Week 7: Players of the Week

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A busy week 7 in girls' high school basketball included multiple in-season tournaments and exciting non-conference games. Here are the players of the week, for each of the respective classes, during Week 7 (Jan. 5-11).</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='648195' first='Kjani' last='Anitielu'] </td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Farmington</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='648207' first='Ashelynn' last='Borunda']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Lovington</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='1068213' first='Madlyn' last='Dopson']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Sandia Prep</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='391105' first='Caylee' last='Benavidez']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Tucumcari</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='391124' first='Jorianne' last='Mirabal']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Magdalena</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":["648195"],"_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-6788512454037"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">This past week, Anitielu averaged 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4.0 steals for the Scorpions who went undefeated (2-0).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior shooting-guard was scoring the ball at multiple levels, ultimately finishing as the leading scorer for Farmington in both games. The 5'8" Anitielu put up 17 points vs Aztec and 22 points at Tohatchi, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["648207"],"_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-6786b00dc3bea"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">During Week 7, the Wildcats went 2-0 and were led by [player_tooltip player_id='648207' first='Ashelynn' last='Borunda'], a junior shooting-guard who scored 19.5 points per game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Borunda tallied 16 points for Lovington, who defeated Gadsden 61-30 on Jan 7. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two days later, Lovington held on to defeat Tatum 62-57. In that game, Borunda had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1068213"],"_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-6786b00dc3c59"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Sundevils finished the week 2-2 and were led by their freshman standout, who put up 15.2 points per game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At the end of the day, Dopson thrice reached double-figures and registered 20 or more points in two of the four games for Sandia Prep. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["391105"],"_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-6786b00dc3ca3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The versatile Benavidez recorded a big-time Triple-Double for the Rattlers with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in their lone game this past weekend!  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tucumcari defeated Bosque 77-22 on Saturday, remaining unbeaten at home (8-0).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["391124"],"_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-6786b00dc3ce6"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Mirabal had a tremendous week, posting an impressive stat-line of 20.7 points -- on 48 percent -- 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game for the Steers who went 2-2. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In all, the 5'6" Mirabal recorded three games with 20 or more points while also logging two Double-Doubles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*Statistics via MaxPreps*</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->