Week 3 Recap
Wow! What a weekend of tournament hoops and double-headers! We saw more 6A prowess represented by the south, more statement wins, and a few question marks early for some teams. Here’s your weekly recap.
Opening Tip
Tournaments on tournaments on tournaments! It was the name of the game this weekend and it wasn’t without it’s drama and surprises. First up, we saw 5A Espanola Valley take Capital’s Al Armendariz tournament with a win over the host. Then we saw dominance from the Cavegirls of Carlsbad as they took the Gallup John Lomasney Invitational championship. In 4A, the Santa Fe Indian Lady Brave Classic featured the rising Robertson Lady Cardinals taking the tourney title over Navajo Prep.
In the small school tournaments we saw 2A and 1A schools get the better of their higher class counterparts. Fort Sumner/House won the Lady Lion Classic out in Santa Rosa after defeating the host in the championship as well as Tularosa and Dulce. At Melrose’s American Heritage tournament, 1A Elida claimed the title after defeating a quality Escalante team. Rounding out the small school tournaments 4A Hatch Valley won Magdalena tournament, 2A Tatum won the Dora tournament, and 2A Logan claimed the Menaul tournament.
In the midst of all these tournaments some non-tournament results do deserve attention. Mayfield defeated Cibola and Valley after a 4-game road stretch. Las Cruces moved to 4-0 after defeating Highland and Volcano Vista on the road. Highland got a W over Onate, West Mesa added another quality win with one over Los Lunas, Portales opened up their season with a win over defending 3A champ Texico, and Bloomfield got two big wins against Los Lunas and Shiprock.
Early Timeout
Gallup no longer has Coach Turner at the helm and of course graduated a number of seniors including all-state Ni’asia Mcintosh. Their early season struggles were on display when they faced off against 3A state contender Tohatchi and lost 84-75 and then lost the 3rd Place game against Cleveland where they struggled offensively. They’re definitely a different team without their interior presence. They’re 2-3 with their two win margins combining for 4 points.
Fast Break
Who found themselves out in open space this week?
Mayfield and Carlsbad are both 6-0 heading into another week of tournament play.
Tucumcari looked very good despite losing a first round tourney game against Tularosa.
Mesa Vista stunned Aztec for a 3rd Place win at Capital’s tournament.
Fort Sumner/House caught fire and stunned Tularosa in the Santa Rosa tournament then won it.
Bloomfield won big games against Shiprock at home and then Los Lunas on the road.
Robertson won the SFIS tournament in dominate fashion to go 5-0.
Quick Top 4 Rankings
With three weeks down and a number of tournament matchups to measure teams, here are the new Top-4 rankings after Week 3.
Class 6A
1. Carlsbad
2. Eldorado
3. Las Cruces
4. Mayfield
Class 5A
1. Roswell
2. Espanola Valley
3. Bloomfield
4. Valencia
Class 4A
1. Hope Christian
2. Robertson
3. Moriarty
4. West Las Vegas
Class 3A
1. Eunice
2. Tohatchi
3. Tucumcari
4. Tularosa
Class 2A
1. Fort Sumner/House
2. Tatum
3. Escalante
4. Logan
Class 1A
1. Elida
2. Roy/Mosquero
3. Melrose
4. Grady
Off-The-Bench
Albuquerque Academy has started off their season 4-1 with their only loss coming against St. Michael’s by 2 points. Led by senior Sophie Long, the Chargers picked up wins against Highland, Sandia Prep, and Belen. So far, Long has carried the scoring load averaging 23.6 points per game and pulling in 7.2 rebounds per game. Alli Leggott, a senior guard, has helped pitch in 2.4 points per game while also dishing out a team leading 4.8 assist per game. The Chargers will look to continue their winning ways in their home tournament, Goddard’s tourney, and Sandia Prep’s tournament. Keep an eye on Academy.
Last week: 4A Robertson won the SFIS tourney. 2A Escalante took runner-up in Melrose tourney.
Outlet Pass (Looking Ahead)
Tuesday
· Los Lunas at Goddard
· Volcano Vista at West Mesa
· Tohatchi at Aztec
Thursday
· Hope Christian vs. Mayfield (Joe Armijo tourney)
· Onate vs. La Cueva (Joe Armijo tourney)
· Cleveland vs. Academy (Joe Armijo tourney)
· Eldorado vs. Roswell (Mel Otero tourney)
· Rio Rancho vs. Valencia (Mel Otero tourney)
· Espanola Valley vs. Las Cruces (Mel Otero tourney)
· Gallup vs. Goddard (City of Champions tourney)
Saturday
· Fort Sumner/House at Logan
Tournaments will again be in full force this upcoming weekend. Please post any information regarding participating teams, brackets, and/or schedules you may know of in the “Upcoming Tournaments Info”
Top Players from Week 3
· Esperanza Varoz (West Mesa) vs. Rio Rancho – 28 points; vs. Hope Christian – 29 points
· Sophie Long (ALBQ Academy) vs. Sandia Prep - 35 points
· Kalian Mitchell (Tohatchi) vs. Gallup - 41 points
· Aaliyah Quintana (Taos) vs. Zuni - 34 points
· Brooklyn Calderazzo (Centennial) vs. Valley - 26 points
· Cassie Vickery (Tularosa) vs. Mora - 33 points
· Taylor Mitchell (Hatch Valley) vs. Magdalena - 27 points
Wow! What a weekend of tournament hoops and double-headers! We saw more 6A prowess represented by the south, more statement wins, and a few question marks early for some teams. Here’s your weekly recap.
