This is just hitting the social media airwaves... The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is no longer allowing the words, "Air Ball, scoreboard" at Wisconsin High School Games as it hurts kids feelings. Peter Burns of ESPN just mentioned this.

Just watched it on Netflix. Has anyone else seen it?

With National Signing Day just around the corner breaking recruiting news has been coming in non-stop to NMPreps.com. For those not familiar with the high school football recruiting, National Signing Day is when high school football prospects sign official documents to play college football at the next level. National Signing Day aka NSD is February 3rd, 2016.

Read More Here On The Prospects Which Committed Over The Weekend
https://nmpreps.n.rivals.com/news/e...-mexico-highlands-land-prospects-over-weekend

Complete List of Committed Prospects Here
https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/scholarship-offer-list-updated-january-18th-2016.8277/

Week 9: The Week That Was
Joshua J Grine

The season of uncertainty due to the parity continues to be the identity of 2015-2016. Manzano's 57-54 (OT) win over a Top-10 ranked Rio Grande confirms that this season anything could happen.

The Big Five For Week 9

Top Performance by a NMPreps.com Mr. Basketball Candidate: Daniel Amador scored 38 points against Centennial on Tuesday night. He then followed that performance up with 35 points against Deming on Thursday night. Roswell is winning, winning big, and right now he gets the nod for the week.

P-E-R-F-E-C-T and the one and only: Lets enjoy the Lordsburg Mavericks who are right now 15-0 on the season and winning in convincing fashion. They won big last week against Hatch Valley (75-49), Cuba (92-53), Jemez Valley (86-46) and Hot Springs (81-58). If this team is not a favorite for the 3A title, I don't know who is, the resume is great. Week 10 we have our eye as they take on Cliff and Silver.

Parity in the classification or after the top-2 a mixture of teams?: Cleveland and Onate are playing like title contenders, my statement. The rest of the state might be a mixture of quality teams that are playing for the last two spots in the Final Four against either Cleveland and Onate before they play for the title. Manzano beating Rio Grande, Gadsden beating Valley and even for argument sake Gadsden almost beating Cibola.

Like it's 2010 in 2015, will anyone compete with Roswell. No: Let's take a tour to the past as the Roswell Coyotes won second title. They went into the state tournament as the 1 seed and played a great team like Espanola Valley in the title, it was close, but the Coyotes still won. This year we could have quality teams at 2, 3, and 4 - Grants, Centennial and Gallup but at the end of the day you're still putting money on Roswell. The upset loss in the Elite Eight still has a bad taste in their mouth and they might run away with it this year.

Okay, so maybe we do have some contenders. Yes, I am bringing it back up: Hope Christian won their tournament but it wasn't without a battle. The West Las Vegas Dons lost the battle 73-67 in the crackerbox of a gym the Huskies play in were if you sit in the wrong spot you have a post in front of you. West is ranked third, Robertson the quick team could open things up and challenge the Huskies on a big open court like the PIT or Santa Ana Star Center unless they hold the ball. All I am saying is for those who crowned Hope champs on November 3rd, we might have more excitement actually so stay until the credits roll.

NMPreps.com Week 9 Awards

Player of the Week: Daniel Amador, Roswell High School

For the second time this season Daniel Amador takes home the NMPreps.com Player of the Week Award after posting 38, 35 and 16 point performances in a 3-0 week for the Roswell Coyotes. Amador, also took home the award during week 6 and is a leading candidate for the New Mexico Mr. Basketball Award.

Coach of the Week: DJ Saucedo, Lordsburg High School

At, 15-0 the Mavericks are the last perfect team in boy's basketball this season. The Mavericks traveled to Cuba, New Mexico to win the Cuba Tournament. They walked past quality teams like Hatch Valley and Cuba. This is the first time this season coach Saucedo has won the award.

Team of the Week: Hope Christian Huskies

The Huskies might have challengers but they are elite in every fashion of a basketball program. The Huskies went 4-0 last week with wins over Top-25 teams West Las Vegas and Volcano Vista. The Huskies have one of the top players in the state in Jordan Leake but the supporting cast is only getting better and more confident.

