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*****WEEK 10 SCOREBOARD (APRIL 24th-29th)*****

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Monday, April 24th
Alamogordo 12, Gadsden 2 - F
Clayton 13, Pecos 11 - F
Eunice 16, Texico 6 - F
Eunice 18, Texico 8 - F
Gateway Christian 11, Dora 1 - F
Las Cruces 6, Centennial 5 - F
Logan 11, Grady 0 - F
Manzano 17, Del Norte 6 - F
Mayfield 3, Organ Mountain 1 - F
Melrose 9, Cimarron 5 - F
NMMI 19, East Mountain 1 - F
St. Michael's 4, Pojoaque Valley 2 - F
Volcano Vista 7, Hope Christian 6 - F

Tuesday, April 25th
Albuquerque Academy 2, Bernalillo 1 - F
Aztec 4, Gallup 1 - F
Bloomfield 6, Kirtland Central 5 - F
Cibola 18, Atrisco Heritage 4 - F
Navajo Prep 8, Thoreau 4 - F
NMMI 15, Tucumcari 1 - F
Rio Grande 11, Sandia 8 - F
Rio Rancho 12, Cleveland 5 - F
Ruidoso 11, Dexter 0 - F
Sandia Prep 13, East Mountain 1 - F
Santa Teresa 12, Deming 2 - F
St. Michael's 11, Robertson 7 - F
Valencia 15, Highland 3 - F
Valley 16, Del Norte 4 - F
West Las Vegas 11, Raton 8 - F

Wednesday, April 26th
Cobre 11, Hot Springs 1 - F
Hatch Valley 15, Socorro 8 - F
Los Alamos 11, Taos 7 - F
Moriarty 9, Espanola Valley 8 - F
Rehoboth Christian 18, Navajo Pine 0 - F
Rehoboth Christian 24, Navajo Pine 0 - F

Thursday, April 27th
Alamogordo 15, Gasden 6 - F
Aztec 11, Kirtland Central 0 - F
Centennial 10, Las Cruces 0 - F
Centennial 6, Las Cruces 4 - F
Elida 23, Dora 8 - F
Elida 11, Dora 1 - F
Gadsden 12, Alamogordo 4 - F
Gateway Christian 17, Floyd 7 - F
Gateway Christian 10, Floyd 3 - F
Goddard 3, Artesia 2 - F
Hobbs 4, Carlsbad 3 - F
Laguna-Acoma 7, Estancia 5 - F
Lovington 9, Portales 4 - F
Magdalena 17, Penasco 1 - F
Magdalena 28, Pensasco 0 - F
McCurdy 11, Mora 1 - F
McCurdy 13, Mora 5 - F
Miyamura 6, Bloomfield 5 - F
Navajo Prep 15, Zuni 10 - F
Organ Mountain 4, Mayfield 3 - F
Organ Mountain 4, Mayfield 2 - F
Roswell 3, Clovis 2 - F
Santa Fe 15, Albuquerque Academy 5 - F
Shiprock 8, Gallup 2 - F
St. Mikes 11, Santa Fe Indian 4 - F
Texico 16, Pecos 2 - F
Thoreau 10, Wingate 5 - F
Thoreau 7, Wingate 2 - F
Tohatchi 7, Northwest 2 - F
Tohatchi 13, Northwest 5 - F
Tularosa 16, Capitan 0 - F
Zuni 10, Navajo Prep 9 - F

Friday, April 28th
Artesia 10, Goddard 9 - F
Artesia 4, Goddard 1 - F
Belen 7, Valencia 3 - F
Carlsbad 9, Hobbs 1 - F
Carlsbad 6, Hobbs 4 - F
Cimarron 6, Grady 5 - F
Cleveland 15, Atrisco Heritage 4 - F
Clovis 10, Roswell 9 - F
Clovis 4, Roswell 3 - F
Deming 7, Santa Teresa 6 - F
Grady 4, Cimarron 1 - F
Hope Christian 10, Del Norte 0 - F
Hope Christian 3, Del Norte 2 - F
Logan 16, Melrose 4 - F
Logan 23, Melrose 3 - F
Lovington 17, Portales 7 - F
Lovington 14, Portales 2 - F
Mescalero Apache 15, Lordsburg 10 - F
Pecos 19, Mora 9 - F
Pecos 21, Mora 0 - F
Santa Teresa 3, Deming 2 - F
St. Pius X 14, Highland 0 - F
Valley 16, Bernalillo 2 - F
Volcano Vista 3, Rio Rancho 2 - F

