Week 7 Player of the Week Voting

Week 7 Player of the Week & All-New Mexico Team

Each week on NMPreps.com we announce the player of the week for most recent week of games. The staff at NMPreps.com along with the NMP Nation will determine the players of the week.

P.O.W - JOSH FOLEY - RIO RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL

For the third time this season the Rio Rancho Rams running back has taken home player of the week honors with his 170-yards and 4 rushing touchdowns against the No. 2 team and crosstown rival Cleveland High School last week.

Past Winners

Week Six: James Martin, Onate

Week Five: Nikko Papadopoulos, RB, Cleveland

Week Four: Taylor Null, QB, Artesia

Week Three: Torry Locklin, QB, Mayfield

Week Two: Josh Foley, RB, Rio Rancho

Week One: Josh Foley, RB, Rio Rancho



TATE BRANCH ALL-NEW MEXICO TEAM

Cason Clay, WR, Hobbs (1st Time)

Monroe Young, CB, Onate (1st Time)

Andrew Erickson, WR, Manzano (1st Time)

Devon Quiroz, RB, Goddard (2nd Time)

Gavin Harrison, QB, Hobbs (1st Time)

Jason Stamper, DL, Las Cruces (1st Time)

Micah Gray, RB, Clovis (3rd Time)

Zach Vanduren, RB, Kirtland Central (1st Time)

Saul Trujillo, RB, Hatch Valley (2nd Time)

Fernando Acosta, DL, Clovis (2nd Time)

Ryan Moore, LB, Manzano (1st Time)

Jaykan Willis, RB, Carlsbad (2nd Time)

Ryan Montez, OT, Hatch Valley (1st Time)

Andru Sanchez, QB, Cobre (1st Time)

Man, this topic gets old, but one point that gets overlooked is that when Hobbs was moved into their new district this year, their TOTAL football travel didn't change much. That's because the added district road games just replaced non-district road games.

Hobbs's football road trips over the last 6 years:

2016: Roswell, Lovington, Las Cruces, Anthony, Las Cruces (NEW DISTRICT)
2015: Artesia, Las Cruces, Roswell, El Paso, Carlsbad
2014: Las Cruces, Roswell, Lovington, Alamogordo, Clovis
2013: Artesia, Las Cruces, Roswell, Rio Rancho, Carlsbad
2012: Anthony, Roswell, Alamogordo, Lovington, Clovis
2011: Artesia, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Roswell, Carlsbad

In 2017 they will probably go to Las Cruces twice and to Carlsbad in district; the two non-district road games will likely be at Roswell and Artesia.

from http://www.wpxi.com/

EVERETT, WASHINGTON - In the world of Friday night lights and high school football, is it possible to be "too good"??

In Everett, Washington, one powerhouse team outscored opponents 170-to zero in their first three football games this season. Now other teams in their conference would rather forfeit than get pummeled.

A somber team from powerful Archbishop Murphy High School gathered to express their disappointment after their last three opponents refused to play them.
Jerry Jensen, the school's Athletic Director said "There's still unknowns like was mentioned. We don't know what's going to happen next week."

But parents of some players at Cedar Park Christian High won't allow them to face the much bigger, stronger Archbishop Murphy, the next game on the schedule. Some wrote e-mails saying: "We are in agreement that to play Archbishop Murphy would compromise the best interest and safety of the players and be demoralizing by the certain and devastating defeat."

Another wrote: "Football is a dangerous sport, however this is an extreme and unnecessary risk that you are putting our sons in."

Some were even upset that the school didn't forfeit immediately, saying: "Please know that we will not be allowing our sons to suit up for the Archbishop game next Friday the fourteenth."

Joey Johnson, is the Athletic Director at nearby Granite Falls High School. They also skipped out on a game. "We made a decision based on the health and welfare of our kids," says Johnson. Stacey Morris is a parent of one of the players and she agreed: "We can't put our 5-foot-8, 125-pound quarterback up against their nose tackle who happens to be 6'5" and weighs over 330 pounds. He's going to put that kid in the hospital."

