https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/unm-football-player-nahje-flowers-dies-/5544276/

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...-flowers-new-mexico-defensive-lineman-dies-21

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...obos-player-dies-21-cause-unknown/4165181002/

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nca...flowers-dies-at-21/1ew2b959dt6pr1jbj47p3weudf

Interesting to see of the 52 former NJCAA football players selected in XFL Draft, which Junior College they started at and which 4 year program they ended up at...

https://www.njcaa.org/sports/fball/2019-20/releases/20191017ng2ru2

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Milwaukee Brewers
Player Development

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NMPREPS MOST LIKELY TO UPSET IN THE QUARTERS - RANK IT

1. (1) Bloomfield vs (8) Ruidoso - Saturday, 1pm
2. (2) Los Lunas vs (10) Artesia - Saturday, 1pm
3. (2) Clovis vs (7) La Cueva - Friday, 7pm
4. (4) Dexter vs (5) Tularosa - Friday, 7pm
5. (1) Tatum vs (3) Melrose - Friday, 6pm
6. (4) Grants vs (5) Kirtland Central - Saturday, 1pm
7. (3) Cleveland vs (6) Centennial - TBA
8. (3) Lovington vs (6) Aztec - Saturday, 1pm
9. (3) Texico vs (7) Hagerman - Saturday, 1pm
10. (2) Hope Christian vs (10) Cobre - Saturday, 1pm
11. (4) Farmington vs (5) Deming - Saturday, 1pm
12. (1) Socorro vs (8) Raton - TBA
13. (3) Robertson vs (6) West Las Vegas - Saturday, 1pm
14. (3) Goddard vs (6) Piedra Vista - Saturday, 1pm
15. (2) Portales vs (10) Silver - Saturday, 1pm
16. (1) Eunice vs (4) Fort Sumner - Saturday, 1pm
17. (4) Rio Rancho vs (5) Las Cruces - Friday, 7pm
18. (1) Volcano Vista vs (8) Mayfield - TBA
19. (1) Roswell vs (9) Alamogordo - Friday, 7pm

PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD - WEEK 12
6A FOOTBALL - FIRST ROUND

(5) Las Cruces 51, (12) Sandia 7 - FINAL

(6) Centennial 37, (11) Cibola - 7 - FINAL

(7) La Cueva 41, (10) Eldorado 27 - FINAL

(8) Mayfield 21, (9) Carlsbad - 14 - FINAL

5A FOOTBALL - FIRST ROUND

(5) Deming 42, (12) Belen 6 - FINAL

(6) Piedra Vista 55, (11) Highland 15 - FINAL

(9) Alamogordo 27, (8) Santa Teresa 26 - FINAL

(10) Artesia 56, (7) Capital 35 - FINAL

4A FOOTBALL - FIRST ROUND

(5) Kirtland Central 49, (12) Moriarty 10 - FINAL

(6) Aztec 56, (11) Bernalillo - 13 - FINAL

(8) Ruidoso 35, (9) St. Pius X 13 - FINAL

(10) Silver 29, (7) Taos 26 - FINAL

3A FOOTBALL - FIRST ROUND

(5) Tularosa 50, (12) Zuni 0 - FINAL

(6) West Las Vegas 48, (11) Hot Springs - 12 - FINAL

(8) Raton 20 (9) St. Michael's - 0 FINAL

(10) Cobre 41, (7) New Mexico Military - 27 - FINAL

2A FOOTBALL - QUARTERFINALS

(1) Eunice 55 (9) Santa Rosa - 0 - FINAL

(3) Texico 41, (11) Capitan 0 - FINAL

(4) Fort Sumner 30, (5) Estancia 8 - FINAL

(7) Hagerman 14, Lordsburg 8 - FINAL

8-MAN FOOTBALL - SEMIFINALS

(1) Tatum 46, (5) Logan 12 - FINAL

(3) Melrose 62, (2) Menaul 40 - FINAL

6-MAN FOOTBALL - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

(2) Spring/Maxwell 29, (1) Elida 26 - FINAL

Post here

Both (4) Farmington High School and (6) Piedra Vista are in the 5A quarterfinals.

(6) Aztec, (5) Kirtland, and (1) Bloomfield find themselves in the 4A quarterfinals.

Pretty cool if you ask me. Good luck to our boys moving forward!

Friday Bump

Lots of great games on this weekend as teams battling for conference position, and bowl eligibility!

