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WEEK OF APRIL 5TH-10TH

Adam GarciaGrants32 points vs Bernalillo (Sat)
Adam GarciaGrants12 points vs St. Pius
Andrew MartinezMcCurdy23 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks vs Mesa Vista (Wed)
Angel ParraCapital22 points vs Los Lunas (Tues)
Ayden MadridBernalillo21 points vs Del Norte (Tues)
Bryson WoodFarmington15 points and 5 rebounds vs Eldorado (Tues)
Cody Vassar-SteenFarmington11 points vs La Cueva (Sat)
Colton GilillandTularosa10 points vs Dexter
Colton GillilandTularosa12 points vs Cloudcroft
Damian LopezBernalillo12 points vs Del Norte (Tues)
Diego SharpCleveland17 points vs Roswell (Sat)
Duece BenjaminLas Cruces23 points and 8 assists vs Alamogrdo (Sat)
Duncan BalatcheMescalero Apache13 points vs Ruidoso
Dylan QuartieriRaton13 points vs Santa Fe Prep
Dylan QuartieriRaton17 points vs Taos
Elijah GutierrezCloudcroft20 points in win over Lordsburg (Sat)
Eric LopezValencia28 points vs Socorro (Wed)
Evan GonzalesCleveland15 points vs Cibola
Ezra GuestLos Lunas23 points and 10 assists vs Rio Grande (Sat)
Feathers ValenciaDel Norte19 points and 6 rebounds vs Bernalillo (Tues)
Gabe SaizLa Cueva16 points vs Farmington
Harlon GilbertAlamogordo12 points vs Onate
Isaiah CarrLas Cruces22 points and 8 rebounds vs Alamogordo (Sat)
Israel OrtegaTularosa16 points vs Dexter
Ivan BernalAlamogordo13 points vs Las Cruces (Sat)
Ivan BernalAlamogordo19 points vs Onate
Ivan BernalAlamogordo17 points vs Deming (Tues)
Jacob OlivaresCibola10 points vs Cleveland
Jaden MaloneVolcano Vista10 points in win over Rio Rancho
Jakwon HillVolcano Vista10 points in win over Rio Rancho
Jalin HollandLos Lunas17 points vs Capital (Tues)
Joel HernandezLos Lunas11 points and 10 rebounds vs Capital (Tues)
Jonah LopezRio Grande14 points vs Los Lunas
Josiah NavarroLos Lunas12 points vs Capital (Tues)
Judah CasausDel Norte14 points vs Bernalillo (Tues)
Judah CasusDel Norte28 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals vs Academy
Junior HodnettRio Rancho10 points vs Volcano Vista
Junior HodnettRio Rancho22 points in win vs Sandia Prep
Kaden SelfLas Cruces10 points and 11 rebounds vs Alamogordo (Sat)
Kaden ValdezVolcano Vista12 points in win over Rio Rancho
Keagan CatonRio Rancho10 points vs Sandia Prep
Kealan AtkinsonLa Cueva10 points vs Farmington
Klevon SpencerAlamogordo12 points vs Las Cruces (Sat)
Klevon SpencerAlamogordo16 points vs Onate
Mac ManzanaresSandia Prep15 points vs Rio Rancho
Marcos GascaMcCurdy17 points vs Mesa Vista
Matthew QuartieriRaton21 points vs Santa Fe Prep
Matthew QuartieriRaton12 points vs Taos
Nathan HasberryCleveland 15 points vs Roswell
Nick JaramilloBernalillo12 points vs Del Norte (Tues)
Nick TrujilloGrants18 points vs St. Pius
Noah CunninghamVolcano Vista23 points in win over Rio Rancho
Noah GarciaDel Norte14 points and 8 rebounds vs Academy
Ray DolanMescalero Apache18 points vs Ruidoso
Sam HendersonSandia Prep29 points vs Rio Rancho (Sat)
Santiago GonzalesRio Grande11 points vs Los Lunas
Scott MullinAlamogordo20 points vs Deming (Tues)
Scott MullinAlamogordo20 points vs Las Cruces (Sat)
Scott MullinAlamogordo17 points vs Onate
Shane Douma-SanchezDel Norte24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists vs Bernalillo (Tues)
Shane Douma-SanchezDel Norte20 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds vs Academy
Tai Old ChiefMescalero Apache18 points vs Ruidoso
Tanner DavisSt. Pius X10 points vs Grants
Taymon BurrolaRoswell26 points vs Cleveland
Travis HendersonTularosa14 points vs Dexter
Travis HendersonTularosa23 points vs Cloudcroft
Tre WatsonCleveland16 points vs Roswell
Tre WatsonCleveland12 points vs Cibola
Vance RudolphRio Rancho11 points vs Volcano Vista
Vance RudolphRio Rancho 17 points vs Sandia Prep
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Tournament seeding

