Congratulations to all the student athletes who made the All Metro teams!

Congratulations to all the student-athletes who were selected to their respective 2022 All-State football teams!

Former La Cueva/UNM player, longtime assistant to Rocky Long. Current defensive coordinator for Mississippi State, will now replace Mike Leach as head coach.

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Week 4 Team Rankings (Dec. 12th-18th)


Notes & Newsworthy

• There are some musical chairs taking place. Some shifts happened to make room for teams on the rise.
• It will take a couple of weeks to start feeling comfortable with placements.
• West Mesa, Organ Mountain had the most significant improvement weeks.

Week Four: Five to Watch in 5A

Atrisco Heritage (7-1) at La Cueva (3-1), Friday: Both teams moved up one spot this week, La Cueva (No. 2) and Atrisco Heritage (No. 4). An early preview for the 2023 State Tournament.

Organ Mountain (6-1) at Hobbs (4-2): Friday: Two of the top teams in southern New Mexico square off on Friday night of this week before we head into the Christmas break. Organ Mountain jumped in the ranks, over Hobbs, and now we get to see if they stay.

Los Lunas (5-1) at Las Cruces (4-2), Tuesday: Los Lunas and Las Cruces sit in the 5-10 range of teams fighting for a claim as a potential Final Four team come March of 2023. Los Lunas coming off their first loss of the season and Las Cruces went 2-1 last week in Belen at the Hub City.

Del Norte (6-1) at Volcano Vista (6-0), Friday: The top-ranked Volcano Vista Hawks welcome one of the 4A favorites. Although the Hawks will be favored, it provides us with some next-level talent on a Friday night.

Carlsbad (4-5) at Mayfield (1-5), Tuesday; Carlsbad (4-5) at Rio Rancho (3-3): Thursday: We added two games to the final slot as Carlsbad continues their difficult slate of games. They play a pair of teams in the same rankings range. In four of their five losses, Carlsbad's point loss total equals 6 points. However, they do have a 61-44 loss to Rio Rancho that they will be looking to avenge for tournament resume bid.

R.I.P. to Coach Leach.
He was part of the evolution of football and was good for the game. From what he was able to do on the field, to his candid postgame speeches, to his fun and thoughtful interviews. He will be missed!

NMPREPS TOP 2024 PLAYERS TO WATCH THIS SEASON

Top Players
Aiden Griego - Sandia - INF/RHP
Cash Delanda - Alamogordo - C
Julian Gallegos - Mayfield - INF
Mekhi Brewer - Hobbs - OF/P
Zakye Hawkins - Las Cruces - INF

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AIDEN GRIEGO (SANDIA HIGH SCHOOL)

Position: RHP, INF

Skinny: Griego led the 2024 class in BA with .493 during the 2022 season. He also had 33 hits and 1 home run.

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Closed: Quarterback of the Year
Closed: Running Back of the Year
WR of the Year
OL of the Year
DL of the Year
DE of the Year
LB of the Year - Voting
DB of the Year
K/P of the Year
2022 New Mexico Mr. Football

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Week 3 Top Player Performers

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December 5th-10th
Andrew Florez - Bloomfield - 15 points vs Pojoaque (Monday)
Brian Kalb - St. Pius x - 23 points vs. Los Alamos (Tuesday)
Champ Gooden - Clovis - 12 points and 10 rebounds vs Lovington (Monday)
Cody Vassar-Steen - Farmington - 23 points vs Kirtland Central (Tuesday)
Derek Sanchez - Pojoaque Valley - 22 points vs Bloomfield (Monday)
Eliseo Velasquez - Rio Grande - 10 points vs Moriarty (Tuesday)
Isai Herrera - Highland - 22 points vs Sandia (Wednesday)
Jalin Holland - Los Lunas - 37 points vs Atrisco Heritage (Tuesday)
Jesus Licon - Highland - 29 points vs Sandia (Wednesday)
Jeremy Padilla - Moriarty - 11 points vs Rio Grande (Tuesday)
Jonah Lopez - Rio Grande - 17 points vs Moriarty (Tuesday)
Keilyn Parker - Clovis - 24 points vs Lovington (Monday)
Landon Begay - Farmington - 25 points vs Kirtland Central (Tuesday)
Latavious Morris - Atrisco Heritage - 28 points vs Los Lunas (Tuesday)
Marvin Cox - Clovis - 6 points, 12 rebounds, 7 blocks vs Lovington (Monday)
Samuel Silvers - Bloomfield - 10 points vs Pojoaque (Monday)
Santiago Gonzales - Rio Grande - 24 points vs Moriarty (Tuesday)
Sergio Acosta - Highland - 13 points vs Sandia (Wednesday)
Tobias Velasquez - Pojoaque - 12 points vs Bloomfield (Monday)

