Players of the Month: December

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the conclusion of December, the 2024-25 season for girls' highs school basketball is now a third of the way through. From an individual standpoint, several players from around the State have gotten off to splendid starts. Consequently, helping their respective teams to winning records. Here are the Players of the Month at each of the respective class levels for the month of December.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:table {"align":"center"} --> <figure class="wp-block-table aligncenter"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Class Level</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Players</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>School</strong></td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>5A</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='391103' first='Sydney' last='Benally']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Sandia</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>4A</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='391108' first='Jadyn' last='Montoya']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Valencia</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>3A</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='467049' first='Alexis' last='Pacheco']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">West Las Vegas</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>2A</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='391106' first='Tana' last='Lopez']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Mesa Vista</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>A</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">[player_tooltip player_id='839425' first='Harper' last='Dunn']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Corona/Vaughn</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["391103"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6771f9fe4a2ca"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">It was a stellar month for the dynamic Benally who reached double-figures in all 10 games for the Matadors. Over that stretch of games, Benally posted 21.0 points per game on 52/38/80 shooting splits. Additionally the 5'10" point-guard averaged 5.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.3 steals for the Matadors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ultimately, the senior helped Sandia go undefeated (10-0) during December. Overall, Sandia sits at 11-0 and is the top ranked team in the 5A class. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["391108"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6771f9fe4a323"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Montoya totaled six games with 20 or more points for the Jaguars who went 10-2 during the month of December. Altogether, Valencia is 10-4 in 2024-25.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Overall, Montoya averaged 14.5 points per game posting 40/25/87 shooting splits. Moreover, the skilled senior shooting-guard put up 4.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 3.7 steals and 1.0 block for Valencia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["467049"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6771f9fe4a36a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">December was a solid month for both Pacheco and West Las Vegas, who finished with a 7-2 record. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>So far, Pacheco is averaging 19.1 points per game with 7.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 3.4 steals. The 5'4" senior point-guard has also logged four Double-Doubles, the top mark for the Dons. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["391106"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6771f9fe4a3ad"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">To this point, Lopez, a 5'4" senior point-guard, has posted 16.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.8 steals per game for the Trojans, who went 6-1 in December. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In all, Mesa Vista sits at 7-1 and is the top ranked team in the 2A class. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["839425"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6771f9fe4a3f0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Dunn absolutely dominated December by averaging 20.7 points -- on 48 percent shooting -- 17.3 rebounds and 7.6 blocks per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">What's more, the 6'6" sophomore has registered six Double-Doubles and three Triple-Doubles for the Cardinals thus far.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At the moment, Corona/Vaughn owns a 5-2 record overall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*Statistics via MaxPreps checked 1/1/25*</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->