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After plugging the numbers from the latest Freeman and Coaches poll (2/4/2020)... I have the following bracket for 5A if seeding took place tonight.

1. Las Cruces v 16. Centennial
8. West Mesa v 9. Eldorado
4. Hobbs v 13. La Cueva
5. Atrisco v 12. Cibola

2. Santa Fe v 15. Cleveland
7. Clovis v. 10. Roswell
3. Capital v 14. Rio Rancho
6. Volcano Vista v 11. Carlsbad

Onate is the first out, with Manzano and Alamogordo tied in criteria and Gadsden sitting at the 20 spot.

5A BASKETBALL POWER 16

February 10th - 16th

No. 1 LAS CRUCES BULLDAWGS
Record: 22-1 overall, 9-0 district
Notes: Went 2-0 last week.
Wins: Centennial, Deming
Losses: --
Movement (LW): --

No. 2 SANTA FE DEMONS
Record: 18-3 overall, 6-0 district
Notes: 2-0 last week.
Wins: Rio Grande, Albuquerque
Losses: --
Movement (LW): +1 (3)

No. 3 CAPITAL JAGUARS
Record: 19-3 overall, 5-1
Notes: Went 1-1 last week.
Wins: Manzano, Rio Grande
Losses:
Movement (LW): +1 (4)

No. 4 HOBBS EAGLES
Record: 16-7 overall, 3-0 district
Notes: Went 1-0 last week.
Wins: Carlsbad
Losses: --
Movement (LW): +1 (5)

No. 5 ATRISCO HERITAGE JAGUARS
Record: 15-6 overall, 5-0 district
Notes: 2-0 last week
Wins: Volcano Vista, Cibola
Losses: --
Movement: +5

No. 6 CLEVELAND STORM
Record: 19-3 overall, 2-3 district
Notes: Went 2-0 last week.
Wins: Volcano Vista, Rio Rancho
Losses: --
Movement (LW): +1

No. 7 VOLCANO VISTA HAWKS
Record: 16-5 overall, 2-3 district
Notes: Went 0-2 last week.
Wins: --
Losses: Atrisco Heritage, Cleveland
Movement (LW): -5

No. 8 ELDORADO EAGLES
Record: 18-3 overall, 5-1
Notes: Went 2-0 last week.
Wins: Piedra Vista, Cibola
Losses: --
Movement (LW): -1

Back Eight

No. 9 Clovis Wildcats (16-7 overall, 2-1 district)
No. 10 Onate Knights (19-4 overall, 6-3 district)
No. 11 Roswell Coyotes (16-7 overall, 1-2 district)
No. 12 Centennial Hawks (11-12 overall, 6-3 district)
No. 13 Carlsbad Cavemen (14-9 overall, 0-3 district)
No. 14 Rio Rancho Rams (11-10 overall, 1-3 district)
No. 15 Cibola Cougars (9-12 overall, 2-3 district)
No. 16 Gadsden Panthers (12-10 overall, 3-5 district)

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Scoop: Many won't agree, still plenty of debate for the contenders, but this is what the group decided on for this week. Wins for Atrisco, who is currently riding a 7-game win streak and hot 5-0 start in district play jumped into the top-8 section. That pushed a few others - Eldorado, Onate, Clovis down one slot but we could have several reasons to believe that any of the teams in the top-10 could win it all.

4A BASKETBALL POWER 16

No. 1 VALLEY VIKINGS
Record: 14-6 overall, 5-1 district
Notes: Went 2-0 last week.
Wins: Albuquerque Academy, Bernalillo
Losses: --
Movement: --

No. 2 GALLUP BENGALS
Record: 17-5 overall, 6-0 district
Notes: Went 2-0 last week.
Wins: Aztec, Kirtland Central
Losses: --
Movement: +2

No. 3 DEL NORTE KNIGHTS
Record: 12-8 overall, 5-1 district
Notes: 2-0 last week.
Wins: Hope Chrisitan, Albuquerque Academy
Losses: --
Movement: +2

No. 4 HOPE CHRISTIAN HUSKIES
Record: 12-10 overall, 3-3 district
Notes: Went 1-1 this week.
Wins: Highland
Losses: Del Norte
Movement: -1

No. 5 ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY CHARGERS
Record: 12-8 overall, 2-4 district
Notes: 1-2 last week.
Wins: Los Lunas
Losses: Valley, Del Norte
Movement: +2

