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The Sandia (Albuquerque, NM) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) by a score of 59-44.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
La Cueva88101844
Sandia1911171259
Final score provided by C. Liggins.
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Game Stats

La Cueva

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals4414562532
0Kiauna Romero (Jr)00300
2Eva Love (Sr)92181114
3A. Lucero (Sr)14475779
14Ally Lyle (Sr)12494467
21Ava Ghoreishi (Jr)2125050
23Jordyn Dyer (So)73112727
Sandia

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5823484855
5Kaiyah Benally (8th)4125050
11Liv Montano (Sr)3161725
13Hope Giddings (Jr)198126779
14Audri Wright (Jr)8365050
24Sydney Benally (Jr)156115564
33Nadia Randall (Jr)4272929
35Chloe Brown (So)5245063
La Cueva

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals44827308810062921
0Kiauna Romero (Jr)0020000010
2Eva Love (Sr)91617441001128
3A. Lucero (Sr)143560331001250
14Ally Lyle (Sr)124757000020
21Ava Ghoreishi (Jr)20000001250
23Jordyn Dyer (So)7020111003933
Sandia

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals58721335956162759
5Kaiyah Benally (8th)4010245011100
11Liv Montano (Sr)31617000000
13Hope Giddings (Jr)1935600005771
14Audri Wright (Jr)8020221003475
24Sydney Benally (Jr)152210013334944
33Nadia Randall (Jr)40200002540
35Chloe Brown (So)5133300011100
La Cueva

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals4414132710801316
0Kiauna Romero (Jr)010100011
1Paz Romero (So)000020001
2Eva Love (Sr)922421046
3A. Lucero (Sr)1423514000
10Tessa Updegraff (Sr)000010000
14Ally Lyle (Sr)1212320014
21Ava Ghoreishi (Jr)232501011
23Jordyn Dyer (So)753811043
Sandia

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals5882129155415
5Kaiyah Benally (8th)40331301
11Liv Montano (Sr)31011002
13Hope Giddings (Jr)190330013
14Audri Wright (Jr)81349002
24Sydney Benally (Jr)152793124
33Nadia Randall (Jr)43471112
35Chloe Brown (So)51120001
La Cueva

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.770.620.500.0008
0Kiauna Romero (Jr)0.000.000.000.0001
1Paz Romero (So)2.000.000.000.0001
2Eva Love (Sr)0.500.250.170.0001
3A. Lucero (Sr)1.004.004.000.0001
10Tessa Updegraff (Sr)1.000.000.000.0000
14Ally Lyle (Sr)2.000.000.000.0002
21Ava Ghoreishi (Jr)0.001.001.000.0001
23Jordyn Dyer (So)0.250.250.330.0001
Sandia

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:FBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.000.33
5Kaiyah Benally (8th)1.003.00
11Liv Montano (Sr)0.500.00
14Audri Wright (Jr)4.500.00
24Sydney Benally (Jr)0.750.25
33Nadia Randall (Jr)0.500.50
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Game Story

New Mexico High School Basketball - Sandia over La Cueva

February 16, 2024: Albuquerque, NM 87110

Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Sandia Matadors (Albuquerque, NM) and the visiting La Cueva Bears (Albuquerque, NM), saw Sandia's basketball squad overcome La Cueva by a tally of 59-44.

With the victory, Sandia improves its record to 21-3 on the campaign. The Matadors host Piedra Vista (Farmington, NM) to confront the Panthers in a 5A District 2 challenge on Tuesday, February 20. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 10-14. Piedra Vista lost 40-28 in their recent league challenge against West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM)

Next up, the Bears confront the Farmington Scorpions (Farmington, NM) in a 5A District 2 challenge, on Tuesday, February 20. La Cueva will attempt to improve on its 17-7 season record. The Scorpions come into the challenge with a 21-3 record after their 72-68 league loss to Eldorado (Albuquerque, NM).

La Cueva @ Sandia Basketball Game Info

Fri., Feb. 16, 2024 @ 7p
The Sandia (Albuquerque, NM) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) by a score of 59-44.

