Grine: Buy, Sell, Hold - Four Weeks Down

We have two weeks left in the New Mexico high school basketball season. Today, we look at the contenders, pretenders, and teams that you shouldn't sell just yet.

Who do you buy making the playoffs and then making the Final Four?

5A BASKETBALL

Buy: La Cueva Bears (4-0 overall); Atrisco Heritage (3-2 overall)
--Scoop: The Bears are good. They are more structured, disciplined, and playing to their strengths. Micele Surodjawan (2021), Kealan Atkinson (2021), Ced Yates (2023), and Exodus Ayers (2023) have created a solid lineup. Add point guard Josiah Gulifard (2023) and that 2023 class is loaded for the Bears in terms of that backcourt. State Tournament bid and I could see this Bears team getting to the Final Four.

Sell: Volcano Vista Hawks (3-4 overall); Hobbs (5-1 overall)
--Scoop: So at the start of the season I take 5 teams that can make the Final Four. In a normal season, I would chop it down as value falls or rises. Well, let's say I held on too long on Volcano Vista. This was a tough week in a tough district. Hobbs could still be a player at this point with a 5-1 record but they have to make sure they can lock up one of the three at-large bids. After the Roswell game, I just don't feel I should hold on to them anymore. I feel still good money at this point to sell and not lose as they have the stock to get it down the next two weeks but my list of 7 has to get to 6 this week.

Hold: Alamogordo (6-1 overall), Cleveland (9-0 overall), & Las Cruces (7-0)
--Scoop: So of my preseason 5 that I could see making the Final Four has its first official change. I've sold on Volcano Vista and Hobbs and bought La Cueva and Atrisco Heritage. Yes, Alamogordo fell to Las Cruces at home but I can't sell them and will hold on to them getting an at-large and then winning in the first round. Cleveland and Las Cruces are too talented not to make the Final Four. Bulldawgs are playing like a repeat is almost a certain thing.

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Monday, April 12th
Espanola Valley 45, Taos 39
Hot Springs 63, Chaparral 34
Jal 63, Dexter 28
Mescalero Apache 56, Capitan 21
Pojoaque Valley 60, Moriarty 50
Santa Fe 78, Rio Grande 46
Santa Rosa 49, Tucucmari 31
Silver 44, Cobre 29
Texico 51, Tatum 36
Thoreau 49, Crownpoint 48
Zuni 61, Tohatchi 50

Tuesday, April 13th
Alamogordo 85, Gadsden 36
Alamo Navajo 71, Carrizozo 49
Artesia 55, Lovington 53
Bernalillo 72, Albuquerque Academy 46
Bloomfield 70, Aztec 43
Capital 62, Manzano 36
Clovis 44, Carlsbad 33
Del Norte 53, Valley 52
East Mountain 57, Cuba 37
Escalante 73, Penasco 44
Fort Sumner 55, Clovis Christian 45
Gallup 69, Miyamura 49
Gateway Christian 68, Lake Arthur 42
Goddard 54, Portales 36
Hagerman 77, Eunice 54
Hatch Valley 61, Mesilla Valley 51 - 2OT
Highland 57, St. Pius X 48
Hondo Valley 86, Vaughn 25
Jal 47, Tatum 26
Kirtland Central 73, Shiprock 52
Las Cruces 65, Centennial 32
Logan 86, San Jon 33
Los Lunas 55, Albuquerque 46
Magdalena 66, Mountainair 31
McCurdy 66, Mora 48
Melrose 83, Grady 19
Mesa Vista 48, Questa 45
Monte Del Sol Charter 62, Academy for Technology 46
NMMI 57, Loving 7
Onate 45 Mayfield 39
Raton 71, Clayton 56
Rehoboth Christian 61, Legacy Academy 29
Roswell 68, Hobbs 58
Santa Rosa 56, ECAOGCA 49
Springer 66, Maxwell 65
St. Michael's 56, Los Alamos 48
Tularosa 64, Lordsburg 36
Valencia 45, Grants 42

