Over the next few weeks leading up to National Signing Day we'll breakdown the Class of 2016 Commitments

Marcus Williams - Cleveland - Receiver
6-foot-4, 215 pounds
Class of 2016
Committed to New Mexico

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I strongly believe if Williams would of played in a larger metro area he would be a 10-15 type offer prospect, maybe more. Some critics has questioned his top end speed, but remember he is only 17-18 years old and will get faster and stronger moving forward. His upside is tremendous and he has some great size and does things that most can't which is cause major mis-matches inside the red-zone and his leaping ability is outstanding. Think the Lobos landed someone special here, NMSU really missed out by not offering him. Still shocked at that, you should of seen him at the camp he lit it up.

Complete List of Committed Prospects Here
https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/scholarship-offer-list-updated-december-29th-2015.8277/

Top 15 Recaps

No. 2 Onate 79, Alamogordo 57: The Onate Knights moved to (10-4) on the season with the win over Alamogordo at home Friday night, 79-57. Senior forward Johnny McCants led the way with 29-points on the evening.

No. 3 Cibola 70, Hope Christian 64: The Cougars (10-1) and Huskies (10-2) battled early in the first half before the Cougars took a lead by halftime, 31-22 and never looked back. Junior guard Desmond Carpenter led the way in the win with 15 points.

No. 5 Cleveland 58, No. 1 Valley 39: The fifth ranked Cleveland Storm improved to 11-4 on the season with the win over No. 1 Valley High School (8-3) moving on to the Championship game of the APS Metro Championship. Senior wing Marcus Williams led the way with 23-points on the evening. Segun Oyeku paced the way with 13 for the Vikings.

No. 6 Grants 65, No. 24 St. Pius X 53: The two district rivals square off early this season before district play starts with the Pirates winning in the Gallup Tournament moving on to play rival Gallup for the Champhionship. Mike Chambers and Eric Gonazles both finished with 14 each in the win. Emilo Arrellano put in 29 in the loss.

No. 8 Roswell 72, Odessa Permian (TX) 56: The eight ranked Coyotes continue winning big as they take out Odessa - Permian by double digits on Friday night.

No. 10 Albuquerque 71, No. 9 Rio Rancho 51: For the third time this season the Albuquerque High Bulldogs (7-4) and Rio Rancho Rams (10-5) have squared off with the Bulldogs taking the series lead, 2-1.

No. 13 Rio Grande 67, No. 19 La Cueva 66: A close, back-and-forth game with several lead changes it was the 13th ranked Rio Grande Ravens with the 1-point victory. Marshall Moore led the way for the Ravens with 20 points. Also, in double figures was Dominic Gonzales with 11 and junior forward Dakota Yancey with 12. Alejandro Ruiz finished with 17 for the La Cueva Bears.

No. 14 Hobbs 70, No. 12 Gadsden 47: In convincing fashion the Hobbs Eagles made a statement to the state with a 23 point win over the Gadsden Panthers. Pierre Swain with 22 points led the way for the Eagles.

EP Cathedral (TX) 42, No. 11 Carlsbad 34: The Carlsbad Cavemen (9-5) continue its dip in the season as they lose their fourth games out of their last five. Jordan Wright paced the way for the Cavemen with 9 points; Brenden Boatwright had 8 points and 5 rebounds.

Rest of the Top-25

No. 16 Sandia gets a much needed win over district foe Highland.
No. 17 Volcano Vista tames the Monarchs of Manzano for a needed win of their own, 53-40. David Cormier spread his wings for 15 points in the win.
No. 20 Gallup cooled the Sundevils at home, 74-46.
No. 22 Atrisco led by Estevan Martinez's 23 points run shed daily light on the Knights of Del Norte, 71-59.

