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5A BASKETBALL

#1 Hobbs 67, #16 Rio Rancho 14 - F
#2 Farmington 54, #15 West Mesa 35 - F
#3 Volcano Vista 45, #14 Eldorado 35 - F
#4 Carlsbad 36, #13 Cleveland 24 - F
#5 La Cueva 49, #12 Mayfield 29 - F
#6 Centennial vs #11 Organ Mountain
#7 Las Cruces 51, #10 Clovis 33 - F
#8 Sandia vs #9 Albuquerque

4A BASKETBALL

#1 Kirtland Central 64, #15 Deming 22 - F
#2 Gallup 70, #15 Albuquerque Academy 34 - F
#3 St. Pius X 59, #14 Portales 40 - F
#4 Hope Christian 47, #13 Lovington 44 - F
#5 Artesia 54, #12 Moriarty 50 - F
#6 Los Alamos 48, #11 Valley 38 - F
#8 Bloomfield 47, #9 Highland 44 - F
#10 Valencia 37, #7 Silver 31 - F

3A BASKETBALL

#1 Robertson 58, #16 Hot Springs 22 - F
#2 Navajo Prep 56, #15 Dexter 20 - F
#3 Santa Fe Indian 52, #14 Ruidoso 34 - F
#4 Tohatchi 85, #13 Socorro 29 - F
#5 Tucumcari 68, #12 Cuba 41 - F
#6 Sandia Prep 40, #11 Crownpoint 31 - F
#7 St. Michael's 43, #10 Zuni 41 - F
#8 Thoreau 43, #9 West Las Vegas 41 - F

2A BASKETBALL

#1 Escalante 63, #16 Lordsburg 30 - F
#2 Mesa Vista 59, #15 Eunice 43 - F
#3 Laguna-Acoma 50, #14 Menaul 42 - F
#4 Capitan 44, #13 ATC 21 - F
#6 Dulce 55, #11 Penasco 51 - F
#9 Clayton 59, #8 Santa Rosa 40 - F
#12 Pecos 52, #5 Tatum 47 - F

1A BASKETBALL

#1 Melrose 55, #16 Cimarron 20 - F
#2 Roy/Mosquero 62, #15 Magdalena 21 - F
#3 Cliff 47, #14 Reserve 42 - F
#4 Tohajiilee 78, #13 Jemez Valley 34 - F
#6 Animas 65, #11 Quemado 32 - F
#7 Fort Sumner 44, #10 Evangel Christian 28 - F
#8 Springer 54, #9 Logan 53 - F
#12 Dora 46, #5 Alamo Navajo 40 - F

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This State Tournament

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5A BASKETBALL

Bracket Breakdown

Best Game: #8 Sandia (21-8) vs #9 Albuquerque (25-2). What a match-up at the 8-9. Both teams featuring next level talent -- Leilani Love (Albuquerque/2023) and Sydney Benally (Sandia/2023).

Best Possible Upset Pick: #5 La Cueva (21-7) vs #12 Mayfield (15-12). We are leaning more on the side of all top seeds rolling today but if there's one coach that could pull the upset its coach Maya at Mayfield.

Final Play: #6 Centennial (20-8) vs #11 Organ Mountain (17-10). Scary first round game for the 6-seed, having to play a district opponent. This will be the fourth game this season, third this month, between the teams.

9-16 Seed to Final Four: Difficult pick. If they can find a way to win in the first round. How can you not like having the best player in the state -- Bella Hines (Eldorado). I would be crazy to pick against Volcano Vista coach Lisa Villarael though. However, Hines is a special player, sort of wild that they are only a 14-seed.

MVP Frontrunner: Bhret Clay (Hobbs). The Eagles will likely have the state championship trophy and the MVP when March 11th hits next week. Clay is another special talent that will be on display for the next week.