Saturday, April 29th
Bayfield CO 8, Bloomfield 3 - F
Capital 9, Manzano 7 - F
East Mountain 13, Tucumcari 3 - F
Farmington 4, Piedra Vista 0 - F
Farmington 8, Piedra Vista 4 - F
Gallup 4, Socorro 0 - F
Gallup 13, Socorro 3 - F
La Cueva 9, Eldorado 1 - F
La Cueva 4, Eldorado 2 - F
Los Lunas 11, Albuquerque 0 - F
Los Lunas 10, Albuquerque 6 - F
Loving 17, Jal 4 - F
Manzano 5, Capital 2 - F
Menaul/Oak Grove 11, Laguna-Acoma 0 - F
Moriarty 18, Taos 1 - F
Moriarty 17, Taos 0 - F
NMMI 3, Ruidoso 1 - F
Penasco 14, Questa 2 - F
Pojoaque Valley 16, Espanola Valley 3 - F
Pojoaque Valley 9, Espanola Valley 0 - F
Rio Grande 11, Santa Fe 10 - F
Robertson 20, Raton 1 - F
Robertson 14, Raton 1 - F
Ruidoso 8, NMMI 7 - F
Sandia 14, West Mesa 1 - F
Sandia 13, West Mesa 2 - F
Sandia Prep 19, Dexter 1 - F
Sandia Prep 21, Dexter 0 - F
Santa Fe 8, Rio Grande 7 - F
Santa Fe Indian 10, West Las Vegas 6 - F
West Las Vegas 6, Santa Fe Indian 5 - F

NMPreps State Tournament Bracket Predictions

District 1-5A

1. Rio Rancho - 22-1-2, 7-0
2. Volcano Vista - 19-6, 6-2
3. Cleveland - 18-7, 5-3
4. Cibola - 11-13, 2-6
5. Atrisco Heritage - 10-16, 0-8

District 2-5A

1. La Cueva - 19-4, 8-0
2. Sandia - 15-9, 6-2
3. Piedra Vista - 15-9, 4-4
4. Farmington - 11-12, 3-5
5. Eldorado - 10-14, 2-6
6. West Mesa - 8-15, 1-7

District 3-5A

1. Centennial - 22-4, 13-2
2. Las Cruces - 18-7, 11-4
3. Organ Mountain - 15-11, 9-6
4. Mayfield - 13-13, 8-7
5. Alamogordo - 5-21, 3-12
6. Gadsden - 5-20, 1-14

District 4-5A

1. Carlsbad - 21-5, 8-1
2. Hobbs - 10-16, 4-5
3. Roswell - 11-15, 3-6
4. Clovis - 12-14, 3-6

District 5-5A

1. Rio Grande - 17-7, 8-0
2. Los Lunas - 14-9, 6-2
3. Albuquerque - 12-10, 5-3
4. Santa Fe - 16-7, 4-4
5. Manzano - 7-16, 1-7
6. Capital - 4-17, 0-8

CENTENNIALvsVOLCANO
Rank: Volcano
Record: Centennial
DC Wins: Volcano
H2H: Wash
DC Place: Centennial
Tie---go to rating

SANDIAvsLASCRUCES
Rank: Sandia
Record: Las Cruces
H2H: Sandia
DC Wins: Las Cruces
District Place: Wash
Tie-goes to H2H

ALBUQvsHOBBS
Rank: Albuquerque
Record: Albuquerque
H2H: Wash
DC Wins: Wash
DIST PLAC: Hobbs
-ABQ 2-1



Notes: This weeks bracket watch has some shifting of spots. Most notable was Rio Grande taking control of district 5 and moving up to the 9-seed. They could end up with a home game if they can maintain a perfect record in district play by Sunday morning.

Mayfield moved up on its current 7-game win streak (over Alamogordo and Gadsden) and Organ Mountain dropped to fourth place. Mayfield topped Organ Mountain on Monday afternoon (4/24) to take the lead in the district standings.

