{"id":3046,"date":"2022-12-31T05:14:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T05:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/basketball-readiness-rio-rancho-wins-title-in-his-own-tournament\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T05:14:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T05:14:10","slug":"basketball-readiness-rio-rancho-wins-title-in-his-own-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/basketball-readiness-rio-rancho-wins-title-in-his-own-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball readiness: Rio Rancho wins title in his own tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2561199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2561199\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2561199 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d21yqjvcoayho7.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/31\/b03_jd_31dec_prephoops-1200x921.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d21yqjvcoayho7.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/31\/b03_jd_31dec_prephoops-1200x921.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/d21yqjvcoayho7.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/31\/b03_jd_31dec_prephoops-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d21yqjvcoayho7.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/31\/b03_jd_31dec_prephoops-117x90.jpg 117w, https:\/\/d21yqjvcoayho7.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/31\/b03_jd_31dec_prephoops-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d21yqjvcoayho7.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/31\/b03_jd_31dec_prephoops-1536x1179.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d21yqjvcoayho7.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/31\/b03_jd_31dec_prephoops-2048x1572.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2561199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rio Rancho&#8217;s Jaden Johnson will make a reverse layup against St. Pius on Friday night. Johnson was the tournament MVP.  (Roberto E. Rosales\/Journal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>RIO RANCHO \u2014 From where the Rio Rancho Rams sat, there was nothing wrong with a quick home-cooked meal on vacation.<\/p>\n<p>The Rio Rancho performed well in the Jalene Berger Allstate Holiday Hoops Classic, beating St. Pius 62-41 in Friday night&#8217;s championship game.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams (8-4) won their three games this week by an average margin of 24.7 points.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted to send a statement tonight,&#8221; Rio Rancho coach Wally Salata said.  &#8220;We gave up 41 points, but to do it to a very good basketball team, 7-3&#8230;they did it for 32 minutes. That was the excitement tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Rams didn&#8217;t face any major challenges over the last three days. Not so for the Albuquerque Metro when his championship starts on Tuesday. Rio Rancho is in Cueva in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>But the Rams&#8217; defense solved a lot of the thorny issues as they pushed St. Pius (7-4) to 23 turnovers with quick feet and active hands, as they did in Thursday&#8217;s semifinal against Espanola. did.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s a big thing for us,&#8221; said senior guard Jamal Bynum, who was named to the Rio Rancho All-Tournament Team.  \u201cWe take pride in our defense.<\/p>\n<p>Junior guard Jaden Johnson was named the most valuable player of the tournament. He scored his team-high 17 points in Friday&#8217;s win.<\/p>\n<p>Bynum, perhaps the Rams&#8217; best facilitator guard, said, &#8220;I wanted to send a statement not only to other teams, but to ourselves as well that we are a good team and can compete with the top teams in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Rio Rancho scored 8 of the game&#8217;s opening 11 points on Friday and posted double-digit numbers in the final 2.5 quarters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rolli-content\" id=\"rolli-1672116896\">\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; \" id=\"rolli-1099011408\" data-rolli-trackid=\"2508377\" data-rolli-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"rolli-target\">\n<div id=\"subscriber-form-wrapper-64282604\" class=\"newsletter-signup\" style=\"visibility: unset;\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__form-container\" style=\"background-color:eee!important;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:none;letter-spacing:-.02rem;\">Sign up for free daily <span id=\"name-64282604\">sports<\/span> Newsletter<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Guard Brian Kalb and power forward Gene Trujillo were two All-Tournament selections from St. Pius.