January 14th NMRoads Map

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Former Clovis basketball coach and current Elida girls basketball coach JD Isler passed away this afternoon in a car accident near Grady NM. Very sad news.

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Boys Basketball
Thursday, Jan. 15th at 7pm
No. 3 Gallup and No. 4 Grants
These two 5A teams met in the Gallup Tournament final this past weekend with the Bengals winning by seven points. Can 6-5 junior Richie Lucero and the Pirates get revenge at home?

No. 7 Bloomfield at No. 1 Hope Christian (Albuquerque, NM)
Bloomfield has racked up 10 wins so far this season. Can they prove themselves to be among the best in 4A?

Friday, Jan. 16th at 7pm
No. 3 Cibola (Albuquerque, NM) at No. 9 Gadsden
This is a good 6A matchup with Gadsden already at 10 wins, while Cibola is surging heading into district play. The Cougars have won five of their last six games thanks in large part to the stellar play from Christian Cunningham, Malik Liddel, and rising freshman guard Cameron Dixon. Cibola needs to rack up as many wins as possible before entering district play with Rio Rancho High, Cleveland, Volcano Vista, and Santa Fe High - all of which have winning records.

No. 7 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, NM) at No. 6 Carlsbad
Another solid 6A matchup for Friday evening with the Hawks traveling down to Carlsbad, who sits at 10-3 with only two losses to NM teams (West Mesa and Roswell High). This could be an important game for seeding reasons, and Volcano Vista can't afford any non-district losses heading into District 1 play.

No. 1 (in 5A) Centennial (Las Cruces, NM) at No. 8 (in 6A) West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM)
Centennial already has wins against 6A giants Hobbs and Cleveland, along with a win against Roswell High. Can West Mesa bounce back from a 3-game losing skid at the APS Metro Tournament?

Saturday, Jan. 17th at 2:30pm
No. 7 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, NM) at No. 1 Hobbs
The Hawks have their work cut out for them with this weekend's slate of games. Hobbs is averaging nearly 84 points per game behind seniors Kelvin Jones, Troy Nelson, and Josh Ruiz.

No. 1 (in 5A) Centennial (Las Cruces, NM) at No. 4 (in 6A) Albuquerque High
Centennial will face a one-loss Albuquerque High team following their matchup with West Mesa. The Bulldogs will look to Gabe Bump and Alonzo Armijo to lead them against a well-rounded Centennial team that features Cesar Molina, Omar Baez, and Joe Satterfield.

No. 6 Farmington High at No. 5 St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM)
This is an important seeding game for these two teams. St. Pius X has already earned an impressive win over 4A West Las Vegas and looks to make a case as one of the top teams in all of 5A. Farmington High is coming off a bad loss to 4A Kirtland Central. How will Max Pinon and the Scorpions respond?
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Beginning next week I will expand the small schools rankings to ten teams. Future content during district play will include mock state playoff brackets.

6A Boys
1. Hobbs (14-1), prev. 2
2. Cleveland (Rio Rancho, NM) (15-1), prev. 3
3. Cibola (Albuquerque, NM) (7-5), prev. unranked
4. Albuquerque High (11-1), prev. 1
5. Rio Rancho High (12-4), prev. 5
6. Carlsbad (9-3), prev. 6
7. Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, NM) (10-3), prev. 7
8. West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM) (8-4), prev. 4
9. Gadsden (10-5), prev. 8
10. Las Cruces High (9-5), prev. 10


Dropped: No. 9 Atrisco Heritage Academy (7-5)

5A Boys1. Centennial (Las Cruces, NM) (12-2), prev. 1
2. Roswell High (13-1), prev. 2
3. Gallup (14-1), prev. 3
4. Grants (11-4), prev. 6

5. St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM) (8-2), prev. 4
6. Farmington High (11-3), prev. 5

7. Espanola Valley (12-4), prev. 7
8. Capital (Santa Fe, NM) (9-6), prev. unranked
9. Bernalillo (9-6), prev. unranked10. Del Norte (Albuquerque, NM) (7-5), prev. 8

Dropped: No. 9 Piedra Vista (8-7), No. 10 Artesia (8-6)



4A Boys1. Hope Christian (Albuquerque, NM) (9-4), prev. 1

2. West Las Vegas (11-2), prev. 23. Thoreau (11-3), prev. 3
4. Pojoaque Valley (10-5), prev. 4

5. St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM) (7-6), prev. 6
6. Portales (4-7), prev. unranked.
7. Bloomfield (9-3), prev. 7
8. Santa Fe Indian School (8-6), prev. unranked

9. Taos (6-7), prev. 5
10. (tie) Silver (7-5), prev. unranked, and
Socorro (5-6), prev. 9

Dropped: No. 8 Zuni (8-4), No. 10 Hot Springs (4-5)


3A Boys1. Mesilla Valley Christian (Las Cruces, NM) (9-2), prev. 1

2. Laguna-Acoma (12-3), prev. 2
3. Tucumcari (13-2), prev. 4
4. Santa Fe Prep (8-5), prev. 35. Santa Rosa (9-2), prev.5

Dropped: none



2A Boys1. Magdalena (12-0), prev. 1
2. Escalante (10-1), prev. 2
3. Logan (10-2), prev. 3
4. Questa (9-3), prev. 4
5. Cloudcroft (9-4), prev. 5