Wednesday, April 14th
Atrisco Heritage 67, Volcano Vista 54
Chaparral 64, Ruidoso 50
Cleveland 50, Rio Rancho 44
Espanola Valley 69, Moriarty 17
Los Alamos 61, Taos 59
Reserve 49, Ramah 26
Robertson 49, Santa Fe Prep 40
Sandia 62, West Mesa 54
Silver 54, Santa Teresa 49
Thoreau 60, Newcomb 42
Tularosa 40, Mescalero Apache 35
West Las Vegas 70, Raton 46

Thursday, April 15th
Albuquerque 49, Santa Fe 45
ATATC 61, Tierra Encantada 35
Bernalillo 60, Valley 55
Cobre 51, Silver 45
Del Norte 85, Hope Christian 62
ECAOGCA 66, Coronado 42
Escalante 71, Mora 26
Gallup 94, Bloomfield 83
Hagerman 50, Gateway Christian 10
Highland 54, Grants 43
Kirtland Central 46, Miyamura 41
Las Cruces 59, Mayfield 42
Los Lunas 53, Manzano 48
Melrose 90, San Jon 21
Mescalero Apache 64, Lordsburg 29
Magdalena 79, Alamo Navajo 26
McCurdy 65, Questa 33
Mesilla valley 40, Cliff 33
Navajo Pine 58, Pine Hill 46
NMMI 72, Tucumcari 33
Pecos 63, Santa Rosa 61
Pojoaque Valley 52, Monte Del Sol 47
Rehoboth Christian 62, Zuni 25
Shiprock 71, Aztec 61
Springer 51, Roy 50as
St. Pius X 66, Belen 24
Tularosa 57, Cloudcroft 29

Friday, April 15th
Artesia 57, Portales 42
Bloomfield 58, Miyamura 39
Capital 84, Rio Grande 24
Clevland 74, Volcano Vista 67
Crownpoint 57, Tohatchi 54
Espanola Valley 69, Pojoaque Valley 58
Fort Sumner 74, San Jon 15
Gallup 83, Shiprock 67
Gateway Christian 45, Dora 40
Goddard 74, Lovington 71 (OT)
Hobbs 53, Clovis 51
Jal 66, Hagerman 41
Kirtland Central 54, Aztec 35
Los Alamos 66, Moriarty 45
Mesilla Valley 62, Animas 33
Navajo Prep 65, Thoreau 58
NMMI 52, Ruidoso 32
Reserve 31, Quemado 24
Robertson 51, St. Mikes 47 (OT)
Roswell 63, Carlsbad 60
Sandia Prep 53, Albuquerque Academy 27
Santa Fe Prep 47, Raton 46
West Las Vegas 77, Springer 55

Saturday, April 18th
Alamogordo 69, Centennial 42
Bernalillo 70, Hope Christian 63
Chaparral 45, Santa Teresa 38
Clovis Christian 69, Dora 48
Coronado 58, Legacy Academy 50
Fort Sumner 78, Grady 36
Grants 57, Belen 28
Highland 65, Valencia 53
La Cueva 55, West Mesa 52
Las Cruces 80, Deming 52
Lovington 64, Clovis 57
Magdalena 72, Mountainair 31
Mora 55, Mesa Vista 49
Raton 80, Tucumcari 48
Rehoboth 65, Ramah 35
Reserve 46, Cliff 45
Rio Rancho 71, St. Pius X 45
Sandia 53, Farmington 40
Santa Fe 55, Los Lunas 35
Santa Rosa 62, Clayton 53
Silver 58, Ruidoso 46
Springer 57, Des Moines 47
Texico 62, Pecos 51
Valley 74, Albuquerque Academy 44

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Wednesday, April 14th
Atrisco Heritage 67, Volcano Vista 54
Chaparral 64, Ruidoso 50
Cleveland 50, Rio Rancho 44
Espanola Valley 69, Moriarty 17
Los Alamos 61, Taos 59
Reserve 49, Ramah 26
Robertson 49, Santa Fe Prep 40
Sandia 62, West Mesa 54
Silver 54, Santa Teresa 49
Thoreau 60, Newcomb 42
Tularosa 40, Mescalero Apache 35
West Las Vegas 70, Raton 46

Eldo has experienced 4 or more Covid cases in the past 2 weeks. This will require a complete school closure for two weeks including all sports.

