SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2010 SECTION D

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A special section of
The Santa Fe New Mexican

2010
20111

Realigned
and ready
For better or worse, the New
Mexico Activities Association has
shuffled teams throughout the
state, putting the pieces in place
for new and renewed rivalries

INSIDE
Preview capsules
for Northern
New Mexico
schools
Players
to watch
this season
Team schedules
D-2 THE NEW MEXICAN Saturday, November 20, 2010
Boys Season of change reunites school rivalries and creates altered state of matchups
By James Barron
The New Mexican
It’s old rivalries being renewed.
Or maybe it’s a new spin on exist-
ing ones.
Is it new ones being forged?
Perhaps the simplest explana-
tion is that the latest realignment in
the state is just like all the previous
ones — some coaches like it; others
don’t. But it is a conversation starter,
especially as the prep boys basketball
season arrives.
“I guess there are always pros and
cons to anything they do and choose
to do,” Peñasco head coach Manuel
Romero says of the latest alignment
by the New Mexico Activities Asso-
ciation.
Programs have four years to get
used to it. At least in the North, the
adjustment will be smooth for the
most part.
Santa Fe High’s move from Class
AAAAA to AAAA means its yearly
matchups with Española Valley, Los
Alamos and Capital go from non-
district bragging rights to District
2AAAA battles with an edge to them.
It also renews old district rivalries
with the Sundevils and Jaguars, who
were in the same district until five
classes came to fruition in 2000.
“The district has always been
tough, and now it just gets tougher,”
Capital head coach Mark Senteney
says. “Last year, you had Española,
us and Los Alamos all reach Albu-
querque. How many districts can say
that?”
Only District 6AAAA, with Albu-
querque St. Pius X, Albuquerque Vol-
cano Vista and Grants, could boast
of similar strength. This year, each of
those teams find themselves in differ-
ent districts — or in Volcano Vista’s
case, a different class (AAAAA).
But 2AAAA has nothing on 5AAA.
The NMAA created a beast of a
district when it merged St. Michael’s,
Pojoaque Valley and Santa Fe Indian
School (formerly of 2AAA) with
Albuquerque schools Hope Chris-
tian and Sandia Preparatory. The
district can boast housing the AAA
state champion for the past five sea-
sons — St. Michael’s (2006, 2007),
Girls ‘Double-edged sword’ slices opinions down the middle in season of realignment
By Will Webber
The New Mexican
The winds of change are blowing
through New Mexico’s high school
basketball landscape, and it’s not
the kind of that turned The Pit into
a dust-blown freezer the night of
the big-school quarterfinals at last
season’s girls state tournament.
Anyone in University Arena that
chilly March 9 night will recall the
Class AAAA quarterfinal between
eventual champ Kirtland Central and
No. 8 Albuquerque Del Norte. With
The Pit’s $60 million renovation in
full swing, the arena’s organizers
turned off the heat around halftime
before heading home for the evening.
The sudden temperature drop
was followed by a frigid wind flow-
ing unabated through the fabric side
panels on the west side of the arena.
It covered everything in the building
in a fine layer of dust as New Mexico
Activities Association officials said
the thermostat dropped into the 40s.
“I still love that place,” says Cindy
Roybal with a laugh. “There are
memories. We won state in there last
year. It’s impossible for me not to
love it.”
Although Roybal admitted she
was looking forward to Friday night’s
NMAA Foundation Tip-Off Classic in
the venue against Gallup, she has a lot
to look forward to now that the 2010-
11 basketball season is finally here.
For starters, Roybal’s Santa Fe
Indian School program is a strong
favorite to defend its Class AAA title.
Back in the mix for the Lady Braves
are the Coriz sisters, senior Jenine
and sophomore Justina. The pair
anchors a deep backcourt that com-
pliments a talented frontcourt.
“I’d be lying if I said we didn’t have
a shot,” says Roybal, the SFIS head
coach. “We may take our hits early,
but I guarantee you we’ll be one of
the last teams standing at the end.”
Roybal and the Lady Braves also
get to christen the sparkling new
gymnasium on the SFIS campus in
another month or two. The spacious
digs stand just a stone’s throw from
the Lady Braves’ current home.
“We’ll have so many baskets to
CHANGING LANES
St. Michael’s and Albuquerque Hope Christian have been among the
top Class AAA programs in the state for the past five years. The Horse-
men and Huskies are now District 5AAA rivals, and they are a part of the
reason the district is not just one of the best in AAA but in the state.
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Pojoaque (2008) and Hope Christian
(2009, 2010).
Even more imposing is the fact that
all four semifinalists from last year’s
state tournament (St. Michael’s,
Hope Christian, SFIS and Sandia
Prep) are 5AAA foes in 2010.
The district promises to be equally
tough this season, with four schools
ranked in the top five in the New
Mexico High School Coaches Asso-
practice on that I won’t know what to
do,” Roybal says.
Almost lost in the glare of SFIS’s
myriad of gifts is the underlying
theme to this prep hoops campaign:
Change.
An aggressive realignment altered
the scope of nearly every district.
In the North, it reunites old rivals
in Class AAAA while long-standing
feuds in AAA are no more.
“I don’t like it, not at all,” says West
Las Vegas head coach and athletic
director Jose “Majic” Medina. “Peo-
ple love their rivalries and now we’ve
lost three big ones. Our fans loved to
turn out for those games. Now we’re
scrambling to find something else.”
The Lady Dons remain a staple of
District 2AAA along with crosstown
rival Las Vegas Robertson and Raton.
Joining the fray is Taos, a defector
from AAAA thanks to dwindling
enrollment.
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ciation preseason poll.
Still, not all is well with this setup.
“I am not too thrilled with the new
alignment,” Elks head coach Joey
Trujillo says. “But it is what it is, and
we just got to do it.”
Trujillo’s consternation stems from
his program being the only one that
is not a private or a boarding school.
The reasons why it happened have
run rampant.
To make room, the NMAA made
carpetbaggers out of St. Michael’s,
SFIS and Pojoaque Valley. That trio
is in the newly formed District 5AAA
along with Albuquerque powers Hope
Christian and Sandia Preparatory.
“The one thing I don’t think
anyone’s talking about is the impact
it has on our revenue,” Medina says.
“We’re already feeling the crunch.”
“It’s kind of a double-edged
sword,” says Robertson head coach
Aunna Bradley. “On one hand you
have these schools that you’ve been
playing against for years moving to
another district, which isn’t good.
Then you have a district that’s left
over that isn’t nearly as tough. You
had to be tough in that district the
last few years. By time you got to
state you were certainly better.”
The alterations to AAAA aren’t as
severe. They bring former AAAAA
member Santa Fe High down a
“You hear different rumors,” Tru-
jillo says. “You hear that we were put
in there so that the NMAA couldn’t
be accused of creating an all-private
school district.”
The NMAA has been on record
saying distance and traveling costs
were at the root of the decision, and
Trujillo admits that it’s an easier bus
trip to Albuquerque (roughly 90 min-
utes) versus going to Raton (about
31⁄2 hours). The other benefit for the
Elks could come in the postseason.
“The way it affects the program is
that, in the long run, you get better by
playing better teams,” Trujillo says.
“In the long run, it will make us bet-
ter.”
The musical chairs game wasn’t
germane only to the bigger classes. In
AA, the jumbling might leave some
heads scratching. Gone are Questa,
Escalante, McCurdy and Coronado to
A, and Mesa Vista moves into a dis-
trict (7AA) dominated by the Jemez
Valley schools (Cuba and Jemez Val-
ley, along with Dulce).
What was once 4AA — Mora,
Pecos, Santa Fe Prep and Monte del
Sol — was renamed 2AA, and added
to the mix are Romero’s Panthers.
That adds another layer of intensity
for Peñasco to already existing AA
enmity with Mora and Pecos. As if
the fans of the Rangers needed any
more fodder, Romero coached at
Mora for 13 years before being fired
in 2009 despite winning two state
titles.
To boot, Romero still lives in town.
“It’ll be a little bit different,”
Romero says. “We went there last
year (a 91-61 Panthers win in Decem-
ber) and it was pretty intense. I can’t
imagine what it will be like now.”
Amid all the intrigue of a new
district is the passing of an old one.
What was once one of the toughest
district in AA was 3AA. The group-
ing of Mesa Vista, Peñasco, McCurdy
School and Questa created an intense
district season, one that often was
not settled until the final week of the
season.
Peñasco benefited from the
changes, while Mesa Vista finds itself
in a district not nearly as competitive.
The same could be said of McCurdy,
TARGETED TEAM
Santa Fe Indian
School conquered all
worlds big and small as
it grabbed last season’s
Class AAA state title.
The reigning state
champion encounters a
different set of obsta-
cles as the Lady Braves
adjust to a new district
(5AAA), and the bull’s
eye on their back.
SEEING BLUE
The District 2AAA scene
is slightly different for
the Lady Dons of West
Las Vegas. Without
Pojoaque Valley, Santa
Fe Indian School and
St. Michael’s, West Las
Vegas is the odds-on
favorite to be the dis-
trict champion. But the
Lady Dons have much
higher aspirations —
like changing the color
of their state trophy to
championship blue.
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notch to join Capital, Española Val-
ley and Los Alamos along with
Bernalillo. That’s a good start for
the Demonettes, who finished last
year with a single win as former St.
Michael’s boys head coach Elmer
Chavez returned to town after an
extended stay in Grants.
Not since the days of Ron Drake as
head coach has Santa Fe High been a
consistent playoff threat. With Drake
now working his magic in Española
— the Sundevils won 26 games and
reached last year’s state semis — the
Demonettes are on more equal
footing now that they’re no longer
district fodder for Albuquerque La
Cueva, Albuquerque Sandia and
Albuquerque Valley.
And don’t forget about the small
schools. The oft-traveled James
Branch takes over as head coach of a
Mesa Vista team that won 20 games
a year ago. David Sanchez returns for
which is in a three-team District 4A
with Escalante and Coronado.
Meanwhile, Questa finds itself
going into the teeth of Class A’s
best in 1A, where it is teamed with
Springer, Des Moines and Cimar-
ron. Springer was the A runner-up
in 2009 and a semifinalist in March,
while Des Moines enters this season
ranked fifth. Questa, which is No. 9 in
the poll, will find the district goings
no easier than it did in AA.
“It’s funny because I was talking to
(former Wildcats head coach) Larry
King, who I assisted,” Cruz Chavez
III, Questa’s first-year head coach,
says. “I told him, ‘I’m leaving Mesa
Vista and Peñasco, who are ranked
pretty high in AA (sixth and eighth),
and I am going to Springer (third in
A) and Des Moines.’ So, we’re still
going to play some good teams.”
What might benefit Chavez — and
the rest of the North — is a change
to the small-school state tournament
format.
This will be the first season the
small schools have an at-large bid
system that the big schools enjoy.
While the district champion
(regular season and/or tournament,
if they are won by different teams)
get berths into the tournament, the
remaining slots will be filled by at-
large teams.
The new system eliminates pres-
sure from the drama-filled district
tournaments in which a strong sea-
son could end prematurely if a team
didn’t make the championship.
“In my opinion, that is a big plus
for us,” Romero says. “Now, three
teams (from a district) could poten-
tially make the tournament, versus
where one good team had to stay
home in the old format.”
Thank Romero’s old rival in
Questa to provide a crystal-clear
example. The Wildcats have posted
a 69-39 mark over the past four sea-
sons, yet made only one state tourna-
ment appearance.
In a season of change, that might
prove to be the best adjustment.
Contact James Barron at 986-3045
or jbarron@sfnewmexican.com.
a second season at Peñasco, which
slides from 3AA to 2AA with Santa Fe
Prep, Mora, Monte del Sol and Pecos.
Over at Desert Academy, it’s a
year of transition as Gerald Lovato
takes over a Wildcats club that won
18 games and captured the District
2A title last year. At his disposal is a
veritable United Nations of players.
On the roster are kids from Brazil,
Spain, Germany and Korea.
“It will be interesting,” Lovato says.
“Some of these girls are still learning
the rules.”
Going full circle, SFIS will contend
with a St. Michael’s team that lost in
the semifinals at The Pit last year, as
well as a Pojoaque Valley program
that welcomes rookie head coach
Juan Pepe Alvarado.
“I coached boys in Hatch and
Deming, but this is where I wanted
to be,” he says. “I wanted to coach in
the north because it’s so basketball-
oriented up here. The administration,
the fans, the kids — they all take it
so seriously. Oh, my goodness, as a
coach you have to love the people
and the administration here. This
sport is very important, that’s clear.”
Romero knows all about that. Since
the pressure to win is omnipresent at
St. Michael’s, he says his team will be
ready for the altered look no matter
who’s lying in wait.
“Last year the final four had us,
West (Las Vegas), the Indian school
and Lovington,” Romero says. “I
wouldn’t be surprised to see all four
of those teams get back there.”
Back there, of course, is the fabled
Pit. With the faux walls a thing of
the past, replaced by soaring glass
panels and giant video replay boards
positioned directly behind each bas-
ket — a location that’s sure to drive
free-throw shooters nuts as they look
at a 15-foot version of themselves put-
ting the ball in the air — the arena is
still the destination spot for Northern
New Mexico’s best.
So with that, welcome to the
2010-11 girls basketball season. While
change is clearly upon its, maybe it’s
not such a bad thing after all.
Contact Will Webber at 986-3060
or wwebber@sfnewmexican.com.

