Thoughts and Reactions this week

La Cueva/ Cleveland as 6A Champs or the field

Centennial and Hobbs or Eldorado and Volcano Vista earning a bye in 6A

Goes further in the playoffs: Los Lunas, Belen, or Piedra Vista

More likely to win a state championship - Hope (3A) or Taos (4A)

Eunice as 2A state champ or the field

Top Performances from Week 6

Biggest Takeaways from Friday

Who wins: Hobbs vs Las Cruces

THURSDAY
Foothill 52, Alamo Navajo 0
Mayfield 48, Onate 13
Mountainair 62, Magdalena 20
Santa Fe Indian 26, Thoreau 6
Valley 41, Highland 6
Volcano Vista 41, Sandia 7

FRIDAY
Animas 54, Hondo 0
Artesia 50, Lovington 21
Atrisco Heritage Academy 27, Rio Grande 8
Aztec 28, St. Pius X 24
Carrizozo 58, Vaughn 6
Centennial 35, Carlsbad 27
Clint TX 25, Chaparral 12
Cooper TX 40, Clovis 2
Deming 51, Alamogordo 14
Dexter 64, Wingate 6
Eldorado 46, Del Norte 16
Estancia 65, Cloudcroft 14
Eunice 52, Texico 6
Gallup 45, Monument Valley UT 6
Gateway Christian 48, Dora 6
Goddard 28, Los Lunas 27 OT
Hope 45, Los Alamos 2
Kirtland Central 40, Farmington 14
La Cueva 54, Albuquerque 14
Logan 30, Melrose 8
Lordsburg 46, Mescalero 20
Morenci AZ 39, Cobre 6
Navajo Prep 20, Whitehorse UT 14
Newcomb 42, Questa 0
NMMI 26, Loving 0
Ramah 54, Pine Hill 20
Raton 40, Albuquerque Academy 0
Roswell 35, Belen 8
Ruidoso 28, Silver 21
Santa Rosa 56, Laguna Acoma 6
Santa Teresa 34, Horizon TX 16
Socorro 50, Tohtachi 0
Springer 70, San Jon 34
St. Michael's 41, Santa Fe 0
Taos 45, Capital 16
Tatum 56, Mesilla Valley 28
Tularosa 36, Hagerman 0
Valencia 17, Bloomfield 14 OT
West Las Vegas 50, Clayton 0

SATURDAY
Arkansas School of the Deaf (0-2) at NMSD (1-1)
Crownpoint (0-5) at Fort Sumner (4-0)
Hobbs (3-1) at Las Cruces (3-2)
Mission Achievement (1-3) at McCurdy (0-5)
Navajo Pine (0-3) at Menaul (1-2)
Shiprock (0-4) at Grants (4-0)

30-7.

I wish I knew more about last week.

Sound off: Goddard over LL in OT

Most surprising score from Friday

What does your team do between 2:30-7pm? I'm interested to see how coaches/players spend this time.

What game are you at this week?

Wool Bowl

Today, is national one-hit wonder day and Comic Book day.

What is your pick for one-hit wonder song? or you can pick favorite comic book/superhero.

Can't pick something picked.

This weeks trips are a little shorter,,thus coffee with our mileage expert Mr. Baileys or Foreign consultant Mr. Irish. NMSFD finally gets a home game after 4000 miles of travel. Happy mileage.

10. Roswell at Belen 414 miles
9. Los Lunas at Goddard 444 miles
8. Lordsburg at Mescalero 444 miles
7. Academy at Raton 472 miles
6. Tatum at Mesilla Valley 514 miles
5. Hobbs at Las Cruces 552 miles
4. Hondo at Animas 570 miles
3. Crownpoint at Ft. Sumner 580 miles
2. Wingate at Dexter 684 miles
1. Arkansas SD at New Mexico SD 1744 miles a full days drive or 1744 trips from the NMAA office to La Cueva


Like going to Dublin Ireland for a quick cup of Irish Coffee

Officials will get more next year: https://www.abqjournal.com/1226680/prep-notes-pay-raises-coming-in-2019-20-for-officials.html

FEATURE: CLICK HERE

What do you have?

6A FOOTBALL

District 1-6A
Cleveland Storm (5-0)
Rio Rancho Rams (4-1)
Cibola Cougars (3-2)
Volcano Vista Hawks (2-3)
West Mesa Mustangs (1-4)
Atrisco Heritage Academy (0-5)

Potential Playoff Teams: 4 Teams

What Ya Got: Right now you might be thinking, Why do you have Rio Rancho (1-4) predicted to finish second? The Rams are getting better and gave previously number one La Cueva (No. 2 in Week 6) all they could handle last week.

Hmmm: Volcano Vista is currently ranked 5th in the state but outside their week one game against La Cueva they have played three unranked teams with a combined record of (3-12). Cibola's schedule is not that much stronger but the past two weeks they have faced teams ranked in the top-4 of their classification (La Cueva & Los Lunas). The fun note will be the final night on November 2nd as Cibola and Volcano Vista meet; it could possibly be for a first round home game in the playoffs.