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Johnny McCants - Onate - Scored 29 points in the win over Alamogordo.
Emilo Arrellano - St. Pius X - 29 points vs Grants.
Estevan Martinez - Atrisco - 23 points in the win over Del Norte.
Marcus Williams - Cleveland - 23 points vs Valley.
Michael Ou - Menaul - 23 points scored vs Bosque.
Marshall Moore - Rio Grande - 20 points vs La Cueva.
Isaac Maldonado - Cibola - Scored 18 points against Hope.
Elijah Herron - La Cueva - Scored 16 points vs Rio Grande.
Desmond Carpenter - CIbola - Scored 15 points in the win over Hope.
David Cormier - Volcano Vista - Scored 15 points vs Manzano.
Jordan Leake - Hope - 14 points against Cibola.
Mike Chambers - Grants - 14 points vs St. Pius X.
Eric Gonzales - Grants - 14 points vs St. Pius X.
Caleb Meyer-Hagen - Hope - 13 points against Cibola.
Marcus Medina - Hope 13 points against Cibola.
Dakota Yancey - Rio Grande - 12 points vs La Cueva.
Simeon Moya - La Cueva - Scored 12 points vs Rop Grande.
Cameron Dixon - Cibola - 11 points against Hope.
Segun Oyeku - Valley - 11 points vs Cleveland.
Isaiah Mejia - Del Norte - 11 points vs Atrisco.
Eric Sonnenberg - Manzano - 11 points vs Volcano.
Alonso Cano - Del Norte - 10 points vs Atrisco.
Vincent Goodman - Del Norte - 10 points vs Atrisco.
Adam Cook - Cleveland - 10 points vs Valley.

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Cuba 70, Newcomb 58
EP Cathedral, Texas 42, Carlsbad 34
Hobbs 70, Gadsden 47
Lovington 60, Clovis 55
Onate 79, Alamogordo 57
Reserve 69, Evangel Christian 36
Roswell 72, Odessa Permian, Texas 56

Albuquerque Metro Tournament
Consolation Bracket

Albuquerque High 71, Rio Rancho 51
Atrisco Heritage 70, Del Norte 59
Eldorado 43, West Mesa 30
Rio Grande 67, La Cueva 66
Volcano Vista 53, Manzano 40

Semifinal
Cibola 70, Hope Christian 64
Cleveland 58, Valley 39

B.V.C. Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Menaul 55, Bosque School 50

Semifinal
Estancia 48, Desert Academy 44

EPAC Tournament
Semifinal

Melrose 63, House/Grady 45

Gallup Tournament
First Round
Sandia Prep 72, Kirtland Central 70

Consolation Semifinal
Deming 55, Artesia 45
Kirtland Central 77, Tohatchi 66

Semifinal
Grants 65, St. Pius 53
Northern Rio Grande Tournament

NRG Semifinal
Mora 65, Escalante 63

Portales Tournament
Mesilla Valley Christian 57, Portales 46
Robertson 60, Clayton 40

Smokey Bear Tournament
Consolation Semifinal

Cloudcroft 60, Carrizozo 52

Semifinal
Gateway Christian 48, Capitan 33
Hondo 52, Magdalena 41

Striking Eagle Tournament – Bear
Consolation Semifinal
Ramah 59, Mescalero Apache 51
Ruidoso 60, East Mountain 52

Semifinal
Alamo-Navajo 74, Navajo Pine 70

Striking Eagle Tournament – Bison
Semifinal
Navajo Prep 74, Red Valley-Cove, Ariz. 29

Striking Eagle Tournament – Eagle
Consolation Semifinal
Laguna-Acoma 78, Thoreau 50

Mike Huston Retires From Eldorado according to the Albuquerque Journal. The Journal reports that Hutson retired Wednesday Night after the Eldorado Lady Eagles lost to Rio Rancho 57-52 in the quarterfinals of the APS Tournament. The reason is cited as personal reasons. Hutson was both the Athletic Director and Head Girls Basketball Coach at Eldorado.

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Top Forwards in the Class of 2018
Joshua J. Grine

Today, we start listing our Top Prospect Report that will lead us to our Top 50 players in each classification and eventually our NMPreps.com's Top 100 Players in New Mexico.

Top Five

#1. Torry Locklin 2018 6'3 F Mayfield HS (Las Cruces, NM)

The sophomore forward had an impressive performance at the City of Champions Tournament in Artesia, New Mexico earlier this season. Locklin, has the physical tools to be a great player - wide shoulders, quick and strong. Locklin, is an athlete through and through that is sure to be one of the best players in the state by his senior season.

#2. Joe Elmalhy 2018 6'5 F Rio Rancho HS (Rio Rancho, NM)

Elmalhy is part of a starting sophomore duo for one of the best teams in 6A basketball in the Rio Rancho Rams. The work horse is smart around the basket and a team loaded with scorers Elmalhy continues to do the dirty work in the paint but finishes well when he has the ball. Stat Line: 7.8 ppg, 6.6 rbpg, 1.3 steals.

#3. Keshawn Banks 2018 6'3 F Rio Rancho HS (Rio Rancho, NM)

The second part of the starting sophomore duo for the Rams this season. Banks, is seeing his role improve and another player who plays well near the basket. Strong player that can finish with contact. Banks has work to do developing into a solid player but has the tools.