Archbishop Murphy is loaded with big division one college recruits like 6-foot-8, 2-hundred and sixty-five pound junior Abe Lucas. Lucas says, "I'm just ready to get back on the field and start playing again with all my boys."

Fellow Archbishop Murphy player Jackson Yost agrees, saying that "we can't focus on what other schools do and we just have to focus on what we need to do to prepare for the next upcoming game.

anyone know of one with varsity JV And C teams around the November 19th

Angelo Trujillo, Cleveland - 57-yard QB run for a TD.
Aaron Crompton, Hobbs - 40-yard TD catch.
Kyle Hooper, Alamogordo - 7 yard TD run.
Hayz Hill, Alamogordo - INT in the 1st Q
Nic Little to Austin Hise, Rio Rancho - 32-yard TD pass.
Payton Ball to Daniel Escobedo, Las Cruces - 9-yard TD pass.
Kyle Hooper to Jalen Bateman, Alamogordo - 3-yard TD.
Josiah Fielder, Onate - 8-yard TD run.
Gavin Hardison to Carson Clay, Hobbs - 59-yard TD pass.
Hardison to Clay Hobbs - 25-yard TD catch.
Payton Ball to Ivan Molina, Las Cruces - 69-yards TD pass.
Cody Smith to Brandon Trennepohl, Aztec - 45-yard TD pass.
Taylor Null to Kameron Aguilar, Artesia - 5-yard TD pass.
Aaron Sanchez, Onate - 37-yard TD run by the QB.
Payton Ball, LC - 4-yard TD run.
Zachary Puricelli, Onate - INT vs Carlsbad.
Brett Money, Alamogordo - 27-yard FG.

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ENMU beat West Texas A & M for the 4th time in their last 5 meetings to keep bring the Wagon Wheel back home to Portales and improve their record to 3-2.

Wyatt Strand (Logan QB) completed 5-7 passes for 71 yards and 1 TD, and also had 11 carries for 40 yards

Kamal Cass (Clovis RB) had 56 yards on 4 Carries and 1 TD before leaving the game with a injury in the 1st quarter

Brad Hardin (Aztec LB) had 9 Tackles and 1 Int.
Todd Countee (Manzano DB) had 6 tackles
Ismail Garret (Deming RB) had 3 Carries for 4 yards
Russel Montoya (Valley WR) had 1 Catch for 4 yards
Q. Branch (Manzano DB) had 3 Tackles and a forced fumble
Charles Countee (Manzano DB) had 3 tackles
Gary Thibeaux-Moore (West Mesa DB) had 2 tackles
Kolter West (LB Ft. Sumner) had 2 tackles
Eric Osbourne (LB Lovington) had a tackle
Dakota Montoya (DL Clayton) had a tackle and QB Pressure
Michael Dunlap (LB Cleveland) had a tackle
J.J. Granados (RB Las Cruces) had a fumble recovery

Small School Football in Week 7

Week 7 of the football season is here and we have a few key games to keep a close eye on. With a few weeks left in the season, every game counts.

High Five: Must See Games

Dexter (5-1) at Eunice (4-2), Friday, 7pm: Dexter, ranked 2nd in 3A football will have to make a quick response to dropping their first game of the season last week. Eunice, ranked 4th in 3A football now has the opportunity to make some movement in the classification or have the divide open up. The difference will be the better offense - Dexter averages 27, Eunice 36 - but the x-factor will be fourth quarter play. Both play well in the fourth quarter this season.

Prediction: Dexter 30, Eunice 27

Santa Rosa (1-5) at Texico (0-5), Friday, 7pm: Not very often will you see both of these teams with a combined 1-10 record. Why would we consider this a game to watch this season? Both have a played a schedule among the toughest and this could be a pivot type of game. One thing that we know for sure in this contest is that both can play defense, maybe somewhat under the radar and like to keep games low in scoring when the opportunity comes up. Winner will take a step closer into the playoffs, the loser has plenty of work to do. Santa Rosa (No. 7 3A) only averages 12 points per game, Texico (No. 6 3A) averages 10 points per game.