District 2-6A
La Cueva Bears (4-0)
Clovis Wildcats (3-1)
Eldorado Eagles (2-2)
Manzano Monarchs (0-3-1)
Sandia Matadors (0-3-1)

Potential Playoff Teams: 3/4 Teams

Battle for 2nd: The Eldorado Eagles went from state title contender to a possible third place finish... well today we have them at third. Losing quarterback Gabe Smith has that affect. Yes, they have some players like Elijah Goree to carry the load but Smith was special. The young Clovis Wildcats have some experienced players that can guide them here after a brutal non-district schedule.

Cop-out: Manzano and Sandia will tie 20-20 in their contest. Yes, I try to make the decision even though it's a coin flip. However, with a few ties here (and in the NFL) why not when I am at a true 50/50 split, today. They are both playing for 12-seed if this ends like this is could be in for one, both or both at home. The bubble is going to be interesting this season.

District 3-6A
Centennial (5-1)
Las Cruces (5-1)
Hobbs (5-1)
Mayfield (3-3)
Carlsbad (2-4)
Gadsden (1-5)
Onate (0-6)

Potential Playoff Teams: 4/5 Teams

Five Bid League: If any district can get five teams in, it would be this district. Not saying that it's the toughest but with Carlsbad at projected 5th it could happen. They have a small edge in the freeman rankings over Manzano and Sandia from 2-6A and that would have to remain the rest of the way.

Three to Tango: Not ready to make a decision today. Okay I know I'm doing what I hate and not making a decision before it happens (I can later say not an upset to me or I saw that coming if I don't make a bold statement beforehand). Okay, I will and won't make a prediction, if I had to say I would go Centennial has the edge today with a small gap and then Las Cruces-Hobbs near 50/50 (that gets settled this week).

5A FOOTBALL

District 1-5A
1. Piedra Vista (3-0)
2. Farmington (2-1)
3. Miyamura (1-2)
4. Highalnd (1-3)

Northwest Deal: No idea what is happening in Farmington, at Piedra Vista. I like the coaching staff though and I feel if they are "back" and they can make some serious noise in the playoffs. Farmington is good, good enough to make the playoffs. Miyamura will have that win that gets them into the 2019 season! The coaching legacy is there. Highland is young but doing well I just think Miyamura gets that win to send them off.

Playoff teams 2

District 2-5A
1. Del Norte (3-0)
2. Los Alamos (2-1)
3. Capital (1-2)
4. Santa Fe (0-3)

What's the Word: Well, on the one-hit wonder... MMMBop by Hanson Boys... I have no idea what to think about this district. Should we wait and see what happens with Luke Padilla (Capital) and if they can be the top team again or does their fall in the charts go to fourth? Santa Fe is the young Demons doing big things, in my opinion a year in advance (coaching y'all), can they sneak up to third? Del Norte is good. Coach Binkley is a dude I could play for and he will have this team going by district with quarterback Christian Mejia on the rise. Los Alamos is our wild card. Yes, they have the Bloomfield win but "only" a 7-point win over Gallup doesn't speak playoffs (yes in the Jim Mora voice).

Playoff Teams: 1 maybe 2

District 3-5A
1. Artesia (3-0)
2. Roswell (2-1)
3. Goddard (1-2)
4. Alamogordo (0-3)

Semi-Finals Kind of Mind: Artesia is still king until proven otherwise. They have some key players and you should already know the name J.R. Bustamante (Artesia/WR). Roswell has the QB, a RB, and one of the top LB in the state... Cade Manzanares for those wondering. Include him in the Dion Hunter (Cleveland HS) and Fred Mady III (La Cueva HS) conversation. Goddard, the young Rockets a year early but young guys struggle in the grind. They do have some upperclassmen that should have more love but we know what we are able to see on film. Outside of the top dog (Artesia) we only hear from them of the top three. Alamogordo is improved, we see it, but they are playing with three potential final four teams.

Playoff Teams: 3

District 4-5A
1. Los Lunas (3-0)
2. Belen (2-1)
3. Valley (1-2)
4. Valencia (0-3)

Two Maybe Three: Okay, this district during my initial preseason look (way back to January for you keeping count) was the going to feature three teams with home games at state. Now, maybe one get the nod but likely two. Valencia could play into the sleeper/dark horse conversation for sneaking into state and getting a win.

Playoff Teams: 3

District 5-5A
1. Santa Teresa (3-0)
2. Silver (2-1)
3. Deming (1-2)
4. Chaparral (0-3)
*Silver is 4A but playing in a 5A district

What to Do: Well, I guess we couldn't decided what to do with Silver. So let's make them compete in 5A but also be 4A. Also, they have a chance to be a favorite to win it. Also, they've played a very difficult schedule and have key injuries but playing up shouldn't hurt (pun?). This is the deal, the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors could be the Champs out right or the 2-1 champs but not champs. What I do know is that coach Shae Vierra has done an outstanding job and should be remembered like Bob Haack when he leaves/retires (boys basketball coach that won state in 2012). The Desert Warriors could earn their highest seed if they run the table but recent prediction has them at 8-2, up from 7-3.

Playoff Teams: 2

What do you have this week?