2015 NMPreps.com All-Sophomore Team
By: Kyle Henderson of NMpreps.com
Pictured is Las Cruces Sophomore Receiver Brandon Baeza
About: This team is compiled of top caliber high school football players that contributed big time during their sophomore season. We will eventually rank this class 1-20 after the 2015 season. If you have a sophomore that deserves to make the list, please post in this thread with stats and we'll def take a look at added him. You can you e-mail me to nmpreps@yahoo.com.
Class 6A
Alejandro Vallejos - Manzano -Strong Safety - Class of 2018 - 72 tackles on the season, 1 interception
Angelo Trujillo - Cleveland - Quarterback - Class of 2018 - Next in line quarterback at Cleveland
Andrew Erickson - Manzano - Receiver - Class of 2018 - 212-yards receiving, 92-yards rushing, 5 touchdowns
Brandon Baeza - Receiver - Las Cruces - Class of 2018 - 80 receptions for 1,380-yards and 12 touchdowns
Cameron Herrera - Manzano - Linebacker - Class of 2018 - 68 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 interception
Isaac Torres - Cleveland - Running Back - Class of 2018 - Scored 6 rushing touchdowns this
Derek Loidolt - Linebacker - La Cueva - Class of 2018 - Over 70 tackles this year for La Cueva
Jaykan Willis - Linebacker - Carlsbad - Class of 2018 - 40 tackles on the season
Jordan Byrd - Athlete - Manzano - Class of 2018 - Ran for 527-yards, caught of 270-yards, scored 12 touchdowns
Jordan Dickey - Defensive End - Volcano Vista - Class of 2018 - Has 9 sacks on the season
Keegan McKeown - Offensive Line - Eldorado - Started every game for Eldorado on the offensive line, 300 pound bencher
Monroe Young - Onate - Defensive Back - Class of 2018 - 51 tackles this year
Nate Arrington - Carlsbad - Strong Safety - Class of 2018 - 60 tackles this year and 1 interception
Payton Ball - Running Back - Las Cruces - Class of 2018 - 817-yards rushing with 18 touchdowns
Richard Gallegos - Running Back - Eldorado - Class of 2018 - Scored two touchdowns in the playoffs
Rheal Kutchta - Safety - Clovis - Class of 2018 - Started Two district games and Mayfield playoff game. Had 15 tackles (7 solo and 8 assists against Mayfield)
Seth Lopez - Running Back - Clovis - Class of 2018 - 1,000 yards of offense and scored 10 touchdowns, also 1st team running back
Torry Locklin - Defensive Back - Mayfield - Class of 2018 - 420-yards passing, 315-yards rushing, 4 interceptions on the season
Class 5A
Cameron Stevenson - Quarterback - Goddard - Class of 2018 - 17 passing touchdowns, 14 rushing touchdowns, 6 interceptions on defense
Cody Smith - Quarterback - Aztec - Class of 2018 - Has thrown for 2,841-yards this year and 25 touchdowns
Dominick Dozal - Running Back - Santa Teresa - Class of 2018 - 1st Team All-District Running Back
Michael Chino - Defensive Line - Del Norte - Class of 2018 - 40 tackles, 10 for loss, 5 sacks
Thomas Wisneski - Quarterback - Belen - 12 TD pass 4 Rush TD over 1000 yds all-purpose in 7 games. Not the best Soph in the state but worthy of a mention
Troy Skinner - Los Lunas - Offensive Linemen - Key offensive linemen for the Tigers
Class 4A
Antonio Gabaldon - Quarterback - St. Mike's - Class of 2018 - Started 2 games at QB and 5 games at Corner - 13 -27 for 301
Arjay Ortiz - Quarterback - Robertson - Class of 2018 - Has thrown for 985-yards, has also rushed for 540-yards, and 21 total touchdowns
Jake Tetrault - Offensive Line - St. Mike's - Class of 2018 - Started 6 games at OT and 4 games at OG
Joey Fernandez - Linebacker - St. Mike's - Class of 2018 - Started all games a MLB - 3rd on team in tackles with 50 6 tackles for loss
Miguel Arrellano - Defensive Line - St. Michael's - 6th on team in tackles with 42
Ryan Mcgaha - Safety - St. Pius X - Class of 2018 - ad a tremendous year playing safety for the. He was the only sophomore that started on the team.
