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How The Top-25 Fared
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No. 1 Carlsbad (2-0) used their club on No. 15 Gadsden (5-3) in a 59-42 win, a game they led for the majority. No. 3 Onate Knights (2-1) shined their light on the No. 10 Volcano Vista (1-1) Hawks in a 19-point win (58-39). The No. 4 Hope Christian Huskies (1-0) sled their way past the Atrisco Jaguars (0-3) to the first win of the season, 66-59. No. 6 Hobbs Eagles (2-2) fall to 3-2 with a one point loss to Odessa, Texas, 74-73. The Dawgs of Las Cruces (No. 16; 1-3) escaped the unranked Tigers of Alamogordo (3-2) with a 64-62 win that needed extra time. No. 17 Capital (3-0) needed a signature win, they got it, as they stall take off on the No. 25 Goddard Rockets (2-2), 57-50. No. 25 Espanola Valley (3-2) 'Devils took the battle of down under, beating the Demons of Santa Fe (0-3), 55-51.
Top Players From Friday
Esteban Martinez, Atrisco - 25 points vs. Hope.
Jeremy Anaya, Capital HS - 23 points in win over Goddard.
Jack Stewart, Los Alamos HS - 22 points vs. St. Pius X.
Eric Coca, Capital HS - 21 points in win over Goddard.
Brennan Myers, St. Pius X - 19 points vs Los Alamos.
Jordan Leake, Hope - 19 points vs Atrisco.
Ismail Holguin, Mayfield - 19 points vs Eldorado.
Diego Ortega, Atrisco - 18 points vs Hope.
Johnny McCants, Onate HS - 18 points in win over Volcano Vista.
Jacob Esquivel, Lordsburg HS - 17 points in win over Cobre.
Emilo Arellano, St. Pius X - 16 points in win over Los Alamos.
Brian Beard, Eldorado - 16 points vs Mayfield.
Holt Shelley, Cliff HS - 15 points in win over Duncan, AZ.
Oscar Perez, Santa Fe HS - 14 points in game against Espanola.
Azaziah Salazar, Espanola Valley HS - 13 points in win over Santa Fe.
Jay Arnold, Mayfield - 13 points vs Eldorado.
Raymond Saucedo, Lordsburg HS - 13 points in win over Cobre.
Gilbert Soto, Cobre - 13 points vs Lordsburg.
Hunter Thomas, Onate - 12 points vs Volcano Vista.
Tevan Flowers, Pojoaque - 12 points vs Kirtland Central.
Caleb Meyer-Hagen, Hope - 11 points vs Atrisco.
Mike Muonho, Eldorado - 11 points vs Mayfield.
Josh Harrison, Onate - 11 points vs Volcano Vista.
Devon Escobedo, Pojoaque - 11 points vs Kirtland Central.
Josh Fresques, Pojoaque - 10 points vs Kirtland Central.
Cole Yearout, Hope - 10 points vs Atrisco.
Marcus Medina, Hope - 10 points vs Atrisco.
Ivan Balakizdu, Los Alamos HS - 10 points vs St. Pius X.
Bobby Spedalieri, Maayfield HS - 10 points vs Eldorado.
Bryson Dowdy, Kirtland Central HS - 10 points vs Pojoaque Valley.
Jaime Artiaga, Lordsburg HS - 10 points in win over Cobre.
Gary Garcia, Cobre HS - 10 points vs Lordsburg.
Final Scores
Friday, Dec. 4th
Bloomfield 61, Aztec 32
Capital 57, Goddard 50
Capitan 50, NMMI 43
Carlsbad 59, Gadsden 42
Cliff 47, Duncan AZ 26
Cloudcroft 53, Mountianair 38
Deming 63, Chaparral 47
Eldorado 56, Mayfield 54
Espanola 55, Santa Fe 51
Farmington 83, Moriarty 36
Hagerman 60, Eunice 20
Hatch Valley 47, Caririzozo 43
Hobbs 78, Dumas (TX) 58
Hope Christain 66, Atrisco 59
Las Cruces 64, Alamogordo 62 (OT)
Lordsburg 55, Cobre 45
Magdalena 60, Reserve 53
Menaul 54, Logan 41
Navajo Prep 76, Navajo Pine 45
Odessa, TX 74, Hobbs 73
Onate 58, Volcano Vista 39
Ruidoso 83, Hot Springs 75
Parkland (TX) 50, Lovington 40
Pecos 70, Santa Fe Indian 66
Piedra Vista 59, Albuquerque Academy 37
Pojoaque 67, Kirtland Central 45
Santa Teresa 68, Jemez Valley 19
Shiprock 66, Newcomb 28
St. Pius X 75, Los Alamos 49
Thursday Recap & Reactions
Joshua J. Grine of NMPreps.com
Out of town teams from Colorado, Texas and California traveled to the Land of Enchantment this weekend. New Mexico didn't show well against the visitors.
