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Week Three Top Performances

Week Three Top Performers

Amaya Brown, Cibola -- 21 points and 10 rebounds in win over Hope.
Aracely Alderete, Socorro - 24 points and 12 rebounds vs Bernalillo.
Carsyn Boswell - Calsbad Cavegirls 27 points in win over Goddard.
Dennise Martinez, Ruidoso -- 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block vs Robertson.
Hailey Evans, Ruidoso -- 7 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block vs Robertson.
Korey King, Ruidoso -- 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 steals vs Robertson.
Lia Mosher, Ruidoso -- 10 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 block vs Robertson.
Aylin Sheehan (Santa Fe Waldorf) 28 points vs Desert Academy Friday.
Ni'Asia McIntosh, Gallup - had 37 points along with 17 rebounds in Gallup's 101-66 win over Tohatchi
Friday
Jordan Holland, Los Lunas HS - 31 points vs La Cueva.
Madie Perea, La Cueva HS - 30 points vs Los Lunas.
Sydney Candelaria, Eldorado HS - 24 points vs Mayfield.
Deezha Battle, Volcano Vista HS - 22 points in win over Albuquerque High.
Cara Chavez, Los Lunas HS - 20 points vs La Cueva.
Jayce Guezman, Mayfield HS - 17 points vs Eldorado.
Jayden Perez, Las Cruces HS - 16 points vs Alamogordo.
Malakah Martinez, Del Norte HS - 15 points vs Manzano.
Kaendra Butler, Mayfield - 14 points vs Eldorado.
Jade Hill, Cleveland HS - 14 points vs Kirtland Central.
Alicia Arms, Del Norte HS - 14 points vs Manzano.
Samantha Puissant, La Cueva HS - 14 points vs Los Lunas.
Megan Guadian, Las Cruces HS - 12 points vs Alamogordo.
Janessa Johnson, Las Cruces HS - 12 points vs Alamogordo.
Krystin Archuleta, Alamogordo HS - 11 points vs Las Cruces.
Liz Davis, Cleveland HS - 11 points vs Kirtland Central.
Harley Gleason, Kirtland Central HS - 11 points vs Cleveland.
Krystal Sheka, Kirtland HS - 11 points vs Cleveland.
Sarah Abney, Las Cruces HS - 10 points vs Alamogordo.
Vanesssa Chavez, Mayfield HS - 10 points vs Eldorado.
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Tournaments This Weekend: Capital, Santa Fe Indian

CAPITAL TOURNAMENT (Santa Fe, NM)

Capital vs Chaparral (5PM)
Deming vs Gadsden (8AM)
Goddard vs Espanola (11AM)
Santa Fe vs Aztec (2PM)

LADY BRAVES CLASSIC (Santa FE, NM)

Taos vs Piedra Vista (4:45PM)
Navajo Prep vs Robertson (1:15PM)
Jemez Valley vs Pecos (9:45AM)
Dulce vs SFIS (8:15PM)

Gallup lady Bengals 41st annual John Lomasney Basketball Tournament
1st game Grants vs. Kirtland central
2nd game Winslow vs. Cleveland
3rd game Miyamura vs. St. Pius
4th game Gallup vs. Tohatchi

Clovis Wildcats can you help????

https://www.facebook.com/melonygonzales.leal/posts/1054541474568211
Heartbreaking story of a young boy who tried committing suicide due to bullying at school at a Clovis middle school!
How many of New Mexico's High School football teams are ready to step up and help these young kiddos who are being bullied?
The Hobbs Eagles started Eagle Buddies last year, where these varsity football players go and have lunch with younger children who are being bullied! It's the easiest thing to start in every single community in our state. These children should never feel like this is their only option and knowing they have a friend they can talk to can change their whole lives!
Northern Alabama University football players even started this after they saw the Eagle Buddies program!
Please let me know if you are interested and I will get you all the forms you need to start this!

Fill in the blank

_____________ is the toughest district this season.

_____________ is better than Carlsbad and Albuquerque High.

Alamogordo and Manzano: ________ is a playoff team, _________ is not.

Volcano Vista would win any other district: True or False. They would win any other district minus _____________ district.

Shiprock or Hatch Valley: Which team plays further into March ______________.

______________ wins district 2-5A.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TIMES/DATES/LOCATIONS

This Thread Is Updated In Real Time - Check back for continued updates - Scroll down for information

6A - Eldorado @ Cleveland - Saturday, December 5th at 1PM
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5A - Artesia @ Centennial - Saturday, December 5th at 1pm
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4A - Robertson @ Hatch Valley - Saturday, December 5th at 1PM
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3A - Eunice @ Estancia, Saturday, December 5th at 1PM

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6A Bracket
Semifinal Scores
No. 1 Cleveland 63, No. 5 Mayfield 27
No. 2 Eldorado 44, No. 6 Las Cruces 42

Quarterfinal Scores
No. 1 Cleveland 50, No. 8 Manzano 7
No. 6 Las Cruces 55, No. 3 Rio Rancho 14
No. 5 Mayfield 21, No. 4 Clovis 3

No. 2 Eldorado 70, No. 10 Hobbs

1st Round Scores
No. 10 Hobbs 43, No. 7 Volcano Vista 21
No. 6 Las Cruces 38, No. 11 Cibola 0
No. 5 Mayfield 77, No. 12 Atrisco Heritage 22
No. 8 Manzano 41, No. 9 Sandia 13

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5A Bracket
Semifinal Round Scores
No. 1 Centennial 42, No. 4 Moriarty 0
No. 2 Artesia 41, No. 4 Piedra Vista 35