Timeout: Questions after Week 9

Tournament Worthy?: Santa Fe Demons (7-9). Okay, they are under .500 right now but for some reason this team seems like they could upset teams in district and make a case for the tournament. (Finally, agreeing with you NMShock even though I've been reluctant too do so.) I like what I seen on film from the Demons and they could sneak into the tournament with a 2/3 win district season.

2 Bid League Now?: District 2-6A. Okay, no team is ranked in the Top-25 for week 10. However, the district did have a good week during week 9 for the most part. Eldorado over Hobbs. Manzano over Rio Grande. I did proclaim only one should be in the tournament for weeks but maybe now I can agree with 2.

Bubble OUT?: La Cueva (4-10). It was strange to see a 4-10 win team in the Top-25 and they have finally fallen off the rankings. The Bears are one of the strangest 4-10 teams I've ever seen. When looking at the entire field they could make a case for Bubble IN but the recent loss to Las Cruces might put them on the outside looking in. Where it gets strange is the Head-to-Head wins over Volcano Vista and Valley.

Leftovers: Unofficial Awards

Hall Pass: Daniel Flores, Del Norte. Flores led the Knights with 18-points as the Knights are looking more like a bubble IN team with each win. They beat Los Lunas in week 9 to help the case.

Free Lunch Ticket: Markus Collins, Las Cruces. A 23 point performance against La Cueva and then followed it up with a 29 point performance against Sandia. The sophomore is quickly rising and will be one to watch for the next two years but he is making the case now for a tournament team.

Student of the Week: John Paul Garcia, Tucumcari. It has been a few weeks since we have heard from Garcia but he had a great week of 30 points, 9 rebounds against Loving along with 30 points and 9 rebounds against Estancia.

Homework Pass: Clay Patterson, Rio Rancho. Patterson is holding is own for the Rams, with a 25 point and 33 point performance this week.

Gas Drops to 47 Cents a Gallon at Station in Michigan

An apparent “gas war” in Michigan on Sunday forced the cost of a gallon of gasoline to plummet to 47 cents.

According to KTLA sister station WXMI, the Beacon and Bridge Market in Houghton Lake was selling gas for 47 cents a gallon on Sunday night.

Full Link
http://ktla.com/2016/01/18/gas-dropped-to-47-cents-a-gallon-in-michigan-on-sunday/

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. - Martin Luther King Jr.

It's amazing to think that there is more future leaders right here, right now, standing before us. How our country needs these leaders to step up now, maybe more than ever. American is the Land of the Free and the Brave, lets keep it that way for the next 500 years.

Albuquerque Defensive Linemen Makes Commitment

Raymond Cole - Has committed to Eastern New Mexico

6-foot-4, 315 pounds

Jacob Miley - Roswell

Makes Commitment

To Eastern New Mexico

More to come

What Did We Learn During Week 9

Big honor! These young men from New Mexico can play! I believe NMSU pulled and offer from him late in the game. He also had an offer from Air Force coming out of high school. Also a 4.0 student... He his having a great post high school career!

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Week 9: Saturday Night Hoops
Joshua J. Grine of NMPreps.com

We recap the news from Saturday night. A few Top-25 teams square off and another upset night for District 2-6A.

Top-25 Recap

No. 2 Onate 62, West Mesa 31: The Onate Knights dominate the West Mesa Mustangs from Albuquerque, 62-31 on Saturday night. The Knights improve to 15-3 on the season with the win while the Mustangs fall to 3-12. Johnny McCants led the way for the Knights with 10 points and 9 rebounds on the night.

No. 3 Cibola 55, Alamogordo 42: The Cibola Cougars improve to 12-2 on the season with a win on Saturday night in Alamogordo as the Tigers move to 6-12.

No. 4 Hope Christian 73, No. 24 West Las Vegas 67: The Hope Huskies faced one of the few challengers for the 4A state title and come out victorious winning the Hope Christian Invite on Saturday Night. The Huskies improve to (14-2) on the season with the win. West Las Vegas will fall to (13-2) on the season.