Box Score | Top-25
No. 2 Albuquerque 60, No. 19 La Cueva 50: The Bulldogs moved to (3-0) on the season as they top No. 19 La Cueva (1-1) on Thursday night.
No. 4 Cleveland 74, No. 16 Las Cruces 65: The Cleveland Storm moved to (3-0) on the season with a 9-point win over No. 16 Las Cruces who falls to (0-3) on the season.
No. 7 Rio Rancho 89, Highland 72: The Rio Rancho Rams moved to 2-1 on the season with a scoring frenzy of a night. Rio Rancho guards Clay Patterson, 25 points and Juan Hurt, 27 points led all scorers.
No. 8 Valley 64, No. 14 Cibola 58: The Valley Vikings moved to (1-1) on the season as they topped the No. 14 Cibola Cougars (1-1).
Pueblo, Colorado 74, No. 20 Espanola Valley: In Santa Fe the No. 20 Espanola Valley Sundevils fell to (2-2) on the season. Christian Fernandez led the way for the Sundevils with 17 points on the night. Azaziah Salazar (13 points) and Uriah Arrellano (14 points) were two others in double-digits.
No. 25 Goddard 60, Santa Teresa 40: The Goddard Rockets ran away with a 20-point win in the first round of the Al Armandariz tournament held at Capital High School.
Rapid Fire
Cali (1-0) over NM
CO (1-1) vs NM
TX (1-0) vs NM
Thursday, Dec. 3
Albuquerque 60, La Cueva 50
Belen 47, Manzano 45
Bloomfield 47, Durango, CO 39
Capital 82, Jemez Valley 30
Cleveland 74, Las Cruces 65
EP Eastwood, TX 80, Hobbs 70
Goddard 60, Santa Teresa 40
Grady/House 51, Hagerman 40
Hatch Valley 65, Alamo Navajo 60
Mesa Vista 51, Sargent 48
Pecos 49, NACA 33
Pueblo West, CO 74, Espanola 60
Ramona, CA 55, Santa Fe 51
Rio Rancho 89, Highland 72
Roswell 73, Portales 44
Shiprock 47, Aztec 44
St Mikes 53, Los Alamos 41
Tularosa 50 Socorro 41
Questa 66, Santa Fe Prep 61
Valley 64, Cibola 58
Rapid Fire For Wednesday
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Gallup 68, Atrisco 57
Rio Grande 78, Eldorado 73
West Las Vegas 62, Mora 60
West Mesa 55, Sandia 46
Tuesday Recap
No. 1 Carlsbad 64, No. 25 Goddard 53: The Carlsbad Cavemen (1-0) opened the season with a close call against 5A Goddard (1-1) on Tuesday night. Brenden Boatwright led the way for the Cavemen with 21-points on the night. LeAnthony Harrison paced the way for Goddard with 23-points.
No. 7 Rio Rancho 67, No. 20 Espanola Valley 56: The Rams move to (2-0) on the season with a Top-25 win over Espanola Valley (2-1) at home on Tuesday. The Rams were led by junior guard Clay Patterson who finished the night with 24 points. Juan Hurt also poured in 19 points in the win for the Rams. Uriah Arrellano led the way for the Sundevils with 24 points.
No. 9 Grants 64, Piedra Vista 55: The Grants Pirates improved to (2-0) on the season with a 9-point win over Piedra Vista Tuesday night. Junior shooting guard Matt Vail led the way for the Pirates with 17 points. Three other Pirates finished the evening with 14 points in the win.
No. 17 Rio Grande 61, No. 18 Capital 56: The Ravens of Rio Grande moved to (2-0) on the season with a Top-25 win over Capital (1-1). The Ravens were led by Marshall Moore who had 22 points on the evening. Jeremy Anaya (14 points) and Eric Coca (12 points) led the way for Capital.
No. 23 Los Lunas 40, Kirtland Central 27: Kayden Walker and Martin Trujillo led the way for the Tigers (1-1) on the road with 13 points each. The Tigers evened their record to (1-1) while the Broncos open their season (0-1).
