NMPreps.com's recap of the 2020 New Mexico high school state basketball tournament. #nmpreps
No. 1 Hobbs 49, No. 8 Carlsbad 38
Game Recap
After a slow 1st half where the Eagles led at halftime 14-8, the pace picked up quickly in the 2nd half. With the score tied 18-18 in the middle of the 3rd quarter, Carlsbad senior post Kaliyah Montoya fouled out. Hobbs went on a 31-20 run over the next twelve minutes to win the game. Hobbs' Wisdom Anthony (2023) Had a great game leading the Eagles with 25 points. Junior forward Elise Turrbiates (2021) had a double-double (11 points 10 rebounds). Teran Tiller (2020) and Allie Myers (2023) did their best to keep Carlsbad in the game scoring 14 and 13 points, respectively.
Hobbs Stats:
FG%: 19-49 39%
3pt%: 2-9 22%
FT%: 9-14 64%
Wisdom Anthony: 25 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
Elise Turrubiates: 11 points 10 rebounds
Aniya Joseph: 7 points 5 rebounds
Carlsbad Stats
FG%: 12-41 29%
3pt%: 1-15 7%
FT%: 13-19 68%
Up Next: Hobbs will play the winner of the La Cueva/Mayfield game
Live: Play-by-play
No. 2 Piedra Vista 00, No. 10 Farmington 00
This game was not as close as the final score indicated. PV was up by 25 points most of the game. Farminton's sharp shooters Kiiyani Anitielu and her sister Kamalani were limited to just three 3-pointers. Kamalani (2024) finished with a game high 17 points while Kiiyani (2023) finished with 12 points. Piedra Vista finished with 4 players in double figures. Celina Watson (2021) led the Panthers with 15 points. Bailey Rasmussen (2021) had 13, Lanae Billy (2021) and Adreanna Eaton (2022) both finished with 10.
Piedra Vista Stats
FG% 26-53 49%
3-pt% 4-11 36%
FT% 12-16 75%
Farmington Stats
FG% 18-61 30%
3-pt% 8-32 25%
FT% 7-9 78%
Up Next
Piedra Vista plays # Volcano Vista Thursday at 9:45 am
No. 3 Volcano Vista 58, No. 6 Centennial 40Â
RECAP: Volcano Vista had a great 1st half and led by 15 points at the break. Centennial outscored VV by 5 points in the 3rd quarter to close the gap. VV closed out the game with an 18 point 4th quarter to win 58-40.
Volcano Vista's zone defense gave Centennial trouble all game. The games stars did not disappoint. Volcano Vista's duo of Jaelynn Bates (2022) and Natalie Chavez (2020) were outstanding. Bates finished with 21 points and Chavez finished 16. Centennial's duo of Jessica Rios (2020) and Larissa Laborin (2020) were solid as well. Laborin finished with a double-double (15 and 10 rebounds). Rios finished with 14 points.
Volcano Vista Stats:
FG - 20-45 44%
3-pt - 4-19 21%
FT - 14-20 70%
Jaelynn Bates: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists
Natalia Chavez: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
Giannah Aragon: 7 points, 5 rebounds
Centennial Stats:
FG - 12-46 26%
3-pt - 0-11 0%
FT - 16-25 64%
Larissa Laborin: 15 points, 10 rebounds
Jessicas Rios: 14 points, 6 rebounds
NEXT: Volcano Vista advances to the semi-finals and will play the winner of the Piedra Vista/Farmington game.
Live: Play-by-play from the game.
No. 4 La Cueva 73, No. 5Â Mayfield 54
Matt Abney
Recap: La Cueva used ten 3-pointers on the evening to beat the Trojans 73-54. Carolina Romero (2022) drained five of them by herself, many of them at long range. Mayfield had trouble stopping the Bears' dribble penetration which led to the ten made 3-pointers. Romero finished with a game high 23 points while Kaya Ingram finished with 18. Teona Savic (2022) and Rylie Ottmann (2020) finished with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Mayfield was led by Maggie Salas' (2022) 16 points. Seniors Kayla Avalos and Jaylin Willis both finished with 10 points.
La Cueva Stats:
FG%: 26-55 47%
3-pt %: 10-22 45%
FT%: 11-16 69%
Carolina Romero: 23 points (5 3-pointers)
Kaya Ingram: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists
Teona Savic: 13 points, 3 assists
Rylie Ottmann: 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
Mayfield Stats:
Maggie Salas: 16 points, 6 rebounds
Kayla Avalos: 10 points, 6 rebounds
Jaylin Willis: 10 points, 3 rebounds
Alyssa Alvarez: 6 Assists
Up Next: La Cueva takes on #1 Hobbs on Thursday at 1:15 pm
