New Mexico’s Top Performers In Week 12
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With just one week left in district play that’s starting next week, several teams have began clinching district titles from across the state. With the district tournament starting a week later and the State Tournament beginning on March 8th, we…
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Continue ReadingWith just one week left in district play that’s starting next week, several teams have began clinching district titles from across the state. With the district tournament starting a week later and the State Tournament beginning on March 8th, we look at the top performers from this past week from across New Mexico.
Monday February 6th, 2023:
Aspen Salazar Aspen Salazar 5'9" | SF Centennial | 2023 State NM “Centennial” 28 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks vs Mayfield. (Led game in scoring and blocks).
Caitlin Turnbow Caitlin Turnbow 5'10" | PF Organ Mountain | 2024 State NM “Organ Mountain” 26 points vs Alamogordo. (Led game in scoring).
Ema Rose Ema Rose 5'11" | PF Gadsden | 2023 State NM “Gadsden” 22 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists vs Las Cruces. (Led game in scoring, rebounding and assists).
Alyssa Maes Alyssa Maes 5'8" | SG St. Pius X | 2024 State NM “St. Pius” 13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals vs Los Alamos. (Led team in scoring and assists).
Emma Christiano Emma Christiano 5'4" | PG Las Cruces | 2023 State NM “Las Cruces” 13 points and 5 steals vs Gadsden. (Tied as team’s leading scorer and led game in steals).
Lila Ashida Lila Ashida 5'8" | SG Las Cruces | 2023 State NM “Las Cruces” 13 points and 3 steals vs Gadsden. (Tied as team’s leading scorer).
Tuesday February 7th, 2023:
Kamalani Anitielu Kamalani Anitielu 5'6" | PG Farmington | 2023 State NM “Farmington” 35 points, 7 three-pointers, 7 assists and 5 rebounds vs West Mesa. (Led game in scoring).
Bella Hines Bella Hines 5'10" | CG Eldorado | 2025 State NM “Eldorado” 31 points, 7/7 FTM and 8 rebounds vs Sandia. (Led game in scoring).
Alexis Ayers Alexis Ayers 5'5" | CG La Cueva | 2023 State NM “La Cueva” 24 points, 3 three-pointers, 6 steals and 4 assists vs Piedra Vista. (Led game in scoring and steals).
Aaliyah Nevarez Aaliyah Nevarez 5'10" | SF Highland | 2023 State NM “Highland” 23 points, 5 three-pointers and 7 rebounds vs Belen. (Led game in scoring).
Kathleen Obisike Kathleen Obisike 5'11" | C Hope Christian | 2023 State NM “Hope Christian” 20 points, 14 rebounds and 7 blocks vs Albuquerque Academy. (Led game in scoring, rebounding and blocks).
Bleona Agushi Bleona Agushi PG Del Norte | 2025 State NM “Del Norte” 18 points and 2 assists vs Bernalillo. (Led team in scoring).
Cece Thrasher “West Mesa” 17 points and 10 rebounds vs Farmington. (Led team in scoring and rebounding).
Alyssa Maes Alyssa Maes 5'8" | SG St. Pius X | 2024 State NM “St. Pius” 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks vs Grants. (Led game in scoring and assists).
Destiny Jackson Destiny Jackson 5'8" | CG West Mesa | 2024 State NM “West Mesa” 16 points vs Farmington. (Team’s second leading scorer).
Kapiolani Anitielu Kapiolani Anitielu 5'10" | SF Farmington | 2024 State NM “Farmington” 14 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals vs West Mesa. (Triple-Double).
Wednesday February 8th, 2023:
Leilani Love Leilani Love 6'1" | C Albuquerque | 2023 State NM “Albuquerque” 24 points, 6/7 FTM and 9 rebounds vs Capital. (Led game in scoring and rebounding).
Ariana Sanchez Ariana Sanchez 5'10" | CG Albuquerque | 2023 State NM “Albuquerque” 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists vs Capital. (Led team in assists and team’s second leading scorer).
Thursday February 9th, 2023:
Joslyn Montez Joslyn Montez 5'5" | PG Centennial | 2023 State NM “Centennial” 27 points, 5 three-pointers, 6/8 FTM and 3 steals vs Gadsden. (Led game in scoring).
Bleona Agushi Bleona Agushi PG Del Norte | 2025 State NM “Del Norte” 23 points and 2 assists vs Belen. (Led game in scoring).
Aspen Salazar Aspen Salazar 5'9" | SF Centennial | 2023 State NM “Centennial” 20 points, 6/8 FTM, 10 assists, 6 steals and 4 rebounds vs Gadsden. (Team’s second leading scorer, led game in assists and steals).
Emma Christiano Emma Christiano 5'4" | PG Las Cruces | 2023 State NM “Las Cruces” 16 points and 5 assists vs Organ Mountain. (Led team in scoring and assists).
Friday February 10th, 2023:
Bella Hines Bella Hines 5'10" | CG Eldorado | 2025 State NM “Eldorado” 38 points and 6 three-pointers vs Farmington. (Led game in scoring).
Alyssa Vigil Alyssa Vigil 5'8" | SF Hope Christian | 2023 State NM “Hope Christian” 24 points and 8 rebounds vs Valley. (Led game in scoring).
Jordyn Dyer “La Cueva” 23 points and 13 rebounds vs Sandia. (Led team in scoring and rebounding).
Kathleen Obisike Kathleen Obisike 5'11" | C Hope Christian | 2023 State NM “Hope Christian” 20 points, 17 rebounds and 2 blocks vs Valley. (Team’s second leading scorer and led game in rebounding).
Kapiolani Anitielu Kapiolani Anitielu 5'10" | SF Farmington | 2024 State NM “Farmington” 19 points, 11 assists, 9 rebounds and 6 steals vs Farmington. (Led team in all four categories).
Alyssa Maes Alyssa Maes 5'8" | SG St. Pius X | 2024 State NM “St. Pius” 19 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks vs Valencia. (Led game in scoring and assists).
Bhret Clay Bhret Clay 5'9" | SG Hobbs | 2025 State NM “Hobbs” 14 points and 13 rebounds vs Clovis. (Led game in scoring and rebounding).
Saturday February 11th, 2023:
Leilani Love Leilani Love 6'1" | C Albuquerque | 2023 State NM “Albuquerque” 16 points and 9 rebounds vs Rio Grande. (Led game in scoring and rebounding).