H.S Season Tip Off: Top 3 Matchups
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The high school season is here, meaning it’s time to see how some of our top prospects perform on the scholastic level. There are quite a few opening week games, that will feature top prospects, here In this article, we…
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Continue ReadingThe high school season is here, meaning it’s time to see how some of our top prospects perform on the scholastic level. There are quite a few opening week games, that will feature top prospects, here In this article, we present our top 3 Opening week matchups.
(1) Highland at Sandia – Sandia is led by our #4 ranked prospect in the class of 2022 Sean Johnson Sean Johnson 6'6" | SF Sandia | 2022 State NM . He will have help from junior running mates, Ely Lovato Ely Lovato 6'2" | CG Sandia | 2023 State NM our #5 ranked player in the c/o 2023 and Dalen Moyer Dalen Moyer 6'0" | CG Sandia | 2023 State NM who is ranked #14 in the class. Highland arrives with a talented roster including 6’8 rising senior and our #5 player in the class of 2022 Jose Murillo Jose Murillo 6'8" | C Highland | 2022 State NM . He’ll be flanked by fellow big man Gustavo Ayala Del Toro Gustavo Ayala Del Toro 6'6" | C Highland | 2022 State NM , alongside PG and team Captain Alexis Dominguez Alexis Dominguez 5'10" | PG Highland | 2023 NM , our #17 player in the class of 2023.
(2) La Cueva – Atrisco Heritage – A Talented La Cueva squad hits the road to take on AH. La Cueva features our #1 player in the class of 2023 Exodus Ayers Exodus Ayers 6'2" | CG La Cueva | 2023 NLG . Cedarius Yates Cedarius Yates 6'3" | SF La Cueva | 2023 State NM , and Josiah Guliford Josiah Guliford 5'10" | PG La Cueva | 2023 State NM look to provide additional ammunition. As for the Jags, they come into the game with a talented roster of their own, featuring the dynamic 1-2 punch of sharpshooter Chris Parra Jr. and big man Colby Wade Colby Wade 6'5" | PF Atrisco | 2022 State NM . Ranked #6 and 7 in their respective classes. Heritage should also get contributions from Tony Pacheco Tony Pacheco 6'0" | SF Atrisco Heritage | 2023 State NM and Javier Mendoza Javier Mendoza 5'11" | SG Atrisco Heritage | 2022 State NM , who are ranked number 9 and 17 in the class of 2023 and 2024 respectively. Keep an eye on freshman Latavious Morris Latavious Morris 5'8" | PG Atrisco Heritage | 2025 State NM a top 5 player in our class of 2025.
(3) Volcano Vista vs Rio Grande – Coach Greg Brown may have from top to bottom one of his most talented rosters. He has the #3 player in the class of 2022 Combo Jakwon Hill Jakwon Hill 6'1" | CG Volcano Vista | 2022 State NM , the #12 player in PG Kaden Valdez Kaden Valdez 5'11" | PG Volcano Vista | 2022 State NM , and senior guard Jaden Malone Jaden Malone 6'3" | SG Volcano Vista | 2022 State NM , the #36 player in our class of 2022. In addition to those seniors, the squad should get contributions from junior forward Sean Alter Sean Alter 6'9" | PF Volcano Vista | 2023 State NM , the #4 ranked player in our class of 2023, and freshman big man Kenyon Aguino Kenyon Aguino 6'7" | PF Volcano Vista | 2025 State #257 Nation NM who is ranked #2 in our class of 2025. Rio Grande looks to defend its court behind junior guard Jonah Lopez Jonah Lopez 6'2" | SG Rio Grande | 2023 State NM who is ranked #11 in our class of 2023 and Jonathon Lukesh Jonathon Lukesh 5'10" | SG Albuquerque | 2024 State NM ranked #23 in our class of 2024.
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