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*****WEEK 3 SCOREBOARD (DEC. 5TH-10TH)*****

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Saturday, Dec. 10th
Albuquerque 60, Gadsden 41 - F
Capital 58, Pecos 33 - F
Capitan 56, Gateway Christian 37 - F
Carlsbad 69, Roswell 47 - F
Cottonwood 53, East Mountain 52 - F
Dulce 54, Monte Del Sol 45 - F
Eldorado 47, Centennial 39 - F
Eunice 76, Ralls, TX 42 - F
Floyd 47, Carrizozo 33 - F
Fort Sumner 78, Mescalero Apache 35 - F
Grants 73, Tohatchi 63 - F
Hope Christian 77, Clovis 45 - F
Kirtland Central 77, Aztec 47 - F
Las Cruces 68, ATC 51 - F
Logan 54, Dora 49 - F
Manzano 61, Piedra Vista 49 - F
Menaul 81, Miyamura 51 - F
Mesa Vista 65, Cuba 51 - F
Maxwell 63, Raton 60 - F
Necomb 74, Pine Hill 44 - F
Organ Mountain 61, Del Norte 56 - F
Plains TX 47, Tatum 41 - F
Pojoaque Valley 52, Espanola Valley 37 - F
Quemado 35, Hondoy Valley 27 - F
Rancho AZ 85, Gallup 61 - F
Rio Grande 61, Chaparral 19 - F
Robertson 61, Melrose 44 - F
Ruidoso 47, McCurdy 43 - F
Sandia 92, Palo Duro (TX) 69 - F
Santa Fe 64, St. Pius X 35 - F
Santa Rosa 60, Cobre 44 - F
Springer 71, JV Team 42 - F
Valencia 57, Deming 39 - F
Valley 56, Artesia 41 - F
West Mesa 66, Cleveland 63 - F
Window Rock (AZ) 72, Rehoboth Christian 57 - F

Friday, Dec. 9th
Albuquerque 64, Chaparral 38 - F
Artesia 38, Valencia 36 - F
Atrisco Heritage 55, Eldorado 47 - F
Aztec 67, Grants 65 - F
Belen 64, ATC 54 - F
Capital 61, Pojoaque Valley 29 - F
Clayton 61, Grady 38 - F
Cleveland 82, Roswell 52 - F
Cloudcroft 33, Mesilla Valley 32 - F
Clovis 45, Goddard 40 - F
Cobre 50, Tularosa 47 - F
Del Norte 64, Las Cruces 57 - F
Estancia 61, Cottonwood 57 - F
Fort Sumner 89, Jal 46 - F
Gallup 76, Page AZ 62 - F
Gateway Christian 47 Hondo Valley 33 - F
Hope Christian 59, Mayfield 56 - F
Kirtland Central 70, Tohatchi 44 - F
La Cueva 93, Highland 52 - F
Logan 64, Elida 59 - F
Lovington 75, Santa Teresa 49 - F
Manzano 75, Menaul 72 - F
Maxwell 61, Cimarron 51 - F
McCurdy 53, Loving 47 - F
Mora 68, Monte Del Sol 65 - F
NMSD 60, USDB 16 - F
Organ Mountain 62, Cibola 55 - f
Raton 55, Des Moines 50 - F
Reserve 35, Floyd 34 - F
Rio Grande 69, Gadsden 47 - F
Robertson 67, Santa Fe Prep 51 - F
Socorro 45, East Mountain 30 - F

