By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
Simply look at the scoring and you will see that Pojoaque dominated the evening of basketball in Tiger gym with the exception of the girls game which Raton won.
Both JV teams struggled with making baskets as well as turnovers. Pojoaque simply played aggressive ball and forced several turnovers.
In the boys varsity game Pojoaque came out with steal after steal and kept Raton from scoring and when they did get close Pojoaque was strong on the boards and Raton rarely got a chance to put the shot back up. Pojoaque also out ran Raton and by the third quarter it was evident that Raton was struggling as they tried to slow the game down but Pojoaque simply made the fast break or stole the ball and took it to the other end for points.
JV Girls
Pojo 14 19 23 15 71
Raton 10 15 7 4 36
Pojo High Point
Miranda Martinez 11 2 of 2 Free Throws
Natalie Martinez 15 2 of 6 Free Throws
Free Throws 14 of 32 attempts
Raton High Point
Leah Cimino 8
Free Throws 4 of 8 attempts
JV Boys
Pojo 13 11 20 20 64
Raton12 5 4 9 30
Pojo High Point
Jereme Santistevan 10 2of 2 Free Throws
Julian Lujan 10 2 of 4 Free Throws
Free Throws 12 of 21 Attempts
Raton High Point
Dylan Query 12 3 of 3 Free Throws
Mike Vigil 9 3 of 3 Free Throws
Free Throws 7 of 13 Attempts
Varsity Girls
Pojo 12 14 14 12 52
Raton 18 14 12 16 60
Pojo High Point
Cheyenne Cordova 23 1 of 3 Free Throws 4 3-pointers
Free Throws 15 of 26 attempts
Raton High Point
Brylee Medina 14 Free Throws 8 of 11
Michelle Guara 13 Free Throws 3 of 4
Mikala Vertovec 12
Free Throws 17 of 23 attempts
High lights for the game
This was the only game of the evening that was even close with Raton leading most of the game. Pojoaque took an early lead but Raton came back tied it and went on to pull out in front extending their lead to as much as 12 points but never could take a comfortable lead as the Elkettes would rally and close the gap to as little as two points.
Varsity Boys
Pojo 27 20 18 25 90
Raton 11 8 10 4 33
Pojo High Point
Brandon Bustos 12
Free Throws 0 of 4 attempts
All 13 players on the team scored at least 3 points
Raton High Point
Mark Hightree 17 2 of 4 Free Throws
Free Throws 7 of 17 attempts
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| Rhianna Barela goes for the shot late in the 2nd Quarter of the girls JV game. |
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| Dylan Query up against Pojoaque's biggest JV player Julian Lujan in the fourth quarter of the JV game. |
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| Brylee Medina heded for the lay-up against Elena Rae Lopez who gets a hand on the ball and draws the foul during the varsity game Saturday night in Tiger Gym. |
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| Michelle Guara goes for the lay-up in the second half of the varsity game. The only game that Raton won Saturday evening. |
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| Brylee Medina at the line looks to add another point to the score board Saturday evening for the Raton win. |
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| Mark Hightree goes for the lay-up Saturday evening during the boys varsity game. |
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| Mark Hightree goes for two more of his 17 points on the night in Tiger Gym. |
