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Too much time on my hands (or maybe I'm just wasting time)....fantasy football ended for me weeks ago so I needed something to stimulate the left side of my brain.

I give toughest 5A schedules to Centennial, Gallup, and Los Lunas and based it upon how many of this week's top 25 teams each team has faced (obviously can't factor teams from out of state which a lot of teams have faced in the early season).

1) Grants 6-0 Vs Top 25: 2-0 (Wins= Farmington, Gallup)
2) Capital 6-0 Vs Top 25: 1-1 (Win=Gadsden.....Loss=Rio Grande)
3) Roswell 6-1 Vs Top 25: 1-1 (Win=Centennial...Loss=Centennial)
4) Centennial 5-3 Vs Top 25: 2-3 (Wins=Rio Grande, Roswell...Losses=Hobbs, Roswell, Gadsden)
5) Espanola 8-3 Vs Top 25: 1-1 (Win=Gallup......Loss=Rio Rancho)
6) St. Pius 4-1 Vs Top 25: 2-0 (Wins=Gallup, Los Lunas)
7) Los Lunas 5-4 Vs. Top 25: 1-3 (Win=Rio Grande.....Losses=Carlsbad, Onate, St. Pius)
8) Gallup 6-4 Vs. Top 25: 1-4 (Win=Rio Rancho....Losses=Rio Rancho, Pius, Grants, Espanola)
9) Farmington 8-2 Vs. Top 25: 0-1 (Loss=Grants)
10) Belen 4-2 Vs. Top 25: 0-2 (Losses=Roswell, Rio Grande)

Week 5 Thursday Night Recap
By: Josh Grine

Grants 88, Thoreau 27
Grants took a halftime lead of 50-11 and it was all the Pirates from the get-go. The Pirates were led by top 5A player Richie Lucero who ended the night with 27 points for the Pirates. Post man Bradley Hatten scores 16 points as the Pirates win the opening game of the Eddie Pena Classic in Grants.

Los Lunas 61, Bernalillo 40
Hunter Wisneski led the way for the Tigers on Thursday night with 18 points on the win over Bernalillo, 61-40. Also in double figures for the Tigers was Martin Trujillo with 15 points on the night.

Gallup 51 Piedra Vista 42 - Eddie Pena Classic
The Gallup Bengals down early to the Panthers used a fourth quarter to avoid the potential upset by the Piedra Vista Panthers.

Mora 55, Laguna-Acoma 49
The Mora Rangers are on the rise as the beat one of the Top-5 teams in 3A basketball in the Laguna Acoma Hawks.

Tucumcari 59, Dexter 49
The Rattlers improve to 3-4 on the season with a much needed win over a Top-10 ranked team in 3A basketball.

Thursday Night Scores
Capital 67, Taos 26
Clayton 42, Des Moines 23
Desert Academy 64, Santa Fe Waldorf School 62
Dora/Elida 71, Lake Arthur 28
East Mountain 57, Academy for Technology and The Classics 34
Estancia 55, Cloudcroft 33
Hagerman 59, Eunice 40
Los Lunas 61, Bernalillo 40
Magdalena 70, Reserve 37
Maxwell 61, House/Grady 56
Melrose 69, Floyd 32
Pecos 51, Mesa Vista 30
Tse Yi Gai 47, Newcomb 39
Tuba City, Ariz. 72, Tohatchi 47
Vaughn 58, Clovis Christian 18
West Las Vegas 87, Ruidoso 56

Ben Lujan Tournament
Bloomfield 68, Socorro 40
Mora 55, Laguna-Acoma 49
Pojoaque 55, Hatch Valley 36

Eddie Pena Holiday Classic Grants
Cliff 48, Shiprock 29
Gallup 51, Piedra Vista 42
Grants 88, Thoreau 27

Mescalero Apache Tournament
First Round
Capitan 65, Alamo-Navajo 53
Hondo 58, Quemado 54
Mescalero Apache 63, Tularosa JV 55
Pine Hill 83, Gateway Christian 38

Wingate holiday classic
Farmington 76, Hot Springs 53

This past weekend, Santa Teresa HS hosted a College ID Camp run by the coaching staff of Trinidad State JC in Colorado.

The school had hosted many camps in the past and by far this was the best of the bunch. Over 50 local boys players attended the camp Friday night and Saturday. Players from all the Las Cruces schools attended, Hatch Valley, Santa Teresa, and Chaparral represented NM. There were many El Paso schools represented also, Franklin, Eastwood, Chapin, and Americas.

The camp was very deep in talent:
Las Cruces district: Foster Gbogbo, Luis Cazares, Rudy Reyes, Isaac Cortez, Eric Aguilar

Gadsden ISD: Arturo Chairez, Eduardo Solis, Eduardo Duran and Kevin Guzman

The coaching staff was very impressed and left with high praise for the talent in the area. They also spoke to a select few of the campers 1on1 and maybe we will hear word of offers or signings in the new year.

A spring edition will definitely be on the schedule!

With Albuquerque High falling on Saturday we will see a new number one. Who will it be?

Katy destroyed Lake Travis and may well be the very best High School team I have ever watched. Their D was brutal and nasty and so stinking athletic. The All Everything QB from LT ran for his life all night long. On every single snap they hit you in the mouth and pressured you on O and D. If any of you watched would love to hear what you thought.

West Texas AM offers Artesia Quarterback Justin Houghtaling. Just in.