Go ahead and get your outrage ready for seeding this year. The soccer seeds just came out and they show how unpredictable the seeds can be when the playoff field is smaller, teams play few or no non-conference games, and covid plays a role.

Highland's boys played only five games (against an iffy schedule) and got the No. 3 seed in 4A.

Lovington's boys went undefeated in what is always the worst soccer district in 4A and got the No. 1 seed.

La Cueva's girls -- a dynasty -- gave up only two goals in five games, but played a very tough schedule and went 2-0-3. They got left out of the playoffs altogether.

What's the lesson for basketball? Look for some mediocre teams lucky enough to be in bad districts make a run and get seeded high. And better teams will be left out.
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Scoreboard BOYS*****WEEK THREE SCOREBOARD (APRIL 5TH-10TH)*****

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Monday, April 5th
Chaparral 59, Hatch Valley 44
Clovis 56, Espanola Valley 46 (2-OT)
Navajo Prep 72, Thoreau 48
Raton 72, Santa Fe Prep 51
Robertson 56, St. Michael's 44
Taos 72, Aztec 35
Texico 61, Tucumcari 37

Tuesday, April 6th
Alamogordo 72 Deming 40
Albuquerque 91, Rio Grande 47
Artesia 39, Carlsbad 36
Bernalillo 70, Del Norte 69
Bosque 84, Cuba 25
Chaparral 46, Hatch Valley 38
Cleveland 72, Atrisco Heritage 65
Clovis 50, Texico 34
Cobre 55, Santa Teresa 47
Dexter 48, Ruidoso 47
Eldorado 70, Farmington 48
Gadsden 54, Onate 49
Hobbs 87, Goddard 56
Hope Christian 66, Albuquerque Academy 44
Kirtland Central 67, Grants 50
La Cueva 81, Sandia 73
Los Alamos 53, Belen 46
Los Lunas 63, Capital 45
Mayfield 69, Centennial 66
Melrose 67, Tucumcari 23
NMMI 49, Portales 47
Rehoboth Christian 64, Shiprock 49
Rio Rancho 43, Cibola 31
Roswell 81, Lovington 48
Santa Fe 55, Manzano 32
Socorro 71, Valencia 61
Tohatchi 60, Newcomb 51
Volcano Vista 66, Highland 62
West Mesa 53, Piedra Vista 39

Wednesday, April 7th
Escalante 81, Questa 15
Magdalena 65, Alamo Navajo 19
Mescalero Apache 65, Ruidoso 46
McCurdy 58, Mesa Vista 40
Penasco 80, Mora 50
Robertson 66, West Las Vegas 60
St. Michael's 50, Santa Fe Prep 44
Taos 49, Raton 41
Tularosa 63, Cloudcroft 21

Thursday, April 8th
Alamogordo 72, Onate 35
Albuquerque 53, Manzano 42
Artesia 59, Clovis 58
Carlsbad 58, Silver 35
Centennial at Deming
Clayton 68, Raton 62
Cleveland 81, Cibola 42
Cobre 56, Lordsburg 17
Hobbs 79, Lovington 63
Las Cruces 77, Gadsden 43
Logan 71, Tucumcari 36
NMMI 61, Hagerman 40
Portales 62, Texico 55
Roswell 71, Goddard 55
Santa Fe 53, Capital 50
Socorro 86, Cuba 40
St. Pius X 50, Grants 44
Thoreau 57, Zuni 52
Tularosa 58, Dexter 33
Valencia 73, Belen 37
Volcano Vista 75, Rio Rancho 41