Scoretracker Providers

Danny OttmannBears All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

La Cueva (23-24)

NMClass
76
OverallDistrictHomeAwayWin %District %PFPA
20-105-511-49-6.667.5001,5991,280

Sandia (23-24)

NationalNMClass
9111
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
28-39-116-110-22-0.903.9002,1431,285

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
La Cueva
14.313.413.312.453.3
Sandia
20.519.414.114.769.1

Head-to-Head

  • Sandia won on 1/31/2024
    1/31 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Sandia169101045
    La Cueva133131241

    The Sandia (Albuquerque, NM) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away conference game against La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) by a score of 45-41.

  • Sandia won on 2/16/2024
    2/16 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    La Cueva88101844
    Sandia1911171259

    The La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Sandia (Albuquerque, NM) by a score of 59-44.

Team Stat Comparison

La CuevaSandia
53.2Points Per Game68.9
30.9Rebounds Per Game27.8
12.1Assists Per Game13.9
14.7Steals Per Game15.3
1.5Blocks Per Game2.5

Team Leaders

La CuevaSandiaNational Avg.
#2 Eva Love16.6Points Per Game#24 Sydney Benally21.54.2
#23 Jordyn Dyer8.8Rebounds Per Game#24 Sydney Benally6.22.8
#2 Eva Love2.8Assists Per Game#24 Sydney Benally3.90.9
#2 Eva Love3.6Steals Per Game#24 Sydney Benally3.41.1
#2 Eva Love0.6Blocks Per Game#14 Audri Wright0.70.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
La Cueva13-7Sandia19-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/12/23La CuevaVolcano Vista(L) 54-4011/30/23SandiaVolcano Vista(W) 82-53
1/13/24La CuevaVolcano Vista(L) 46-411/12/24SandiaVolcano Vista(L) 52-44
3/16/24SandiaVolcano Vista(W) 49-45
12/15/23La CuevaValley(W) 78-3012/6/23ValleySandia(W) 59-27
12/21/23La CuevaValley(W) 54-30
1/10/24EldoradoLa Cueva(W) 46-3812/16/23EldoradoSandia(W) 64-50
2/6/24EldoradoLa Cueva(L) 63-401/27/24EldoradoSandia(W) 80-50
2/24/24La CuevaEldorado(W) 56-482/13/24SandiaEldorado(W) 67-59
2/29/24La CuevaEldorado(L) 62-593/12/24EldoradoSandia(W) 64-40
1/12/24HobbsLa Cueva(W) 57-541/13/24HobbsSandia(L) 78-63
3/12/24La CuevaHobbs(L) 68-44
1/19/24La CuevaAtrisco Heritage Academy(W) 63-3812/22/23SandiaAtrisco Heritage Academy(W) 73-35
1/23/24La CuevaWest Mesa(W) 54-332/6/24SandiaWest Mesa(W) 70-23
2/9/24West MesaLa Cueva(W) 65-312/23/24West MesaSandia(W) 84-53
1/26/24Piedra VistaLa Cueva(W) 43-282/2/24SandiaPiedra Vista(W) 70-28
2/13/24La CuevaPiedra Vista(W) 62-432/20/24Piedra VistaSandia(W) 76-27
2/27/24Piedra VistaLa Cueva(W) 51-24
2/2/24La CuevaFarmington(L) 51-391/23/24FarmingtonSandia(W) 64-42
2/20/24FarmingtonLa Cueva(L) 64-442/9/24SandiaFarmington(L) 75-68
3/2/24FarmingtonSandia(W) 61-49
3/14/24FarmingtonSandia(W) 61-58
2/10/24La CuevaCibola(W) 50-261/9/24CibolaSandia(W) 96-12
1/19/24CibolaSandia(W) 75-15
3/8/24Rio RanchoLa Cueva(W) 66-5012/15/23Rio RanchoSandia(W) 77-64
1/10/24Rio RanchoSandia(W) 76-48

Record Breakdown

La Cueva (23-24)

Sandia (23-24)

20-10
Overall
28-3
5-5
League
9-1
7-2
Non-League
9-0
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
13-7
Common Opponent
19-3
11-4
Home
16-1
9-6
Away
10-2
0-0
Neutral
2-0
1-1
Playoff
4-0
20-10
In-State
28-3
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0