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Who Wins: Los Lunas or Belen
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- New Mexico High School Football
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Who Wins: Los Lunas or Belen
Game is Friday Night in Los Lunas
Los Lunas is 3-4, 1-1
Belen is 2-5, 2-0
Battle for the Chile Roaster
Game is Friday Night in Los Lunas
Los Lunas is 3-4, 1-1
Belen is 2-5, 2-0
Battle for the Chile Roaster
Week 9: It's Finally Friday - Statewide Preview
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- New Mexico High School Football
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Week 9: It's Finally Friday - Statewide Preview
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
No. 1 Cleveland @ No. 8 Volcano Vista
Cleveland 7-0, 1-0
Volcano Vista 5-3, 1-1
Last Week: Cleveland 57, Santa Fe 0
Last Week: Rio Rancho 36, Volcano Vista 34
The Favorite: Cleveland
Hendo’s Take: The two teams match up very well personnel wise, but can anyone else in New Mexico stand 4-quarters with the Storm this year?
Watch For: Gabe Ortega who has 1,009-yards passing and 248-yards rushing. Nikko Papadopopulos who has 394-yards rushing, Ryan Anderson who has 219-yards rushing, Marcus Williams who has 524-yards receiving, and Stanford Commit Henry Hattis at OT.
No. 2 Centennial @ Valencia
Centennial 7-0, 2-0
Valencia 2-5, 0-2
Last Week: Centennial 49, Chaparral 3
Last week: Belen 49, Valencia 6
The Favorite: Centennial
Hendo’s Take: All Centennial again, expect a lopsided victory and for Centennial to make another district statement.
Watch for: Dante Lopez who has 1,231-yards passing, Keath Jasso who has 516-yards rushing, JR Pena who has 590-yards receiving, Bryce ReWalt who has 510-yards receiving, Jake Boklin who has 59 total tackles
No. 3 Las Cruces - Open
Las Cruces 6-2, 2-0
Last Week: Las Cruces 56, Gadsden 6
Next: Onate on October 30th
Hendo’s Take: The Bulldawgs will have an open week to prepare for a very tough finish with Onate and Mayfield, two games they could win or two games they could lose.
Watch For: Kameron Miller who has 1,544-yards passing, 915-yards rushing, Bryan Saenz who has 406-yards rushing, Brandon Baeza who has 864-yards receiving
No. 4 Artesia @ No. 20 Roswell
Artesia 6-1, 0-0
Roswell 4-3, 0-0
Last Week: Artesia open
Last Week: Roswell open
The Favorite: Artesia
Hendo’s Take: While Roswell is much improved this year, Artesia is still the 10+ point favorite, especially if Senior QB Justin Houghtaling is back in the saddle.
Watch for: Sophomore QB Taylor Null who has thrown for 500-yards total in the last two games, Ethan Duff a junior RB, Codey Scott at DL, Carlos Carrasco at DB
No. 5 Alamogordo @ Carlsbad
Alamogordo 6-1, 0-0
Carlsbad 0-7, 0-0
Last Week: Alamogordo - Open
Last Week: Carlsbad - Open
The Favorite: Alamogordo
Hendo’s Take: Carlsbad is likely the best 0-7 team in the history of New Mexico High School Football, very dangerous and a trap game for Alamogordo if the Tigers are overconfident.
Watch For: Kyle Hooper who has thrown for over 1,700-yards, Hunter Graham who has 10-touchdowns, Julian Segura and Alex Ramirez who both have over 450-yards receiving, Isaiah Saldana at linebacker
No. 6 Rio Rancho defeated Cibola 36-17
Login to view embedded media Rio Rancho 7-2, 3-0
Cibola 5-3, 0-2
Steve Bailey threw for 376-yards and 4 touchdowns
Josh Foley 250-yards of all-purpose offense with 3 touchdowns
Derrick Reyes caught for 2 touchdowns
Rio Rancho takes on Cleveland on Nov. 6th
No. 7 Eldorado defeated Highland 71-16
Eldorado 7-2, 2-1
Highland 2-6, 0-2
Dominic Sandoval scored 3 touchdowns
Noah Swietzer scored 2 touchdowns
Eldorado takes on Manzano on Oct. 30th
No. 8 Volcano Vista vs. No. 1 Cleveland
Volcano Vista 5-3, 1-1
Last Week: Cleveland 57, Santa Fe 0
Last Week: Rio Rancho 36, Volcano Vista 34
The Favorite: Cleveland
Hendo’s Take: The two teams match up very well personnel wise, but can anyone else in New Mexico stand 4-quarters with the Storm this year?
