Henderson: 25 Players Under The Radar


Pictured is Moriarty Pitcher Antonio Mora who has 50K's on the season

Kurk Kelly - Clovis - Senior - UTIL - One of the top senior athletes at Clovis High School. Very dangerous because of his speed around the bases. Stole 4 bases recently against Alamogordo.

Elijah Gamboa - Piedra Vista - Junior - 2B/3B - All around solid athlete at Piedra Vista. He can play pretty much any position. Recently had a key RBI against Miyamura.

Karl Koerper - Centennial - Junior - 1B - Having a big year and is starting to heat up. Went 3-4 with a single, double, HR, and 4 RBI’s against Santa Teresa.

Sergio Alfaro - Rio Grande - Junior - P - Only 5-foot-6, 152 pounds, but leads the State in wins with 7

Tristin Lively - Las Cruces - Sophomore - UTIL - Very bright future ahead, started since a freshmen at Las Cruces.

Wyatt Williams - Melrose - Senior - P/SS - Having a big year once again. Against Magdalena recently he hit 2 home runs, 3 RBI’s, and scored 3 runs.

Kyle Duggins - Aztec - Junior - P/1B - Playing a key role for the Tigers this year, earned a big win over Farmington recently.

Dominic Roybal - Pojoaque - Junior - P/2B - Hitting 400 on the year, was 3-3 against Robertson with 2 RBI’s

Dominic Lomeli - Dexter - Senior - P - Finally a senior, 4 year starter for the Demons. Against Texico last week he was 3-4 with 4 RBI’s.

JR Bustamonte - Artesia - Freshmen - P - Just a freshmen, but threw a no hitter against the No. 1 ranked Goddard Rockets last week.

Ryan Johnson - La Cueva - Sophomore - OF - Without a doubt one of the top sophomores in New Mexico, against Highland last week he was 4-5 with 5 runs scored, 6 RBI’s, 1 double, and 1 triple. Also has two bombs on the year.

Lane Saunders - Los Alamos - Senior - P - On the season the Eastern New Mexico Commit has racked up 6 wins and 49 K’s.

Beau Williams - Sandia Prep - Senior - P - The 6-foot-5, 220 pound LHP is having a big year as expected. He had 11K’s against Hope this past weekend.

Thomas Braybrooks - Academy - Junior - P - 6-foot-0, 190 pound Pitcher that can bring it, remember when Academy beat Eldorado 6-1? Guess who was on the mound.

Isaiah Tovar - Hobbs - P/2B - Senior - Has a fielding percentage of .979 and on the mound he is 5-2 on the season.

Antonio Mora - Moriarty - C/P/SS - Senior - Has 4 wins on the season with 50 strikeouts, regarded as one of the top 5A pitchers this year.

Arjay Miller - Shipwreck - 3B/P/SS - Senior - Hitting over .500 this season with 3 wins on the mound.

Kyler Woodul - Ruidoso - C/P - Junior - Hitting .485 on the season in 84 plate appearances with 27 RBI’s.

Josue Ruiz - Valencia - 3B/1B - Senior - Hitting .390 with 17 RBI’s, 10 doubles, and 1 HR

James Gimler - Hatch - P/1B - Sophomore - Hitting .479 with 25 RBI’s and 5 triples

Brian Gonzales - West LV - SS/P/2B - Senior - Hitting .447 from the plate with 16 RBI’s and is 4-2 on the mound.

Zach Groves - Eldorado - OF - Senior - Hitting .449 on the season with 11 RBI’s and 5 doubles.

Nate Arrington - Carlsbad - P - Sophomore - Hitting .552 from the plate with 12 RBI’s and is 3-1 from the mound.

Eric Hernandez - Carlsbad - C - Senior - Has a fielding percentage of .970 and is batting .400 with 11 RBI’s.

Robert Rodriguez - Cobre - Senior - Hitting .451 from the plate with 7 RBI’s

Just want to give Cats5201 a big shout out. He does a lot for the youth in Tularosa and doesn't ask for any recognition. Over the weekend he ran a youth bball tourney, he coached, reffed, cooked, cleaned, ran the clock. Big props to cats for taking such an interest in the kids in his community.

