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2021 New Mexico High School Football Quarterback of the Year

NMPreps and Rivals is happy to announce the winner of the 2021 New Mexico high school football quarterback of the year award to Paul Cieremans of the Los Lunas Tigers.

Cieremans (2023) led the Tigers to the 2021 5A state championship in November guiding the team to a perfect 13-0 record. The junior quarterback ended the season with 1,350 yards passing on 20 touchdowns. He also rushed for 1,550 yards and 20 touchdowns.

It was close race with Cieremans taking 40.4% of the votes with runner up Evan Wysong of Cleveland earning 36.5% of the votes.

2021 Classification Winners

6A QB of the Year: Evan Wysong, Cleveland HS
5A QB of the Year: Paul Cieremans, Los Lunas HS
4A QB of the Year: Ashton Aranda, Lovington HS
3A QB of the Year: Matthew Gonzales, Robertson HS
2A QB of the Year: Conagher Pierce, Eunice HS

Should we just do away with districts in football?

How many teams should make the playoffs?

Should we have the classifications that we have?

Who do you have?

For week 3?

Week 3: Full Court Press

Let's review week three of the New Mexico high school basketball season.

Championship Saturday

Santa Fe won 45-40 in overtime against Valley of the Belen High School Hub City tournament. Santa Fe improves to 7-0 on the season. Valley goes to 5-1 on the year. The dudes were Paul Lovato (Sr/Santa Fe), a 6-foot-3 wing/forward. Valley senior guard Isaac Tapia was a knock down three point threat.

The 5A top ranked Las Cruces Bulldawgs moved to 7-0 on the season with the championship win at the Joe Armijo Classic (Albuquerque Academy). Deuce Benjamin with 34 points in the final game. The defeated Albuquerque Academy, 67-33 in the final.

Volcano Vista beat host school and district foe Cleveland on Saturday, 81-70, to win the Phil Griego Invitational. Continuing his stellar play is senior guard Ja'Kwon Hill of Volcano Vista who dropped 26 points in the final.

More Saturday Scores
Artesia 53, Del Norte 49
Centennial 38, Belen 35
Elida 57, Mesilla Valley 42
Espanola Valley 45, Capital 39
Estancia 80, Robertson 77
Hope Christian 54, Organ Mountain 46
Manzano 75, Chaparral 25
Melrose 63, Moriarty 59
Sandia 66, Cibola 57
Taos 71, Bloomfield 47
Tularosa 67, Santa Rosa 49
West Mesa 44, Rio Grande 38

Weekend Awards

President: William Deuce Benjamin (Las Cruces) dropped 99 points in three games this week. 34 points in the championship on Saturday.

Vice President: Ja'Kwon Hill (Volcano Vista) as mentioned had 26 points in the championship win over Cleveland.

Class Sponsor: Jose Murrillo (Highland) the big man had 23 points in a 42-point win over Gadsden.

Class Treasure: Andrew Hill (Sandia) is the new kid on the block with a 25-point performance in a win over Cibola, 66-47.

Starting Five

Isaiah Carr (Las Cruces) had 17 points on Saturday. Brandon Lagunas (West Mesa) scored 16 points in the win over Rio Grande. Colby Wade of Atrisco Heritage continues to play well for the Jaguars scoring 16 points in a win over Albuquerque High. Noah Reese (Goddard) drops 21 points in a win over Clovis, 62-61. Jett Wyckoff (Hope Christian) with 16 points in a win over Organ Mountain.

Rankings: What to Expect

Volcano Vista (5A) is likely on the move up with their hot start and championship win this weekend. Valley (4A) is another that is likely to climb. Mayfield (5A) has the chance at a bid this season and looked like they could upset a team or two along the way.

Deven Dyer (La Cueva) - offer from New Mexico Highlands University
Brody Jacquez (Belen) - offers from NMHU and Eastern New Mexico University
Martell Mora (Santa Fe) - offer from ENMU

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Diego Pavio (NMMI/Volcano Vista) - offer from New Mexico State University.

