A Del Norte senior just scored 60 points in a game. Here's where he stands in NM hoops history.

Albuquerque Journal, N.M.
Updated ·1 min read

Jan. 5—Del Norte senior guard Shane Douma-Sanchez poured in a career-high 60 points Tuesday night in his team's loss to Eldorado, 72-67, at the Albuquerque Metro Basketball Championships.

Our first-day metro basketball tournament story, highlighted by Shane Douma-Sanchez's 60-point night for Del Norte. No boy in recorded NM history ever scored this many points in a single prep game.https://t.co/aRPvSsRuF1

— James Yodice (@JamesDYodice) January 4, 2023

The 60-point total is, according to record keeping by the New Mexico Activities Association, the most ever scored in a single game by any boy at any Albuquerque high school, public or private.

Here's how Douma-Sanchez stacks up in New Mexico high school basketball history.

Single-game top scorers

(Player, school, total, date of game, according to nmact.org)

1. George Maes, Santa Cruz, 81 (11/21/1964)

2. Nick Pino, St. Michael's, 80 (1/12/1963)

3. Bubba Jennings, Clovis (corrected from Artesia where he coached), 75 (1/11/1980)

4. Joel Van Essen, Santa Fe Prep, 66 (1/10/2009)

5. Morgan Fennell, Santa Fe Prep, 63 (1/10/1991)

6t. Otis Dale, Crownpoint, 62 (12/17/1994)

6t. Jarvis Mullahon, Navajo Pine, 62 (3/2/1996)

8. Damian Lopez, Laguna-Acoma, 61 (1/23/1993)

9. Shane Douma-Sanchez, Del Norte, 60 (Tuesday)

10. Steve Herrera, Pojoaque, 58 (2/18/1961)

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