Hobbs is IN this week after moving into the runner up position in district 4. Roswell is OUT.


Movement Notes: Albuquerque and Clovis moved to the Bubble-Out teams this week after spending Week 8 at #15 & #16.

Shifting: Cleveland shifted to #6.

Keep an Eye: #7-#11. Las Cruces, Sandia, Los Lunas, Piedra Vista, and Rio Grande could all play musical chairs for the next 12 days.

Bubble: Eldorado (17), Santa Fe (18), Albuquerque (19)

LAST WEEK - APRIL 11TH
#1 Rio Rancho - Auto/DC vs #16 Albuquerque - At-Large/D3P
#2 Volcano Vista - At-Large/DRUP vs #15 Clovis - At-Large/DRUP
#3 Centennial - Auto/DC vs #14 Farmington - At-Large/D4P
#4 Cleveland - At-Large/D3P vs #13 Rio Grande - At-Large/DRUP
#5 Carlsbad - Auto/DC vs #12 Cibola - At-Large/D4P
#6 La Cueva - Auto/DC vs #11 Organ Mountain - At-Large/D3P
#7 Sandia - At-Large/DRUP vs #10 Piedra Vista - At-Large/D3P
#8 Las Cruces - At-Large/DRUP vs #9 Los Lunas - Auto/DC
Bubble: Atrisco Heritage, Eldorado, Mayfield

Poll: Playoffs

College Quarterback Draft. Best college football quarterback of all-time.

The final week of the regular season. What do you have? Any key playoff/district games this week?

Should it move back? Would it help playing later into May?

With so many postponed games, it feels like baseball plays a month of baseball.

Who do you have?

-Mr. Baseball
-5A, 4A, 3A Players of the Year
-Coach of the Year
-Positions

Preseason Poll: District 4-6A Champ

Who do you have winning?

Is your team still in the playoffs?

2023 will be the second year of the two-year block. The NMAA has mentioned that they have been tasked with looking at a new way to look at classifications.

What are some ideas?


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6A Football
5A Football
4A Football
3A Football
2A Football
6-Man Football

Enrollment is a factor but also success factor.

6A FOOTBALL


District 1-6A
Cleveland
Los Lunas
Piedra Vista

District 2-6A
La Cueva
Artesia
Centennial

District 3-6A
Rio Rancho
Roswell
Deming

District 4-6A
Farmington
Hobbs
Goddard

District 5-6A
Mayfeld
Santa Teresa
Cibola

District 6-6A
Los Alamos
Valley
Las Cruces

Top Two Districts Make up 6 most successful
Yes, it will adjust "District Rivals or Regional Rivals" but it still allows to schedule more regional games out of district.


6 Automatic Bids
6 At-Large Bids
12 Make State

5A FOOTBALL


District 1-5A
Belen
Gadsden
Capital

District 2-5A
Sandia
Eldorado
Carlsbad

District 3-5A
Atrisco Heritage
West Mesa
Miyamura

District 4-5A
Alamogordo
Highland
Clovis

District 6-5A
Organ Mountain
Santa Fe
Albuquerque

District 7-5A
Albuquerque
Rio Grande
Manzano
Del Norte
Chaparral

District Champs Make Playoffs
5 At-Large Bids
12 Teams Make State

New Mexico High School Baseball Rankings

5A BASEBALL TOP-15

1. Rio Rancho (21-1-2 overall): 2-0 since last ranking
2. La Cueva (19-4 overall): 2-0 since last ranking
3. Cleveland (17-6 overall): 2-0 since last ranking (+1)
4. Volcano Vista (17-6 overall): 4-1 since last ranking (-1)
5. Carlsbad (20-4 overall): 2-0 since last ranking
6. Centennial (20-3 overall): 2-1 since last ranking
7. Sandia (15-8 overall): 2-0 since last ranking
8. Las Cruces (17-5 overall): 3-0 since last ranking (+1)
9. Piedra Vista (15-9 overall): 0-2 since last ranking (-1)
10. Organ Mountain (13-10 overall): 1-2 since last ranking
11. Rio Grande (16-7 overall): 2-1 since last ranking
12. Farmington (11-12 overall): 0-3 since last ranking
13. Los Lunas (14-9 overall): 0-2 since last ranking
14. Atrisco Heritage (10-14 overall) 0-2 since last ranking
15. Mayfield (12-11 overall) 3-0 since last ranking (New)