Prediction: Santa Rosa 20, Texico 18

Raton (4-2) at Clayton (0-5), Friday, 7pm: Another rare case where a team without a win on the season could be favored in a game and also ranked in the Top-10 in 3A football. Raton (No 8 3A) has a big chance to make a name for themselves as they will take on Clayton (No. 5 3A). Raton has been playing well this season averaging 31 points per game, however the difference could be them putting points up against a top team. Socorro ranked in the Top-10 in 4A, they only scored 14 in a loss. Clayton though is not finding the end zone as well averaging 6 points per game. Clayton has played some tough competition against New Mexico teams this season against Fab 50 team West Las Vegas they fell in a close one.

Prediction: Raton 21, Clayton 12

Mountainair (5-1) at Melrose (5-1), Friday, 7pm: 8-man football has our interest this season and this game is one between a newcomer team, Melrose a defending champion. Both teams are not having troubles putting points on the scoreboard averaging, Mountainair averaging 51 and Melrose 47. Mountainair the lesser of the two on the defensive side will need to make stops against one of the most talented offensive teams this season.

Prediction: Melrose 42, Mountainair 38

Gateway Christian (5-0) vs Mesilla Valley Christian (3-1), Friday, 7pm: Gateway the only Fab 50 team from 8-man football will be the favorite even after looking shaky in recent weeks. Mesilla Valley however has question marks (yes you can't compare scores but...) because they dropped to Magdalena 44-42 and GC beat Magdalena 54-0. Those outcomes have some say into the preview of this game.

Prediction: Gateway Christian 44, Mesilla Valley 28

Give Me Five: Top Players To Watch

Juan Sosa, RB, Eunice - 660-yards rushing.

Diego Aguilar, RB, Escalante - 556-yards rushing.

Gabino Rodriguez, RB, Dexter - 426-yards rushing.

Marcus Gonzales, RB, McCurdy - 358-yards rushing.

Jonathan Cabriales, WR, Raton - 228-yards rushing.

Rapid Fire

Escalante vs McCurdy. 4A/3A cross class bash to watch.
Tularosa at Capitan. Capitan ranked 3rd in 3A should continue to roll.
Laguna-Acoma at Tohatchi. What has happened to LA in the last three weeks?
6-Man: San Jon is 4-0, Lake Arthur is 3-1.

Monday: Week 8 Fab 50 Rankings
Monday: What To Watch This Week.
Monday: Player of the Week Voting

Thoughts?

Thursday, October 13th
Albuquerque 3-3 vs. Valley 0-6
Valencia 1-5-1 vs. St. Pius X 6-1
Cibola 3-4 vs. Cleveland 6-1

Friday, October 14th
Academy 2-5 vs. Los Alamos 3-4
Alamogordo 3-3 vs. Roswell 5-1
Alamo Navajo 1-4 vs. Magdalena 6-1
Atrisco 1-5 vs. West Mesa 2-4
Aztec 3-3 vs. Bloomfield 3-3
Bernalillo 0-7 vs. West LV 5-1
Carrizozo 4-1 vs. Mescalero 3-4
Clayton 0-6 vs. Tucumcari 0-6
Cloudcroft 4-2 vs. Mesilla Valley 3-2
Crownpoint 3-4 vs. Necomb 5-2
Cuba 1-5 vs. Dulce 2-4
Del Norte 2-3-1 vs. Capital 2-4
Eunice 4-3 vs. Tularosa 1-6
Floyd 2-2 vs. Lake Arthur 3-2
Gallup 2-4 vs. Miyamura 5-1
Gateway 6-0 vs. Tatum 0-7
Hagerman 2-3 vs. Jal 2-5
Highland 0-5-1 vs. Rio Grande 0-6
Hobbs 1-5 vs. Gadsden 1-6
Hondo 3-3 vs. Animas 5-0
Hot Springs 4-3 vs. Silver 2-5
Kirtland Central 4-2 vs. Farmington 1-4-1
La Cueva 3-3 vs. Santa FE 0-6
Los Lunas 5-1 vs. Belen 6-1
Loving 1-5 vs. Dexter6-1
Mayfield 4-3 vs. Centennial 6-1
Melrose 6-1 vs. Logan 3-3
Moriarty 6-0 vs. NMMI 2-5
Mountainair 5-2 vs. Dora 3-3
Navajo Pine 0-4 vs. Escalante 7-0
Questa 1-2 vs. Ft. Sumner 7-0
Raton 5-2 vs. Santa Rosa 1-6
Robertson 6-0 vs. SFIS 2-5
Sandia 3-3 vs. Eldorado 3-3
Socorro 6-1 vs. Hatch 5-1
St. Mike's 4-2 vs. Pojoaque 4-3
Volcano Vista 5-1 vs. Rio Rancho 7-0
Wingate 3-3 vs. Zuni 4-3

