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The Farmington Scorpions will host the La Cueva Bears Tuesday, February 15th at 7:00 pm. The La Cueva Bears have a chance to clinch the 5A-District 2 Title with a win vs Farmington Tuesday night. The La Cueva Bears come…
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Continue ReadingThe Farmington Scorpions will host the La Cueva Bears Tuesday, February 15th at 7:00 pm. The La Cueva Bears have a chance to clinch the 5A-District 2 Title with a win vs Farmington Tuesday night.
The La Cueva Bears come into this game the #4 ranked team in 5A according to MaxPreps. They are 18-4 this season and are undefeated at 8-0 in district play. They currently have the best record in 5A-District 2. The Farmington Scorpions are not far behind, they come into this game the #2 ranked team in 5A according to MaxPreps. They are 23-1 this season and own a 7-1 record in district play. The Farmington Scorpions have the 2nd best winning percentage in the state right behind undefeated Volcano Vista.
In the first district matchup between these two district rivals, it was the La Cueva Bears who defeated the Farmington Scorpions 51-49. This first matchup was played at La Cueva High School Saturday, January 29th. La Cueva’s Eva Love Eva Love 5'9" | SG La Cueva | 2024 State NM led the way scoring 15 points and Rylie Ottmann Rylie Ottmann 5'7" | PG La Cueva | 2022 State NM scoring 13 points.
The Farmington Scorpions are led by Head Coach Larenson Henderson who is in his fourth season coaching the team. The La Cueva Bears are led by Head Coach Marisa Cogan who is in her first season coaching the team.
Coming into this second district matchup between these two teams, the La Cueva Bears have won 8 straight district games and 10 in a row overall. Farmington has won 4 straight games and their only loss this season has come to this La Cueva team.
The La Cueva Bears top four leading scorers are Eva Love Eva Love 5'9" | SG La Cueva | 2024 State NM , Rylie Ottmann Rylie Ottmann 5'7" | PG La Cueva | 2022 State NM , Carolina Romero and Teona Savic Teona Savic 5'7" | SF La Cueva | 2022 State NM . Eva Love Eva Love 5'9" | SG La Cueva | 2024 State NM leads the team in scoring averaging 13.3 points per game this season. Rylie Ottmann Rylie Ottmann 5'7" | PG La Cueva | 2022 State NM is the team’s second leading scorer averaging 11.3 points per game and leads the team averaging 4.5 assists per game. Carolina Romero is averaging 10.6 points per game and is La Cueva’s best three-point shooter this season, she has made 50 three pointers which is the 7th most in New Mexico this year. Teona Savic Teona Savic 5'7" | SF La Cueva | 2022 State NM is averaging 7.0 points per game and is the team’s second leading rebounder this season.
The Farmington Scorpions top four leading scorers are Kiiyani Anitielu Kiiyani Anitielu 5'7" | PG Farmington | 2022 State NM , Audrey Henderson Audrey Henderson 5'2" | SG Farmington | 2022 State NM , Kamalani Anitielu Kamalani Anitielu 5'6" | PG Farmington | 2023 State NM and Kapiolani Anitielu. Kiiyani Anitielu Kiiyani Anitielu 5'7" | PG Farmington | 2022 State NM is one of the top scorers in the state averaging over 20 points per game this season. Audrey Henderson Audrey Henderson 5'2" | SG Farmington | 2022 State NM is the team’s second leading scorer averaging 13.4 points per game. Kamalani Anitielu Kamalani Anitielu 5'6" | PG Farmington | 2023 State NM is averaging 10.6 points per game this season. Kapiolani Anitielu is one of the top sophomores making an impact this season averaging 8.1 points per game.
This second district matchup between these two schools has strong implications on seeding for the state tournament and could determine who the district champion is for the 2021-22 season.