BOYS CAPSULES
DISTRICT 2AAAA
SANTA FE HIGH DEMONS
Head coach: David Rodriguez (first
season)
Last season: 13-15 overall, 2-6 District
2AAAAA
Returning letterwinners: Josh
Lucero, 6-foot, senior; Nick Martinez,
5-10, junior; Victor Sanchez, 6-1, senior;
Emilio Mena, 6-2, junior.
Top newcomers: Orlando Echave,
6-5, senior; Derek Romero, 5-11, senior;
Jeremy Martinez, 5-9, senior; Jeff Mar-
tinez, 6-1, junior.
In their words: “For us, it’s all about
mental toughness, mental intensity,
concentration,” coach Rodriguez says.
“It is a new style, and there are a lot
of new things they are having to learn
and pick up. You can’t do that unless
you’re mentally intense. It’s all about
concentration and being able to handle
mistakes.”
CAPITAL JAGUARS
Head coach: Mark Senteney (second
season)
Last season: 14-12 overall, 5-3 District
2AAAA
Returning letterwinners: Jonathon
Rodriguez, 6-2, senior; Estevan Marti-
nez, 6-5, senior; Paul Toya, 6-0, junior;
Christian Martinez, 5-9, sophomore;
Mike Lopez, 6-3, sophomore.
Top newcomers: Ryan Vigil, 5-10,
junior; Bryan Vigil, 5-10, junior; John
Serrano, 6-2, junior.
In their words: “It’s about team
chemistry — If we can make that extra
pass and share the ball a little,” coach
Senteney says. “It’s the same kind of
thing as last year. It’s about the egos
and the team staying together and
riding through the adversity. If we do
that, we’ll be OK.”
LOS ALAMOS HILLTOPPERS
Head coach: Matt King (first season)
Last season: 18-12 overall, 5-3 District
2AAAA
Returning letterwinners: Thomas
Russell, 6-foot, junior; Nick Baker, 6-2,
junior; Ben Schilling, 6-2, junior.
Top newcomers: Daniel Salazar, 5-11,
junior; Roger Gray, 5-8, junior; Nathan
Carver, 6-1, junior; Travis Richins, 6-4,
sophomore; Travis Milligan, 6-6, senior;
David Knapp, 5-10, junior; Bobby Saun-
ders, 6-0, junior; Grant Washburn, 6-1,
sophomore; Brady Stokes, 6-2, sopho-
more; Salvador Salaiz, 5-9, junior.
In their words: “The success of our
season will be determined by the cul-
ture and values that we continue to
develop,” coach King says. “We have
great kids and coaches that want to
represent our community in the right
way. Our ability to defend as a team,
rebound, take care of the ball and han-
dle adversity will determine our suc-
cess on the court in a very challenging
district.”
DISTRICT 5AAA
ST. MICHAEL’S HORSEMEN
Head coach: Ron Geyer (sixth season)
Last season: 20-11 overall, 7-3 District
2AAA
Returning letterwinners: Ron Cron,
6-foot-2, senior; Wesley Vaughan,
5-9, senior; Antonio Garcia, 5-8, junior;
Jackson Baca, 6-0, junior; Brandon
Martinez-Salazar, 5-9, senior; Justin
Smith, 5-11, senior.
Top newcomers: With more than
a dozen late arrivals following soc-
cer, football and cross country, coach
Geyer says it will take time before the
new faces mesh with those who have
been there all the while.
In their words: “Our big thing right
now is injuries,” Geyer says. “We don’t
have a lot of size, either. Considering
the strength of our district, we’ll have
to be creative on defense and make
smart decisions when we have the
ball. There’s not a lot of margin for
error against the teams we’ll face.”
SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL BRAVES
Head coach: Ernie Rodriguez (11th
season)
Last season: 23-6 overall, 10-0 Dis-
trict 2AAA
Returning letterwinners: Joe Cala-
baza, 5-foot-4, senior; Alex Elote, 5-9,
senior.
Top newcomers: Austin Tenorio, 5-11,
sophomore; Justin Naranjo, 5-8, sopho-
more; Matthew Montoya, 5-10, senior;
Derwyn Gachupin 5-10, senior
In their words: “We’re going to be
smaller than we were last year; prob-
ably as small as the teams we had in
the couple years before that,” coach
Rodriguez says. “We’ve only got two
returning players from last year. We’ll
be an aggressive bunch and we’ve got
a lot of skill, but we’ll have a lot of new
players coming in.”
POJOAQUE VALLEY ELKS
Head coach: Joey Trujillo (seventh
season)
Last season: 19-10 overall, 6-4 Dis-
trict 2AAA
Returning letterwinners: Luke Sala-
zar, 5-foot-7, senior; Brian Montoya,
6-0, senior; Christian Baca, 6-0, senior;
Josh Valdez, 5-9, junior.
Top newcomers: Robert Ortiz, 5-10,
junior; Daniel Santistevan, 5-10, senior;
Curtis Cordova, 5-11, sophomore; Bran-
don Bustos, 5-9, guard, sophomore;
Brian Wolf, 6-0, junior.
In their words: “There are no nights
off in this district, but I think we’ll be
strong enough to compete,” coach Tru-
jillo says. “Sometimes kids don’t see
the importance of putting the work to
improve. This team, though, will dedi-
cate itself to working hard and believ-
ing in what we’re doing.”
DISTRICT 2AAA
LAS VEGAS ROBERTSON CARDINALS
Head coach: David Bustos (third sea-
son)
Last season: 19-10 overall, 5-5 Dis-
trict 2AAA
Returning letterwinners: Fabian
Varela, 6-foot-1, senior; Justin Bustos,
DISTRICT 2AAAA
ESPAÑOLA VALLEY SUNDEVILS
Head coach: Richard Martinez (eighth season)
Last season: 28-3 overall, 8-0 District 2AAAA
Returning letterwinners: Rodney Coles, 5-7, senior; Antonio Romero,
6-4, senior; Fabian Valdez, 6-3, senior; Richie Mondragon, 5-11, senior;
Zac Trujillo, 6-1, senior.
Top newcomers: Jozzeb Martinez, 6-0, junior; Jeremy Romero, 5-10,
junior; Nathan Serrano, 6-0, sophomore; Josh Martinez, 6-2, sophomore.
In their words: “As a chef, I am trying to find the right ingredients with
this bunch,” coach Martinez says. “I don’t need just five players. I need
five guys who can play together and another five who can do the same.
We’re trying to find that balance right now.”
6-3, junior; Josh Brito, 5-10, junior;
Dalan Abreu, 5-9, junior; Joshua Adam
Dimas, 6-2, senior; Antonio Arguello,
5-11, junior.
Top newcomers: The Cards’ junior
varsity will funnel players to the varsity
in time, but the group Bustos had last
year is largely intact.
In their words: “Basketball’s maybe
the fifth-most popular sport here, but
our expectations are higher than ever,”
coach Bustos says. “We won seven
games in our first year and 19 last year.
We expect more this year.”
WEST LAS VEGAS DONS
Head coach: David Morgan Montaño
(second season)
Last season: 4-20 overall, 1-9 District
2AAA
Returning letterwinners: Jordan
Lopez, 5-foot-11, junior; Chris Chavez,
5-6, junior.
Top newcomers: Mike Martinez, 5-9,
senior; JeMarcus Trujillo, 6-3, fresh-
man.
In their words: “Our seniors are even
inexperienced, but we did have a solid
offseason,” coach Montaño says. “Our
post players; they’re pretty much non-
existent. JeMarcus has a chance to be
very good, but he’s just a freshman.
We’ll rely a lot on tempo and getting
up and down the floor.”
TAOS TIGERS
Head coach: Daniel Trujillo (first sea-
son)
Last season: 10-18 overall, 1-7 District
2AAAA
Returning letterwinners: Pat Mar-
tinez, 5-foot-7, senior; Mike Gutierrez,
6-5, senior; Brandon Suazo, 5-11, junior;
Walo Martinez, 5-9, senior; Josh Gar-
cia, 5-9, senior.
Top newcomer: Trujillo says the
team’s biggest addition is the addition
of assistant Jim Farrell, who coached
the Taos girls and Raton boys for sev-
eral years.
In their words: “We’ve got 10 seniors
and three juniors, so we’re an older
team,” coach Trujillo says. “They’ll be
learning a new system, but I can tell
you that it will probably be that up-
and-down style so many teams around
here run. It’s a lot of new information
for the players, but I think we’ve got a
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chance to win a lot of games.”
DISTRICT 2AA
SANTA FE PREPARATORY
BLUE GRIFFINS
Head coach: Chris Chakeres (eighth
season)
Last season: 13-14 overall, 4-2 District
4AA
Returning letterwinners: Jack Satz-
inger, 6-foot-1, senior; Justin Haas,
5-10, senior; Daniel Van Essen, 6-4,
junior; Ryan Evaldson, 6-0, junior; Rob
Weiner, 5-10, junior; Colin Carey, 5-10,
junior; DJ Casados, 5-10, freshman.
Top newcomers: Joey Lambert, 6-0,
junior; Elliot Henry, 6-1, junior; William
Lenfestey, 6-2, freshman.
In their words: “We have improved
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our starting point with our most pro-
ductive off-season yet,” coach Chak-
eres says. “We take a lot of pride in the
way we prepare and expect to com-
pete for the district championship in a
much-improved District 2AA.”
MONTE DEL SOL DRAGONS
Head coach: Jonathan Haack (third
season)
Last season: 5-22 overall, 0-6 District
4AA
Returning letterwinners: Aaron Voe-
gel, 6-foot-1, senior; Rickie Fierro, 6-0,
senior; Denis Mares, 5-6, sophomore.
Top newcomers: Keanu Medina, 6-0,
sophomore; Javier Koerdell, 5-11, junior.
In their words: “We have eight play-
ers and all of them have a minimum
of one year varsity experience,” coach
Haack says. “We have prepared for this
season and developed these players
for three years. In addition to refining
our existing program of press and man
defense, our focus will be to incorpo-
rate new techniques to speed up our
transition offense and defense. It is our
expectation that we mature into one
of the top teams in District 4AA this
year.”
PECOS PANTHERS
Head coach: Clyde Sanchez (second
season)
Last season: 11-18 overall, 3-3 District
4AA
Returning letterwinners: Daniel
Taran, 5-9, junior; Adam Varela, 5-8,
junior; Isidro Sena, 5-7, junior; Michael
Armijo, 6-0, senior; Bradley Lopez, 6-0,
senior.
Top newcomers: None listed.
In their words: “Peñasco coming into
our district makes it stronger and bet-
ter, night in and night out,” coach San-
chez says. “Discipline in our offense
will be the key to our team.”
PEÑASCO PANTHERS
Head coach: Manuel Romero (second
season)
Last season: 19-9 overall, 3-3 District
3AA
Returning letterwinners: Ger-
rick Romero, 5-foot-5, senior; Mario
Romero, 5-7, senior; Brandon Medina,
5-9, senior; Sage Vogel, 6-foot-3,
senior; Roman Romero, 5-9, junior;
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Alfred Gonzales, 5-8, junior; Brandon
Fernandez, 5-9, junior; Ocean Howes,
5-9, junior.
Top newcomer: Ryan Martinez, 5-8,
junior.
In their words: “We look forward to
having a successful season now that
the players are more familiar with my
style and system, being that we are
going into our second year together,”
coach Romero says. “We are going to
rely on our team speed to have that
run-and-gun philosophy.”
MORA RANGERS
Head coach: Hank Laumbach (second
season)
Last season: 14-14 overall, 5-1 District
4AA
Returning letterwinners: Tyler Mar-
tinez, 5-foot-10, senior; Lucas Serna,
6-1, senior; Andrew Lesse, 6-5, senior;
Adam Laumbach, 6-0, senior; Justin
Vigil, 5-10, senior; Joshua Garcia, 5-11,
senior; Jeremy Martinez, 5-10, senior;
Garrick Martinez, 6-0, junior; Manuel
Fernandez, 5-11, junior.
Top newcomers: Brandon Pacheco,
5-10, senior; Tim Romero, 6-0, junior;
Jose Trujillo, 6-0, junior; Derek Hurtado,
5-11, junior.
In their words: “We are looking for-
ward to building on the successes of
last season,” coach Laumbach says
of the Rangers, who reached the elite
eight of the Class AA State Basketball
Tournament. “We hope to be a team
to contend with and a fun team to
watch.”
DISTRICT 7AA
MESA VISTA TROJANS
Head coach: Thomas Vigil (fourth
season)
Last season: 16-14 overall, 4-2 District
3AA
Returning letterwinners: Alejandro
Lopez, 5-foot-6, senior; Erik Garcia,
5-8, senior; Sean Richardson, 5-10,
junior; Jerome Campos, 6-2, senior;
Evan Jaramillo, 5-10, junior; Lucas Gal-
legos, 5-9, junior.
Top newcomers: Lorenzo Sanchez,
5-7, junior; Andres Coronado, 5-6, junior.
In their words: “This year is going to
be an exciting year for us,” coach Vigil
says. “We are returning a strong core
of players, and although we lost some
size and experience from last year, we
have added shooting ability and speed.
We are very talented and will be able
to play a rotation of at least nine solid
players every game.”
DISTRICT 1A
QUESTA WILDCATS
Head coach: Cruz Chavez III (first
season)
Last season: 15-11 overall, 4-2 District
3AA
Returning letterwinners: Danny
Enciso, 5-foot-10, senior; Dominic
Apodaca, 6-0, post; Eric Cisneros, 5-6,
junior.
Top newcomers: Alan Sandoval, 5-9,
junior; Francisco Medina, 5-10, junior;
Tyree Torrence, 6-2, junior; Marcus
Chavez, 5-5, freshman; Jesus Ortega,
5-5, sophomore.
In their words: “They are blessed
with a lot of talent,” coach Chavez
says. “It’s a group that played together
all through junior high, but I know
we’re going to struggle with inexperi-
ence early. They are going to have to
grow up quick, and that’s where I am
depending on Danny and Dominic to be
the senior leaders that we need them
to be.”
DISTRICT 2A
DESERT ACADEMY WILDCATS
Head coach: Jonathan Salazar (first
season)
Last season: 13-11 overall, 5-3 District
2A
Returning letterwinners: Ram
Khalsa, 5-foot-11, senior; Alex Kokesh,
6-1, senior; Daniel Archuleta, 5-10,
senior.
Top newcomers: Marcus Romero,
5-10, freshman; Sudi Torres, 5-9, fresh-
man; Mack Snyder, 6-2, freshman;
James Eckre, 6-3, senior.
In their words: A Desert Academy
alum who played for Gordon Bentan-
court, Salazar said he likes the early
returns he’s getting from this club:
“We’ve got some size and I thought
we really played well when we scrim-
maged two teams from our district
(two weeks ago),” coach Salazar says.
DISTRICT 4A
MCCURDY SCHOOL BOBCATS
Head coach: Walter Bustos (second
season)
Last season: 8-15 overall, 1-5 District
3AA
Returning Letterwinners: Ryan Ault,
5-foot-9, senior; Tyler Dominguez, 5-
3, senior; Lawrence Gutierrez, 5-10,
senior; David Martinez, 5-10, senior;
Justin Garcia, 6-1, junior; Carlos Her-
rera, 5-7, junior; Isaiah Valdez, 5-9,
junior; Eric Vigil, 5-3, sophomore.
Top newcomers: Santiago Lovato,
5-11, sophomore; Kevan VanCuren,
6-1, senior; Bryan Vandervossen, 5-11,
junior; Destin Woelfel, 6-5, senior; Raul
Galvan, 5-9, sophomore.
In their words: “We will be more
disciplined on both sides of the court,
D-3
offensively and defensively,” coach
Bustos says. “Carlos Herrera will step
in and serve as our floor leader, while
Lawrence Gutierrez and David Marti-
nez will bring back quality experience
to the team. We look forward to lead-
ership presence from our returning
letterman.”
CORONADO LEOPARDS
Head coach: Jaime Herrera (first sea-
son)
Last season: 23-5 overall, 5-1 District
2AA
Returning letterwinners: Jason
Velasquez 5-foot-11, senior; Johnny
Chavez, 5-11, senior; Stetson Schmitz,
5-11, junior.
Top newcomers: Jose Chacon, 5-5,
junior; Perry Shaffar, 5-9, junior; Daryl
Martinez, 5-11, senior; Jailyn Lovato,
5-7 sophomore; Joaquin Mendoza, 5-7,
junior; Kevin Martinez, 5-6, junior.
In their words: “I expect to have a
good season,” coach Herrera says. “I
expect this team to use their speed
and play hard on defense. This team
has won two district championships
in a row and I expect nothing less than
that this year.”
ESCALANTE LOBOS
Head coach: Diego Brusuelas (first
season)
Last season: 11-16 overall, 4-2 District
2AA
Returning letterwinners: Eric Bel-
zer, 6-2, senior; Isaiah Maldonado,
6-1, senior; Rico DeYapp, 5-10, senior;
Miguel Archuleta, 5-9, senior; Michael
Manzanares, 6-0, senior.
Top newcomers: Brandon Gonzales,
6-0, sophomore; Rosendo Avalos, 5-9,
sophomore; John Salazar, 5-9, senior.
In their words: “We’ve been play-
ing together for a long time already,”
coach Brusuelas says. “So they are
seasoned competitors in the basket-
ball arena. They are disciplined kids,
so I don’t have to work them hard as
far as motivation. The one thing they
have to rely on is defense and getting
rebounds and concentrate on that.”
DISTRICT 1B
NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR
THE DEAF ROADRUNNERS
Head coach: Robert Haney, Jr. (third
season)
Last season: 14-13 overall, 1-5 District
2A
Returning letterwinners: Michael
Quinonez, 6-foot-3, senior; Joey
Huerta, 5-7, senior; Emilio Garcia, 5-7,
senior; Julio Ruiz, 5-6, sophomore;
Tyrel Wilding, 5-8, sophomore.
Top newcomers: Michael Jendusa,
5-10, junior.
In their words: “The best news to
happen to this year’s squad is we lost
only one key player,” coach Haney
writes in an e-mail. “This is probably
one of the most talented teams I
have had the privilege to coach since
I arrived at NMSD. We have four out-
standing starters — Quinonez, Huerta,
Wilding, Ruiz — who are loaded with
basketball skills and experience. These
boys are hungry to win. It’s going to be
an exciting year!”
SANTA FE WALDORF WOLVES
Head coach: Rodney Loy (first sea-
son)
Last season: 12-9 overall, 8-1 District
2A
Returning letterwinners: Matthew
Paulazzo, 6-foot-3, senior; Isaac Loy,
6-0, senior; Daniel McCormick, 6-4,
junior; Elliot Radsliff, 5-11, sophomore;
Edgar Davila, 5-5, sophomore, Josh
Hagen, 6-2, sophomore.
Top newcomers: Victor John, 5-8,
senior; Kreston Johnson, 5-11, senior.
In their words: “We have a lot of
experience in returning six players
from last year’s district champion
team,” coach Loy says. “This year’s
team can be stronger and deeper than
last year’s team. We have four first-
year players which will add depth to
the rotation.”
GIRLS CAPSULES
DISTRICT 2AAAA
SANTA FE HIGH DEMONETTES
Head coach: Elmer Chavez (second
season)
Last season: 1-23 overall, 0-8 District
2AAAAA
Returning letterwinners: Gabriela
Garcia, 5-foot-5, senior; Marquel Ara-
gon, 5-3, senior; Franchesca Perdue,
5-9, junior; Selena Valencia, 5-8, soph-
omore; Karina Gutierrez, 5-6, junior;
Alex Jeantete, 5-3, junior; Mariah
Solano, 5-6, junior; Shanice Campos,
5-3, junior; Teddy Trujillo, 5-6, junior;
Leslie Rodriguez, 5-5, junior.
Top newcomer: Maya Shakur, 5-6,
senior.
In their words: “We really improved
our ball skills and fundamentals,”
coach Chavez says. “We worked on
that for an entire year. I think we are
very close to being decent this year.”
CAPITAL LADY JAGUARS
Head coach: Gil Gonzales (first sea-
son)
Last season: 11-14 overall, 3-5 District
2AAAA
Returning letterwinners:
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players
to watch
»
Jonathon
Rodriguez
forward, Capital
The 6-2 senior aver-
aged 10 points and 5
rebounds per game
in 2009-10, but he
will be asked to carry
more of the load.
Rodriguez has a nice
blend of outside
shooting and the abil-
ity to attack the bas-
ket. He, like the rest of
the Jaguars, focused
on getting stronger,
especially after he
suffered a separated
shoulder in the Class
AAAA quarterfinals
against Albuquerque
Volcano Vista.
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Luke Salazar guard, Pojoaque Valley