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Monday, Dec 6
Bloomfield 60, Pojoaque Valley 47 - F
Espanola Valley 56, Bernalillo 54 - F
Hagerman 55, Cloudcroft 44 - F

Tuesday, Dec 7
ATATC 59, Santa Fe Waldorf 30 - F
Carlsbad 56, Goddard 32 - F
Cibola 57, Manzano 42 - F
Cottonwood 58, Legacy Academy 52 - F
Elida 75, Hondo Valley 43 - F
Farmington 62, Kirtland Central 47 - F
Gallup 73, Belen 63 - F
Highland 57, Hope Christian 55 - F
Lovington 64, Clovis 54 - F
Magdalena 75, Hot Springs 18 - F
Mesa Vista 51, Monte Del Sol 47 - F
Miyamura 51, Grants 43 - F
Newcomb 80, Tse' Yi' Gai 45 - F
Pecos 61, East Mountain 23 - F
Penasco 78, Coronado 71 - F
Piedra Vista 46, Bayfield CO 33 - F
Pojoaque Valley 57, St. Michael's 51
Portales 68, Eunice 61 - F
Rehoboth Christian 53, Crownpoint 51 - F
Reserve 65, Ramah 33 - F
Sandia Prep 59, Menaul 54 - F
Santa Teresa 82, Hatch Valley 22 - F
Silver 61, Deming 60 - F
Springer 75, Maxwell 67 - F
St. Pius X 66, Los Alamos 43 - F
Taos 61, Aztec 21 - F
Thoreau 71, Laguna-Acoma 61 - F
Valencia 59, Robertson 49 - F
Volcano Vista 60, La Cueva 59 - F
Whitehorse 62, Navajo Pine 20 - F

Wednesday, Dec 9
Bernalillo 66, Moriarty 29 - F
NMSD 39, Tierra Encantada 23 - F
Roy/Mosquero 67, Questa 26 - F

Thursday, Dec 10
Albuquerque Academy 45, Rio Grande 34
Atrisco Heritage 42, Sandia 41
Belen 73, Non-Varsity 30
Bosque 71, Tucucmari 48
Capital 64, Tohatchi 21
Capitan 42, Alamo Navjo 32
Centennial 82, Thoreau 45
Clayton 59, Logan 53
Cleveland 66, St. Michael's 43
Cliff 60, Hatch Valley 27
Clovis Christian 75, Cloudcroft 51
Dora 71, Carrizozo 10
Dulce 65, Penasco 61
Eldorado 80, Roswell 56
Elida 76, Reserve 33
Espanola Valley 69, Aztec 35
Hope Christian 74, Goddard 68
Jal 66, Hondo Valley 46
Lordsburg 61, McCurdy 43
Los Alamos 54, Valencia 37
Monte Del Sol 66, NMSD 43
Non-Varsity 48, Floyd 27
Organ Mountain 56, Clovis 53
Pecos 67, Kirtland Central 54
Piedra Vista 65, Non-Varsity 51
Pojoaque Valley 6, Grants 61
Portales 88, Bovina TX 34
Rehoboth Christian 61, Shiprock 37
Santa Fe 56, Mayfield 52
Santa Fe Prep 67, Cuba 56
Santa Rosa 65, Cobre 57
Silver 58, Round Valley AZ 33
St. Pius X 57, Gallup 50
Valley 58, Miyamura 50
Volcano Vista 91, Menaul 54

Please scores and updates here.

Tues. Dec 7
Albuquerque 59, Del Norte 47 - F
Bernalillo 72, St. Pius X 41 - F
Bloomfield 48, Los Lunas 37 - F
Burges TX 55, Mayfield 46 - F
Clovis 51, Artesia 36 - F
Cooper TX 46, Hobbs 33 - F
Farmington 68, Navajo Prep 32
Highland 72, Hope Christian 50 - F
Kirtland Central 72, Grants 46 - F
Moriarty 57, Belen 20 - F
Piedra Vista 67, Shiprock 25 - F
Santa Fe 31, Rio Rancho 26 - F
Santa Fe Indian 56, Capital 14 - F
Valencia 30, Los Alamos 23 - F
Volcano Vista 74, Eldorado 37 - F

Wed. Dec 8
Maxwell 70, Des Moines 32 - F
Springer 53, Cimarron 34 - F
Tierra Encantada 44, NMSD 9 - F

Meeting is Thursday, December 2nd.

Any news out yet?

Antonio Leger is signing with New Mexico Highlands.

Key Games to Watch this Week

Top games to watch during the week. The first half will feature key games taking place Monday - Wednesday of each week with a second half follow up for Thursday - Saturday. Post your games.

4th Quarter (Friday)

Valley (4-0) at Belen (5-2): Taking place at the Hub City tournament. The game is a seed game when it comes to the 5A bracket.

Eldorado (2-2) at Volcano Vista (5-0): Volcano Vista is a on a mission this season and have gained/earned to be in the conversation as a title contender. Hill, Alter, and Valdez create a serious trio.