Quarterfinal Round Scores
No. 1 Centennial 53, No. 8 Goddard 12
No. 4 Moriarty 27, No. 12 Farmington 26
No. 3 Piedra Vista 27, No. 6 Roswell 16
No. 2 Artesia 27, No. 7 St. Pius X 21


1st Round Scores
No. 12 Farmington 48, No. 5 Espanola 20
No. 8 Goddard 27, No. 9 Capital 26
No. 7 St. Pius X 35, No. 10 Los Lunas 19
No. 6 Roswell 56, No. 11 Aztec 14
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4A Official Bracket
Semifinal Round Scores
No. 4 Robertson 26, No. 1 Portales 14
No. 2 Hatch Valley 41, No. 3 Cobre 12

Quarterfinal Round Scores
No. 1 Portales 41, No. 8 St. Mike's 7
No. 2 Hatch 43, No. 14 Hope Christian 14
No. 4 Robertson 49, No. 5 Bloomfield 6

No. 3 Cobre 35, No. 6 Ruidoso 7

1st Round Scores
No. 8 St. Mike’s 21, No. 9 Silver 0
No. 7 Hope 27, No. 10 NMMI
No. 6 Ruidoso 41, No. 11 Hot Springs 18
No. 5 Bloomfield 41, No. 12 Taos 7

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3A Official Bracket

Semifinal Round Scores
No. 1 Estancia 61, No. 5 Lordsburg 14
No. 4 Eunice 26, No. 2 Clayton 22

Quarterfinal Round Scores
Estancia 54, Texico 0
Clayton 32, Santa Rosa 7
Eunice 42, Capitan 18
Lordsburg 20, Dexter 12

1st Round Scores
No. 7 Santa Rosa 30, No. 10 Navajo Prep 22
No. 5 Lordsburg 54, No. 12 Tohatchi 0
No. 8 Texico 34, No. 9 Tucumcari 7
No. 6 Capitan 45, No. 11 Laguna Acoma 21

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2A State Championships
No. 1 Escalante 28, No. 2 Ft. Sumner 20 Final
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8Man Champs - Melrose

Melrose 30, Gateway 28 Final
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6Man

No. 2 Hondo 44, No. 5 Floyd 20 Final
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Click Here For Semifinal Times @ Dates

http://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/post-semifinal-times-dates-here.13790/#post-147293

Road To The PIT: It's December, So We Make Our Prediction

Road To The PIT: It's December, So We Make Our Prediction
Joshua J. Grine of NMPreps.com

The one thing I love about basketball season, sports in general, is we get to argue, maybe agree or sometimes never come to a common conclusion to who will win it all. 24 teams in each Big School Division classification and all 72 have title hopes.

Another great thing about December is we get to change our mind, 24 different times before March comes around. Likely, we will change our mind more each week. I start off today looking into my crystal ball (and not my bald head) to give my opinion on who wins it all.

DISTRICT RANKINGS, AUTO'S & AT-LARGE BIDS

District 1-6A: Cleveland (1-0) - If asked last week I would have had Rio Rancho in this slot. Cleveland seems to be fine without a Top-10 player, who is still playing football. Maybe, for this week they move up in our District Rankings.
2. Rio Rancho (0-1; At-Large), 3. Volcano Vista (1-0; At-Large), 4. Cibola (1-0; Bubble IN), 5. Santa Fe (0-1; Bubble OUT).

District 2-6A: Sandia (1-1) - This district could be a tricky one. I had a clear ranking last week, not so much today. Sandia still the favorite at this moment. La Cueva climbed into the Top-25 this week and maybe they are closer in this race than predicted this preseason.
2. La Cueva (1-0; At-Large), 3. Eldorado (0-1; Bubble IN), 4. Manzano (1-0; Bubble OUT), 5. Highland (0-1; Bubble OUT).

District 3-6A: Gadsden (4-2) - Not to sure if I have ever ranked them 1st in district 3-6A but hey it's March. Why not? The Panthers could have the District Player of the Year in Tomas Cano (Senior). I know, I know many of you have Onate here (I would too) but honestly this could become a tie breaker situation.
2. Onate (2-0; At-Large), 3. Las Cruces (0-2; Bubble IN), 4. Mayfield (1-2; Bubble OUT) 5. Deming (1-1; Bubble OUT)

District 4-6A: Carlsbad (0-0) - The number one ranked team in all of New Mexico. We had to pick them as the favorite, right?
2. Hobbs (2-0; At-Large), 3. Clovis (0-0; Bubble IN) 4. Alamogordo (2-1; Bubble OUT)

District 5-6A: Albuquerque (1-0) - The way that they opened the season sold me quick. The Bulldogs and Bulldog city might be the favorite to those of us not in green.
2. Rio Grande (1-0; At-Large) 3. Valley (0-1; At-Large) 4. West Mesa (1-0; Bubble OUT) 5. Atrisco Heritage Academy (0-1; Bubble OUT)

THE FIELD - SEED

1. Carlsbad (DC)
2. Albuquerque (DC)
3. Cleveland (DC)
4. Gadsden (DC)
5. Onate (DRU)
6. Sandia (DC)
7. Rio Rancho (DRU)
8. Hobbs (DRU)
9. Rio Grande (DRU)
10. Volcano Vista (DTP)
11. La Cueva (DTP)
12. Valley (DTP)
13. Cibola (DFP)
14. Eldorado (DTP)
15. Clovis (DTP)
16. Las Cruces (DTP)

BUBBLE - NEXT IN-LINE

17. Mayfield
18. Manzano
19. Highland
20. West Mesa
21. Alamogordo
22. Atrisco Heritage Academy
23. Santa Fe
24. Deming

DC- District Champ, DRU - Runner Up, DTP - 3rd Place, DFP - 4th Place
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50 Players To Watch During The State Championships