Wednesday

Miami (OH) @ Ohio - 6:00pm, ESPN2

Thursday

Louisiana @ Coastal Carolina - 5:30pm, ESPNU

Temple @ South Florida - 6:00pm, ESPN

Friday

Washington @ Oregon State - 8:30pm, FS1

Saturday

#4 Penn State @ #17 Minnesota - 10:00am, ABC

#12 Baylor @ TCU - 10:00am, FS1

Florida State @ Boston College - 10:00am, ACCN

#2 LSU @ #1 Alabama - 1:30pm, CBS

USC @ Arizona State - 1:30pm, ABC

#19 Wake Forest @ Virginia Tech - 1:30pm ACCN

#16 Kansas State @ Texas - 1:30pm, ESPN

Louisville @ Miami - 1:30pm, ESPN2

Illinois @ Michigan State - 1:30pm, FS1

UAB @ Southern Miss - 1:30pm, NFL

#18 Iowa @ #13 Wisconsin - 2:00pm, FOX

FIU @ Florida Atlantic - 4:00pm, STAD

Appalachian State @ South Carolina - 5:00pm, ESPN2

Missouri @ #6 Georgia - 5:00pm, ESPN

Washington State @ California - 5:00pm, PACN

Utah State @ Fresno State - 5:00pm, CBSSN

#5 Clemson @ North Carolina State - 5:30pm, ABC

#15 Notre Dame @ Duke - 5:30pm, ACCN

Tennessee @ Kentucky - 5:30pm, SECN

Liberty @ BYU - 5:30pm, ESPNU

Iowa State @ #9 Oklahoma - 6:00pm, FOX

Wyoming @ Boise State - 8:15pm, ESPN

Nevada @ San Diego State - 8:30pm, ESPN2

San Jose State @ Hawaii - 9:00pm

NMPreps Big Three
5-seed in the 4A bracket Kirtland Central with a 39-point win over 12-Moriarty. Is Kirtland Central a threat? The re-match with 4-Grants could be very intriguing.

10-Artesia beats 7-Capital by 21 (56-35) and moves on to play 2-Los Lunas in 5A bracket. Best game of the quarterfinals?

8-Ruidoso rolls on 9-SPX. Ruidoso making their post season run? Are they the biggest threat to a 1-seed in the quarterfinals? They take on 1-Bloomfield next week.


What do you have?

Artesia, best 10-seed ever?

Eldorado @ La Cueva 1750 pts (Eldo is the upset 2000 pts)
Alamogordo @ Santa Teresa 1800 pts (Alam is the upset 1950 pts)
Belen at Deming 1825 pts (Belen is the upset 1925)
Artesia @ Capital 1900 pts (Cap is the upset 2000 pts)
St Pius X @ Ruidoso 1850 pts either way
Cobre @ NMMI 1825 pts (Cobre is the upset 1950 pts)
Silver @ Taos 1850 pts (Silver is the upset 2000 pts)
St Michaels @ Raton 1925 pts either way
Estancia @ Ft Sumner 1950 pts either way
Carlsbad @ Mayfield 1850 pts (Cbad is the upset 1975 pts)

First Round: Most Intriguing Score From Friday

Most Likely to Upset in the First Round?

NMPreps - "I Got Five On It"

#1. (10) Artesia at (7) Capital - 5A Football - This contest will be the early pick for higher seed to win on the road. That is the obvious pick and also the number one ranked 'Most Likely to Upset in the First Round'? The last time the Artesia Bulldogs lost in the first round? 2013, that season they went 4-7 overall and lost to Moriarty as a 9-seed. Capital shouldn't be taken too lightly the last time they faced a SE team in the playoffs was 2015 when they lost 27-26 to Goddard in the first round.

#2 (10) Silver at (7) Taos - 4A Football - An intriguing match-up between way southwestern Silver traveling north to take on the defending state champions. The Silver Colts are coming off a tough district slate against a pair of 5A teams that are in the top-8 in the 5A bracket (6-Deming, 8-Santa Teresa). Does that prepare this 5-5 team for an upset game? The Taos Tigers (6-4 overall) have played well as of late but this one has many similarities that could go either way.