Thursday, Dec. 8th
Alamo Navajo 63, Gateway Christian 29 - F
Albuquerque Academy 65, Goddard 47 - F
Atrisco Heritage 73, Hope Christian 59 - F
Carlsbad 54, Manzano 39 - F
Centennial 55, Clovis 52 - F
Cobre 52, McCurdy 50 - F
Del Norte 79, ATC 66 - F
Dora 42, Reserve 22 - F
Dulce 72, Cuba 48 - F
Eldorado 63, Mayfield 29 - F
Eunice 94, Sudan, TX 33 - F
Fort Sumner 94, Capitan 34 - F
Gallup 55, Payson, AZ 55 - F
Jal 80, Quemado 36 - F
Lordsburg 59, Hagerman 37 - F
Pecos 57, Grants 55 - F
Pojoaque Valley 65, Kirtland Central 40 - F
Portales 66, Silverton, TX 35 - F
Rehoboth Christian 65, Shiprock 56 - F
Robertson 67, Socorro 48 - F
Roswell 83, Miyamura 43 - F
Santa Fe Prep 58, East Mountain 25 - F
West Mesa 81, Menaul 45 - F

Wednesday, Dec. 7th
Monte Del Sol 83, Santa Fe Waldorf 53 - F
Rio Rancho 63, Albuquerque 53 - F
Sandia 82, Highland 72 - F
Volcano Vista 60, La Cueva 57 - F
Wingate 66, Navajo Pine 52 - F

Tuesday, Dec. 6th
Alamogordo 79, Deming 55 - F
Atrisco Heritage 62, Los Lunas 59 - OT
Bernalillo 59, Espanola Valley 57 - F
Bloomfield 62, Newcomb 55 - F
Carlsbad 61, Gadsden 28 - F
Clayton 78, Boise City, OK 35 - F
Clovs Christian 47, Friona, TX 27 - F
Da Vinci, TX 65, Chaparral 30 - F
Estancia 71, Capitan 39 - F
Farmington 75, Kirtland Central 67 - F
Fort Sumner 70, Santa Rosa 63 - F
Hagerman 55, Dexter 48 - F
Magdalena 57, Hot Springs 23 - F
Maxwell 67, Roy 41 - F
Monte Del Sol 57, East Mountain 42 - F
Pojoaque Valley 45, St. Michael's 44 - F
Portales 73, Eunice 51 - F
Ramah 40, NACA 38 - F
Rio Grande 60, Moriarty 41 - F
Robertson 82, Valencia 77 - F
Sandia Prep 69, Menaul 65 - F
St. Pius X 65, Los Alamos 61 - F
Taos 64, Aztec 46 - F
Texico 57, Tucumcari 50 - F
Tohatchi 73, Rehoboth Christian 45 - F
Valley 67, Bosque 32 - F
West Las Vegas 65, Cuba 52 - F

Monday, Dec. 5th
ATC 97, McCurdy 46 - F
Clovis 64, Lovington 26 - F
Pojoaque Valley 61, Bloomfield 47 - F

What did we learn during week 3?

5A Basketball - December 5th
1. Volcano Vista Hawks (4-0 overall)
2. Hobbs Eagles (2-1 overall)
3. Farmington Scorpions (5-0 overall)
4. Sandia Matadors (2-0 overall)
5. Eldorado Eagles (1-0 overall)
6. Centennial Hawks (3-0 overall)
7. La Cueva Bears (1-1 overall)
8. Las Cruces Bulldawgs (3-1 overall)
9. Mayfield Trojans (3-1 overall)
10. Albuquerque Bulldogs (4-0 overall)
11. Rio Rancho Rams (4-1 overall)
12. Carlsbad Cavegirls (4-0 overall)

Red - Moved Down
Green - Moved Up

Review Last Week: Volcano Vista continues to be the best team in New Mexico. Farmington, Sandia, and Eldorado will be a player and Final Four hopeful. Hobbs, is still Hobbs. Centennial earned a key resume win over La Cueva this week.

Albuquerque (1-4) at Gadsden (2-5)
Artesia (1-3) at Valley (4-2)
Aztec (1-6) at Kirtland Central (4-3)
Centennial (1-4) at Eldorado (3-3)
Del Norte (6-0) at Organ Mountain (5-1)
East Mountain (0-5) at Cottonwood Classical (2-4)
Gallup (2-2) at Rancho AZ (8-4)
Hatch Valley (2-3) at Mesilla Valley (2-3)
Las Cruces (3-2) at ATC (6-2)
Mayfield (1-5) vs Goddard (0-4), 8am
Palo Duro TX (8-2) at Sandia (3-1)
Raton (3-1) at Maxwell (4-2)
Rehoboth Christian (3-2) at Window Rock AZ (1-2)
Rio Grande (4-2) at Chaparral (3-4)
St. Pius X (5-2) at Santa Fe (2-1)
Valencia (2-6) at Deming (2-4)

MUST-SEE

Centennial and Eldorado turns into an early resume game. Both are most likely playoff teams however, this one could put a team like Centennial at 1-4 searching for some needed wins.