Friday, April 10th
Bloomfield 63, Shiprock 56
Carrizozo 64, Vaughn 36
Clayton 72, Tucumcari 67
Cliff 56, Quemado 50
Del Norte 77, Albuquerque Academy 57
Elida 78, Lake Arthur 41
Floyd 42, Gateway Christian 36
Goddard 72, Ruidoso 45
Jal 69, Eunice 41
Kirtland Central 60, Gallup 56
Los Lunas 77, Rio Grande 42
Magdalena 61, Hot Springs 31
Melrose 73, Clovis Christian 55
Miyamura 67, Aztec 52
Navajo Prep 64, Tohatchi 51
Roswell 70, Artesia 59
Sandia Prep 69, Cuba 14
Santa Rosa 50, Moriarty 46
St. Michael's 59, Raton 49
Thoreau 74, Navajo Pine 38
Valley 50, Hope Christian 28
West Las Vegas 73, Santa Fe Prep 52
West Mesa vs Eldorado
Zuni 60, Newcomb 49

Saturday, April 10th
Bernalillo 61, Grants 54
Carlsbad 65, Goddard 28
Cleveland 76, Roswell 62
Cloudcroft 42, Lordsburg 38
Cobre 65, Chaparral 55
Dora 63, Lake Arthur 48
Espanola Valley 59, Los Alamos 38
Highland 56, Belen 32
Hobbs 83, Silver 33
Jal 65, Loving 22
Las Cruces 70, Alamogordo 56
Logan 71, Fort Sumner 69
Lovington 61, Dexter 28
Magdalena 53, Hondo Valley 20
Mayfield 67, Deming 61
Monte Del Sol 77, Tierra Encantada 29
Navajo Prep 62, Crownpoint 35
Pecos 68, Escalante 47
Rehoboth Christian 64, Navajo Pine 24
Robertson 70, Raton 36
Rio Rancho 65, Sandia Prep 59
Roy 49, Des Moines 35
Santa Rosa 72, Springer 49
Santa Teresa 47, Hatch Valley 44
St. Pius X 66, Valencia 51
Taos 60, Pojoaque Valley 55
Tatum 60, Eunice 46
Volcano Vista 55, Valley 28

Player Rankings Top Players from Week 3

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WEEK OF APRIL 5TH - 10TH

Abby VasquezAlamogordo17 points in win over Deming
Alexa MaduenoCleveland12 points vs Capital
Alexa MaduenoCleveland13 points vs Cibola
Ariana SanchezAlbuquerque10 points vs Manzano
Aspen SalazarCentennial17 points in win over Mayfield
Azia HimeurCibola15 points vs Cleveland
Ella DionEldorado13 points vs West Mesa
Ethena SilvaCapital13 points vs Cleveland
Hayley ValenciaEldorado15 points vs West Mesa
Jaelyn BatesVolcano Vista13 points vs Rio Rancho
Jane WeaverManzano11 points vs Albuquerque
Justyse MartinAlamogordo13 points in win over Deming
Kiiyani AnitieluFarmington26 points in win over La Cueva (Sat)
Larissa LaborinCentennial14 points in win over Mayfield
Lelani LoveAlbuquerque15 points vs Manzano
Mia NelsonCleveland10 points vs Cibola
Natalia ChavezVolcano Vista12 points vs Rio Rancho
Olivia BergstenRio Rancho10 points vs Volcano Vista
Sophia SenaCibola10 points vs Cleveland
Taejhuan HillVolcano Vista11 points vs Rio Rancho
Vanessa BacaAlbuquerque15 points vs Manzano
Zoe KunzAlbuquerque Academy10 points vs Bosque

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Way-too-early 2021 NMPreps Top 20 Team Rankings: West Mesa