Watch for: Josh Williams who has thrown for 1,641-yards, Chris Streetz who has rushed for 622-yards, David Cormier who has caught for 431-yards, Brian Parks who has 59 tackles, Joren Dickey who has 8 sacks
No. 9 Clovis @ No. 14 Hobbs
Clovis 4-3, 0-0
Hobbs 4-3, 0-0
Last Week: Clovis - Open
Last Week: Hobbs - Open
The Favorite: Clovis
Hendo’s Take: The Battle for the Little Rebel has been tight as of late, this year I expect no less and expect a high scoring shootout. Without Clovis RB Micah Gray playing, that is taking 10 maybe more points off the board for the Wildcats.
Watch For: QB Dauton Hatley who has thrown for 665-yards, Seth Lopez who has 431-yards, Roland Chavez who has 272-yards, Jared Duncan who has 53 tackles
No. 10 Cibola lost to Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho 7-2, 3-0
Cibola 5-3, 0-2
Steve Bailey threw for 376-yards and 4 touchdowns
Josh Foley 250-yards of all-purpose offense with 3 touchdowns
Derrick Reyes caught for 2 touchdowns
Gannon Chavez and Jacob Smith hooked up for long TD pass
Cibola takes on Cleveland on Oct. 30th
No. 11 Manzano - Open
Manzano 5-3, 2-0
Last Week: Manzano 42, Highland 0
Hendo’s Take: One of the hottest teams in Class 6A and right now in 1st place in District 2-6A. They have 8 points on Eldorado going in to their October 30th game, win by less than 8 or just win and they are district champs.
Next: Eldorado on October 30th, La Cueva on November 5th
No. 12 Sandia vs. La Cueva
Sandia 5-3, 1-1
La Cueva 2-5, 0-1
The Favorite: Sandia
Hendo’s Take: While Sandia is reeling after their 17-12 win over Eldorado, La Cueva is no cupcake. The Matadors got a touchdown via their Wild Bull formation with Carter Phillips punching it in, also Jimmy Gallegos ran for 100-yards.
Watch For: Jacob Archubeque who has 789-yards passing, Jimmy Gallegos who has 956-yards rushing, Mark Flores who has 41 total tackles
No. 13 Mayfield vs. Deming
Mayfield 4-3, 1-0
Deming 3-5, 0-2
Last Week: Mayfield - Open
Last Week: Onate 37, Deming 6
The Favorite: Mayfield
Hendo’s take: Mayfield is the 3 touchdown favorite in this game Friday Night, watch for the Trojans to control early and turn it up down the stretch.
Watch For: Joeray Valencia who has 1,548-yards passing, Isaac Vance who has 1,051-yards rushing, and Gavin Swinson who has 625-yards receiving
No. 14 Hobbs vs. Clovis
Clovis 4-3, 0-0
Hobbs 4-3, 0-0
Last Week: Clovis - Open
Last Week: Hobbs - Open
The Favorite: Clovis
Hendo’s Take: The Battle for the Little Rebel has been tight as of late, this year I expect no less and expect a high scoring shootout. Without Clovis RB Micah Gray playing, that is taking 10 maybe more points off the board for the Wildcats.
