Starting Five: Top 5 Games to Watch Today (Plus a 6th Man)
Clovis (2-1) vs Hope Christian (0-3), 11:30am at Academy
Onate (3-2) vs Eldorado (3-0), 1:15pm at Academy
Espanola Valley (4-3) vs Bernalillo (3-0), 2:00pm at Cleveland
Las Cruces (5-0) vs Grants (3-2), 4:15pm at Belen
St Pius X (3-3) at Gallup (1-2), 7pm
La Cueva (1-3) at Del Norte (3-1), 7pm
Scoop: Espanola Valley still lingers in the top 5 of the coaches poll despite some losses, including to an unranked Grants team. Bernalillo at 3-0 is one of the top dark horses in the classification and opportunity for movement. Grants gets to rebound against one of the top teams in 5A basketball in Las Cruces (5-0). St. Pius X and Gallup have similar early resumes and one gets to notch a resume builder. La Cueva earned its first win this week, now they get a Del Norte squad that has notice from around the state after a positive showing against the top ranked Los Lunas Tigers. Onate and Eldorado might steal the highlight though of the day. We all know Eldorado (No. 2) is ranked low for a reason, but Onate could be the spoiler this season.
Clovis (2-1) vs Hope Christian (0-3), 11:30am at Academy
Onate (3-2) vs Eldorado (3-0), 1:15pm at Academy
Espanola Valley (4-3) vs Bernalillo (3-0), 2:00pm at Cleveland
Las Cruces (5-0) vs Grants (3-2), 4:15pm at Belen
St Pius X (3-3) at Gallup (1-2), 7pm
La Cueva (1-3) at Del Norte (3-1), 7pm
Scoop: Espanola Valley still lingers in the top 5 of the coaches poll despite some losses, including to an unranked Grants team. Bernalillo at 3-0 is one of the top dark horses in the classification and opportunity for movement. Grants gets to rebound against one of the top teams in 5A basketball in Las Cruces (5-0). St. Pius X and Gallup have similar early resumes and one gets to notch a resume builder. La Cueva earned its first win this week, now they get a Del Norte squad that has notice from around the state after a positive showing against the top ranked Los Lunas Tigers. Onate and Eldorado might steal the highlight though of the day. We all know Eldorado (No. 2) is ranked low for a reason, but Onate could be the spoiler this season.
