The 2008 Fullcourt Press New Mexico Skills Showcase at Eldorado High School on Saturday had several big name players showcasing their talents.

The Showcase had four games: 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, and 11th-12th Grade. Four different states were represented including New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and Colorado.

Some players that were expected to participate had scheduling conflicts due to the SAT test.

The black squad outlasted the white squad in OT with a 92-85 win. Allen Tate's shot at the end of regulation clanked off the rim to send the game to OT. There were tons of big name players in this game.

The black squad had Chad Adams and Marcus Franco (Highland High), Lucio Lutrell (Las Cruces High), Eric Kibi (Sandia High), Jordan Romero (St. Michael's), Ryan Gonzalez (Pojoaque High), Dylan Chavez (Capital High) and Matt Brito (Espanola Valley High).

The white squad had Travis Geiger (Alamogordo High), Xavier Blount (Highland High), Paul Jessen (St. Pius X), Allen Tate (Hobbs High), Josh Counce (Temple Baptist), and Mike Doran (Eldorado High/Albq. Academy).

Doran was kicked out of Albuquerque Academy mid-semester. The most impressive player all-around was Kibi from Sandia High. The 6-foot-4 senior carried most of the scoring load for the black squad while scoring in a variety of ways.

Blount did most of the damage on the white squad proving his D-1 talent. Gonzalez did not score a lot of points, but he had a couple of good passes that displayed his basketball IQ.

Tate hit a couple of 3-pointers to give the white squad a boost. Brito had a strong showing as well. Adams, Lutrell, Jessen, Chavez, and Geiger had a quiet game.

1. Eric Kibi - Sandia High (Albuquerque, NM) 12th Grade 6'4"

2. Xavier Blount - Highland High (Albuquerque, NM) 11th Grade 6'4"

3. Allen Tate - Hobbs High (Hobbs, NM) 12th Grade 6'6"

4. Marcus Franco - Highland High (Albuquerque, NM) 11th Grade 5'7"

5. Ryan Gonzalez - Pojoaque High (Pojoaque, NM) 12th Grade 6'3"

6. Joseph Uke - Franklin High (El Paso, TX) 11th Grade 6'3"

7. Talon Morris - El Dorado High (El Paso, TX) 11th Grade 5'11"

8. Mattew Brito - Espanola Valley High (Espanola, NM) 11th Grade 6'0"

9. Joseph Moquino - Sandia High (Albuquerque, NM) 11th Grade 5'10"

10. Jordan Romero - St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM) 11th Grade 6'0"

Chad Adams (Highland High), Paul Jessen (St. Pius X), Josh Counce (Temple Baptist), Dylan Chavez (Capital High), Michael Doran (Eldorado High/Albq. Academy)

Expected but not in attendance:

Jaye Crockett (Clovis High), Derek Montoya (Artesia High), Jordan Howard (Highland High), Alfonso Hubbard (Gallup High), Andrew Apodoca (Cibola High)