Favorite pair of basketball shoes that you have ever owned

If you took over the position of the NMAA what are some rules or things you would change?

Spring Football?
Move to 12 games?
Keep Bowl Games?
Keep Bowl Games with 4 Team Playoff?
Rules?
Start date mid-June, the first game first weekend in August? Championship on Thanksgiving weekend?

5A Basketball

Volcano Vista (6-0) at Cleveland (6-1): The Storm (No. 17 NMPreps Top 20) are off to their best start under head coach Susan Kubala. The big task at hand tonight is playing 5A power Volcano Vista (No. 2) tonight with their roster full of Top-50 prospects.

The rest of the night is quiet in 5A hoops; Las Cruces (3-2) and Mayfield (3-2) could be the next best game in the class. Onate (4-1) should roll against Deming (1-4), Los Lunas (5-1) will rock Manzano (0-3) and Centennial (5-0) moves along against Gadsden (0-5). Capital (2-4) vs Rio Grande (0-4), Cibola (2-3) vs Atrisco Heritage (0-5), and Albuquerque (3-1) vs Santa Fe (1-2) round out the evening in 5A hoops.

4A Basketball

Espanola Valley (5-1) at Moriarty (4-0): The 18th ranked Espanola Valley Sundevils hit the road to take on the undefeated Moriarty Pintos. This will be the biggest test for the Pintos this season. Their pre-district schedule featured local small division schools (East Mountain, Santa Rosa, and Estancia); they did look good in their district opener against Pojoaque (56-20). Espanola has been rolling as of late winning by 20 or more in their last three games.

Miyamura (2-2) at Kirtland Central (2-1): Not much of a highlight game as Kirtland Central has owned this series recently but Miyamura is playing well this season. If Miyamura wants to make the state tournament stealing a game against Kirtland Central is the formula.

Bernalillo (6-0) vs Valley (2-2), Hope Christian (4-1) at Del Norte (1-2), and St. Pius X (3-1) at Belen (3-3) all could be decent games. An upset? Likely not.

Shiprock (2-2) vs Aztec (0-4), Taos (2-3) vs Los Alamos (0-5) and Gallup (4-0) vs Bloomfield (1-3) should all win with ease. Highland (3-1) hosting Grants (0-6) is in big favor of the Hornets.

AD's and Basketball Coaches will be meeting today at 9am.

Could it be about suspending the season, maybe adding to the state tournament, or just a reminder to keep wearing masks? I've been asked and have absolutely no idea. The basketball guy in me is hoping for going to 12 or 16 teams to make the state tournament but that's just wishful thinking.

DISTRICT STANDINGS (As of 4/13)


Bids: 1.5
Bid Takers: Kirtland Central, Gallup
Work To Do: Bloomfield
Out: Miyamura, Shiprock, Aztec


Bids: 1.5
Bid Takers: Espanola Valley, Taos
Work To Do: Los Alamos
Out: Pojoaque Valley, Moriarty


Bids: 1
Bid Takers: Silver
Work To Do: Santa Teresa
Out: Chaparral, Ruidoso


Bids: 1
Bid Takers: Artesia
Work Left To Do: Lovington, Goddard
Out: Portales


Bids: 1.5
Bid Takers: Highland Hornets, St. Pius X
Work To Do: Valencia
Out: Grants, Belen



Bids: 2
Bid Takers: Bernalillo, Del Norte
Work To Do: Valley
Out: Hope Christian, Albuquerque Academy

*Yes, games wise all have work left to do and could still earn a bid but this is more of a if the season ended today plus a little projection.