Top Three Performers
Clay Patterson, G/Jr, Rio Rancho HS: The junior guard has opened the season with back-to-back 20-point games, this one finishing with 24.
Marshall Moore, G/Sr, Rio Grande HS: In the South Valley Marshall Moore helped the Ravens move to 2-0 with a 22-point performance.
Brenden Boatwright, F/Jr., Carlsbad HS: Boatwright led the way for the Cavemen with 21-points, helping the number one team in New Mexico start (1-0).
Rapid Fire: This and That
Alamogordo 46, Santa Teresa 43
Albuquerque High 61, Eldorado 49
Capitan 57, Cloudcroft 40
Carlsbad 64, Goddard 53
Cleveland 65, Onate 59 (OT)
Clovis 58, Santa Fe 57
Dexter 55, Ruidoso 50
El Dorado (TX) 55, Mayfield 29
Farmington (JV) 60, Navajo Prep 57
Grants 64, Piedra Vista 55
Hope Christian 62, Highland 49
Immanuel Christian (TX) 64, Mescalero Apache 55
Los Lunas 40, Kirtland 27
Manzano 51, Albuquerque Academy 38
Miyamura 69, Wingate 58
Moriarty 40, Los Alamos 28
Mountianair 72, Evangel Christian 34
Pojoaque Valley 59, East Mountain 27
Rio Grande 61, Capital 56
Rio Rancho 67, Espanola Valley 56
Roy 48, Clovis Christian 41
San Jon 68, Adrian 22
St. Pius X 58, Gallup 56
Texico 42, Farwell (TX) 37
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How The Top-25 Fared
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No. 1 Carlsbad (2-0) used their club on No. 15 Gadsden (5-3) in a 59-42 win, a game they led for the majority. No. 3 Onate Knights (2-1) shined their light on the No. 10 Volcano Vista (1-1) Hawks in a 19-point win (58-39). The No. 4 Hope Christian Huskies (1-0) sled their way past the Atrisco Jaguars (0-3) to the first win of the season, 66-59. No. 6 Hobbs Eagles (2-2) fall to 3-2 with a one point loss to Odessa, Texas, 74-73. The Dawgs of Las Cruces (No. 16; 1-3) escaped the unranked Tigers of Alamogordo (3-2) with a 64-62 win that needed extra time. No. 17 Capital (3-0) needed a signature win, they got it, as they stall take off on the No. 25 Goddard Rockets (2-2), 57-50. No. 25 Espanola Valley (3-2) 'Devils took the battle of down under, beating the Demons of Santa Fe (0-3), 55-51.
Top Players From Friday
Esteban Martinez, Atrisco - 25 points vs. Hope.
Jeremy Anaya, Capital HS - 23 points in win over Goddard.
Jack Stewart, Los Alamos HS - 22 points vs. St. Pius X.
Eric Coca, Capital HS - 21 points in win over Goddard.
Brennan Myers, St. Pius X - 19 points vs Los Alamos.
Jordan Leake, Hope - 19 points vs Atrisco.
Ismail Holguin, Mayfield - 19 points vs Eldorado.
Diego Ortega, Atrisco - 18 points vs Hope.
Johnny McCants, Onate HS - 18 points in win over Volcano Vista.
Jacob Esquivel, Lordsburg HS - 17 points in win over Cobre.
Emilo Arellano, St. Pius X - 16 points in win over Los Alamos.
Brian Beard, Eldorado - 16 points vs Mayfield.
Holt Shelley, Cliff HS - 15 points in win over Duncan, AZ.
Oscar Perez, Santa Fe HS - 14 points in game against Espanola.
Azaziah Salazar, Espanola Valley HS - 13 points in win over Santa Fe.
Jay Arnold, Mayfield - 13 points vs Eldorado.
Raymond Saucedo, Lordsburg HS - 13 points in win over Cobre.
Gilbert Soto, Cobre - 13 points vs Lordsburg.
Hunter Thomas, Onate - 12 points vs Volcano Vista.
Tevan Flowers, Pojoaque - 12 points vs Kirtland Central.
Caleb Meyer-Hagen, Hope - 11 points vs Atrisco.
Mike Muonho, Eldorado - 11 points vs Mayfield.
Josh Harrison, Onate - 11 points vs Volcano Vista.
Devon Escobedo, Pojoaque - 11 points vs Kirtland Central.