Watch For: QB Isaac Amaya who has 29 touchdowns and 2,638-yards passing, Devin Beard who has 982-yards receiving, Jeremy Padilla who has 685-yards rushing
No. 15 St. Pius X @ Moriarty
St. Pius X 8-0, 0-0
Moriarty 6-2, 0-0
Last Week: St. Pius X 28, Lovington 20
Last Week: Moriarty 36, Grants 0
The Favorite: St. Pius X
Hendo’s Take: Ok, now we get to see both of these team’s true colors and it’s an old district rivalry renewed with each entering this game having something to prove. This game could come down to who’s defense is better?
Watch For: Drew Ortiz QB who has thrown for over 1,700-yards and 22 touchdowns, Allen Michel from Moriarty has over 1,200-yards rushing, Sal Mora from Moriarty has 91 total tackles
No. 16 Piedra Vista @ Aztec
Piedra Vista 6-2, 2-0
Aztec 3-5, 2-0
Last Week: Piedra Vista 38, Miyamura 0
Last Week: Aztec 29, Farmington 26
The Favorite: Piedra Vista
Hendo’s Take: Clearly Piedra Vista is the team to beat in the district, but Aztec has been hot over the last two weeks, this game now has some intrigue. Aztec’s playoff hopes rest on this game, win and you’re in sort of thing.
Watch For: Elijah Gamboa at QB for PV, Matt Gonzales at RB, for Aztec Sophomore QB Cody Smith has thrown for 2,016-yards and 18 touchdowns
No. 17 Goddard @ Lovington
Goddard 4-3, 0-0
Lovington 1-6, 0-0
Last Week: Goddard - Open
Last week: St. Pius X 28, Lovington 20
The Favorite: Goddard
Hendo’s Take: Still going to be an interesting match up no matter the records, Goddard needs to come out and drop the hammer early, we saw that Lovington can came back if not put away as they scored 3 touchdowns in the 2nd half against Pius last week.
Watch For: Cameron Stevenon at QB, Lukas Gutierrez RB, Devon Qurioz ATH, for Lovington Brooke Quinonos threw for three TD’s last week.
No. 18 Moriarty vs. No. 15 St. Pius X
St. Pius X 8-0, 0-0
Moriarty 6-2, 0-0
Last Week: St. Pius X 28, Lovington 20
Last Week: Moriarty 36, Grants 0
The Favorite: St. Pius X
Hendo’s Take: Ok, now we get to see both of these team’s true colors and it’s an old district rivalry renewed with each entering this game having something to prove. This game could come down to who’s defense is better?
Watch For: Drew Ortiz QB who has thrown for over 1,700-yards and 22 touchdowns, Allen Michel from Moriarty has over 1,200-yards rushing, Sal Mora from Moriarty has 91 total tackles
No. 19 Onate @ Gadsden
Onate 3-5, 1-1
Gadsden 1-6, 0-1
Last Week: Onate 37, Deming 6
Last Week: Las Cruces 56, Gadsden 6
The Favorite: Onate
Hendo’s Take: Should be all Onate, they know they have to win their last two games to get into the playoffs. Expect the Knights to roll.
Watch For: Forest McKee who ran for over 100-yards last week, Matt Young at Linebacker, and James Martin who is having a big year at defensive end
No. 20 Roswell vs. No. 4 Artesia
Artesia 6-1, 0-0
Roswell 4-3, 0-0
Last Week: Artesia open
Last Week: Roswell open
The Favorite: Artesia
Hendo’s Take: While Roswell is much improved this year, Artesia is still the 10+ point favorite, especially if Senior QB Justin Houghtaling is back in the saddle.
Watch for: Dominic Anaya who has thrown for 492-yards, Jared Perez who has rushed for 401-yards, Alfonso Sanchez who has 53 tackles, Ricardo Silva who has 8.5 sacks
No. 21 Hatch @ Cobre
Hatch Valley 8-0, 2-0
Cobre 5-2, 1-0
Last Week: Hatch 35, Silver 10
Last Week: Cobre 34, Hot Springs 14
The Favorite: Hot Springs
Hendo’s Take: Hatch Valley has proven to be the real deal this year and defeated a good Silver team with ease last weekend 35-10. While Cobre is a good football team, Hatch is a 10 point favorite to get to 9-0
Watch For: Jered Garay who has thrown for 682-yards, Adrien Grajea who has rushed for 884-yards, for Cobre Andru Sanchez has thrown for 1,516-yards and 19 touchdowns
No. 22 Espanola @ Los Alamos
Espanola 7-0, 1-0
Los Alamos 2-5, 0-1
Last Week: Espanola 40, Del Norte 18
Last Week: Capital 34, Los Alamos 22
The Favorite: Espanola
Hendo’s Take: Espanola Valley is three games away from perfect, can’t believe I even wrote that, however Los Alamos and Capital are capable of ruin their run at perfection. Tonight could be close, but I kind of think Espanola continues to roll.