RANKING THE AUTOMATICS
Highland
Bernalillo
Kirtland Central
Espanola Valley
Artesia
Silver

RANKING THE BUBBLE: FIRST TWO IN
Del Norte
Gallup

RANKING THE BUBBLE: FIRST TWO OUT
Valley
Taos

BRACKET AS OF TODAY
No. 1 Highland vs No. 8 Silver
No. 2 Bernalillo vs No. 7 Gallup
No. 3 Del Norte vs No. 6 Artesia
No. 4 Kirtland Central vs No. 5 Espanola Valley

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2. Best Horror Movie

Two Rounds.

Are they happening this season? Should they? Is this the end of them altogether?

What do you have?

NMPreps New Mexico Top-20 Team Rankings

All classifications combined for the New Mexico Top-20 rankings. We will track each game week to week and determine who the best twenty teams in New Mexico are for the given season.

1. Las Cruces Bulldawgs (4-0 overall): Went 2-0 last week with win over Gadsden and Alamogordo.

2. Cleveland Storm (7-0 overall): Went 3-0 last week with wins over Atrisco Heritage, Cibola, and Roswell.

3. Volcano Vista Hawks (3-2 overall): Went 3-0 last week with wins over Valley, Highland, and Rio Rancho.

4. Alamogordo Tigers (4-1 overall): Went 2-1 last week with wins over Onate and Deming. Loss came to Las Cruces.

5. Rio Rancho Rams (4-2 overall): Went 2-1 last week. Wins-Sandia Prep, Cibola. Losses-Volcano Vista.

6. La Cueva Bears (3-0 overall): Went 2-0 last week. Wins-Sandia, Farmington.

7. Hobbs Eagles (4-0 overall): Went 3-0 last week. Wins-Goddard, Lovington, Silver.

8. Los Lunas Tigers (3-0 overall): Went 2-0 last week. Wins-Capital, Rio Grande.

9. Santa Fe Demons (4-1 overall): Went 2-0 last week. Wins - Manzano, Capital.

10. Sandia Matadors (2-1 overall): Went 0-1 last week. Loss-La Cueva.

11. Cibola Cougars (2-3 overall): Went 0-2 last week. Losses-Cleveland, Rio Rancho.

12. Atrisco Heritage (2-2 overall): Went 0-1 last week. Losses-Cleveland

13. Roswell Coyotes (5-1 overall): Went 3-1 last week. Wins-Lovington, Goddard, Artesia. Loss-Cleveland.

14. Capital Jaguars (2-2 overall): Went 0-2 last week. Losses-Los Lunas, Santa Fe

15. Mayfield Trojans (3-1 overall): Went 2-0 last week. Wins-Centennial, Deming

16. Eldorado Eagles (3-1 overall): Went 1-0 last week: Win-Farmington.

16. Highland Hornets (1-2 overall): Went 1-1 last week. Win-Belen. Loss-Volcano Vista

18. Taos Tigers (5-0 overall): Went 3-0 last week. Wins-Aztec, Raton, Pojoaque.

19. Bernalillo Spartans (4-1 overall): Went 2-0 last week. Wins-Del Norte, Grants.

20. Del Norte Knights (2-1 overall): Went 1-1 last week. Win-Academy. Loss-Bernalillo

Next Five: Kirtland Central Broncos (3-0 overall), Gallup Bengals (1-1 overall), Valley Vikings (1-1 overall), Artesia Bulldogs (3-3 overall), Carlsbad Cavemen (3-1 overall)

5A BASKETBALL

1. Las Cruces Bulldawgs (4-0 overall)
2. Cleveland Storm (7-0 overall)
3. Volcano Vista Hawks (3-2 overall)
4. Alamogordo Tigers (4-1 overall)
5. Rio Rancho Rams (4-2 overall)
6. La Cueva Bears (3-0 overall)
7. Hobbs Eagles (4-0 overall)
8. Los Lunas Tigers (3-0 overall)
9. Santa Fe Demons (4-1 overall)
10. Sandia Matadors (2-1 overall)
11. Cibola Cougars (2-3 overall)
12. Atrisco Heritage (2-2 overall)

Scoop: Okay, right now the rankings are all over the place and it may take another week to truly settle down with the massive movements. Yes, never seen this many movements and trying to stick true to our week-to-week rankings we gave our best look.

