Week 10: Friday Night Hoops
Joshua J Grine
Today, we recap Friday night of week 10 on the season. Several Top-25 teams in action on the night.
Top-25 RECAP
No. 1 Cleveland 81, Santa Fe 53: The Cleveland Storm (15-4, 1-0) open the season with a huge margin victory over the Santa Fe Demons (7-11, 0-2). The Storm win their seventh game in a row with the victory.
No. 2 Onate 67, No. 24 Las Cruces 49: The second ranked Onate Knights win in convincing fashion to end the six game win streak for the No. 24 Las Cruces Bulldawgs on Friday night. Onate extends their own win streak to 8-games. Senior forward Johnny McCants finished with 16 points to lead the Knights. Markus Collins, sophomore, led the Dawgs with 15.
No. 8 Centennial 81, Chaparral 38: The Centennial Hawks, ranked 8th in the state, run away early over the Chaparral Lobos to improve to (11-5, 1-1) on the season.
No. 11 Carlsbad 59, Artesia 43: The Cavemen improve to (13-5, 0-0) on the season with the regional win over Artesia on Friday evening. This is the fourth straight win for the eleventh ranked Cavemen. Ralph Cueto and forward Chris Johnson had 12 points a piece to lead the Cavemen.
No. 13 Rio Rancho 71, No. 22 Volcano Vista 60: The 13th ranked Rio Rancho Rams improve to 2-0 in District 1-6A play and 14-6 on the season with the Top-25 win Friday night. The Volcano Vista Hawks fall to (7-9, 0-2) on the season. Jacob McNeely paced the way for the Hawks with 24-points in a losing effort.
No. 15 Gallup 71, Piedra Vista 52: The 15th ranked Gallup Bengals used a 28 to 10 fourth quarter to beat the Piedra Vista Panthers, 71-52, on Friday night. The Bengals improve to (15-4, 1-0) on the season. Piedra Vista falls to (11-7, 1-1) on the year.
No. 21 Farmington 78, Aztec 31: The 21st ranked Scorpions improve to (15-3, 2-0) on the season with the win over Aztec on Friday night.
No. 25 Goddard 77, Ruidoso 37: In a non-district game the Goddard Rockets, ranked 25th in the NMPreps.com Top-25 move to (11-7) on the season with the win.
ADD ONE
The Final Undefeated Team Falls: Cliff beats previously undefeated Lordsburg, 40-39 in overtime on Friday night.
Not Going Anywhere: Gadsden evens up at 1-1 with a win over Mayfield.
Minor Upset: In 3A, Desert Academy holds on for a 1-point win over Dulce.
FRIDAY NIGHT TOP PERFORMERS
Jacob McNeely, Volcano Vista - Scored 24 points vs Rio Rancho.
Johnny McCants, Onate - Scored 16 points vs Las Cruces.
Markus Collins, Las Cruces - Scored 15 points vs Onate
Chris Johnson, Carlsbad - Scored 12 points vs Artesia.
Friday
Carlsbad 59, Artesia 43
Centennial 81, Chaparral 38
Cleveland 81, Santa Fe 53
Clovis 58, Lovington 52
Crownpoint 64, Tohatchi 52
Cuba 66, Coronado 63
Desert Academy 60, Dulce 59
Farmington 78, Aztec 31
Gadsden 49, Mayfield 43
Gallup 71, Piedra Vista 52
Goddard 77, Ruidoso 37
Hagerman 45, Dora 40
Hondo Valley 72, Mountainair 32
La Cueva 80, Manzano 68
Maxwell 80, Roy 31
Menaul 56, Jemez Valley 55
Melrose 80, Capitan 52
Newcomb 38, Rehoboth Christian 30
Pecos 66, ATC 33
Portales 69, Texico 62
Rio Rancho 71, Volcano Vista 60
Sandia Prep 53, St. Mikes 34
Silver 61, Hatch Valley 40
Socorro 70, Cobre 52
Joshua J Grine
Today, we recap Friday night of week 10 on the season. Several Top-25 teams in action on the night.