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NMPreps.com's Class 6A Playoff Predictions As Of April 17th

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Class 6A
1. Rio Rancho 19-4, 5-0
2. Eldorado 12-4-1, 5-0
3. Carlsbad 15-5, 5-1
4. Rio Grande 13-5, 3-0
5. Volcano Vista 15-5, 3-2
6. Sandia 13-5, 4-2
7. Las Cruces 12-7, 5-1
8. La Cueva 11-8, 5-2
9. Cleveland 15-7, 2-2
10. Hobbs 12-8, 3-3
11. Cibola 11-8-1, 2-3
12. Deming 10-7, 3-2
13. Alamogordo 7-13, 2-4
14. Clovis 12-8, 2-4
15. Gadsden 13-9, 4-4
16. Mayfield 8-10, 3-3

How The 6A Bracket Would Look

1. Rio Rancho
16. Mayfield

8. La Cueva
9. Cleveland

4. Rio Grande
13. Alamogordo

5. Volcano Vista
12. Deming

3. Carlsbad
14. Clovis

6. Sandia
11. Cibola

7. Las Cruces
10. Hobbs

2. Eldorado
15. Gadsden

Bubble
West Mesa 7-12, 2-1
Atrisco Heritage 12-7, 2-2

Outside Looking In
Manzano 5-13, 2-4
Highland 3-17, 0-8
Santa Fe 5-15, 0-5
Albuquerque 6-12, 1-1
Valley 5-14-1, 0-4
Onate 6-15, 1-6

NMPreps.com's Class 5A Playoff Predictions As Of April 17th

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1. Goddard 13-3, 1-1
2. Piedra Vista14-7, 2-0
3. Centennial 16-6, 5-1
4. Los Alamos 12-7, 5-0
5. Aztec 14-5, 3-0
6. St. Pius X 9-8, 1-1
7. Artesia 8-9, 3-1
8. Valencia 11-11, 5-1
9. Santa Teresa 11-8, 4-1
10. Belen 11-8, 2-3
11. Farmington 7-13, 1-1
12. Academy 6-11-1, 1-1
13. Moriarty 14-6, 1-2
14. Miyamura 9-8, 0-3
15. Los Lunas 7-12, 1-5
16. Del Norte 8-11, 6-1

How The 5A Bracket Would Look

1. Goddard
16. Del Norte

8. Valencia
9. Santa Teresa

4. Los Alamos
13. Moriarty

5. Aztec
12. Academy

3. Centennial
14. Miyamura

6. St. Pius X
11. Farmington

7. Artesia
10. Belen

2. Pedra Vista
15. Los Lunas

Bubble
Bernalillo 13-9, 3-5
Grants 9-9, 1-2
Roswell 7-7, 2-0

Out
Chaparral 1-19, 0-6
Lovington 3-13, 0-2
Gallup 5-16, 0-2
Espanola 5-9, 2-4
Capital 0-16, 0-6

NMPreps.com's Class 4A Playoff Predictions As Of April 17th

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1. Sandia Prep 16-4, 3-0
2. Hope 12-7, 1-2
3. Portales 8-6, 4-0
4. Bloomfield 11-8, 4-0
5. Taos 11-8, 2-1
6. Ruidoso 13-8, 6-2
7. Kirtland 11-8, 3-0
8. Cobre 9-8, 4-0
9. Shiprock 15-3, 2-2
10. St. Mike’s 8-10, 0-1
11. Silver 12-8, 5-1
12. Hatch Valley 10-9, 3-3
13. Pojoaque 9-12, 2-2
14. Robertson 10-7, 3-3
15. West LV 11-8, 2-3
16. NMMI 6-12, 2-4

How The 4A Bracket Would Look

1. Sandia Prep
16. NMMI

8. Cobre
9. Shiprock

4. Bloomfield
13. Pojoaque

5. Taos
12. Hatch

3. Portales
14. Robertson

6. Ruidoso
11. Silver

7. Kirtland Central
10. St. Mike's

2. Hope Christian
15. West LV

Bubble
SFIS 7-5, 0-1

Outside Looking In
Wingate 4-10, 2-2
Socorro 4-14, 2-6
Thoreau 2-14, 0-3
Zuni 4-11, 0-4
East Mountain 2-14, 0-6
Hot Springs 7-10, 0-6

NMPreps.com's Class 3A Playoff Predictions As Of April 17th

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1. Texico 16-3, 4-1
2. Dexter 16-5, 4-1
3. Estancia 12-2, 1-0
4. Pecos 11-9, 1-0
5. Laguna Acoma 13-2, 0-0
6. Eunice 6-10, 2-3
7. Tularosa 5-8, 2-0
8. Mesilla 7-5, 3-1
9. Lordsburg 5-4, 0-1
10. Capitan 5-7, 0-3
11. Raton 3-13, 2-0
12. Clayton 3-4, 1-1
13. Tucumcari 7-9, 2-2
14. Santa Rosa 7-9, 1-3
15. Navajo Prep 7-6-1
16. Loving 1-11, 0-5