4A BASKETBALL

1. Highland Hornets (1-2 overall)
2. Taos Tigers (5-0 overall)
3. Bernalillo Spartans (4-1 overall)
4. Del Norte Knights (2-1 overall)
5. Kirtland Central Broncos (3-0 overall)
6. Gallup Bengals (1-1 overall)
7. Valley Vikings (1-1 overall)
8. Artesia Bulldogs (3-3 overall)
9. Espanola Valley Sundevils (2-3 overall)
10. Los Alamos Hilltoppers (3-1 overall)
11. Hope Christian Huskies (1-4 overall)
12. St. Pius X Sartans (2-1 overall)

Scoop: Yes, plenty of questions still out in 5A basketball. I will say this, no matter what 8-teams make the state tournament (shoot could say 16 if we didn't get cheated out of an extra day/round of the state tournament) they could all win it all. I watched Bernalillo, Kirtland Central, Gallup, Hope, Valley, St. Pius over the weekend and the parity is right there. Small separation between the 12-teams in the rankings and it will be the team that catches fire at the right time.

3A BASKETBALL

1. Sandia Prep Sundevils (3-1 overall)
2. Bosque Bobcats (3-0 overall)
3. Robertson Cardinals (5-0 overall)
4. St. Michael's Horsemen (3-1 overall)
5. Hot Springs Tigers (5-1 overall)
6. Socorro Warriors (2-1 overall)
7. Navajo Prep Eagles (5-0 overall).
8. Cobre Indians (4-1 overall)
9. West Las Vegas Dons (2-3 overall)
10. NMMI Colts (2-3 overall)
11. Thoreau Hawks (5-2 overall)
12. Raton Tigers (1-4 overall)

2A BASKETBALL

1. Texico (1-2 overall)
2. Pecos (3-1 overall)
3. Tularosa (2-0 overall)
4. Jal (4-0 overall)
5. Mescalero Apache (3-0 overall)
6. Santa Rosa (4-0 overall)
7. Clayton (3-0 overall)
8. Rehoboth Christian (3-0 overall)
9. McCurdy (3-1 overall)
10. Escalante (2-1 overall)
11. Monte Del Sol (3-0 overall)
12. Menaul (1-1 overall)

What do you have?

NMPreps.com's Week 4 New Mexico High School Basketball Rankings

NMPreps New Mexico Top-20 Team Rankings is a ranking that considers all classification to determine the top-20 teams in the State.

NMPreps Power-20 (April 13th, 2021)

1. Hobbs Eagles (3-0): Wins: Silver
2. Volcano Vista Hawks (5-0, 3-0 district): Wins: Valley, Highland, Rio Rancho
3. Centennial Hawks (4-0, 4-0 district): Wins: Mayfield, Deming, Onate
4. Eldorado Eagles (3-1, 3-1 district): Wins: Farmington, West Mesa
5. Farmington Scorpions (6-1, 4-1 district): Wins: Piedra Vista, La Cueva. Losses: Eldorado
6. La Cueva Bears (3-1, 3-1 district): Wins Sandia. Loss: Farmington.
7. Sandia Matadors (2-2, 2-2 district): Wins: Piedra Vista. Loss: La Cueva
8. Los Lunas Tigers (4-1, 4-0 district): Wins: Capital, Rio Grande
9. Highland Hornets (2-1, 1-0 district): Wins: Belen, Atrisco Heritage. Loss: Volcano Vista
10. Mayfield Trojans (3-1, 3-1 district): Win: Deming. Loss: Centennial.
11. Portales Rams (2-0): Wins: Texico, Clovis
12. Piedra Vista Panthers (3-4, 1-4 district): Wins: Shiprock, West Mesa. Losses: Sandia, Farmington
13. Gallup Bengals (3-0, 1-0 district): Wins: Kirtland Central, Tohatchi
14. Kirtland Central Broncos (1-1, 0-1 district): Win: Grants. Loss: Gallup.
15. Bernalillo Spartans (5-0, 1-0 district): Wins: Grants, Del Norte
16. Albuquerque Bulldogs (3-0, 3-0 district): Wins: Rio Grande, Manzano
17. Cleveland Storm (5-1, 2-1 district): Wins: Espanola Valley, Atrisco Heritage, Cibola, Capital
18. Espanola Valley (4-1, 1-0 district): Wins: West Las Vegas, Los Alamos. Loss: Cleveland.
19. Navajo Prep Eagles (5-0, 4-0 district): Wins: Thoreau, Aztec, Tohatchi, Crownpoint
20. Onate Knights (3-1, 3-1 district): Wins Gadsden, Alamogordo. Loss: Centennial