#4. Dalin Stanford 2018 6'3 F Goddard HS (Roswell, NM)

Stanford hit our radar early this season with a back-to-back top performances to start the season. Stanford is another prospect that we seen in Artesia during the City of Champions tournament that we left impressed with. Has good footwork and body control that can hit nice jumpers outside the paint. Could develop into a good forward in 4A. Stat Line: 5.3 ppg, 5.4 rbpg, 1 steal.

#5 Dee Smith 2018 6'1 F Alamogordo HS (Alamogordo, NM)

Smith is one of the bright spotlights for the Alamogordo Tigers who are playing well as of late winning 3 of the last 4 games, as of January 6th. Smith an athletic player that is developing into a quality player and could be one the players with the most upside if developed right.

7 Others To Watch

Joseph Ochoa 2018 6'3 F Deming HS (Deming, NM)
Azaziah Salazar 2018 6'4 F Espanola Valley HS (Espanola, NM)
Gregory Harris 2018 6'1 F Grants HS (Grants, NM)
Taylor Null 2018 6'3 F Artesia HS (Artesia, NM)
Matt Soto 2018 6'4 F Moriarty HS (Moriarty, NM)
Clay Strasner 2018 6'3 F Hobbs HS (Hobbs, NM)
Aiden Reardon 2018 6'2'' F Bosque (Albuquerque, NM)

Grine: Matt Soto might be the least known of the "7 Others To Watch" on the list but one player that we are extremely excited about, was a stud in middle school and could be a special prospect in 5A basketball.

What's on tap this weekend?

La Cueva names new Offensive Coordinator

The Bear's new offensive coordinator for the 2016 season will be former Valley Head Coach Enrico Marcelli. As a Head Coach at Valley Marcelli was 25-17 over 4-years, during the 2013 season the Vikings were 10-0 on the regular season. The Bears were 3-7 last year.

UFC 197
Conor McGregor 19-2 vs. Rafael dos Anjos 25-7
Holly Hom 10-0 vs. Miesha Tate 17-5

When
March 5th in Las Vegas

Las Cruces Sun News reporting that NMSU has hired Frank Spaziani as their defensive coordinator. Spaziani was a former Head Coach at Boston College. The Aggies were 3-9 last year and allowed 42.4 points per game.

Tularosa has hired their new coach for the 2016 season: Richard Grace is their man.

Over the next few weeks leading up to National Signing Day we'll breakdown the Class of 2016 Commitments

Daulton Hatley - Clovis - Quarterback
Class of 2016
Committed to Southeastern Oklahoma

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Watch the first two minutes of his film and you'll see that Hatley has the ability to out-run defenders running the read-option, has great zip on the football, very good touch in-side the red-zone, can throw on the run with the ability to keep his eyes down field, etc. What you cannot see on film is his ability to be a leader and a competitor, not sure if any high school seniors wanted to play college football more than him. He has improved tons year over year, would be interesting to see what he could do in a 90/10 pass oriented offense.

Complete List of Committed Prospects Here
https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/scholarship-offer-list-updated-december-29th-2015.8277/

New Mexico Lobos offer Volcano Vista Receiver David Cormier. He is a 6-foot-3, 195 pound Class of 2017 Prospect. As a junior he caught for 770-yards and 7 touchdowns. "Besides being a physical specimen, David's work ethic is unbelievable. He is a self motivated player that is always looking for ways to get better," said Volcano Vista Coach Chad Wallin.



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https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/scholarship-offer-list-updated-december-29th-2015.8277/

Mr. Basketball Watch: Onate's McCants Leading the Way
Joshua J. Grine

The season is in full swing as we enter 2016 and so is our watch for the top award in New Mexico High School basketball. We will track from now until March as we announce the

How I compiled my list? A majority comes from the updates we get throughout the season and we track it with our top performances along with weekly awards. We have our All-NMPreps.com Team announced each week along with Player of the Week Awards .

Johnny McCants, Onate High School

McCants has the Knights ranked 2nd in the state mid-way through the season and has played consistent the entire season with double-double games almost nightly. McCants, has given the people in the state something to talk about and with the Knights only playing better his name could stay among the top.

Daniel Amador, Roswell High School

Amador has made things easy for the list purposes as he accepts any challenge and continues to pour in big numbers. He has a 45 points performance, a 31 point performance and continues to play well. When a player continues to put up bug numbers no matter the coverage it's easy to list him this high.

Clay Patterson, Rio Rancho High School

Patterson the junior for the Rams is one of the most talented prospects in the state as an shooting guard. Patterson finds himself on the top performers list almost after each game for his top plays. One of the better guards who can create his own shot, penetrates among the best and clutch from behind the three point line.


