Week 1 Standout Players: Upperclassmen

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2025-26 New Mexico girls' basketball season has tipped off with a BANG -- and Week 1 did NOT disappoint! Here are the upperclassmen from across the Land of Enchantment who turned heads with their stellar performances and made opening week their personal highlight reel!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Upperclassmen (2026 &amp; 2027)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='831119' first='Matysen' last='Zepeda'] - Hobbs (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zepeda, a crafty point guard, dropped a game-high 20 points with five threes to lead Hobbs to a season-opening 49-39 win at home vs Sandia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aaliyah Largo - Del Norte (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Largo caught fire from deep with four triples, finishing with a game-high 14 points (5/9 FG, 4/8 3P) in a commanding season-opening victory against Cottonwood Classical Prep, 56-14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1234249' first='Jema' last='Ganadonegro'] - Magdalena (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ganadonegro, a deadly shooting guard, scored at various levels in a 53-22 rout of Hot Springs, posting a team-high 16 points (6/13 FG, 4/7 3P) and 8 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='648210' first='Chloe' last='Brown'] - Sandia (2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brown bounced back strong against Cibola with a solid outing. The senior shooting guard had a team-high 19 points on ultra-efficient shooting (6/9 FG, 3/5 3P, 4/4 FT).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='901135' first='Reece' last='Robb'] - Clovis Christian (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robb, a budding junior, was extremely efficient in a 43-26 win over Amherst: team-high 13 points (6/8 FG), 5 rebounds, and 4 steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jasonay Owens - Highland (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Even in a 40-32 loss to the Ravens, Owens, an energetic junior, was nearly unstoppable with a team-high 17 points (8/9 FG) and 6 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The upperclassmen are setting the bar sky-high.... but wait until you see what the underclassmen are already doing!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>**Statistics via Maxpreps**</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->