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ffdf.jpg NO. 20 WEST MESA MUSTANGS​
Record: 3-0 overall (2-0 district)
Head Coach: Anthony Ansotigue
Key Returning Players: Daniel Ayala (QB/2022); Chris Johnson (SB/CB/2023); Anthony Rodriguez (WR/2023); Anthony Wilkins (OL/2022)
Class 6A

SPRING OVERVIEW

With Daniel Ayala back to direct the West Mesa offense, head coach Anthony Ansotigue will look to continue building the Mustangs football program. The Mustangs are coming off their best season in football and finished with a bowl, a perfect 3-0 record and ranked for the first time since 2017 when they finished 7-4. Ayala played a huge role at quarterback for the Mustangs but a wealth of talent returns on the sidelines for the Mustangs; the x-factor is returning an experienced lined anchored by Anthony Wilkins, 6-foot-3 OL. In those trenches will also have Nathan Martinez (2022), Abram Smith-Bernhardt (2024), and Brandon Brewton (2023). Chris Johnson and Anthony Rodriguez provide options on the outside for Ayala as two reliable receivers. On offense, the holes to fill will be with Ja'Calvin Newsom (RB/signed with Eastern New Mexico) and WR Joseph Thompson who left as graduating seniors.

Week 3 Reactions

Saturday
Who gets left out Eldorado, Farmington, Sandia or La Cueva? All four are playoff level teams and Farmington beating La Cueva on Saturday just has them in a royal rumble.

Onate is actually a player in that district. Centennial needed a buzzer-beater to win 57-56 on Saturday to beat Onate. This thing could still favor a good Onate squad - hello.

Land of single digits. Hobbs 71-5 over Silver. Roy 55-3 over Des Moines and Springer 54-9 over Wagon Mound
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Scoreboard GIRLS*****WEEK 3 SCOREBOARD (APRIL 5TH-10TH)*****

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Monday & Tuesday
Albuquerque 76, Rio Grande 6
Cleveland 57, Espanola Valley 46
Hatch Valley 46, Chaparral 42
Cloudcroft 36, Hot Springs 22
Clovis 55, Texico 14
Dexter 68, Ruidoso 36
Eldorado 58, Farmington 46
Hatch Valley 526, Chaparral 43
Los Lunas 70, Capital 34
Maxwell 38, Raton 36
Moriarty 67, East Mountain 15
Onate 50, Gadsden 21
Robertson 52, Taos 49
Roswell 61, Lovington 29
Santa Teresa 50, Cobre 45
Valencia 51, Socorro 17
West Las Vegas 63, Escalante 54


Wednesday, April 7th
Cibola 51, Rio Rancho 38
Cleveland 56, Atrisco Heritage 23
Gallup 69, Tohatchi 23
La Cueva 47, Sandia 38
Mescalero Apache 64, Ruidoso 29
Navajo Prep 49, Aztec 11
Thoreau 44, Zuni 41
Volcano Vista 71, Highland 52

Thursday, April 8th
Albuquerque 56, Manzano 25s
Animas 39, Reserve 31
Bosque 43, Menaul 31
Carlsbad 44, Silver 33
Centennial 70, Deming 41
Clayton 51, Raton 25
Cloudcroft 41, Hondo Valley 25
Clovis 61, Artesia 33
Dexter 47, Tularosa 37
Espanola Valley 61, West Las Vegas 42
Gateway Christain 46, NMMI 31
Las Cruces 53, Gadsden 40
Lordsburg 64, Cobre 31.
Los Lunas 95, Rio Grande 5
Mescalero Apache 53, Chaparral 37
Mountainair 44, Estancia 23
Onate 46, Alamogordo 25
Portales 63, Texico 33
Socorro 41, Cuba 33
St. Michael's 42, Sandia Prep 24
St. Pius X 56, Grants 22
Valencia 39, Belen 29