Brenden Boatwright, Carlsbad High School

His stock has taken a small dip in the last two weeks of play but Boatwright has held his own early in the season with updates of 24 point games, 23 point games and double digits in rebounds.

Tomas Cano, Gadsden High School

Cano has played well this season for the Panthers and is the first player to even be among the list of candidates for the award. He would certainly be the first to win the award. Cano has played well on both ends of the ball this season.

Eric Coca, Capital High School

Coca has played well, the Jaguars are ranked in the the Top-10 and his name will stay among the list as the Jaguars move closer to a Final Four. An MVP and Player of the Week nod is only a testament to how good of a player he has been so far.

Gabe Bump, Albuquerque High School

The updates on Gabe Bump are far and few but when we receive them he has made the All-NMPreps.com team with a 31-point performance against Rio Rancho along with an opening 24 point performance.

Marcus Williams, Cleveland High School

Williams the athlete for the Storm does a little of everything for the Storm this season from bringing up the ball at times, to playing out front on D or hitting the open jumpers. A special player that will find his name as a finalist the further the Storm go this season.

Knocking on the Door

Mike Chambers, Grants
Jordan Leake, Hope Christian
Martin Trujillo, Los Lunas
Marshall Moore, Rio Grande
Desmond Carpenter, Cibola
Anthony Chavez, Valley


Past Winners
2015: ???
2014: Adonis Saltes, Valley
2013: Bryce Alford, La Cueva
2012: Cullen Neal, Eldorado
2011: Rodney Coles, Espanola Valley
2010: Alex Kirk, Los Alamos
2009: Jaye Crockett, Clovis
2008: Jeff Taylor, Hobbs

How bad, if at all, will the cancellations of tournaments and games hurt teams in the seeding process in March?

Each Monday On NMPreps.com We Update The Top 25 Girls Basketball Teams in New Mexico (Yes will will have Class by Class Rankings posted in January)

Here are the rankings
https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/nmpreps-com-team-rankings-week-8-top-25.13700/

In this thread we keep track of the Top 25 Teams in Week 8

1. Cibola - Beat Rio Grande 60-20 in the 1st round of the APS, Beat Sandia 60-21 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
2. Gallup - Beat Los Lunas 61-53 Tuesday
3. Volcano Vista - Beat Manzano 67-12 in the 1st round of the APS, Beat Hope50-36 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
4. Roswell - Lost to Carlsbad 34-32 Tuesday
5. Los Alamos - Beat St. Pius X 60-57 Tuesday, lost to Shiprock 55-53 on Friday
6. Carlsbad - Beat Roswell 34-32 Tuesday, beat Lovington 45-38 on Thursday
7. Las Cruces
8. Mayfield
9. Espanola
10. Aztec - Now 12-2 after beating Bloomfield Monday Night 44-39
11. Atrisco - Lost to Eldorado 91-54 Tuesday, lost to Highland 55-40 consolation bracket of the APS Tournament.
12. La Cueva - Beat ABQ High 67-17, Beat Valley 56-49 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
13. Eldorado - Beat Atrisco 91-54 Tuesday, Lost to Rio Rancho 57-52 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
14. Alamogordo - Beat Chaparral 56-28
15. Hobbs
16. Portales - Beat Artesia 52-27
17. Kirtland - Beat Grand Junction 43-31
18. Valencia - Beat Bernalillo 62-13 Tuesday
19. Los Lunas - Lost to gallup 61-53 Tuesday
20. Rio Rancho - Beat Highland 52-28 Tuesday, Beat Eldorado 57-52 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
21. Shiprock - Beat Los Alamos 55-53 on Friday
22. Centennial
23. Valley - Beat Del Norte 64-40 on Tuesday, Lost to La Cueva 56-49 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
24. Piedra Vista
25. West Las Vegas

Today the NFL sent souvenir golden footballs to 3,000 high schools that had players in past superbowls. Timmy Smith, who graduated from Hobbs in 1981 and then went on to play for Texas Tech and for the Redskins in their 1988 superbowl victory, was present at the school for the presentation. Timmy Smith set a record that still stands today at 204 rushing yards during the superbowl.

Were there any other high schools in New Mexico that received one of these footballs? I'd imagine several have.

Why was Coach Aaron Griego relieved of his duties? Albuquerque Journal is reporting this.

Who's the Best in Th Metro?

Could be the best in the state come week 9 rankings.

Wow!!!!

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