1. Best Comedy Movie Ever
2. Best Horror Movie

Two Rounds.

Are they happening this season? Should they? Is this the end of them altogether?

What do you have?

NMPreps New Mexico Top-20 Team Rankings

All classifications combined 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 (4-0 overall): Went 2-0 last week with win over Gadsden and Alamogordo.

2. Cleveland Storm (7-0 overall): Went 3-0 last week with wins over Atrisco Heritage, Cibola, and Roswell.

3. Volcano Vista Hawks (3-2 overall): Went 3-0 last week with wins over Valley, Highland, and Rio Rancho.

4. Alamogordo Tigers (4-1 overall): Went 2-1 last week with wins over Onate and Deming. Loss came to Las Cruces.

5. Rio Rancho Rams (4-2 overall): Went 2-1 last week. Wins-Sandia Prep, Cibola. Losses-Volcano Vista.

6. La Cueva Bears (3-0 overall): Went 2-0 last week. Wins-Sandia, Farmington.

7. Hobbs Eagles (4-0 overall): Went 3-0 last week. Wins-Goddard, Lovington, Silver.

8. Los Lunas Tigers (3-0 overall): Went 2-0 last week. Wins-Capital, Rio Grande.

9. Santa Fe Demons (4-1 overall): Went 2-0 last week. Wins - Manzano, Capital.

10. Sandia Matadors (2-1 overall): Went 0-1 last week. Loss-La Cueva.

11. Cibola Cougars (2-3 overall): Went 0-2 last week. Losses-Cleveland, Rio Rancho.

12. Atrisco Heritage (2-2 overall): Went 0-1 last week. Losses-Cleveland

13. Roswell Coyotes (5-1 overall): Went 3-1 last week. Wins-Lovington, Goddard, Artesia. Loss-Cleveland.

14. Capital Jaguars (2-2 overall): Went 0-2 last week. Losses-Los Lunas, Santa Fe

15. Mayfield Trojans (3-1 overall): Went 2-0 last week. Wins-Centennial, Deming

16. Eldorado Eagles (3-1 overall): Went 1-0 last week: Win-Farmington.

16. Highland Hornets (1-2 overall): Went 1-1 last week. Win-Belen. Loss-Volcano Vista

18. Taos Tigers (5-0 overall): Went 3-0 last week. Wins-Aztec, Raton, Pojoaque.

19. Bernalillo Spartans (4-1 overall): Went 2-0 last week. Wins-Del Norte, Grants.

20. Del Norte Knights (2-1 overall): Went 1-1 last week. Win-Academy. Loss-Bernalillo

Next Five: Kirtland Central Broncos (3-0 overall), Gallup Bengals (1-1 overall), Valley Vikings (1-1 overall), Artesia Bulldogs (3-3 overall), Carlsbad Cavemen (3-1 overall)

5A BASKETBALL

1. Las Cruces Bulldawgs (4-0 overall)
2. Cleveland Storm (7-0 overall)
3. Volcano Vista Hawks (3-2 overall)
4. Alamogordo Tigers (4-1 overall)
5. Rio Rancho Rams (4-2 overall)
6. La Cueva Bears (3-0 overall)
7. Hobbs Eagles (4-0 overall)
8. Los Lunas Tigers (3-0 overall)
9. Santa Fe Demons (4-1 overall)
10. Sandia Matadors (2-1 overall)
11. Cibola Cougars (2-3 overall)
12. Atrisco Heritage (2-2 overall)

Scoop: Okay, right now the rankings are all over the place and it may take another week to truly settle down with the massive movements. Yes, never seen this many movements and trying to stick true to our week-to-week rankings we gave our best look.