Friday, April 9th
Cleveland 46, Cibola 40
Cliff 46, Quemado 34
Del Norte 39, ABQ Academy 18
Espanola Valley 77, Los Alamos 21
Eunice 37, Jal 31
Gallup 47, Kirtland Central 42
Goddard 66, Ruidoso 11
Hope Christain 62, Valley 32
Loving 45, Hagerman 22
Miyamura 32, Aztec 13
Moriarty 82, Santa Rosa 37
Navajo Prep 65, Tohatchi 25
Reserve 65, Mesilla Valley 35
Roswell 60, Artesia 45
Sandia 56, Piedra Vista 31
Sandia Prep 40, Cuba 35
Thoreau 76, Navajo Pine 41
Taos 65, Pojoaque Valley 30

Saturday, April 10th
Alamo Navajo 35, Evangel Christian 30
Albuquerque Academy 46, Bosque 30
Bernalillo 59, Grants 36
Centennial 57, Onate 56
Cibola 39, Valley 38
Cleveland 57, Capital 26
Eldorado 59, West Mesa 24
Farmington 61, La Cueva 55
Frt Sumner 43, Logan 30
Goddard 40, Carlsbad 27
Hatch Valley 51, Santa Teresa 42
Highland 75, Belen 36
Hobbs 71, Silver 5
Las Cruces 50, Alamogordo 38
Lordsburg 47, Cloudcroft 28
Loving 40, Jal 28
Magdalena 39, Hondo Valley 24
Mayfield 61, Deming 34
Moriarty 68, Estancia 28
Navajo Prep 80, Crownpoint 37
Pecos 62, Escalante 47
Roy 55, Des Moines 3
Springer 54, Wagon MOund 9
St. Pius X 40, Valencia 34
Tohatchi 44, Rehoboth Christian 36
Zuni 75, Newcomb 60

Saturday Morning Coffee: What to Watch Today

Schedule
Animas (0-2) at Cliff (1-2)
Bernalillo (3-1) at Grants (1-3)
Centennial (1-2) at Onate (0-3)
Cleveland (6-0) at Roswell (5-0)
Clovis (3-1) at Portales (1-1)
Deming (1-3) at Mayfield (2-1)
Farmington (2-2) at La Cueva (2-0)
Fort Sumner (2-0) at Logan (2-1)
Highland (0-2) at Belen (1-3)
Las Cruces (3-0) at Alamogordo (4-0)
Los Alamos (3-0) at Espanola Valley (1-3)
Loving (0-2) at Jal (2-0)
Rio Rancho (3-2) at Sandia Prep (3-0)
Robertson (4-0) at Raton (1-2)
Sandia (2-1) at Piedra Vista (0-5)
Santa Rosa (2-0) at Springer (0-0)
Silver (1-1) at Hobbs (3-0)
Taos (4-0) at Pojoaque Valley (0-2)
Valencia (1-3) at St. Pius X (1-1)
Valley (1-0) at Volcano Vista (2-2)

District Championship - Round 1: We mentioned this game in our weekend wire but Las Cruces (No. 1 NMPreps Top 20) taking on the contender in Alamogordo (No. 3) is a must-see game. This could potentially be a Final Four or State Championship preview as well. Yep, that's my bold take - unless either team loses players. The first sip of coffee is down.

Little Brother Looking for an Upset: Sandia Prep is the top-ranked 3A team and likely a should-be Top-20 ranked team will host Rio Rancho (No. 8) today. Can the 3A school 'upset' the bigger 5A program? This one has the potential to go in the favor of the Sundevils but Rio Rancho has the depth but coming off a 34-point loss on Thursday could have them stumbling into the game?

Potential State Game: Cleveland (No 2) is taking on Roswell (No. 17) and yes we mentioned this game already on our weekend wire but it's one to have your eyes on this game. Roswell playing their third game in as many days could hinder our high point prediction. So if you took the under that day, good for you because now it changes. I still see an all-offensive game and one won in transition, as it should be. Roll the ball out in this one. This one also has several players that we could find on the post-season award watchlist with Nathan Hasberry (2021) of Cleveland and Taymon Burrola (2021) of Roswell squaring off. Both could also be in the Mr. Basketball conversation.