No. 14 Gadsden 41, No. 5 Valley 36: Suffering a big loss and could be consider an upset is the Vikings falling at home to the visiting Gadsden Panthers on Saturday night. The Vikings will fall to (9-5) on the season with the loss.

No. 10 Grants 43, No. 6 Capital 39: The Grants Pirates protected their home court on Saturday night ending the Capital Jaguars 15-game win streak. The Capital Jaguars will move to 16-2 on the season. Grants led by Bradley Hatten with 14-points will move to 14-3 on the season. Jeremy Anaya paced the way for the Jaguars with 8 points.

No. 7 Roswell 78, Santa Teresa 36: The Roswell Coyotes continue to be led by top player Daniel Amador who had 16 points on the night. Garrett Smothermon also poured in 15 points in the win for the Coyotes who will move to 14-1 on the season.

Manzano 57, No. 8 Rio Grande 54 (OT): Braxton Bouyer led the charge with 16 points for the Monarchs on a huge upset win over the 8th ranked Ravens of Rio Grande. The Monarchs move to 5-10 on the season with the Ravens falling to (10-4) on the season.

No. 21 Volcano Vista 62, No. 9 Hobbs 55: The Volcano Vista Hawks get the signature win of the season with a 7 point win over No. 9 Hobbs on Saturday evening at home. Volcano Vista will move to 7-6 on the season with Hobbs dropping back to back games in Albuquerque and falling to (8-6) on the season.

No. 11 Centennial 61, No. 12 Albuquerque 52: Bryce Rewalt shot lights out hitting 6-trey's on Saturday night to lead the Hawks in scoring with 22 points. The Centennial Hawks with a huge win on Saturday also got 18 points from Cesar Molina. Centennial moves to 10-4 on the season with the win.

No. 15 Carlsbad 67, Eldorado 55: The Carlsbad Cavemen go 2-0 on their trip to the Duke City this weekend. They improve to 12-6 on the season with the win over Eldorado High School.

No. 23 St. Pius X 56, No. 18 Farmington 48: The St. Pius X Sartans got a much needed resume win on Saturday night beating the 18th ranked Scorpions.

No. 25 Belen 84, Cobre 43: The Belen Eagles move to (10-3) on the season with a convincing win over Cobre on Saturday night.

Saturday Top Performers

John Paul Garcia - Tucumcari - 30 points, 9 rebounds vs Loving.
Bryce Rewalt - Centennial - 22 points (6 3-pointers) vs Albuquerque High.
Cesar Molina - Centennial - 18 points vs Albuquerque High.
Braxton Bouyer - Manzano - 16 points vs Rio Grande.
Daniel Amador - Roswell - 16 points vs Santa Teresa.
Garrett Smothermon - Roswell - 15 points vs Santa Teresa.
Bradley Hatten - Grants - 14 points vs Capital.
Hunter Thomas - Onate - 12 points vs West Mesa.
Johnny McCants - Onate - 10 points and 9 rebounds vs West Mesa.


Saturday Scoreboard

Alamo-Navajo 84, Carrizozo 64
Bayfield, Colo. 62, Navajo Prep 47
Belen 84, Cobre 43
Bloomfield 67, Hot Springs 57
Bosque 59, Ruidoso 55
Carlsbad 67, Eldorado 55
Centennial 61, Albuquerque 52
Cibola 55, Alamogordo 42
Cliff 45, Cloudcroft 20
Evangel Christian Academy 53, Animas 46
Gadsden 41, Valley 36
Goddard 76, Deming 74
Grants 43, Capital 39
Hope Christian 73, West Las Vegas 67
Jal 62, Lake Arthur 35
Las Cruces 77, Sandia 60
Los Lunas 74, Aztec 32
Manzano 57, Rio Grande 54 (OT)
Maxwell 74, Santa Fe Waldorf School 55
Mora 61, Logan 58
Onate 62, West Mesa 31
Roswell 78, Santa Teresa 36
Portales 59, Silver 54
Socorro 90, Zuni 54
Springer 89, Academy for Technology and The Classics 44
St. Pius 56, Farmington 48
Tucumcari 111, Loving 67
Volcano Vista 62, Hobbs 55

Here are the first round match ups for the Lion Classic this weekend.

