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West Mesa La Cueva

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The La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM) by a score of 57-34.

Game Details: @ La Cueva HS

This game is a part of the "2022 NMAA Boys Basketball State Championships - Class 5A" tournament.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
West Mesa	10	5	2	17	34
La Cueva	12	12	8	25	57

Final score provided by R. Keener.

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West Mesa (21-22)

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La Cueva (21-22)

La Cueva

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	57	22	49	45	49
0	Exodus Ayers (So)	16	5	15	33	33
2	Naseem Ali (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
3	Cedarius Yates (Jr)	5	2	7	29	29
5	Josiah Guliford (Jr)	12	4	9	44	67
11	Gabe Trujillo (Jr)	9	4	6	67	67
20	Deven Dyer (Sr)	6	3	4	75	75
24	I. Denetclaw (Jr)	3	1	2	50	50
30	Cameron Dyer (Fr)	2	1	1	100	100
33	Daniel Jacobsen (So)	4	2	4	50	50

La Cueva

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	57	4	13	31	9	16	56	18	36	50
0	Exodus Ayers (So)	16	0	5	0	6	6	100	5	10	50
2	Naseem Ali (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
3	Cedarius Yates (Jr)	5	0	0	0	1	5	20	2	7	29
5	Josiah Guliford (Jr)	12	4	6	67	0	0	0	0	3	0
11	Gabe Trujillo (Jr)	9	0	0	0	1	2	50	4	6	67
20	Deven Dyer (Sr)	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	75
24	I. Denetclaw (Jr)	3	0	1	0	1	1	100	1	1	100
30	Cameron Dyer (Fr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
33	Daniel Jacobsen (So)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	67

La Cueva

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	57	10	32	42	8	5	2	18	15
0	Exodus Ayers (So)	16	1	7	8	4	1	0	5	2
2	Naseem Ali (Jr)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
3	Cedarius Yates (Jr)	5	4	7	11	1	2	0	5	4
5	Josiah Guliford (Jr)	12	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	2
11	Gabe Trujillo (Jr)	9	4	2	6	2	1	0	3	2
20	Deven Dyer (Sr)	6	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0
22	Mac Smith (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
24	I. Denetclaw (Jr)	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	2
30	Cameron Dyer (Fr)	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
33	Daniel Jacobsen (So)	4	0	5	5	0	0	2	2	1

La Cueva

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.44	0.28	0.33	0.13	5
0	Exodus Ayers (So)	0.80	0.20	0.50	0.00	1
3	Cedarius Yates (Jr)	0.20	0.40	0.50	0.00	1
5	Josiah Guliford (Jr)	0.00	0.50	0.50	0.00	1
11	Gabe Trujillo (Jr)	0.67	0.33	0.50	0.00	1
30	Cameron Dyer (Fr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
33	Daniel Jacobsen (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	0

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Recap Video

4 Three Pointers vs West Mesa 0:31

Game Story

New Mexico High School Basketball - West Mesa ripped by La Cueva

March 5, 2022: Albuquerque, NM 87121

In Saturday's non-league match, the visiting La Cueva Bears basketball team scored a decisive 57-34 triumph over the West Mesa Mustangs.

In their next game, the Bears meet the Los Lunas Tigers (Los Lunas, NM) in a non-league match, on Wednesday, March 9. La Cueva will attempt to move on its 23-3 season record. The Tigers enter the match with a 21-8 record after their 59-53 non-league win over Cleveland (Rio Rancho, NM).

With the defeat, West Mesa moves to 11-15 on the year.