Ten Players to Watch
Aspen Salazar - Centennial
Bella Hines - Eldorado
Bhret Clay - Hobbs
Caitlin Turnbow - Organ Mountain
Jordan Dyer - La Cueva
Leilani Love - Albuquerque
Lyric Corona - Mayfield
Mariana Sepulveda - Carlsbad
Sydney Benally - Sandia
Taejhuan Hill - Volcano Vista

Grine Picks
First Round: 1-Hobbs, 2-Farmington, 3-Volcano Vista, 4-Carlsbad, 5-La Cueva, 6-Centennial, 7-Las Cruces, 9-Albuquerque
Quarterfinals: 1-Hobbs, 2-Farmington, 3-Volcano Vista, 4-Carlsbad
Final Four: 1-Hobbs, 3-Volcano Vista
Champ: 1-Hobbs

4A BASKETBALL

Bracket Breakdown

Best Game: #3 St. Pius X (20-5) vs #14 Portales (14-14). Portales is a scary 14-seed for any team. The Rams are a few possessions short of being a 20-win team, dropping a few close games. St. Pius X is having there best season under head coach Brio Rhode.

Upset Pick: #10 Valencia (18-10) at #7 Silver (17-8). Head coach Micaela Medina continues to build Valencia into a solid program after years of sitting dormant. Guard Jadyn Montoya has played very well and could be the spark in the opener.

Final Play: #8 Bloomfield (17-10) vs #9 Highland (16-13). Another game that could have the higher seed win on the road is the Hornets. The teams are evenly matched. Aaliyah Nevarez (Highland) and Danielle Johnson (Bloomfield) will do some work.

Grine Picks
First Round: 1-Kirtland, 2-Gallup, 3-St. Pius X, 4-Hope Christian, 5-Artesia, 6-Los Alamos, 9-Highland, 10-Valencia
Quarterfinals: 1-Kirtland, 2-Gallup, 3-St. Pius X, 4-Hope Christian
Final Four: 1-Kirtland, 2-Gallup
State Champ: 2-Gallup

3A BASKETBALL

Bracket Breakdown

Best Game: #8 Thoreau vs #9 West Las Vegas. This is also the pick when looking for a 9-16 winning in the opening round. West Las Vegas plays in a difficult district and enters the game tested. Lillyanna Martinez leads the team in just about every category (14 ppg, 7 rpg, 3 aspg).

Upset Watch: #11 Crownpoint vs #6 Sandia Prep. Crownpoint took the first meeting between the two team in mid-January. It'll be tough to beat Prep again but this is a tough drawl for the Sundevils.

Final Play: #7 St. Michael's vs #10 Zuni. The Thunderbirds will be taking a three hour bus ride to Santa Fe for the contest and will be thinking upset. St. Michael's has enough talent and depth but the player that makes them go is freshman Mariella Ruiz.

Grine's Picks
First Round: 1-Robertson, 2-Navajo Prep, 3-SFIS, 4-Tohatchi, 5-Tucumcari, 6-Sandia Prep, 7-St. Mikes, 9-West Las Vegas
Quarterfinals: 1-Robertson, 2-Navajo Prep, 3-SFIS, 4-Tohatchi
Finals: 1-Robertson, 2-Navajo Prep
State Champ: 2-Navajo Prep

Love Ron Murphy’s honesty in this article. “Our program is loaded … We’re never gonna have a down year.”

