The following player of the year awards were selected by the NMPreps.com Staff. More post season coverage will be posted throughout March.

6A North Player of the Year
Co - Brady Patterson - Rio Rancho
Co - Ryan Jones - Cleveland

6A South Player of the Year
Co - Kelvin Jones - Hobbs Co - Trey Nelson - Hobbs


5A North Player of the Year
Jared Garduno - Espanola

5A South Player of the Year
Cesar Molina - Centennial

4A North Player of the Year
Jordan Leake - Hope

4A South Player of the Year
Bronte Staaguard - Portales

3A North Player of the Year
Ryan Arkie - Laguna Acoma

3A South Player of the Year
Jeff Adler - Mesilla Valley

2A Player of the Year
Mike Chambers - Magdalena

1A Player of the Year
Holt Shelly - Cliff

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So Who Returns The Most Starters?

What are some of the baseball stipends paying around the state?

If you watched it, thoughts?
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The 2015 NMPreps.com's Players of the Year were selected by the NMPreps.com staff. More awards will continue to be posted moving forward.

Class 6A
North Player of the Year - Alexa Romano - La Cueva
South Player of the Year - Danni Williams - Clovis



Class 5A
North Player of the Year - NiAsia McIntosh - Gallup
South Player of the Year - Cera Chavez - Los Lunas



Class 4A
Kambrey Blakey - Portales



Class 3A
Brianna Reyna - Texico



Class 2A
Caley Barnard - Melrose



Class 1A
Taylor Epps - Elida

What are the dates and what are the rules
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Who gets this job?
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OK Kyle you teased us and got us all excited about the new bells and whistles we were going to get. Some of us are not getting any Younger and want to be able to see said Bells and Whistles before they put me in the home. What is the latest

Please post nominations here, text them to 505.577.5953, or e-mail me submissions at nmpreps@yahoo.com. All-Tournament teams will be released after the State Tournament.

1st Team [/B]


Alexa Romano - La Cueva - Scored 16 against Clovis
Alexa Romano - La Cueva - Scored 20 against Cibola
Alyssa Yocky - La Cueva - Scored 17 and 12 boards against Clovis
Amaya Brown - Cibola - Scored 14 against Mayfield
Amaya Brown - Cibola - Scored 14 against Volcano Vista
Amaya Brown - Cibola - Scored 20 against La Cueva
Aviana Garcia - Tularosa - Scored 20 against Lordsburg
Brianna Reyna - Texico - Scored 19 and 11 boards, 9 assists against Clayton
Caley Barnard - Melrose - Scored 20 against Ramah
Caley Barnard - Melrose - Scored 16 against Tatum
Caley Barnard - Melrose - Scored 21 against Shiprock NW
Cera Chavez, Los Lunas - 12pts vs. Aztec; 14 pts vs. Valencia; 11 pts vs. Roswell; 9 pts vs. Gallup = avg. of 11.5 ppg
Corbyn Cunningham - Cibola - Scored 13 against VV
Corbyn Cunningham - Cibola - Scored 16 against Mayfield
Corbyn Cunningham - Cibola - Scored 23 against Sandia
Danni Williams - Clovis - Scored 27 against Valley
Danni Williams - Clovis - Scored 43 against Gadsden
Danni Williams - Clovis - scored 79 points in 3 games.
Jordan Holland, Los Lunas - 16 pts vs. Aztec; 13 pts vs. Valenci; 10 pts vs. Roswell; 24 pts in state tltle game vs. Gallup = avg. of 21 pts
Kambrey Blakey - Portales - Can't believe she is just a junior
Kambrey Blakey - Portales - Scored 17 and 16 boards against Hope
Kavionnia Brown - Volcano Vista - One of the top defensive players during the tournament
NiAsia McIntosh - Gallup - Scored 18 and 5 rebounds against PV
NiAsia McIntosh - Gallup - Scored 22 against Belen
Niasia McIntosh - Gallup - Scored 23 and 14 boards against Los Lunas
Victoria Lovato - SFIS - Scored 20 and 4 against Bloomfield
2nd Team [/B]