Dropped: Clovis (10-13 overall): 1-2 since last ranking

4A BASEBALL TOP-15

1. Grants (20-5 overall): 2-0 since last ranking
2. Valley (16-8 overall): 2-0 since last ranking
3. Goddard (15-8 overall): 2-1 since last ranking
4. St. Pius X (16-5 overall): 1-1 since last ranking
5. Artesia (13-10 overall): 2-1 since last ranking
6. Belen (17-6 overall): 2-0 since last ranking (+1)
7. Albuquerque Academy (13-9 overall): 2-0 since last ranking (+1)
8. Santa Teresa (16-6 overall): 3-0 since last ranking (+1)
9. Los Alamos (19-5 overall): 4-0 since last ranking (+1)
10. Hope Christian (10-9 overall): 0-2 since last ranking (-4)
11. Portales (10-11 overall): 1-2 since last ranking (+1)
12. Valencia (8-15 overall): 0-1 since last ranking (-1)
13. Bloomfield (16-5 overall); 3-0 since last ranking
14. Miyamura (10-11 overall): 3-0 since last ranking
15. Lovington (9-14 overall): 1-2 since last ranking (New)

Dropped: Kirtland Central (12-12 overall): 0-3 since last ranking

3A BASEBALL - TOP-10

1. Sandia Prep (14-6 overall): 4-0 since last ranking
2. New Mexico Military (18-3 overall): 3-0 since last ranking
3. Cobre (17-5 overall): 3-0 since last ranking
4. St. Michael's (14-9 overall): 2-1 since last ranking
5. Robertson (12-6 overall): 2-1 since last ranking
6. Santa Fe Indian (15-6 overall): 4-1 since last ranking (+1)
7. West Las Vegas (10-8 overall): 0-2 since last ranking (-1)
8. Ruidoso (9-9 overall): 1-2 since last ranking (+1)
9. East Mountain (12-9 overall): 0-3 since last ranking (-1)
10. Hatch Valley (11-12 overall): 1-0 since ranking

*****WEEK 9 SCOREBOARD (APRIL 17TH-22ND)*****

Monday, April 17th
Cimarron 11, Grady 10 - F
Elida 13, Floyd 1 - F
Laguna-Acoma 18, Navajo Pine 2 - F
Laguna-Acoma 14, Navajo Pine 4 - F
Lamar CO 15, Raton 2 - F
Lamar CO 18, Raton 4 - F
Las Cruces 4, Alamogordo 0 - F
Logan 11, Melrose 0 - F
Los Alamos 11, Capital 1 - F
Magdalena 15, Socorro 1 - F
Mayfield 7, Gadsden 6 - F
Miyamura 7, Shiprock 3 - F
Organ Mountain 10, Centennial 5 - F
Penasco 21, Mesa Vista 1 - F
Volcano Vista 14, Rio Grande 2 - F

Tuesday, April 18th
Albuquerque Academy 4, Hope Christian 1 - F
Aztec 9, Gallup 5 - F
Belen 12, Highland 1 - F
Bernalillo 9, Del Norte 1 - F
Bloomfield 16, Kirtland Central 6 - F
Cleveland 15, Cibola 5 - F
Deming 13, Silver 3 - F
Grants 17, St. Pius X 10 - F
Jemez Valley 9, Northwest 6 - F
Loving 14, Jal 0 - F
Loving 16, Jal 3 - F
McCurdy 11, Mora 3 - F
McCurdy 7, Mora 5 - F
Navajo Prep 15, Tohatchi 5 - F
Navajo Prep 8, Tohatchi 1 - F
NMMI 17, Dexter 0 - F
Northwest 9, Jemez Valley 8 - F
Pecos 11, Clayton 4 - F
Pecos 17, Clayton 4 - F
Rio Rancho 6, Farmington 1 - F
Robertson 15, West Las Vegas 0 - F
Ruidoso 6, East Mountain 1 - F
Sandia Prep 18, Tucumcari 1 - F
Santa Fe Indian 11, Estancia 1 - F
Santa Fe Indian 16, Estancia 2 - F
Santa Rosa 10, Texico 0 - F
Santa Rosa 11, Texico 1 - F
Santa Teresa 12, Chaparral 1 - F
Volcano Vista 20, Atrisco Heritage 3 - F