Aiden Armenta - La Cueva - University of New Mexico
Andre Alvarado - Hobbs HS - New Mexico Highlands
Andrew Anguiano - Artesia HS - Wayland Baptist
Andrew Roybal - Albuquerque HS - New Mexico Highlands
Austin Blair - Carlsbad HS - Eastern New Mexico
Brayden Mummert - Cibola HS - Fort Lewis College
Braxton Masters - Clovis HS - Eastern New Mexico
Caden Moreland - Socorro HS - Eastern New Mexico
Chris Johnson - West Mesa HS - NMMI
Cole Runyan - Centennial HS - West Texas A&M
Colt Mangino - La Cueva HS - New Mexico State University
Dalton Trapp - Ruidoso HS - Eastern New Mexico
Dane Naylor - Carlsbad HS - Eastern New Mexico
David Barela - Las Cruces HS - New Mexico State University
Dillon Pacheco - St. Michael's HS - Western New Mexico
DJ Moore - Carlsbad HS - Eastern New Mexico
Elliott Paskett-Bell - Volcano Vista HS - NMMI
Evan Wysong - Cleveland HS - University of New Mexico
Fabian Reyna - Deming HS - Western New Mexico
Franklin Finch - Albuquerque HS - Eastern New Mexico
Gabriel Pino - Volcano Vista HS - NMMI
Ian Ortiz - Deming HS - Colorado State-Pueblo
Isaiah Abeyta - Centennial HS - New Mexico State University
Izaiah Gonzalez - Centennial HS - NMMI
Jabby Cooper - Albuquerque HS - Eastern New Mexico
Jaydin Vigil - West Las Vegas HS - New Mexico Highlands
Justin Porter - Tularosa HS - NMMI
Kaden Bell - Los Lunas HS - Eastern New Mexico
Kaden Trevino - Hobbs HS - New Mexico State University
Kenyon Singleton - Hobbs HS - Eastern New Mexico
Latrell Treadwell - Volcano Vista HS - Missouri S&T
Layton Gillis - Hatch Valley HS - NMMI
Logan Howell - Piedra Vista HS - Eastern New Mexico
Marco Loera - Hatch Valley HS - NMMI
Marcus Perea - Volcano Vista HS - NMMI
Mason Lockett - Silver HS - Western New Mexico
Michael Leyba - St. Michael's HS - Ottawa (AZ)
Mikah Gutierrez - Centennial HS - NMMI
Nathan Wallin - Volcano Vista HS - NMMI
Nic Trujillo - Cleveland - University of New Mexico
Reuben Holguin - Silver HS - Western New Mexico
Robert Nora - Clovis HS - Eastern New Mexico
Siddeq Shabazz - Las Cruces HS - New Mexico State University
Tomas Herrera - Gadsden HS - NMMI
Wesley McKibben - Carlsbad HS - Eastern New Mexico
Zach Mora-Dotson - Piedra Vista HS - Eastern New Mexico
Zebadiah Thompson - West Mesa HS - Eastern New Mexico
Zedekiah Thompson - West Mesa HS - Eastern New Mexico

Received the below today. Parts I agree but the bottom language has to be removed or reworded. This is insane

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What are they?

If we still played with the old rules prior to bids and seeds we had district champs and runner up make it to state…

This would be the field in 5A

Volcano
Cleveland
Sandia
West Mesa
Organ Mountain
Las Cruces
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Los Lunas
Santa Fe

How many miles are teams traveling in the first round?

Clayton to Jal -- 354 miles (one way).

What is your favorite play in football?

Mine is Speed Option!

Ranking All 40 First Round Games

1. (5A) #8 Rio Rancho vs #9 Atrisco Heritage
2. (5A) #4 West Mesa vs #13 Santa Fe
3. (5A) #5 Organ Mountain vs #12 Hobbs
4. (5A) #6 Carlsbad vs #11 La Cueva
5. (4A) #8 Deming vs #9 Del Norte
6. (4A) #5 Gallup vs #12 Valley
7. (5A) #2 Sandia vs #15 Rio Grande
8. (5A) #1 Volcano Vista vs #16 Capital
9. (3A) #7 Santa Fe Indian vs #10 Hot Springs
10. (3A) #5 Crownpoint vs #12 West Las Vegas
11. (2A) #6 Escalante vs #11 Mesa Vista
12. (5A) #7 Cleveland vs #10 Eldorado
13. (3A) #8 Tohatchi vs #9 Socorro
14. (4A) #7 Taos vs #10 Portales
15. (2A) #7 Jal vs #10 Clayton
16. (1A) #8 Logan vs #9 Legacy Academy
17. (2A) #8 Eunice vs #9 Tularosa
18. (2A) #4 Menaul vs #13 Lordsburg
19. (5A) #3 Los Lunas vs #14 Las Cruces
20. (4A) #4 Artesia vs #13 Valencia
21. (3A) #6 Bosque vs #11 Ruidoso
22. (1A) #4 Maxwell vs #13 Clovis Christian
23. (2A) #5 Santa Rosa vs #12 Rehoboth Christian
24. (4A) #3 St. Pius X vs #14 Silver
25. (2A) #3 Texico vs #14 Dulce
26. (3A) #2 Navajo Prep vs #15 Cobre
27. (4A) #6 Hope Christian vs #11 Kirtland Central
28. (2A) #2 Academy for Technology vs #15 Tatum
29. (1A) #5 Cliff vs #12 Evangel Christian
30. (1A) #3 Melrose vs #14 Mesilla Valley Christian
31. (4A) #1 Albuquerque Academy vs #16 Goddard
32. (3A) #4 Sandia Prep vs #13 Newcomb
33. (4A) #2 Highland vs #15 Pojoaque Valley
34. (1A) #6 Dora vs #11 Alamo Navajo
35. (1A) #7 Cimarron vs #10 Des Moines
36. (3A) #3 Robertson vs #14 Santa Fe Prep
37. (3A) #1 St. Michael's vs #16 Tucumcari
38. (1A) #2 Fort Sumner vs #15 Pine Hille
39. (2A) #1 Pecos vs #16 McCurdy
40. (1A) #1 Magdalena vs #16 To'hajiilee