Dropped: none

1A Boys1. Cliff (12-0), prev.1
2. Hondo Valley (11-0), prev. 2
3. Quemado (12-2), prev. 5
4. San Jon (10-2), prev. 3
5. Springer (5-3), prev. 4

Dropped: none
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Let's say the Socorro High football Booster club raises 60k, where can that money go and where can't it?
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James Yodice of the Albuquerque Journal reporting that former Clovis basketball coach JD Isler has died in a car accident. Very sad news!
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NMPreps.com’s 1st Team Class 6A Midseason All-State
Danni Williams - Clovis
Amaya Brown - Cibola
Shelby Jones - Clovis

Alexis Romano - La Cueva

Raven Herrera - Volcano Vista



NMPreps.com’s 2nd Team Class 6A Midseason All-State
Alyssa Yocky - La Cueva

Jayden Perez - Las Cruces
Deezha Battle - Volcano Vista
Nichele Hyman - Clovis
Kristen Dearth - Cibola



NMPreps.com’s 3rd Team Class 6A Midseason All-State
Sarha Abney - Las Cruces
Scotty Bayles - Mayfield
Shae Shallenberger - Valley


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Volcano Vista is looking for assistant football coaches at both JV and Varsity levels. Please contact Coach Wallin at wallin_c@aps.edu if interested.

Which county has the best HS basketball?

6A Boys Player of the WeekRyan Jones (Cleveland (Rio Rancho, NM)), senior guard


The UMass-Lowell commit dominated the APS Metro Tournament this past week. Jones began the week by scoring 16 points against Highland and 19 points against Valley in the first two rounds of the APS Metro. In the semifinal matchup versus Atrisco Heritage Academy, Jones scored 35 points to help the Storm advance to the championship game. Against Cibola in the championship game, Jones poured in 41 points (34 in the second half, five triples overall).

6A Boys Team of the Week

Cleveland (Rio Rancho, NM), 14-1

Cleveland bounced back from losing to 5A Centennial (Las Cruces, NM) at the Hobbs' Holiday Classic two weeks ago. The Storm defeated fellow APS schools Highland, Valley, and Atrisco Heritage Academy to earn a spot in the championship game against a surging Cibola team. Ryan Jones' dropped in 41 points in the championship game to help lift Cleveland to victory over the Cougars.


5A Boys Player of the Week
Omar Baez (Centennial (Las Cruces, NM)), senior forward

Centennial (12-2) has several solid players with Baez, Cesar Molina, and Joe Satterfield, but Baez gets the spotlight this week as he scored a game-high 19 points against 6A Alamogordo.5A Boys Team of the Week
Gallup, 14-1

Gallup defeated Grants to win their own tournament on Saturday, 70-63. The Bengals opened the tournament with a win against 4A Kirtland Central. In the semifinal, Gallup took care of 4A Shiprock to set up a showdown with Grants. The Bengals have won 14 straight games since opening the season with a road loss to Espanola Valley.



4A Boys Player of the Week
Francis Calabaza (SFIS), junior guard

The junior guard scored a game-high 21 points to help the Braves earn a solid win over Pojoaque.

4A Boys Team of the Week
Thoreau, 11-3

Thoreau defeated Navajo Pine and Ramah to improve to 11-3 on the season. They face Pojoaque, who is coming off a loss to SFIS, on Jan. 17th.

1A-3A Boys Player of the Week
Wyatt Strand (Logan), 1A, senior shooting guard

Strand dominated the EPAC tournament this weekend in Portales, NM. He poured in 28 points against Dora in the semifinals. He continued his stellar play by scoring 33 points in the championship game against Texico.

1A-3A Boys Team of the Week
Cliff, 1A, 12-0

Cliff won the Maverick Stampede tourney this weekend by defeating Calvary West Christian (Anthony, NM), Cobre, and host Lordsburg. The Cowboys remain undefeated at 12-0 on the season. Next up is Cloudcroft on Jan. 17th.



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Will Rio Rancho's 2014 team be considered one of the Greatest? Why or why not?

I know there are lots of coaches out there. Does anyone know if 8th grade (middle school) basketball coaches, governed by NMAA, can coach spring and summer AAU basketball teams?

Quick Monday update regarding the recruiting process for current seniors, juniors, sophomores, etc.

The biggest thing I tell parents regarding the recruiting process especially for football is to be realistic with your goals. That cannot be overstated. It's a hard pill to swallow, but if you're a senior right today as of January 12th, 2015 you're not going to get a D-1 scholarship.

Most D-1 offers roll in during a prospects sophomore or junior season, rarely do offers come in during a prospects senior year (speaking D-1 offers here).

When starting the recruiting process, I would advise athletes to build a recruiting plan with their parents, coaches, advisors, etc. Combine your test scores, GPA, and athletic ability into one. While it's great to have goals to play at Florida, Texas, USC, etc. don't be fixated on playing D-1.

There are TONS of colleges that have football in D-1AA, D-2, D-3, NAIA, etc. and trust me if you're the best at your high school, chances that you'll start right here at Eastern New Mexico as a freshman, are very low, the talent is that good.

Feel free to add your own advice here or post questions!

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