»

The 5-7 junior was the Elks’ best scoring punch, as he slashed and shot
his way to a 17 points-per-game average. He also showed he could a little
bit of everything, as he managed 2.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and made 2.8
steals for Pojoaque.
NATALIE GUILLÉN/THE NEW MEXICAN

Rodney Coles
»

guard, Española Valley

Dubbed “Rocket” by head coach Richard Martinez,
the 5-foot-7 senior has been a blur to opposing
defenses. His ability to attack the basket and knock
down free throws allowed him to score 17 points per
game last season. He also dished out 7 assists and
grabbed 3 steals on average as he was a first-team
All-State player in Class AAAA. Barring injury, there’s
little doubt he will repeat that honor.

Orlando Echave » LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

Michael Quinonez
»

post, Santa Fe High

The name doesn’t ring a bell, does it? Of course not.
He’s a 6-5 senior transfer from Phoenix, but he was
a key player at Carl Hayden High School. He aver-
aged a little more than 5 points and 6 rebounds per
contest, so expect those numbers to increase with
the Demons.
CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN
post, New Mexico School for the Deaf
He’s been a big presence for the Roadrunners since he was a fresh-
man, and he should cast a very large shadow as a 6-3 senior. He
led the team with 16.6 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. With
him, the Roadrunners should be a contender in District 1B.
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« Jenine Coriz guard, Santa Fe Indian School

Coriz, left, isn’t just the best point guard in the North; she is the
best overall player. The 5-foot-4 senior averaged 14 points, 4.8
assists and 4.5 steals per game to lead the Lady Braves to the Class
AAA state title. With post Lakeshia Padilla likely gone for the season
with a knee injury, it will be up to the diminutive Coriz to carry SFIS
to a second straight title.

