm over Volcano Vista on Friday night. A huge win on the road for the Storm who are looking to earn a 1-seed at the state tournament and stay perfect on the season at (9-0 overall, 5-0 in district).
Colby Wade (Atrisco Heritage): Welcome newcomer, junior-center, Colby Wade who put in 29-points in a win over Cibola on Friday night. The Jaguars are in a must-win every single night and they are answering that call. They beat Cibola 63-51 to keep their post-season hopes alive.
Bracket Talk
We will take a look and give our final week four into week five revision for the bracket watch. Reminder, we have a lot of basketball to play but the window is closing with the state tournament happing the first week of May.
Automatics
Robertson with an overtime win over St. Michael's, 51-47 (OT), helps to nearly lock up the automatic bid from district 2-3A. Also, we looked at the criteria points on Friday afternoon and they could be looking at a 1-seed in the state tournament.
Fringe Teams
We mentioned Atrisco Heritage keeping their tournament hopes alive and now move onto our NMPreps Fringe. Hobbs who we will mention again keeps their playoff hopes alive and on the fringe with a win over Clovis.
Bubbles
Hobbs and Clovis are fighting for the runner-up slot, as of today, and the Eagles earned the 2-point win in this rivalry game (53-51). Roswell beat Carlsbad so right now it sits: Roswell (2-0), Hobbs (1-1), Clovis (1-1), Carlsbad (0-2). Clovis may have had the bubble pop as they still have two games with Roswell and then have to travel to Hobbs.
Volcano Vista and Cibola. The VV Hawks dropped to (3-4 overall, 1-4 in district) and Cibola (2-3 overall, 1-3 in district) place them on the bubble and this could be the wrong side of the bubble for both.
Saturday Preview
NMPreps guide to watching NM high school basketball on Saturday.
Auto Game
Los Lunas (5-0, 5-0 district) at Santa Fe (5-2, 4-1 district): The hype would have been greater had the Demons not been upset early this week by Albuquerque High. This one still has the district championship on the line, a Tiger win and it nearly locks it up behind that young roster and head coach Julian doing his magic again.
Just a Game
Hope Christain (1-5) at Bernalillo (6-1): Not much else with meaning on Saturday in 4A hoops. We picked this one because never in my career at NMPreps (circa Novmeber 2008) have we seen a Huskie team this down. The game we watched them play against Valley was the telling story. Valley, by the way, is in a must-win today against Albuquerque Academy after a three-game skid (1-3 overall).
Each week we track the top players of the week and get them the recognition that they deserve on a national level.
Big Gamers
Noah Reese (Goddard): The six-foot-three junior guard went off on Friday night in a must-win game against Lovington (74-71 OT). Reese had a stat line of 36 points and 13 rebounds for the Rockets in the win. The Rockets are 2-0 in district play.
Storm Duo (Cleveland): Tre Watson (24 points) and Nate Hasberry (25 points) combined for 49 points in the win for the Cleveland Storm over Volcano Vista on Friday night. A huge win on the road for the Storm who are looking to earn a 1-seed at the state tournament and stay perfect on the season at (9-0 overall, 5-0 in district).
Colby Wade (Atrisco Heritage): Welcome newcomer, junior-center, Colby Wade who put in 29-points in a win over Cibola on Friday night. The Jaguars are in a must-win every single night and they are answering that call. They beat Cibola 63-51 to keep their post-season hopes alive.
Bracket Talk
We will take a look and give our final week four into week five revision for the bracket watch. Reminder, we have a lot of basketball to play but the window is closing with the state tournament happing the first week of May.
Automatics
Robertson with an overtime win over St. Michael's, 51-47 (OT), helps to nearly lock up the automatic bid from district 2-3A. Also, we looked at the criteria points on Friday afternoon and they could be looking at a 1-seed in the state tournament.
Fringe Teams
We mentioned Atrisco Heritage keeping their tournament hopes alive and now move onto our NMPreps Fringe. Hobbs who we will mention again keeps their playoff hopes alive and on the fringe with a win over Clovis.
Bubbles
Hobbs and Clovis are fighting for the runner-up slot, as of today, and the Eagles earned the 2-point win in this rivalry game (53-51). Roswell beat Carlsbad so right now it sits: Roswell (2-0), Hobbs (1-1), Clovis (1-1), Carlsbad (0-2). Clovis may have had the bubble pop as they still have two games with Roswell and then have to travel to Hobbs.
Volcano Vista and Cibola. The VV Hawks dropped to (3-4 overall, 1-4 in district) and Cibola (2-3 overall, 1-3 in district) place them on the bubble and this could be the wrong side of the bubble for both.
Saturday Preview
NMPreps guide to watching NM high school basketball on Saturday.
Auto Game
Los Lunas (5-0, 5-0 district) at Santa Fe (5-2, 4-1 district): The hype would have been greater had the Demons not been upset early this week by Albuquerque High. This one still has the district championship on the line, a Tiger win and it nearly locks it up behind that young roster and head coach Julian doing his magic again.
Just a Game
Hope Christain (1-5) at Bernalillo (6-1): Not much else with meaning on Saturday in 4A hoops. We picked this one because never in my career at NMPreps (circa Novmeber 2008) have we seen a Huskie team this down. The game we watched them play against Valley was the telling story. Valley, by the way, is in a must-win today against Albuquerque Academy after a three-game skid (1-3 overall).