Saul Trujillo - Hatch Valley - Special Teams/Defensive Back - Class of 2018 - Had interception against Cobre in the playoffs
Class 3A
Dakota Halliburton - Navajo Prep - Threw for 2846 yds and 27 TD's on the season
Jacob Smith - Linebacker - Capitan - Class of 2018 - Has 71 total tackles
Kari York - Defensive Back - Eunice - Class of 2018 - 43 tackles on defense
Moises Anaya - Running Back - Estancia - Class of 2018 - Has rushed for 920-yards and 16 touchdowns this year
Price Bowen - Linebacker - Capitan - Class of 2018 - Has 136 total tackles
Tari York - Defensive Back - Eunice - Class of 2018 - 36 tackles on defense
2A/8-Man/6-Man
Cade Barnard - Melrose - Linebacker/Quarterback - Class of 2018 - 6-foot-3, 200 pound sophomore that has over 20 total touchdowns this year
Jorrell Mirbal - Magdalena - Quarterback - Class of 2018 - Over 1,500 all purpose yards and 20 touchdowns, also great hoops player
Jude Segura - Ft. Sumner - Athlete - Class of 2019 - Has thrown for 1,464-yards and 18 touchdowns this season
Freshmen
Angelo Atencio - Linebacker - Bloomfield - Class of 2019 - Has a total of 72 tackles on the season which leads the team
Darren Chavez - Linebacker - Santa Rosa - Class of 2019 - 101 tackles this season
Ivan Molina - Athlete - Las Cruces - Class of 2019 - 280-yards and 4 touchdowns receiving, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery, 1 kick return for a touchdown, 1 blocked extra point
Tayo Regenold (freshmen) started 8 games at DT - 30 tackles
8th Grade
Brett Money - Kicker - Alamogordo - Class of 2020 - 6 for 6 kicking extra points this year on varsity
By: Kyle Henderson of NMpreps.com
Pictured is Las Cruces Sophomore Receiver Brandon Baeza
About: This team is compiled of top caliber high school football players that contributed big time during their sophomore season. We will eventually rank this class 1-20 after the 2015 season. If you have a sophomore that deserves to make the list, please post in this thread with stats and we'll def take a look at added him. You can you e-mail me to nmpreps@yahoo.com.
Class 6A
Alejandro Vallejos - Manzano -Strong Safety - Class of 2018 - 72 tackles on the season, 1 interception
Angelo Trujillo - Cleveland - Quarterback - Class of 2018 - Next in line quarterback at Cleveland
Andrew Erickson - Manzano - Receiver - Class of 2018 - 212-yards receiving, 92-yards rushing, 5 touchdowns
Brandon Baeza - Receiver - Las Cruces - Class of 2018 - 80 receptions for 1,380-yards and 12 touchdowns
Cameron Herrera - Manzano - Linebacker - Class of 2018 - 68 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 interception
Isaac Torres - Cleveland - Running Back - Class of 2018 - Scored 6 rushing touchdowns this
Derek Loidolt - Linebacker - La Cueva - Class of 2018 - Over 70 tackles this year for La Cueva
Jaykan Willis - Linebacker - Carlsbad - Class of 2018 - 40 tackles on the season
Jordan Byrd - Athlete - Manzano - Class of 2018 - Ran for 527-yards, caught of 270-yards, scored 12 touchdowns
Jordan Dickey - Defensive End - Volcano Vista - Class of 2018 - Has 9 sacks on the season
Keegan McKeown - Offensive Line - Eldorado - Started every game for Eldorado on the offensive line, 300 pound bencher
Monroe Young - Onate - Defensive Back - Class of 2018 - 51 tackles this year
Nate Arrington - Carlsbad - Strong Safety - Class of 2018 - 60 tackles this year and 1 interception
Payton Ball - Running Back - Las Cruces - Class of 2018 - 817-yards rushing with 18 touchdowns
Richard Gallegos - Running Back - Eldorado - Class of 2018 - Scored two touchdowns in the playoffs