Watch For: Marcos Flores who has 625-yards rushing and 8 touchdowns, Josh Belmontes who has 554-yards, and Tommy Trujillo who has 480-yards
No. 23 Portales vs. Ruidoso
Portales 7-0, 1-0
Ruidoso 3-5, 2-1
Last Weekend: Open
Last Weekend: Ruidoso 28, Hope 24
The Favorite: Portales
Hendo’s Take: Poratles is straight rolling, Ruidoso better have a good game plan in-line.
Watch For: Jamie Ramirez who has passed 722-yards, Bronte Staugaard who has rushed for 1,279-yards, for Ruidoso Cisco Mayville has rushed for 813-yards
No. 24 West Mesa - Open
West Mesa 3-5, 2-0
Last Weekend: Beat Rio Grande 48-6
Hendo’s Take: Still have a shot to make the playoffs. Finish the season with Atrisco and Albuquerque
Watch For: Marcos Gonzales has thrown for 762-yards, ran for 408-yards, and 12 touchdowns
No. 25 Atrisco Heritage - Defeated Rio Grande 44-7
Atrisco Heritage 3-5, 3-0
Rio Grande 0-7, 0-3
Aaron Bean ran for 150-yards
Sergio Loya ran for 150-yards
Next: West Mesa on Oct. 30th
Other Marquee Games
Del Norte @ Capital
Lordsburg @ Capitan
Tucumcari @ Clayton
Eunice @ Dexter
Melrose @ Dora
Gallup @ Miyamura
Ft. Sumner @ Hagerman
Belen @ Los Lunas
Albuquerque @ Valley
Santa Rosa @ Raton
Socorro @ Silver
West LV @ Taos
St. Mike’s @ Hope - Saturday
Complete Schedule For Week 9
Thursday, October 22nd
Rio Rancho 36, Cibola 17 Final
Atrisco Heritage 44, Rio Grande 7 Final
Eldorado 71, Highland 16 Final
Friday, October 23rd
Carlsbad @ Alamogordo
Del Norte @ Capital
Lordsburg @ Capitan
Alamo Navajo @ Carrizozo
Tucumcari @ Clayton
Magdalena @ Cloudcroft
Hatch @ Cobre
Cleveland @ Volcano Vista (Community)
Laguna @ Cuba
Eunice @ Dexter
Melrose @ Dora
Questa @ Escalante
Deming @ Mayfield
Gallup @ Miyamura
Tatum @ Gateway
Ft. Sumner @ Hagerman
Clovis @ Hobbs
Roy @ Lake Arthur
Mescalaero @ Logan
Espanola @ Los Alamos
Belen @ Los Lunas
Texico @ Loving
Goddard @ Lovington
Tularosa @ Mesilla Valley
Albuquerque @ Valley
St. Pius X @ Moriarty
Springer @ Mountainair
McCurdy @ Navajo Prep
Academy @ NMMI
Robertson @ Pojoaque
Ruidoso @ Portales
Santa Rosa @ Raton
Artesia @ Roswell
Floyd @ San Jon
Chaparral @ Santa Teresa
Socorro @ Silver
West LV @ Taos
Bloomfield @ Thoreau
Navajo Prep @ Toahtchi
Centennial @ Valencia
Corona @ Vaughn
La Cueva @ Sandia (Wilson)
Kirtland @ Wingate
Saturday, October 24th
Ramah @ Jemez Valley
St. Mike’s @ Hope
Shiprock @ Ts’e Yi Gai
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
No. 1 Cleveland @ No. 8 Volcano Vista
Cleveland 7-0, 1-0
Volcano Vista 5-3, 1-1
Last Week: Cleveland 57, Santa Fe 0
Last Week: Rio Rancho 36, Volcano Vista 34
The Favorite: Cleveland
Hendo’s Take: The two teams match up very well personnel wise, but can anyone else in New Mexico stand 4-quarters with the Storm this year?
