NM State Tournament Quarterfinals: Top Performers

<p style="text-align: center;">The New Mexico high school basketball state tournament started this past Saturday March 5th. With so much excitement throughout the state, there was several great performances that were displayed on the biggest stage of the season during the second round in the state Quarterfinals.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="357673" first="Eva" last="Love"]- 5’10 Shooting Guard "La Cueva" Class of 2024</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">[player_tooltip player_id="357673" first="Eva" last="Love"] led #3 La Cueva to a narrow 61-53 win vs #6 Onate in the 5A Quarterfinals Tuesday March 8th. She started off the game strong by setting the tone by scoring 10 points in the first quarter. She ended the game as the leading scorer with 20 points and scored her points in a variety of ways. She showed off her mid range game, her post up game, finishing layups and hit a three pointer in the third quarter. La Cueva will face Hobbs Thursday March 10th in the 5A semifinals.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><video controls="controls" width="300" height="150"> <source src="https://x.com/505_podcast/status/1501393764182478852?s=20&amp;t=G6TJ7tCMq-MFvdYw1QQdOA" /></video> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="353758" first="Rylie" last="Ottmann"]- 5’6 Point Guard "La Cueva" Class of 2022</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">[player_tooltip player_id="353758" first="Rylie" last="Ottmann"] played a huge role in La Cueva’s win vs #6 Onate in the 5A Quarterfinals. She scored 13 points and dished 4 assists but it was her defense that sparked La Cueva’s comeback in the third quarter. La Cueva trailed 43-39 in the third quarter and [player_tooltip player_id="353758" first="Rylie" last="Ottmann"] made a clutch "And One" basket that gave La Cueva momentum going into the 4th quarter. La Cueva defeated Onate 61-53 and will face Hobbs Thursday March 10th in the 5A semifinals.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><video controls="controls" width="300" height="150"> <source src="https://x.com/505_podcast/status/1501402454549995524?s=20&amp;t=G6TJ7tCMq-MFvdYw1QQdOA" /></video> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="353683" first="Juliana" last="Aragon"]- 5’5 Point Guard "Bernalillo" Class of 2022</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">[player_tooltip player_id="353683" first="Juliana" last="Aragon"] scored a game high 29 points vs #6 Taos in the 4A State Quarterfinals. Juliana had the total offensive package last night and set the tone in the first quarter by being aggressive driving to the basket and converting several "And Ones’' finishing those three-point plays. Bernalillo defeated Taos 69-48 to advance to the 4A State Semifinals this Thursday March 10th vs #2 Gallup.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><video controls="controls" width="300" height="150"> <source src="https://x.com/505_podcast/status/1501419071019044864?s=20&amp;t=G6TJ7tCMq-MFvdYw1QQdOA" /></video> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="353693" first="Jaelyn" last="Bates"]- 5’6 Point Guard "Volcano Vista" Class of 2022</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">[player_tooltip player_id="353693" first="Jaelyn" last="Bates"] led the #1 seeded Volcano Vista Hawks to a home victory in the 5A State Quarterfinals vs #8 Centennial. Volcano defeated Centennial in a 66-33 blowout victory. [player_tooltip player_id="353693" first="Jaelyn" last="Bates"] led Volcano Vista in scoring with 17 points. She had several baskets in transition with easy layups which led to a three pointer in transition that is tough to guard defensively. Volcano Vista advances to the 5A State Semifinals this Thursday March 10th vs #4 Farmington.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><video controls="controls" width="300" height="150"> <source src="https://x.com/505_podcast/status/1501432045959974914?s=20&amp;t=G6TJ7tCMq-MFvdYw1QQdOA" /></video> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="391183" first="Donata" last="Secatero"]- 5’5 Forward "To’hajiilee" Class of 2023</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">[player_tooltip player_id="391183" first="Donata" last="Secatero"] led To’hajiilee to an upset victory over 1A’s #1 seed Animas. To’hajiilee defeated Animas 46-37 on the road to advance to the 1A State Semifinals. She led the way scoring 11 points in a low scoring game but made several game winning plays for her team.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="353936" first="Evann" last="Segura"]- 5’10 Forward "Moriarty" Class of 2023</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Moriarty lost to Gallup in the 4A State Quarterfinals this past Tuesday March 9th. Despite the loss, [player_tooltip player_id="353936" first="Evann" last="Segura"] gave it her all and posted a double-double in the quarterfinals. She scored 19 points on 9/17 shooting from the field, shot 3/8 from three-point range and grabbed 13 rebounds. Moriarty lost to Gallup 73-53.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jordan Torres- 5'4 Point Guard "Santa Fe Indian" Class of 2022</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Santa Fe Indian defeated #6 Socorro in the 3A state quarterfinals this past Tuesday March 8th. Jordan Torres scored 16 points and made four three-pointers in the teams 50-45 victory vs Socorro. Santa Fe Indian advances to the 3A semifinals vs #2 Tohatchi Thursday March 10th.</p> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;