#3 (9) St. Michael's at (8) Raton - 3A Football - C'mon Grine...the Raton Tigers are coming off a 34-13 win just three days ago! Also, we typically try to avoid 8-9 games because those teams are that close but sticking true to the question of teams on the road winning in the first round. Both teams feature a younger core of talent but too many times have we seen the re-match in the playoffs go to the team that lost in the regular season. If anything this one will be close.

#4 (11) Hot Springs at (6) West Las Vegas - 3A Football - The common theme all season long in class 3A was that, we just didn't have a clear favorite. Hot Springs could play spoiler here on the road in Las Vegas, New Mexico. West Las Vegas has one of the best quarterbacks in the classification and surrounding talent but Hot Springs could be some of the intangibles to make things interesting.

#5 (12) Sandia at (5) Las Cruces - 6A Football - Not even close....that Las Cruces loses this game. Okay, I somewhat agree but I guess in my contradictory fashion put them in our five possible upset games. Last season we all said the same thing when 12-seed Cibola went down to 5-Mayfield and made an upset. Granted that Cibola team was better than a 12-seed with a stud quarterback, that just had to play in that powerful district. Sandia has overachieved, even if they lose by 30 in this one, and will be a team to watch in the future. Las Cruces is also a favorite to win two games in the playoffs. I would watch for Sandia to eat up the clock and if they can contain the run game they could make it interesting.

More to Consider

(10) Cobre at (7) New Mexico Military
(9) Alamogordo at (8) Santa Teresa
(12) Belen at (5) Deming

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Rio Rancho catcher has decommitted from NMSU and is headed to South Mountain.

Girls A-3A: Top-seeded Sandia Prep has a 3-0 lead at halftime over No. 2 Socorro.

A lot of mid range trip lengths this week, mixed with a few doozies. Don't remember when the distances have been this short in the playoffs for awhile, Some large trips loom, possibly, next week. Be safe..stay warm and if you have trick plays........ now is the time to use them.
All trips round trip.

10. Sandia at Las Cruces 445 miles
9. Elida at Springer 446 miles
8. Cibola at Centennial 455 miles
7. Artesia at Capital 474 miles
6. Santa Rosa at Eunice 484 miles
5.Hot Springs at West Las Vegas 540 miles
4. Cobre at NMMI 588 miles
3. Hagerman at Lordsbutg 630 miles
2 Zuni at Tularosa 710 miles
1. Silver at Taos 734 miles

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First Round: 5A Bracket Breakdown
Grine of NMPreps

The NMPreps.com bracket breakdown for the 2019 New Mexico High School Football State Playoffs.

No. 12 Belen (3-7) at No. 5 Deming (8-2)
Details: Friday, 7pm (Deming HS)
Grine Line: Deming -7.5
Over/Under: 34
NMPreps Score Predictor: Deming 23, Belen 14

Scoop: The fifth seed Deming Wildcats have reeled off 6-straight wins since their last loss on September 13th. They enter as the Southwestern District champions going 3-0. The Belen Eagles under first-year head coach Ty House struggled early going 1-6 during their non-district slate but the opening night win coupled with going 2-1 the final three games, earning them district runner up, gave them the last at-large bid.

Belen: Luke Aragon (2020/QB); Sefe Aragon (2020)
Deming: Jesse Varela (2020/ATH); Ceazer Chavez (2020/RB);

Grine: [Deming] I am taking the Wildcats here but this was a 12-5 match-up that could have many swaying the way of the Eagles of Belen. Both have won as of late but we take the Wildcats because the opponents that they have beat are a pair of playoff teams. Belen has three wins on the year but all come against non-playoff teams. Also, I really like the Wildcats backs sparked by all-purpose back Jesse Varela.

No. 11 Highland (6-4) at No. 6 Piedra Vista (7-3)
Details: Friday, 7pm (Hutchinson Stadium)
Grine Line: Piedra Vista -35
Over/Under: 59
NMPreps Score Predictor: Piedra Vista 56, Highland 12

Scoop: The Highland Hornets return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2011 season after posting a 6-4 record. The Hornets went 3-2 on the road this season and get another shot at Piedra Vista, a district opponent. The Piedra Vista Panthers are 2-3 at home this season and enter the post season as Northwestern District runner ups. The Panthers fell to Scorpions in the district championship last week and looking for a rebound.

Grine: [Piedra Vista] It's going to be Piedra Vista here in this game again but it shouldn't take away from what the Highland Hornets have done this season.