Centennial with the 10-point win over Roswell.

Text in scores 505-414-4313

Monday, December 14th Scores
Hondo Valley 63, NMMI 54

Tuesday, December 15th Scores
Carlsbad 53, Goddard 41
Centennial 84, Deming 56
Durango 63, Farmington 46
Gadsden 41, EP Cathedral, Texas 34
Grants 68, Bernalillo 62
Hatch Valley 59, Chaparral 50
Las Cruces 59, EP Montwood Texas 42
Los Lunas 64, Socorro 34
Moriarty 47, Valencia 38
Onate 70, EP El Dorado 55
Piedra Vista 85, Shiprock 74
Portales 63, Tucumcari 46
Red Valley-Cove, Ariz. 75, Shiprock Northwest 44
Silver 48, Santa Teresa 42
Tularosa 60, Ruidoso 59
Texico 67, Melrose 57

Wednesday, December 16th Scores
Espanola Valley 50, St. Michael's 44

Thursday, December 17th Scores
Capital 67, Taos 26
Clayton 42, Des Moines 23
Desert Academy 64, Santa Fe Waldorf School 62
Dora/Elida 71, Lake Arthur 28
East Mountain 57, Academy for Technology and The Classics 34
Estancia 55, Cloudcroft 33
Hagerman 59, Eunice 40
Los Lunas 61, Bernalillo 40
Magdalena 70, Reserve 37
Maxwell 61, House/Grady 56
Melrose 69, Floyd 32
Pecos 51, Mesa Vista 30
Tse Yi Gai 47, Newcomb 39
Tuba City, Ariz. 72, Tohatchi 47
Tucumcari 59 Dexter 49
Vaughn 58, Clovis Christian 18
West Las Vegas 87, Ruidoso 56

Ben Lujan Tournament
Bloomfield 68, Socorro 40
Mora 55, Laguna-Acoma 49
Pojoaque 55, Hatch Valley 36

Eddie Pena Holiday Classic Grants
Cliff 48, Shiprock 29
Gallup 51, Piedra Vista 42
Grants 88, Thoreau 27

Mescalero Apache Tournament
First Round
Capitan 65, Alamo-Navajo 53
Hondo 58, Quemado 54
Mescalero Apache 63, Tularosa JV 55
Pine Hill 83, Gateway Christian 38

Wingate holiday classic
Farmington 76, Hot Springs 53

Friday Night
Atrisco Heritage 67, La Cueva 47
Carrizozo 72, San Jon 58
Del Norte 63, Eldorado 48
Desert Academy 70, Coronado 43
Goddard 70, Chaparral 53
Highland 73, Los Alamos 64
Maxwell 86, Tierra Encantada 57
Reserve 70, Corona 32
Rio Grande 72, Volcano Vista 68
Rio Rancho 89, Manzano 48
Robertson 80, Espanola Valley 66
Sanders Valley, Ariz. 51, Tohatchi 43
Santa Fe 67, St. Michael's 49
Tohatchi 73, Chinle Rough Rock, Ariz. 68
Valencia 57, Artesia 41
Valley 57, Cleveland 52

Ben Lujan Tournament
Laguna-Acoma 69, Socorro 55
Mora 76, Hatch Valley 50
Pojoaque 41, Bloomfield 34

Eddie Pena Holiday Classic Grants
Gallup 74, Shiprock 34
Piedra Vista 78, Thoreau 22

Mescalero Apache Tournament
Alamo-Navajo 62, Tularosa JV 45
Hondo 56, Gateway Christian 46
Quemado 51, Pine Hill 30

Wingate Holiday Classic
Consolation Semifinal
Hot Springs 72, Crownpoint 28

Saturday Scores
Atrisco Heritage 57, Volcano Vista 39
Capital 63, Artesia 33
Carlsbad 55, Mayfield 45
Centennial 71, Roswell 61
Cibola 68, Albuquerque High 62
Cloudcroft 58, Animas 31
Clovis 55, Moriarty 43
Del Norte 58, Valencia 41
Escalante 73, Shiprock Northwest 32
Estancia 51, Santa Rosa 48
Gadsden 57, Santa Teresa 35
Jemez Valley 56, Bosque School 55
Los Lunas 60, Rio Grande 56
Loving 65, Hagerman 58
Morenci, Ariz. 48, Silver 46
Pecos 70, Texico 58
Red Mesa, Ariz. 43, Tohatchi 40
Ruidoso 62, Cobre 57
Santa Fe 75, Las Cruces 62
Valley 43, Highland 40

Ben Lujan Tournament
Fifth Place
Socorro 49, Hatch Valley 45
Third Place
Laguna-Acoma 62, Bloomfield 39
Championship
Pojoaque 49, Mora 43

Eddie Pena Holiday Classic Grants
Grants 62, Gallup 58
Piedra Vista 47, Cliff 35
Shiprock 61, Thoreau 43

Week 5 - Cibola & Gallup Rollin, Mayfield tops Cbad, More
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com

Cibola is now 7-0 on the season, photo by Marty Saiz

Cibola Still Rollin
The Cibola Lady Cougars are 7-0 on the year after a 71-22 victory over Clovis Friday Night. Amaya Brown scored 15 points and 12 boards in just two quarters of play.

