Week 8: Players of the Week

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 8 (Jan. 12-18) of the 2024-25 season for girls' high school basketball, yielded phenomenal performances from both back-court and front-court players. From savvy guards to towering forwards, here are the players of the week for each of the respective class levels. </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='391121' first='Monique' last='Sena']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">West Mesa</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='839433' first='Bri' last='Bishop']</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Hope Christian</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='391114' first='July' last='Lafferty']</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='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":["391121"],"_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-678e8951f2234"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">In week 8, Sena posted an extremely efficient 21.5 points per game on 50/50/88 shooting splits for the Mustangs who went 2-0. Additionally, Sena averaged 9.0 assists and 6.5 steals, impacting the game in more ways than one.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When operating in the half-court, the senior point-guard not only displayed a knack for getting to the the foul-line (FT's: 16/18) but a willingness to get her teammates involved (18 AST). To date, Sena leads the State in assists, dishing out 5.3 per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["839433"],"_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-678e8951f22c6"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">This past week, Bishop registered one double-double and two games with 14+ rebounds for the Huskies who saw the court four times.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Altogether, Hope Christian went 3-1 on the week and were led by Bishop, who averaged 13.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.</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-678e8951f233c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">It was yet another impressive week for Pacheco, who put up 24.5 points per game, helping the Dons go 3-1. What's more, Pacheco, a fierce competitor that contributes to winning basketball, averaged 10.2 rebounds and 4.2 steals.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In all, Pacheco reached double-figures in each of the four games while also recording three double-doubles for West Las Vegas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["391114"],"_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-678e8951f23a9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">In Tucumcari's 64-36 victory at Cimmaron, Lafferty finished with a team-high 22 points on 11/14 shooting. On top of that, the 5'6" Lafferty also recorded 5 rebounds and 6 steals for the Rattlers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Later in the week, in a 63-61 loss at Goddard, the senior shooting-guard totaled 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals, going 6/9 from the floor. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Overall, Lafferty averaged a smooth 17.5 points on 73 percent, to go along with 6.5 rebounds and 4.5 steals for Tucumcari. </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-678e8951f2417"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">During week 8, Dunn posted back-to-back monster performances at Grady and vs Logan, en route to notching her 1,000 career point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The 6'6" Dunn finished with a Triple-Double, logging 28 points, 25 rebounds and 11 block on Jan. 14 in 23 point road-victory over the Broncos.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Then on Jan. 17 Dunn logged 32 points, 27 rebounds and 7 blocks, in a 59-47 win at home vs the Steers! Altogether, Dunn averaged a staggering 30.0 points, 26.0 rebounds and 9.0 blocks per game.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*Statistics via MaxPreps*</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->