Will Rio Rancho lose a game this season?

When was the last time Artesia lost two games in a row in Artesia ?

First game to be televised is this Friday's Rio Rancho at Sandia.

https://www.abqjournal.com/853705/proview-my50-to-televise-prep-football-games.html

Poll: Which Midseason Record Is Most Surprising?

Week 6: Player of the Year Candidates

Mr. Football
6A POY
5A POY
4A POY
3A POY
2A POY
8MAN POY
6MAN POY

What are your predictions how the teams will finish in district play?

This article (https://www.abqjournal.com/852452/nmaa-has-a-severe-shortage-of-officials.html) is mostly about football, but touches on soccer officiating as well.

Does soccer have the same problems with the quality of officials that apparently plague football and basketball?

My opinion: soccer officiating in NM (at least in the metro area), is actually pretty good, maybe because soccer is generally easier to officiate than those other sports. There is certainly inconsistency in how games are called, but I rarely feel that the officials affect a game's outcome. Some linesmen are either too out of shape or just don't hustle enough to be in the right position to make offside calls. But generally it's not bad.

I also don't think abuse from coaches or parents is a huge problem in soccer in New Mexico, although I was at a game not long ago in which Rio Rancho's parents pretty much rode the center referee the whole game.

Please remember: I'm against all teams and I hope your team loses this weekend! Haha. So funny!!!!

Perry Husband Coming!
Here is a link to who the heck he is.

Perry Husband joins MLB Central to talk pro hitting
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/7417714/v413897583

Perry Husband Coming to New Mexico!

November 19-20

2-day Hitting camp with swing evaluation

50 spots available

Hittingisaguess.com

Cost: $350.00 per player
Includes video, evaluation

Coaches: $150.00

Location: Manzano HS

If wanting to sign Spots are filling fast.

Please contact Tim Campos for more information.

Timothy.campos@enmu.edu
Or 505-409-6360

LSU fires head coach Les Miles, offensive coordinator Cam Cameron.

http://www.thescore.com/news/1110985

FOUR WEEKS INTO THE SEASON AND THE DEPLETED OFFICIALS GROUPS IN THE STATE WEARING OUT. KNOW OF SEVERAL GAMES THAT HAD TO BE MOVED TO ACCOMMODATE THE OFFICIALS BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH TO WORK THAT NIGHT. LETS HEAR ABOUT THE OFFICIATING...THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY.

What is going on this weekend? I know NMSB hosted a good event in Tucson a few weeks ago. We hosted our ABA Fall Invite last week. Freshmen/Soph are going to Lubbock this weekend. Junior/Seniors are headed to play at Midland/Odessa Colleges and UTPB.

Those two events will have teams from Amarillo, Lubbock, DFW, Austin, East TX, and San Antonio

Must Win Teams in Week 6

Week 5 Player of the Week Voting

How do you have it?

Text in Top Plays or Player Performances from Week 5
Email: grinejosh@yahoo.com
Text: (505) 414-4313

Thursday
Roel Pavia (Albuquerque High): Threw for 2 touchdowns, ran for one. 40-yard TD run.
Chris Campbell (La Cueva): Threw for 2 touchdowns.
Kevin Fanelli (La Cueva): Caught two 2 touchdowns passes. 8-total on the year.
Avery See (Del Norte): Ran for 183-yards and 2 touchdowns.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The job comes with plenty of exercise, dodging some scary hits, and you have to be on your toes at all times. Not everyone will agree with you, and some nasty words could fly your way, too.

If you’re interested in becoming a referee, the demand is high in New Mexico.

Under the Friday night lights, donning the familiar black and white stripes, and getting as close as you can to the gridiron action are the officials who watch every play.


Full Link
http://krqe.com/2016/09/22/new-mexico-faces-serious-shortage-of-sports-officials/

What Did You Learn from Week 5?

Josh Foley finished last night with the following:
20 carries for 204 yards rushing
6 catches for 70 yards
3 TD's
He didn't play the 4th quarter and I have to say the Manzano team isn't that bad, very athletic and solid on defense. Finally these numbers are getting put up when everyone is preparing to stop the run! One of the big differences is Nic Little at QB, he can run the hall as well as throw it on the run. Finally the defense is NASTY! They are really good and help the offense in great field position.

How They Fared In Week 5

Rio Rancho 5-0 - Beat Manzano 64-27

Cleveland 5-0 - Beat Artesia 42-28

Piedra Vista 5-0 - Beat West Mesa 28-6

Volcano Vista 4-1 - Beat Atrisco Heritage 68-21

Cibola -1-4 - Beat Sandia 17-14

In Week 5: The district went 5-0, outscoring opponents 44.0 to 19.2

Combined record 20-5

Thoughts!!