No. 6 HIGHLAND HORNETS
Record: 11-9 overall,3-3 district
Notes: Went 1-2 last week.
Wins: Bernalillo
Losses: Hope Christian, Cleveland
Movement: --

No. 7 LOS LUNAS TIGERS
Record: 14-9 overall, 4-0 district
Notes: Went 1-1 last week.
Wins: Belen
Losses: Albuquerque Academy
Movement: -5

No. 8 TAOS TIGERS
Record: 17-5 overall, 4-0 district
Notes: 1-0 last week.
Wins: Espanola Valley
Losses: --
Movement: +1

Back Eight

No. 9 Espanola Valley (14-8 overall, 4-1 district) -1
No. 10 Artesia (15-8 overall, 3-0 district): 3-0 last week
No. 11 Valencia (14-10 overall, 4-2 district): 2-0 last week.
No. 12 Kirtland Central (14-9 overall, 5-2 district): 2-1 last week.
No. 13 Goddard (10-13 overall, 2-1 district): 2-1 last week.
No. 14 Grants (11-11 overall, 3-2 district): 2-0 last week.
No. 15 Bernalillo (8-13 overall, 0-6 district): 0-3 last week
No. 16 Lovington (12-9 overall, 0-2 district): 0-2 last week.

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NMPreps Road to the PIT - Week 11
#1 Hobbs vs #16 Carlsbad
#2 Piedra Vista vs #15 Clovis
#3 Mayfield vs #14 Albuquerque
#4 Volcano Vista vs #13 Cleveland
#5 Centennial vs #12 Deming
#6 Sandia vs #11 Onate
#7 La Cueva vs #10 West Mesa
#8 Cibola vs #9 Farmington

Metro West District

1. Volcano Vista 18-2 overall, 4-0 district
2. Cibola 15-5 overall, 3-1 district
3. Cleveland 14-8 overall, 2-2 district
4. Atrisco Heritage 6-14 overall, 1-3 district
5. Rio Rancho 5-16 overall, 0-4 district

Metro East District

1. Sandia 15-4 overall, 5-0 district
2. Albuquerque 8-11 overall, 4-1 district
3. Manzano 5-12 overall, 2-2 district
4. Capital 7-13 overall, 2-2 district
5. Santa Fe 8-12 overall, 0-4 district
6. Rio Grande 1-17 overall, 0-4 district

Northwest District

1. Piedra Vista 21-1 overall, 4-0 district
2. La Cueva 18-2 overall, 3-1 district
3. Farmington 16-6 overall, 2-2 district
4. West Mesa 12-8 overall, 1-3 district
5. Eldorado 6-13 overall, 0-4 district

Southern District

1. Mayfield 17-4 overall, 8-0 district
2. Centennial 20-2 overall, 7-1 district
3. Onate 10-12 overall, 4-4 district
4. Deming 15-6 overall, 3-4 district
5. Las Cruces 8-14 overall, 3-5 district
6. Alamogordo 11-11 overall, 2-6 district
7. Gadsden 4-15 overall, 0-7 district

Southeast District

1. Hobbs 21-0 overall, 2-0 district
2. Clovis 9-13 overall, 1-1 district
3. Carlsbad 18-4 overall, 1-1 district
4. Roswell 7-15 overall, 0-2 district

https://www.abqjournal.com/1417055/unm-is-following-through-on-vow-to-recruit-instate.html

The headline says "UNM is following through on vow to recruit instate" but it seems like to this point they have aren't making a lot of actual scholarship offers, just preferred walk-on status. People have criticized past UNM coaches for using the walk-on program for local players rather than offering scholarships. So is Gonzales' approach any different?

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD
Farmington (8-13) at Piedra Vista (5-15) highlight the Monday schedule in New Mexico high school basketball. This is more of a must-see in the region (NW) as both teams are on the outside of the rankings and in rebuilds.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH
Bosque (15-2) at Sandia Prep (13-7)
Valley (12-6) at Albuquerque Academy (11-6)
Highland (10-7) at Bernalillo (8-11)
Del Norte (10-8) at Hope Christian (11-9)
Centennial (10-11) at Alamogordo (14-7)
Cibola (9-10) at Eldorado (16-3)
Portales (8-12) at Goddard (8-12)
Lovington (12-7) at Artesia (12-8)