Painting the Town Green: Los Alamos has been the early talk around town. They head to Espanola Valley which is trending in the other direction, starting 1-3 on the year. Los Alamos at 3-0 with an impressive win over Hope (which could be way down this year after watching them last night against Valley). Are the Los Alamos Hilltoppers ready to be the top team in District 2-4A? The new names on the board are Wesley Stanfield (2022) who is averaging 25 points per game, Harrison Frank (2023) putting in 21 per game, and Niko Garcia (2024) adding in 10. The future is bright.

First One Down: Valley head coach EZ Panas earned the first win of his career beating Hope Christian 50-28 last night. Oh yeah if you questioned the Vikings (I did) then you have your answer on them. They are not going anywhere this team was knocking down threes, Derick Chavez (2021) is sound, and they have role players.

Grine's Road To The PIT: Bracket Watch, Bids, & Standings

DISTRICT 1-5A
No. 2 Volcano Vista 5-0 overall, 3-0 district
Cleveland 4-1 overall, 2-1 district
No. 12 Cibola 2-2 overall, 2-2 district
Rio Rancho 3-3 overall, 1-2 district
Atrisco Heritage Academy 0-4 overall, 0-3 district

Lock (as of today): Volcano Vista
Work Left To Do: Cibola, Rio Rancho, Cleveland
Out: Atrisco Heritage

Overview: Volcano Vista (No. 2 NMPreps 5A Rankings) and Cibola (No. 12) are the only two teams from the district in the Top-12 Power Rankings for this week. What does that mean? Well, this could be in jeopardy of being a 1-bid league. Cleveland, ranked #19 in the New Mexico Top-20, helps and has a criteria win over Espanola Valley that could become helpful.

4/9/2021 Update: Cleveland beat Cibola at home on Friday night to move into the runner-up slot. Volcano Vista also thumped Rio Rancho to stay at the top.

DISTRICT 2-5A
No. 6 La Cueva 3-0 overall, 3-0 district
No. 8 Eldorado 2-1 overall, 2-1 district
No. 3 Farmington 4-1 overall, 2-1 district
No. 5 Sandia 2-2 overall, 2-2 district
No. 10 Piedra Vista 3-3 overall, 1-3 district
West Mesa 0-3 overall, 0-3 district

Lock (as of today): La Cueva
Work Left To Do: Eldorado, Farmington, Piedra Vista, Sandia
Out: West Mesa

Overview: What a district in girl's basketball! West Mesa appears to be going through a rebuild this season but the other five should all be playoff teams in a normal state tournament field of 16. Also, they could all win an opening-round game if the field was 16, so that's the difficult part. Eldorado might be the dark horse this season and the win over Farmington was impressive. I'll say two-bid league but should be three at the very least. Also, as you see the rankings are going to shift drastically this week. The tough part with it all is Farmington beat Sandia, Sandia beat Eldorado, Eldorado beat Farmington. We have a three-team tango for a bid.

4/9/2021 Update: Sandia beat Piedra Vista on Friday night after publishing, the record has been updated.

DISTRICT 3-5A
No. 4 Centennial 3-0 overall, 3-0 district
Onate 3-0 overall, 3-0 district
No. 9 Mayfield 2-1 overall, 2-1 district
Las Cruces 2-1 overall, 2-1 district
Alamogordo 1-3 overall, 1-3 district
Deming 1-3 overall, 1-3 district
Gadsden 0-4 overall, 0-4 district

Lock (as of today): Centennial
Work Left To Do: Onate, Mayfield
Out: Las Cruces, Alamogordo, Deming, Gadsden

Overview: Onate jumped out to a 3-0 start to Las Cruces, Gadsden, and Alamogordo. They await dates with Centennial (Sat) and Mayfield to maintain their position for a possible tournament bid. Centennial is darn good and has the edge with the win over Mayfield for the auto at this point. In all reality, a two-bid league is what it should be but has the chance of being a 1-bid.