Mayfield 34, Carlsbad 24 Final
The Mayfield Lady Trojans earned a big victory in week 5 defeating Carlsbad 34-24, Carlsbad was previously unbeaten with a record of 8-0. Mayfield will take on Hobbs the 29th of December in the 1st round of the Las Cruces Hoopla Tournament.

Gallup Is 11-0
Gallup is one of the hottest teams in New Mexico and defeated Rio Rancho Saturday Night to move to 11-0 under Head Coach Kamau Turner. This season they are scoring 75.5 points per game, Senior Ni'Asia McIntosh is having an outstanding season.

Los Alamos 71, Artesia 62 Final
The Lady Hilltoppers moved to 9-1 on the year defeating Artesia 71-62. On the night the Toppers were led by Ashlyn Trujillo scored 21 and Kayal Salazar who scored 19.

St. Michael's Win The Ben Lujan Tournament
The Lady Horsemen defeated the Pojoaque, the host team of the tournament Saturday Night 35-29 to win the annual Ben Lujan Tournament. Head Coach Martin Romero's team is now 5-4 on the season heading into the Lady Horsemen Christian Tournament.

Plenty of action tonight and a few big headlines that stick out.

SATURDAY HEADLINES
No. 3 Roswell drops the first game of the season to No. 22 Centennial, 71-61.
No. 4 Grants stays perfect as they beat No. 24 Gallup, 62-58 for the title of the Eddie Pena Classic.
In small school hoops some trends: Pecos over Texico and Estancia over Santa Rosa.
Santa Fe High School, unranked, beat Top-25 team Las Cruces on Saturday.
Ruidoso gets a resume win over Cobre.


SATURDAY FINALS
Capital 63, Artesia 33
Carlsbad 55, Mayfield 45
Centennial 71, Roswell 61
Cibola 68, Albuquerque 62
Estancia 51, Santa Rosa 48
Grants 62, Gallup 58
James Valley 56, Bosque 55
Laguna-Acoma 62, Bloomfield 39
Mesa Vista 75, Cuba 49
Morenci 48, Silver 46
Pecos 70, Texico 58
Piedra Vista 47, Cliff 35
Ruidoso 62, Cobre 57
Santa Fe 75, Las Cruces 62

Please post here. You can text final scores to 505.577.5953

Tuesday, December 15th Schedule
Canyon, Texas 65, Portales 31
Carlsbad 51, Lovington 16
Centennial 70, Deming 35
Durango, Colo. 52, Farmington 42
Durango, Colo. 52, Farmington 42
Eunice 56, Tatum 36
Navajo Pine 34, Newcomb 32
Onate 79, Chaparral 52
Red Valley-Cove, Ariz. 64, Shiprock Northwest 23
St. Michael's 34, Bernalillo 32
Texico 60, Melrose 34
Tularosa 69, Ruidoso 48
Valencia 63, Espanola Valley 53

Thursday Night Scores
Bloomfield 59, Piedra Vista 57
Cibola 81, Sandia 50
Cobre 63, Lordsburg 51
Cuba 71, Thoreau 61
Desert Academy 27, Santa Fe Waldorf School 26
Dora 52, Lake Arthur 8
East Mountain 57, Academy for Technology and The Classics 34
Elida 36, Tatum 32
Gallup 69, Navajo Prep 38
Hagerman 59, Eunice 40
Magdalena 70, Reserve 37
Melrose 53, Floyd 25
Moriarty 37, Belen 34
Pecos 51, Mesa Vista 30
Shiprock Northwest 49, Mancos, Colo. 42
Tse Yi Gai 41, Newcomb 36
Tucumcari 56, Dexter 54
Vaughn 58, Clovis Christian 18
West Las Vegas 61, Bernalillo 40

Ben Lujan Tournament
First Round
McCurdy 34, Santa Fe Indian 32
Pojoaque 56, Socorro 17
St. Michael's 35, Hatch Valley 29

Mescalero Tournament
First Round
Capitan 62, Hondo 34
Mescalero Apache 68, Gateway Christian 13
Quemado 46, Carrizozo 34

Orange & Black Classic
Clayton 42, Des Moines 23
Logan 56, Springer 41

Friday Night Scores
Artesia 57, Belen 43
Bloomfield 47, Bayfield, Colo. 24
Capitan 55, Quemado 46
Cibola 71, Clovis 22
Dexter 46, Hagerman 27
Dora 54, Floyd 18
Gateway Christian 37, Mesilla Valley Christian 33
Jemez Valley 76, Coronado 59
Kirtland Central 49, Los Lunas 43
Mescalero Apache 96, Alamo-Navajo 31
Portales 58, Robertson 28
Reserve 36, Corona 27
Ruidoso 55, Hot Springs 38
Santa Fe Indian 41, Hatch Valley 29
Valencia 37, Del Norte 32
Valley 45, Cleveland 43

Ben Lujan Tournament
Semifinal
Pojoaque 59, Wingate 39
St. Michael's 44, McCurdy 37

Saturday Scores
Aztec 41, Montezuma-Cortez, Colo. 27
Clovis 48, Sandia 41
Cobre 59, Chaparral 37
Del Norte 37, West Mesa 36
Escalante 63, Shiprock Northwest 21
Gadsden 60, Goddard 48
Hondo 47, Gateway Christian 37
House/Grady 63, Evangel Christian 38
La Cueva 50, Atrisco Heritage 38
Las Cruces 59, Cleveland 51
Los Alamos 71, Artesia 62
Loving 68, Hagerman 23
Mayfield 34, Carlsbad 24
Mesa Vista 66, Cuba 57
Portales 61, West Las Vegas 46
Quemado 77, Alamo-Navajo 56
Questa 58, Cimarron 24
Raton 61, Native American Community Academy 34
Roswell 36, Centennial 33
Santa Fe 52, Onate 50
Santa Rosa 51, Estancia 29
Springer 46, Des Moines 29
Taos 51, Tohatchi 43
Ben Lujan Tournament
Consolation Final
Santa Fe Indian 42, Mora 32
Seventh Place
Hatch Valley 47, Socorro 16
Championship

Played today at the Sun Bowl. East beat the West 73-6.