THURSDAY 01/14
2:00 PM-ATC vs. REHOBOTH
3:30 PM Melrose vs. Gateway
5:00 PM Estancia vs. Springer
6:30 PM SR vs. Monte del Sol

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Week 9 Top Performers
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Saturday
John Paul Garcia - Tucumcari - 30 points, 9 rebounds vs Loving.
Bryce Rewalt - Centennial - 22 points (6 3-pointers) vs Albuquerque High.
Cesar Molina - Centennial - 18 points vs Albuquerque High.
Braxton Bouyer - Manzano - 16 points vs Rio Grande.
Daniel Amador - Roswell - 16 points vs Santa Teresa.
Garrett Smothermon - Roswell - 15 points vs Santa Teresa.
Bradley Hatten - Grants - 14 points vs Capital.
Hunter Thomas - Onate - 12 points vs West Mesa.
Johnny McCants - Onate - 10 points and 9 rebounds vs West Mesa.

Friday
Daniel Amador - Roswell - 35 points in the win over Deming.
Cesar Molina - Centennial - 32 points and 7 rebounds vs. West Mesa.
Markus Collins - Las Cruces - 23 points in the win over La Cueva.
Johnny McCants - Onate - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 blocks in the win over Albuquerque.
Hunter Thomas - Onate - 16 points in the win over Albuquerque.
Mike Uribe - Onate - 10 points in the win over Albuquerque.

Thursday
Martin Trujillo - Los Lunas - Scored 35 points vs Del Norte.
Clay Patterson - Rio Rancho - Scored 25 points vs Rio Grande.
Estevan Esparza - Hatch Valley - Scored 22 points vs Mesa Vista.
Daniel Flores - Del Norte - Scored 18 points vs Los Lunas.
Michael Castillo - Hatch Valley - Scored 17 vs Mesa Vista.
Brian Dowdy - Kirtland Central - Scored 17 points vs Grants.
Hunter Wisneski - Los Lunas - Scored 17 points vs Del Norte.
Jeremy Anaya - Capital - Scored 16 points in win over Santa Fe.
Richie Lucero - Grants - Scored 15 points vs Kirtland Central.
Santi Gonzales - Santa Fe - Scored 15 points vs Capital.
Ranson Begay - Del Norte - Scored 14 points vs Los Lunas.
Eric Coca - Capital - Scored 14 points vs Santa Fe.
Eric Gonzales - Grants - Scored 12 points vs Kirtland Central.
Bradley Hatten - Grants - Scored 11 points vs Kirtland Central.
Isaiah Brooks - Capital - Scored 10 points vs Santa Fe.
Mike Chambers - Grants - Scored 10 points vs Kirtland Central.

Tuesday
Daniel Amador - Roswell - Scored 38 points and 8 rebounds vs Centennial.
John Paul Garcia - Tucumcari - Scored 30 points and 9 rebounds vs Estancia.
Jacob Esquivel - Lordsburg - Scored 26 points vs Hot Springs.
Jeremy Anaya - Capital - Scored 25 points vs La Cueva.
DJ Bustos - West Las Vegas - Scored 23 points vs Santa Fe.
David Marquez - Santa Fe - Scored 16 points vs West Las Vegas.
Johnny Plowman - Lordsburg - Scored 16 points vs Hot Springs.
Augie Larranaga - Capital - Scored 15 points vs La Cueva.
Bradley Hatten - Grants - Scored 13 points vs Espanola Valley.
Chris Johnson - Carlsbad - Scored 12 points and 10 rebounds vs Artesia.
Brenden Boatwright - Carlsbad - Scored 12 points and 7 rebounds vs. Artesia.
Mike Chambers - Grants - Scored 11 points vs Espanola Valley.
Richie Lucero - Grants - Scored 11 points vs Espanola Valley.
Matt Vail - Grants - Scored 11 points vs Espanola Valley.