Scoop: Sandia Prep is newly ranked number one in 3A hoops. They take on a number one challenger in Bosque. We are officially on District 6-4A watch this season. The three games are ranked 1A, 1B, 1C to watch tonight and we will see how they affect the rankings tonight. Cibola has played well lately and making another upset tonight could shake things up. Centennial and Alamogordo NEED every win and position in district play will be huge this season.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH
Espanola Valley (13-7) at Taos (16-5)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH
Volcano Vista (16-4) at Cleveland (18-3)
Roswell (16-6) at Clovis (15-7)
Hobbs (15-7) at Carlsbad (14-8)
Atrisco Heritage (14-6) at Cibola (9-11)
Las Cruces (21-1) at Centennial (11-11)
Alamogordo (14-8) at Gadsden (11-10)
Albuquerque (7-12) at Santa Fe (17-3)

5A Scoop: Another Volcano Vista-Cleveland game would seem overdone but this contest meeting for the third time in a month brings all the flare for a Thursday night in hoops. Roswell and Clovis are a battle for position in district but also a top-8 seed in March. Las Cruces and Centennial are going for the DC, which LC has nearly, already, locked it up. Trap game of the night is Albuquerque visiting Santa Fe.

Albuquerque Academy (11-7) at Del Norte (11-8)
Highland (11-7) at Hope Christian (11-10)
Artesia (13-8) at Portales (8-12)
Bernalillo (8-12) at Valley (13-6)
Gallup (16-5) at Kirtland Central (13-8)

Notes: All eyes are on district 6 this season with the amount of teams that are true contenders to win it all. Not only could six teams earn and deserve a top-8 seed we could see them make a run. The team in need of a win however, is the Bernalillo Spartans on the road at Valley.

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Monday, Feb. 3rd
Farmington 60, Piedra Vista 54
NMSD 72, Pine Hill 58

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NMPreps.com's March 2020 Bracket Watch

5A BASKETBALL


Notes: Today's Road to the PIT is based off the current district standings. So, yes, they seem CRAZY right now! That is the direction of the season right now. We have teams ranked WAY outside the power-16 and outside in the Freeman ratings system as well. If the season ended today, this is what it could look like. (We did not predict how district could finish).

District Standings - 2/5/2020

Metro West District
Atrisco Heritage 13-6 overall, 3-0 district
Volcano Vista 16-3 overall, 2-1 district
Cibola 9-11 overall, 2-2 district
Rio Rancho 11-9 overall, 1-2 district
Cleveland 17-3 overall, 0-3 district

Northwest District
West Mesa 9-10 overall, 3-0 district
Eldorado 17-3 overall, 3-1 district
La Cueva 10-8 overall, 2-1 district
Farmington 9-13 overall, 1-3 district
Piedra Vista 5-17 overall, 0-4 district

Southern District
Las Cruces 21-1 overall, 8-0 district
Centennial 11-11 overall, 6-2 district
Onate 18-4 overall, 5-3 district
Alamogordo 14-8 overall, 3-5 district
Gadsden 11-10 overall, 2-5 district
Mayfield 6-16 overall, 2-6 district
Deming 5-13 overall, 1-6 district

Southeastern District
Hobbs 15-7 overall, 2-0 district
Clovis 15-7 overall, 1-1 district
Roswell 16-6 overall, 1-1 district
Carlsbad 14-8 overall, 0-2 district

Metro East District
Santa Fe 16-3 overall, 4-0 district
Capital 17-3 overall, 3-1 district
Sandia 5-13 overall, 2-2 district
Manzano 7-11 overall, 2-2 district
Albuquerque 6-12 overall, 1-3 district
Rio Grande 3-15 overall, 0-4 district

To whom is interested:

In Clovis, we are thinking of putting together a little one day clinic at our school for anyone interested in sharing/talking/discussing defensive strategy, practice plans, drills, coverages, etc. We are hoping to host this sometime in April during a school day as a professional development for coaching.

It will be free of charge. We will provide breakfast and a lunch for everyone whom comes. We will put together a list of speakers and their interests in what to share once we have some interest.

Each coach will speak for 45 minutes?? Then have a time we can ask questions and just share things to improve.

ENMU and Coach Kelley Lee has expressed he will provide a defensive staff member to speak as well as help us on any issues we have. We are open to your suggestions of speakers within our profession. Obviously we can't pay speakers but were hoping to have high school guys volunteer their time and expertise to help us and everyone improve.