Some rules, both teams must play a 50 on defense and no blitzes. Unless your inside the 10, then you can run whatever on Defense.

Rosters are 46 players. 22 offense, 22 defense, punter and kicker. Players can only play 2 quarters (unless injuries occur and they need to sub.) The quarters are 15 minutes.

It's for every school in the area private and public regardless of size, every school has at least 1 player represented.

Head Coaches are retired local legends. Assistants are filled by current local coaches and retired coaches.

It's a great event. They also have all-star band and all-star cheer.

Sound Off On Grants: Defeats Gallup 62-58 to win Eddie Pena Classic

Tonight Portales 40, Clovis 33

Take nothing away from Portales, they landed a huge win over Clovis, a 6A program. With that said this should never happen. Across the course of history has Portales beat Clovis? I'm just shocked

2015 NMPreps.com All-Junior Team
By: Kyle Henderson of NMpreps.com

About: This team is compiled of top caliber high school football players that contributed big time during their junior season. We will eventually rank this class 1-50 after the 2015 season. If you have a junior that deserves to make the list, please post in this thread with stats and we'll def take a look at added him. You can you e-mail me to nmpreps@yahoo.com.

Please do not copy and past this info on social media, this is for premium subscribers only

Class 6A

Aaron Compton - Receiver - Hobbs - Class of 2017 - 5-foot-8, 150 pound speed WR that can make you miss

Adam Clark - Eldorado - Offensive Linemen - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-3, 255 pound tackle, very good

Adam Cook - Cleveland - Tight End - Class of 2017 - Caught for 406-yards and 3 touchdowns

Adrian Blea - Quarterback - Santa Fe - Class of 2017 - Threw for over 500-yards on the year

Andrew Shelley - Eldorado - Kicker - Class of 2017 - Nailed 38-yard game winning FG against Las Cruces

Alex Ramirez - Alamogordo - Receiver - Class of 2017 - Caught for 805-yards and 12 touchdowns

Ben Bertram - Defensive Linemen - Sandia - Class of 2017 - 45 tackles this season

Blake Moore - Quarterback - Hobbs - Class of 2017 - 5-foot-8, 150 pound, could be starter next year

Bryce Wade - Eldorado - Offensive Line - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-7, 230 pound standout, really improved

Caleb Beaird - Linebacker - Hobbs - Class of 2017 - 5-foot-9, 170 linebacker that had a big year

Caleb Dimas - Offensive Linemen - Manzano - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-0, 245 pound linemen

Cason Clay - Receiver - Hobbs - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-0, 160 pound speed WR with great hands

Chipper Childers - Defensive Back - Hobbs - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-0 defensive back that made a ton of plays this year

Chris Campbell - Quarterback - La Cueva - Class of 2017 - Threw for over 700-yards this season

Chris Streetz - Running Back - Volcano Vista - Class of 2017 - Ran for over 500-yards on the year

Daimon Altamirano - Cleveland - Offensive Linemen - Class of 2017 - Top junior offensive linemen

Dominic Anderson - Defensive Back - Eldorado Class of 2017 - Started 13 games for Eldorado

Dakota Carrasco - Quarterback/Defensive Back - Rio Rancho - Class of 2017 - Has 2 interceptions on the season

Damien Aguirre - Offensive Linemen - Las Cruces - Class of 2017 - Started every game for Las Cruces

Darren Serna - Linebacker - Class of 2017 - 2 interceptions this year with 60 tackles

David Cormier - Receiver - Volcano Vista - Class of 2017 - Caught for 659-yards and 5 touchdowns

Dominic Fischer - Athlete - West Mesa - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-1, 175 pound multi purpose player

Dominc Sandoval - Athlete - Eldorado - Class of 2017 - 5-foot-11, 175 pound athlete that made a ton of plays for the Eagles this year

Elijah Gudelj-Cox - Eldorado - Special Teams - Class of 2017 - Dangerous return man

Elias Baker - Eldorado - Fullback/Linebacker - Class of 2017 - 260 pound fullback that can move

Elijah Goodwin - Rio Rancho - Linebacker - Class of 2017 - 240 pound linebacker

Fernando Acosta - Defensive Linemen - Clovis - Class of 2017 - 77 tackles this year

Forest McKee - Linebacker - Onate - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-0, 220 pound prospect that ran for 718 yards and had over 100 tackles

Gannon Chavez - Quarterback - Cibola - Class of 2017 - 1,549 with 12 touchdowns

Gavin Swinson - Receiver - Mayfield - Class of 2017 - Caught for 1,200-yards this year

Isaac Vance - Running Back - Mayfield - Class of 2017 - Ran for over 2,200-yards and scored 30 touchdowns this year