DISTRICT 4-5A
No. 1 Hobbs 2-0 overall, 0-0 district
Carlsbad 2-0 overall, 0-0 district
Roswell 2-0 overall, 0-0 district
Clovis 3-1 overall, 0-0 district

Lock: Hobbs
Work Left To Do: Carlsbad
Out: Clovis, Roswell

Overview: This will be a 1-bid league and we all know that Hobbs is going undefeated. Carlsbad is the next best and they are outside the Top-12 leading into week three. Roswell and Clovis would need a lot. I will say Roswell did smack Lovington and they look improved Yes, Clovis is 3-1 and the win over Goddard was quality but seeing them against Valencia, I just don't see them getting the bid from this district.

DISTRICT 5-5A
Albuquerque 3-0 overall, 3-0 district
No. 7 Los Lunas 4-1 overall, 4-0 district
Capital 1-3 overall, 1-2 district
Santa Fe 0-2 overall, 0-1 district
Manzano 0-2 overall, 0-2 district
Rio Grande 0-3 overall, 0-3 district

Lock: Los Lunas
Work Left To Do: Albuquerque
Out: Capital, Santa Fe, Manzano, Rio Grande

Overview: Perhaps the weakest district in 5A will be a one-bid league. No wonder why Los Lunas decided when they made the move up they wanted this league. They did get a taste of the 5A champ Hobbs earlier this season falling 55-32. Albuquerque is 3-0 but those wins are against Capital, Rio Grande and Manzano so don't carry a ton of weight when looking for a tournament bid.

HOW DOES THE PLAYOFF FIELD LOOK TODAY
6:45 am on Saturday, April 10th

1. Hobbs Eagles (auto)
2. Volcano Vista (auto)
3. Centennial (auto)
4. Los Lunas (auto)
5. La Cueva (auto)
6. Mayfield (at-large)
7. Eldorado (at-large)
8. Farmington (at-large)

Next Four (Work Left To Do)
Sandia
Carlsbad
Albuquerque
Cleveland

4/9/2021 Scoop: Sandia has that win over Eldorado but Eldorado beating Farmington helps propel them into the 7th slot. I truly feel it will be a two/three-bid league. Cibola can't afford a slip up against Rio Rancho or Cleveland and honestly, they shouldn't and they and Albuquerque High could enter the debate with only 2-losses. Cibola's both losses to Volcano Vista and Albuquerque's to Los Lunas; So one of these 10-2 teams could be left out and maybe both with their schedule of strength rating going to be an issue.

Next Four (Work Left To Do)
Cibola
Onate
Piedra Vista
Rio Rancho

Overview: Sandia better take care of business tonight against Piedra Vista or they could have their bubble popped. Onate would need to beat Mayfield out and then only fall to Centennial.
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Team Rankings NMPreps New Mexico High School Team Rankings - Week 3

NMPreps New Mexico Top-20 Team Rankings
All classifications combined here for the New Mexico Top-20 rankings. We will track each game week to week and determine who the best twenty teams in New Mexico are for the given season.
  1. Las Cruces Bulldawgs (2-0)
  2. Cleveland Storm (4-0)
  3. Alamogordo Tigers (2-0)
  4. Del Norte Knights (1-0)
  5. Atrisco Heritage Jaguars (2-1)
  6. Cibola Cougars (2-1)
  7. Volcano Vista Hawks (0-2)
  8. Rio Rancho Rams (2-1)
  9. Sandia Matadors (2-0)
  10. La Cueva Bears (1-0)
  11. Capital Jaguars (2-0)
  12. Santa Fe Demons (2-1)
  13. Hobbs Eagles (1-0)
  14. Highland Hornets (0-1)
  15. Eldorado Eagles (1-1)
  16. Gallup Bengals (1-0)
  17. Roswell Coyotes (2-0)
  18. Mayfield Trojans (1-1)
  19. Los Lunas Tigers (1-0)
  20. Carlsbad Cavemen (1-0)
Overview: We have plenty of movement up and down this week and at this point, we will still be doing a musical chair style for a week or two. The biggest leaper at this time is Del Norte with their 54-50 win over Atrisco Heritage. Another surprise maybe to some of the outside is also seeing Alamogordo at No. 3 in the opening Power-20. This squad has plenty of potentials to go far this season.