Opening Tip
Tournaments on tournaments on tournaments! It was the name of the game this weekend and it wasn’t without it’s drama and surprises. First up, we saw 5A Espanola Valley take Capital’s Al Armendariz tournament with a win over the host. Then we saw dominance from the Cavegirls of Carlsbad as they took the Gallup John Lomasney Invitational championship. In 4A, the Santa Fe Indian Lady Brave Classic featured the rising Robertson Lady Cardinals taking the tourney title over Navajo Prep.
In the small school tournaments we saw 2A and 1A schools get the better of their higher class counterparts. Fort Sumner/House won the Lady Lion Classic out in Santa Rosa after defeating the host in the championship as well as Tularosa and Dulce. At Melrose’s American Heritage tournament, 1A Elida claimed the title after defeating a quality Escalante team. Rounding out the small school tournaments 4A Hatch Valley won Magdalena tournament, 2A Tatum won the Dora tournament, and 2A Logan claimed the Menaul tournament.
In the midst of all these tournaments some non-tournament results do deserve attention. Mayfield defeated Cibola and Valley after a 4-game road stretch. Las Cruces moved to 4-0 after defeating Highland and Volcano Vista on the road. Highland got a W over Onate, West Mesa added another quality win with one over Los Lunas, Portales opened up their season with a win over defending 3A champ Texico, and Bloomfield got two big wins against Los Lunas and Shiprock.
Early Timeout
Gallup no longer has Coach Turner at the helm and of course graduated a number of seniors including all-state Ni’asia Mcintosh. Their early season struggles were on display when they faced off against 3A state contender Tohatchi and lost 84-75 and then lost the 3rd Place game against Cleveland where they struggled offensively. They’re definitely a different team without their interior presence. They’re 2-3 with their two win margins combining for 4 points.
Fast Break
Who found themselves out in open space this week?
Mayfield and Carlsbad are both 6-0 heading into another week of tournament play.
Tucumcari looked very good despite losing a first round tourney game against Tularosa.
Mesa Vista stunned Aztec for a 3rd Place win at Capital’s tournament.
Fort Sumner/House caught fire and stunned Tularosa in the Santa Rosa tournament then won it.
Bloomfield won big games against Shiprock at home and then Los Lunas on the road.
Robertson won the SFIS tournament in dominate fashion to go 5-0.
Quick Top 4 Rankings
With three weeks down and a number of tournament matchups to measure teams, here are the new Top-4 rankings after Week 3.
Class 6A
1. Carlsbad
2. Eldorado
3. Las Cruces
4. Mayfield
Class 5A
1. Roswell
2. Espanola Valley
3. Bloomfield
4. Valencia
Class 4A
1. Hope Christian
2. Robertson
3. Moriarty
4. West Las Vegas
Class 3A
1. Eunice
2. Tohatchi
3. Tucumcari
4. Tularosa
Class 2A
1. Fort Sumner/House
2. Tatum
3. Escalante
4. Logan
Class 1A
1. Elida
2. Roy/Mosquero
3. Melrose
4. Grady
Off-The-Bench
Albuquerque Academy has started off their season 4-1 with their only loss coming against St. Michael’s by 2 points. Led by senior Sophie Long, the Chargers picked up wins against Highland, Sandia Prep, and Belen. So far, Long has carried the scoring load averaging 23.6 points per game and pulling in 7.2 rebounds per game. Alli Leggott, a senior guard, has helped pitch in 2.4 points per game while also dishing out a team leading 4.8 assist per game. The Chargers will look to continue their winning ways in their home tournament, Goddard’s tourney, and Sandia Prep’s tournament. Keep an eye on Academy.
Last week: 4A Robertson won the SFIS tourney. 2A Escalante took runner-up in Melrose tourney.
Outlet Pass (Looking Ahead)
Tuesday
· Los Lunas at Goddard
· Volcano Vista at West Mesa
· Tohatchi at Aztec
Thursday
· Hope Christian vs. Mayfield (Joe Armijo tourney)
· Onate vs. La Cueva (Joe Armijo tourney)
· Cleveland vs. Academy (Joe Armijo tourney)
· Eldorado vs. Roswell (Mel Otero tourney)
· Rio Rancho vs. Valencia (Mel Otero tourney)
· Espanola Valley vs. Las Cruces (Mel Otero tourney)
· Gallup vs. Goddard (City of Champions tourney)
Saturday
· Fort Sumner/House at Logan
Tournaments will again be in full force this upcoming weekend. Please post any information regarding participating teams, brackets, and/or schedules you may know of in the “Upcoming Tournaments Info”
Top Players from Week 3
· Esperanza Varoz (West Mesa) vs. Rio Rancho – 28 points; vs. Hope Christian – 29 points
· Sophie Long (ALBQ Academy) vs. Sandia Prep - 35 points
· Kalian Mitchell (Tohatchi) vs. Gallup - 41 points
· Aaliyah Quintana (Taos) vs. Zuni - 34 points
· Brooklyn Calderazzo (Centennial) vs. Valley - 26 points
· Cassie Vickery (Tularosa) vs. Mora - 33 points
· Taylor Mitchell (Hatch Valley) vs. Magdalena - 27 points