Isaiah Chavez - Quarterback - Valley - Class of 2017 - Threw for over 1,500-yards as a junior

Jacob Archibeque - Quarterback - Sandia - Class of 2017 - Thrown for 984-yards and 4 touchdowns this year

Jacob Garduno - Linebacker - West Mesa - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-0, 205 pound linebacker

Jalen Guerrero - Offensive Linemen/Tight End - Mayfield - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-6, 240 pound prospect

James Martin - Defensive Linemen - Onate - Class of 2017 - 8.0 sacks this season

Jamie Villela - Defensive Back - Onate - Class of 2017 - Over 90 tackles this year

Jason Stamper - Offensive Linemen - Las Cruces - Class of 2017 - Started every game for Las Cruces

Jeremy Chavez - Offensive Linemen - Las Cruces - Class of 2017 - Started every game for Las Cruces

Jonathan Stroman - Running Back/Defensive End - La Cueva - Class of 2017 - Multi purpose player at 6-foot-2, 190 pounds

Josh Foley - Running Back - Rio Rancho - Class of 2017 - Has rushed for 1,081-yards this year and 15 touchdowns

Josh Woisin - Linebacker - La Cueva - Class of 2017 - Hard hitting linebacker, also a power running back

Joseph Hernandez - Offensive Linemen - Las Cruces - Class of 2017 - Started every game for Las Cruces

Josiah Fielder - Running Back - Onate - Class of 2017 - Ran for over 400-yards

Kayzan Martin - Running Back - Cibola - Class of 2017 - 800-yards rushing this year

Kyle Hooper - Quarterback - Alamogordo - Class of 2017 - Threw for over 2,800-yards this year and 30 touchdowns

Logan Hertz - Offensive Linemen - Rio Rancho - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-5, 260 pound offensive linemen

Matt Denis - Eldorado - Quarterback - Class of 2017 - Threw two touchdowns against Las Cruces in the semifinals, also played well in the finals

Matt Young - Linebacker - Onate - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-3, 226 pound linebacker with 74 tackles this year

Micah Gray - Running Back - Clovis - Class of 2017 - Has rushed for 1,057-yards and 13 touchdowns

Nic Little - Quarterback - Rio Rancho - Class of 2017 - Started playoff game against Las Cruces, showed good ability passing and running the football

Ryan Beltran - Running Back - Las Cruces - Class of 2017 - 5-foot-7, 145 pound skat back

Ryan Moore - Defensive Back - Manzano - Class of 2017 - 5-foot-11, 165 pound defensive back with
great skills

Sean Davis - Cleveland - Defensive Linemen - Class of 2017 - 60 total tackles

Shawn Nieto - Cleveland - Running Back - Class of 2017 - Rushed for 828-yards and 16 touchdowns

Thomas Bui - Running Back - La Cueva - Class of 2017 - Ran for over 400-yards this year

Trey Parnell - Linebacker - Rio Rancho - Class of 2017 - Has 76 tackles on the season

Trenton Ganther - Receiver - Eldorado - Class of 2017 - Caught for 450-yards this year

Tristan Olson - Offensive Linemen - Las Cruces - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-2, 265 pound linemen which
impressed all year long

Vincent Palmeri - Linebacker - Rio Rancho - Class of 2017 - Has 88 tackles on the season

Class 5A

Alex Shay - Athlete - Piedra Vista - Class of 2017 - Over 1,000-yards of offense, dangerous kick returner

Bo Glines - Offensive Linemen - Class of 2017 - Started for the Hawks on the offensive line

Brooke Quinones - Quarterback - Lovington - Class of 2017 - Threw for 1,176-yards and 10 touchdowns in just 5 games of play

Cedric Reynaud - Linebacker - Class of 2017 - Started for the Hawks, good prospect to keep tabs on

Codey Scott - Defensive Linemen - Artesia -Class of 2017 - 17 sacks on the season

Dante Lopez - Quarterback - Centennial - Class of 2017 - Has thrown for 2,000-yards and 30 touchdowns

Devon Quiroz - Athlete - Goddard - Class of 2017 - Over 500-yards of offense, dangerous kick return man, good defensive back

Drew Ortiz - Quarterback - St. Pius X - Class of 2017 - 2262 yards passing with 37TDS, ran for 1,026-yards and 10 touchdowns

Dylan Weaver - Offensive Linemen - Piedra Vista - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-6, 245 pound linemen

Dylan DiLorenzo - Receiver - St. Pius X - Class of 2017 - 686-yards with 10 touchdowns

Elijah Gamboa - Quarterback - Piedra Vista - Class of 2017 - Over 1,500 all purpose yards, scored 18 touchdowns

Ethan Duff - Running Back - Artesia -Class of 2017 - Over 800-yards of receiving on the season

Gabe Kline - Running Back - Valencia - Class of 2017 - Ran for 587-yards and 5 touchdowns

Jaren Schneider - Linebacker/Defensive Linemen - Del Norte - Class of 2017 - 70 tackles with 9 tackles on the year, 6-foot-0, 230 pounds

Jared Vigil - Linebacker - St. Pius X - Class of 2017 - 80 tackles on the season with 3 fumble recoveries

JR Varges - Running Back - Capital - Class of 2017 - Ran for 1,215-yards and 16 touchdowns, also had 89 tackles on defense

Junior Pena - Receiver - Centennial - Class of 2017 - Has caught for 662-yards and 12 touchdowns