WEEK 9 SCOREBOARD

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THURSDAY
Atrisco Heritage 92, Manzano 66
Belen 61, Bernalillo 55
Capital 55, Santa Fe 49 (OT)
Del Norte 70, Los Lunas 67, OT
Dulce 59, Laguna-Acoma 56
Escalante 71, Tohajilee 61
Estancia 58, Springer 49
Hatch Valley 63, Mesa Vista 49
Hope Christian 86, Hot Springs 37
Lordsburg 86, Jemez Valley 48
Los Alamos 43, Moriarty 40
Lovington 79, Texico 69
Magdalena 72, Evangel Christian 40
Maxwell 75, Tierra Encantada 53
Melrose 64, Gateway Christian 53
Mesilla Valley Christian 65, Jal 33
NMMI 47, Hagerman 44, OT
Pojoaque 47, Bosque School 41
Rehoboth 52, Academy for Technology and The Classics 33
Rio Grande 82, Rio Rancho 68
Robertson 60, Portales 56
Santa Fe Indian 74, Newcomb 39
Santa Rosa 79, Monte del Sol 38
Shiprock 66, Socorro 59
Silver 40, St. Michael's 36
St. Pius 51, Sandia Prep 48
Taos 74, Zuni 48
West Las Vegas 73, Bloomfield 39


TUESDAY
Atrisco 69, Eldorado 49
Bernalillo 56, Albuquerque Academy 36
Bloomfield 55, Aztec 38
Capital 57, La Cueva 37
Carlsbad 66, Artesia 34
Cobre 49, Tularosa 35
Durango (CO) 72, Piedra Vista 55
Farmington 72, Kirtland Central 53
Goddard 74, Clovis 46
Grants 70, Espanola Valley 58
Hagerman 50, Capitan 46
Hope Christian 53, Volcano Vista 32
Lordsburg 81, Hot Springs 56
Lovington 48, Portales 41
Mayfield 63, Alamogordo 50
Mountainair 60, Corona 39
Onate 49, EP Cathedral (TX) 35
Pojoaque Valley 54, St Mikes 45
Robertson 51, Moriarty 35
Roswell 95, Centennial 74
Ruidoso 59, Hatch Valley 50
Sandia Prep 75, Socorro 57
Santa Fe 63, West Las Vegas 55
Wingate 53, Tohatchi 51

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Monday Night
St. Mike's 48, Santa Fe High 41
Lordsburg 57, Morenci 54 (I'm told there was 54 fouls in this game)
Jal 59, Lake Arthur 11

Tuesday Night
Amarillo, Texas 46, Portales 40
Bayfield, Colo. 45, Navajo Prep 41
Carlsbad 56, Artesia 20
Cleveland 49, Atrisco Heritage 27
Del Norte 40, Belen 33
Eldorado 66, Valley 49
Eunice 63, Jal 24
Gallup 76, St. Pius 52
House/Grady 53, Clovis Christian 13
Jemez Valley 66, Tse Yi Gai 65
Kirtland Central 56, Farmington 42
Laguna-Acoma 55, Rehoboth 47
Los Alamos 79, Taos 46
Magdalena 57, Hot Springs 38
Mayfield 58, Alamogordo 29
Onate 57, Silver 47
Piedra Vista 52, Durango, Colo. 50
Questa 45, Springer 38
Ramah 71, St. Johns, Ariz. 33
Roswell 48, Clovis 31
Ruidoso 58, Hatch Valley 38
Sandia 61, Rio Grande 25
Sandia Prep 74, Socorro 47
Santa Fe Indian 49, Aztec 48
Tatum 65, Dora 27
Texico 47, Elida 27
Tucumcari 50, Estancia 25
Tularosa 72, Cobre 20
Vaughn 66, NMSD 23
Volcano Vista 49, Hope Christian 41
West Las Vegas 71, Mora 37

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Week 9: Friday Night Hoops
Joshua J Grine of NMPreps.com

A wild night of basketball that ended with a half-court buzzer beating win by an unranked team over a Top-25 team.

Top-25 Recap

No. 1 Cleveland 70, Clovis 46: The Cleveland Storm move to (13-4) on the season with a road win over Clovis. The Storm are now on a five game winning streak with the win.