50 Players To Watch During The State Championships
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com

Cleveland Storm

Gabe Ortega - Cleveland - Quarterback - Class of 2016 - Has thrown for 2,078-yards, 23 touchdowns, rushed for 524-yards and 4 touchdowns

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

Ryan Anderson - Cleveland - Athlete - Class of 2016 - Ran for 399-yards, caught for 401-yards, and scored 7 touchdowns

Marcus Williams - Cleveland - Receiver - Class of 2016 - Caught for 768-yards and 11 touchdowns, 4 interceptions on defense

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

Justice Jackson - Cleveland - Receiver - Class of 2016 - Caught for 342-yards and 5 touchdowns

Jordan Garcia - Cleveland - Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 62 total tackles

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

Demtry Rodrirguez - Cleveland - Defensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 270 pound linemen

Roope Henry - Cleveland - Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 47 total tackles

Henry Hattis - Cleveland - Offensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 6-foot-7, 265 tackle Committed to Stanford

Santos Taylor - Cleveland - Offensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 6-foot-2, 278 pound guard

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

Eldorado Eagles

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

Jayce Jackson - Eldorado - Quarterback - Class of 2016 - Thrown for over 2,500-yards on the year

Matt Denis - Eldorado - Quarterback - Class of 2017 - Threw two touchdowns against Las Cruces in the semifinals

Dominic Sandoval - Eldorado - Athlete - Class of 2017 - A+ speed, dangerous receiver, scoring threat

David Inman - Eldorado - Receiver/Safety - Class of 2016 - Next level prospect at 6-foot-1, 175, caught two touchdowns against Cleveland in week 6

Richard Gallegos - Eldorado - Running Back/Linebacker - Class of 2018 - Has had a strong late season showing

Elias Baker - Eldorado - Running Back/Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 260 pound back that can move, ran for 100-yards against Las Cruces

Noah Sweitzer - Eldorado - Running Back/Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 210 pound back, ran for over 100-yards against Las Cruces, over 190 tackles on the year, next level guy

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

Christian Rodriguez - Eldorado - Defensive Line - Class of 2016 - 5-foot-10, 235 pounds, very physical

Keegan McKeown - Eldorado - Offensive Line - Class of 2018 - 300 pound bencher, only a sophomore

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

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

Seth Johannes - Eldorado - Tight End - Class of 2016 - Very solid two-way player

Charles Sooley - Eldorado - Defensive End - Class of 2016 - 1st Team All-Metro, great inside the trenches

Centennial Hawks

Dante Lopez - Centennial - Quarterback - - Class of 2017 - Thrown for 1,910-yards and 32 touchdowns

Joaquin Gutierrez - Centennial - Class of 2018 - Running Back - Ran for 936-yards and 15 touchdowns

Keath Jasso - Centennial - Class of 2016 -Running Back - Ran for 829-yards and 10 touchdowns

Junior Pena - Centennial - Receiver - Class of 2017 - Caught for 810-yards and 13 touchdowns, 1 punt return for TD, 1 KR for touchdown

Bryce ReWalt - Centennial - Receiver - Class of 2017 - Caught for 809-yards and 14 touchdowns

Chase Austin - Centennial - Tight End - Class of 2016 - Caught for 3 touchdowns

Jake Boykin - Centennial - Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 100 tackles on the year

Jerry Gurrola - Centennial - Defensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 78 tackles with 9.5 sacks

Edgar Hernandez - Centennial - Defensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 39 tackles

Marc Sotelo - Centennial - Defensive Back - Class of 2016 - 2 interceptions

Cruz Chavez - Centennial - Defensive Back - Class of 2017 - 2 interceptions

George Nino - Centennial - Offensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 300 pound 4 year starter

Cameron Burkley - Centennial - Offensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 275 pound 4 year starter

Artesia Bulldogs

Isaiah Weideman - Artesia - Running Back - Class of 2017 - Scored 11 touchdowns this year

Justin Houghtaling - Artesia - Quarterback - Class of 2016 - Threw for 2,800-yards and 30 touchdowns

Ethan Duff - Artesia - Receiver - Class of 2017 - Caught for 900-yards and 12 touchdowns

Daniel Leon - Artesia - Receiver - Class of 2016 - Caught for 600-yards and 4 touchdowns

Clay Donaghe - Artesia - Receiver - Class of 2016 - Caught for 5 touchdowns

Chaz Matthews - Artesia - Receiver - Class of 2016 - Caught for 3 touchdowns

Caleb Brewer - Artesia - Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 74 tackles

Carlos Carrasco - Artesia - Defensive Back - Class of 2016 - 108 tackles with 9 interceptions

Jacob Enriquez - Artesia - Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 150 tackles

Codey Scott - Artesia - Defensive linemen - Class of 2017 - 90 tackles and 16 sacks

Miguel Martinez - Artesia - Linebacker - Class of 2017 - 109 tackles

Jhrayss Granger - Artesia - Defensive Linemen - Class of 2017 - 264 pounds

Hatch Valley Bears

Jared Garay - Hatch - Quarterback - Class of 2016 - Thrown for 991-yards and 17 touchdowns

Adrian Grajeda - Hatch - Running Back - Class of 2016 - Ran for 1,4,98-yards and 21 touchdowns, 8.5 sacks on defense

Jeremiah Padilla - Hatch - Running Back - Class of 2016 - Ran for 816-yards and 14 touchdowns

Cade Hackey - Hatch - Receiver - Class of 2017 - Caught for 44-yards and 5 touchdowns, 4 interceptions on defense

Shane Cooper Carson - Receiver - Class of 2017 - Caught for 234-yards and 5 touchdowns

Austin Franzoy - Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 79 tackles

Manny Rodriguez - Defensive Back - Class of 2016 - 61 tackles
, 4 interceptions on defense