Josh Fresques, Pojoaque - 10 points vs Kirtland Central.
Cole Yearout, Hope - 10 points vs Atrisco.
Marcus Medina, Hope - 10 points vs Atrisco.
Ivan Balakizdu, Los Alamos HS - 10 points vs St. Pius X.
Bobby Spedalieri, Maayfield HS - 10 points vs Eldorado.
Bryson Dowdy, Kirtland Central HS - 10 points vs Pojoaque Valley.
Jaime Artiaga, Lordsburg HS - 10 points in win over Cobre.
Gary Garcia, Cobre HS - 10 points vs Lordsburg.
Final Scores
Friday, Dec. 4th
Bloomfield 61, Aztec 32
Capital 57, Goddard 50
Capitan 50, NMMI 43
Carlsbad 59, Gadsden 42
Cliff 47, Duncan AZ 26
Cloudcroft 53, Mountianair 38
Deming 63, Chaparral 47
Eldorado 56, Mayfield 54
Espanola 55, Santa Fe 51
Farmington 83, Moriarty 36
Hagerman 60, Eunice 20
Hatch Valley 47, Caririzozo 43
Hobbs 78, Dumas (TX) 58
Hope Christain 66, Atrisco 59
Las Cruces 64, Alamogordo 62 (OT)
Lordsburg 55, Cobre 45
Magdalena 60, Reserve 53
Menaul 54, Logan 41
Navajo Prep 76, Navajo Pine 45
Odessa, TX 74, Hobbs 73
Onate 58, Volcano Vista 39
Ruidoso 83, Hot Springs 75
Parkland (TX) 50, Lovington 40
Pecos 70, Santa Fe Indian 66
Piedra Vista 59, Albuquerque Academy 37
Pojoaque 67, Kirtland Central 45
Santa Teresa 68, Jemez Valley 19
Shiprock 66, Newcomb 28
St. Pius X 75, Los Alamos 49
Thursday Recap & Reactions
Joshua J. Grine of NMPreps.com
Out of town teams from Colorado, Texas and California traveled to the Land of Enchantment this weekend. New Mexico didn't show well against the visitors.
Box Score | Top-25
No. 2 Albuquerque 60, No. 19 La Cueva 50: The Bulldogs moved to (3-0) on the season as they top No. 19 La Cueva (1-1) on Thursday night.
No. 4 Cleveland 74, No. 16 Las Cruces 65: The Cleveland Storm moved to (3-0) on the season with a 9-point win over No. 16 Las Cruces who falls to (0-3) on the season.
No. 7 Rio Rancho 89, Highland 72: The Rio Rancho Rams moved to 2-1 on the season with a scoring frenzy of a night. Rio Rancho guards Clay Patterson, 25 points and Juan Hurt, 27 points led all scorers.
No. 8 Valley 64, No. 14 Cibola 58: The Valley Vikings moved to (1-1) on the season as they topped the No. 14 Cibola Cougars (1-1).
Pueblo, Colorado 74, No. 20 Espanola Valley: In Santa Fe the No. 20 Espanola Valley Sundevils fell to (2-2) on the season. Christian Fernandez led the way for the Sundevils with 17 points on the night. Azaziah Salazar (13 points) and Uriah Arrellano (14 points) were two others in double-digits.
No. 25 Goddard 60, Santa Teresa 40: The Goddard Rockets ran away with a 20-point win in the first round of the Al Armandariz tournament held at Capital High School.
Rapid Fire
Cali (1-0) over NM
CO (1-1) vs NM
TX (1-0) vs NM
Thursday, Dec. 3
Albuquerque 60, La Cueva 50
Belen 47, Manzano 45
Bloomfield 47, Durango, CO 39
Capital 82, Jemez Valley 30
Cleveland 74, Las Cruces 65
EP Eastwood, TX 80, Hobbs 70
Goddard 60, Santa Teresa 40
Grady/House 51, Hagerman 40
Hatch Valley 65, Alamo Navajo 60
Mesa Vista 51, Sargent 48
Pecos 49, NACA 33
Pueblo West, CO 74, Espanola 60
Ramona, CA 55, Santa Fe 51
Rio Rancho 89, Highland 72
Roswell 73, Portales 44
Shiprock 47, Aztec 44
St Mikes 53, Los Alamos 41
Tularosa 50 Socorro 41
Questa 66, Santa Fe Prep 61
Valley 64, Cibola 58
Rapid Fire For Wednesday
- West Mesa over Sandia: The shocker if you needed one for a slow night. The Mustangs (2-0) could be a silent picker this season.