Check In
1st Quarter
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. West Mesa 0, La Cueva 0

Posted @ 6:09p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 6:10p
0 - 2

Score Alert
La Cueva1st Quarter
La Cueva - #11 Gabe Trujillo makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 0, La Cueva 2

Posted @ 6:10p
0 - 5

Score Alert
La Cueva1st Quarter
La Cueva - #5 Josiah Guliford makes a 3pt Field Goal. West Mesa 0, La Cueva 5

Posted @ 6:10p
2 - 5

Score Alert
West Mesa1st Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 2, La Cueva 5

Posted @ 6:10p
2 - 7

Score Alert
La Cueva1st Quarter
La Cueva - #11 Gabe Trujillo makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 2, La Cueva 7

Posted @ 6:13p
5 - 7

Score Alert
West Mesa1st Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 3pt Field Goal. West Mesa 5, La Cueva 7

Posted @ 6:13p
5 - 9

Score Alert
La Cueva1st Quarter
La Cueva - #20 Deven Dyer makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 5, La Cueva 9

Posted @ 6:14p
7 - 9

Score Alert
West Mesa1st Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 7, La Cueva 9

Posted @ 6:15p
7 - 11

Score Alert
La Cueva1st Quarter
La Cueva - #20 Deven Dyer makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 7, La Cueva 11

Posted @ 6:16p
10 - 11

Score Alert
West Mesa1st Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 3pt Field Goal. West Mesa 10, La Cueva 11

Posted @ 6:16p
10 - 12

Score Alert
La Cueva1st Quarter
La Cueva - #11 Gabe Trujillo makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 10, La Cueva 12

Posted @ 6:17p
10 - 12

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
West Mesa 10, La Cueva 12

Posted @ 6:20p
10 - 14

Score Alert
La Cueva2nd Quarter
La Cueva - #24 Isaiah Denetclaw makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 10, La Cueva 14

Posted @ 6:22p
12 - 14

Score Alert
West Mesa2nd Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 12, La Cueva 14

Posted @ 6:23p
12 - 16

Score Alert
La Cueva2nd Quarter
La Cueva - #0 Exodus Ayers makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 12, La Cueva 16

Posted @ 6:24p
12 - 17

Score Alert
La Cueva2nd Quarter
La Cueva - #0 Exodus Ayers makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 12, La Cueva 17

Posted @ 6:25p
12 - 18

Score Alert
La Cueva2nd Quarter
La Cueva - #3 Cedarius Yates makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 12, La Cueva 18

Posted @ 6:27p
13 - 18

Score Alert
West Mesa2nd Quarter
West Mesa - makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 13, La Cueva 18

Posted @ 6:30p
13 - 21

Score Alert
La Cueva2nd Quarter
La Cueva - #5 Josiah Guliford makes a 3pt Field Goal. West Mesa 13, La Cueva 21

Posted @ 6:36p
15 - 21

Score Alert
West Mesa2nd Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 15, La Cueva 21

Posted @ 6:36p
15 - 24

Score Alert
La Cueva2nd Quarter
La Cueva - #5 Josiah Guliford makes a 3pt Field Goal. West Mesa 15, La Cueva 24

Posted @ 6:36p
15 - 24

Halftime
Halftime
West Mesa 15, La Cueva 24

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Posted @ 6:37p
15 - 24

Start of 3rd Quarter
La Cueva3rd Quarter
La Cueva's ball.

Posted @ 6:48p
15 - 26

Score Alert
La Cueva3rd Quarter
La Cueva - #0 Exodus Ayers makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 15, La Cueva 26

Posted @ 6:48p
15 - 28

Score Alert
La Cueva3rd Quarter
La Cueva - #20 Deven Dyer makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 15, La Cueva 28

Posted @ 6:52p
15 - 30

Score Alert
La Cueva3rd Quarter
La Cueva - #0 Exodus Ayers makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 15, La Cueva 30

Posted @ 6:54p
17 - 30

Score Alert
West Mesa3rd Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 17, La Cueva 30

Posted @ 6:57p
17 - 32

Score Alert
La Cueva3rd Quarter
La Cueva - #3 Cedarius Yates makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 17, La Cueva 32

Posted @ 6:57p
17 - 32

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
West Mesa 17, La Cueva 32

Posted @ 7p
17 - 34

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #12 makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 17, La Cueva 34

