Mescalero 74
Dexter 30 Final

Like
-3 "Big" Districts. Having three districts, each with at least 6-teams, should allow for the 'right' teams to earn a bid into the playoffs.

What I Would Have Liked
-Two Divisions. Stop with the thought of only using enrollment numbers. Could have gone. Top-24 biggest enrollments schools into two division. 5 Classes

5A Division I (Top Tier)

1. Cleveland
2. Rio Rancho
3. Volcano Vista
4. Clovis
5. Eldorado
6. La Cueva
7. Manzano
8. Sandia
9. Centennial
10. Mayfield (Up)
11. Las Cruces
12. Roswell (Up)

District I
Cleveland
Rio Rancho
Volcano Vista
Clovis

District II
La Cueva
Eldorado
Sandia
Manzano

District III
Centennial
Mayfield
Las Cruces
Roswell

5A Division II (Next Tier)
1. Atrisco Heritage
2. West Mesa
3. Albuquerque
4. Gadsden
5. Onate
6. Cibola
7. Rio Grande
8. Artesia (Up)
9. Goddard (Up)
10. Hobbs
11. Piedra Vista (Up)
12. Farmington (Up)

District I
Artesia
Goddard
Hobbs
Albuquerque

District II
Piedra Vista
Farmington
Cibola
Atrisco Heritage

District III
West Mesa
Rio Grande
Onate
Gadsden

*Up = from current 5A class (we eliminated 6A)
-Take only the top 24 teams with the biggest enrollment numbers but split into two divisions.
-Top 8 teams make the playoffs.
-Two 6 team Districts/Conference or Three, 4 team districts.
-10 game schedule but all games must be against 5A teams from either Division I or II.
-Divison II gets tricky to get into three districts but would only have Albuquerque make two long distance travels in district/conference play.


Just a thought.

I didn’t even know he tried to walk on this fall at UNM as a freshman. I saw him pitch against Santa T in the first round of the Artesia Tourney last spring and thought he had a nice breaking ball

Huge congrats to the kid. Obviously must have lots of upside and I know he is real smart. A kid like this can be an inspiration for a lot of others to chase their dreams. Not sure he had any offers last year and is now a D-1 player.

I wonder how many of the 19 or 20 juco kids made the 35-man roster for UNM

State Championship: #1 Eunice vs #3 Texico

NMPreps.com's guide the 2019 New Mexico High School football state playoffs.

DETAILS
Day: Saturday
Time: 2pm
Location: Eunice High School

EUNICE CARDINALS
Seed: #1
Record: 11-1
Road to the SC
-Quarterfinals - Won, #9 Santa Rosa (55-0)
-Semifinals - Won, #4 Fort Sumner (51-20)
Players to Watch: Mason Caperton (2020/QB), Avante Stevens (2020/WR), Hayden Dean (2021/WR)
Why Eunice: The Eunice Cardinals are looking at a three-peat this weekend as they host Texico in the State Championship. The Cardinals feature one of the top quarterbacks in New Mexico with Mason Caperton (2020) looking to cap his high school career winning three straight titles. Through 11-game this season Caperton has tossed for 3,131 yards and 45 touchdowns. First-year head coach Greg Jackson is also in position to win his first state championship as a head coach.

TEXICO WOLVERINES
Seed: #1
Record: 8-4
Road to the SC
-Quarterfinals - Won, #11 Capitan (41-0)
-Semifinals -Won, #7 Hagerman (38-7)
Players to Watch: Chris Harrison (2020/RB)
Why Texico: The Wolverines enter the game on a 6-game win streak and will look to star tailback Chris Harrison in this game. The Wolverines will need to stop the athletes featured on the Cardinals roster and limit this one getting away from them early. The Wolverines have improved on defense this season from giving up 346 total points last season to 165 this season, huge part in the improvement from 4-wins in 2018 to 8 this year.

NMPreps.com Score Predictor: Eunice 44, Texico 25
Grine Line: Eunice -18.5
Over/Under: 68
NMPreps Nation Pick Em: Eunice 19 of 20 Votes to Win

Friday

PAC 12 - #13 Oregon vs #5 Utah (Levi Stadium, Santa Clara CA) - 6:00pm, ABC

Saturday

Big XII - #7 Baylor vs #6 Oklahoma (AT&T Stadium, Arlington TX) - 10:00am, ABC

MAC - Miami (Ohio) at Central Michigan - 10:00am, ESPN2

Sun Belt - Louisiana @ #21 Appalachian St. - 10:00am, ESPN

C-USA - UAB @ FAU - 11:30am, CBSSN

American - #20 Cincinnati @ #17 Memphis - 1:30pm, ABC

SEC - #4 Georgia vs #2 LSU (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA) - 2:00pm, CBS

MWC - Hawaii @ #19 Boise State - 2:00pm, ESPN

ACC - #23 Virginia vs #3 Clemson (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte NC) - 5:30pm, ABC

B1G - #8 Wisconsin vs #1 Ohio State (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis IN) - 6:00pm, FOX

Gonna be a tough weekend...a lot will be learned:

EP Montwood
EP Americas
EP Pebble Hills
Clint (TX)
Southlake Carroll (TX) - 2 time defending 6A State Champions

Post here

What do you have this week?