No. 2 Onate 59, No. 12 Albuquerque 46: Onate gets a Top-25 win on Friday night at home over the visting Bulldogs of Albuquerque High. The Knights were led by Johnny McCants who had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 blocks in the win. Junior guard Hunter Thomas also in double figures with 16 points.

No. 3 Cibola 41, No. 14 Gadsden 38: The Cibola Cougars avoid a loss to Gadsden on Friday night and improve to (11-2) on the season. Gadsden will drop to (10-6) on the season.

No. 4 Hope Christian 66, Taos 29: In the semi-final game of the winners bracket of the Hope Invitational the host team Hope Christian improves to (12-2) after a convincing win over fellow 4A Taos.

No. 5 Valley 53, Alamogordo 43: The Vikings started slow in this one trailing at the end of the first half but used a 19-10 second quarter on their way to the win. The Vikings improve to (9-4) on the season with the win. Anthony Chavez led the Vikings in double figures. Carlton Bartley paced the way for the Tigers with 12 points.

No. 7 Roswell 114, Deming 76: The Coyotes (12-1) of Roswell continue their dominating tour as they go over the century mark on 6A Deming Friday Night. One of the top players in the state Daniel Amador poured in 35 points.

Eldorado 81, No. 9 Hobbs 80: The Hobbs Eagles traveled north on Friday night to face the unranked Eldorado Eagles. Eldorado improves to 3-9 on the season after a Mykol Lagarde 50-foot buzzer beating shot went through the net. Eldorado fought back after being down 58-49 at the end of the third to win the game. Hobbs drops to (8-5) on the season.

No. 11 Centennial 75, West Mesa 49: The Centennial Hawks win in convincing fashion over West Mesa (Albuquerque) on Friday night. It was senior guard Cesar Molina with an impressive 32 points and 7 rebounds to lead the way for the Hawks in the win.

No. 15 Carlsbad 45, No. 21 Volcano Vista: The Cavemen get a much needed Top-25 win on Friday night over Volcano Vista. The Cavemen move to 10-6 on the season with the win. Volcano Vista will fall to (6-6) with the loss.

No. 17 Gallup 54, Albuquerque Academy 37: In 5A basketball the Gallup Bengals improve to (13-4) on the season with the double digit win over Albuquerque Academy.

No. 18 Farmington 54, Highland 35: If you needed anymore convincing that the Scorpions are going to be a threat this season the 21-point win over 6A Highland could be a start. The Scorpions improve to (12-2) on the season with the win. David Riley led the way for the Scorpions win 20 points in the win.

Las Cruces 57, No. 20 La Cueva 46: The Las Cruces Bulldawgs, a bubble team, is currently on the rise after earning a Top-25 win Friday night. The Bulldawgs were led by sophomore Markus Collins who had 23 points in the win. Mike Uribe also in double figures with 10 points on Friday night.

No. 22 Robertson 49, Silver 44: In 4A basketball, outside of Hope, no other program is playing better than the Robertson Cardinals who improve to (12-2) on the season with another big resume win.

No. 24 West Las Vegas 84, Shiprock 52: Right behind the Cardinals is their crosstown rival West Las Vegas High School with a 22-point win over Shiprock. The Dons move to (13-1) on the season with the win.

Friday Top Performers

Daniel Amador - Roswell - 35 points in the win over Deming.
Cesar Molina - Centennial - 32 points and 7 rebounds vs. West Mesa.
Markus Collins - Las Cruces - 23 points in the win over La Cueva.
David Riley - Farmington - 20 points in the win over Highland.
Johnny McCants - Onate - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 blocks in the win over Albuquerque.
Hunter Thomas - Onate - 16 points in the win over Albuquerque.
Mike Uribe - Onate - 10 points in the win over Albuquerque.

What We Learned Friday

Another Buzzer Beater: Not only does the halfcourt shot beat the Eagles of Hobbs but it puts the Eldorado Eagles back on the bubble with the win.

Don't Buy On Game Day: On the same day we ran a feature having the Eagles as a buy for state title run they lose to a then 2-9 team.

The Mavericks A Perfect Story: The Lordsburg Mavericks got 31 points from one of the players in a convincing win Friday night to improve to 14-0 on the season.