Saturday, October 15th
Estancia 5-1 vs. McCurdy 3-4
Hope 3-4 vs. Ruidoso 4-3
Clovis 4-2 vs. Manzano 4-2
Las Cruces 5-1 vs. Carlsbad 2-6

The greyhounds picked up a 34-3 road win vs. Univ. of Texas @ Persian Basin at Ratcliff Stadium in Odessa, TX. ENMU is now 4-2 (4-1 in the Lone Star Conference)

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Huge district games this week.

Tuesday:
Atrisco Heritage (7-4-1, 4-0) at Albuquerque High (8-2-2, 3-1). AHS, the district favorite and ranked No. 3 in 6A, already has a district loss (to Valley), making this basically a must-win game for the Bulldogs. If Atrisco wins, it will have a two-game lead in the district over AHS and Valley.

Valencia (10-3, 2-0) at Los Lunas (6-7, 2-0). Local rivals battle for first place in this district.

Academy (10-2-1, 1-0) at Los Alamos (11-3-1, 1-0). Academy’s district schedule began with its two toughest games, at Capital and now at LA. They took care of the first and can assume control of the district with a win here. Los Alamos hammered Del Norte, 8-0, on Saturday.

Santa Teresa (10-3-1) at Deming (5-8-1). For the top three in this district (ST, Chaparral and Alamogordo), sweeping Deming is mandatory if they want to win the district. Santa Teresa beat Deming earlier this year in a tournament.

La Cueva (10-2, 4-0) at Clovis (7-6, 3-1). ABQ teams don’t travel much – can the Bears handle this mid-week road trip better than Eldorado did? The Wildcats probably have to win this game to have a chance to win the district.

Chaparral (9-3-2) at Alamogordo (9-3-2). Big district opener. Alamogordo is going to know a lot more about how it matches up in 5A by the end of this week.

Thursday:
Volcano Vista (8-3-1, 3-0) at Cleveland (12-2, 1-1). Cleveland dug itself a hole with a loss to Cibola in its district opener, so they need a win here to keep Volcano Vista from taking a commanding lead.

Friday:
Atrisco Heritage at Valley (8-3-1, 3-1). AHA beat Valley 2-1 to open district play – Valley needs to win here to keep pace.

Saturday:
Cleveland at Rio Rancho (7-8, 1-2). Wait, this isn't the Cleveland-Rio Rancho game everyone is talking about this week? The soccer version of the Rams are on the state tournament bubble and really need a big win.

Academy at Farmington (6-5). The Scorps also need a signature win in what otherwise has been a down year by their standards. End of a long week for AA (at Capital, at Los Alamos, vs. Del Norte, at Farmington).

Roswell (11-1-1) at Lovington (5-9). Roswell has lost only one district game since 2012, a surprise loss to a mediocre Lovington team two years ago. Coach Vernon will probably remind his team of that this week.

Alamogordo at Santa Teresa. The Desert Warriors are perfect at home this year.

Hobbs (12-2, 6-1) at Las Cruces (5-6-2, 4-2). Very big game for both teams as they chase Gadsden in the district.

