Boys All State Basketball selections are out...

Socorro will be having a 7 on 7 throw around on June 23rd at 3pm. No score keeping, just rotating and playing a bunch. Contact coaches below if interested.
Damian Ocampo - docampo98@hotmail.com
Jared Marquez - jmarquez@socorroschools.org

NMPreps list of the award winners for the 2022 New Mexico high school basketball state tournament. #nmpreps

MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS


NEW MEXICO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Each season we will post our list of 15 players (5A-1A) to make up the New Mexico All-Tournament team. #nmpreps

Jaeyln Bates (Volcano Vista/2022)
Natalia Chavez (Volcano Vista/2022)
Jayden Jenkins (Robertson/2022)
Aniya Joseph (Hobbs/2023)
Kiiyani Anitielu (Farmington/2022)
Aisha Ramone (Kirtland Central/2022)
Juliana Aragon (Bernalillo/2022)
Hailey Long (Gallup/2022)
Akira Herrera (Clayton/2022)
Brycelyn Martinez (Escalante/2022)
Avery Cavett (Fort Sumner/2022)
Kylyie Paden (Portales/2022)
Taejhuan Hill (Volcano Vista/2024)
Cameron Conners (Santa Fe Indian/2022)
Carolina Romero (La Cueva/2022)

5A BASEBALL - DISTRICT I

1. Rio Rancho (16-1 overall)
2. Cibola (8-4 overall)
3. Volcano Vista (9-5 overall)
4. Cleveland (9-7 overall)
5. Atrisco Heritage (3-11 overall)

Scoop: 16 teams advance to the playoffs in 5A and 4A baseball. This district should have four of the five represent the district come state tournament time. They are also favorites to win the opening round - pending their match up.

Locks: Rio Rancho
IN: Cibola, Volcano Vista, Cleveland

5A BASEBALL - DISTRICT II

1. Farmington (12-1 overall)
2. La Cueva (10-1 overall)
3. West Mesa (8-4 overall)
4. Eldorado (5-3 overall)
5. Sandia (7-5 overall)
6. Piedra Vista (8-7 overall)

Scoop: Plenty of left to play-out in this district and many unknowns. The known at this point is La Cueva who is the favorite to win the district and currently ranked #2 in the NMPreps Power-12 rankings. 2-6 slots are up in the air as of this morning.

Lock: La Cueva
Work Left to Do: Farmington, West Mesa, Eldorado, Sandia, Piedra Vista
Prediction: Eldorado, Sandia, Farmington, West Mesa, Piedra Vista.

5A BASEBALL - DISTRICT III

1. Organ Mountain (10-1 overall, 3-0 district)
2. Centennial (5-6 overall, 3-0 district)
3. Mayfield (8-6 overall, 4-2 district)
4. Las Cruces (8-4 overall, 3-3 district)
5. Alamogordo (6-9 overall, 3-4 district)
6. Gadsden (5-9 overall, 2-4 district)
7. Deming (4-11 overall, 1-6 district)

Scoop: This district could get four teams into the state tournament but three is the number we could will go with as of today. Organ Mountain looks to be the favorite to win the district.

Lock: Organ Mountain
Work: Centennial, Las Cruces
Need More: Alamogordo, Mayfield

5A BASEBALL - DISTRICT IV

1. Hobbs (11-2 overall)
2. Carlsbad (13-3 overall)
3. Clovis (5-6 overall)
4. Roswell (3-6 overall)

Scoop: Hobbs and Carlsbad will represent the district at the state tournament. They are likely to split come district play but will have a spot in the 16-team bracket.

Locks: Hobbs, Carlsbad

5A BASEBALL - DISTRICT V

1. Rio Grande (7-4 overall)
2. Los Lunas (8-5 overall)
3. Capital (7-7 overall)
4. Santa Fe (7-8 overall)
5. Manzano (5-7 overall)
6. Albuquerque (1-10-1 overall)

Scoop: Rio Grande has some quality wins and for a school that has struggled in the other two major boys programs (football and basketball) it is refreshing to see them as a favorite to win a district. Los Lunas is a dark horse to win a playoff game and could become a match-up nightmare for a playoff team.

Locks: Rio Grande, Los Lunas
Work: Capital, Santa Fe, Manzano

5A STATE TOURNAMENT (NON-CRITERA)

NMPreps take if the state tournament was sorted out by a committee and not the criteria. We also have a rule of no district vs district in the first round. This is a twist as we rank them 1 to 16 based on favorite to win the state tournament. Disagree? Post your 1-16 (and we hope you disagree).

1. Rio Rancho vs 16. Alamogordo
2. La Cueva vs 15. Las Cruces
3. Hobbs vs. 14. Los Lunas
4. Cleveland vs 13. Sandia
5. Carlsbad vs 12. Cibola
6. Organ Mountain vs 11. Farmington
7. Volcano Vista vs 10. Centennial
8. Rio Grande vs 9. Eldorado

Next Team: (17) West Mesa

Please post top players. We will continue to update. This is just starting the list off.

NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL - 505-414-4313

Monday, March 21st
Taos 15, Sheridan (CO) 5 - F

Tuesday, March 22nd
Aztec 9, Bayfield (CO) 2 - F
Bernalillo 14, Socorro 0 - F
Bernalillo 10, Socorro 0 - F
Chaparral 12, Hot Springs 2 - F
Clovis 12, Portales 2 - F
Los Alamos 15, St. Michael's 11 - F
Mayfield 10, Alamogordo 0 - F
Organ Mountain 9, Las Cruces 0 - F
Piedra Vista 7, Doherty (CO) 0 - F
Riverside (TX) 5, Santa Teresa 4 - F
Robertson 12, Espanola Valley 5 - F
Silver 12, Cobre 2 - F
Valencia 9, Pojoaque Valley 3 - F
Valencia 3, Pojoaque Valley 2 - F

Wednesday, March 23rd
Grants 8, Miyamura 3 - F
Green Mountain (CO) 7, Piedra Vista 6 - F

Thursday, March 24th
Aztec 20, Capital 6 - F
Carlsbad 1, Academy 0 - F
Cleveland 7, Artesia 2 - F
Grandview (CO) 10, Piedra Vista 0 - F
Hobbs 16, Centennial 5 - F
Hobbs 6, Centennial 5 - F
Los Alamos 10, Santa Fe 0 - F
Rio Rancho 22, Bloomfield 1 - F
Volcano Vista 17, Albuquerque 4 - F

Friday, March 25th
Alamogordo 15, Mayfield 5 - F
Alamogordo 4, Mayfield 3 - F
Albuquerque Academy 9, Artesia 6 - F
Atrisco Heritage 12, Del Norte 8 - F
Bernalillo 12, Santa Fe Indian 3 - F
Cleveland 9, Carlsbad 3 - F
Eunice 12, Portales 2 - F
Eunice 5, Portales 3 - F
Gadsden 5, Deming 4 - F
Gadsden 6, Deming 5 - F
Goddard 10, Bloomfield 0 - F
Los Lunas 8, Cibola 2 - F
Organ Mountain 8, Las Cruces 2 - F
Rio Rancho 7, Valley 0 - F
Shiprock 11, Capitan 10 - F
Taos 10, Tucumcari 8 - F
ThunderRidge (CO) 6, Piedra Vista 5 - F

About to start

Most Likely to Repeat?

Figured I'd start this up since it is inevitable.

Post any games needed here.

2022 New Mexico Mr. Basketball Finalists

March 14th-19th

Preseason Favorite to win Mr. Football in 2022? Quarterback Edition.

Most Likely Top-8?

What are your reactions to the games this week?

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER


5A ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM


4A ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Official 3-5A Team
Coach of the Year: William Benjamin - Las Cruces

1st Team
William Duece Benjamin - Las Cruces *POY
Isaiah Carr - Las Cruces
Kaden Self - Las Cruces
Dorian Rivera - Organ Mountain
Brandon Kehres - Organ Mountain

Honorable Mention
David Cruz - Las Cruces
Suge Valles - Las Cruces
Aiden Pacini - Organ Mountain


Official 5-5A Team
Coach of the Year: Travis Julian - Los Lunas
1st Team - Jalin Holland - Los Lunas *Player of the Year
1st Team - Paul Lovato - Santa Fe
1st Team - Marquez King - Albuquerque
1st Team - Jonah Lopez - Rio Grande
1st Team - Anthony Alvez - Capital
1st Team - Ezra Guest - Los Lunas
1st Team - Nick Dial - Manzano

2nd Team - Jamian Perez - Los Lunas
2nd Team - Alejandro Davalos - Albuquerque
2nd Team - Santiago Gonzales - Rio Grande
2nd Team - Armando Cepeda - Manzano
2nd Team - Diego Ortiz - Santa Fe
2nd Team - Isiaha Maldonado - Albuquerque
2nd Team - Rob Martinez - Santa Fe

Honorable Mention
Francisco Diaz - Cibola
Hadley Beaty - Los Lunas
Jonathan Lukesh - Rio Grande
Elijah Apodaca - Santa Fe
Wilson Bonet - Manzano
Daniel Fuentes - Albuquerque

Official 6-4 All-District Team
Coach of the Year: Justin Woody - Highland
1st Team
Jose Murillo - Highland *Player of the Year
Alexis Dominquez - Highland
Daniel Corrales - Belen
Chris Coash - St. Pius X
Brian Kalb - St. Pius X
Ali Abdullah - Valencia

2nd Team
Raul Stanford - Highland
Isiah Hernandez - Grants
Tanner Davis - St. Pius X
Brody Jacquez - Belen
Damian Estrada - Valencia
Jordi Rojo - Belen

Post here or text to 505-414-4313.

Also, post top players from each district.

I SEE LCPS just screwed all of the HS football teams last night!! July 15 will be kids in school date. Not two a days no summer and no 7v7 past then. How will this effect NMAA rules on start dates etc. same for VBall and soccer?

Who do you have?

5A BASEBALL

Rio Rancho (9-1 overall): The Rams started their season in Texas taking on the likes of Pebble Hills, Horizon, Eastlake, Coronado and dropped their only game to Americas. They moved along against New Mexico teams and came out with an 8-7 win over Hobbs.

Carlsbad (8-2 overall): Another team that will be there late this post season is the Cavemen who have an 8-2 record overall but 6-0 vs New Mexico teams and have moved along smoothly against them winning 50-5 during those six games.

4A BASEBALL

St. Pius X (6-1 overall): After dropping the first game of the season to a top-ranked La Cueva Bears team, the Sartans have won 6-straight including an extra inning win over Albuquerque Academy.

Albuquerque Academy (8-1 overall): We've mentioned their one loss of the season but the Chargers and Sartans are favorites to meet again in May for the final game. Outside of that one 5-4 loss in extras to SPX the Chargers have 96 runs to 10 in the other 8-games.

What are your takeaways from the 1st round?

Who are you taking in the quarterfinals?

The game everyone wanted to see! About 10 minutes from the start!

When Coach Woody started at Highland, he took over a struggling program at a school that wasn't winning in any sport. In his second year (2017-18), they went 3-22. Two years later, they were in the state finals. Two years after that, they won the first boys basketball title at Highland in 50 years. Congrats to a good guy.