Dropped: Cibola (17)
New: Onate (20)
Next: Goddard, Las Cruces, Hope Christian

5A BASKETBALL
1. Hobbs
2. Volcano Vista
3. Centennial
4. Eldorado
5. Farmington
6. La Cueva
7. Sandia
8. Los Lunas
9. Mayfield
10. Piedra Vista
11. Albuquerque
12. Cleveland

4A BASKETBALL
1. Highland
2. Portales
3. Gallup
4. Kirtland Central
5. Bernalillo
6. Espanola Valley
7. Goddard
8. Hope Christian
9. St. Pius X
10. Shiprock
11. Miyamura
12. Moriarty

NMPreps has learned that 2022 top-rated Quarterback Brandon Furbee has transferred from Grants High School to Farmington High School. Brandon will spend the remainder of his time in high school living with his Mother. He will officially be a Scorpion this week and will begin his quest to fill the QB1 vacancy that will be left by graduating senior Caleb Carrillo.

Brandon's Father, Grants Associate Head Football Coach Mike Furbee, confirmed the move to NMPreps stating, “Yes, I can confirm that Brandon has moved to Farmington and will be attending Farmington High School. This move has been debated and talked about for quite some time between his mom and I. We feel that ultimately this move is in the best interest of Brandon’s long-term future. He [Brandon] is up for the challenge and I feel he will do well and will handle this move and change appropriately. He will be greatly missed within our program. As a parent, I am excited about his future, and as a coach, I look forward to the exciting future and continued success of the Grants High School football program.”

NMPreps will continue to follow this story and the career of Brandon Furbee.

2020 New Mexico Quarterback of the Year

Today, we officially release the finalist for the 2020 New Mexico Quarterback of the Year. NMPreps has released the official New Mexico Quarterback of the Year since 2006.

Caleb Carrillo, 2021 (Farmington HS): Led the Scorpions to a perfect 5-0 record and winner of the 5A bowl. Carrillo passed for 1,197-yards and 21 touchdowns.

Jeff Davison, 2021 (Cleveland HS): The quarterback guided the Cleveland Storm to a perfect 4-0 record and winner of the 6A bowl game. In four games this season he passed for nearly 900 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Jared Jeffrey, 2021 (Lovington HS): Jeffrey was one of the top new quarterbacks in New Mexico this season and had big shoes to fill as the 2019 winner Casey Perez was whom he was replacing. Jeffrey guided the Wildcats to a 4-1 record and winner of the 4A bowl game. 824-yards and 11 touchdowns. Also, rushed for 253-yards and 3-touchdowns.

Hayden Dean, 2021 (Eunice HS): Dean has the story of other first-year quarterbacks on this list filling in for a top next-level quarterback and excelling at the job. Dean kept the Cardinals perfect, won the 2A bowl game, and passed for nearly 800-yards and 10-touchdowns. Dean also rushed for another 407-yards and 6-touchdowns.

Johnny Herrera, 2021 (Volcano Vista HS): If we had a newcomer of the year for quarterbacks Herrera could be the name on that list. Herrera threw for 1,080-yards and 12-touchdowns for the Hawks this season.

