Sydney Benally
Sydney Benally
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Matthew Martinez | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
Benally’s game-high 24 points helped propel No. 2 Sandia into the 5A Title Game for the second consecutive season. What’s more, the 5’10” point-guard was named the Gatorade Player of the Year prior to tip-off. Benally has now won the award in back-to-back seasons.
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Benally had the highest individual scoring performance among the 5A class in the Round of 16 with 27 points on 11/21 shooting.
Additionally, the 5’10” point-guard grabbed six rebounds and had three steals for the No. 2 Matadors in their 17-point win over No. 15 Centennial (59-42).
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Benally is a multi-level scorer with an explosive first step, who in 109 games played, has totaled 2,255 points for Sandia.
To date, the 5’10” point-guard is a 20.7 point per game scorer, that has connected on 195 three-pointers. Moreover, the four-star prospect and BYU commit has career shooting splits of 48/35 (FG/3P).
Benally reached the 2,000 point mark in a 28-point outing vs Rio Rancho back on Dec. 18
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In Week 11, Benally consistently got to her spots thanks to a great handle and even better footwork, just as she has done all season long.
Altogether, the 5’10” point-guard averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.5 assists for the Matadors who went 2-0. What’s more, Benally had shooting splits of 58/33/100 (FG/3P/FT).
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In week 9, Benally registered two games with 25+ points and 5+ steals, helping Sandia secure wins over La Cueva and Capital.
Overall, Benally averaged 26.5 points per game on video-game like shooting splits for the Matadors. The versatile 5’10” point-guard shot 74 percent from the floor overall (FG: 20/27), 50 percent from behind the arc (3P: 4/8) and 81 percent from the foul-line (FT: 9/11).
What’s more, the dynamic Benally also averaged 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 5.5 steals for Sandia, the top team in 5A-District 2.
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Benally’s impactfulness as a two-way play-maker was evident for the Matadors who took home a 3rd place finish. However, Benally only played 5 minutes in the third place game vs Rio Rancho.
In the end, the senior point-guard ended the Metro tournament, averaging a quiet 14.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists.
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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.
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.
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Benally, a 5’9″ point-guard, averaged an efficient 26.6 points, helping the Matadors win the Mel Otero Tournament after going 3-0 in as many days. Additionally, the senior posted unreal shooting splits of 53/52/88 (FG/3P/FT).
Furthermore, Benally did a great job defensively and on the glass, averaging 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game.
| 22 PTS, 4 REB & 5 STL | 66-30 (W) vs Organ Mountain*** |
| 30 PTS, 5 REB & 5 STL | 76-35 (W) vs Clovis*** |
| 28 PTS, 9 REB & 2 STL | 62-44 (W) @ Rio Rancho*** |
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