Socorro Warriors basketball team

This year’s young team, with seven sophomores on its roster, is on track to improve upon last season’s record. The Warriors were 6-21 overall last year and third in 3A District 3 with a district record of 2-4. 

The Warriors basketball team is currently 4-6 on the season after a close 49-44 loss to Mora on Dec. 31. Their next game is on the road versus Escalante on Jan. 13. The Warriors are led by second-year Head Coach Tim Townsend. He was the eighth grade basketball coach for about seven years prior to this step up.

“I love the fact that I can give what knowledge I have of the game and hopefully be a positive impact on the life of some, if not all, of the guys," Townsend said. 

What they lack in height, they make up for with speed, shooting, and the vertical leap of senior Jaquavis Brawley. The core group of starters has great teamwork and communication. The Warriors are working on building that team chemistry throughout the entire bench so they are consistently strong with all line-up configurations throughout the games.

“Our strengths are our tenacity, persistence, and the level of brotherhood that they show for one another. These guys play buzzer to buzzer,"  Townsend said. “My goal is for the team to keep improving day by day and game by game, and for myself to become a better coach as well.”

Team Leaders: Gabriel Silva averages 5.0 rebounds per game. Isaiah Silva averages 22.0 points and 5.5 assists per game. Derek Acosta shoots at 70% for 3-pointers and 48% for field goals, while Isaiah Silva is shooting 80% for free throws. Derek Acosta also gets 3.7 steals per game. Javier Giron blocks shots at an average of 2.0 per game. 

Stats for all games have not been posted yet, but more player stats can be found here: https://www.maxpreps.com/nm/socorro/socorro-warriors/basketball/stats/

Roster:

#1 Brendan Reichenbach, sophomore; #2 Nazario Silva, junior; #3 Jaquavis Brawley, senior; #4 Joe Montoya, senior; #5 Carlos Jacquez, sophomore; #10 Isaiah Silva, junior; #12 Derek Acosta, sophomore; #13 Gabriel Silva, sophomore; #23 Miguel Armendariz, sophomore; #25 William Benavidez, sophomore; #35 Javier Giron, senior; #40 Vyncynt Gonzales, sophomore.

Taelene Fowler, assistant coach.

January Warriors schedule:

1/03 JV girls and boys at home versus Cottonwood Classical.

1/13 C team, JV and V boys at Escalante, starting at 4 p.m.

1/15 C team, JV and V boys at home versus Valencia, starting at 4 p.m.

1/16 C team, JV and V boys at Bosque, starting at 4 p.m.

1/17 JV and V boys at home versus Moriarty, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

1/19 JV girls and boys at Magdalena, 5 and 6:30 p.m.

1/24 JV and V boys at NMMI, 1 and 2:30 p.m.

1/27 JV and V boys at Ruidoso, 5:30 and 7 p.m.

1/29 C team, JV and V boys at Silver City, starting at 4 p.m.

1/31 JV and V boys at Tularosa, 1 and 2:30 p.m.