Area Breakdowns: Tier 3 Top Shooters in Metro NM

The “Area Breakdown” Series is a new sub-column to the Class Rankings that takes a further look into specific regions of States or Cities, filled with intriguing players whos qualities on the court, are hard to ignore!   For area purposes and article formatting, the metro area will consist of Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Los Lunas, & Moriarty – There are several characteristics for this list, including, but not limited to,  Total Points Scored, PPG, FGM, 3PM, 3P%.    *This article ranking is based solely on “Shooting” ability – Ranking is not a pure indication of overall talent for Class Level or Grade Year*   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>   #11    [player_tooltip player_id='353914' first='Aneesa' last='Chavez'] is a confident shooting guard that can score in bunches for the Lady Pintos of Moriarty. Chavez appeared in 25 games this past season, scoring over 350+ points! Aneesa spreads the floor allowing her dominant teammate E. Segura to feast inside and vice versa; Evann causes so much attention inside, that it frees up Aneesa out on the perimeter where she connected on 30+ three pointers for her junior campaign. Chavez has good range and is not afraid to let it fly; If she has space and or catches in rhythm, best hope she is having an off day, otherwise it goes in.   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>   #12    Nizhoni Keeto was one of several supporting pieces on a tough Lady Spartans team that fell just short of a 4A State Title. Bernalillo was led by Gatorade Player of the Year, Jules Aragon, who had a stellar year claiming numerous awards. With that said, it was the likes of O'Hara and Keeto who filled in and stepped up time and time again when Aragon needed help during the regular season and during their deep playoff run. Nizhoni appeared in 30 games and was terrific as a spot up shooter who hit 40+ three pointers at a respectable clip of 38%.   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>   #13    [player_tooltip player_id='391108' first='Jadyn' last='Montoya'] is a very promising guard who helps make up 1/2 of a starting back court that possibly finds itself in need of more production going forward - which is crazy to think considering Montoya is fresh off an impressive freshmen campaign that saw her appear in 29 games, scoring 300 Total points. - The reason for saying that is because, Valencia, unfortunately could be down a starting forward, due to injury. If that remains true, Valencia could potentially increase its 3pt numbers across the board with more attempts - meaning Montoya's 26, three point makes a year ago, could reach upper 30s if they deviate from looking inside.   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>   #14    [player_tooltip player_id='391109' first='Audriana' last='Wright'] is a multi-positional player who helps form a nice Big 3 for the Lady Matadores of Sandia alongside Benally and Giddings. This past season, Wright appeared in 28 games, primarily operating in the interior due to the teams overall lack of height, but managed to be effective in multiple ways; Wright did a lot of the "dirty work" for Sandia - She rebounded, defended and helped get teammates good looks - with that said, Audri can score and shoot in her own right with a good jump shot both in the midrange and behind the arc. As a "stretch 4," Audri made 29 three pointers on the year, finishing inside the Top 40 for makes.   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>   Tied #15    [player_tooltip player_id='459375' first='Arianna' last='Palacios'] is a quick guard who does a good job of knowing and getting to her spots in the half-court; Palacios takes and makes most of her shots behind the 3pt line, specifically from the wings and or corners - Palacios has good balance on her jump shot and holds her follow-thru well -This past season, Arianna made 26 three pointers in 24 games played for the Valley Vikings who have had their fair share of bumps in the road over the past few seasons but have continued to improve and gel together.   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>   Tied #15    [player_tooltip player_id='391110' first='Bleona' last='Agushi'] is a talented guard who shines on the offensive end with a repertoire that continues to expand. Agushi appeared in only 18 games last season for the Del Norte Knights, but managed to be effective in her Freshmen campaign. Bleona nearly averaged double digits (9.0ppg), scoring 160+ total points, and made 20 three pointers - finishing in the top 70 for the State of NM in '21-22.

The “Area Breakdown” Series is a new sub-column to the Class Rankings that takes a further look into specific regions of States or Cities, filled with intriguing players whos qualities on the court, are hard to ignore!