Top-25 RECAP
No. 1 Cleveland 81, Santa Fe 53: The Cleveland Storm (15-4, 1-0) open the season with a huge margin victory over the Santa Fe Demons (7-11, 0-2). The Storm win their seventh game in a row with the victory.
No. 2 Onate 67, No. 24 Las Cruces 49: The second ranked Onate Knights win in convincing fashion to end the six game win streak for the No. 24 Las Cruces Bulldawgs on Friday night. Onate extends their own win streak to 8-games. Senior forward Johnny McCants finished with 16 points to lead the Knights. Markus Collins, sophomore, led the Dawgs with 15.
No. 8 Centennial 81, Chaparral 38: The Centennial Hawks, ranked 8th in the state, run away early over the Chaparral Lobos to improve to (11-5, 1-1) on the season.
No. 11 Carlsbad 59, Artesia 43: The Cavemen improve to (13-5, 0-0) on the season with the regional win over Artesia on Friday evening. This is the fourth straight win for the eleventh ranked Cavemen. Ralph Cueto and forward Chris Johnson had 12 points a piece to lead the Cavemen.
No. 13 Rio Rancho 71, No. 22 Volcano Vista 60: The 13th ranked Rio Rancho Rams improve to 2-0 in District 1-6A play and 14-6 on the season with the Top-25 win Friday night. The Volcano Vista Hawks fall to (7-9, 0-2) on the season. Jacob McNeely paced the way for the Hawks with 24-points in a losing effort.
No. 15 Gallup 71, Piedra Vista 52: The 15th ranked Gallup Bengals used a 28 to 10 fourth quarter to beat the Piedra Vista Panthers, 71-52, on Friday night. The Bengals improve to (15-4, 1-0) on the season. Piedra Vista falls to (11-7, 1-1) on the year.
No. 21 Farmington 78, Aztec 31: The 21st ranked Scorpions improve to (15-3, 2-0) on the season with the win over Aztec on Friday night.
No. 25 Goddard 77, Ruidoso 37: In a non-district game the Goddard Rockets, ranked 25th in the NMPreps.com Top-25 move to (11-7) on the season with the win.
ADD ONE
The Final Undefeated Team Falls: Cliff beats previously undefeated Lordsburg, 40-39 in overtime on Friday night.
Not Going Anywhere: Gadsden evens up at 1-1 with a win over Mayfield.
Minor Upset: In 3A, Desert Academy holds on for a 1-point win over Dulce.
FRIDAY NIGHT TOP PERFORMERS
Jacob McNeely, Volcano Vista - Scored 24 points vs Rio Rancho.
Johnny McCants, Onate - Scored 16 points vs Las Cruces.
Markus Collins, Las Cruces - Scored 15 points vs Onate
Chris Johnson, Carlsbad - Scored 12 points vs Artesia.
Friday
Carlsbad 59, Artesia 43
Centennial 81, Chaparral 38
Cleveland 81, Santa Fe 53
Clovis 58, Lovington 52
Crownpoint 64, Tohatchi 52
Cuba 66, Coronado 63
Desert Academy 60, Dulce 59
Farmington 78, Aztec 31
Gadsden 49, Mayfield 43
Gallup 71, Piedra Vista 52
Goddard 77, Ruidoso 37
Hagerman 45, Dora 40
Hondo Valley 72, Mountainair 32
La Cueva 80, Manzano 68
Maxwell 80, Roy 31
Menaul 56, Jemez Valley 55
Melrose 80, Capitan 52
Newcomb 38, Rehoboth Christian 30
Pecos 66, ATC 33
Portales 69, Texico 62
Rio Rancho 71, Volcano Vista 60
Sandia Prep 53, St. Mikes 34
Silver 61, Hatch Valley 40
Socorro 70, Cobre 52