Game Summary Here
https://nmpreps.rivals.com/news/cleveland-wins-18th-in-a-row-defeats-artsia-42-28

Post Saturday action

Tuesday:
Roswell (7-1) at Alamogordo (9-2-2). Two 5A contenders from the south. Alamo seeks revenge for their 2-0 loss at Roswell a week ago.

Belen (7-2-1) at Valencia (8-2). District play starts for these two teams. Their records are good – but is either really a threat to do damage at state? Is anyone in this district good enough to earn a first-round bye?

Rio Rancho (6-5) at Academy (7-2-1). Rio Rancho looked like a title contender when the season started but has been inconsistent and doesn’t have a signature win over a metro team (although they are the only team to have beaten Capital). Really tough five-day stretch for the Rams: @ Academy, then home for Volcano Vista, then @ No. 1 Cleveland.

Hobbs (8-2) at Onate (5-5-1). It’s road-trip week for Hobbs – the Eagles played at Gadsden on Saturday, and now to LC for this game. After losing to Gadsden, Hobbs needs a win here to keep pace in the district.


Thursday:
Volcano Vista (4-3-1) at Rio Rancho; Cleveland (11-1) at Cibola (4-3). District 1-6A starts up – this should be a very competitive race.

Albuquerque High (5-1-2) at Valley (5-2-1). Right now AHS looks like the class of this district, but Valley could make things interesting with a win here.


Friday:
Roswell at Los Alamos (9-3). This is the second of two non-district road games this week for Roswell with state seeding implications (not including their game at Sandia Prep on Saturday).

La Cueva (5-2) at St. Pius (3-4). St. Pius hasn’t yet proven that they are capable of making a state tournament run – this make-up game will be their biggest test of the season. Will La Cueva play at full strength for the whole game or rest some players for their district game the next morning at Santa Fe?


Saturday:
Sandia (6-0-2) at Eldorado (3-4-1). Looks like a down year for the Eagles, although they did beat Rio Rancho last week. Are they a district title contender? Right now, they aren’t even a lock to make the state tournament.

Rio Rancho at Cleveland.

Roswell at Sandia Prep.

*****WEEK 5 SCOREBOARD (TEXT SCORES 505-414-4313)*****

Link: Week Five Coverage Check it Out

Friday, Sept, 23rd
Capitan 50, Clayton 0 - F
Centennial 54, Hobbs 41 - F
Cibola 17, Sandia 14 - F
Cleveland 42, Artesia 28 - F
Crownpoint 38, Thoreau 16 -F
Cooper (TX) 24, Clovis 13 - F
Dexter 24, Portales 13 - F
Eldorado 42, Valley 0 - F
Escalante 32, Albuquerque Academy 0 - F
Estancia 28, Santa Rosa 0 - F
Eunice 62, Jal 12 - F
Flowing Wells (AZ) 28, Deming 0
Fort Sumner 48, Tucumcari 7 - F
Gateway Christian 30, Dora 26 - F
Goddard 53, Santa Fe 0 - F
Grants 48, Tohatchi 0 - F
Kirtland Central 50, Shiprock 0 - F
Lake Arthur 60, Roy 0 - F
Lordsburg 47, McCurdy 7 - F
Los Alamos 51, Gallup 14 - F
Magdalena 50, Tatum 0 - F
Miyamura 38, Espanola Valley 0 - F
Monument Valley (AZ) 42, Wingate 6 - F
Moriarty 25, Capital 0 - F
Mountainair 54, Mescalero Apache 18 - F
NMMI 29, Hot Springs 15 - F
Onate 51, Gadsden 0 -F
Piedra Vista 28, West Mesa 6 - F
Rio Rancho 64, Manzano 27 - F
Robertson 49, Bernalillo 6 - F
Roswell 27, Belen 7 - F
Ruidoso 47, Tularosa 13 - F
Silver 36, Chaparral 23 - F
Socorro 35, Navajo Prep 0 - F
Taos 54, Santa Fe Indian 0 - F
Valencia 45, Santa Teresa 28 - F
Volcano Vista 68, Atrisco Heritage 21 - F
West Las Vegas 46, Pojoaque Valley 6 - F

Thursday, Sept. 22nd
Albuquerque 28, Del Norte 22
La Cueva 51, Highland 6
Roswell (JV) 34, Hagerman 26

We recap the New Mexico High School football games from Friday night of Week 5. Several teams continue a perfect season moving to 5-0 along with a major upset.