Capital at Los Alamos. Big seeding implications – at the moment this district has three of the top four rated teams in 5A. So where do you seed whoever ends up third? Ahead of district champs or runner-ups from other districts?

Who is on your midseason all state team?

We'll have one posted Thursday.

Remember we cannot highlight players we do not know about, so post their position and some stats please.

6A - OFFENSE (20 Players)

QB: Dillon Gassoway, Volcano Vista - 1,181 passing yards, 13 touchdowns.
QB: Payton Ball, Las Cruces - Over 10 passing touchdowns.
RB: Josh Foley, Rio Rancho - 809-rushing yards, 10 touchdowns.
RB: Chris Streetz, Volcano Vista - 855-yards rushing, 11 touchdowns.
RB: Micah Gray, Clovis - 783-yards rushing, 14 touchdowns.
RB: Nikko Papadopoulos, Cleveland - 514-rushing yards, 11 touchdowns.
WR: Alec Finney, Hobbs - 531-yards receiving, 10 touchdowns.
WR: David Cormier, Volcano Vista - 417-yards receiving, 6 touchdowns.
WR: Daniel Johnson, Cleveland - 221-yards receiving, 4 touchdowns.
WR: JR Pena, Centennial - 720-yards receiving, 9 touchdowns.
WR: Kevin Finelli, La Cueva - 613-receiving yards, 8 touchdowns.
TE: Derrick Reyes, Rio Rancho
TE: Adam Cook, Cleveland - 305 yards receiving, 1 touchdown.
OL: Corey Perez, Rio Rancho
OL: Logan Hertz, Rio Rancho
OL: Evan Tafoya-Vallo, Rio Rancho
OL: Tristan Olson, Las Cruces
OL: Matt Gonzales, Volcano Vista
OL: Hayden Wilson, Cleveland
OL: Daimon Altamirano, Cleveland
K: Jared Rico, Onate

6A - DEFENSE (20 Players)

MLB: Forest McKee, Onate - 61 total tackles, 1 sack
MLB: Jake Bulling, Volcano Vista - 50 total tackles, 3 sacks.
MLB: Isaac Jaramillo, Cleveland - 44 TT, 4 Sacks.
MLB: Rudy Ceniceros, Clovis - 51 tackles, 2.5 sacks.
OLB: Matthew Young, Onate - 57-total tackles, 3 sacks.
OLB: Cailon Bailon, Rio Rancho - 40 total tackles, 2.5 sacks.
OLB: Ashton Klovenas, Rio Rancho - 33 tackles, 4.5 sacks.
OLB: Joren Dickey, Volcano Vista
LB: Eli Aguilera, West Mesa - 4 sacks.
DE: Fernando Acosta, Clovis - 55-total tackles, 9 sacks.
DE: James Martin, Onate - 43 tackles, 8 sacks.
DL: Bailey Lozada-Cabbage, Santa Fe
S: Zach Dodd, Rio Rancho - 3 INTs.
S: Haven Corsey, Rio Rancho
SS: Caleb Bearid, Hobbs - 50 TT, 3 sacks.
FS: Orlando Ayon, Rio Grande
CB: Zack Mares, Cibola
CB: Devon McGhee, Manzano
CB: Josh Escobedo, Volcano Vista - 2 INTs.
CB: Elijah Gamboa, Piedra Vista

5A OFFENSE (20 Players)

QB: Taylor Null, Artesia
QB: Drew Ortiz, St. Pius X
RB: O'maury Samuels, Los Lunas - 882-rushing yards, 9-TDs.
RB: Gabriel Najar, Roswell
RB: Dee Smith, Alamogordo
RB: Isaiah Weiderman, Artesia
WR: Alex Ramirez, Alamogordo
WR: Mel DeHerrera, St. Pius X
WR: Tyler Greenwood, Artesia
WR: Martin Trujillo, Los Lunas
WR: Carlos Espinoza, Belen
TE: Trevor Brohard, Los Lunas
TE: Alexes Aguilar, Belen
OL: Marcus Bramwell, Artesia
OL: Dewey Huffman, Alamogordo
OL: Looking for nomination.
OL: Looking for nomination.
OL: Looking for nomination.
OL: Looking for nomination.
K: Brett Money, Alamogordo