Robertson Cardinals

Arjay Ortiz - Quarterback - Class of 2018 - 985-yards passing and scored 29 touchdowns, 8 interceptions on defense

Joseph Griego - Running Back - Class of 2017 - 1,297-yards and 15 touchdowns

Marc Grano - Running Back - Class of 2017 - 642-yards and 6 touchdowns

Sebastian Gonzales - Receiver - Class of 2016 - Caught for 320-yards

JR Gonzalez - Receiver - Class of 2016 - Caught for 296-yards

Francisco Arguello - Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 124 tackles on the season

Estancia Bears

Adam Lujan - Estancia - Running Back - Class of 2016 - Ran for 1,843-yards and 30 touchdowns, 8 interceptions on defense

Zeke Tapia - Estancia - Running Back - Class of 2017 - Ran for 1,236-yards and 18 touchdowns

Moises Anaya - Estancia - Running back - Class of 2018 - Ran for 920-yards and 16 touchdowns

Trevor Nobblitt - Estancia - Offensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 79 pancake blocks

Caleb Ortiz - Estancia - Defensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 54 tackles and 6 sacks

Eunice Cardinals

Bryce Jenkins - Eunice - Quarterback - Class of 2016 - Thrown for 837-yards and 14 touchdowns

Blane Ferbrache - Eunice - Running Back - Class of 2016 - Rushed for 1,276-yards and 11 touchdowns, 50 tackles on defense

Aaron Madrid - Eunice - Running Back - Class of 2016 - Ran for 894-yards and 13 touchdowns, 147 tackles on defense

Kadin Hughes - Eunice - Defensive Line - Class of 2018 - 43 tackles on defense

Kari York - Eunice - Defensive Back - Class of 2018 - 43 tackles on defense

Tyler York - Eunice - Defensive Back - Class of 2018 - 37 tackles on defense

Cameron Santa Cruz - Eunice - Defensive Back - Class of 2019 - 3 interceptions on defense


Will add all players from other six teams playing in the title game today!

Week Three: What To Watch Weekend Version

Week Three: What To Watch Weekend Version
Joshua J Grine of NMPreps.com

The first weekend of the regular season tournaments is among us. This weekend we have a few to take a closer look at, pick a winner and give our input.

AL ARMENDARIZ (Santa Fe, NM)
Capital High School

9:30 AM: Ramona, CA vs Santa Fe (0-2): On the bottom half of the bracket former Santa Fe Indian head coach Zac Cole returns to New Mexico with his Romona, California team. They will take on the Santa Fe Demons who are coming off back-to-back losses to open their season.
The Pick: Santa Fe +1

12:30PM: Santa Teresa (0-2) vs No. 25 Goddard (1-1): A, 5A match-up between two southern schools as the Goddard Rockets are coming into this one having played a tough game with No. 1 Carlsbad. LeAnthony Harrison, a shooting guard for Goddard will look to duplicate a hot shooting night.
The Pick: Goddard +9

3:30PM: No. 20 Espanola Valley (2-1) vs Pueblo West, Colorado: The Sundevils another top team in the field will match up with Pueblo West out of Colorado. The Sundevils a program loaded with guard play will look to senior guard Uriah Arrellano to mimic his 24-point night on Tuesday.
The Pick: Sundevils +3
Bracket: Top (Play winner between Ramona, Cal, v Santa Fe)

6:30PM: Jemez Valley vs No. 18 Capital (1-1): The host team in this one will take on small school division team Jemez Valley. The Jaguars led by two of the top guards in New Mexico, Eric Coca and Jeremy Anaya will likely have huge games in this one.
The Pick: Capital +15
Bracket: Bottom (Play winner of Goddard vs Santa Teresa)


Santa Fe Indian Braves Classic: The field has a mixture between BSD (big school division) teams and SSD (small school division) teams. They will play in one of the best arenas in New Mexico. In the 8AM match up Questa will take on Francis Mulert Y Castillo a top player for Santa Fe Prep. The 11:30AM contest puts a Pecos Panthers team against NACA of Albuquerque. The Panthers should roll fairly easy in this one. Crownpoint and Espanola Valley (I'm assuming JV) will square off at 3PM. To finish the night host, Santa Fe Indian will take on Monte Del Sol.

THE BIG THREE FOR THE WEEKEND

Seed Game - Head-To-Head
Thursday: No. 8 Valley (0-1) vs No. 14 Cibola (1-0): This game become a lot more interesting as the Cougars seem to be an underrated team that could have playoff hopes. Desmond Carpenter opened the season with a 22-point performances. Valley returns after losing to La Cueva, unranked at the time, on opening night.

Resume Booster - Game I Like
Friday: No. 1 Carlsbad (1-0) vs No. 15 Gadsden (4-2): This game has some top players, both teams are ranked in the Top-25 and has the systems to create an intense game. Brenden Boatwright the high profile name for Carlsbad will have a game style that plays into his favor in this contest. The Panthers however have pushed the tempo more and will look to Tomas Cano a 2016 guard to pull the upset.

4A Match-Up To Watch
Friday: Kirtland Central (0-1) vs Pojoaque Valley (2-0): The best match up in 4A this weekend puts two northern school against each other. Shooting guard James Garcia a 6-4 junior had hype going into the season and will again be the player to look at in this contest. Small forward Bryson Dowdy (Soph) will carry the load in the paint, Eric Foutz a junior for the Broncos is a new name will look to back up a solid opening performance of 10 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds.

The Extra - Final Four Contenders
Friday: No. 3 Onate (1-2) vs No. 10 Volcano Vista (1-0): The Volcano Vista Hawks are coming into this game already a win over a Top-10 team and looking to upset an Onate team returning after a close overtime loss to Cleveland this week. The match-up is Johnny McCants (Onate) vs David Cormier) in the battle of who is the best forward in the state.