« Vanessa
Lucero
forward, West Las Vegas
The 5-11 senior, right, was the
third wheel in the Lady Dons’
attack last season, behind
Martinez and graduate Linda
Esquibel. Still, she averaged
13 points, 11 rebounds and
3 blocks per game. Lucero
recovered quickly from a torn
anterior cruciate ligament in
the summer, which is good
since she will counted on to
carry a heavier load.

« Alexa
Chavez
forward, St. Michael’s
Chavez, left, a 6-0 junior, blos-
somed in the low post for the
Lady Horsemen, averaging 12
points and 9 rebounds per con-
test. She also possesses good
passing skills, as she dished
out 3 assists per game. With
SFIS’ Lakeshia Padilla out with
a knee injury, Chavez is the pre-
mier post in District 5AAA.

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the
next
GIRLS
10
Chelsea Visarraga,
guard, Peñasco
Visarraga, a 5-foot-8 junior, aver-
aged 11.2 points as a sophomore,
while also grabbing 4.5 rebounds
and dishing out 3.5 assists.
Dominique Vigil-Lovato,
guard, Capital
Vigil-Lovato, a 5-4 senior, led the
team in scoring (17.2 points per
game) and assists (8), while also
averaging 6 rebounds to boot.
Justine Vigil, wing,
Española Valley
Vigil was the second-leading
scorer for the Lady Sundevils
(16.2 points per game), and the
5-6 senior will be their go-to
player after the graduation of
Nisa Duran.
Desiree Howie, forward,
Española Valley
The 5-8 junior forward represents
the Lady Sundevils’ most effec-
tive frontcourt player, and will
improve her 7.2 points and 5.7
rebounds per-game averages.
Estrella Flores, wing,
Desert Academy
It seems like the 5-6 junior has
played an integral role for the
Lady Wildcats for years, because
she has since the eighth grade.
As a sophomore, she led the team
with 19 points per game.

BOYS
Gerrick Romero, guard,
Peñasco
Romero can do it all for the Pan-
thers. The 5-6 senior led the team
in scoring (14.4 PPG), steals (4
per contest) and assists (4.4).
Antonio Garcia, guard,
St. Michael’s
Garcia, a 5-8 junior, made the
most of his playing time in a large
Horsemen rotation, scoring 10.9
points per game while also hitting
82.5 percent of his free throws.
Daniel Van Essen, forward,
Santa Fe Preparatory
The 6-4 junior took a giant leap
forward last year with his 17.9
points-per-game average. He
could reach double figures in
rebounding (he averaged 9.4 last
season).
Justin Bustos, forward,
Las Vegas Robertson
The 6-3 junior forward already has
accumulated more than 1,000
points in his career. He should
improve on last year’s totals (16
points, 6 rebounds per contest).
Aaron Vogel, forward,
Monte del Sol
Kassandra Tapia forward, Las Vegas Robertson Miranda Martinez guard, West Las Vegas
»