Bubble Is Back in Play: We had Eldorado OUT. Now possibly IN. We had Las Cruces OUT and now with a win over La Cueva they too make the case for Bubble IN.

Free Falling: The Portales Rams lose again to another top 4A team. The St. Mike's Horsemen needed a win an they got a signature one over Portales.

Friday Scoreboard

Artesia 57, Los Alamos 53
Bernalillo 71, Aztec 35
Bloomfield 58, Socorro 51
Carlsbad 45, Volcano Vista 37
Carrizozo 75, Animas 48
Centennial 71, West Mesa 49
Cibola 41, Gadsden 38
Cleveland 74, Clovis 46
Eldorado 81, Hobbs 80
Farmington 54, Highland 35
Gallup 54, Albuquerque Academy 37
Goddard 74, Santa Teresa 64
Hope Christian 66, Taos 29
Hot Springs 65, Zuni 49
Las Cruces 57, La Cueva 46
Lordsburg 75, Hatch Valley 49
Melrose 56, Estancia 41
Mesa Vista 55, Jemez Valley 43
Mesilla Valley Christian 48, Tularosa 41
Navajo Prep 68, Dulce 51
Newcomb 62, Shiprock Northwest 24
Onate 59, Albuquerque 46
Pecos 69, Raton 37
Robertson 49, Silver 44
Roswell 114, Deming 76
Santa Rosa 65, Rehoboth Christian 38
Springer 84, Gateway Christian 58
St. Michael's 47, Portales 39
Valley 53, Alamogordo 43
West Las Vegas 84, Shiprock 52

Week 9: Thursday Night Hoops
Joshua J. Grine of NMPreps

A few tournaments kick off on Thursday night in a big night for class 4A basketball as the non-district slate of games come to an end. Who earned respect last night in the state?

Top-25 Recap

No. 4 Hope Christian 86, Hot Springs 37: In the opening game of their own tournament, Hope Christian improved to (13-2) on the season with a win over Hot Springs.

No. 6 Capital 55, Santa Fe 49 (OT): The place to big on Thursday night was Capital High School as the Jaguars escaped with a close win in overtime over crosstown rival Santa Fe High School. Capital junior Jeremy Anaya leads the Jaguars in scoring again Thursday with 16 points on the evening. Eric Coca with 14 points and Isaiah Brooks with 10 were the other two Jaguars in double figures. Santa Fe was paced by Santi Gonzales with 15 points on the night.

No. 8 Rio Grande 82, No. 13 Rio Rancho 68: The Ravens win another big home game over a Top-25 team on Thursday night. The Ravens improve to (10-3) on the season, one of the best starts under head coach Sean Jimemez. Rio Rancho falls to (11-6) on the season.

No. 10 Grants 78, Kirtland Central 55: The Grants Pirates improve to (13-3) on the season pulling away late against the Bronocs of Kirtland Central. Richie Lucero led the Pirates with 15 points on the night. Eric Gonzales, 12 points, Bradley Hatten, 11 points and Mike Chambers with 10 are the other Pirates in double figures. Brian Dowdy paced the way for the Broncos with 17 points.

No. 19 Atrisco Heritage Academy 92, Manzano 66: Proving that they are the real deal this season the Jaguars put the hammer down on Manzano with a 92-66 victory. The Jaguars improve to (9-5) on the season.

No. 22 Robertson 60, Portales 56: The Robertson Cardinals earned a huge 4A resume win over Portales on Thursday night. The Cardinals trade size for speed as they overcame the Rams who have one of the best big men in the state. The Cardinals move to (11-2) on the season with the win.

No. 23 St. Pius X 51, Sandia Prep 48: The Sartans move to 9-4 on the season with a close game against unranked Sandia Prep on Thursday night.

No. 24 West Las Vegas 73, Bloomfield 39: No question here as the Dons, one of three ranked 4A teams, ran away from the Bloomfield Bobcats in the opening round of the OPe Christian tournament. West Las Vegas improves to (12-1) on the season.