No. 10 Artesia (5-5) at No. 7 Capital (6-3)
Details: Friday, 7pm (Capital HS)
Grine Line: Artesia -15
Over/Under: 61
NMPreps Score Predictor: Artesia 42, Capital 18

Scoop: The Artesia Bulldogs enter the post season at 5-5 and on a three game skid. They suffered a shocking loss to end the season but all of their losses come against playoff teams. Capital enters the post season after winning the northern district championship. Capital went 5-1 to end the season and has one of the best backfields in recent program history.

Artesia: Clay Houghtaling (2020/QB); Braxton McDonald (2021/RB)
Capital: Luke Padilla (2021/RB); Gio Munoz (2021/RB)

Grine: [Artesia] I know they are the 10-seed and I don't want to take away from Capital. Yes, I remember they played Goddard tough a few years back but I will wait to be completely sold.

No. 9 Alamogordo (3-6) at No. 8 Santa Teresa (7-2)
Details: Friday, 7pm (Santa Teresa HS)
Grine Line: Santa Teresa -3.5
Over/Under: 33
NMPreps Score Predictor: Santa Teresa 22, Alamogordo 17

Scoop: The Desert Warriors of Santa Teresa enter the post season as district runner-up and a 7-2 record. The Desert Warriors took the first meeting between the schools, 14-7 at Alamogordo on September 13th. The Alamogordo Tigers earned a bid on the final week of the season with a big program win over Artesia High School. The Tigers finished third place in what is arguably the toughest district in 5A football.

Alamogordo: Sean Hays (2021/RB)
Santa Teresa: Adrian Rodriguez (2022/RB); Sam Flores (2020/LB)

Grine: [Alamogordo] I'm taking the Tigers riding the high from last week.

6A FOOTBALL RANKINGS (WEEK 1 - August, 18th)
1. Cleveland (2019 State Playoff Seed: 3rd) -2
2. La Cueva (2019 State Playoff Seed: 7th) -5
3. Volcano Vista (2019 State Playoff Seed: 1st) -2
4. Rio Rancho (2019 State Playoff Seed: 4th) Even
5. Las Cruces (2019 State Playoff Seed: 5th) Even
6. Centennial (2019 State Playoff Seed: 6th) Even
7. Eldorado (2019 State Playoff Seed: 10th) -3
8. Mayfield (2019 State Playoff Seed: 8th) Even
9. Clovis (2019 State Playoff Seed: 2nd) -7
10. Manzano (2019 State Playoff Seed: Missed the playoffs) -3
11. Hobbs (2019 State Playoff Seed: Missed the playoffs) -3
12. Carlsbad (2019 State Playoff Seed: 9th) -3
13. Cibola (2019 State Playoff Seed: 11th) -2
14. Sandia (2019 State Playoff Seed: 12th) -2

Grade: B-ish. For the most part outside of La Cueva and Clovis, I stayed in the -3 range and for predictions only missing out on two is not terrible. I will say early in the season we did make the shift to Clovis moving up and possibly winning the district. I don't know of a person who didn't have La Cueva ranked in the 1-3 spots. We knew Clovis would be good this season but they've outplayed their spot

The Good
Centennial - We predicted 8-2 but had a best-case scenario at 9-1.
Rio Rancho - We predicted 4th (above) but we also said 6-4 this seaosn, they went 6-4.
Clovis - We said 6-4 and they went 7-3.

The Bad
Volcano Vista - We said stay in the 7-win range (so 7-3). They went 10-0. Not bad but dang you're right on the money if you said 10-0. Outside of Hawks fans, players and coaches, I don't believe you if you said 10-0.

The Ugly
Carlsbad - We stated Carlsbad would go 2-8 or 3-7 and they go 6-4. We did have the best case scenario at 6-4.

They Said It (Cold Takes)
Poster: "They [Rio Rancho] are staring at a 3 and 7 record and maybe a 9 through 11 seed"
Poster: "No way Centennial is outside the top 4"

Not Sold Then But Now Sold?
Poster: "Not completely sold on Clovis just yet....."

Posters Predicting the 2019 Season - Week 11
Cleveland 10-0, La Cueva 10-0, Centennial 9-1...Link::Check it out

What do you have?

Two New Mexico players received Silver Slugger awards for best hitter at their positions in MLB. Minnesota catcher Mitch Garver and Houston third baseman Alex Bregman are representing New Mexico well in their pro careers. I believe both had career highs in homeruns this past season.