Rapid Fire
  • Bubble Game: Aztec vs Bloomfield - cross class but need the win either way.
  • Cellar Dweller Game: Chaparral vs Deming - Chaparral still looking for a win streak is around 30 or more.
  • Bubble to Seed Game: Moriarty vs Farmington - Moriarty needs it, Farmington can't afford it.
  • 5A Resume Game: Bernalillo vs St. Pius X - Bernalillo looking for a big year, St. Pius X a question mark to this point.
  • Dark Horse Game: Mayfield vs West Mesa - Mayfield still unknown, West Mesa coming off a big win over Sandia.
  • The Test Game: Rio Grande vs La Cueva - We get to see who is the real deal.
THE WEEKEND PICKS GAME (Remember Your Records)

Onate vs Volcano vista: My pick Onate.
Kirtland Central vs Pojoaque Valley: My pick Pojoaque Valley
Cibola vs Valley: My pick is Cibola in the upset.
Rio Grande vs La Cueva: My pick is La Cueva.
Bernalillo vs St. Pius X: My pick St. Pius X

Note: Post your weekend picks here

My Record: (8-3)

Cleveland Has Chance To Be Perfect

Cleveland had chance to be perfect
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com

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The Cleveland Storm now 12-0 on the season are just one win away from being perfect. This Saturday, December 5th the Storm host the No. 2 seeded Eldorado Eagles in the 6A Championship game. This is the first State Championship game ever at Cleveland High School and the first ever Metro Area Football Championship.

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Rewind to week 6 of the high school football season when The Storm found themselves trailing 14-0 to Eldorado in the first quarter, though The Storm would eventually win that game 41-34 when the dust had settled, the end result had made it clear that Cleveland and Eldorado were the two best high school football teams in New Mexico. Now the two teams meet again in week 15, Cleveland with a chance to be perfect again, something Cleveland has done one other time in 2011 when they went 13-0 under then Head Coach Kirk Potter.

The 2011 Cleveland Storm Football Team who went 13-0 is ranked 8th out of 100 teams in the NMPreps.com Greatest Ever High School Football Team Rankings. That year the Storm scored 641-points (49.3 average), allowed 218 (16.7 average), were led by New Mexico Lobo Commits Cole Gautsche at quarterback and Romell Jordan at Running Back. How does this 2015 team stack up? Very similar, maybe better as the 2015 Storm has scored 597-points (49.8 average), allowed 171 (14.25 average), and are led by New Mexico Lobo Commits Gabe Ortega at quarterback, Marcus Williams at receiver, and Henry Hattis their 6-foot-7, 265 pound linemen committed to PAC 12 Power Stanford.

“This is going to be a hard senior group for me to let go. Sometimes I got to change the subject when I talk about them, as it gets a little emotional for me. These are the freshmen that I brought up when I first took over the job, so I would like to think they are product of the program kids, good group of kids that work very hard, very talented, they have bought into one another, and they want to be great together. When you totally get kids to believe in what you are doing, you want those type of kids to stick around forever.”

2015 Cleveland Storm Football Season Results

W - Manzano 53-0
W - @ Del Valle 52-36 (trailed 7-0)
W - Onate 52-0
W - @ Clovis 50-20 (trailed 7-0)
W - @ Sandia 42-7
W - Eldorado 41-34 (trailed 14-0)
W - Santa Fe 57-0
W - @ Volcano Vista 54-20
W - Cibola 39-6
W - @ Rio Rancho 44-14
W - @ Manzano 50-7 *Quarterfinals
W - @ Mayfield 63-27 *Semifinals
vs. Eldorado *State Championship Game

Preparing For Eldorado

The Eldorado Eagles who are 10-2 on the season after beating Las Cruces last weekend 44-42 off a game winning field goal are a real threat to stop this perfect run. Ridenour about the Eagles Football Team, he is quick to point out that Eldorado’s success comes from up top, “When you talk about Eldorado, you’ve got to talk about their Head Football Coach Charlie Dotson. He Does a fantastic job of getting kids motivated to play and he has an amazing sense of school pride being that he graduated from Eldorado. He’s about passion and love for his school and that feeds off into his kids and that is why they play so hard.”

First Time They Played

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Cleveland has trailed three times this season, that is all. They trailed against El Paso Del Valle in week 2 when Del Valle returned a kick for a touchdown to start the game, they trailed against Clovis 7-0 in week 4 when Clovis went on a 9 minute scoring drive, and trailed by 14 against Eldorado in week 6. “They are a great team, well coached, and give great effort. It was a lot of fun, it was a great game, and we were fortunate to come out on top,” Said Stanford Offensive Linemen Commit Henry Hattis on round two with the Eagles.

Fortunate to come out with the victory is right as Eldorado was driving with the game tied 34-34 until a fumble gave the ball back to Cleveland with just minutes left in the game, a short touchdown run was the difference in front of 11,000 screaming fans. The Eagles are scoring 46.3 points per game on offense and love to feed to rock to 210 pound Running Back Noah Swietzer and 260 pound Fullback Elias Baker.

“Eldorado is very athletic team and young too, so they are going to be good down the road, but I feel we have more depth and speed. Our defense has become one unit throughout the season, we are all playing together for each other,” said 6-foot-4, 180 pound linebacker Roope Henry.