Rheal Kutchta - Safety - Clovis - Class of 2018 - Started Two district games and Mayfield playoff game. Had 15 tackles (7 solo and 8 assists against Mayfield)
Seth Lopez - Running Back - Clovis - Class of 2018 - 1,000 yards of offense and scored 10 touchdowns, also 1st team running back
Torry Locklin - Defensive Back - Mayfield - Class of 2018 - 420-yards passing, 315-yards rushing, 4 interceptions on the season
Class 5A
Cameron Stevenson - Quarterback - Goddard - Class of 2018 - 17 passing touchdowns, 14 rushing touchdowns, 6 interceptions on defense
Cody Smith - Quarterback - Aztec - Class of 2018 - Has thrown for 2,841-yards this year and 25 touchdowns
Dominick Dozal - Running Back - Santa Teresa - Class of 2018 - 1st Team All-District Running Back
Michael Chino - Defensive Line - Del Norte - Class of 2018 - 40 tackles, 10 for loss, 5 sacks
Thomas Wisneski - Quarterback - Belen - 12 TD pass 4 Rush TD over 1000 yds all-purpose in 7 games. Not the best Soph in the state but worthy of a mention
Troy Skinner - Los Lunas - Offensive Linemen - Key offensive linemen for the Tigers
Class 4A
Antonio Gabaldon - Quarterback - St. Mike's - Class of 2018 - Started 2 games at QB and 5 games at Corner - 13 -27 for 301
Arjay Ortiz - Quarterback - Robertson - Class of 2018 - Has thrown for 985-yards, has also rushed for 540-yards, and 21 total touchdowns
Jake Tetrault - Offensive Line - St. Mike's - Class of 2018 - Started 6 games at OT and 4 games at OG
Joey Fernandez - Linebacker - St. Mike's - Class of 2018 - Started all games a MLB - 3rd on team in tackles with 50 6 tackles for loss
Miguel Arrellano - Defensive Line - St. Michael's - 6th on team in tackles with 42
Ryan Mcgaha - Safety - St. Pius X - Class of 2018 - ad a tremendous year playing safety for the. He was the only sophomore that started on the team.
Saul Trujillo - Hatch Valley - Special Teams/Defensive Back - Class of 2018 - Had interception against Cobre in the playoffs
Class 3A
Dakota Halliburton - Navajo Prep - Threw for 2846 yds and 27 TD's on the season
Jacob Smith - Linebacker - Capitan - Class of 2018 - Has 71 total tackles
Kari York - Defensive Back - Eunice - Class of 2018 - 43 tackles on defense
Moises Anaya - Running Back - Estancia - Class of 2018 - Has rushed for 920-yards and 16 touchdowns this year
Price Bowen - Linebacker - Capitan - Class of 2018 - Has 136 total tackles
Tari York - Defensive Back - Eunice - Class of 2018 - 36 tackles on defense
2A/8-Man/6-Man
Cade Barnard - Melrose - Linebacker/Quarterback - Class of 2018 - 6-foot-3, 200 pound sophomore that has over 20 total touchdowns this year
Jorrell Mirbal - Magdalena - Quarterback - Class of 2018 - Over 1,500 all purpose yards and 20 touchdowns, also great hoops player
Jude Segura - Ft. Sumner - Athlete - Class of 2019 - Has thrown for 1,464-yards and 18 touchdowns this season
Freshmen
Angelo Atencio - Linebacker - Bloomfield - Class of 2019 - Has a total of 72 tackles on the season which leads the team
Darren Chavez - Linebacker - Santa Rosa - Class of 2019 - 101 tackles this season
Ivan Molina - Athlete - Las Cruces - Class of 2019 - 280-yards and 4 touchdowns receiving, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery, 1 kick return for a touchdown, 1 blocked extra point
Tayo Regenold (freshmen) started 8 games at DT - 30 tackles
8th Grade
Brett Money - Kicker - Alamogordo - Class of 2020 - 6 for 6 kicking extra points this year on varsity
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