Week Four: Tuesday Night Reactions
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The No. 2 Bulldogs of Albuquerque High slobber all over unranked Valencia Jaguars, 59-22. Top dog was Yannick IIunga with 16 points. Clay Patterson had 23 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds as the No. 7 Rio Rancho Rams avoided a tough loss on the road at unranked Gallup, 72-63 (OT). The Hawks (No. 12 Volcano Vista) were the only bird taking flight as they beat unranked Eldorado Eagles, 52-49.
The No. 13 West Mesa Mustangs had no stampede as they were Bear clawed by No. 19 La Cueva in a 62-51 loss. Letting it fly from beyond the arch was Ray Griego with four 3-points. The first feline family was the No. 14 Cibola Cougars with a 52-38 win over unranked Manzano. Isaac Maldonado had a twenty (20 points) in the win. The Panthers of Gadsden (No. 15) were the better cat in this one as they beat unranked Tigers of Alamogordo, 57-42. Tomas Cano was the Panther with the 22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks along with dishing 5 assists.
The battle of the night was St. Pius X (No. 24) beating the No. 23 Los Lunas Tigers 57-55 (OT) in a game that required extra time.
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Hatch Valley needed two clutch FT's by Estevan Esparza, who had 15 points, to seal the win over Tularosa, 65-64.
In small school division news the biggest battle to date was that between two top 3A teams in Texico and Tucumcari. The Wolverines of Texico came out with a 62-51 win.
One team we are high on in 4A this season is the Robertson Cardinals and they open with a 15 point win over Santa Fe Indian, 60-45.
Top Players from Tuesday
Clay Patterson, Rio Rancho HS: 23 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds.
Tomas Cano, Gadsden HS: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 6 blocks and 5 assists.
Estevan Esparza, Hatch Valley HS: 15 points, 2 big FT's for the win.
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Scores | Week Four Scoreboard
Albuquerque 59, Valencia 22
Artesia 64, Ruidoso 34
Bernalillo 77, Miyamura 72
Carrizozo 61, Mescalero Apache 57
Cibola 52, Manzano 38
Corona 46, Cloudcroft 42
Dora / Elida 62, Tatum 42
Gadsden 57, Alamogordo 42
Goddard 66, NMMI 37
Hatch Valley 65, Tularosa64
Hondo 59, Capitan 40
La Cueva 62, West Mesa 51
Laguna-Acoma 70, Rehoboth 38
Lordsburg 51, Morenci, Ariz. 36
Navajo Prep 57, Bloomfield 55
Newcomb 44, Shiprock Northwest 32
Portales 55, Dexter 27
Rio Rancho 72, Gallup 63, OT
Robertson 60, Santa Fe Indian 45
Ruidoso 64, Artesia 34
St. Pius X 57, Los Lunas 55 OT
Texico 62 Tucumcari 51
Volcano Vista 52, Eldorado 49
West Las Vegas 70, Santa Fe Prep 35
Joshua J Grine of NMPreps
Top-25 Bites
The No. 2 Bulldogs of Albuquerque High slobber all over unranked Valencia Jaguars, 59-22. Top dog was Yannick IIunga with 16 points. Clay Patterson had 23 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds as the No. 7 Rio Rancho Rams avoided a tough loss on the road at unranked Gallup, 72-63 (OT). The Hawks (No. 12 Volcano Vista) were the only bird taking flight as they beat unranked Eldorado Eagles, 52-49.
The No. 13 West Mesa Mustangs had no stampede as they were Bear clawed by No. 19 La Cueva in a 62-51 loss. Letting it fly from beyond the arch was Ray Griego with four 3-points. The first feline family was the No. 14 Cibola Cougars with a 52-38 win over unranked Manzano. Isaac Maldonado had a twenty (20 points) in the win. The Panthers of Gadsden (No. 15) were the better cat in this one as they beat unranked Tigers of Alamogordo, 57-42. Tomas Cano was the Panther with the 22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks along with dishing 5 assists.
The battle of the night was St. Pius X (No. 24) beating the No. 23 Los Lunas Tigers 57-55 (OT) in a game that required extra time.
Other News
Hatch Valley needed two clutch FT's by Estevan Esparza, who had 15 points, to seal the win over Tularosa, 65-64.
In small school division news the biggest battle to date was that between two top 3A teams in Texico and Tucumcari. The Wolverines of Texico came out with a 62-51 win.
One team we are high on in 4A this season is the Robertson Cardinals and they open with a 15 point win over Santa Fe Indian, 60-45.
Top Players from Tuesday
Clay Patterson, Rio Rancho HS: 23 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds.
Tomas Cano, Gadsden HS: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 6 blocks and 5 assists.
Estevan Esparza, Hatch Valley HS: 15 points, 2 big FT's for the win.
More: Post Top Performances From Week Four
Scores | Week Four Scoreboard
Albuquerque 59, Valencia 22
Artesia 64, Ruidoso 34
Bernalillo 77, Miyamura 72
Carrizozo 61, Mescalero Apache 57
Cibola 52, Manzano 38
Corona 46, Cloudcroft 42
Dora / Elida 62, Tatum 42
Gadsden 57, Alamogordo 42
Goddard 66, NMMI 37
Hatch Valley 65, Tularosa64
Hondo 59, Capitan 40
La Cueva 62, West Mesa 51
Laguna-Acoma 70, Rehoboth 38
Lordsburg 51, Morenci, Ariz. 36
Navajo Prep 57, Bloomfield 55
Newcomb 44, Shiprock Northwest 32
Portales 55, Dexter 27
Rio Rancho 72, Gallup 63, OT
Robertson 60, Santa Fe Indian 45
Ruidoso 64, Artesia 34
St. Pius X 57, Los Lunas 55 OT
Texico 62 Tucumcari 51
Volcano Vista 52, Eldorado 49
West Las Vegas 70, Santa Fe Prep 35
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