Cord Cox, 2021 (Artesia HS): Cox was seldomly mentioned this season but overall had a great season passing the ball for the Bulldogs. He threw for 1,172-yards and 11 touchdowns.

Baylor Diaz, 2021 (Portales HS): Diaz perhaps one of the top mobile quarterbacks this season as he rushed for 445-yards (10th in rushing in the state) and 5-touchdowns. He also passed for 467-yards and 7-touchdowns with 1 INT for the Rams this season. The team went 3-1.

Aden Chavez, 2023 (Cibola HS): In two games for the Cougars Chavez threw for 522-yards and 5 touchdowns. The Cougars won both games.

Andres Rivera, 2023 (Albuquerque Academy): A new and up-and-coming quarterback in New Mexico. Rivera a two-year starter for the Chargers has them on the verge of a breakthrough. Passed for 728-yards (7th) and 6-touchdowns this season.

Lucas Coriz, 2022 (St. Michael's): Coriz played three games for the Horsemen this season and passed for 667-yards and 11-touchdowns. The Horsemen went a perfect 3-0 on the shortened season.

Others Nominated - Honorable Mention: Dylan Quartieri (Raton/2022), Adam Salazar (Bernalillo/2021), Manny Fuentez (Dexter/2024), Cesar Daniel Granados (Mayfield/2022), Brandon Giles (Jal/2021)

Schedule for Tuesday - 5A
Alamogordo (4-1) at Gadsden (1-3), 7pm
Capital (2-2) at Manzano (1-3), 7pm
Carlsbad (3-1) at Clovis (4-1), 7pm
Centennial (1-3) at Las Cruces (4-0), 7pm
Los Lunas (3-0) at Albuquerque (2-2), 7pm
Mayfield (3-1) at Onate (1-3), 7pm
Piedra Vista (0-5) at Farmington (2-3), 7pm
Roswell (5-1) at Hobbs (4-0), 7pm

Game of the Night: Roswell (No. 13 NMPreps Top-20) at Hobbs (No. 7) should create some buzz down south. Hobbs is quietly sitting at 4-0 and looking for some more love in the polls. This would be the quality win to catch the eye. Roswell battled with top-ranked Cleveland over the weekend and looking to rebound here against another top-10 ranked team.

Bid Type of Game: Carlsbad and Clovis both unranked this week will do some battle with hopes of getting back into the playoff conversation. Carlsbad at 3-1 is off to a solid start under longtime girls basketball coach John Zumbrun. Clovis like Carlsbad has one loss, both lost to Artesia, but Clovis could have a criteria win over Espanola that would put them in the 'need' to win tonight.

Scoop: Outside of the two games mentioned the rest will roll in the favor of the favorite. Alamogordo, Capital Las Cruces, Los Lunas, Mayfield, and Farmington win. There shouldn't be any close calls here and a quiet night.

Schedule for Tuesday - 4A
Albuquerque Academy (0-3) at Bernalillo (4-1), 7pm
Artesia (3-3) at Lovington (1-2), 7pm
Aztec (0-3) at Bloomfield (2-1), 7pm
Goddard (1-5) at Portales (1-2), 7pm
Grants (1-4) at Valencia (1-4), 6pm
Kirtland Central (3-0) at Shiprock (1-2), 7pm
Los Alamos (3-1) at St. Michael's (3-1), 7pm
Miyamura (1-2) at Gallup (1-1), 7pm
St. Pius X (2-1) at Highland (1-2), 7pm
Valley (1-1) at Del Norte (2-1), 7pm

Championship Feelings: St. Pius X won both games last week moving to 2-0 in district play and will now take on Highland, the preseason favorite to win this district. They beat up on new district opponent Belen last week. The winner takes a seat in the driver's seat during the first go-round.

4A Player of the Year Conversation: Valley has Derick Chavez (2021) and Del Norte features Shane Douma-Sanchez (2023) in what is a showdown between two of the top players in the state. Also, this league had issues with bids last season and with the field cut in half, this season finishing first or second is a must.