Top Offense In New Mexico

As mentioned the offense is scoring 49.8 points per game. They have three D-1 prospects on offense and plenty of offensive firepower. Quarterback Gabe Ortega who is up for both the New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year Award and NMPreps.com Mr. Football Award has thrown for 2,078-yards, rushed for 524-yards, and scored a total of 27 touchdowns. “There is some pressure being the quarterback of the No. 1 team in the State, but these guys make plays around me, I know I can trust every single one of them, and after that first snap all that pressure goes away”

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Ortega is a three year starter at Cleveland High School and will leave Cleveland as one of the All-Time top players to ever come out of the program’s short history. “When I was a sophomore I was brought in by those seniors, they showed me the Cleveland way, taught me how things run around here and from there I have taken their leadership and tried to pass it down to these younger guys so they can see the Storm way, it’s just been an awesome experience.

Ortega’s top targets include 6-foot-4 Marcus Williams who has caught for 768-yards with 11 touchdowns, 6-foot-4, Adam Cook who has caught for 406-yards and 3 touchdowns, 5-foot-10 speedster Ryan Anderson who has caught for 401-yards and 3 touchdowns, 6-foot-5, 180 pound Justice Jackson who has caught for 342-yards. “Gabe and I have been playing together since about 7th grade, we’ve got a good connection, I know where he is going to be and he he knows where I am going to be,” Said Marcus Williams a recent Lobo Commit.

Ryan Anderson has been a threat receiving and rushing the football, totaling over 800-yards and 7 touchdowns. “It’s a big deal this weekend and I’ve always seen myself playing in the state championship game and it’s been a dream of mine since I was 4-years old. Just having the opportunity to play in the game with the brothers, friends, in front of the community is amazing.”

In The Trenches

Along with 6-foot-7, 265 pound tackle Henry Hattis, the Storm has tremendous size on both sides of the football this year. 6-foot-1, 290 pound Demetry Rodriguez missed most of the season with knee injury has played the last two games, Daimon Altarmirano is a promising offensive tackle at 6-foot-4, 280 pounds, Senior Linemen Santos Taylor at 6-foot-2, 278 pounds looks to be another next level guy, Adam Cook is a 6-foot-4, 225 pound Tight End, and Brendon Armstead at 220 pounds has had a great season on the defensive line.

Kickoff Is Set For Saturday

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PREVIEW: ARTESIA VS. CENTENNIAL

Poll: Who Wins No. 2 Artesia or No. 1 Centennial

  • No. 1 Centennial 12-0

    Votes: 70 60.3%
  • No. 2 Artesia 11-1

    Votes: 46 39.7%

PREVIEW: Storied Artesia takes on New Southern Power in Centennial
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com

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Team Comparions
Artesia Head Coach: Cooper Henderson
Artesia’s Record: 11-1
Centennial Head Coach: Aaron Ocampo
Centennial’s Record: 12-0

Game Preview

Artesia Trying To Win 29th State Championship

Artesia playing in the State Championship Game is almost a given each season. Their program, tops in the State of New Mexico is trying to win their 29th State Championship all-time and playing in their 33rd State Championship in School History.

Head Coach Cooper Henderson who has been coaching at Artesia for 27 seasons has won 14 State Championships and the Bulldogs head into Saturday’s game with a 23-2 record over the last two seasons including a State Championship last year defeating Belen in the finals 49-21.

Their offense is headline by Senior Quarterback and NMPreps.com Mr. Football Candidate Justin Houghtaling who has thrown for close to 3,000-yards and 30 touchdowns this year, this year Artesia has scored 465 points on offense which equates to a 38.8 points per game average.

Their defense this year might just be the reason they are playing this weekend and for those long time Bulldog Fans, they have posted time and time again that this year’s Artesia Defense ranks among the best they’ve seen. Senior Defensive Back Carlos Carrasco has hauled in 9 interceptions and Junior Defensive Linemen Codey Scott has 16 quarterback sacks.

A new southern power arises in Las Cruces

Centennial High School opened it’s doors in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 2012, that year the Hawks went 5-5 having a shootout win that season over Hatch Valley and Chaparral. In 2013 they they went 9-3 with a loss to St. Michael’s and a 1 point win over Ruidoso. In 2014 they went 11-2 beating Onate by 32 points, beating Las Cruces by 2 points, and reaching the state semifinals with a 31-24 loss to Belen.

This season, they are 12-0 with wins again over Onate, Las Cruces, and in the playoffs they beat Goddard 53-18 and last week beat Moriarty 42-0, clearly they have grown up in a hurry. This season the Hawks are outscoring the comp by an average score of 48-13 and have held 6 opponents to a touchdown or less.

Junior Quarterback Dante Lopez has thrown for 1,910-yards with 32 touchdowns, Sophomore Joaquin Gutierrez has rushed for 935-yards and 15 touchdowns, and on defense Jake Boykin leads the team in tackles with 100, Jerry Gurrola leads the team with 9.5 sacks.

Players To Watch

Centennial Hawks

Dante Lopez - Centennial - Quarterback - - Class of 2017 - Thrown for 1,910-yards and 32 touchdowns

Joaquin Gutierrez - Centennial - Class of 2018 - Running Back - Ran for 936-yards and 15 touchdowns

Keath Jasso - Centennial - Class of 2016 -Running Back - Ran for 829-yards and 10 touchdowns

Junior Pena - Centennial - Receiver - Class of 2017 - Caught for 810-yards and 13 touchdowns, 1 punt return for TD, 1 KR for touchdown

Bryce ReWalt - Centennial - Receiver - Class of 2017 - Caught for 809-yards and 14 touchdowns

Chase Austin - Centennial - Tight End - Class of 2016 - Caught for 3 touchdowns

Jake Boykin - Centennial - Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 100 tackles on the year

Jerry Gurrola - Centennial - Defensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 78 tackles with 9.5 sacks

Edgar Hernandez - Centennial - Defensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 39 tackles