Watch For: Gabe Ortega who has 1,009-yards passing and 248-yards rushing. Nikko Papadopopulos who has 394-yards rushing, Ryan Anderson who has 219-yards rushing, Marcus Williams who has 524-yards receiving, and Stanford Commit Henry Hattis at OT.
No. 2 Centennial @ Valencia
Centennial 7-0, 2-0
Valencia 2-5, 0-2
Last Week: Centennial 49, Chaparral 3
Last week: Belen 49, Valencia 6
The Favorite: Centennial
Hendo’s Take: All Centennial again, expect a lopsided victory and for Centennial to make another district statement.
Watch for: Dante Lopez who has 1,231-yards passing, Keath Jasso who has 516-yards rushing, JR Pena who has 590-yards receiving, Bryce ReWalt who has 510-yards receiving, Jake Boklin who has 59 total tackles
No. 3 Las Cruces - Open
Las Cruces 6-2, 2-0
Last Week: Las Cruces 56, Gadsden 6
Next: Onate on October 30th
Hendo’s Take: The Bulldawgs will have an open week to prepare for a very tough finish with Onate and Mayfield, two games they could win or two games they could lose.
Watch For: Kameron Miller who has 1,544-yards passing, 915-yards rushing, Bryan Saenz who has 406-yards rushing, Brandon Baeza who has 864-yards receiving
No. 4 Artesia @ No. 20 Roswell
Artesia 6-1, 0-0
Roswell 4-3, 0-0
Last Week: Artesia open
Last Week: Roswell open
The Favorite: Artesia
Hendo’s Take: While Roswell is much improved this year, Artesia is still the 10+ point favorite, especially if Senior QB Justin Houghtaling is back in the saddle.
Watch for: Sophomore QB Taylor Null who has thrown for 500-yards total in the last two games, Ethan Duff a junior RB, Codey Scott at DL, Carlos Carrasco at DB
No. 5 Alamogordo @ Carlsbad
Alamogordo 6-1, 0-0
Carlsbad 0-7, 0-0
Last Week: Alamogordo - Open
Last Week: Carlsbad - Open
The Favorite: Alamogordo
Hendo’s Take: Carlsbad is likely the best 0-7 team in the history of New Mexico High School Football, very dangerous and a trap game for Alamogordo if the Tigers are overconfident.
Watch For: Kyle Hooper who has thrown for over 1,700-yards, Hunter Graham who has 10-touchdowns, Julian Segura and Alex Ramirez who both have over 450-yards receiving, Isaiah Saldana at linebacker
No. 6 Rio Rancho defeated Cibola 36-17
Login to view embedded media Rio Rancho 7-2, 3-0
Cibola 5-3, 0-2
Steve Bailey threw for 376-yards and 4 touchdowns
Josh Foley 250-yards of all-purpose offense with 3 touchdowns
Derrick Reyes caught for 2 touchdowns
Rio Rancho takes on Cleveland on Nov. 6th
No. 7 Eldorado defeated Highland 71-16
Eldorado 7-2, 2-1
Highland 2-6, 0-2
Dominic Sandoval scored 3 touchdowns
Noah Swietzer scored 2 touchdowns
Eldorado takes on Manzano on Oct. 30th
No. 8 Volcano Vista vs. No. 1 Cleveland
Volcano Vista 5-3, 1-1
Last Week: Cleveland 57, Santa Fe 0
Last Week: Rio Rancho 36, Volcano Vista 34
The Favorite: Cleveland
Hendo’s Take: The two teams match up very well personnel wise, but can anyone else in New Mexico stand 4-quarters with the Storm this year?
