Best & Worst Case Scenario: St. Pius X Sartans
J Grine | NMPreps Publisher
NMPreps first look at each schedule leading up to the 2023 season. We give our best predictions and potential overall records. Schedules are submitted here.
Saint Pius X High School
Aug. 18th at Bloomfield - Underdog
Aug. 25th vs Highland - Favorite/Coin Flip
Aug. 31st vs Valley - Underdog
Sept. 9th at Del Norte - Favorite
Sept. 15th at Portales - Underdog
Sept. 28th vs Academy - Underdog
Oct. 5th vs Moriarty - Coin Flip/Favorite
Oct. 13th at Valencia* - Coin Flip
Oct. 21st vs Silver City* - Coin Flip
Oct. 27th at Grants* - Favorite
* District Games
2022 Record: 2-9 overall (1-2 district)
2022 Playoff: 0-1 (First Round)
Best Case Scenario: 6-5 overall. The Sartans took a major dip last season finishing 2-9 after going 8-3 during the 2021 season. The schedule did not change from last season. The two wins in 2022 came against Del Norte and Grants -- two games they'll be favored in again this season. Winning our preseason projected coin flip games will get them to 6-wins and above .500 again.
Worst Case Scenario: 3-7 overall. Beating Del Norte and Grants along with a possible win over Highland, Moriarty, Valencia or Silver. Silver played for the title in 2022 but graduation could have them back into a build. Valencia will be much improved. Highland, well, we typically know more after the first week. Moriarty was 8-4 last season but Pius kept it close (13-0) last October. New head coach Curtis Flakes was a home run hire and should have the black and gold back into 4A title contention.
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J Grine | NMPreps Publisher
NMPreps first look at each schedule leading up to the 2023 season. We give our best predictions and potential overall records. Schedules are submitted here.
Saint Pius X High School
Aug. 18th at Bloomfield - Underdog
Aug. 25th vs Highland - Favorite/Coin Flip
Aug. 31st vs Valley - Underdog
Sept. 9th at Del Norte - Favorite
Sept. 15th at Portales - Underdog
Sept. 28th vs Academy - Underdog
Oct. 5th vs Moriarty - Coin Flip/Favorite
Oct. 13th at Valencia* - Coin Flip
Oct. 21st vs Silver City* - Coin Flip
Oct. 27th at Grants* - Favorite
* District Games
2022 Record: 2-9 overall (1-2 district)
2022 Playoff: 0-1 (First Round)
Best Case Scenario: 6-5 overall. The Sartans took a major dip last season finishing 2-9 after going 8-3 during the 2021 season. The schedule did not change from last season. The two wins in 2022 came against Del Norte and Grants -- two games they'll be favored in again this season. Winning our preseason projected coin flip games will get them to 6-wins and above .500 again.
Worst Case Scenario: 3-7 overall. Beating Del Norte and Grants along with a possible win over Highland, Moriarty, Valencia or Silver. Silver played for the title in 2022 but graduation could have them back into a build. Valencia will be much improved. Highland, well, we typically know more after the first week. Moriarty was 8-4 last season but Pius kept it close (13-0) last October. New head coach Curtis Flakes was a home run hire and should have the black and gold back into 4A title contention.
More: 2023 Best/Worst Case Scenario