How The 3A Bracket Would Look

1. Texico
16. Loving

8. Mesilla
9. Lordsburg

4. Pecos
13. Tucumcari

5. Laguna Acoma
12. Clayton

3. Estancia
14. Santa Rosa

6. Eunice
11. Raton

7. Tularosa
10. Capitan

2. Dexter
15. Navajo Prep


Outside Looking In
Tohatchi 3-10
NACA 0-2
Monte Del Sol 1-2, 0-0

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Good Morning. Since I just released our Playoff Predictions yesterday here https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/nmpreps-coms-playoff-predictions.19326/ I am curious to see if there is interest in updated team rankings for this week. Let me know.

Rio Rancho Offensive Linemen Logan Hertz (6-foot-6, 270) recently added Montana's Junior Day. He is very interested in the FCS Program. Also hearing from the New Mexico Lobos, Arizona, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, and a handful of D2 and D3 schools. Last year The Griz was 8-5 overall losing to North Dakota State in the Subdivision Playoffs.

Hertz (right) pictured with Montana Head Coach Bob Stitt.


Montana Football Stadium

Who and where this weekend?

Post results and schedules for this week.

Centennial Hawks
@ Albuquerque
@ MAnzano
@ La Cueva
Cleveland
* Hobbs
* @ Carlsbad
* Gadsden
* Mayfield
* Las Cruces
* Denotes District Games

Onate Knights
Cleveland
@ Atrisco Heritage
Sandia
@ Rio Rancho
* @ Gadsen
* Mayfield
* @ Carlsbad
* Hobbs
* Las Cruces
* Centennial
* Denotes District Game

Las Cruces Bulldawgs
@ Eldorado
Cibola
@ Cleveland
@ Valley
BYE
* Gadsden
* @ Hobbs
* Carlsbad
* Centennial
* @ Onate
* @ Mayfield
*Denotes District Game

Mayfield Trojans
Not sure on home or away for the Trojans schedule
Rio Rancho
Del Valle
Eldorado
Volcano Vista
Carlsbad
* Onate
* Centennial
* Gadsden
* Hobbs
* Las Cruces
*Denotes District Game

Best Track And Field Athlete In The State?

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Alamogordo girls basketball assistant coaching position. Please contact Fernie Sanchez 915-637-4442. Teaching positions available.

Poll: Which State Champion Had The Best Overall Team?

There will be TWO college ID Camps at Santa Teresa HS this spring.

March 5-6: Trinidad State JC
Coach Miller is always impressed with the boys from NM and west TX. The last camp had 50+ boys, he hopes to hit that number again and also try to see some of the boys he might've missed the first time. Cost is $30 per player if they register early or $40 at the door. This camp is open to boys and girls
Flyers and registration forms./website will be coming out this weekend

April 30-May 1: Lubbock Christian and McMurray Universities
We were able to lock down TWO Division II schools to come into our area for the first time. If we can keep numbers high that hopefully mean more offers and more competition between schools for our talented kids. Cost will be $50 ($25/coach). This is a boys only camp.
Flyers and registration forms will be coming out mid-March.

Please share with anyone who might be interested.

Farmington Nation's No. 1 Shrinking City?

According to USA Today it is

> Population growth (2010-2015): -8.76%
> Total population: 118,737
> Per capita income: $36,197
> Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Farmington’s population shrank by 8.8% over the last five years, faster than any other metro in the country. As is common in the nation’s shrinking cities, Farmington has a relatively high violent crime rate and relatively low incomes. There are approximately 535 violent crimes per 100,000 area residents, well above the national rate of 366 incidents per 100,000 people. The area’s annual per capita income of $36,197 is also well below the $47,615 income of the average American.

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Sad news to report. Shaun Sanchez (Left) passed away yesterday. Played on the Wildcat's 2001 State Championship team.

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Tres Segler is the New Head Coach at Eastern New Mexico

Is it real? How is it changing the game? Less to the hole more outside shooting. Is it better for the game?

What Football player was the best move in for your schools history. For Artesia it is a no brainer, Scott Runyan.

Hatch Valley just hired Raul Tellez

Coached JV at Las Cruces under Coach Benjamin for 5 seasons