Posted @ 7:03p
17 - 36

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #12 makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 17, La Cueva 36

Posted @ 7:04p
19 - 36

Score Alert
West Mesa4th Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 19, La Cueva 36

Posted @ 7:04p
20 - 36

Score Alert
West Mesa4th Quarter
West Mesa - makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 20, La Cueva 36

Posted @ 7:05p
22 - 36

Score Alert
West Mesa4th Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 22, La Cueva 36

Posted @ 7:05p
22 - 38

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #0 Exodus Ayers makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 22, La Cueva 38

Posted @ 7:06p
22 - 39

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #0 Exodus Ayers makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 22, La Cueva 39

Posted @ 7:07p
24 - 39

Score Alert
West Mesa4th Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 24, La Cueva 39

Posted @ 7:07p
24 - 42

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #24 Isaiah Denetclaw makes a 3pt Field Goal. West Mesa 24, La Cueva 42

Posted @ 7:07p
24 - 43

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #24 Isaiah Denetclaw makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 24, La Cueva 43

Posted @ 7:08p
24 - 45

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #0 Exodus Ayers makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 24, La Cueva 45

Posted @ 7:10p
24 - 46

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #0 Exodus Ayers makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 24, La Cueva 46

Posted @ 7:10p
24 - 48

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #0 Exodus Ayers makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 24, La Cueva 48

Posted @ 7:14p
25 - 48

Score Alert
West Mesa4th Quarter
West Mesa - makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 25, La Cueva 48

Posted @ 7:14p
26 - 48

Score Alert
West Mesa4th Quarter
West Mesa - makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 26, La Cueva 48

Posted @ 7:14p
26 - 49

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #0 Exodus Ayers makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 26, La Cueva 49

Posted @ 7:16p
26 - 50

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #0 Exodus Ayers makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 26, La Cueva 50

Posted @ 7:16p
27 - 50

Score Alert
West Mesa4th Quarter
West Mesa - makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 27, La Cueva 50

Posted @ 7:17p
27 - 51

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #3 Cedarius Yates makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 27, La Cueva 51

Posted @ 7:18p
27 - 53

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #11 Gabe Trujillo makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 27, La Cueva 53

Posted @ 7:19p
27 - 55

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #10 Daniel Lovato makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 27, La Cueva 55

Posted @ 7:20p
30 - 55

Score Alert
West Mesa4th Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 3pt Field Goal. West Mesa 30, La Cueva 55

Posted @ 7:22p
30 - 57

Score Alert
La Cueva4th Quarter
La Cueva - #14 Elijah Cage makes a 2pt Field Goal. West Mesa 30, La Cueva 57

Posted @ 7:23p
31 - 57

Score Alert
West Mesa4th Quarter
West Mesa - makes a Free Throw. West Mesa 31, La Cueva 57

Posted @ 7:23p
34 - 57

Score Alert
West Mesa4th Quarter
West Mesa - makes a 3pt Field Goal. West Mesa 34, La Cueva 57

Posted @ 7:24p
34 - 57

End of Game
Final
West Mesa 34, La Cueva 57

Posted @ 7:24p

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Rankings & Records

West Mesa (21-22)

NM	Class
28	14

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
11-15	4-6	5-4	4-6	2-5	.423	.400	1,404	1,396

La Cueva (21-22)

NM	Class
3	3

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
24-4	9-1	14-1	6-1	4-2	.857	.900	1,823	1,368

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
West Mesa	12.9	13.5	12.1	15.2	54.0
La Cueva	16.8	14.4	16.6	17.5	65.1

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Head-to-Head

La Cueva won on 1/5/2022

1/5 @ 7:15p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

La Cueva - - - - 71
West Mesa - - - - 46

The La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's neutral tournament game against West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM) by a score of 71-46.
Box score
La Cueva won on 1/19/2022