Watch for: Josh Williams who has thrown for 1,641-yards, Chris Streetz who has rushed for 622-yards, David Cormier who has caught for 431-yards, Brian Parks who has 59 tackles, Joren Dickey who has 8 sacks
No. 9 Clovis @ No. 14 Hobbs
Clovis 4-3, 0-0
Hobbs 4-3, 0-0
Last Week: Clovis - Open
Last Week: Hobbs - Open
The Favorite: Clovis
Hendo’s Take: The Battle for the Little Rebel has been tight as of late, this year I expect no less and expect a high scoring shootout. Without Clovis RB Micah Gray playing, that is taking 10 maybe more points off the board for the Wildcats.
Watch For: QB Dauton Hatley who has thrown for 665-yards, Seth Lopez who has 431-yards, Roland Chavez who has 272-yards, Jared Duncan who has 53 tackles
No. 10 Cibola lost to Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho 7-2, 3-0
Cibola 5-3, 0-2
Steve Bailey threw for 376-yards and 4 touchdowns
Josh Foley 250-yards of all-purpose offense with 3 touchdowns
Derrick Reyes caught for 2 touchdowns
Gannon Chavez and Jacob Smith hooked up for long TD pass
Cibola takes on Cleveland on Oct. 30th
No. 11 Manzano - Open
Manzano 5-3, 2-0
Last Week: Manzano 42, Highland 0
Hendo’s Take: One of the hottest teams in Class 6A and right now in 1st place in District 2-6A. They have 8 points on Eldorado going in to their October 30th game, win by less than 8 or just win and they are district champs.
Next: Eldorado on October 30th, La Cueva on November 5th
No. 12 Sandia vs. La Cueva
Sandia 5-3, 1-1
La Cueva 2-5, 0-1
The Favorite: Sandia
Hendo’s Take: While Sandia is reeling after their 17-12 win over Eldorado, La Cueva is no cupcake. The Matadors got a touchdown via their Wild Bull formation with Carter Phillips punching it in, also Jimmy Gallegos ran for 100-yards.
Watch For: Jacob Archubeque who has 789-yards passing, Jimmy Gallegos who has 956-yards rushing, Mark Flores who has 41 total tackles
No. 13 Mayfield vs. Deming
Mayfield 4-3, 1-0
Deming 3-5, 0-2
Last Week: Mayfield - Open
Last Week: Onate 37, Deming 6
The Favorite: Mayfield
Hendo’s take: Mayfield is the 3 touchdown favorite in this game Friday Night, watch for the Trojans to control early and turn it up down the stretch.
Watch For: Joeray Valencia who has 1,548-yards passing, Isaac Vance who has 1,051-yards rushing, and Gavin Swinson who has 625-yards receiving
No. 14 Hobbs vs. Clovis
Clovis 4-3, 0-0
Hobbs 4-3, 0-0
Last Week: Clovis - Open
Last Week: Hobbs - Open
The Favorite: Clovis
Hendo’s Take: The Battle for the Little Rebel has been tight as of late, this year I expect no less and expect a high scoring shootout. Without Clovis RB Micah Gray playing, that is taking 10 maybe more points off the board for the Wildcats.
Watch For: QB Isaac Amaya who has 29 touchdowns and 2,638-yards passing, Devin Beard who has 982-yards receiving, Jeremy Padilla who has 685-yards rushing
No. 15 St. Pius X @ Moriarty
St. Pius X 8-0, 0-0
Moriarty 6-2, 0-0
Last Week: St. Pius X 28, Lovington 20
Last Week: Moriarty 36, Grants 0
The Favorite: St. Pius X
Hendo’s Take: Ok, now we get to see both of these team’s true colors and it’s an old district rivalry renewed with each entering this game having something to prove. This game could come down to who’s defense is better?