He was the “one” in Monte del

Sol’s formidable “one-two” scor-
Tapia might have had one of the best under-the-radar seasons of any player in Class Martinez is the best point guard in Class AAA not named Coriz, but ing punch with Dennis Mares.
AAA. Despite averaging 17 points and 9 rebounds per game, the 5-foot-10 senior she is as valuable to the Lady Dons. Martinez was second on the team Vogel, 6-1 senior, scored 20.6
failed to even crack the All-District 2AAA lineup lasts season. Not first team. Not in scoring with 15 points per game, but she also averaged 4 steals and points and grabbed 8 rebounds
second team. It’s safe to assume she’ll make it this season, barring an injury. 8 assists a night. per game last year.
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Dominique Vigil-Lovato, 5-4, senior;
Sarah Romero, 5-9, senior; Stephanie
Oellien, 5-9, junior; Ashley Sorensen, 6-
0, sophomore; Marissa Danielson, 5-8,
senior; Shantel Kilkenny, 5-6, senior.
Top newcomers: Amber Adams, 5-10,
sophomore.
In their words: “I’m not going to wait
for a second year to get a program
built,” coach Gonzales says. “I am
looking to certainly make some noise
in the district this year. The girls are
used to playing with each other and
I have seen that on the court. We do
not plan on having that one-year lag,
waiting until everyone gets to know
each other. We want to be there the
first year.”
LOS ALAMOS LADY HILLTOPPERS
Head coach: Tarah Logan
(third season)
Last season: 20-11, 6-2 District
2AAAA
Returning letterwinners: Kristina
Radosevich, 5-foot-7, senior; Kamille
Chavez, 5-2, senior.
Top Newcomers: Monika Teter,
5-foot-10, junior; Christine Larribas,
5-9, junior; Marissa Higdon, 5-9, junior;
Anna Scott, 5-5, sophomore; Erin Kirk,
5-9, sophomore; Hayley Each, 6-0,
freshman; McKenzie Logan, 5-6, fresh-
man.
In their words: “We have so many
new faces to our team this year,”
coach Logan says, “and all of them
have been working hard in the off-
season to take their game to the next
level. Consequently, they all have the
potential to have a huge impact on our
success.”
ESPAÑOLA VALLEY LADY SUNDEVILS
Head coach: Ron Drake (fourth sea-
son)
Last season: 26-5 overall, 7-1 District
2AAAA
Returning letterwinners: Justine
Vigil, 5-foot-6, senior; Desiree Howie,
5-8, junior; Lauren Quintana, 5-8, soph-
omore; Amanda Maestas, 5-8, sopho-
more; Laura Duran, 5-3, junior; Reyna
De La Cruz, 5-2, sophomore; Cassie
Trujillo, 5-6, sophomore.
Top newcomers: Lilly Martinez, 5-10,
freshman; Janica Flores, 5-10, junior;
Krista Bustos, 5-5, sophomore; Lexus
Salazar, 5-6, sophomore.
In their words: “The key to our suc-
cess will be hard work and playing
together because we are a very young
team with only one senior,” coach
Drake says. “So we got to pick up the
leadership, and just help the youth out.
The youth are good ball players; we
just got to get the chemistry going.”
DISTRICT 5AAA
SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL
LADY BRAVES
Head coach: Cindy Roybal
(third season)
Last season: 23-6 overall, 8-2 District
2AAA
Returning letterwinners: Jenine
Coriz, 5-foot-2, senior; Justina Coriz,
5-2, sophomore; Jessica Tsosie, 5-8,
senior; Danielle Nelson, 5-11, forward,
Jasmine Felipe, 5-7, guard, Lakeshia
Padilla, 6-0, senior.
Top newcomers: Tamara Jim, 5-4,
sophomore; Nicole Lesansee, 5-6,
junior.
In their words: A new district doesn’t
change the fact that SFIS is an AAA
heavyweight once again. Roybal said
it’s safe to assume the Lady Braves will
stumble a few times in the early going
but, as she said, it’s how you finish
rather than how you start. “We’ll be
there,” coach Roybal said. “I’d be crazy
if I didn’t think that.”
POJOAQUE VALLEY ELKETTES
Head coach: Juan Pepe Alvarado
(first season)
Last season: 19-11 overall, 6-2 District
2AAA
Returning letterwinners: Liz Gomez,
6-foot-2, senior; Kiana Vigil, 5-8,
senior; Alyssa Roybal, 5-4, sophomore;
Amber Roybal, 5-4, junior.
Top newcomers: Cheyenne Cordova,
5-7, sophomore.
In their words: Alvarado inherits a
rich and deep program left behind by
previous coach Lanse Carter. “I could
play 22 girls on the varsity,” coach
Alvarado says. “With the success they
have had here, the goal isn’t to win
games; it’s to win a state champion-
ship.”
DISTRICT 2AAA
LAS VEGAS ROBERTSON
LADY CARDINALS
Head coach: Aunna Bradley (eighth
season)
Last season: 11-16 overall, 3-7 District
2AAA
Returning letterwinners: Kassandra
Tapia, 5-foot-10, senior; Marka Garcia,
5-8, senior; Eliana Herrera, 5-0, senior;
Jamie Allen, 5-7, sophomore; Miranda
Garcia, 5-6, senior; Shannen Lopez,
5-8, junior.
Top newcomers: Kendra Montoya,
5-5, sophomore; Natasha Lujan, 5-4,
junior; Jolene Martinez, 5-7, junior.
In their words: “Our expectations
were extremely high at the start of
last year but we wound up losing two
players with ACLs, another to ankle
DISTRICT 2AAA
WEST LAS VEGAS LADY DONS
Head coach: Jose Medina (eighth season)
Last season: 28-5 overall, 7-3 District 2AAA
Returning letterwinners: Miranda Martinez, 5-foot-5, senior; Vanessa
Lucero, 5-11, senior; Briana Montaño, 5-5, senior; Megan Martinez, 5-7,
senior; Michelle Montaño, 6-0, junior.
Top newcomers: Michelle Tapia, 5-10, sophomore; Cecilia Gutierrez,
5-6, sophomore; Alyzza Cordova, 5-8, sophomore; Maya Roybal, 5-10,
sophomore.
In their words: “We were much more of an up-and-down, pressing
team that used speed and quickness last year,” coach Medina says.
“With our size we’re going to be more of a half-court team this year. I
really like the combination.”
surgery, another to grades,” coach
Bradley says. “If we can stay healthy I
think we’ll be OK.”
TAOS LADY TIGERS
Head coach: Robert Trujillo
(seventh season)
Last season: 11-16 overall, 3-5 District
2AAAA
Returning letterwinners: Gabby
Garcia, 4-foot-11, junior; Brittany Gon-
zales, 5-2, junior; Marissa Mares, 5-2,
junior; Monica Trujillo, 5-4, senior; Van-
essa Valerio, 5-7, senior; Cindy Hoang,
5-1, senior; Camille Rivera, 5-1, senior.
Top newcomers: Marisol Martinez,
5-5, sophomore; Elizabeth Martinez,
5-5, sophomore; Elizabeth Winter, 5-7,
sophomore.
In their words: Trujillo can’t coach
size and he knows it. That’s why it’s no
secret the Lady Tigers will be a guard-
oriented team that leans heavily on its
transition game and perimeter shoot-
ing. “Our strength,” coach Trujillo says,
“is going to be our speed and depth.”
DISTRICT 2AA
SANTA FE PREPARATORY
BLUE GRIFFINS
Head coach: Anika Amon (second
season)
Last season: 12-12 overall, 2-4 District
4AA
Returning letterwinners: Olivia
Cicci, 5-foot-5, sophomore; Madeline
Fort, 5-9, sophomore; Dominique Ehrl,
6-0, junior; Sarah Ihlfeld, 5-7, freshman;
Santana Bartholomew, 5-4, sopho-
more.
Top newcomers: Samantha Croy, 5-7,
freshman; Meggie Stone, 5-4, fresh-
man.
In their words: “We have an athletic
bunch and plan to use their athleti-
cism to our advantage,” coach Amon
says. “Our primary five are very strong
and could potentially surprise some
people. We are looking forward to how
our youth handles pressure and what
upsets we can pull off in the coming
months.”
MONTE DEL SOL LADY DRAGONS
Head coach: Lucy Lindley
(first season)
Last season: 3-17 overall, 0-6 District
2AA
Returning letterwinners: Alysia
Lujan, 5-foot-10, sophomore; Cayla
Montoya, 5-6, sophomore; Alicia Rael,
5-6, freshman; Amelia Gutierrez, 5-11,
sophomore; Pennie Soto, 5-5, sopho-
more; Jennifer Gutierrez, 5-8, junior.
Top newcomers: Kariann Ortega, 5-7,
junior; Audrianna Montaño, 5-6, sopho-
more; Mariah Johnson, 5-6, freshman.
In their words: “My young team will
surprise a bunch of people with the
way they get after folks on defense,”
coach Lindley says. “We are going to
play hard and get better every day. Our
key to success is to push the ball and
limit turnovers.”
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DISTRICT 5AAA
ST. MICHAEL’S LADY HORSEMEN
Head coach: Martin Romero (fifth season)
Last season: 16-15 overall, 4-6 District 2AAA
Returning letterwinners: Hanna Padilla, 5-foot-8, senior; Alexa
Chavez, 6-0, junior; Brittany Quintana, 5-1, senior; Monique Romero, 5-7,
junior; Lauren Blea, 5-10, senior; Renee Rivera, 5-9, senior; Karina Bel-
tran-Jacquez, senior.
Top newcomers: The entire JV team from last season.
In their words: “We’ve got some size and we’ve got experience,” coach
Romero says. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see the same final four from
last year getting back again in March.”
Head coach: Benny Gallegos
(fifth season)
Last season: 16-13 overall, 4-2 District
4AA
Returning letterwinners: Yeshema-
bet Turner, 5-foot-6, senior; Brianna
Gallegos, 5-8, senior; Amber Rouge-
mont, 5-5, senior; Amanda Sanchez,
5-8, senior; Brittany Gallegos, 5-9,
junior; Mariah Maestas, 5-5, junior;
Arlene Quintana, 5-4, junior.
Top newcomers: Vivian Valencia, 5-4,
sophomore; Nicole Armijo, 5-1, sopho-
more; Diamond Montaño, 5-8, sopho-
more; Miranda Gonzales, 5-7, senior.
In their words: “We have a lot of girls
back that played a lot of basketball,”
coach Gallegos says. “We have another
tough team in Peñasco joining the dis-
trict. The title is up for whoever wants
it between us, Peñasco and Mora, but
we’re expecting to get to the final
eight at state.”
PEÑASCO LADY PANTHERS
Head coach: David Sanchez (second
season)
Last season: 23-7 overall, 6-0 District
3AA
Returning letterwinners: Lexy Tru-
jillo, 5-foot-7 senior; Kim Vigil,
5-6 senior; Amy Rendon, 5-4, senior;
Chelsea Visarraga, 5-8, junior; Melanie
Gonzales, 5-5, junior; Felicia Lopez, 5-5,
junior; Pam Lopez, 5-4, junior; Abigail
Soto, 6-1, junior; Marcella Sanchez, 5-
10, sophomore.
Top newcomers: Vanessa Roybal,
5-7, sophomore; Shannon Medina, 5-5,
sophomore.
In their words: “With a talented class
of juniors and seniors, we are hoping
to build on the experience gained last
season,” coach Sanchez says. “If we can
understand how important our defense
is to triggering our transition and offen-
sive sets, we will be successful.”
MORA RANGERETTES
Head coach: David Salcido (second
season)
Last season: 18-10, 6-0 District 2AA
Returning letterwinners: Monique
Duran, 5-7, senior; Franceska Alexander,
5-8, senior; Andrea Romero, 5-6, junior.
Top newcomers: Angel Valencia, 5-
0, junior; Brianna Abeyta, 5-6, junior;
Chantel Rivera, 5-5, sophomore; Feli-
sha Martinez, 5-5, junior.
In their words: “Our goal is to get
to Albuquerque,” coach Salcido says.
“We have the talent to get there, but
our problem is we’re not very big. It’s
going to come down to our condition-
ing and how bad we want it. We have
to execute and work hard.”
DISTRICT 7AA
MESA VISTA LADY TROJANS
Head coach: James Branch (first sea-
son)
Last season: 20-5 overall, 4-2 District
3AA
Returning letterwinners: Carmelita
Trujillo, 5-foot-8, senior; Muriah Dean,
5-7, senior; Julia Martinez, 5-8, senior.
Top newcomers: Larissa Peña, 5-3,
sophomore; Brandy Valdez, 5-7, sopho-
more; Selina Sequiros, 5-9, freshman.
In their words: “Adapting to a new
system quickly while enhancing their
current strengths, which include an
outstanding attitude and desire to