4A BASKETBALL

1. Highland Hornets (1-2 overall)
2. Taos Tigers (5-0 overall)
3. Bernalillo Spartans (4-1 overall)
4. Del Norte Knights (2-1 overall)
5. Kirtland Central Broncos (3-0 overall)
6. Gallup Bengals (1-1 overall)
7. Valley Vikings (1-1 overall)
8. Artesia Bulldogs (3-3 overall)
9. Espanola Valley Sundevils (2-3 overall)
10. Los Alamos Hilltoppers (3-1 overall)
11. Hope Christian Huskies (1-4 overall)
12. St. Pius X Sartans (2-1 overall)

Scoop: Yes, plenty of questions still out in 5A basketball. I will say this, no matter what 8-teams make the state tournament (shoot could say 16 if we didn't get cheated out of an extra day/round of the state tournament) they could all win it all. I watched Bernalillo, Kirtland Central, Gallup, Hope, Valley, St. Pius over the weekend and the parity is right there. Small separation between the 12-teams in the rankings and it will be the team that catches fire at the right time.

3A BASKETBALL

1. Sandia Prep Sundevils (3-1 overall)
2. Bosque Bobcats (3-0 overall)
3. Robertson Cardinals (5-0 overall)
4. St. Michael's Horsemen (3-1 overall)
5. Hot Springs Tigers (5-1 overall)
6. Socorro Warriors (2-1 overall)
7. Navajo Prep Eagles (5-0 overall).
8. Cobre Indians (4-1 overall)
9. West Las Vegas Dons (2-3 overall)
10. NMMI Colts (2-3 overall)
11. Thoreau Hawks (5-2 overall)
12. Raton Tigers (1-4 overall)

2A BASKETBALL

1. Texico (1-2 overall)
2. Pecos (3-1 overall)
3. Tularosa (2-0 overall)
4. Jal (4-0 overall)
5. Mescalero Apache (3-0 overall)
6. Santa Rosa (4-0 overall)
7. Clayton (3-0 overall)
8. Rehoboth Christian (3-0 overall)
9. McCurdy (3-1 overall)
10. Escalante (2-1 overall)
11. Monte Del Sol (3-0 overall)
12. Menaul (1-1 overall)

What do you have?

NMPreps.com's Week 4 New Mexico High School Basketball Rankings

NMPreps New Mexico Top-20 Team Rankings is a ranking that considers all classification to determine the top-20 teams in the State.

NMPreps Power-20 (April 13th, 2021)

1. Hobbs Eagles (3-0): Wins: Silver
2. Volcano Vista Hawks (5-0, 3-0 district): Wins: Valley, Highland, Rio Rancho
3. Centennial Hawks (4-0, 4-0 district): Wins: Mayfield, Deming, Onate
4. Eldorado Eagles (3-1, 3-1 district): Wins: Farmington, West Mesa
5. Farmington Scorpions (6-1, 4-1 district): Wins: Piedra Vista, La Cueva. Losses: Eldorado
6. La Cueva Bears (3-1, 3-1 district): Wins Sandia. Loss: Farmington.
7. Sandia Matadors (2-2, 2-2 district): Wins: Piedra Vista. Loss: La Cueva
8. Los Lunas Tigers (4-1, 4-0 district): Wins: Capital, Rio Grande
9. Highland Hornets (2-1, 1-0 district): Wins: Belen, Atrisco Heritage. Loss: Volcano Vista
10. Mayfield Trojans (3-1, 3-1 district): Win: Deming. Loss: Centennial.
11. Portales Rams (2-0): Wins: Texico, Clovis
12. Piedra Vista Panthers (3-4, 1-4 district): Wins: Shiprock, West Mesa. Losses: Sandia, Farmington
13. Gallup Bengals (3-0, 1-0 district): Wins: Kirtland Central, Tohatchi
14. Kirtland Central Broncos (1-1, 0-1 district): Win: Grants. Loss: Gallup.
15. Bernalillo Spartans (5-0, 1-0 district): Wins: Grants, Del Norte
16. Albuquerque Bulldogs (3-0, 3-0 district): Wins: Rio Grande, Manzano
17. Cleveland Storm (5-1, 2-1 district): Wins: Espanola Valley, Atrisco Heritage, Cibola, Capital
18. Espanola Valley (4-1, 1-0 district): Wins: West Las Vegas, Los Alamos. Loss: Cleveland.
19. Navajo Prep Eagles (5-0, 4-0 district): Wins: Thoreau, Aztec, Tohatchi, Crownpoint
20. Onate Knights (3-1, 3-1 district): Wins Gadsden, Alamogordo. Loss: Centennial