Sliding scale of upset chances and what games will be close.

What are some tough 1st and 2nd round games for top seeds? Who has the easiest path to the finals?

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BRACKET

#1 Academy
#2 Highland
#3 Artesia
#4 Gallup
#5 Hope Christian
#6 St. Pius X
#7 Del Norte
#8 Taos
#9 Deming
#10 Portales
#11 Kirtland Central
#12 Pojoaque Valley
#13 Valley
#14 Valencia
#15 Silver
#16 Goddard

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5A BASKETBALL

#1 Volcano Vista
#2 Sandia
#3 Los Lunas
#4 West Mesa
#5 Organ Mountain
#6 Carlsbad
#7 Cleveland
#8 Rio Rancho
#9 Atrisco Heritage
#10 Eldorado
#11 La Cueva
#12 Santa Fe
#13 Rio Grande
#14 Hobbs
#15 Capital
#16 Las Cruces

#1 St. Michael's
#2 Navajo Prep
#3 Robertson
#4 Crownpoint
#5 Sandia Prep
#6 Bosque
#7 Santa Fe Indian
#8 Tohatchi
#9 Socorro
#10 Hot Springs
#11 Ruidoso
#12 West Las Vegas
#13 Newcomb
#14 Cobre
#15 Santa Fe Prep
#16 Tucumcari

*****WEEK 14 SCOREBOARD*****

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Tuesday
Bloomfield 65, Shiprock 39 - F
Clovis 52, Roswell 40 - F
Crownpoint 40, Newcomb 38 - F
Cuba 72, Bosque 27 - F
Des Moines 48, Maxwell 47 - F
East Mountain 52, Cottonwood Classical 41 - F
Eldorado 79, West Mesa 75 - F
Espanola Valley 50, Taos 31 - F
Highland 65, Belen 27 - F
Jal 47, Hagerman 45 - F
Kirtland Central 55, Gallup 53 - F
Los Lunas 44, Capital 35 - F
Mayfield 34, Gadsden 22 - F
Miyamura 36, Aztec 31 - F
Organ Mountain 68, Alamogordo 36 - F
Penasco 59, Questa 41 - F
Portales 41, Goddard 30 - F
Quemado 42, Magdalena 34 - F
Rehoboth Christian 34, Navajo Pine 30 - F
Reserve 53, Mesilla Valley 30 - F
Rio Rancho 46, Atrisco Heritage 38 - F
Sandia 62, Piedra Vista 32 - F
Santa Fe 51, Rio Grande 12 - F
Santa Teresa 47, Chaparral 40 - F
St. Michael's 40, West Las Vegas 27 - F
Valencia 54, Grants 34 - F
Zuni 65, Wingate 31 - F