Kobe Ramage - Athlete - Goddard - Class of 2017 - Name to know from the Class of 2017

Luis Mendoza - Running Back - Roswell - Class of 2017 - Ran for over 600-yards and 6 touchdowns

Marcus Bramwell - Offensive Linemen - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-4, 265 pound, started all year at left tackle for Artesia

Mark Segura - Defensive Back - Class of 2017 - 85 tackles on the season

Mel DeHerrera - Receiver - Class of 2017 - 502-yards with 9 touchdowns

O’Muary Samuels - Running Back - Los Lunas - Class of 2017 - Has rushed for 1,468-yards and 20 touchdowns this year

Ricardo Silva - Defensive Linemen - Roswell - Class of 2017 - Has 11.5 sacks this year

Santiago Mora - Linebacker - Moriarty - Class of 2017 - 152 total tackles this year

Tommy Trujillo - Running Back - Espanola Valley - Class of 2017 - Over 600-yards rushing on the season

Trevor Brohard - Tight End/Linebacker - Los Lunas - Class of 2017 - Caught for 491-yards, 122 total tackles on defense

Class 4A

Andru Sanchez - Quarterback - Cobre - Class of 2017 - Has thrown for 2,073-yards, rushed for 656-yards, and totaled 38 touchdowns

Brendon Charley - Quarterback - Bloomfield - Class of 2017 - has thrown for 1,093-yards and 16 touchdowns this year

Cade Hackey - Receiver/Defensive Back - Hatch - Class of 2017 - Has caught for over 400-yards on the season and has 28 tackles on defense with 3 interceptions

Chross Jaramillo - Athlete - St. Mike’s - Class of 2017 - Key player for the Horsemen this year on both sides of the football. 6-foot-2, 190 pounds

Cisco Mayville - Running Back - Ruidoso - Class of 2017 - Has rushed for 1,008-yards and 14 touchdowns

Emilio Lovato - Defensive Back - Portales - Class of 2017 - 62 total tackles this year

Jamie Ramirez - Quarterback - Portales - Class of 2017 - Has thrown for 1,016-yards, rushed for 786-yards on the season with 28 touchdowns

Jeremy Karngaye - Defensive End - Portales - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-4, 210 pound linemen that has 7.5 sacks this year

Joseph Griego - Running Back - Robertson - Class of 2017 - Has rushed for 1,063-yards and 12 touchdowns

Kyler Woodul - Ruidoso - Ruidoso - Class of 2017 - Has thrown for 1,701-yards and 9 touchdowns

Xavier Vigil - Fullback/Linebacker - Class of 2017 - 6-foot-0, 225 pound linebacker with next level capabilities.

Class 3A

Ezekiel Tapia - Running Back - Estancia - Class of 2017 - Has rushed for 961-yards this year

Gabino Rodriguez - Running Back - Dexter - Class of 2017 - Has rushed for 1,510-yards and 15 touchdowns this year

Jacob Esquivel - Athlete - Lordsburg - Class of 2017 - Has accounted for over 1,000-yards of offense and has 21 touchdowns

Jake Rogers - Receiver - Navajo Prep - Class of 2017 - Has caught for 1,042-yards and 12 touchdowns this year

Johnny Plowman - Quarterback - Lordsburg - Class of 2017 - Has thrown for 1,437-yards and 16 touchdowns this year, also has 640-yards rushing

2A-6Man

Antonio Varquez - Hondo Valley - Quarterback - Class of 2017

Threw for 201-yards, rushed for 156-yards and scored 5 touchdowns against Lake Arthur

So the State Games have moved to Houston and so far attendance is down by 60,000 through the first 6 games. Last Nights 5A Division II Game only drew 16,000 and the same game in Cowboys Stadium draws an average of over 42,000

Same Thing
You Pick The Games
We keep track
You Win Prizes

College Bowl You Pick'Em (Will update January 11t - Make Your Picks For All Games ASAP)

You Get +100 Points For Each Correct Pick (No Lines Added)

December 19th - New Mexico vs. Arizona
December 26th - UCLA vs. Nebraska
December 28th - Pittsburgh vs. Navy
December 29th - Texas Tech vs. LSU
December 31st - Alabama vs. Michigan State
December 31st - Clemson vs. Oklahoma
January 1st - Notre Dame vs. Ohio State (Tie Breaker Game Add Score Prediction)
January 1st - Michigan vs. Florida
January 1st - Stanford vs. Iowa
January 1st - Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss
January 1st - Oregon vs. TCU

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Week 5 Friday Night Recap
By: Josh Grine of NMPreps.com

No. 2 Valley 57 No. 7 Cleveland 52
No 2 Valley led by sophomore point guard Anthony Chavez. He led the whole way to a top win over Cleveland. Chavez and Segun Oyeky led for a combined 46 points and the win.

No 4 Grants 58 Cliff 44
Michael Chambers led the Pirates with 19 points and the win over Cliff. Bradley Hatten also had 15 points in the win along with Matt Vail with 8 points to lead the Pirates. Holt Shelley had 20 points to pace the Cowboys.

No 6 Carlsbad 63 NO 22. Las Cruces 45
Branden Boatright led the Caveman with 23 points with the top 25 win over Las Cruces Bulldawgs. Markus Collins led the Bulldawgs with 8 points.

No 8 Hobbs 93 Permian (Texas) 81
No. 8 Hobbes Eagles soared their way to a 93 to 81 victory over the Permian High School Panthers.