Watch For: Drew Ortiz QB who has thrown for over 1,700-yards and 22 touchdowns, Allen Michel from Moriarty has over 1,200-yards rushing, Sal Mora from Moriarty has 91 total tackles
No. 16 Piedra Vista @ Aztec
Piedra Vista 6-2, 2-0
Aztec 3-5, 2-0
Last Week: Piedra Vista 38, Miyamura 0
Last Week: Aztec 29, Farmington 26
The Favorite: Piedra Vista
Hendo’s Take: Clearly Piedra Vista is the team to beat in the district, but Aztec has been hot over the last two weeks, this game now has some intrigue. Aztec’s playoff hopes rest on this game, win and you’re in sort of thing.
Watch For: Elijah Gamboa at QB for PV, Matt Gonzales at RB, for Aztec Sophomore QB Cody Smith has thrown for 2,016-yards and 18 touchdowns
No. 17 Goddard @ Lovington
Goddard 4-3, 0-0
Lovington 1-6, 0-0
Last Week: Goddard - Open
Last week: St. Pius X 28, Lovington 20
The Favorite: Goddard
Hendo’s Take: Still going to be an interesting match up no matter the records, Goddard needs to come out and drop the hammer early, we saw that Lovington can came back if not put away as they scored 3 touchdowns in the 2nd half against Pius last week.
Watch For: Cameron Stevenon at QB, Lukas Gutierrez RB, Devon Qurioz ATH, for Lovington Brooke Quinonos threw for three TD’s last week.
No. 18 Moriarty vs. No. 15 St. Pius X
St. Pius X 8-0, 0-0
Moriarty 6-2, 0-0
Last Week: St. Pius X 28, Lovington 20
Last Week: Moriarty 36, Grants 0
The Favorite: St. Pius X
Hendo’s Take: Ok, now we get to see both of these team’s true colors and it’s an old district rivalry renewed with each entering this game having something to prove. This game could come down to who’s defense is better?
Watch For: Drew Ortiz QB who has thrown for over 1,700-yards and 22 touchdowns, Allen Michel from Moriarty has over 1,200-yards rushing, Sal Mora from Moriarty has 91 total tackles
No. 19 Onate @ Gadsden
Onate 3-5, 1-1
Gadsden 1-6, 0-1
Last Week: Onate 37, Deming 6
Last Week: Las Cruces 56, Gadsden 6
The Favorite: Onate
Hendo’s Take: Should be all Onate, they know they have to win their last two games to get into the playoffs. Expect the Knights to roll.
Watch For: Forest McKee who ran for over 100-yards last week, Matt Young at Linebacker, and James Martin who is having a big year at defensive end
No. 20 Roswell vs. No. 4 Artesia
Artesia 6-1, 0-0
Roswell 4-3, 0-0
Last Week: Artesia open
Last Week: Roswell open
The Favorite: Artesia
Hendo’s Take: While Roswell is much improved this year, Artesia is still the 10+ point favorite, especially if Senior QB Justin Houghtaling is back in the saddle.
Watch for: Dominic Anaya who has thrown for 492-yards, Jared Perez who has rushed for 401-yards, Alfonso Sanchez who has 53 tackles, Ricardo Silva who has 8.5 sacks
No. 21 Hatch @ Cobre
Hatch Valley 8-0, 2-0
Cobre 5-2, 1-0
Last Week: Hatch 35, Silver 10
Last Week: Cobre 34, Hot Springs 14
The Favorite: Hot Springs
Hendo’s Take: Hatch Valley has proven to be the real deal this year and defeated a good Silver team with ease last weekend 35-10. While Cobre is a good football team, Hatch is a 10 point favorite to get to 9-0
Watch For: Jered Garay who has thrown for 682-yards, Adrien Grajea who has rushed for 884-yards, for Cobre Andru Sanchez has thrown for 1,516-yards and 19 touchdowns
No. 22 Espanola @ Los Alamos
Espanola 7-0, 1-0
Los Alamos 2-5, 0-1
Last Week: Espanola 40, Del Norte 18
Last Week: Capital 34, Los Alamos 22
The Favorite: Espanola
Hendo’s Take: Espanola Valley is three games away from perfect, can’t believe I even wrote that, however Los Alamos and Capital are capable of ruin their run at perfection. Tonight could be close, but I kind of think Espanola continues to roll.