Dropped: Cibola (17)
New: Onate (20)
Next: Goddard, Las Cruces, Hope Christian

5A BASKETBALL
1. Hobbs
2. Volcano Vista
3. Centennial
4. Eldorado
5. Farmington
6. La Cueva
7. Sandia
8. Los Lunas
9. Mayfield
10. Piedra Vista
11. Albuquerque
12. Cleveland

4A BASKETBALL
1. Highland
2. Portales
3. Gallup
4. Kirtland Central
5. Bernalillo
6. Espanola Valley
7. Goddard
8. Hope Christian
9. St. Pius X
10. Shiprock
11. Miyamura
12. Moriarty

NMPreps has learned that 2022 top-rated Quarterback Brandon Furbee has transferred from Grants High School to Farmington High School. Brandon will spend the remainder of his time in high school living with his Mother. He will officially be a Scorpion this week and will begin his quest to fill the QB1 vacancy that will be left by graduating senior Caleb Carrillo.

Brandon's Father, Grants Associate Head Football Coach Mike Furbee, confirmed the move to NMPreps stating, “Yes, I can confirm that Brandon has moved to Farmington and will be attending Farmington High School. This move has been debated and talked about for quite some time between his mom and I. We feel that ultimately this move is in the best interest of Brandon’s long-term future. He [Brandon] is up for the challenge and I feel he will do well and will handle this move and change appropriately. He will be greatly missed within our program. As a parent, I am excited about his future, and as a coach, I look forward to the exciting future and continued success of the Grants High School football program.”

NMPreps will continue to follow this story and the career of Brandon Furbee.

2020 New Mexico Quarterback of the Year

Today, we officially release the finalist for the 2020 New Mexico Quarterback of the Year. NMPreps has released the official New Mexico Quarterback of the Year since 2006.

Caleb Carrillo, 2021 (Farmington HS): Led the Scorpions to a perfect 5-0 record and winner of the 5A bowl. Carrillo passed for 1,197-yards and 21 touchdowns.

Jeff Davison, 2021 (Cleveland HS): The quarterback guided the Cleveland Storm to a perfect 4-0 record and winner of the 6A bowl game. In four games this season he passed for nearly 900 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Jared Jeffrey, 2021 (Lovington HS): Jeffrey was one of the top new quarterbacks in New Mexico this season and had big shoes to fill as the 2019 winner Casey Perez was whom he was replacing. Jeffrey guided the Wildcats to a 4-1 record and winner of the 4A bowl game. 824-yards and 11 touchdowns. Also, rushed for 253-yards and 3-touchdowns.

Hayden Dean, 2021 (Eunice HS): Dean has the story of other first-year quarterbacks on this list filling in for a top next-level quarterback and excelling at the job. Dean kept the Cardinals perfect, won the 2A bowl game, and passed for nearly 800-yards and 10-touchdowns. Dean also rushed for another 407-yards and 6-touchdowns.

Johnny Herrera, 2021 (Volcano Vista HS): If we had a newcomer of the year for quarterbacks Herrera could be the name on that list. Herrera threw for 1,080-yards and 12-touchdowns for the Hawks this season.

Cord Cox, 2021 (Artesia HS): Cox was seldomly mentioned this season but overall had a great season passing the ball for the Bulldogs. He threw for 1,172-yards and 11 touchdowns.

Baylor Diaz, 2021 (Portales HS): Diaz perhaps one of the top mobile quarterbacks this season as he rushed for 445-yards (10th in rushing in the state) and 5-touchdowns. He also passed for 467-yards and 7-touchdowns with 1 INT for the Rams this season. The team went 3-1.

Aden Chavez, 2023 (Cibola HS): In two games for the Cougars Chavez threw for 522-yards and 5 touchdowns. The Cougars won both games.

Andres Rivera, 2023 (Albuquerque Academy): A new and up-and-coming quarterback in New Mexico. Rivera a two-year starter for the Chargers has them on the verge of a breakthrough. Passed for 728-yards (7th) and 6-touchdowns this season.

Lucas Coriz, 2022 (St. Michael's): Coriz played three games for the Horsemen this season and passed for 667-yards and 11-touchdowns. The Horsemen went a perfect 3-0 on the shortened season.

Others Nominated - Honorable Mention: Dylan Quartieri (Raton/2022), Adam Salazar (Bernalillo/2021), Manny Fuentez (Dexter/2024), Cesar Daniel Granados (Mayfield/2022), Brandon Giles (Jal/2021)

Schedule for Tuesday - 5A
Alamogordo (4-1) at Gadsden (1-3), 7pm
Capital (2-2) at Manzano (1-3), 7pm
Carlsbad (3-1) at Clovis (4-1), 7pm
Centennial (1-3) at Las Cruces (4-0), 7pm
Los Lunas (3-0) at Albuquerque (2-2), 7pm
Mayfield (3-1) at Onate (1-3), 7pm
Piedra Vista (0-5) at Farmington (2-3), 7pm
Roswell (5-1) at Hobbs (4-0), 7pm

Game of the Night: Roswell (No. 13 NMPreps Top-20) at Hobbs (No. 7) should create some buzz down south. Hobbs is quietly sitting at 4-0 and looking for some more love in the polls. This would be the quality win to catch the eye. Roswell battled with top-ranked Cleveland over the weekend and looking to rebound here against another top-10 ranked team.

Bid Type of Game: Carlsbad and Clovis both unranked this week will do some battle with hopes of getting back into the playoff conversation. Carlsbad at 3-1 is off to a solid start under longtime girls basketball coach John Zumbrun. Clovis like Carlsbad has one loss, both lost to Artesia, but Clovis could have a criteria win over Espanola that would put them in the 'need' to win tonight.

Scoop: Outside of the two games mentioned the rest will roll in the favor of the favorite. Alamogordo, Capital Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Mayfield, and Farmington win. There shouldn't be any close calls here and a quiet night.

Schedule for Tuesday - 4A
Albuquerque Academy (0-3) at Bernalillo (4-1), 7pm
Artesia (3-3) at Lovington (1-2), 7pm
Aztec (0-3) at Bloomfield (2-1), 7pm
Goddard (1-5) at Portales (1-2), 7pm
Grants (1-4) at Valencia (1-4), 6pm
Kirtland Central (3-0) at Shiprock (1-2), 7pm
Los Alamos (3-1) at St. Michael's (3-1), 7pm
Miyamura (1-2) at Gallup (1-1), 7pm
St. Pius X (2-1) at Highland (1-2), 7pm
Valley (1-1) at Del Norte (2-1), 7pm

Championship Feelings: St. Pius X won both games last week moving to 2-0 in district play and will now take on Highland, the preseason favorite to win this district. They beat up on new district opponent Belen last week. The winner takes a seat in the driver's seat during the first go-round.

4A Player of the Year Conversation: Valley has Derick Chavez (2021) and Del Norte features Shane Douma-Sanchez (2023) in what is a showdown between two of the top players in the state. Also, this league had issues with bids last season and with the field cut in half, this season finishing first or second is a must.