Abby Medlin - Tatum - Scored 20 against Melrose
Abby Medlin - Tatum - Scored 22 against Dora
Alexis Lovato - Espanola - Scored 8 against Del Norte
Alexis Lovato - Espanola - Scored 20+ against Lovington
Amber Logan - Los Alamos - Scored 22 (6 3's) against Goddard
Ashlynn Trujillo - Los Alamos - Scored 22 against Goddard
Ashylynn Trujillo - Los Alamos - Scored 17 against Roswell
Cassandra Vickery - Tularosa - Scored 24 against Lordsburg
Cassandra Vickery - Tularosa - Scored 23
Destiny Vigil - Valencia - Scored 18 against St. Pius X
Hanna Valencia - Hope - Scored 21 against SFIS
Jayden Perez - Las Cruces - Scored 21 against Santa Fe
Jocelyn Fernandez - St. Mike's - great athlete, playmaker
Kyanne Kowatch - Tularosa - Scored 26
Kyanne Kowatch - Tularosa - Scored 26 against Lordsburg
Mariah Forde, Belen - 26 pts vs. Farmington; 17 pts vs. Gallup - avg. 16.5 ppg
Mariah Forde - Belen - Scored 26 against Farmington
Nikki Benally - Piedra Vista - Scored 24 against Gallup
Raeanne Hererra, Valencia 24 pts vs. St. Pius; 8 pts. vs Los Lunas - avg. 16 ppg


3rd Team
Breann Baca - Magdalena - Scored 21 against Jemez
Clarisa Fite - Eunice - Outstanding junior
Deanna Bustos - West LV - Gamer
Deiondra Smith - Kirtland - Scored 23 against Hatch
Destinee Vigil, Valencia - 18 pts vs. St. Pius; 14 pts vs. Los Lunas - avg.16 pps
Destinee Vigil - Valencia - Promising sophomore
Jasmine Gannon - Texico - Had solid tournament performance
Jordyn Stowe - Grady - Scored 22 against Walatowa
Juztice Perry - Lovington - Got her named called a ton against Espanola
Kalie Yepa - Sandia Prep - Very solid senior guard
Kevyn Ferriera - Tatum - Scored 21 against Dora
Marily Varela - Elida - Scored 17 against Floyd
Marily Varela - Elida - Scored 21 against Cimarron
Meeya Yazzie - Farmington - Scored 12 against Belen
Megan Guadian - Las Cruces - Scored 19 against Santa Fe
Michell Sungi - Evangel Christian - Averaged 29 ppg Shay Smith - Laguna - Scored 27 against Loving


Honorable Mention Team

Bekah Lovato - Hope - Scored 16 against Portales
Brianna Roybal - Valley - Scored 27 against Albuquerque
Brooke Rachor - Logan - Scored 15 against Mountainair
Cali Sanchez - Roswell - Double/Double against Los Alamos
Charlie Daniels - Ramah - Scored 30 against Ft. Sumner
Cheyenne Livingston - Gallup - Scored 12 and 6 boards against PV
Daelynn Lee - Dora - Scored 23 against Tatum
Myra McCaskill - Aztec - Scored 10 against Los Lunas
Shjantel Grey - Shiprock - Solid presence on the court
Taylor Bostwick - Melrose - Scored 14 against Tatum
Taylor Epps - Elida - Scored 14 against Cimarron