Centennial (2-4) at Santa Fe (5-0): Round two of this contest. Both teams played well in their opening game. Santa Fe has a combination of quality guards and an inside presence.

3rd Quarter (Thursday)

Atrisco Heritage (2-1) at Sandia (1-1): The Adrian Ortega farewell week is here for the Atrisco Heritage Jaguars. They have a big game against highly ranked Sandia Matadors. Expect for a close but high energy contest.

Organ Mountain (1-3) vs Clovis (0-2) is a bubble game and will be one that we talk about again in February to March. Winner can get an early season criteria win.

Goddard (0-1) vs Hope Christian (1-2): This one is a top-10 4A game for early December. It is very early but which team is more likely to climb into the the title contender position.

1st Half

Volcano Vista (3-0) at La Cueva (3-0) has the makings of a late playoff matchup. Don't be surprised to see one or both in the Final Four or even making a state championship. Yes, both have that much talent.

Carlsbad (4-1) travels to Roswell to take on the Goddard Rockets (0-0) who will open their season. Carlsbad is getting 5A contender consideration while the Rockets are a 4A team with a chance at a top-8 seed.

Belen (4-1) will make the trip west to Gallup (0-1) as both teams are looking to rebound from losses last week. Belen picked up some early love with a 4-0 start to the season while Gallup was upset by Pojoaque Valley. Both hope to have missing players return soon.

Highland (2-0) at Hope Christian (1-1) is a must-see in 4A basketball with both teams likely being top-8 playoff teams that will reach the PIT floor in March. Jose Murrillo (2022) is a top-five prospect in the state but don't sleep on some of his surrounding mates.

Crownpoint (4-1) and Rehoboth Christian (3-0) make my list for small school basketball tonight as both are off to a hot start - Rehoboth Christian is a defending state champ looking to continue their reign.

State & Class
Quarterback of the Year
Running Back of the Year
WR of the Year
OL/DL of the Year
LB of the Year
DB of the Year
K/P of the Year
Coach of the Year

Post your nominations now or email them to me grinejosh@yahoo.com. We will have an overall winner and a classification winners (5A-2A)

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Hobbs Head Coach Joe Carpenter confirmed earlier today that Wisdom Anthony will miss the remainder of the year with a torn ACL.

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*****ALL-STAR GAME SCOREBOARD (DEC 4)*****

Live from the Wool Bowl
Date: Saturday, December 4th
Time: 12PM - Small School; 3PM Large School

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What games to watch this week? Roll call!

POWER-16 NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RANKINGS

NMPreps weekly team rankings for New Mexico high school basketball.

5A BASKETBALL

1. Volcano Vista (1-0)
2. Hobbs (1-2)
3. La Cueva (1-1)
4. Farmington (2-0)
5. Sandia (3-0)
6. Mayfield (2-1)
7. Centennial (3-1)
8. Piedra Vista (3-1)
9. Las Cruces (3-1)
10. Organ Mountain (3-0)
11. Eldorado (1-1)
12. Carlsbad (4-2)
13. Cleveland (4-1)
14. Clovis (3-1)
15. Albuquerque (1-2)
16. Gadsden (7-0)

Keys: Sandia jump with a quality win last week over Mayfield (previously number 4). Farmington win over Gallup was just as impressive and moved the Scorpions up this week.

Sixteen: We dropped Cibola this week and added Gadsden. Gadsden still has plenty to go before being taken as a serious playoff team but 7-0 is 7-0.

4A BASKETBALL

1. Gallup (5-1)
2. Portales (2-1)
3. Kirtland Central (2-2)
4. Bernalillo (4-0)
5. Highland (2-1)
6. Hope Christian (1-1)
7. St. Pius X (2-1)
8. Taos (3-1)
9. Goddard (2-3)
10. Valencia (2-3)
11. Moriarty (2-1)
12. Artesia (2-3)
13. Bloomfield (2-2)
14. Los Alamos (3-2)
15. Espanola Valley (0-4)
16. Chaparral (5-0)

Keys: Espanola Valley took the biggest drop after starting the season 0-4. Granted it is three tough losses, the Los Alamos loss is what dropped them. Valley and Silver drop out of the rankings this week. Los Alamos and Chaparral jump into the rankings.

Sixteen: Chaparral is ranked for the first time in the top-16..ever (when we cut it down to 16 or 12 in the past). Still a lot to show and search for a signature win but as of now they have the spot.