3A, 2A, & 1A Schedule
ATATC (0-3) at Monte Del Sol (3-0)
Capitan (0-0) at Cloudcroft (0-2)
Clayton (3-0) at Raton (1-4)
Coronado (2-2) at Santa Fe Prep (1-2)
Cuba (0-4) at East Mountain (0-4)
Dexter (1-3) at Tucumcari (0-5)
ECAOGCA (3-2) at Santa Rosa (4-0)
Hagerman (2-1) at Eunice (1-2)
Jal (4-0) at Tatum (1-1)
Legacy Academy (0-0) at Rehoboth Christian (3-0)
Lordsburg (0-1) at Tularosa (2-0)
Los Alamos (3-1) at St. Michael's (3-1)
Loving (0-3) at NMMI (2-3)
Mesilla Valley (2-0) at Hatch Valely (0-4)
McCurdy (3-1) at Mora (1-1)
Navajo Pine (0-3) at Ramah (0-3)
Navajo Prep (5-0) at Newcomb (1-2)
Penasco (2-2) at Escalanate (2-1)
Tierra Encantada (0-1) at Estancia (1-1)
Questa (0-4) at Mesa Vista (1-2)

Keep an Eye: Los Alamos-4A taking on St. Michael's-3A is the cross-classification game to watch tonight. Los Alamos was hot after two weeks but cooled some with the recent loss and they are looking to rebound quickly in a short season. St. Michael's has a talented class coming through and this could be a season the return to the final game. They are currently ranked 4th in 3A.

SPRING OVERVIEW (APRIL 12TH)

Led by one of the top head coaches in New Mexico, a next-level quarterback in Lucas Coriz (2022), and a defense that only allowed 29-points (21 of those coming in the bowl game against Raton), the Horsemen is NMPreps pick to play for the 3A title in 2021. Coriz threw for nearly 700-yards and 11-touchdowns in the short three-game season and looked every bit ready to have the Horsemen as a true title contender. Also, the excitement on offense for the Horsemen comes in the form of Devin Flores (2022) and Daymon Lujan (2022) along with Creed Chavez (2022/WR). Flores does it on both sides of the ball for the Horsemen and had a big showing during their bowl game. They'll be challenged next season with a handful of district opponents looking to return at full strength but this could be a Horsemen team with enough talent to write its own ending.

Who are they? and provide some numbers.,


PAST WINNERS
2019: Dorian Lewis, RB, Cleveland High School: Rushed for 1,600 yards, 26 touchdowns.
2018: Cade Manzanares, LB, Roswell High School - 87 total tackles, 10 sacks, team went a perfect 13-0 to win state title.
2017: Gavin Hardison, QB, Hobbs High School - 5,347-yards passing and 59 touchdowns.
2016: Josh Foley, RB, Rio Rancho High School - 1,872-rushing yards, 352-receiving yards, and 35 total touchdowns (30 rushing).
2015: Gabe Ortega, QB, Cleveland High School - 3,398-yards and 34 touchdowns.
2014: Easton Breure, QB, Rio Rancho High School - 4,597-yards and 49 touchdowns.
2013: JJ Granados, RB, Las Cruces High School - 2,069-yards and 40 touchdowns.
2012: Adam Lucero, QB, Aztec High School - 3,423-yards and 36 touchdowns.
2011: Cole Guatsche, QB, Cleveland High School - 2,700-yards and 40 touchdowns.
2010: Jacob Jameson, QB, Lovington High School - 3,624-yards and 60 touchdowns.
2009: Ronnie Daniels, RB, La Cueva High School - 2,261-yards and 38 touchdowns.
2008: Dante Caro, RB, Las Cruces High School - 1,610-yards and 29 touchdowns.
2007: Landry Jones, QB, Artesia High School - 3,850-yards and 44 touchdowns.
2006: Landry Jones, QB, Artesia High School - 3,432-yards and 45 touchdowns.

Note: The award is voted on by coaches, media members, NMPreps premium members and NMPreps staff.

What's the word on this job? Has anyone heard anything? I've heard some signees haven't heard back from coaches.

Hey, the high school baseball season started. Who's going to be good?

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WEEK OF APRIL 5TH-10TH

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.

Please post final and score updates only here. You can also text in the quarter by quarter and finals too (505) 414-4313.

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

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WEEK OF APRIL 5TH - 10TH

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.

Takeaways from this week?

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

Please post final and score updates only here. You can text the quarter by quarter and finals too (505) 414-4313.

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

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.