compete and excel at the next level,”
coach Branch says. “We also need to
develop the bench, which is young, so
that they can provide relief from the
experienced returnees and make a
positive contribution on both ends of
the floor when they go in the game.”
DISTRICT 1A
NATALIE GUILLÉN/THE NEW MEXICAN
QUESTA LADY WILDCATS
Head coach: Miguel Romero
(fourth season)
Last season: 5-22 overall, 2-4 District
3AA
Returning letterwinners: Nicole
Sanchez, 5-foot-8, senior; Gabriela
Quintana, 5-3, senior; Kayla Trujillo,
5-6, senior; Deanda Chavez, 5-5, junior;
Santana Ortiz, 5-5, junior; Andrea
Romero, 5-5, junior; Alleya Gonzales,
5-4, sophomore; Erika Chavez, 5-5,
sophomore.
Top newcomers: Nayesa Maldonado,
5-6, sophomore; Deanna Aragon, 5-5
freshman; Rose Archuleta, 5-6, fresh-
man; Briana Ortega, 5-5, freshman;
Britteny Cisneros, 5-3, freshman;
Audrey Romero, 5-1, freshman.
In their words: “I’m kinda of excited
about the season,” coach Romero
says. “We’re small, we’re young but it’s
STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Feb. 27: Pairings for boys and girls
tournaments are announced.
March 4: Girls first-round games in
A-AAAAA.
going to be a learning experience for
myself and for them.”
DISTRICT 2A
DESERT ACADEMY LADY WILDCATS
Head coach: Gerald Lovato
(first season)
Last season: 18-9 overall, 6-0 District
2A
Returning letterwinners: Estrella
Flores, 5-foot-6, junior; Isadora Cidral,
5-6, junior; Luna Redondo-Campiglio,
5-8, freshman.
Top newcomers: Lea Colligs, 5-10,
sophomore; Chloe Clemens, 5-1, fresh-
man; Tori Heath, 5-7, eighth grade;
Gabriella Medina, 5-4, junior; Jennifer
Usner, 5-2, eighth grade; Emma Rios,
5-2, freshman; Francis O’Burn, 5-3,
freshman.
In their words: “We’re a very young
team, but that’s one of the reasons
I came here,” coach Lovato said. “I
wanted to take a team and build it the
way I wanted to. A lot of these kids are
really young, but they’re learning fast.
It’s fun.”
DISTRICT 4A
MCCURDY SCHOOL LADY BOBCATS
Head coach: Ray Roybal (second
season)
Last season: 1-25 overall, 0-6 District
3AA
Returning letterwinners: Isabel
Garcia 5-foot-6, senior; Jacqueline
Maestas, 5-3, junior; Alana Sanchez,
5-2, freshman; Miah Martinez, 5-2,
freshman.
Top newcomers: Marisa Griego 5-5,
senior; Madison Woelfel, 5-10, junior;
Jordan Bustos, 5-4, sophomore; Eliana
Griego, 5-1, freshman; Patricia Loera,
5-3, eighth grade.
In their words: “Our intention now is
to be more aggressive and competi-
tive than what we were last season,”
coach Roybal says. “This year, we have
size and quickness and we want to use
that to our advantage. We are putting
last season to rest and just working
towards bringing the pride back to
McCurdy basketball.”
ESCALANTE LADY LOBOS
Head coach: Tara Terrazas-Martinez
(second season)
Last season: 13-14 overall, 2-4 District
2AA.
Returning letterwinners: Annah
Martinez, 5-foot-6, senior; Arneshia
Avalos, 5-3, senior; Shawn Garcia, 5-9,
senior; Lynette Baca, 5-0, senior; Abi-
gail Martinez, 5-2, sophomore.
Top newcomers: Cheyenne Law, 5-11,
freshman; Anna Daggett, 5-8, sopho-
more; Monica Abeyta, 5-5, sophomore;
Honoria Andrews, 5-6, sophomore;
Karissa Sandoval, 5-0, sophomore.
In their words: “The key to our suc-
cess will be our guard play,” coach Ter-
razas-Martinez said. “Because we don’t
have the experience I would like inside,
our guards and small forwards will have
to be tenacious on our press. We will
have to play a fast, but controlled game.
Our quickness in our backcourt will give
a lot of teams fits this year.”
DISTRICT 1B
NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE
DEAF LADY ROADRUNNERS
Head coach: Letty Perez (eighth sea-
son).
Last season: 13-10 overall, 2-4 Dis-
trict 2A.
Returning letterwinners: Caldonia
Wilding, 5-foot-9, junior; Rosina Garcia,
5-6, sophomore; Mia Fernandez, 5-4,
senior.
Top newcomers: Amberley Luna, 5-5,
freshman; Maria Elena Rendon, 5-5,
eighth grade.
In their words: “This season brings
an interesting mix of old and new play-
ers,” coach Perez writes in an e-mail.
“The team will have experience com-
bined with rawness. Success for this
year, to me, will mean that the team
comes together, uses each other’s
skills to the maximum, and has effi-
cient offense and defense.”
SANTA FE WALDORF LADY WOLVES
Head coach: J. Anthony Gonzales
(first season).
Last season: 1-14 overall, 0-7 District
2A.
Returning letterwinners: Sophia
Richard, 5-foot-7, sophomore; Gabriella
Avivi, 5-3, sophomore.
Top newcomers: Adrienne Gonzales,
5-3, freshman; Katie Loy, 5-8, junior;
Tami Avivi, 5-1, freshman; Keifer Nace,
5-5, eighth-grader.
In their words: “Our focus this year
will be to stay competitive with our dis-
trict,” coach Gonzales says. “Our sopho-
mores are the strength of the team
and, hopefully, they bring the younger
players along quick enough to make
the best of our season. This year’s team
will only consist of eight players and in
order to be successful, we will need to
work hard and stay healthy.”
March 5: Boys first-round games in
A-AAAAA.
March 8-12: Boys and Girls state tour-
nament in Class B-AAAAA.
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BOYS SCHEDULES 11
18
at Maxwell
Monte del Sol
5 p.m.
7 p.m.
27-29
January
at Tri-Cities Tournament TBA December
2-4 at Lady Jaguar Invitational TBA
8
10-12
at Santa Fe Waldorf
at GPSD tourney
5 p.m.
TBA
11
15
Questa
at Clayton
7 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
20 Vaughn 7:30 p.m. 5-8 at NRG TBA 7 Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 17 Santa Fe Waldorf 5 p.m. 18 at Dulce 6:30 p.m.
SANTA FE HIGH 25 Walatowa 6 p.m. 15 at Clayton 5 p.m. 9-11 Capital City Invitational TBA 24 at Victory Christian 5 p.m. 20 at Taos 7 p.m.
November 27 at Wagon Mound 6:30 p.m. 18 Bosque School 6:30 p.m. 16 at St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 22 Mesa Vista 5:30 p.m.
23 Abq. West Mesa 7 p.m. February 21 Santa Rosa 6:30 p.m. 27-29 at Goddard/Roswell tourney TBA SANTA FE WALDORF 24 Pecos 7 p.m.
December 8 at Santa Fe Waldorf 6:30 p.m. 25 Pecos 7 p.m. January November 27 at Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m.
2-4 at Al Armendariz Classic TBA 10-12 at GPSD Tournament TBA 28 at Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m. 6 Moriarty 7 p.m. 19 Grady 5 p.m. February
7 at Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. 15 Wagon Mound 6 p.m. February 13 at Cuba 2 p.m. 27 at Monte del Sol noon 3 at Monte del Sol 7 p.m.
9-11 Capital City Invitational TBA 17 Santa Fe Waldorf 6:30 p.m. 2 at Monte del Sol 7 p.m. 15 Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. December 5 Mora 7 p.m.
17 St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 22 Maxwell 5 p.m. 4 Mora 7 p.m. 18 Española Valley 7 p.m. 3 San Jon 5 p.m. 8 at Pecos 7 p.m.
18 Grants 7 p.m. 7 at Pecos 7 p.m. 21 at Los Alamos 7 p.m. 4 Clovis Christian 12:30 p.m. 11 Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m.
January SANTA FE WALDORF 10 Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m. 29 at Bernalillo 7 p.m. 6 Monte del Sol 5 p.m. 17 Monte del Sol 7 p.m.
7 Abq. Cibola 7 p.m. November 16 Monte del Sol 7 p.m. February 10 at Santa Fe Prep 5 p.m. 19 at Mora 7 p.m.
8 at Valencia 7 p.m. 19 Grady 6:30 p.m. 18 at Mora 7 p.m. 1 at Capital 7 p.m. 17 Tierra Encantada 5 p.m.
13 Abq. Sandia Preparatory 7 p.m. 27 at Monte del Sol 2 p.m. 4 at Española Valley 7 p.m. January MESA VISTA
15 at Abq. High 7 p.m. December MESA VISTA 9 Los Alamos 7 p.m. 6-8 at Trojan Invitational TBA November
19 at Española Valley 7 p.m. 3 San Jon 6:30 p.m. November 15 Bernalillo 7 p.m. 13-15 at Mountaineer Invitational TBA 19 Questa 6:30 p.m.
22 Los Alamos 7 p.m. 4 Clovis Christian 2 p.m. 24 at Escalante 6:30 p.m. 18 Capital 7 p.m. 14 at McCurdy School 7 p.m. 20 at Escalante 3:30 p.m.
25 at Taos 7 p.m. 6 Monte del Sol 6:30 p.m. 27 Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. 18 at Vaughn 5 p.m. 29 Pecos 6:30 p.m.
28 at Bernalillo 7 p.m. 10 at Santa Fe Prep 5 p.m. December CAPITAL 22 at Desert Academy 4:30 p.m. December
29 Abq. Volcano Vista 7 p.m. 16-18 at Bugg Light Invitational TBA 2-4 at Taos Invitational TBA November 29 NACA 1 p.m. 8-11 at NRG TBA
February January 7 Peñasco 7 p.m. 23 West Las Vegas 7 p.m. February 14 Escalante 6:30 p.m.
2 Capital 7 p.m. 6-8 at Trojan Invitational TBA 9 Questa 6:30 p.m. 30 Abq. Academy 7 p.m. 1 Victory Christian 5 p.m. 18 Peñasco 5:30 p.m.
5 Española Valley 7 p.m. 13-15 at Mountaineer Invitational TBA 17 Escalante 6:30 p.m. December 5 Vaughn 5 p.m. 20 Coronado 6:30 p.m.
8 at Los Alamos 7 p.m. 18 at Vaughn 6:30 p.m. 20-22 at Ben Luján Tournament TBA 2-4 Lady Jaguar Invitational TBA 8 N.M. School for Deaf 5 p.m. 29 McCurdy School 6:30 p.m.
16 Bernalillo 7 p.m. 22 at Desert Academy 6 p.m. 30 at Bosque School 5 p.m. 7 at Valencia 7 p.m. 12 at Walatowa noon 30 at Bosque School 3 p.m.
19 at Capital 7 p.m. 29 at Maxwell 5 p.m. January 9 Belen 7 p.m. 17 at N.M. School for Deaf 5 p.m. January
February 5-8 at NRG TBA 15 Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. 24 Walatowa 4:30 p.m. 4 at Pecos 6:30 p.m.
CAPITAL 4 Wagon Mound 5:30 p.m. 14 at Questa 7 p.m. 16 Taos 7 p.m. 26 at Victory Christian 1 p.m. 7 at Questa 7 p.m.
November 5 Vaughn 3:30 p.m. 18 Coronado 6:30 p.m. 27-29 at Lady Horsemen Invitational TBA 13-15 at Cuba Invitational TBA
19 at Moriarty 7 p.m. 8 N.M. School for Deaf 6:30 p.m. 21 at Pecos 7 p.m. January PECOS 22 at Peñasco 5:30 p.m.
30 at Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. 10 Maxwell 6 p.m. 28 at McCurdy School 7 p.m. 4 Abq. Del Norte 7 p.m. November 26 at Taos 7 p.m.
December 12 at Walatowa 1:30 p.m. 29 at Mora 7 p.m. 6 St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 19 Cimarron 6:30 p.m. 28 at McCurdy School 5:30 p.m.
2-4 Al Armendariz Classic TBA 17 at N.M. School for Deaf 6:30 p.m. February 11 Rio Rancho Cleveland 7 p.m. 20 at Questa 6:30 p.m. 29 at Mora 5:30 p.m.
7 Valencia 7 p.m. 19 at Wagon Mound 6 p.m. 1 at Jemez Valley 7 p.m. 18 at Abq. St. Pius X 7 p.m. 27 Springer 5:30 p.m. February
9-11 at Capital City Invitational TBA 24 Walatowa 6 p.m. 5 at Cuba 7 p.m. 21 at Española Valley 7 p.m. 29 at Mesa Vista 6:30 p.m. 1 at Jemez Valley 5:30 p.m.
21 St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 9 Dulce 6:30 p.m. 26 Bernalillo 7 p.m. December 5 at Cuba 5:30 p.m.
January PECOS PANTHERS 11 Jemez Valley 7 p.m. 29 at Los Alamos 7 p.m. 2-4 at Lady Lion Classic TBA 8 Dulce 6:30 p.m.
6 at Taos 7 p.m. November 19 at Dulce 2:30 p.m. February 8-10 at NRG Tournament TBA 11 Jemez Valley 5:30 p.m.
7 Rio Rancho Cleveland 7 p.m. 27 Springer 7 p.m. 1 Santa Fe High 7 p.m. January 15 Cuba 5:30 p.m.
12 at Abq. Del Norte 7 p.m. 30 at Bosque School 5:30 p.m. ESCALANTE 3 Moriarty 7 p.m. 4 Mesa Vista 6:30 p.m. 18 at Dulce 2:30 p.m.
14 at Abq. Academy 7 p.m. December November 9 Española Valley 7 p.m. 14 Questa 6:30 p.m.
18 Grants 7 p.m. 7 Estancia 7 p.m. 20 at Cuba 6:30 p.m. 12 at Bernalillo 7 p.m. 15 at Cimarron 6:30 p.m. ESCALANTE
22 Española Valley 7 p.m. 10 at West Las Vegas 7 p.m. 24 Mesa Vista 6:30 p.m. 15 Los Alamos 7 p.m. 18 Estancia 6:30 p.m. November