Wednesday, April 19th
Cobre 26, Socorro 0 - F
Hatch Valley 13, Hot Springs 10 - F
Rehoboth Christian 15, Laguna Acoma 4 - F
Rehoboth Christian 17, Laguna Acoma 1 - F
Taos 6, Espanola Valley 0 - F
Tularosa 16, Lordsburg 6 - F
Tularosa 12, Lordsburg 0 - F
Valley 18, Bosque 1 - F
Zuni 3, Thoreau 0 - F
Zuni 3, Thoreau 2 - F

Thursday, April 20th
Artesia 4, Lovington 3 - F
Bloomfield 17, Gallup 0 - F
Capitan 20, Mescalero Apache 1 - F
Carlsbad 9, Roswell 1 - F
Centennial 8, Organ Mountain 0 - F
Centennial 7, Organ Mountain 4 - F
Dexter 10, Tucumcari 6 - F
Dora 18, Floyd 15 - F
Grady 14, Melrose 10 - F
Hobbs 16, Clovis 3 - F
Las Cruces 8, Alamogordo 6 - F
Las Cruces 17, Alamogordo 3 - F
Logan 16, Cimarron 0 - F
Mayfield 2, Gadsden 0 - F
Mayfield 10, Gadsden 0 - F
McCurdy 14, Questa 0 - F
Melrose 11, Grady 1 - F
Miyamura 15, Kirtland Central 1 - F
Navajo Pine 9, Northwest 6 - F
Navajo Pine 6, Northwest 4 - F
Sandia Prep 10, St. Michael's 0 - F
Santa Fe Indian 15, West Las Vegas 7 - F
Santa Rosa 16, Pecos 13 - F
Santa Rosa 13, Pecos 4 - F
Shiprock 12, Aztec 11 - F

Friday, April 21st
Albuquerque Academy 16, Del Norte 0 - F
Artesia 10, Lovington 3 - F
Deming 16, Silver 5 - F
Deming 10, Silver 1 - F
Carlsbad 17, Roswell 5 - F
Carlsbad 10, Roswell 2 - F
Cleveland 3, Volcano Vista 2 - F
Clovis 11, Hobbs 4 - F
Gateway Christian 11, Dora 0 - F
Gateway Christian 19, Dora 0 - F
Goddard 12, Portales 0 - F
Goddard 12, Portales 0 - F
Grants 16, Highland 2 - F
Hobbs 8, Clovis 1 - F
Lovington 7, Artesia 6 - F
NMMI 12, East Mountain 11 - F
NMMI 6, East Mountain 4 - F
Mora 12, Penasco 1 - F
Penasco 12, Mora 11 - F
Rio Rancho 13, Cibola 7 - F
Santa Teresa 11, Chaparral 0 - F
Santa Teresa 21, Chaparral 0 - F
St. Michael's 20, Raton 4 - F
St. Michael's 16, Raton 4 - F
St. Pius X 14, Valencia 2 - F
Valley 9, Hope Christian 7 - F

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District Championship = 3
First Round Appearance = 2
Quarterfinal Appearance = 4
Semifinal Appearance = 6
State Championship Appearance = 8
Sate Championship = 10

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If NMAA were to finally make a decision, which way should they go?

What do you have?

Preseason Poll: District 3-6A Champ

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Quitters

By John Moore | NMPreps Features

When an athlete quits a sport, the reason most often given for quitting is something along the lines of, “It just isn’t fun any more.” Often the reason the sport is not fun any more is because the athlete has been surpassed in skill and is experiencing failure. Failure certainly is not fun. Along with the newfound failure, athletes may have pressure from parents to excel, adding to the stress of the athlete. Quitting alleviates stress from peers, coaches, and family along with easing the stress of time, school, and social demands.