No 12 Rio Grande 72 No. 10 Volcano Vista 68
Marshall Moore led the ravens with 22 points on the night with the win over No 10 Volcano. Jose Vigil led the Hawks with 23 points in the loss.

No 11 Rio Rancho 89 Manzano 48
Javier DeLeon led the Rams with 14 points and the win over the Manzano Monarchs. Braxton Bouyer paced the Monarchs with 13 points.

No 13. Cibola 67 No 19 West Mesa 54
Desmond Carpentar led the Cougars with 20 points in the win over West Mesa. Ray Moya led the Mustangs with 17 points.

Atricso 67, No 18 La Cueva 47
The Jaguars get the first win of the season over No 18 the bears. Estavan Martinez led the jaguars with 19 points. Alejandro Ruiz led the Bears with 10 points.

Pojoaque 41 Bloomfield 34
Chris Cordova led the Elks with 15 points in the win over the Bloomfield Bobcats.

Santa Fe High 67, St. Michael's 49
The demons were led by Santi Gonzales with 17 points. David Marquez also in double figures for the demons with 11 points. Cameron Conway paced away for the Horsemen with 15 points.

Robertson 80 No 17 Espanola Valley 66
The Cardinals with the upset win over No 17 Espanola Valley Sundevils.

No 24 Gallup 51 Piedra Vista 42
The Bengals close on a 16 to 9 run over the Piedra Vista Panthers.

Portales 40, Clovis 33
The Rams defeat the Wildcats for the first time in 21-years.

Friday Night Scoreboard
Atrisco Heritage 67, La Cueva 47
Carrizozo 72, San Jon 58
Del Norte 63, Eldorado 48
Desert Academy 70, Coronado 43
Goddard 70, Chaparral 53
Highland 73, Los Alamos 64
Maxwell 86, Tierra Encantada 57
Reserve 70, Corona 32
Rio Grande 72, Volcano Vista 68
Rio Rancho 89, Manzano 48
Robertson 80, Espanola Valley 66
Sanders Valley, Ariz. 51, Tohatchi 43
Santa Fe 67, St. Michael's 49
Tohatchi 73, Chinle Rough Rock, Ariz. 68
Valencia 57, Artesia 41
Valley 57, Cleveland 52

Ben Lujan Tournament
Laguna-Acoma 69, Socorro 55
Mora 76, Hatch Valley 50
Pojoaque 41, Bloomfield 34

Eddie Pena Holiday Classic Grants
Gallup 74, Shiprock 34
Piedra Vista 78, Thoreau 22

Mescalero Apache Tournament
Alamo-Navajo 62, Tularosa JV 45
Hondo 56, Gateway Christian 46
Quemado 51, Pine Hill 30

Wingate Holiday Classic
Consolation Semifinal
Hot Springs 72, Crownpoint 28

It was reported recently that ticket sales are down quite a bit for Lobo basketball. Here's why, in my opinion. 1. Prices: Prices for tickets, anywhere you sit in the Pit, are high. But what gets people is the parking charge and the extraordinary price for concessions. Add it all up and it makes it difficult to take a family to a game. It has also become too corporate, and the ordinary fan feels it. 2. Lack of local players: I know, I know, it's a broken record. And there are fewer great basketball players in NM at the High School level thank in other sports, that's a given. But when you have two guards last year, Jones and Patterson, that are elite material, both 6ft 1 to 6ft 3, and you go and recruit a 5ft 11 point guard from Texas and bring him in over these two, that's just wrong. Neither Jones or Patterson even received a courtesy call from Neal. And both are starting and killing it at their respective colleges, and both killed it in AAU competition against the best players in the country. There are a number of other kids from NM that are doing great in college basketball throughout the country right now, but not a single one given a shot as a Lobo.....3. Lack of competition - People want to come and see the Lobos play great teams, not Texas A @ G liberal arts academy for global warming. Bring in the big boys! 4. We all know it's just a smoke screen anyway. No matter what the Lobos do in the regular season, who they beat, and what their record is, they always seem to choke in the NCAA tournament, if they even make it. This isn't just Neal's issue. It has been going on forever. The Lobos are the ultimate paper tiger - great in the regular season but they crumble when it really counts. We are all tired of this, and it is getting really old, and embarrassing. I can't tell you how many times I thought "this is finally the year", only to get my hopes dashed again and again and again.

Toas Tiger Head Basketball Coach Robert Trujillo resigned according to the Taos News. He cited personally reasons.

HS Football Player Shields 3 Girls From Bullets Before Being Killed

2 young men killed, including a 15-year-old Fulton High School football player who died shielding 3 girls from bullets.
http://wate.com/2015/12/18/knoxville-police-investigate-3-separate-overnight-shootings/

TOP-25

No. 4 Grants vs Thoreau
The Eddie Pena Classic kicks-off tonight and this one will see a lot of scoring (for Grants) with an over 5 players in double figures for the Pirates. Ryan Walsh returns as head coach of the Hawks after spending one season as the head coach of the Pirates a few years back.

No. 14 Capital vs Taos
Battle of some northern teams. This could be a tricky one if you are a betting man. Capital brings in the army, Taos the mad underdog ready for an upset. This Taos team is not as strong as years past (Final Four 2015) but it's hard to judge regional games like this one.