Marc Sotelo - Centennial - Defensive Back - Class of 2016 - 2 interceptions

Cruz Chavez - Centennial - Defensive Back - Class of 2017 - 2 interceptions

George Nino - Centennial - Offensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 300 pound 4 year starter

Cameron Burkley - Centennial - Offensive Linemen - Class of 2016 - 275 pound 4 year starter

Artesia Bulldogs

Isaiah Weideman - Artesia - Running Back - Class of 2017 - Scored 11 touchdowns this year

Justin Houghtaling - Artesia - Quarterback - Class of 2016 - Threw for 2,800-yards and 30 touchdowns

Ethan Duff - Artesia - Receiver - Class of 2017 - Caught for 900-yards and 12 touchdowns

Daniel Leon - Artesia - Receiver - Class of 2016 - Caught for 600-yards and 4 touchdowns

Clay Donaghe - Artesia - Receiver - Class of 2016 - Caught for 5 touchdowns

Chaz Matthews - Artesia - Receiver - Class of 2016 - Caught for 3 touchdowns

Caleb Brewer - Artesia - Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 74 tackles

Carlos Carrasco - Artesia - Defensive Back - Class of 2016 - 108 tackles with 9 interceptions

Jacob Enriquez - Artesia - Linebacker - Class of 2016 - 150 tackles

Codey Scott - Artesia - Defensive linemen - Class of 2017 - 90 tackles and 16 sacks

Miguel Martinez - Artesia - Linebacker - Class of 2017 - 109 tackles

Jhrayss Granger - Artesia - Defensive Linemen - Class of 2017 - 264 pounds
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PREVIEW: ELDORADO VS. CLEVELAND

Who Wins: No. 1 Cleveland 12-0 or No. 2 Eldorado 10-2

  • No. 1 Cleveland 12-0

    Votes: 48 62.3%
  • No. 2 Eldorado 10-2

    Votes: 29 37.7%

Feature: Cleveland Trying To Be Perfect
Feature: Eldorado Trying To Win 1st Title Since 1980

6A State Championship Preview

By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com

No. 2 Eldorado 10-2 @ No. 1 Cleveland 12-0 - Saturday, December 5th at 1PM

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Last Time They Played 41-34 Cleveland

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Breaking Down The Offense

Both offenses for Cleveland and for Eldorado have been stellar this year and are both well versed in the pass and in the run game. Today we breakdown a few of their highlights to give you an inside look at what they do offensively.

Touchdown Pass Against Manzano
Key here is great excellent blocking, beautiful touch pass from Ortega, outstanding grab by Williams

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Option Touchdown Run By Gabe Ortega
Key here is Gabe Ortega making a good read to cut up field, also showing off his D1 Speed

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Touchdown Pass Against Cleveland
Key here is fake from Quarterback Jayce Jackson to Fullback Elias Baker

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Big Yardage Pick Up Against Las Cruces
Key here was fake to FB, key option read by QB, great moves by Swietzer at RB

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Class 6A State Championship

No. 2 Eldorado 10-2 @ No. 1 Cleveland 12-0

Saturday, December 5th, Game Time 1PM

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Preview: Cleveland has chance to be perfect

Preview: Eldorado trying for first title since 1980

Class 5A State Championship

No. 2 Artesia 11-1 @ No. 1 Centennial 12-0

Saturday, December 5th, Game Time 1PM

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Preview: Artesia trying for 29th State Football Title

Preview: A New Southern Power Arises in Centennial

Class 4A State Championship

No. 4 Robertson 10-2 @ No. 2 Hatch Valley 12-0

Saturday, December 5th, Game Time 1PM

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Preview: Hatch looking for perfect season

Preview: Robertson looking for redemption

Class 3A State Championship

No. 3 Eunice 8-3 @ No. 1 Estancia 12-0

Saturday, December 5th, Game Time 1PM

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Preview: 1st Year Coach Takes Eunice to the Finals

Preview: Estancia big favorite to stay King of the Mountain

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Underdog Eldorado trying to win first championship since 1980

Underdog Eldorado trying to win first championship since 1980
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The Eldorado Eagles are the underdog in this weekend’s Class 6A State Championship game against top ranked and super power the Cleveland Storm who are 12-0. The Eagles 10-2 on the year are playing in their 8th State Championship Football Game, most recently they reached the 2008 title game only to lose to Las Cruces 26-21.

The Eagles reached state title games in back to back seasons in 1990 and in 1991 only to lose to Clovis in both of those match ups. Out of the 7 state championships that Eldorado has played in they have a combined record of 1-6. The 1980 team coached by Jerry Hall featured a quarterback by the name of Jim Everett who went on to play for Purdue and then went to play in the NFL for the Los Angles Rams. That year the Eagles won their first and so far only State Football Championship defeating the Clovis Wildcats 14-11.

Dynamic Senior Class

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While Eldorado is labeled the “underdog” Head Football Coach Charlie Dotson has established what today you can consider the top Albuquerque High School Football Program boasting a two-year record of 20-4. Pretty remarkable considering they graduated Blue Chip Quarterback Zach Gentry who is now red-shirting at Michigan. The question marks surrounding whether or not Eldorado could rise to the occasion and make another run this year without Gentry was answered immediately as Eldorado ran through their first three opponents by a combined score of 156-8. This current group was YAFL Super Bowl Champs and while they might lack D-1 commits, they don’t lack college level prospects.

“I think both of our teams Cleveland and Eldorado like our senior groups. They have progressed each week, have done everything right, and I am real proud of the group overall. We got passed a tough semifinal game, got to the championship game, and I just hope things go well on Saturday,” Said Eldorado Head Football Coach Charlie Dotson who took over as Head Coach at Eldorado in 2007.