1. Can any team stop Ramos and Atrisco from a three peat?

2. Best small school player is the kid at Bosque (Elijah Davidson)?

3. Pecos is unstoppable.

4. Will Santa Fe be better this year? Can they return to the Final Four?

5. Hobbs a dark horse?

6. Will Hope rebound from an Elite Eight loss or have they joined a class that challenges their dominance?

7. Hot Springs and St Mikes for 2020 title?

8. Who is the Mr Basketball candidates?

9. Who is on the hot seat? Or what jobs could you see open this year?

10. Ortega (Atrisco) the top coach in New Mexico?

11. Can Cleveland finally win it all?

12. Valley most likely to repeat in 4A?

13. Los Lunas a 20-win team this year?

14. The realignment will still screw basketball? Should it look like the current football structure?

15. HELL YEAH ITS HOOP SEASON. Who’s ready?


*** post your questions and the next two weeks we will rundown with some features.

Anything sticking out early out the gate?

Schedule
Atrisco Heritage at Hope Christian
Capital at Santa Fe
Carlsbad vs Hobbs
Centennial at Rio Grande
Clovis at La Cueva
Deming at Los Lunas
Durango, Colorado at Farmington
Goddard at Alamogordo
Lovington at Levelland, TX
Manzano at Las Cruces
Maxwell vs Bosque (7:30pm)
Mayfield at Eldorado (2:30pm)
Navajo Prep at Aztec (3pm)
NMMI at NACA
Pecos at Escalante
Piedra Vista at Pueblo Centennial-Colorado (10am)
Quemado at Cliff
Reserve at Hondo Valley
Rio Rancho at Artesia
Robertson at Tularosa
Ruidoso at Taos (5pm)
Sandia at Onate (2:30pm)
Santa Fe Prep at McCurdy
Thoreau at Laguna-Acoma
Tse' Yi' Gai at Hot Springs
Valencia at St. Michael's
Valley at Albuquerque

BIG THREE FOR THE DAY
Carlsbad (3-0) vs Hobbs (3-2): City of Champions Tournament (Artesia). This championship will give us a preview of two squads on the verge of breaking out. Hobbs has looked solid this week and playing their quick, uptempo style well this week. They have limited turnovers and making decisions on the offense side. Carlsbad has the stood in Josh Silas that has played well this week. He's a very high energetic guard that can create his own shot along with being super quick, getting to the bucket. Two teams that should play a pair at State.

Capital (2-0) at Santa Fe (2-0): Bobby Rodriguez Invitation (Santa Fe). The battle of Santa Fe will have both of it's largest enrollment teams squaring off in the championship game. This gives an early view of the two SF area schools that could be title contenders in their classifications.

Clovis (0-1) at La Cueva (1-1): The Clovis Wildcats are coming off a close 60-59 loss to Cleveland on Friday night and hoping for a quick rebound tonight. La Cueva is off their first win of the season after dropping the first game and now look to get another resume win to their early season. This one should give us an intriguing game played at the basket and the team that executes the best should get the win. Low 50's ending.

What do you have for this Saturday?

NMPreps.com Team Rankings - Week One (11/25-30)

5A BASKETBALL

1. Atrisco Heritage
Last Season: 22-7 | State Champs
Why: Joziah Ramos (2020) has been one of the best guards to watch every March and is coming off a 24 points per game season.

2. Cleveland
Last Season: 26-7 | Final Four
Why: The Storm took the eventual state champs into overtime in the Final Four last season and although they lost two next level talents we like what they return. This team will be anchored by Clayton Watson III (2021) and Nathan Hasberry (2021) a junior combo worth the watch.

3. Las Cruces
Last Season: 28-1 | First Round
Why: Yes, the Bulldawgs are coming off a monumental first round loss as a 2-seed to a 15-seed but this team has plenty to like in returners. William 'Duece' Benjamin (2020) and Salvador Nevarez (2020) have a chance to make some noise.