- Gallup over Atrisco Heritage: Gallup pulls out a quality win over a team in a classification above.
- West over Mora: Mora nearly pulled a huge upset behind 25 points by Casimiro Fresquez (2016).
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Gallup 68, Atrisco 57
Rio Grande 78, Eldorado 73
West Las Vegas 62, Mora 60
West Mesa 55, Sandia 46
Tuesday Recap
No. 1 Carlsbad 64, No. 25 Goddard 53: The Carlsbad Cavemen (1-0) opened the season with a close call against 5A Goddard (1-1) on Tuesday night. Brenden Boatwright led the way for the Cavemen with 21-points on the night. LeAnthony Harrison paced the way for Goddard with 23-points.
No. 7 Rio Rancho 67, No. 20 Espanola Valley 56: The Rams move to (2-0) on the season with a Top-25 win over Espanola Valley (2-1) at home on Tuesday. The Rams were led by junior guard Clay Patterson who finished the night with 24 points. Juan Hurt also poured in 19 points in the win for the Rams. Uriah Arrellano led the way for the Sundevils with 24 points.
No. 9 Grants 64, Piedra Vista 55: The Grants Pirates improved to (2-0) on the season with a 9-point win over Piedra Vista Tuesday night. Junior shooting guard Matt Vail led the way for the Pirates with 17 points. Three other Pirates finished the evening with 14 points in the win.
No. 17 Rio Grande 61, No. 18 Capital 56: The Ravens of Rio Grande moved to (2-0) on the season with a Top-25 win over Capital (1-1). The Ravens were led by Marshall Moore who had 22 points on the evening. Jeremy Anaya (14 points) and Eric Coca (12 points) led the way for Capital.
No. 23 Los Lunas 40, Kirtland Central 27: Kayden Walker and Martin Trujillo led the way for the Tigers (1-1) on the road with 13 points each. The Tigers evened their record to (1-1) while the Broncos open their season (0-1).
Top Three Performers
Clay Patterson, G/Jr, Rio Rancho HS: The junior guard has opened the season with back-to-back 20-point games, this one finishing with 24.
Marshall Moore, G/Sr, Rio Grande HS: In the South Valley Marshall Moore helped the Ravens move to 2-0 with a 22-point performance.
Brenden Boatwright, F/Jr., Carlsbad HS: Boatwright led the way for the Cavemen with 21-points, helping the number one team in New Mexico start (1-0).
Rapid Fire: This and That
- Surprise Final: Piedra Vista stayed close with No. 9 Grants, 64-55.
- Not Surprised Final: No. 2 Albuquerque High moving along to (2-0).
- Too Close For Comfort: No. 1 Carlsbad had to find a way to avoid the upset and trailed No. 25 Goddard at one point.
- Just Right for a Top-25 Game: No. 17 Rio Grande and No. 18 Capital appeared to be a close game, just as one ranked this close should be.
- Say What, Upset: Dexter over Ruidoso by five?
- Bubble Time: Clovis on the road with a come from behind win by one over Santa Fe.
- The Head to Head: Gallup falls to St. Pius X by 2. The Bengals more middle tier team?
- Oh Really?: Well, Cleveland is a lot better than I predicted. My Bad. The No. 4 Storm win again over No. 3 Onate.
Alamogordo 46, Santa Teresa 43
Albuquerque High 61, Eldorado 49
Capitan 57, Cloudcroft 40
Carlsbad 64, Goddard 53
Cleveland 65, Onate 59 (OT)
Clovis 58, Santa Fe 57
Dexter 55, Ruidoso 50
El Dorado (TX) 55, Mayfield 29
Farmington (JV) 60, Navajo Prep 57
Grants 64, Piedra Vista 55
Hope Christian 62, Highland 49
Immanuel Christian (TX) 64, Mescalero Apache 55
Los Lunas 40, Kirtland 27
Manzano 51, Albuquerque Academy 38
Miyamura 69, Wingate 58
Moriarty 40, Los Alamos 28
Mountianair 72, Evangel Christian 34
Pojoaque Valley 59, East Mountain 27
Rio Grande 61, Capital 56
Rio Rancho 67, Espanola Valley 56
Roy 48, Clovis Christian 41
San Jon 68, Adrian 22
St. Pius X 58, Gallup 56
Texico 42, Farwell (TX) 37
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