5A DEFENSE (20 Players)

LB: Trevor Brohard, Los Lunas
LB: Javier Barraza, Goddard
LB: Diego Sanchez, Los Lunas
LB: Michael DeHerrera, Bloomfield
LB: Cade Manzanares, Roswell
LB: Alfonso Sanchez, Roswell
LB: Adam Schull, St. Pius X
DL: Kawika Padilla, Los Lunas
DL: Jharyss Granger, Artesia
DL: Looking for nomination.
DT: Johnny Vigil, Belen
DT: Donald Truex, Roswell
CB: Timothy Bunker, Belen
DE: Cody Scott, Artesia
FS: Bryson Dowdy, Kirtland Central
SS: Adam Aguirre, Bloomfield
S: Ryan Mcgaha, St. Pius X
DB: Denver Williams, Artesia
CB: Michael Dykes, Alamogordo

Post scores and updates

Rank these teams: Las Cruces, Volcano, Clovis and Centennial.

Rank These Teams: Moriarty, Robertson, Hatch

Who would win: Hobbs vs Hatch

Who would win Robertson vs Cibola

Who would win: Estancia vs Sandia

Who are the coach of the year candidates?

I have to admit that I rarely come on this site anymore and may have missed some sort of announcement. But it is now obvious that J Grine has assumed the vast majority of the writing duties on NMPreps. Kyle's participation has gotten to be almost as rare as mine. LOL Not that I don't appreciate Grine but Kyle has been the brain and the brawn of this site forever and I find the situation now kind of odd. I am not trying to make any rude remarks of any kind. I am just curious. If I missed some sort of announcement maybe it could be reposted. Thank you.

What Did You Learn From Week 7

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Friday, October 7th
Artesia 5-1 vs. Alamogordo 3-2
Belen 5-1 vs. Valencia 1-4-1
Bernalillo 0-6 vs. Pojoaque 3-3
Carrizozo 3-1 vs. Tatum 0-6
Chaparral 1-5 vs. EP Cathedral 6-0
Cibola 2-4 vs. Piedra Vista 5-1
Cobre 2-4 vs. Silver 2-4
Covington 0-6 vs. Santa Teresa 1-5
Crown point 3-3 vs. Shipwreck 3-3
Onate 4-2 vs. Carlsbad 2-4
Dexter 5-1 vs. Eunice 4-2
Dora 2-3 vs. Springer 2-3
Eldorado 3-2 vs. Clovis 3-2
Farmington 0-4-1 vs. Gallup 2-3
Ft. Summer 6-0 vs. Jal 2-4
Goddard 3-3 vs. Deming 0-6
Hope 3-3 vs. Portales 5-1
Hot Sprigs 3-3 vs. Socorro 6-0
Jemez 1-5 vs. Foothill 3-3
Kirtland 4-1 vs. Aztec 2-3
La Cueva 3-2 vs. Manzano 3-2
Laguna 3-3 vs. Tohatchi 1-5
Las Cruces 4-1 vs. Hobbs 1-4
McCurdy 3-3 vs. Escalante 6-0
Menaul 1-3 vs. Magdalena 5-1
Mescalero 3-3 vs. Cloudcroft 3-2
Miyamura 4-1 vs. Bloomfield 3-2
Monument Valley 3-2 vs. Zuni 3-3
Moriarty 5-0 vs. Thoreau 1-5
Mountaineer 5-1 vs. Melrose 5-1
MVCS 3-1 vs. Gateway 5-0
Newcomb 4-2 vs. Dulce 2-3
NMMI 2-4 vs. Ruidoso 3-3
Pampa TX 4-2 vs. Hatch 4-1
Raton 4-2 vs. Clayton 0-5
Reserve 0-4 vs. Hondo Valley 2-3
Rio Grande 0-5 vs. Albuquerque 2-3
Rio Rancho 6-0 vs. Cleveland 6-0
San Jon 5-0 vs. Lake Arthur 3-1
Santa Rosa 1-5 vs. Texico 0-5
St. Pius X 5-1 vs. Grants 4-2
Tularosa 1-5 vs. Capitan 5-1
Valley 0-5 vs. Atrisco Heritage 0-4
Whitehorse 1-3 vs. Wingate 2-3