3A, 2A, & 1A Schedule
ATATC (0-3) at Monte Del Sol (3-0)
Capitan (0-0) at Cloudcroft (0-2)
Clayton (3-0) at Raton (1-4)
Coronado (2-2) at Santa Fe Prep (1-2)
Cuba (0-4) at East Mountain (0-4)
Dexter (1-3) at Tucumcari (0-5)
ECAOGCA (3-2) at Santa Rosa (4-0)
Hagerman (2-1) at Eunice (1-2)
Jal (4-0) at Tatum (1-1)
Legacy Academy (0-0) at Rehoboth Christian (3-0)
Lordsburg (0-1) at Tularosa (2-0)
Los Alamos (3-1) at St. Michael's (3-1)
Loving (0-3) at NMMI (2-3)
Mesilla Valley (2-0) at Hatch Valely (0-4)
McCurdy (3-1) at Mora (1-1)
Navajo Pine (0-3) at Ramah (0-3)
Navajo Prep (5-0) at Newcomb (1-2)
Penasco (2-2) at Escalanate (2-1)
Tierra Encantada (0-1) at Estancia (1-1)
Questa (0-4) at Mesa Vista (1-2)

Keep an Eye: Los Alamos-4A taking on St. Michael's-3A is the cross-classification game to watch tonight. Los Alamos was hot after two weeks but cooled some with the recent loss and they are looking to rebound quickly in a short season. St. Michael's has a talented class coming through and this could be a season the return to the final game. They are currently ranked 4th in 3A.

SPRING OVERVIEW (APRIL 12TH)

Led by one of the top head coaches in New Mexico, a next-level quarterback in Lucas Coriz (2022), and a defense that only allowed 29-points (21 of those coming in the bowl game against Raton), the Horsemen is NMPreps pick to play for the 3A title in 2021. Coriz threw for nearly 700-yards and 11-touchdowns in the short three-game season and looked every bit ready to have the Horsemen as a true title contender. Also, the excitement on offense for the Horsemen comes in the form of Devin Flores (2022) and Daymon Lujan (2022) along with Creed Chavez (2022/WR). Flores does it on both sides of the ball for the Horsemen and had a big showing during their bowl game. They'll be challenged next season with a handful of district opponents looking to return at full strength but this could be a Horsemen team with enough talent to write its own ending.

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PAST WINNERS
2019: Dorian Lewis, RB, Cleveland High School: Rushed for 1,600 yards, 26 touchdowns.
2018: Cade Manzanares, LB, Roswell High School - 87 total tackles, 10 sacks, team went a perfect 13-0 to win state title.
2017: Gavin Hardison, QB, Hobbs High School - 5,347-yards passing and 59 touchdowns.
2016: Josh Foley, RB, Rio Rancho High School - 1,872-rushing yards, 352-receiving yards, and 35 total touchdowns (30 rushing).
2015: Gabe Ortega, QB, Cleveland High School - 3,398-yards and 34 touchdowns.
2014: Easton Breure, QB, Rio Rancho High School - 4,597-yards and 49 touchdowns.
2013: JJ Granados, RB, Las Cruces High School - 2,069-yards and 40 touchdowns.
2012: Adam Lucero, QB, Aztec High School - 3,423-yards and 36 touchdowns.
2011: Cole Guatsche, QB, Cleveland High School - 2,700-yards and 40 touchdowns.
2010: Jacob Jameson, QB, Lovington High School - 3,624-yards and 60 touchdowns.
2009: Ronnie Daniels, RB, La Cueva High School - 2,261-yards and 38 touchdowns.
2008: Dante Caro, RB, Las Cruces High School - 1,610-yards and 29 touchdowns.
2007: Landry Jones, QB, Artesia High School - 3,850-yards and 44 touchdowns.
2006: Landry Jones, QB, Artesia High School - 3,432-yards and 45 touchdowns.

Note: The award is voted on by coaches, media members, NMPreps premium members and NMPreps staff.