Eligible Prospects For The All-Tournament Team

Please submit final nominations by the end of Monday March 16th, 2015


Abby Medlin - Tatum - Scored 20 against Melrose
Abby Medlin - Tatum - Scored 22 against Dora
Alexa Romano - La Cueva - Scored 16 against Clovis
Alexis Lovato - Espanola - Scored 8 against Del Norte
Alexis Lovato - Espanola - Scored 20+ against Lovington
Alex Romano - La Cueva - Scored 20 against Cibola
Alyssa Yocky - La Cueva - Scored 17 and 12 boards against Clovis
Amaya Brown - Cibola - Scored 14 against Mayfield
Amaya Brown - Cibola - Scored 14 against Volcano Vista
Amaya Brown - Cibola - Scored 20 against La Cueva
Amber Logan - Los Alamos - Scored 22 (6 3's) against Goddard
Ashlynn Trujillo - Los Alamos - Scored 22 against Goddard
Ashylynn Trujillo - Los Alamos - Scored 17 against Roswell
Aviana Garcia - Tularosa - Scored 20 against Lordsburg
Bekah Lovato - Hope - Scored 16 against Portales
Breann Baca - Magdalena - Scored 21 against Jemez
Brianna Reyna - Texico - Scored 19 and 11 boards, 9 assists against Clayton
Brianna Roybal - Valley - Scored 27 against Albuquerque
Brooke Rachor - Logan - Scored 15 against Mountainair
Calen Barnard - Melrose - Scored 20 against Ramah
Caley Barnard - Melrose - Scored 16 against Tatum
Caley Barnard - Melrose - Scored 21 against Shiprock NW
Cali Sanchez - Roswell - Double/Double against Los Alamos
Cassandra Vickery - Tularosa - Scored 24 against Lordsburg
Cassie Vickery - Tularosa - Scored 23
Cera Chavez - Los Lunas - Scored 13 against Aztec
Charlie Daniels - Ramah - Scored 30 against Ft. Sumner
Cheyenne Livingston - Gallup - Scored 12 and 6 boards against PV
Clarisa Fite - Eunice - Outstanding junior
Corbyn Cunningham - Cibola - Scored 13 against VV
Corbyn Cunningham - Cibola - Scored 16 against Mayfield
Corbyn Cunningham - Cibola - Scored 23 against Sandia
Daelynn Lee - Dora - Scored 23 against Tatum
Danni Williams - Clovis - Scored 27 against Valley
Danni Williams - Clovis - Scored 43 against Gadsden
Deanna Bustos - West LV - Gamer
Deiondra Smith - Kirtland - Scored 23 against Hatch
Destinee Vigil - Valencia - Promising sophomore
Destiny Vigil - Valencia - Scored 18 against St. Pius X
Hanna Valencia - Hope - Scored 21 against SFIS
Jasmine Gannon - Texico - Had solid tournament performance

Jayden Perez - Las Cruces - Scored 21 against Santa Fe
Jocelyn Fernandez - St. Mike's - great athlete, playmaker
Jordan Holland - Los Lunas - Scored 24 against Gallup
Jordyn Stowe - Grady - Scored 22 against Walatowa
Juztice Perry - Lovington - Got her named called a ton against Espanola
Kalie Yepa - SAndia Prep - Very solid senior guard
Kambrey Blakey - Portales - Can't believe she is just a junior
Kambrey Blakey - Portales - Scored 17 and 16 boards against Hope
Kevyn Ferriera - Tatum - Scored 21 against Dora
Kyanne Kowatch - Tularosa - Scored 26
Kyanne Kowatch - Tularosa - Scored 26 against Lordsburg
Mariah Forde - Belen - Scored 26 against Farmington
Marily Varela - Elida - Scored 17 against Floyd
Marily Varela - Elida - Scored 21 against Cimarron
Meeya Yazzie - Farmington - Scored 12 against Belen
Megan Guadian - Las Cruces - Scored 19 against Santa Fe
Michell Sungi - Evangel Christian - Averaged 29 ppg

Myra McCaskill - Aztec - Scored 10 against Los Lunas
NiAsia McIntosh - Gallup - Scored 18 and 5 rebounds against PV
NiAsia McIntosh - Gallup - Scored 22 against Belen
Niasia McIntosh - Gallup - Scored 23 and 14 boards against Los Lunas
Nikki Benally - Piedra Vista - Scored 24 against Gallup
Raven Herrera - Valencia - Scored 24 against St. Pius X
Really liked the play of Shanea Shamburger - Valley - Junior
Shay Smith - Laguna - Scored 27 against Loving
Shjantel Grey - Shiprock - Solid presence on the court
Taylor Bostwick - Melrose - Scored 14 against Tatum
Taylor Epps - Elida - Scored 14 against Cimarron

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The University of the Southwest in Hobbs is expanding their number of college sports programs from nine to fifteen. The six new head coaching jobs available will be in M&W Track & Field, M&W Cross Country and M&W Golf. The golf positions will be particularly attractive as the Rockwinds Community Links is nearing completion directly across the highway from USW. The golf course is an amazing facility that will even include electronically controlled carts that will stop them from going where they should not go. A three mile jogging trail has been enhanced surrounding the golf course which again is directly across the highway from USW and will be a nice asset for the runners and all athletes.