Saturday, October 8th
Española 0-6 vs. Academy 2-4
Santa Fe 0-5 vs. Sandia 2-3
Los Alamos 3-3 vs. Del Norte 1-3-1
Roy 0-6 vs. Floyd 2-2
Taos 3-3 vs. St. Michael’s 3-2
Navajo Pine 0-3 vs. Thoreau 1-5

Week 7: Friday Night Recap

The match up of the season took place in Rio Rancho, New Mexico with the number one ranked team and the number two ranked team in the state of New Mexico. Along with a team dropping its first game of the season, a Top-25 scare and a few games that ended early.

More: Top Plays From Week 7 | Most Intriguing Outcome | Rio Rancho over Cleveland

Top 25 Recap
No. 1 Rio Rancho 42, No. 2 Cleveland 28: Josh Foley and the Rio Rancho Rams traveled across town to take on rival Cleveland (6-1) in the District 1-6A opener. The Rams, led by running back Josh Foley's 4-touchdowns pull out the win, 42-28. The night started with a 57-yard touchdown run by Storm quarterback Angelo Trujillo but the Rams answered with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Nic Little to Austin Hise. The Rams went up and never looked back as they stay perfect at 7-0 on the season.

No. 3 Las Cruces 48, No. 25 Hobbs 28: With an early lead the Hobbs Eagles (1-6) looked to have upset minds with a pair of opening touchdown passes from junior quarterback Gavin Hardison. However, the Las Cruces Bulldawgs (6-1) called on their own junior quarterback Payton Ball who had four rushing touchdowns along with a pair of touchdown passes, one to Daniel Escobedo and Ivan Molina, to seal the victory for the Bulldawgs.

No. 5 Artesia 48, No. 23 Alamogordo 35: Much to the theme of the top two games, the Artesia Bulldogs (6-1) found themselves down early in the play clock. Alamogordo (4-3) quarterback Kyle Hooper used a 7-yard TD run, followed by a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Bateman to take an early 12-0 lead. The Artesia Bulldogs however got on the board when Taylor Null connected with Kameron Aguilar for a 5-yard touchdown pass. It would be the Bulldogs for most of the way, after being down 15-14, to control the game. Alamogordo drops it's second consecutive game, the Bulldogs won their second consecutive.

No. 6 Onate 50, No. 20 Carlsbad 0: By some surprise the Onate Knights (5-2) avoided any let down from their historic win last week on their way to a shutout win over Carlsbad (2-5). The Knights had several players reach the end zone but it was the play from Aaron Sanchez who has come alive the last two weeks. Sanchez had a huge 37-yard touchdown run followed by a second half 47-yard touchdown run to top off another prime time performance.

No. 9 Centennial 55, Gadsden 0: The Centennial Hawks improve to (6-1) on the season as they ended the game early.

No. 10 Clovis 28, No. 7 Eldorado 14: The Clovis Wildcats (4-2) needed a big win and taking the opener as a member of District 2-6A with a majority of District members from the Albuquerque Metro Area. The Eldorado Eagles (3-3) pegged with a monster offense didn't show well on their visit to Clovis. Micah Gray had a big play on the night with a 58-yard touchdown run for the Wildcats.

No. 11 Manzano 27, No. 13 La Cueva 14: Several highlights for the Manzano Monarchs (4-2) statement win to opener District 2-6A play. Ryan Moore had an early 99-yard kick off return, Alejandro Vallejos had a 55-yard pick six and we can add a 17-yard touchdown pass from Dakota Powell to Andrew Erickson. The La Cueva Bears (3-3) dropped their first game after returning from a bye week in week 6. Josh Woisin scored a late touchdown in the losing effort for the Bears.