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Thursday
ATC 55, Monte Del Sol 38 - F
Cleveland 48, Rio Rancho 40 - F
Cliff 46, Mesilla Valley 33 - F
Crownpoint 75, Tohatchi 63 - F
Eldorado 60, Farmington 57 - F
Eunice 56, Tatum 55 - F
Gateway Christian 61, Elida 58 - F
Hobbs 61, Clovis 51 - F
Hot Springs 50, Cobre 44 - F
Jemez Valley 41, NMSD 29 - F
Las Cruces 60, Alamogordo 58 - F
Lordsburg 54, Capitan 35 - F
Los Alamos 53, Espanola Valley 48 - F
Los Lunas 52, Capital 41 - F
Magdalena 64, Quemado 31 - F
McCurdy 47, Mora 40 - F
Melrose 66, Logan 51 - F
Menaul 54, Estancia 42 - F
Mountainair 58, Carrizozo 48 - F
Organ Mountain 54, Centennial 51 - F
Portales 69, Goddard 49 - F
Robertson 67, Santa Fe Indian 54 - F
Santa Fe 65, Rio Grande 32 - F
Texico 75, Santa Rosa 62 - F
Tucumcari 47, NMMI 31 - F

Wednesday
Bloomfield 56, Kirtland Central 54 - F
Bosque 61, Cottonwood Classical 61 - F
Del Norte 44, Valley 38 - F
Dulce 53, Laguna-Acoma 41 - F
Evangel Christian 58, Chesterton Academy 38 - F
Gallup 74, Miyamura 32 - F
Rio Rancho 44, Atrisco Heritage 41 - F
Santa Fe Indian 66, West Las Vegas 55 - F
St. Pius X 62, Valencia 43 - F

Tuesday
Atrisco Heritage 48, Cibola 39 - F
Carrizozo 46, Hondo Valley 37 - F
Clovis 79, Roswell 75 - F
Cobre 47, Hatch Valley 42 - F
Crownpoint 67, Thoreau 58 - F
Des Moines 63, Wagon Mound 45 - F
Eldorado 71, Piedra Vista 37 - F
Estancia 73, NACA 25 - F
Farmington 59, La Cueva 54 - F
Gateway Christian 44, Floyd 42 - F
Logan 72, Clovis Christian 58 - F
Los Alamos 64, Pojoaque Valley 60 - F
McCurdy 58, Questa 9 - F
Monte Del Sol 82, Tierra Encandata 47 - F
Mora 54, Penasco 45 - F
NMMI 44, Dexter 32 - F
Roy/Mosquero 58, Springer 36 - F
Santa Fe Indian 64, Raton 30 - F
Santa Rosa 87, Clayton 59 - F
Tatum 63, Loving 41 - F
Tohatchi 72, Newcomb 57 - F
West Las Vegas 83, Santa Fe Prep 58 - F

Monday
Alamogordo 78, Gadsden 19 - F
ATC 64, Menaul 47 - F
Bloomfield 64, Shiprock 53 - F
Capital 71, Albuquerque 49 - F
Centennial 62, Mayfield 57 - F
Cloudcroft 46, Mescalero Apache 41 - F
Clovis Christian 65, Grady 51 - F
Coronado 34, Santa Fe Waldorf 32 - F
Cottonwood Classical 58, Cuba 50 - F
Laguna-Acoma 61, Navajo Pine 51 - F
Los Alamos 70, Moriarty 36 - F
Los Lunas 68, Rio Grande 35 - F
Loving 69, Hagerman 31 - F
Maxwell 64, Cimarron 49 - F
Mesilla Valley 57, Reserve 28 - F
Miyamura 52, Aztec 49 - F
Newcomb 46, Zuni 39 - F
NMSD 44, Chesterton Academy 39 - F
Quemado 51, Animas 33 - F
Sandia 64, West Mesa 60 - F
Santa Fe 56, Manzano 46 - F
Silver 58, Deming 54 - F
St. Pius X 59, Belen 39 - F
Thoreau 73, Wingate 49 - F
Valencia 76, Grants 63 - F
Valley 83, Bernalillo 63 - F