After these the next college sports to be added at USW would be M&W Swimming & Diving. The new sports and fitness center will start construction in a few weeks and it will house a large water sports complex including a competition facility. It was specifically designed to host HHS, NMJC and USW teams. That facility is also near to USW. Anyone interested in any of the coaching positions for this fall should contact USW as they have announced a nationwide search. It would be nice for some New Mexico coaches to get those jobs.

I need 2 JV games. One on Oct 1st and one on Oct. 24th. Contact Coach Whalen at 575-627-4822 or by email-mwhalen@risd.k12.nm.us
Would prefer 5A schools

POLL: Vote Coach of the Year

POLL: Vote Coach of the Year

So Who Returns The Most Starters?

Who Was This Year's Unsung Hero

Who are some top closers' this year

Who Will Be This Year's Surprise Teams?

That is impressive, and i'm still waiting on all the people that were criticizing the Hobbs Eagles this season. They have pretty much been silent and snuck out of the back door, just like the Cleveland fan's sitting next to me during the trophy presentation. We told you so guys, we told you all season. Ahh, feels damn good to be a Hobbs Eagle!

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NMPreps.com's Class 6A Rankings
1. La Cueva 5-0
2. Carlsbad 5-1
3. Volcano Vista 5-1
4. Eldorado 4-1

5. Rio Rancho 6-3
6. Onate 8-1

7. Mayfield 2-3
8. Hobbs 3-2
9. Cleveland 5-3
10. Alamogordo 6-2
11. Las Cruces 4-4
12. Sandia 2-4
13. Valley 2-5
14. Gadsden 4-3
15. Rio Grande 1-4


NMPreps.com's Class 5A Rankings
1. Piedra Vista 5-1
2. Goddard 3-0
3. Los Alamos 4-3
4. Farmington 2-1
5. Valencia 6-1
6. Academy 3-3
7. Los Lunas 5-3

8. St. Pius X 3-4
9. Centennial 3-5
10. Santa Teresa 7-5
11. Artesia 3-3
12. Miyamura 1-2

13. Belen 4-3
14. Espanola 2-1
15. Roswell 2-3


Class 4A
1. Sandia Prep 8-0
2. Cobre 3-0
3. Robertson 4-1
4. Silver 4-1
5. Bloomfield 3-1


Class 3A
Rankings will be posted next week


Class 2A
Rankings will be posted next week


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Cibola Claims Class 6A State Championship!!!

Kavi was a member of Volcano Vista 2014 Champs and this year's Cibola Champs. I think she has a great chance to go 4 for 4. She did an awesome job in this year's tourney.


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Coming soon!
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Thinking about reaching out to NM HS Football Coaches now about a summer idea I've always had. Let's call it the NMPreps Challenge. Visit 30-40 schools this summer and have a mini combine at each school.

The day I show up, we test the athletes in the 40, 20-yard shuttle, broad jump, and bench press. We take top 10 scores and provide a leaderboard throughout the summer. The top 10 from each school also are invited to the NMPreps.com Elite Combine (details to follow soon).

Thoughts? I did this on the national level in 2006 in Texas when I worked for Nike/SPARQ. It was a great on-going event with tons of coverage.

Thoughts or idea enhancements?

The following information is from the Albuquerque Coaches Association. The coaches vote on the lists, awards, etc.





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Is The State Basketball Tournament The Best Run Event By The NMAA? Seems the NMAA lives off the success of the NM State Basketball Tournament. Is that a true assessment? What has made this event successful?

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