Top-25 Recap

No. 1 Rio Rancho 64, No. 11 Manzano 27: After a slow first half the number one team in New Mexico improved to 5-0 on the season. The Rams found themselves in a battle with Manzano (2-2) early on being tied 20-20 but used a dominating second half on their way to a 64-27 win. Rio Rancho running back Josh Foley once again proved why he is one of the top overall players in the state with a 55-yard touchdown run along with 46-yard receiving touchdown. Foley ended with 204-yards rushing, 70 receiving with 3 touchdowns. Mazano's Jordan Byrd had an 80-yard run early in the contest.

No. 2 Cleveland 42, No. 4 Artesia 28: The Cleveland Storm defeated the Artesia Bulldogs in front of 8,000 fans Friday Night at the Bulldog Bowl 42-28. The Storm were led by Running Back Niko Papadopoulos who ran for over 200-yards and scored 6 rushing touchdowns on the evening. Cleveland has now won 18 games in a row dating back to the 2015 season. Cleveland now 5-0 will take on Atrisco Heritage, Artesia now 4-1 will take on 5-0 Los Lunas.

No. 5 Volcano Vista 68, Atrisco Heritage Academy 21: The Volcano Vista Hawks (4-1) jumped out to a 20-0 lead early on the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars (0-3) and never looked back on their way to 68-21 win. Volcano Vista quarterback Dillon Gassoway highlighted the night with several key plays including an early 7-yard touchdown run along with an 85-yard touchdown pass to Adam Schaap.

No. 7 Eldorado 42, Valley 0: The Eldorado Eagles improved to (3-2) on the season with a shutout victory over Valley (0-5). The Eagles have won the past two games by a combined score of 91-18 against District 4-6A opponents.

No. 8 Onate 51, Gadsden 0: In a game that ended early with the mercy rule the Onate Knights improve to (3-2, 1-0) on the season to open District 3-6A play. The Knights scored with ease on the night and were led by the continued rise in stardom by running back Sal Yanez who had a pair of touchdown runs. Gadsden falls to (1-4, 0-1) on the season with the loss.

Lubbock Cooper (TX) 24, No. 9 Clovis 13: The ninth ranked Clovis Wildcats fall at home dropping their record to (3-2) on the season with the loss. The Wildcats face No. 7 Eldorado next after a bye week in week 6.

No. 10 Centennial 54, No. 22 Hobbs 41: In a back and forth game that scene the Centennial Hawks (4-1, 1-0) down 27-14 at one point fought back to beat the Hobbs Eagles (1-4, 0-1). The Centennial Hawks were led by quarterback Dante Lopez and running back Adam Flores on the night. Lopez started the night with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Junior Pena. Hobbs which drops it's fourth game of the season was led by quarterback Gavin Hardison who had several touchdown pass on the night, three of which went to receiver Alec Finney. Cason Clay also had over 200-yards receiving for the Eagles.

No. 13 Piedra Vista 28, West Mesa 6: The Piedra Vista Panthers (5-0) stay perfect on the season with their first 6A win of the season. The Panthers were again led by fullback Avery Norton who scored a pair of touchdowns on the night. Elijah Gamboa, the quarterback for the Panthers, was also a top player to watch scoring a rushing touchdown of his own. The Mustangs of West Mesa fall to (1-4) on the season with the loss.

No. 20 Roswell 27, No. 18 Belen 7: Recovering from a week 4 loss, their first on the season, the Coyotes of Roswell improved to (4-1) on the season with the win over Belen (4-1). The loss gives the Belen Eagles their first on the season.

No. 21 Moriarty 25, Capital 0: The Moriarty Pintos (5-0) have been putting on the points but it was their stellar defensive play that led to a shutout victory over 5A Capital (1-4) on Friday night. The number one ranked 4A Moriarty Pintos stay perfect on the season with the win.

No. 23 Robertson 49, Bernalillo 6: The Robertson Cardinals poured on the points early as they improve to (5-0) on the season with the 49-6 win over Bernalillo (0-5). With the loss the Spartans continue a losing streak of 16 games. Robertson will start district play next week when they travel to take on Taos High Schoo.

No. 24 Cibola 17, No. 12 Sandia 14: In what could be considered one of the upsets on the evening was the Cibola Cougars (1-4) getting their first win on the season. The Sandia Matadors fall to (2-2) on the season with the loss.