5A BASKETBALL
  1. Las Cruces
  2. Cleveland
  3. Alamogordo
  4. Atrisco Heritage
  5. Cibola
  6. Volcano Vista
  7. Rio Rancho
  8. Sandia
  9. La Cueva
  10. Capital
  11. Santa Fe
  12. Hobbs
4A BASKETBALL
  1. Del Norte
  2. Highland
  3. Gallup
  4. Valley
  5. Taos
  6. Bernalillo
  7. Los Alamos
  8. Hope Christian
  9. Artesia
  10. Goddard
  11. Kirtland Central
  12. Espanola Valley
3A BASKETBALL
  1. Sandia Prep (2-0)
  2. Hot Springs (3-0)
  3. Bosque (2-0)
  4. St. Michael's (1-0)
  5. Robertson (2-0)
  6. West Las Vegas (2-2)
  7. Santa Fe Indian (0-0)
  8. Dexter (0-0)
  9. Raton (0-0)
  10. Tucumcari (0-0)
  11. Crownpoint (2-0)
  12. Socorro (0-1)
2A BASKETBALL
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1A BASKETBALL
Coming Week 4

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2020 NMPreps New Mexico Coach of the Year

Coach of the Year

  • Jeremey Maupin, Los Lunas High School:

  • Jeff Dalton, Farmington High School

  • Anthony Ansotigue, West Mesa High School:

  • John Cobos, Bernalillo High School

  • Rio Thompson, Grants High School

  • Anthony Gonzales, Lovington High School:

  • Dusty Giles, Jal High School

  • Heath Ridenour, Cleveland High School


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2020 NMPreps New Mexico Coach of the Year

The 2020 NMPreps New Mexico of the Year for the Spring 2021 football season. For all post-season awards, nominations were submitted by fans, media, and coaches.

Candidates

Jeremey Maupin, Los Lunas High School:
The Tigers are 2-0 and will play their third game of the season this weekend. The nomination for Maupin explained the adversities of being told they were not playing, to playing, then re-scheduling a game, and the ability to keep the team focused.

Jeff Dalton, Farmington High School: The Scorpions have been impressive this season and sitting at 4-0 on the year heading into their bowl game against Mayfield high school.

Anthony Ansotigue, West Mesa High School: The Mustangs appear to be on the uptrend after a couple of rebuilding seasons. Ansotigue in year two has the Mustangs at 2-0 after being underdogs in both games.

John Cobos, Bernalillo High School: The job done at Bernalillo high school has been top level. The Spartans are back to playing, similar to when I started at preps, in 2008 when they went 6-4 and then in 2009 going 7-4 before a decade of being under .500 on their record.

Rio Thompson, Grants High School: The Pirates are 3-0 on the season and ranked number one in 4A football as they head into the bowl season game against Bernalillo high school. These are back-to-back seasons the Pirates have gone perfect heading into the postseason.

Anthony Gonzales, Lovington High School: The Wildcats at 3-1 have another stellar season, and coach Gonzales continues to build Lovington back up. The Wildcats will play Bloomfield at the University of New Mexico this week.

Dusty Giles, Jal High School: "The Panthers are 3-1 on the season and playing some tough football this season". The Panthers ranked third in 2A football, have earned big wins against Santa Rosa and Hagerman.

Heath Ridenour, Cleveland High School: The Storm are the top team in the state of New Mexico....again. At 3-0 on the season, the Storm looks ahead to their bowl game at UNM against Las Cruces.
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Daily Dimes: Thursday, April 8th

Thursday, April 8th
Artesia at Clovis
Chaparral at Mescalero Apache
Deming at Centennial
Grants at St. Pius X
Manzano at Albuquerque
Onate at Alamogordo
Las Cruces at Gadsden
Rio Grande at Los Lunas
Texico at Portales
Valencia vs Belen
West Las Vegas at Espanola Valley

I fear we could see a 100-point game tonight. If Los Lunas (3-1) plays their top players all game long this could be very ugly vs Rio Grande (0-2)
West Las Vegas at Espanola Valley creates a nice northern match-up although Espanola should win comfortable.
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