Things have seemed to go more than well for Eldorado this year as they have outscored the comp 556-217 on the season. Their offense has scored in the seventy’s twice. Last week against Las Cruces in the semifinals on the road, they reeled off an epic last minute drive under back up quarterback Mark Denis, then kicked a 38-yard field to win as time expired to beat the Bulldawgs 44-42. The week before that they beat Hobbs 70-20 recorded 14 quarterback sacks.

Season Results

W - Rio Grande 52-0
W - Valley 55-0
W - West Mesa 49-8
W - Volcano Vista 38-21
W - Mayfield 49-28
L - Cleveland 41-34
W - La Cueva 42-3
L - Sandia 17-12
W - Highland 71-16
W - Manzano 40-21
W - Hobbs 70-20 *Quarterfinals
W - @ Las Cruces 44-42 * Semifinals
vs. Cleveland *State Championship Game

What Makes Them Go

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“The offense starts with the quarterback Jayce Jackson who has thrown for 2,700-yards passing and 25 touchdowns (yes, he is expected to play against Cleveland on Saturday. Jackson went down in the late second half against Las Cruces and did not return for the rest of the game with what looked like an ankle injury), following Zach Gentry, he has played right at the level, putting up touchdowns and making plays on his feet. The offensive line has done a great job this year and we have good running backs and good receivers, all facets just like Cleveland does,” said Dotson. And when talking about the defense, Dotson compliments their three main units, “We don’t have the biggest defensive line, but they play hard. Noah Sweitzer is in the middle and some good junior linebackers that have good feet, and we have defensive backs that we trust.”

Preparing For Cleveland

Again, the Eagles have a tough hill to climb stopping what could be the best prep football team to come through New Mexico since 2011, Eldorado’s Charlie Dotson feels there are some similarities between the two programs, “Coach Ridnour does a great job with their program and they have three D-1 kids that have already committed. They have a lot of talent and they play well together, I think both our programs are similar in that: you’ll see a lot of hard play come Saturday, but you’ll see sportsmanship and see kids having fun playing football and playing for each other and that is what it’s all about in the end.”

Noah Sweitzer who scored two touchdowns against Cleveland in the first meeting has showed great respect when talking about The Storm, “Cleveland has a lot of athletes on offense and on defense and they are coached very well. We’re going to have come out to play if we want to beat them.” Sweitzer is a 210 pound running back that ran for 110-yards last weekend against Las Cruces and he’s also the team’s top defensive player at linebacker where he has recorded nearly 200 total tackles. He is also up for the NMPreps.com Mr. Football Award, something few linebackers in New Mexico have accomplished.

David Inman is a 6-foot-2, 185 pound receiver and defensive back who scored two touchdowns and recorded an interception during their first meeting with Cleveland is excited about an All-Metro Final, “They are a great team, it’s cool to have No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the state championship game, it’s the first All-Metro Championship, its just a great experience to be apart of.”

Seniors

The Eagles have over 20 seniors on their year’s roster. Christian Rodriguez a 5-foot-10, 235 pound defensive linemen talked about their camaraderie in the trenches, “Our defensive line, we work hard and know how to be physical. We love to hit and have really bonded well together, we like to play for the man next to us, something that keeps us going.”

Sweitzer echoed the same comments, “We are very close this year from seniors all the way down to freshmen, our seniors try to build a foundation for the freshmen to follow, this is family and it will always be family.”

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BBB: How will Rio Grande do in 2015-2016? (Pick two)

  • 20-26 wins

  • 15-19 wins

  • 10-14 wins

  • Under 10 wins

  • State Title Game

  • Final Four

  • Elite Eight

  • 1st Round

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Preseason Rankings: No. 18 Rio Grande Ravens

The 2015-2016 season has officially started and today we start our countdown of the top 50 programs in New Mexico Big School Division (6A-4A).

More: Preseason Rankings Home: 50-1 | Rankings 72-51 | Preseason Preview Page

The Rio Grande Ravens are coming off a (12-15, 3-5) season along with a State Tournament appearance.

Overview: The Rio Grande Ravens return a roster full of experience, height and talent. Head coach Sean Jimenez has a deep team this season and one that will be able to run with other, talented teams. Last season they struggled allowing 62 points a game and unable to match that but they should have the experience and talent to run with other teams in transition. Marshall Moore (2016) was mentioned as a 25 Guards to Watch This Season and for good reason as the athletic shooting guard has the potential to be a quality guard, he will need to make senior like decisions with the ball.

Last Season
Record: 12-15, 3-5
Home Record: 6-2
Away Record: 5-9
Neutral Record: 1-4
Post Season: First Round; Lost to Carlsbad (67-43)
Points per game: 57.22(1545)
Points against: 62.44 (1686)

Realistic Prediction: The Ravens are ranked in a perfect spot, not to low, not to high but somewhere along the middle in 6A basketball (No. 14 NMPreps.com 6A Rankings). The Ravens have room to improve and this team has potential to break into the Top-10 but they need to win all the must win type games this year. Right now we have them around the 15-19 win mark and first round showing. Almost wanted to go with an Elite Eight prediction but they haven't been there since around 2005 and need room to improve but they are building it in the right direction.

District Champ: 80%
Playoff Team: 100%
Elite Eight: 55%
Final Four: 30%
Title Game: 20%

Returning Players: Marshall Moore, a slashing type of guard that likes to attack off the wing or in transition is a great starting spot when looking at this roster. Dakota Yancey (2017) a six-foot-seven post is another player to watch this season.

Roster
Jose Rodrgiuez (2017)
Marshall Moore (2016)
Dakota Yancey (2017)
Eduardo Medrano (2016)
Dominic Gonzales (2016)
Matthew Garcia (2016)
Jesus Gamboa (2016)
Miguel Rodriguez (2016)
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