<\/p>\n<p>Kalb&#8217;s nine points led the Sultans on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams&#8217; 6-foot-6 forward Maddox Presser added 16 points to Rio Rancho, who won his home tournament for the fourth year in a row.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They understood what was at stake,&#8221; Salata said.  &#8220;And beating my alma mater means a lot to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>OTHER TOURNAMENTS: The boys of Organ Mountain defeated Artesia 60-52 in the Hobbes Holiday Tournament at Tusker Arena on Friday.  The Knights are off to a strong start with his 12-1 record. Their record is second only to the 11-0 Volcano Vista in Class 5A. Organ Mountain defeated Hobbs and Hyland in the first two rounds of the week.  \u2026 Late Thursday, the #1 ranked Pecos boys in Class 2A defeated Bernalillo 65-51 in the finals of the Stu Clark Invitational in Las Vegas, New Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>boys basketball<\/p>\n<p>Friday<\/p>\n<p>Rio Rancho Tournament<\/p>\n<p>7th place match<\/p>\n<p>Sandia Prep 67, Hope Christian 64<\/p>\n<p>Sandia Prep (4-5): Miles Manzanares 4, Rylan Sears 4, Peyton Henderson 11, Logan Lemmons 1, Lucas Lemmons 14, Jacob Charlow 21, Alex Jeffries 12. Total 22 FG 22-29 FT<\/p>\n<p>Hope Christian (5-4): Jett Wyckoff 23, Noah Perry 7, Ian Koenigsberg 3, Nathan Saavedra 10, Kayden Williams 3, Christian Schermerhorn 9, Derek Martinez 1, Brayden Giron 7, Xavier Otero 1. Total 25FG 8-14FT<\/p>\n<p>Sandia Prep 12 18 16 21 \u2014 67<\/p>\n<p>Hope Christian 21 14 14 15 \u2014 64<\/p>\n<p>3P: SP 1 (Lucas Lemmons), HC 6 (Wyckoff 2, Perry, Konigsberg, Williams, Giron). Total fouls: SP 13, HC 24. Foul out: HC (Saavedra).<\/p>\n<p>5th place match<\/p>\n<p>Santa Fe High 57, El Paso Socorro 50<\/p>\n<p>Santa Fe (6-5): Santi Montoya 14, Lucas Turner 25, Sam Lopez 2, Daniel Lopez 7, Joshua Trujillo 1, Rob Martinez 8. Total: 15 FG 20-24 FT<\/p>\n<p>El Paso Socorro (9-8): Johnny Garcia 6, Isaiah Carvajal 6, Eric Reza 22, Alexis Gutierrez 7, Jordan Dominguez 7, Estaban Carter 2. Total: 20 FG 7-9 FT<\/p>\n<p>Santa Fe.  17 14 10 16\u201457<\/p>\n<p>Socorro 9 10 15 16\u201450<\/p>\n<p>3P: SF 4 (Montoya 2, Turner 1, Martinez 1), EPS 3 (Reza 1, Gutierrez 1, Dominguez 1). Total fouls: SF 15, EPS 18. Fouls out: EPS (Ethan Wolfe)<\/p>\n<p>3rd place match<\/p>\n<p>RIO GRANDE 58, ESPA\u00d1OLA VALLEY 30<\/p>\n<p>RIO GRANDE (7-4): Jonah Lopez 11, Eliseo Velazquez 2, Jonathon Luquech 10, Adan Velazquez 3, Isaiah Lucero 12, Jacob Chavez 5, Santiago Gonzalez 15. Total: 23 FG 5-7 FT.<\/p>\n<p>Espanola Valley (2-12): Francis Concepcion 2, Jayden Durand 6, Sieg Duda 8, Jadon Martinez 3, Marquez Martinez 6, Joshua Sandoval 4, Ervin Primero 1. Total 9 FG 8-11 FT.<\/p>\n<p>Rio Grande 13 7 20 18\u201458<\/p>\n<p>Espanola Valley 9 5 2 14\u201430<\/p>\n<p>3P: RG 7 (Lopez 1, Lukesh 2, Lucero 2, Chavez 1, Gonzalez 1), EV 4 (Dur\u00e1n 2, J. Martinez 2). Total fouls: RG 12, EV 11.<\/p>\n<p>championship game<\/p>\n<p>Rio Rancho 62, St. Pius 41<\/p>\n<p>Rio Rancho (8-4): Chris Lucero 2, Mikey Wood 5, Wyatt Rodriguez 2, Jerry Archuleta 8, Kevin Archuleta 6, Josiah Murphy 4, Jamal Bynum 2, Jaden Johnson 17, Maddox Presser 16. Total: 22 FG 12- 18 feet.<\/p>\n<p>st.  PIUS (7-4): Jason Montoya 7, Nick Rodriguez 3, Ethan Valencia 3, Kenneth Zamora 8, Brian Kalb 9, Cade Freeze 2, Gene Trujillo 5, Aidan Thomas 2. Total: 12 FG 12-17 FT.<\/p>\n<p>Rio Rancho 14 12 15 21\u201462<\/p>\n<p>St. Pius 6 8 8 19\u201441<\/p>\n<p>3-point goals: RR 4 (J. Archuleta 2, Marfil 1, Johnson 1); SP 5 (Montoya 2, Rodriguez 1, Zamora 2). Total fouls: RR 17; SP17.<\/p>\n<p>all scores<\/p>\n<p>Alamogordo 45, Harmony Science Academy \u2013 El Paso, TX 43<\/p>\n<p>Aztec 81, St. Michael, Arizona 59<\/p>\n<p>Chaparral 44, EP Jefferson, Texas 31<\/p>\n<p>Escalante 75, Navajo Pine 38<\/p>\n<p>Farmington 67, Ferris, Texas 60<\/p>\n<p>Highland 71, Spring Valley, NV 69<\/p>\n<p>Mora 41, Santa Rosa 37<\/p>\n<p>Mount Organ 60, Artesia 52<\/p>\n<p>Rio Grande 58, Espanola Valley 30<\/p>\n<p>Rio Rancho 62, St. Pius X 41<\/p>\n<p>Sandia Prep 67, Hope Christian 64<\/p>\n<p>Santa Fe 57, EP Socorro, Texas 50<\/p>\n<p>girls basketball<\/p>\n<p>Friday<\/p>\n<p>all scores<\/p>\n<p>Alamogordo 57, EP Immanuel, Texas 22<\/p>\n<p>Aztec 34, St. Michael, Arizona 31<\/p>\n<p>Escalante 64, Navajo Pine 16<\/p>\n<p>Organ Mountain 64, Tucson, AZ IRHS, AZ 52<\/p>\n<p>Piedra Vista 47, EP Parkland, TX 20<\/p>\n<p>Santa Rosa 53, Raton 16<\/p>\n<p>Springer 42, Logan 34<\/p>\n<p>Texico 33, Capitan 29<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiYGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFicWpvdXJuYWwuY29tLzI1NjExOTgvcHJlcC1iYXNrZXRiYWxsLXJpby1yYW5jaG8tcm9tcHMtdG8tdGl0bGUtaW4tb3duLXRvdXJuZXkuaHRtbNIBAA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Rio Rancho&#8217;s Jaden Johnson will make a reverse layup against St. Pius on Friday night. 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