1/19 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

West Mesa - - - - 44
La Cueva - - - - 60

The West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) by a score of 60-44.
Box score
West Mesa won on 2/5/2022

2/5 @ 2:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

La Cueva - - - - 47
West Mesa - - - - 50

The La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away conference game against West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM) by a score of 50-47.
Box score
La Cueva won on 3/5/2022

3/5 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

West Mesa 10 5 2 17 34
La Cueva 12 12 8 25 57

The West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral playoff game against La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) by a score of 57-34.
Box score

1/5 @ 7:15p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
La Cueva	-	-	-	-	71
West Mesa	-	-	-	-	46

1/19 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
West Mesa	-	-	-	-	44
La Cueva	-	-	-	-	60

2/5 @ 2:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
La Cueva	-	-	-	-	47
West Mesa	-	-	-	-	50

Team Stat Comparison

West Mesa		La Cueva
-	Points Per Game	65.0
-	Rebounds Per Game	32.8
-	Assists Per Game	11.7
-	Steals Per Game	6.2
-	Blocks Per Game	1.7

Team Leaders

West Mesa		La Cueva	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#0 Exodus Ayers16.2	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#0 Exodus Ayers6.4	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#0 Exodus Ayers4.6	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#0 Exodus Ayers2.2	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#33 Daniel Jacobsen0.8	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
West Mesa	7-9		La Cueva	14-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/2/21	Rio Grande	West Mesa	(W) 68-34	12/17/21	Rio Grande	La Cueva	(W) 74-59
12/11/21	West Mesa	Rio Grande	(W) 44-38
12/17/21	Volcano Vista	West Mesa	(L) 71-49	12/7/21	Volcano Vista	La Cueva	(L) 60-59
				3/11/22	Volcano Vista	La Cueva	(L) 58-49
12/21/21	West Mesa	Albuquerque	(W) 63-46	1/4/22	Albuquerque	La Cueva	(W) 73-48
				1/13/22	Albuquerque	La Cueva	(W) 57-42
1/7/22	West Mesa	Del Norte	(L) 76-67	12/21/21	Del Norte	La Cueva	(W) 77-41
1/14/22	West Mesa	Del Norte	(L) 48-40
1/22/22	West Mesa	Farmington	(L) 47-45	1/29/22	La Cueva	Farmington	(W) 75-55
2/8/22	Farmington	West Mesa	(W) 45-44	2/15/22	Farmington	La Cueva	(W) 72-61
2/22/22	West Mesa	Farmington	(L) 56-53
1/25/22	Piedra Vista	West Mesa	(W) 65-38	1/22/22	La Cueva	Piedra Vista	(W) 74-17
2/11/22	West Mesa	Piedra Vista	(W) 68-28	2/8/22	Piedra Vista	La Cueva	(W) 71-26
1/27/22	Eldorado	West Mesa	(L) 60-54	2/17/22	Eldorado	La Cueva	(W) 76-49
2/15/22	West Mesa	Eldorado	(L) 64-62	2/19/22	La Cueva	Eldorado	(W) 75-59
1/29/22	West Mesa	Cibola	(W) 61-58	12/18/21	Cibola	La Cueva	(W) 61-53
2/7/22	West Mesa	Sandia	(L) 50-40	1/26/22	Sandia	La Cueva	(W) 59-52
2/19/22	Sandia	West Mesa	(L) 60-52	2/11/22	La Cueva	Sandia	(W) 60-52
				2/26/22	Sandia	La Cueva	(W) 64-50

Record Breakdown

West Mesa (21-22)		La Cueva (21-22)
11-15	Overall	24-4
4-7	League	10-1
4-3	Non-League	9-1
1-3	Head to Head	3-1
7-9	Common Opponent	14-2
5-4	Home	14-1
4-6	Away	6-1
2-5	Neutral	4-2
0-1	Playoff	2-1
11-15	In-State	24-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0