No. 25 Goddard 53, Santa Fe 0: The Goddard Rockets traveled to the Santa Fe area for the second time this season and come out with a 53-0 win over Santa Fe High School (0-4). The Rockets found the end zone at will including an 85-yard kick off return to start the second half by Jonathan Miranda. Devin Quirez and quarterback Cameron Stevenson also found the end zone on rushing touchdowns on the night. Stevenson had a 55-yard touchdown run on the night. Santa Fe continues its losing streak to 18-games with the loss.

More From Friday

David Wins Again: Dexter 24, Portales 13: The Dexter Demons, ranked 2nd in 3A football improved to (5-0) on the season as the upset Portales (4-1) giving them their first loss the season. Dexter ranked 43rd in the Fab 50 earn the upset as Portales was ranked 26th in the Week 5 Fab 50 Rankings. (Yes, I know I said Goalith would win this time - I humbly eat my words).

Staying Perfect: Socorro 35, Navajo Prep: The Socorro Warriors, under first year head coach Andrew McCraw improve to (5-0) on the season. The Warriors are ranked 47th in the the NMPreps Week 5 Fab 50 rankings.

Don't Bet Against the Champs: Estancia 28, Santa Rosa 0: The Estancia Bears, back-to-back 3A state champs, shutout the Santa Rosa Lions on Friday night to improve to (4-1) on the season and extend their home win streak to 12-games. The Bears are ranked 29th in the NMPreps Week 5 Fab 50 Rankings.

Did You Think Otherwise: Miaymura 38, Espanola Valley: The Espanola Valley Sundevils still cover the spread with a 38-0 loss (I believe we said 50-0). The Patriots added the list of undefeated teams as they move to (4-0) on the season.

Lord of 2A: Lordsburg 47, McCurdy 7: The Lordsburg Mavericks improve to (4-1) on the season with the game between two teams on opposite ends of the state. The Mavericks are ranked number one in 2A and 38th in the Fab 50 rankings.

Revenge! Perfection: Escalante 32, Albuquerque Academy 0: The Escalante Lobos improve to (5-0) on the season as they avenge a loss to the Chargers, who beat them in 2015. The Lobos are ranked 39th in the Fab 50.

Back on the Winning Side: Silver 36, Chaparral 23: The Silver Colts (2-3) avoid any chance of an upset with a 13-point win over Chaparral (1-4) who continues to improve behind a young roster.

Under the Radar: Kirtland Central 50, Shiprock 0: The Broncos improve to (4-1) on the season with a shutout win over Shiprock. The Broncos join a group of teams looking for respect as they are ranked 42nd in the state of New Mexico.

Close Call Perfection: Gateway Christian 32, Dora 26: Battling the loss of key players the Gateway Christian Warriors found a way to win over Dora. The Warriors are the lone 8-man team ranked in the Fab 50 at 45th.

Scores
Friday, Sept, 23rd

Capitan 50, Clayton 0 - F

Centennial 54, Hobbs 41 - F

Cibola 17, Sandia 14 - F

Cleveland 42, Artesia 28 - F

Crownpoint 38, Thoreau 16 -F

Cooper (TX) 24, Clovis 13 - F

Dexter 24, Portales 13 - F

Eldorado 42, Valley 0 - F

Escalante 32, Albuquerque Academy 0 - F

Estancia 28, Santa Rosa 0 - F

Eunice 62, Jal 12 - F

Flowing Wells (AZ) 28, Deming 0

Fort Sumner 48, Tucumcari 7 - F

Gateway Christian 30, Dora 26 - F

Goddard 53, Santa Fe 0 - F

Grants 48, Tohatchi 0 - F

Kirtland Central 50, Shiprock 0 - F

Lake Arthur 60, Roy 0 - F

Lordsburg 47, McCurdy 7 - F

Los Alamos 51, Gallup 14 - F

Magdalena 50, Tatum 0 - F

Miyamura 38, Espanola Valley 0 - F

Monument Valley (AZ) 42, Wingate 6 - F

Moriarty 25, Capital 0 - F

Mountainair 54, Mescalero Apache 18 - F

NMMI 29, Hot Springs 15 - F

Onate 51, Gadsden 0 -F

Piedra Vista 28, West Mesa 6 - F

Rio Rancho 64, Manzano 27 - F

Robertson 49, Bernalillo 6 - F

Roswell 27, Belen 7 - F

Ruidoso 47, Tularosa 13 - F

Silver 36, Chaparral 23 - F

Socorro 35, Navajo Prep 0 - F

Taos 54, Santa Fe Indian 0 - F

Valencia 45, Santa Teresa 28 - F

Volcano Vista 68, Atrisco Heritage 21 - F

West Las Vegas 46, Pojoaque Valley 6 - F