Thoughts?

If interested text Drew Hatley 575-693-3510 to express interest

Some staffs I have spoken to:
Lovington
Roswell
Clovis
ENMU

NMPreps50: Top 50 Players in New Mexico for 2019/2020

ASHLEY SHIPLEY
School: Tucucumari High School (3A)
Class: 2020
Scoop: The Texas A&M-Commerce commit is off to a solid start this season with 21 points per game along with 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
1/9/2020

CAILEE CRAWFORD
School: HIghland High School (4A)
Class: 2021
Scoop: One of the top recruited prospects in the state of New Mexico is off to a sound start. She is averaging 18.5 (pts), 6 rebounds and 3 assists per contest.
1/9/2020

ELAINA WATSON
School: Piedra Vista High School (5A)
Class: 2020
Scoop: Point guard for the Panthers is one to see for a stacked squad. Watson is averaging 11 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals per contest.
1/9/2020

EMILY BURK
School: West Mesa High School (5A)
Class: 2020
Scoop: Burk, plays for the defending state champs and has already committed to New Mexico Highlands University. She is putting up 16 points per game for the Mustangs.
1/4/2019

FALLON VELASQUEZ
School: Mescalero Apache (2A)
Class: 2020
Scoop: A small school stud for a favorite in 2A basketball. Velasquez is putting in 16 points per game.
1/4/2019

HUNTER GARCIA
School: Santa Fe Indian (3A)
Class: 2020
Scoop: Garcia can knock them down, don't allow her to get hot. She is putting in 15 points per game for a 9-2 SFIS squad.
1/4/2019

JESSICA RIOS
School: Centennial High School (5A)
Class: 2020
Scoop: Rios has the Hawks off to one of their best starts at 12-0 and currently ranked 3rd in 5A basketball. She is putting in 17 points and 5 rebounds per contest.
12/31/2019

JULIANA ARAGON
School: Bernalillo High School (4A)
Class: 2022
Scoop: The sophomore is off to another hot start averaging 24 points per game and the Spartans are off to it's best start at 9-2 and ranked in the Top-10.
12/31/2019

KATELYNN LIMARDO
School: Silver High School (4A)
Class: 2020
Scoop: The senior has already signed with Montana State University and is off to an impressive start averaging 26 points per game. The Colts are also ranked 4th in 4A basketball.
12/31/2019

KAYA INGRAM
School: La Cueva High School (5A)
Class: 2020
Scoop: Ingram has committed to play next season at Cornell. This season the guard is putting in 19 points, 5 boards, and 4 dimes per game.

MARISA GRIEGO
School: Sandia High School (5A)
Class: 2021
Scoop: Very consistent double to Cumber on the Matadors. Griego is does a little of it all for the Matadors from getting her 6-10 in, 2 assists, 3 boards and 2 steals per contest.

LANAE BILLY
School: Piedra Vista High School (5A)
Class: 2022
Scoop: Billy has been in the Top-50 for two seasons now (yes, as an 8th grader). So far this season she is averaging 18 points and 6 rebounds per game along with 3 steals as the Panthers are 12-0 and ranked number one.
12/31/2019

VIANE CUMBER
School: Sandia High School (5A)
Class: 2021
Scoop: One of the top players in the entire state and part of a talented 2021/2022 group in New Mexico. Cumber is currently putting in 22 points per game, 11 rebounds, and 3 dimes per contest.

WISDOM ANTHONY
School: Hobbs High School (5A)
Class: 2023
Scoop: Anthony already ranks among the best in New Mexico coming off a stellar 8th grade season. Anthony is averaging double digits this season and has the Eagles at 13-0 on the season, ranked second.
12/31/2019

NMPreps.com will continue to add five names at a time until we reach all 50 players in New Mexico. Continue to add names here or email grinejosh@yahoo.com with nominations.

Portales' 6-4, 238 DE/T getting some D1 FCS and FBS looks!

Offer list: New Mexico, Tulsa, SMU, New Mexico State, UTEP, Illinois State, Abilene Christian, SMU, Texas Tech, Utah, UCLA and Kansas.

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Apparently he will be transferring from NMSU to UNM ... interesting.

Takeaways from this week?

Congratulations to Tavyn Trujillo (Hatch Valley) on reaching 1,500 points and 750 Assists for her career during tonight's game.

Congratulations to Coach Villareal of Volcano Vista on her 300th win as a head coach!