Watch For: Marcos Flores who has 625-yards rushing and 8 touchdowns, Josh Belmontes who has 554-yards, and Tommy Trujillo who has 480-yards
No. 23 Portales vs. Ruidoso
Portales 7-0, 1-0
Ruidoso 3-5, 2-1
Last Weekend: Open
Last Weekend: Ruidoso 28, Hope 24
The Favorite: Portales
Hendo’s Take: Poratles is straight rolling, Ruidoso better have a good game plan in-line.
Watch For: Jamie Ramirez who has passed 722-yards, Bronte Staugaard who has rushed for 1,279-yards, for Ruidoso Cisco Mayville has rushed for 813-yards
No. 24 West Mesa - Open
West Mesa 3-5, 2-0
Last Weekend: Beat Rio Grande 48-6
Hendo’s Take: Still have a shot to make the playoffs. Finish the season with Atrisco and Albuquerque
Watch For: Marcos Gonzales has thrown for 762-yards, ran for 408-yards, and 12 touchdowns
No. 25 Atrisco Heritage - Defeated Rio Grande 44-7
Atrisco Heritage 3-5, 3-0
Rio Grande 0-7, 0-3
Aaron Bean ran for 150-yards
Sergio Loya ran for 150-yards
Next: West Mesa on Oct. 30th
Other Marquee Games
Del Norte @ Capital
Lordsburg @ Capitan
Tucumcari @ Clayton
Eunice @ Dexter
Melrose @ Dora
Gallup @ Miyamura
Ft. Sumner @ Hagerman
Belen @ Los Lunas
Albuquerque @ Valley
Santa Rosa @ Raton
Socorro @ Silver
West LV @ Taos
St. Mike’s @ Hope - Saturday
Complete Schedule For Week 9
Thursday, October 22nd
Rio Rancho 36, Cibola 17 Final
Atrisco Heritage 44, Rio Grande 7 Final
Eldorado 71, Highland 16 Final
Friday, October 23rd
Carlsbad @ Alamogordo
Del Norte @ Capital
Lordsburg @ Capitan
Alamo Navajo @ Carrizozo
Tucumcari @ Clayton
Magdalena @ Cloudcroft
Hatch @ Cobre
Cleveland @ Volcano Vista (Community)
Laguna @ Cuba
Eunice @ Dexter
Melrose @ Dora
Questa @ Escalante
Deming @ Mayfield
Gallup @ Miyamura
Tatum @ Gateway
Ft. Sumner @ Hagerman
Clovis @ Hobbs
Roy @ Lake Arthur
Mescalaero @ Logan
Espanola @ Los Alamos
Belen @ Los Lunas
Texico @ Loving
Goddard @ Lovington
Tularosa @ Mesilla Valley
Albuquerque @ Valley
St. Pius X @ Moriarty
Springer @ Mountainair
McCurdy @ Navajo Prep
Academy @ NMMI
Robertson @ Pojoaque
Ruidoso @ Portales
Santa Rosa @ Raton
Artesia @ Roswell
Floyd @ San Jon
Chaparral @ Santa Teresa
Socorro @ Silver
West LV @ Taos
Bloomfield @ Thoreau
Navajo Prep @ Toahtchi
Centennial @ Valencia
Corona @ Vaughn
La Cueva @ Sandia (Wilson)
Kirtland @ Wingate
Saturday, October 24th
Ramah @ Jemez Valley
St. Mike’s @ Hope
Shiprock @ Ts’e Yi Gai
You Pick Em Leaderboard
- By kyle h
- New Mexico High School Football
- 7 Replies
Magic-Mike put together another week topping performance with 10500 points and kept the overall lead, bear one, clarkmj, & fba1984 had 10000 and made big jumps in the overall positions and moved to the top of their divisions.
Top 4 from each league make the playoffs - I'll keep you posted when playoffs start.
Top 4 from each league make the playoffs - I'll keep you posted when playoffs start.