Prep roundup: Los Alamos beats Bernalillo 68-60 to take seventh at Joe Armijo Classic

Source: The Santa Fe New MexicanDec.迷你倉最平 15--This time, it took just seven games before the Los Alamos boys basketball team "got the gorilla off our back," as Hilltoppers head coach Fil Dominguez put it.Los Alamos (1-6) used a 21-9 run in the third quarter to pad a 26-25 halftime lead and cruised to a 68-60 win in the seventh-place game of the Joe Armijo Classic at Albuquerque Academy. Skyler Veenis awoke with 30 points and 11 rebounds, but he wasn't the only one. The Hilltoppers had 22 assists on 23 baskets.Franklin Archuleta added 11 points for Los Alamos. Carl Herrera had 22 points to lead Bernalillo, and Santiago Dominguez added 12.Pojoaque Valley 55, Las Vegas Robertson 52The Elks built a 37-27 lead at the half of the fifth-place game of the Albuquerque Sandia Preparatory Invitational, but the Cardinals chipped away in the second half and got within 53-52 in the final minute.Roberton's Brandon Trujillo had a chance to give his team the lead, but missed a layup with :40 left, and the Elks hit a pair of free throws to seal the win.Chris Martinez had 20 points for Pojoaque (3-2), and Matthew Herrera added 13. Sebastian Gonzales led the Cardinals with 21 points, Keith Romero added 17, and Trujillo had 11.Academy for Technology and the Classics 72, Santa Fe Waldorf 62At Christian Life, the one-two punch of Ross Gyolloy-Pop and Mauricio Saenz proved to be more than enough for the Phoenix (2-2).The pair combined for 32 of their team's 47 points in the second half as ATC pulled away for the nondistrict win.Gyolloy-Pop had a game-high 26 points while Saenz finished with 23.Ivan Davila and Abel Knouse each had 18 points for Waldorf (2-4). Sean Ramsey had 12.Mesa Vista 61, Pecos 59In Ojo Caliente, the host Trojans (1-2) picked up their first win of the season thanks to a productive outing from the free throw line in the fourth quarter.Trailing 45-43 after three quarters, Mesa Vista went 14-for-17 attempts from the charity stripe in the final stanza. The go-ahead points, however, came on a baseline layup by Emilio Martinez in the final two minutes.Diego Gallegos led the Trojans with 11 points. Isaac Varela had nine and Martinez eight.Chris Vigil led all scorers with 20 points for Pecos (3-3). Joe Vigil added 12.Mora 77, Dulce 63Mora head coach James Branch picked up the 300th win of his career against the Hawks. Branch played in Mora (1-2), so he was happy to hit the milestone there after touring other parts of the state."It was only fitting that I got that 300th win in Mora," he said.Santa Fe Preparatory JV 63, Tierra Encantada 60 (1OT)Andrew Vanderbilt's 22 points were not good enough to lift the Alacranes over the Blue Griffin junior varsity. The game 迷你倉as tied at 48 at the end of regulation before Santa Fe Prep went on a 15-12 run in the extra four minutes to seal the win.GirlsSanta Rosa 54, Santa Fe Preparatory 32The Blue Griffins (3-4) limped into the winter break with just five players available as they battled illnesses.The Lady Lions led 15-2 after a quarter and upped it to 31-11 at the half.Veronica Sanchez had 14 points to lead Santa Rosa, and Charmaine Bernally added 10. Joy Maran had 13 points to pace Prep, while Desiray Anderson and Alex Archuleta each had seven.Mesa Vista 63, Pecos 52The Lady Trojans got 17 points apiece from Selena Siquieros and Azzy Griegos to held off the determined Lady Panthers at Ojo Caliente and improved to 5-0.Mesa Vista fell behind 9-0, but battled back to take a 42-41 lead at the half. Ashley Alire chipped in with 14 points for the Lady Trojans. Pecos had Ida Valencia lead the way with 19 points.Mora 40, Dulce 30The Rangerettes looked sluggish after a 12-day layoff, but they got some good news -- Destiny Pacheco is back. The senior was cleared by her doctor to play after tearing her left ACL in September and was 6-for-6 from the free-throw line for all of her points.It was needed as Dulce crept to within 24-23 after three quarters before Mora outscored the Lady Hawks 16-7 the rest of the way. Gerty Herrera led Mora (4-0) with 21 points, and Brianna Pacheco added nine.Las Cruces 69, Espa隳la Valley 58In Albuquerque, Ashlynn Trujillo had 23 points and Alexis Lovato-Gurule 20 in a losing effort for the Lady Sundevils in the fifth-place game at the Joe Armijo Classic at Albuquerque Academy.The Lady Bulldawgs carried a 15-point lead into the fourth quarter and kept Espa隳la (4-3) at bay down the stretch by hitting free throws and limiting turnovers.Santa Fe Waldorf 38, Academy for Technology and the Classics 27At Christian Life, Alex Chastenet scored 24 of her team's 37 points, lifting the Lady Wolves to a nondistrict win over the Lady Alarcranes.Sophie Linett chipped in with eight points and six steals while ATC was led by Kayla Garcia's eight points.Waldorf (1-3) pulled away from a second-half tie when Chastenet scored nine straight points.Pojoaque Valley 47, Grants 45The Elkettes defeated the host team in the Eddy Pe鎙 Grants Tournament behind 25 total points from sophomore Aaliya Casados to capture the tournament championship. After the game, Leslie Gutierrez picked up the tournament Most Valuable Player honors after scoring in double digits in every game for Pojoaque (5-2).Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.) Visit The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.) at .santafenewmexican.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage