6A: Ranking the Programs Since 2017

Today, we look at the power-12 rankings of top New Mexico high school football programs. We looked at overall record, playoff record, state championships, and district championships.

6A POWER-12
1. Cleveland
2. La Cueva
3. Las Cruces
4. Rio Rancho
5. Centennial
6. Volcano Vista
7. Clovis
8. Eldorado
9. Manzano
10. Cibola
11. Carlsbad
12. Hobbs


**Worked on this all morning. Let me know if corrections are needed.

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6A FOOTBALL (December 6th, 2019)

*The latest rankings are based on the new alignment released on December 5th.

1. Cleveland (11-2)
2. Clovis (8-4)
3. Rio Rancho (8-5)
4. Las Cruces (9-3)
5. La Cueva (8-4)
6. Eldorado (6-5)
7. Centennial (10-2)
8. Hobbs (2-8)
9. Volcano Vista (11-1)
10. Cibola (5-6)
11. Sandia (3-8)
12. Carlsbad (6-5)
13. Manzano (3-7)
14. Onate (1-9)
15. Gadsden (1-9)
16. Albuquerque (5-5) *Played independent
17. Santa Fe (4-6) *Played 5A
18. West Mesa (1-9)
19. Atrisco Heritage (1-8)

*Rio Grade will play independent

6A FOOTBALL (December 3rd, 2019)

1. Cleveland (11-2)
2. Clovis (8-4)
3. Rio Rancho (8-5)
4. Las Cruces (9-3)
5. La Cueva (8-4)
6. Eldorado (6-5)
7. Mayfield (7-4)
8. Centennial (10-2)
9. Hobbs (2-8)
10. Volcano Vista (11-1)
11. Cibola (5-6)
12. Sandia (3-8)
13. Carlsbad (6-5)
14. Manzano (3-7)
15. Onate (1-9)
16. Gadsden
17. West Mesa (1-9)
18. Atrisco Heritage (1-8)

*Albuquerque/Rio Grande are independent
*This is 6A based off the latest two-year block. We will update when the new alignment is released.









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Best & Worst Case Scenario: Socorro Warriors

NMPreps.com gives a full breakdown of each game for all teams in New Mexico high school football.

SOCORRO: Best-Case Scenario (10-0 overall, 3-0 district); Worst-Case Scenario (7-3 overall, 2-1 district); Over/Under (9.5)

Below you will find the complete breakdown, score prediction and best/worst case for the 2020 Socorro Warriors. The Warriors have a really balanced schedule for the 2020 season and have a chance at another run at a state championship. The three-game swing of Hope Christian (road), Estancia, and St. Michael's could be the toughest portion, all in September.

NMPreps.com 2020 Prediction: 9-1 overall, 3-0 district.

WEEK-BY-WEEK

Week 1: Friday, August 21st, Time 7:00pm
-vs Crownpoint High School
Score Prediction: Win, 56-6
Record: 1-0 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 2: Friday, August 28th, Time 7:00pm
-vs Miyamura High School
Score Prediction: Loss, 27-26
Record: 1-1 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Coin Flip

Week 3: Friday, September 4th, Time 7:00pm
-vs Espanola Valley High School
Score Prediction: Win, 37-17
Record: 2-1 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 4: Friday, September 12th, Time 7:00pm
-at Hope Christian School
Score Prediction: Win, 36-34
Record: 3-1 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Coin Flip

Week 5: Friday, September 18th, Time 7:00pm
-vs Estancia High School
Score Prediction: Win, 38-18
Record: 4-1 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 6: Friday, September 24th, Time 7:00pm
-vs St. Michael's School
Score Prediction: Win, 33-21
Record: 5-1 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 7: Friday, October 2nd, Time 7:00pm
-at New Mexico Military Institute
Score Prediction: Win, 40-15
Record: 6-1 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 8: Friday, October 16th, Time 7:00pm
-at Cobre High School
Score Prediction: Win, 30-15
Record: 7-1 overall, 1-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 9: Friday, October 23rd, Time 7:00pm
-at Hatch Valley High School
Score Prediction: Win, 27-23
Record: 8-1 overall, 2-0 district. Game Type: Coin Flip

Week 10: Friday, October 30th, Time 7:00pm
-at Hot Springs High School
Score Prediction: Win, 44-10
Record: 9-1 overall, 3-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

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New Mexico High School Football State Champs


5A - Las Cruces 35, Sandia 28
The Las Cruces Bulldawgs won their fifth state football championship under Head Coach Jim Miller Friday Night defeating Sandia 35-28 to end the season as 5A State Champs. The Bulldawgs jumped to a 21-0 after three Jonathan Joy touchdowns. Joy first scored on a 19-yard touchdown run, then hit Michael Calzada for a 16-yard touchdown pass, and then scored on a 37-yard touchdown run. Sandia down 21-0 in the 2nd quarter never quite and showed some amazing resiliency as Craig Coffman threw two touchdown passes right before half to make the score 21-12 at the break. The Bulldawgs again went up 28-12 when Joy hit Sam Denmark for a 58-yard touchdown pass, and then went up 35-12 after J.J. Granados scored on an 8-yard rushing touchdown. Sandia, again would mount a comeback as Coffman would throw two more touchdown passes and Sandia would convert two successful two point conversions to make it 35-28 with just minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Sandia recovered the ensuing kick-off, but Coffman threw an interception to Denmark, a play which sealed the game for the Las Cruces Bulldawgs.

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4A - Goddard 17, Los Lunas 14
The Goddard Rockets faced off against the Los Lunas Tigers on Friday Night, as both teams went into the matchup undefeated, and looking to cap off the highly coveted perfect season with a state championship. The game was a tough and physical defensive battle for the majority of the game and both teams battled until the very end. The game was tied 7-7 at the half and both teams looked about as evenly matched as you could be at the break. However it was Los Lunas who came out of the half and scored first, but Goddard would answer back as they have all season long to tie the game at 14-14 with 5:00 left in the 4th quarter. Then after a series of defensive struggles the Goddard Rockets threw the ball down field hoping to catch the Tigers off guard, they managed to pick up the lengthy 3rd down conversion thanks to a defensive pass interference against Los Lunas. The penalty would end up costing Los Lunas greatly and put Goddard in prime position for NMPreps.com's 1st team all state kicker Kelsey Cunningham to kick the game winning field goal. The Kick sailed through the uprights as time expired giving The Goddard Rockets its first unbeaten season and the Championship Trophy. Cody French, Anthony Ornales, David Sweet, Kullen Wooton and David Chavers paved the way for the Rockets on the night.

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3A - St. Michael's 10, Silver 7
The St. Michael's Horsemen completed the perfect season Saturday at Ivan Head Stadium in Santa Fe, New Mexico beating Silver in a hard fought defensive battle 10-7. In a game plagued with turn-overs and punts, the Horsemen took at 3-0 lead at half time after a 49-yard field goal form Horsemen Santo Coppla. Silver answered back late in the third quarter when Nevada Bencomo broke what looked like six Horsemen tackles to make it 7-3, however the Horsemen would take a 10-7 lead when Horsemen Quarterback Cory Serna found Daniel Ortega in the end-zone to make it 10-7 just before the third quarter ended. Silver had several opportunities to take the lead or even tie, but the Horsemen defense was the difference.

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2A - Santa Rosa 28, Tularosa 0
The Santa Rosa Lions played host to the visiting Tularosa Wildcats on a crisp Saturday afternoon at Frank Ortiz Pride Field, as both teams were in contention for the Class 2A state championship title. The Storyline of the game was the Santa Rosa Lion defense as they were able to shut out the Tularosa Wildcats and prevent the Wildcats from getting anything going offensively on the afternoon as Jared Rocha and Jim Coleman were completely shut down. The Wildcats were pressured all afternoon long and had some turnovers that Santa Rosa was able to convert into points. The Defense stepped up for the Lions and the offense followed suit as NMPreps.com 1st team all state Running Back Marcus Lopez lead the way offensively for the Lions and racked up over 125 yards rushing and 3 TD's. Defensively the charge was lead by all NMPreps.com 1st team all state Defensive End Miguel Sisneros and NMPreps.com First team all state Linebacker Tim Valverde and shutdown corner Dillon Cordova. The Combined team effort of the Lions overwhelmed the Wildcats and lead the Lions to an undefeated season going 13-0 and a 3rd consecutive state championship and a season that will surely be talked about for years to come as the Lions and Head Coach Mario Trujillo have surely left their mark in the High School Football History Books by accomplishing what they did on this historic afternoon in Santa Rosa New Mexico.

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1A - Capitan 48, Capitan 30
The Escalante Lobos defeated the Capitan Tigers to win their first football state championship in school history. Escalante Quarterback Reynaldo Atencio scored six touchdowns as the Lobos won a wild one.

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COMMITTED: SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

Offers: NMSU, UNM, Clemson, Colorado State, San Diego State, California State-Bakersfield

Well here you go:

https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-s.../21264014/coronavirus-high-school-sports-nfhs

I will add what we are being told by the NMAA
- One ball per kid or no balls at all. No sharing of the ball - no passing. In football, no passing or hand offs.
- Coaches will be responsible for taking temperatures and maintaining accurate logs.
- Coaches will be responsible for regular and thorough sanitation of equipment and spaces.

There is probably more, but I will stop there.

Passed away last night at the age of 93. One of the all-time legends of New Mexico coaching. Best wishes to the family.