25 at Bernalillo 7 p.m. 11 Escalante 6:30 p.m. 27 Santa Fe Prep 5:30 p.m. 18 at Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 22 at Coronado 6:30 p.m. 19 at Cuba 6:30 p.m.
28 Los Alamos 7 p.m. 17 at Springer 6:30 p.m. December 24 at Peñasco 7 p.m. 20 Mesa Vista 6:30 p.m.
February 18 at Coronado 6:30 p.m. 2-4 at Taos Invitational TBA ST. MICHAEL’S 25 at Santa Rosa 7 p.m. 23 Dulce 6:30 p.m.
2 at Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 22 Santa Rosa 7 p.m. 10 Questa 6:30 p.m. November February 27 at Santa Fe Preparatory 5:30 p.m.
5 at Abq. St. Pius X 2 p.m. 28-30 Tri-Cities Tournament TBA 11 at Pecos 6:30 p.m. 27 Los Alamos 7 p.m. 1 Monte del Sol 7 p.m. December
8 at Española Valley 7 p.m. January 17 at Mesa Vista 6:30 p.m. December 3 at Mora 6:30 p.m. 2-4 at Lady Lion Classic TBA
11 Bernalillo 7 p.m. 5-8 at NRG TBA 21 at Dulce 7 p.m. 2-4 at Lady Jaguar Invitational TBA 5 Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m. 8-11 at NRG TBA
16 at Los Alamos 7 p.m. 11 at McCurdy School 7 p.m. 23 Mora 5:30 p.m. 9-11 at Capital City Invitational TBA 8 Peñasco 7 p.m. 14 at Mesa Vista 6:30 p.m.
19 Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 21 Mesa Vista 7 p.m. 27-29 at Tri-Cities Tournament TBA 14 at Bernalillo 7 p.m. 15 at Monte del Sol 7 p.m. 17 Questa 6:30 p.m.
24 Questa 6:30 January 16 Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 17 Mora 6:30 p.m. 23 Mora 3:30 p.m.
ST. MICHAEL’S 25 at Peñasco 7 p.m. 5-8 at NRG TBA 18 West Las Vegas 7 p.m. 19 at Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m. January
December 31 Monte del Sol 7 p.m. 13 at Santa Fe Prep 6:30 p.m. 22 Los Lunas 7 p.m. 4 at Questa 6:30 p.m.
1 at Los Alamos 7 p.m. February 21 Cuba 5 p.m. 28-30 Lady Horsemen Invitational TBA POJOAQUE VALLEY 5 Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m.
3 at Abq. St. Pius X 7 p.m. 2 at Mora 7 p.m. 22 at Questa 6:30 p.m. January November 13-15 at Cuba Invitational TBA
9-11 at Capital City invite TBA 4 Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m. 28 Dulce 7 p.m. 4 Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m. 27 at Los Alamos 5 p.m. 20 Cuba 6:30 p.m.
14 Bernalillo 7 p.m. 7 Peñasco 7 p.m. February 6 at Capital 7 p.m. December 21 at Dulce 7 p.m.
17 at Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 14 at Monte del Sol 7 p.m. 1 at Coronado 6:30 p.m. 8 at Abq. St. Pius X 7 p.m. 4 Piedra Vista 3 p.m. 27 at Antonito (Colo.) 5:30 p.m.
21 at Capital 7 p.m. 16 Mora 7 p.m. 4 McCurdy School 6:30 p.m. 18 Abq. Sandia Prep 7 p.m. 9-11 at Capital City Invitational TBA February
28-30 at Clovis Invitational TBA 18 at Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m. 12 Coronado 7 p.m. 21 at Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. 15 at Capital 7 p.m. 2 at Coronado 6:30 p.m.
January 15 at McCurdy School 6:30 p.m. 24 Socorro 7 p.m. 16 at Socorro 7 p.m.
5 Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m. POJOAQUE VALLEY 27 Santa Fe Indian School 7 p.m. 18 Miyamura 7 p.m.
5
11
McCurdy School
Coronado
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 at Socorro 7 p.m. November LAS VEGAS ROBERTSON February 20-22 Ben Luján Tournament TBA 16 at McCurdy 6:30 p.m.
13-15 St. Michael’s Invitational TBA 26 Grants 7 p.m. November 1 at Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. January
20 Abq. Sandia Prep 7 p.m. 27 at Mesa Vista 7 p.m. 27 at Newcomb 7 p.m. 4 at Abq. Sandia Prep 7 p.m. 5 at West Las Vegas 7 p.m. LAS VEGAS ROBERTSON
22 at Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. 30 Capital 7 p.m. December 10 Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. 7-8 at Portales Shootout TBA December
25 Santa Fe Indian School 7 p.m. December 2-4 at Taos Invitational TBA 12 at Santa Fe Indian 7 p.m. 11 Española Valley 7 p.m. 2 at Ruidoso 6:30 p.m.
29 Taos 7 p.m. 2-4 at Al Armendariz Classic TBA 7 at Santa Fe Indian School 7 p.m. 18 Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 14 Taos 7 p.m. 9-11 at Capital City Invitational TBA
February 7 Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 9-11 at Abq. Sandia Prep tourney TBA 15 at Santa Fe High 7 p.m.
3 at Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 9 at Los Lunas 7 p.m. 16 Tucumcari 7 p.m. SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL 18 at Santa Fe Indian School 7 p.m.
14 at Española Valley 7 p.m.
16 Tucumcari 7 p.m.
5 at Abq. Sandia Prep 7 p.m. 14 Socorro 7 p.m. 28-30 Stu Clark Tournament TBA November 21 St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 18 at Santa Fe Indian 7 p.m.
8 Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. 17 Kirtland Central 7 p.m. January 19 Gallup (Tip-Off Classic) 6 p.m. 25 at Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m.
20-22 Ben Luján Tournament TBA 22 Lovington 7 p.m.
11 at Santa Fe Indian School 7 p.m. 5 at St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 23 at Valencia 7 p.m. 27 Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 27-29 at Goddard/Roswell tourney TBA
15 at Española Valley 7 p.m. January 8 Socorro 7 p.m. 30 Los Lunas 7 p.m. 29 at Abq. Sandia Prep 7 p.m.
7-8 at Portales Shootout TBA January
19 Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 11 Bernalillo 7 p.m. December February 4 St. Michael’s 7 p.m.
10 West Las Vegas 7 p.m. 13 at Tucumcari 7 p.m. 3 at Zuni 7 p.m. 4 Santa Fe Indian 7 p.m.
SANTA FE INDIAN SCHOOL 13 at Los Alamos 7 p.m. 18 Santa Fe Indian School 7 p.m. 4 Tohatchi 7 p.m. 10 at St. Michael’s 7 p.m.
8
11
at Lovington
at Mora
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
November 15 Bernalillo 7 p.m. 20 Estancia 7 p.m. 6 Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m. 12 at Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m.
20 at Santa Fe Indian School 7 p.m. 13 at Tucumcari 7 p.m.
22 at Los Lunas 7 p.m. 22 at Santa Rosa 7 p.m. 9-11 Grants Invitational TBA 15 Abq. Sandia Prep 7 p.m. 14 Bernalillo 7 p.m.
29 Thoreau 7 p.m. 22 St. Michael’s 7 p.m. February 17 Miyamura 7 p.m.
December 25 Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 1 Taos 7 p.m. 18 Shiprock 2 p.m. LOS ALAMOS 21 Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m.
28 at Abq. Sandia Prep 7 p.m. 25 Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m.
2-4 Taos Invitational TBA 4 West Las Vegas 7 p.m. 27-29 Alamogordo Tournament TBA November 28 Abq. Sandia Prep 7 p.m.
7 Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m. February 10 Raton 7 p.m. January 26 Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m.
5 Santa Fe Indian School 7 p.m. February
9-11 Grants Invitational TBA 12 at Taos 7 p.m. 11 at Piedra Vista 7 p.m. 27 at St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 1 Ruidoso 6:30 p.m.
15 West Las Vegas 7 p.m. 8 at St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 15 at West Las Vegas 7 p.m. 13 at Rio Rancho Cleveland 7 p.m. December
11 at Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 3 at Taos 7 p.m.
17 at Española Valley 7 p.m. 18 at Raton 7 p.m. 18 Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. 4 Moriarty 7 p.m. 5 at West Las Vegas 7 p.m.
18 at Newcomb 7 p.m. 17 Abq. Sandia Prep 7 p.m. 21-22 Clovis Tournament TBA 9-11 at Abq. Academy tourney TBA
January WEST LAS VEGAS 27 at St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 17 at Piedra Vista 7 p.m.
8 at Raton 7 p.m.
11 Aztec 7 p.m. LOS ALAMOS November 29 at Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 18 at Aztec 5 p.m.
11 at Taos 7 p.m.
November 17 West Las Vegas 7 p.m.
13 Piedra Vista 7 p.m. 27 Wingate 4 p.m. February 20 at Kirtland Central 2 p.m.
23 at Kirtland Central 7 p.m. 19 Raton 7 p.m.
14 at Laguna Acoma 7 p.m. December 1 Abq. Sandia Preparatory 7 p.m. 27-29 at Goddard/Roswell tourney TBA
15 at Bloomfield 7 p.m. 27
30
Piedra Vista
at Moriarty
3:30
7 p.m.
2-4 at Al Almendariz Classic TBA 4 at Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. January WEST LAS VEGAS
17 Wingate 7 p.m. 7 at Santa Rosa 7 p.m. 12 St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 4 at Abq. Volcano Vista 7 p.m.
18 at Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m. December 15 Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 7 at Abq. St. Pius X 7 p.m. November
10 Pecos 7 p.m. 23 at Capital 7 p.m.
20 Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. 1 St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 15 at Santa Fe Indian School 7 p.m. 17 at Abq. Sandia Preparatory 7 p.m. 8 Abq. Sandia 5 p.m.
25 at St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 7 at Belen 7 p.m. 11 Belen 7 p.m. December
28-30 at Stu Clark Tournament TBA
28 at Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 9-11 at Abq. Academy tourney TBA January SANTA FE PREPARATORY 15 at Abq. Manzano 3 p.m. 2-4 at Clayton Invitational TBA
February 20-22 at Ben Luján Tournament TBA 18 at Bernalillo 7 p.m. 9-11 at Capital City Invitational TBA
7-8 at Portales Shootout TBA November
3 Abq. Sandia Preparatory 7 p.m. 28-30 at Poe Corn Invitational TBA 15 Desert Academy 6 p.m. 21 Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 14 at Socorro 7 p.m.
10 at Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m.
5 at Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. January 17 at Bosque School 6:30 p.m. 22 at Abq. Academy 7 p.m. 16 Bernalillo 7 p.m.
13-15 at St. Michael’s Invitational TBA
11 St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 4 Abq. Volcano Vista 7 p.m. 20 NACA 6 p.m. 26 at Española Valley 7 p.m. 18 at St. Michael’s 7 p.m.
21 Ruidoso 6 p.m.
15 at Abq. Sandia Preparatory 7 p.m. 11 at Abq. St. Pius X 7 p.m. 23 at Questa 7 p.m. 29 Capital 7 p.m. 20-22 at Ben Luján Tournament TBA
27 Mora 7 p.m.
17 Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 13 Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m. February 28-30 at Lady Horsemen Invitational TBA
February 27 Escalante 5:30 p.m.
15 Abq. Sandia 5 p.m. 30 Evangel Christian 6 p.m. 4 Bernalillo 7 p.m. January
1 Raton 7 p.m.
SANTA FE PREPARATORY 19 Bernalillo 7 p.m. 4 at Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m. December 9 at Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 5 Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m.
November 22 at Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 10 Taos 4 p.m. 7 Bosque School 6:30 p.m. 12 Española Valley 7 p.m. 7 at Lovington 7 p.m.
20 NACA 7:30 p.m. 25 Española Valley 7 p.m. 12 at Raton 7 p.m. 10 NACA TBA 15 at Capital 7 p.m. 8 at Portales 7 p.m.
27 at Escalante 5:30 p.m. 28 at Capital 7 p.m. 15 Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m. January 11 Santa Rosa 7 p.m.
30 Evangel Christian 7:30 p.m. February 18 at Taos 7 p.m. 5 at Escalante 7 p.m. ESPAÑOLA VALLEY 15 Ruidoso 6 p.m.
December 5 at Bernalillo 7 p.m. 8 Coronado 6:30 p.m. November 28 at Mora 7 p.m.
2-4 at Border Shootout TBA 8 Santa Fe High 7 p.m. MORA 11 at McCurdy School 4 p.m. 30 Thoreau 7 p.m. February
7 at Bosque School 6:30 p.m. 11 at Española Valley 7 p.m. 15 at Springer 3:30 p.m. December 3 at Raton 7 p.m.