No. 25 Belen 61, Bernalillo 55: Placing themselves in a different tier the Belen Eagles went to Bernalillo and earned a win improving to (9-3) on the season. The Eagles are off to one of the best starts under head coach Patrick Mondragon.

Top Performers From Thursday

Martin Trujillo - Los Lunas - Scored 35 points vs Del Norte.
Estevan Esparza - Hatch Valley - Scored 22 points vs Mesa Vista.
Daniel Flores - Del Norte - Scored 18 points vs Los Lunas.
Michael Castillo - Hatch Valley - Scored 17 vs Mesa Vista.
Brian Dowdy - Kirtland Central - Scored 17 points vs Grants.
Hunter Wisneski - Los Lunas - Scored 17 points vs Del Norte.
Jeremy Anaya - Capital - Scored 16 points in win over Santa Fe.
Richie Lucero - Grants - Scored 15 points vs Kirtland Central.
Santi Gonzales - Santa Fe - Scored 15 points vs Capital.
Ranson Begay - Del Norte - Scored 14 points vs Los Lunas.
Eric Coca - Capital - Scored 14 points vs Santa Fe.
Eric Gonzales - Grants - Scored 12 points vs Kirtland Central.
Bradley Hatten - Grants - Scored 11 points vs Kirtland Central.
Isaiah Brooks - Capital - Scored 10 points vs Santa Fe.
Mike Chambers - Grants - Scored 10 points vs Kirtland Central.

What We Learned On Thursday

Resume Beater: Del Norte 70, Los Lunas 67. The Del Norte Knights are coming out of nowhere and improving their resume with a buzzer beating win on Thursday on the road.

Okay, I see you. Top 4?: The Rio Grande Ravens with a statement win that could have them looking more like a Top-4 seed come March. Impressed by the 82-68 win.

Battle for 4A. Red or Green?: Okay we have a divide and Robertson (win over Portales), West Las Vegas (thumping win over Bloomfield) and Silver (over St. Mikes, 40-36) have placed themselves in a different tier. Hope sits at the top of the pyramid, followed by West (who will get a shot at Hope this week) and their crosstown rival Robertson in the next row. Who gets the 2-seed comes down to who survives district play for the two Las Vegas, New Mexico teams.

Honey, we're going streaking!: Lordsburg stays perfect at 13-0 with an 86-48 win over Jemez Valley on Thursday night. The Mavericks are the final team to remain perfect. A 3A favorite this season the Mavericks could go into March with the 1-seed.

Bubble Pop? Los Alamos earns a 3-point win over Moriarty, who we had as the 16-seed in our bracket watch Thursday morning.

Wow, Dot On the Map Placed! Dulce with the biggest win in recent histroy (maybe ever who knows) but the win over Laguna-Acoma 59-56 is one of the biggest ye popping results. At 8-1 this season the Hawks of Dulce could be the real deal this season.

Thursday Scoreboard

Atrisco Heritage 92, Manzano 66
Belen 61, Bernalillo 55
Capital 55, Santa Fe 49 (OT)
Del Norte 70, Los Lunas 67, OT
Dulce 59, Laguna-Acoma 56
Escalante 71, Tohajilee 61
Estancia 58, Springer 49
Hatch Valley 63, Mesa Vista 49
Hope Christian 86, Hot Springs 37
Lordsburg 86, Jemez Valley 48
Los Alamos 43, Moriarty 40
Lovington 79, Texico 69
Magdalena 72, Evangel Christian 40
Maxwell 75, Tierra Encantada 53
Melrose 64, Gateway Christian 53
Mesilla Valley Christian 65, Jal 33
NMMI 47, Hagerman 44, OT
Pojoaque 47, Bosque School 41
Rehoboth 52, Academy for Technology and The Classics 33
Rio Grande 82, Rio Rancho 68
Robertson 60, Portales 56
Santa Fe Indian 74, Newcomb 39
Santa Rosa 79, Monte del Sol 38
Shiprock 66, Socorro 59
Silver 40, St. Michael's 36
St. Pius 51, Sandia Prep 48
Taos 74, Zuni 48
West Las Vegas 73, Bloomfield 39