No. 24 Gallup vs Piedra Vista
Another regional game taking place in Grants for the Eddie Pena Classic. Fans in Grants love going to games so I expect this one to have a decent crowd and the Panthers are starting to burn up a bit after a 40-point showing by their sophomore guard early this week.


Thursday, Dec. 17
ATC vs East Mountain
Bernalillo vs Los Lunas
Capital vs Taos
Crownpoint vs Miyamura
Des Moines vs Clayton
Dexter vs Tucumcari
Estancia vs Cloudcroft
Gallup vs Piedra Vista
Hagerman vs Eunice
Hatch Valley vs Pojoaque Valley
Hot Springs vs Farmington
Laguna Acoma vs Mora
Navajo Pine vs Wingate
Pecos vs Mesa Vista
Santa Fe Waldorf vs Desert Academy
Socorro vs Bloomfield
Thoreau vs Grants
West Las Vegas vs Ruidoso

Preview: What To Watch This Week
Joshua J. Grine of NMPreps.com

Today, we preview the 10 Must Watch Games for Week Five of the basketball season.

THE BIG THREE: PLUS ONE

GAME OF THE WEEK
No. 7 Cleveland (5-1) vs No. 2 Valley (4-2)

Both teams bring a roster load of talent. This could make for one of the biggest games of the week as its a clash of two top-25 teams. Cleveland brings strength and athletisicm while the Vikings of Valley have the point guard with high basketball IQ mixed with a little bit of everything from post presence to athletic wings.

Players: (Cleveland) Marcus Gibson; (Valley) Anthony Chavez.
Factor: Valley's tri-fecta.
Pick: Valley +5

Unranked Game But Resume Builder
Piedra Vista (4-2) vs Shiprock (2-2)

Coming from the Northwest corner of New Mexico the Piedra Vista Panthers at 4-2 had a quality week four showing as they finished as runner-up's in the Marv Sanders. Shiprock enters the game at (2-2) on the season and looking for a signature win.

Players: PV: Keegan Acosta (G, SR), Jarrett Graham (G, SO); SHS: Elijah Harry (G, SR)
Factor: PV Size. Shiprock outside.
Pick: Piedra Vista +4

Wednesday Battle For The North
Espanola Valley (7-2) vs St. Michael's (2-1)

The uptempo Sundevils will take on the Ron Geyer patient offense of the Horsemen. Espanola Valley comes in on a high night after winning the Sandia Prep tournament. St. Mike's at 2-1 (waiting other final from the weekend) enter the game falling to one northern team last week in Santa Fe High.

Players: (Espanola Valley) - AZ Salazar, F/So; (St. Mike's) Luke Archuleta, G/Jr.
Factor: Guards solid on both ends. Espanola has the better frontcourt player.
Pick: Espanola +1.

Seed Game in 3A
Dexter (4-4) vs Tucumcari (2-3)

The Demons are the surprise team this early in the season and could look to upset a Rattlers team that is still looking to live up to top ranking it received during the preseason. Dexter still inexperienced and could play a factor late into this contest.

Players: (Dexter) Greg Gabaldon; (Tucumcari) JP Garcia
Factor: Experience
Pick: Tucumcari +6

RAPID FIRE

• No. 24 Gallup vs. Piedra Vista: Piedra Vista has a tough week. Gallup looks to keep building a solid resume.
• No. 6 Carlsbad vs No. 22 Las Cruces: The Cavemen took a hit last week to one LCPS school, could another be thinking upset? Las Cruces the huge question mark team in the top-25, could it survive another week?
• No.12 Rio Grande vs No. 10 Volcano Vista: Talk about head-to-head this game will play a factor come seeding time. Rio's bigs have a test with Volcano's big.
• No. 17 Espanola Valley vs Robertson: The Sundevils have a tough week, last week these two met and it went four overtimes.
• Alamogordo vs Deming: The bubble game again. Deming could be in play for a W in this one.
• No. 13 Cibola vs No. 19 West Mesa: Are the Mustangs of West Mesa exposed? They are on a 3-game skid and the Cougars could be the dark horse favorite.
• No. 4 Grants vs No. 24 Gallup: Is this rivalry week for the Pirates? They take on Bernalillo now a Top-25 ranked Gallup team. This game has instant classic written all over it.

TOURNAMENTS



GRINE PICKS (Record: 10-5)
Valley over Cleveland
PV over Shiprock
Espa over St. Mikes
Tucumcari over Dexter
Gallup over PV
Carlsbad over LC
Deming over 'Gordo.
Robertson over Espana.
Coogs over West Mesa
Grants over Gallup

Tuesday, December 15th Schedule
Carlsbad vs. Goddard
Centennial vs. Deming
Chaparral vs. Hatch
Clayton vs. Texline
Cuba vs. Mesa Vista
EP Cathedral vs. Gadsden
EP Eldorado vs. Onate
Grants vs. Bernalillo
Hobbs vs. Permian
Hot Springs vs. East Mountain
Las Cruces vs. EP Montwood
Los Lunas vs. Socorro
Magdalena vs. Carrizozo
Melrose vs. Texico
Monte Del Sol vs. Santa Fe Waldorf
Rehoboth vs. Ramah
Ruidoso vs. Tularosa
Santa Fe vs. Espanola
Santa Teresa vs. Silver
Shiprock vs. Piedra Vista
Tohatchi vs. Estancia
Tucumcari vs. Portales
Valencia vs. Moriarty