November
10 NACA TBA 16 Capital 7 p.m. 18 Bosque School 6:30 p.m. 9-11 at Grants Invitational TBA 5 Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m.
20 at Dulce 7 p.m.
January 20 at East Mountain 5:30 p.m. 18 at Taos 7 p.m. 8 Taos 7 p.m.
ESPAÑOLA VALLEY 23 Coronado 7 p.m.
3 Desert Academy 6 p.m. 24 Monte del Sol 5:30 p.m. 20-22 at Ben Luján Tournament TBA 11 Raton 7 p.m.
27 at Cimarron 7 p.m.
6 Questa 6:30 p.m. November 27 Peñasco 7 p.m. January 17 at Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m.
December
8 at Jemez Valley 6:30 p.m. 19 Gallup (Tip-Off Classic) 7:30 February 4 at Rio Rancho 7 p.m. 19 at Taos 7 p.m.
16 at Springer 7 p.m.
December
11
13
at McCurdy School
Escalante
7 p.m.
6:30 p.m. 2-4 at Taos Invitational TBA
18 Clayton 7 p.m. 1
5
Mora
at Pecos
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
11
14
at Pojoaque Valley
Santa Fe Indian School
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
MORA
23 at Escalante 7 p.m.
15 at Springer 6:30 p.m. 9-11 at Abq. Academy tourney TBA 27-29 Tri-Cities Tournament TBA 8 at Monte del Sol 5:30 p.m. 18 at Santa Fe High 7 p.m. November
20 East Mountain 6:30 p.m. 17 Santa Fe Indian School 7 p.m. January 11 at Peñasco 7 p.m. 21 Capital 7 p.m. 20 at Dulce 5:30 p.m.
22 at Coronado 3:30 p.m. 20-21 N.M./Ariz. Challenge (Ariz.) TBA 5-8 at NRG TBA 15 at Mora 7 p.m. 26 Los Alamos 7 p.m. 27 at Cimarron 5:30 p.m.
25 Monte del Sol 7 p.m. 28-30 N.M. Oil & Gas Invitational TBA 13 at McCurdy School 7 p.m. 19 Pecos 7 p.m. 29 Taos 7 p.m. December
28 Peñasco 7 p.m. January 15 at Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m. February 2-4 at Lady Lion Classic TBA
31 Mora 7 p.m. 4 Taos 7 p.m. 21 at Questa 7 p.m. MONTE DEL SOL 1 at Bernalillo 7 p.m. 8-11 at NRG TBA
February 8 Abq. Hope Christian 7 p.m. 27 at West Las Vegas 7 p.m. November 4 Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 14 Coronado 7 p.m.
4 at Pecos 7 p.m. 15 Abq. Manzano 7 p.m. 28 at Monte del Sol 7 p.m. 20 at Coronado 5 p.m. 9 at Capital 7 p.m. 16 at Santa Rosa 7 p.m.
7 at Monte del Sol 7 p.m. 19 Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 29 Mesa Vista 7 p.m. 27 Santa Fe Waldorf noon 12 at Los Alamos 7 p.m. 18 Clayton 5:30 p.m.
10 at Peñasco 7 p.m. 22 at Capital 7 p.m. 31 at Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m. December 18 Bernalillo 7 p.m. 22 at Springer 7 p.m.
14 at Mora 7 p.m. 25 at Los Alamos 7 p.m. February 6 at Santa Fe Waldorf 5 p.m. 23 at Escalante 3:30 p.m.
18 Pecos 7 p.m. February 2 Pecos 7 p.m. 11 Evangel Christian 11 a.m. MCCURDY SCHOOL January
2 Bernalillo 7 p.m. 4 at Peñasco 7 p.m. 13 at South Valley 6:30 p.m. November 11 Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m.
MONTE DEL SOL 5 at Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 10 Monte del Sol 7 p.m. 16-18 at Bugg Lite Invitational TBA 22 East Mountain 7 p.m. 13 at McCurdy School 5:30 p.m.
November 8 Capital 7 p.m. 14 Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m. 20 McCurdy School 1:30 p.m. 23 Desert Academy 6 p.m. 22 Questa 7 p.m.
23 Questa 6 p.m. 11 Los Alamos 7 p.m. 16 at Pecos 7 p.m. 22 East Mountain 11:30 a.m. 29 Tierra Encantada 6 p.m. 27 at Monte del Sol 5:30 p.m.
27 Santa Fe Waldorf 2 p.m. 15 St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 18 Peñasco 7 p.m. January December 28 West Las Vegas 7 p.m.
December 19 at Bernalillo 7 p.m. 3 at Tierra Encantada 6 p.m. 2-4 at Evangel Christian tourney TBA 29 Mesa Vista 5:30 p.m.
3-4 Bosque Shootout TBA TAOS 4 Desert Academy 5:30 p.m. 8-11 at NRG TBA February
6 at Santa Fe Waldorf 6:30 p.m.
MCCURDY SCHOOL November 10 at East Mountain 5:30 p.m. 17 Dulce 5:30 p.m. 1 at Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m.
8 Coronado 5:30 p.m. December 23 Peñasco 7 p.m. 11 at N.M. School for Deaf 5:30 p.m. 20 Monte del Sol 5:30 p.m. 3 Pecos 7 p.m.
11 Evangel Christian 2 p.m. 2-4 at Magdalena tourney TBA 26-27 at Bernalillo Invitational TBA 13 at Evangel Christian 5:30 p.m. 29 at Mesa Vista 7 p.m. 5 at Peñasco 7 p.m.
16 at N.M. School for Deaf 5:30 p.m. 7 Española Valley JV 7 p.m. December 15 Abq. South Valley 12:30 p.m. January 11 Monte del Sol 5 p.m.
20 McCurdy School 3 p.m. 17 Dulce 7 p.m. 2-4 Taos Invitational TBA 18 at N.M. School for Deaf 5:30 p.m. 4 at Pecos 5 p.m. 17 at Pecos 7 p.m.
22 East Mountain 3 p.m. 18 East Mountain 7 p.m. 9-11 at Grants Invitational TBA 21 at McCurdy School 5:30 p.m. 6 at Española Valley 6 p.m. 19 Peñasco 7 p.m.
28-30 at Tri-Cities tourney TBA 20 at Monte del Sol 3 p.m. 20-22 at Ben Luján Tournament TBA 24 at Santa Fe Prep 5:30 p.m. 13 Mora 5:30 p.m.
January 21 Taos JV 7 p.m. January 27 Mora 7 p.m. 14 Santa Fe Waldorf 7 p.m.
TAOS
5 at Desert Academy 5:30 28-30 Tri-Cities Tournament TBA 4 at Española Valley 7 p.m. February 21 Monte del Sol 5:30 p.m. November
10 at East Mountain 7 p.m. January 6 Capital 7 p.m. 1 at Pecos 7 p.m. 22 at Dulce 5:30 p.m. 26-27 at Bernalillo Invitational TBA
15 Abq. South Valley 2 p.m. 11 Pecos 7 p.m. 13-15 at Abq. Hope Christian invite TBA 3 Peñasco 7 p.m. 28 Mesa Vista 5:30 p.m. December
18 at N.M. School for Deaf 7 p.m. 13 Mora 7 p.m. 25 Santa Fe High 7 p.m. 8 Santa Fe Prep 5:30 p.m. February 2 at Lady Jaguar Invitational TBA
21 at McCurdy School 7 p.m. 15 Questa 7 p.m. 29 at St. Michael’s 7 p.m. 11 at Mora 5 p.m. 5 at Escalante 7 p.m. 16 at Capital 7 p.m.
25 at Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m. 18 Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m. February 15 Pecos 7 p.m. 8 Coronado 7 p.m. 18 at Española Valley 7 p.m.
28 Mora 7 p.m. 21 Monte del Sol 7 p.m. 1 Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m. 17 at Peñasco 7 p.m. 12 at Abq. Menual 1 p.m. 20-22 at Ben Luján tourney TBA
31 at Pecos 7 p.m. 22 at Dulce 7 p.m. 4 at Raton 7 p.m. 16 Escalante 7 p.m. 28-30 at St. Michael’s Invitational TBA
February 28 Mesa Vista 7 p.m. 10 at West Las Vegas 7 p.m. DESERT ACADEMY 19 at Coronado 7 p.m. January
2 Peñasco 7 p.m. February 12 at Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m. November 7 at Peñasco 7 p.m.
7 Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m. 4 at Escalante 7 p.m. 15 Raton 7 p.m. 15 at Santa Fe Prep 7:30 p.m. CORONADO 11 at Bosque School 7 p.m.
10 at Mora 7 p.m. 9 Coronado 7 p.m. 18 West Las Vegas 7 p.m. 23 at McCurdy 6 p.m. November 14 at Pojoaque Valley 7 p.m.
14 Pecos 7 p.m. 15 Escalante 7 p.m. 29 at East Mountain 6:30 p.m. 19 at Valencia 6 p.m. 20 Peñasco 7 p.m.
16 at Peñasco 7 p.m. 18 at Coronado 7 p.m. QUESTA December 20 Monte del Sol 6:30 p.m. 26 Mesa Vista 7 p.m.
November 3 Coronado (at NMSD) 6:30 p.m. 27 at Cuba 6:30 p.m. 27 Santa Fe High 7 p.m.
DESERT ACADEMY CORONADO 23 at Monte del Sol 6 p.m. 6 at Jemez Valley 6:30 p.m. 30 Navajo Prep 6:30 p.m. 29 at Española Valley 7 p.m.
November November December 7 at NMSD 6 p.m. December February
17 at South Valley 6 p.m. 23 at Mora 6:30 2-4 at Taos Invitational TBA 11 Tse Yi Gai (at NMSD) 6 p.m. 1 Walatowa 6 p.m. 3 Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m.
22 at Maxwell 5 p.m. December 7 at San Luis (Colo.) 6:30 p.m. 16-18 at Abq. Menaul Tournament TBA 3 at Desert Academy 6:30 p.m. 5 Raton 7 p.m.
29 at East Mountain 6:30 p.m. 3-4 at Rehoboth Christian Invit. TBA 9 at Mesa Vista 6:30 p.m. January 13 Tierra Encantada 6 p.m. 8 at West Las Vegas 7 p.m.
December 7 Cuba 6:30 10 at Escalante 6:30 p.m. 4 Monte del Sol (at GCCC) 7 p.m. 8-11 NRG invite TBA 11 at Las Vegas Robertson 7 p.m.
6 at Jemez Valley 6:30 p.m. 8 Monte del Sol 6:30 17 Peñasco 7 p.m. 7 Springer (at NMSD) 6:30 p.m. 14 at Mora 6:30 p.m. 17 at Raton 7 p.m.
7 at NMSD 6 p.m. 9 Walatowa 6 p.m. 18 Dulce 3:30 p.m. 12 at Abq. Menaul 6:30 p.m. 17 Aztec 6:30 p.m. 19 West Las Vegas 7 p.m.
16-18 at Abq. Menaul tourney TBA 14 at Dulce 6:30 28 Clayton 2:30 p.m. 15 at Alamo Navajo 3 p.m. 20 at Mesa Vista 6:30 p.m.
January 16 at Walatowa 6 p.m. January 18 at Evangel Christian 6:30 p.m. January QUESTA
3 at Santa Fe Prep 6:30 p.m. 18 Pecos 6:30 6 at Santa Fe Prep 6:30 p.m. 22 Waldorf (at NMSD) 4:30 p.m. 5 at Walatowa 6 p.m. November
5 Monte del Sol (at GCCC) 5:30 p.m. January 8 Taos 7 p.m. 25 at To’Hajiilee 5 p.m. 8 at Santa Fe Prep 6:30 p.m. 19 at Mesa Vista 6:30 p.m.
8 East Mountain (at NMSD)4:30 p.m. 4-8 at NRG TBA 14 Mesa Vista 7 p.m. 29 Mountainair (at NMSD) 2 p.m. 11 Los Lunas 6:30 p.m. 20 Pecos 6:30 p.m.
12 at Abq. Menaul 6:30 p.m. 13-15 at Cuba Invitational TBA 15 at McCurdy School 7 p.m. February 13-15 at Cuba Invitational TBA 23 Santa Fe Prep 7 p.m.
15 at Alamo Navajo 4:30 p.m. 18 at Mesa Vista 6:30 18 Foothills 6:30 p.m. 1 Abq. Menaul (TBA) 5 p.m. 22 Pecos 6:30 p.m. December
22 S.F. Waldorf (at NMSD) 6 p.m. 20 Springer 6:30 21 Mora 7 p.m. 5 Alamo Navajo (at NMSD) 2 p.m. 28 at Tierra Encantada 6 p.m. 2-4 at Grizzly tourney TBA
25 at To’Hajiilee 6:30 p.m. 22 Santa Fe Prep 2:30 22 Escalante 6:30 p.m. 11 To’Hajiilee (at NMSD) 5 p.m. 29 Abq. Menaul 6:30 p.m. 7-11 at Cowbell tourney TBA
29 Mountainair (at NMSD) 3:30 p.m. 25 Dulce 6:30 24 at Pecos 6:30 p.m. 15 at Mountainair 4:30 p.m. February 17 at Escalante 6:30 p.m.
February 29 Menaul 8 p.m. 29 at Dulce 3:30 p.m. 18 Evangel Christian 5 p.m. 2 Escalante 6:30 p.m. 18 Dulce 3:30 p.m.
1 Abq. Menaul (TBA) 6:30 p.m. February February 8 at McCurdy 6:30 p.m. 28 Clayton 2:30 p.m.
5 Alamo Navajo (at NMSD) 3:30 p.m. 1 Escalante 6:30 4 at Springer 5:30 p.m. N.M. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 11 at Escalante 6:30 p.m. January
11 To’Hajiilee (at NMSD) 6:30 p.m. 9 at McCurdy School 6:30 5 Des Moines 6 p.m. December 19 McCurdy 6:30 p.m. 4 Escalante 6:30 p.m.
15 at Mountainair 6 p.m. 12 at Escalante 6:30 11 at Cimarron 5:30 p.m. 2 at Vaughn 6 p.m. 6 McCurdy School 7 p.m.
18 Evan. Christian (at NMSD) 6:30 p.m. 19 McCurdy School 6:30 12 Springer 5:30 p.m. 7 Desert Academy 4:30 p.m. PEÑASCO 7 Mesa Vista 7 p.m.
18 at Des Moines 6 p.m. 9-11 Roadrunner Classic TBA November 11 at Peñasco 7 p.m.
N.M. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PEÑASCO 19 Cimarron 5:30 p.m. 14 at Walatowa 4:30 p.m. 27 at Santa Rosa 6:30 p.m. 14 at Pecos 6:30 p.m.
December November 16 Monte del Sol 5:30 p.m. 30 Dulce 6:30 p.m. 22 at Mora 7 p.m.
2
7
at Vaughn
Desert Academy
7:30
6 p.m.
23
27
at Taos
Dulce
6:30
6:30 GIRLS SCHEDULES January
6-8 at Wagon Mound Invitational TBA
December
2-4 at Lady Lion Classic TBA
29
February
at Dulce 3:30 p.m.

9-11 Roadrunner Classic TBA December 18 Monte del Sol 5:30 p.m. 8-11 at NRG TBA 4 at Springer 5:30 p.m.
14 at Walatowa 6 p.m. 3-4 at Bosque Shootout TBA SANTA FE HIGH 20 Vaughn 6 p.m. 18 at Mesa Vista 5:30 5 Des Moines 6 p.m.
16 Monte del Sol 7 p.m. 7 at Mesa Vista 7 p.m. November 25 Walatowa 4:30 p.m. 20-22 at Ben Luján Tournament TBA 11 at Cimarron 5:30 p.m.
January 17 at Questa 7 p.m. 23 Abq. West Mesa 5 p.m. February January 18 at Des Moines 6 p.m.
6-8 at Wagon Mound invite TBA 20-22 at Ben Luján tourney TBA 26-27 at Bernalillo Invitational TBA 3 Victory Christian 5 p.m. 7 Taos 7 p.m. 19 Cimarron 5:30 p.m.
D-8 THE NEW MEXICAN Saturday, November 20, 2010