Week 1: Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The opening week of the 2023-24 regular season for girls basketball is now in the books. Here are some notable performances and tournament results.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center"} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Top Scorers &amp; Notable Performances</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Eldorado SG [player_tooltip player_id='370329' first='Bella' last='Hines'] drops 41 points in season opener @ Manzano</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles defeated the Monarchs 74-27 behind a stellar performance from its star guard. In addition to the '40 piece' explosion, Hines totaled 6 reb and 4 stl. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">CG [player_tooltip player_id='525623' first='Elizabeth' last='Buendia'] with a near triple-double vs Dexter</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lovington won convincingly, 75-6, as all five starters finished with 10 or more points. Buendia led the way with 19 points, 7 reb and 8 ast for the Wildcats.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">SG [player_tooltip player_id='357695' first='Zarai' last='Lewis'] and F [player_tooltip player_id='403382' first='Kailyn' last='Jefferson'] lead Wildcats to a 57-41 win vs the Storm</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wildcats were in control essentially from the tip, controlling the tempo and getting the the charity stripe often. Lewis finished with 24 points (8/19 FG) 9 reb, 2 stl while Jefferson had 11 points (5/11 FG) 9 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">PF [player_tooltip player_id='357650' first='Caitlin' last='Turnbow'] from Organ Mountain reaches 1,000 career points</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Turnbow, a Fort Lewis signee, reached the milestone on Dec. 2 vs the Hobbs Eagles. The Senior Forward now looks to help get the Knights back on track and get into the win column. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/OMLadyHoops/status/1731153881344901248","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true,"align":"center"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/OMLadyHoops/status/1731153881344901248 </div><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Announcement from OM Lady Knights via "X" formerly known as "Twitter".</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Capital City Tournament</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An eight team tournament held from Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 in Santa Fe, N.M.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Champions: Rio Rancho Rams -- Went 3-0 with wins over Los Alamos (56-45) ST. Mikes (52-17) and Cleveland (54-40). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The tandem of [player_tooltip player_id='878758' first='Makenna' last='Lee'] and Lilly Martinez has the potential to be a really solid 1-2 punch this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Jerry Richardson Invite</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Held in Shiprock, N.M.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Champions: Bloomfield Bobcats -- Went 3-0 with wins over Navajo Prep (60-25) Whitehorse (43-3) and Shiprock (56-18).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Led by the dynamic duo of [player_tooltip player_id='357656' first='Danielle' last='Johnson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='391243' first='Aliya' last='Quintana'], the Bobcats are a team to watch in 4A! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Hatch Tournament</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Held in Hatch, N.M.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Champions: Belen Eagles -- Went 3-0 with wins over Lordsburg (47-40) MVCS (42-34) and Santa Teresa (44-32).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The trio of Analeigha Wright, [player_tooltip player_id='648202' first='Danilynn' last='Bob'] and [player_tooltip player_id='391125' first='Jaelynn' last='Bob'] are combining for over 32 PPG for the Eagles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->