Many coaches have had an athlete come in to quit the day after a game. Perhaps he or she did not get to play, maybe the family was in the stands, friends questioned the athlete as to why he or she didn’t play, and the athlete feels the sense of failure. Privately, the athletes may give excuses. “The coach doesn’t like me.” “Coach has his/her favorites.” “Coach doesn’t know what he/she is doing.” But in the coaches’ office, the athlete will give the, “it isn’t fun any more,” excuse, perhaps knowing it is the easiest path to quitting. Any professional spending time with teenagers knows that one of their greatest fears is embarrassment. Playing sports forces them to put themselves out there in an exhibition of skill. This bravery, although not recognized immediately, will be the very mettle that gets them through hard times as adults. The embarrassed athlete provides coaches with a great challenge.

The vital skill coaches possess is the proactive approach to quitters. Addressing this issue early and often with the team alleviates much of the issues “quitters” bring. This skill is not only evident in the team meetings, but in individual conferences with athletes. Coaches need to address individuals, with notes, and let the athlete know where he or she stands. These are very powerful moments in building relationships with players. An Auerbach coaching axiom is fitting here, “It is not what you tell your players that counts, it’s what they hear.” If a player feels he or she is valued and is given a path to success he or she is far more likely to continue the sport. Individual conferences should happen multiple times between the head coach and each individual player. Doing the conferences during practice does several things: 1. It allows your assistants to take ownership of practice, 2. It shows how important the conferences are, 3. It strengthens the bond between head coach and player, 4. It allows a coach to probe for possible issues with each athlete, 5. It gives the player a path to success.

The culture coaches build within their programs determines how many athletes want to be a part of it. Experienced coaches who have built the necessary, positive relationships rarely have to deal with the “quitter.” However, even the most ardent coach will have an issue. Most coaches will experience each of the following circumstances.

The Really Good Kid: In rare instances a kid who does everything asked of him and who is a great teammate will quit. These are tough for coaches but probably tougher for the athlete. A player who has fully bought in to the program will rarely choose to quit. When it does occur, he or she may resort to, “I just don’t love the sport like I used to,” or “It just isn’t fun any more.” These statements may be true, but more likely something has happened in this kid’s life to cause this. Is it embarrassment from lack of playing time? family problems at home? peer influence? or something else? Coaches cannot bargain with playing time, but they can delve into the issue. If the relationship is strong a coach can find the real issue. When a coach reaffirms how important the player is, the player will often come forward with real the true reasons, usually with real emotion.

Antonio Brown: Sometimes a kid will make a scene with the quit. This is the kid who goes up into the stands during a game or tosses his jersey at the coach in the middle of practice. When this happens it becomes clear the necessary relationship was not built and the player never understood the importance of being a part of the program. Making a scene severs the coach/player relationship but more importantly severs the player/player relationship. Discarding the uniform symbolizes discarding the entire team. Once this is done there is usually no repairing the relationship short term. Still, once tempers have calmed coaches should seek out the exit interview, as painful as it may be. This player needs to hear that his/her coaches hate when this happens and that both sides have failed in putting a stronger relationship in place. Should this player change his or her mind and want to return, this may be time for tough love. A coach can explain that teammates were counting on the player and asking them to do it again would not be fair to them.

The Disinterested Player: This player may seek to avoid the conflict and make excuses for not coming to practice. Even after coaches try to reiterate how important the player is, he or she may give lip service but continue to show disinterest. Here, the “It just isn’t fun any more,” may be exactly the case. The love of the game is actually a pretty rare thing. A coach can initiate this conversation in a private conference. Coaches may need to coax the honest answer to, “Do you want to be a part of this season?” from the athlete and it may be painful to hear.

Athletes need to hear how adults often reminisce about their teams; none claim they wish they had quit but many regret not sticking it out.

When we lose a kid, this is a failure, sometimes an inevitable one. Our kids have great pressure with family, peer influence, social interests, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, academics, depression, and more. The most important work comes in proactive measures. Coaches are challenged to build programs where kids want to be, despite all that goes on in their lives. Their programs are safe and loving places for kids where athletes know they will be challenged because the challenge, the grind, the discipline, the victories, the losses, the work, and the relationships are important to the adults they will become.