Most likely to return to the playoffs?

Today, NMHSCA Board of Directors Decide to:

1. Cancel 2020 All-Star Games.

2. Cancel 76th Annual In-Person Coaches Clinic.

3. Cut Salary of Executive Director due to the impact of COVID-19.

4. To No longer use “North vs. South” moniker/format for future All-Star events.

I hope you all have a wonderful day! Thank you all for the support on here!

Let’s get a list of some of the top players from the 2023 class

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2020 King of New Mexico: Ranking the Head Coaches

NMPreps ranks the top ten head coaches in New Mexico. The conversation will stir debates as we will argue for many deserving head coaches. We looked at some career accomplishments, titles, win-loss records, projections, recent success (most; last 3-years), and much more. It's definitely not perfect, it shouldn't be and should cause debate. So have at it. We also left out new head coaches for the 2020 season.

TOP-5 HEAD COACH RANKINGS (2020) - 6A FOOTBALL

#1 HEATH RIDENOUR (Cleveland High School/Rio Rancho, NM)
Record: 33-5 overall (13-1 district)
State Championships: 1 (2019)
District Championships: 2 (2019 & 2017)
Playoff Record: 6-2 (SC; RUP; SF)

#2 BRANDON BACK (La Cueva High School/Albuquerque, NM)
Record: 32-6 overall (10-2 district)
State Championships: 1 (2018)
District Championships: 1 (2018)
Playoff Record: 6-2 (QF; SC; RUP)

#3 MARK LOPEZ (Las Cruces High School/Las Cruces, NM)
Record: 26-10 overall (16-2 district)
State Championships: 0
District Championships: 2 (2019 & 2017)
Playoff Record: 3-3 (QF; QF; SF)

#4 AARON OCAMPO (Centennial High School/Las Cruces, NM)
Record: 26-9 overall (15-3 district)
State Championships: 0
District Championships: 1 (2018)
Playoff Record: 2-3 (QF; SF; 1st Rd)

#5 CHAD ADCOX (Sandia High School/Albuquerque, NM)
Record: 16-8 overall (5-3 district)
State Championships: 1 (2017-Manzano)
District Championships: 1 (2017-Manzano)
Playoff Record: 3-1 (1st Rd; SC)

Looks like the National League may start using the DH. Thoughts?

Best & Worst Case Scenario: Cleveland Storm

NMPreps.com gives a full breakdown of each game for all teams in New Mexico high school football.

CLEVELAND: Best-Case Scenario (10-0 overall, 5-0 district); Worst-Case Scenario (7-3 overall, 4-1 district); Over/Under (9.5)

Below you will find the complete breakdown, score prediction and best/worst case for the 2020 Cleveland Storm. The Storm have two games that could be consider high-coin flip games. The Storm have split with EP Franklin (TX) falling last season but winning in 2018. Good news is Franklin graduates a bulk of their skill position players from last season. The other is against rival Rio Rancho. The third med-coin flip is traveling to Las Cruces.

NMPreps.com 2020 Prediction: 9-1 overall, 5-0 district

WEEK-BY-WEEK

Week 1: Friday, August 21st, Time 7:00pm
-vs Centennial High School
Score Prediction: Win, 40-28
Record: 1-0 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 2: Friday, August 28th, Time 7:00pm
-at Franklin (El Paso, TX) High School
Score Prediction: Loss, 30-27
Record: 1-1 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Coin Flip

Week 3: September 3rd, Time 7:00pm
-at Manzano High School
Score Prediction: Win, 44-15
Record: 2-1 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 4: September 12th, Time 7:00pm
-at Las Cruces High School
Score Prediction: Win, 38-37
Record: 3-1 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Coin Flip

Week 5: September 18th, Time 7:00pm
-vs Artesia High School
Score Prediction: Win, 48-35
Record: 4-1 overall, 0-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 6: October 3rd, Time 7:00pm
-at Atrisco Heritage Academy
Score Prediction: Win, 56-6
Record: 5-1 overall, 1-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 7: October 9th, Time 7:00pm
-vs Cibola High School
Score Prediction: Win, 40-21
Record: 6-1 overall, 2-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 8: October 16th, Time 7:00pm
-vs Volcano Vista High School
Score Prediction: Win, 44-20
Record: 7-1 overall, 3-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 9: October 24th, Time 7:00pm
-at West Mesa High School
Score Prediction: Win, 54-0
Record: 8-1 overall, 4-0 district. Game Type: Favorite

Week 10: October 30th, Time 7:00pm
-vs Rio Rancho High School
Score Prediction: Win, 38-34
Record: 9-1 overall, 5-0 district. Game Type: Coin Flip

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APS going with June 29th

Rio Rancho with July 6th

Las Cruces with June 22nd

Is this correct? What about other school districts?