No. 15 St. Pius X 61, Grants 6: Drew Ortiz showed why he is one of the best players in the state of New Mexico after reaching the end zone for a 40-yard touchdown to mention one of his many big plays. The Sartans (6-1) cruised to a 61-6 win over the Grant Pirates (4-3) to open District play on Friday night.

No. 17 Belen 36, Valencia 0: The Belen Eagles (6-1) started the night with a long touchdown pass down the middle of the field and never looked back as they shutout the home team, 36-0. The Valencia Jaguars fall to (1-5) on the season and 0-1 to open district play.

No. 19 Goddard 61, Deming 6: The Goddard Rockets (4-3) move over the .500 mark with an easy win over Deming (0-7) on Friday night.

No. 22 Cibola 21, No. 16 Piedra Vista 0: The Cibola Cougars improve their record to (3-4) with their third straight win on the season after a (0-4) start to their season. TheCougars also start district 1-6A play at 1-0 with the win. Piedra Vista (5-2, 0-1) falls for the second time in a row on the season after a 5-0 start.

More From Friday
First Time: Hot Springs beat Socorro, 8-6, who drops their first game of the season.

Our First Too: Lovington beats Santa Teresa to move to 1-6 on the season.

Perfection: Escalante moves to (7-0) on the season with a 52-0 win over McCurdy.

Perfection Part Two: Gateway Christian avoids another scare beating Mesilla Valley 48-46 to move to 6-0 on the season.

Go Flex: Raton 49-0 over Clayton, they move to 5-2 and could see a jump in the 3A rankings.

Gun Show: Capitan pours on 60 points in a 60-7 win over Tularosa as the third ranked team in 3A starting to make a statement.

Scores
Albuquerque 50, Rio Grande 0 - F

Artesia 48, Alamogordo 35 - F

Aztec 52, Kirtland Central 28 (Report Final)

Belen 36, Valencia 0 - F

Capitan 60 Tularosa 7 - F

Centennial 55, Gadsden 0 - F

Cibola 21, Piedra Vista 0 - F

Clovis 28, Eldorado 14 - F

Cobre 20, Silver 16 - F

Dexter 21, Eunice 7 - F

Escalante 52, McCurdy 0 - F

Farmington 58, Gallup 7 - F

Fort Sumner 50, Jal 0 -F

Gateway Christian 48, Mesilla Valley Christian 46 - F

Goddard 61, Deming 6 - F

Hatch Valley 41, Pampa TX 34 - F

Hot Springs 8, Socorro 6 -F

Laguna-Acoma 53, Tohatchi 0 - F

Las Cruces 48, Hobbs 28 - F

Lovington 35, Santa Teresa 28 - F

Magdalena 58, Menaul 6 - F

Manzano 27, La Cueva 14 - F

Melrose 50, Mountainair 18 (Report Final)

Miyamura 40, Bloomfield 33 - F

Onate 50, Carlsbad 0 - F

Pojoaque Valley 34, Bernalillo 0 (Report Final)

Portales 48, Hope Christian 10 - F

Raton 49, Clayton 0 - F

Rio Rancho 42, Cleveland 28 - F

Ruidoso 48, NMMI 7 - F

San Jon 41, Lake Arthur 34 - F

Shiprock 44, Crownpoint 14 - F

St. Pius X 61, Grants 6 - F

Texico 42, Santa Rosa 16 - F

Valley 19, Atrisco Heritage Academy 14 (Report Final)

Most Intriguing Week 7 Score?

Clovis 28, Eldorado 14 - F
Manzano 27, La Cueva 14 - F

District could get interesting.

Kamar Turner's contract was not renewed. Gallup maybe looking for a new head coach. Alot of unhappy people in Gallup . The whole situation is being kept on the down low about why his contract is not being renewed.