Cleveland and West Mesa will play for the championship of the Phil Griego tournament. West Mesa coming off a big win over Carlsbad (56-54 OT) last night in the semifinals.

Del Norte and Organ Mountain down in Belen provide us with the game of the day. Next level talent in this contest and what could be a monster finish to the Hub City.

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SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH
Atrisco Heritage (4-1) at Hope Christian (2-0), 11:30a
Bloomfield (4-2) at Sandia Prep (2-3), 7p
Carlsbad (2-4) at Manzano (1-2), 4p
Carrizozo (0-2) at Elida (0-3), 7p
Centennial (0-4) at Clovis (2-0), 3p
Cibola (0-4) at Las Cruces (2-1), 1p
Cloudcroft (1-2) at Dexter (1-3), 7p
Cobre (1-4) at McCurdy (1-2), 1p
Cottonwood Classical (2-2) at Moriarty (1-1), 8p
Cuba (1-3) at Dulce (2-2), 5p
Del Norte (4-0) at ATC (6-0), 11a
Eldorado (2-2) at Mayfield (1-3), 1:15p
Espanola Valley (0-5) at Aztec (0-5), 12:30p
Estancia (1-1) at Melrose (3-0), 5p
Fort Sumner (3-1) at Capitan (0-2), 9:30a
Goddard (0-2) at Albuquerque Academy (4-0), 4:45p
Grants (1-1) at Pecos (2-0), 9:30a
Hot Springs (3-2) at Silver (3-2), 7p
Lordsburg (2-2) at Hagerman (3-1), 2:30p
Loving (0-1) at Tularosa (1-2), 6:30p
Menaul (3-1) at West Mesa (1-2), 2:15p
Mesa Vista (2-0) at Taos (2-1), 7:30p
Mescalero Apache (0-2) at Hondo Valley (0-0), 6:30p
Miyamura (1-2) at Roswell (0-1), 5:45p
Montezuma-Cortez, CO (4-0) at Navajo Prep (4-0), 7p
Organ Mountain (3-1) at Belen (0-4), 7p
Payson, AZ (2-3) at Gallup (0-2), 3p
Piedra Vista (0-5) at Cleveland (1-0), 7:15p
Pine Hill (0-3) at Evangel (2-2), 6:30p
Pojoaque Valley (4-1) at Kirtland Central (3-2), 3:30p
Quemado (2-3) at Jal (1-0), 3:30p
Reserve (2-2) at Dora (4-0), 4p
Ruidoso (1-1) at Santa Rosa (0-1), 5p
Santa Fe Prep (1-3) at East Mountain, 10a
Shiprock (2-2) at Rehoboth Christian (2-2), 6:30p
Socorro (0-0) at Robertson (2-0), 1p
Tatum (2-2) at Seagraves (4-4), 5:30p
Tohatchi (5-1) at Capital (2-2), 7p
Valencia (1-5) at Los Alamos (2-3), 7p
Valley (4-1) at St. Pius X (4-2), 7p

BIG THREE FOR THURSDAY

Atrisco Heritage (4-1) at Hope Christian (2-0), 11:30a: Kicking things off this morning will be Atrisco Heritage and Hope Christian. Atrisco ranked 5th/5A and Hope Christian ranked 2nd/4A. The matchup: Jett Wyckoff (Hope) and Chris Parra (Atrisco Heritage). Prediction: Atrisco Heritage 53, Hope Christian 49

Eldorado (2-2) at Mayfield (1-3), 1:15p: Pair of teams riding in the middle of the pack of 5A basketball. Eldorado enters the game ranked 8th/5A this week and Mayfield (1-3) is looking to regain some love in the rankings falling to 20th/5A this week but has played a demanding schedule. AC Munoz (Mayfield) and Caileb Parham (Eldorado) are the top-ranked players to watch in this game. Prediction: Eldorado 61, Mayfield 51.

Socorro (0-0) at Robertson (2-0), 1p: Dipping into 3A basketball, this game will put number one-ranked Robertson taking on 9th-ranked Socorro. Robertson is coming off a close 55-51 win last week but is now back to full-strength roster-wise. Prediction: Robertson 50, Socorro 41.

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