4. Santa Fe
Last Season: 24-8 | State Runner Up
Why: Losing the front court and key role players will hurt this team but returning the top prospect in the state in University of New Mexico commit Fedonta 'JB' White (2021) could be enough to get them back into the PIT.

5. La Cueva
Last Season: 16-11 | First Round
Why: We expected more from the Bears last season but this should be one of their best teams since 2013. Derek Aeilts (2020) is one of the top guards in New Mexico and returns after scoring 21 points per game; he committed to St. Edwards University (Austin, TX) this summer.

6. Hobbs
7. Eldorado
8. Onate
9. Clovis
10. Rio Rancho
11. Volcano Vista
12. Capital
13. Gadsden
14. Roswell
15. Manzano
16. Albuquerque

4A BASKETBALL

1. Valley Vikings
Last Season: 17-13 | State Champions
Why: The defending state champs after their run as the 7-seed look to defend their title behind an experienced group. They return all but four players from last season. Seyi Oyeku (2020), Derick Chavez (2021), and Jevon Baker (2020) will be the go-to players.

2. Hope Christian Huskies
Last Season: 20-9 | Elite Eight
Why: The Huskies, the 2-seed in the state tournament last season are the best, most forgot about going into the season. Collin Evans (2020), Grant Ulibarri (2020) and company will guide what could be a very great HOPE CHRISTIAN type of team.

3. Gallup Bengals
Last Season: 23-7 | Elite Eight
Why: The Gallup Bengals were the best team that could but didn't last season. They have a great young head coach making waves and will have all but four returning this season. Could make a Final Four run.

4. Highland
Last Season: 15-11 | First Round
Why: The preseason bump team heading into the 2019/2020 season. Head coach Justin Woody has done a phenomenal job since taking over the Hornets program and this could be one of their best since their 2009 state runner up team. Erasmo Carreon (2020) and Raul Marquez (2020) return after scoring in double figures last year. Tommy Huynh (2020) could be the difference maker.

5. Del Norte
6. Espanola Valley
7. Los Lunas
8. Valencia
9. Artesia
10. Portales
11. Goddard
12. Taos
13. Belen
14. St. Pius X
15. Albuquerque Academy
16. Grants

3A BASKETBALL

No. 1 Hot Springs Tigers
Last Season: 27-4 | State Champions
Scoop: The Hot Springs Tigers made a run to their first state championship since Tommy Morrow led them to the 1993 title, 26 years ago. Head coach Derek Bean has built a program recently and will look to stay atop the class behind junior Verrels Lukman (2021) who led the team in scoring with 10.2 points per game as a sophomore.

No. 2 Sandia Prep Sundevils
Last Season: 20-11 | Final Four
Scoop: The talent was there last season for the Sundevils to finally take home a state championship after years sitting behind Hope Christian. Well, the Huskies are no longer here but the Sundevils ran into a well coached Tigers team in the semifinals last season. The good news is that they bring back some players that played huge roles last season - Max Feit (2020) is one.

No. 3 St. Michael's Horsemen
Last Season: 21-9 | Final Four
Scoop: The 1-seed in the state tournament last season is looking to rebound behind a younger roster after graduating eight players off of last seasons team. Thomas Wood (2020) will be the go-to player this season and you could sort of consider them an underrated favorite - a good team that has some question marks.

No. 4 Robertson Cardinals
Last Season: 16-15 | Elite Eight
Scoop: The Cardinals are the dark horse squad of the preseason as they enter the season with some hype surrounding a team that went one game above .500. The hype comes in the form of Matthew Gonzales who led the team in scoring as a freshman last season. They return a strong core from last season and could be a Final Four and more type of team.

The Rest

5. Socorro
6. West Las Vegas
7. Tularosa
8. Bosque
9. Dexter
10. Santa Fe Indian
11. Navajo Prep
12. Cuba
13. Raton
14. Wingate
15. East Mountain
16. Laguna-Acoma

Who do you have?

NMPreps250: Top Football Players During the 2019 Season

Each season we highlight the top players in the state of New Mexico. Please send in stats and information to grinejosh@yahoo.com or post inside this thread, so that we can make sure that we highlight your players. All Rivals/NMPreps Top 250 Player Rankings list are shared with the next level coaches.

QUARTERBACKS

• Aden Chavez (Cibola HS/2023/QB): 1,493 yards passing, 13 touchdowns.
• Aidan Trujillo (Centennial HS/2020): 1,732 yards passing, 23 touchdowns and 650 yards rushing with 12 rushing TDs.
• Austin Smith (La Cueva HS/2020/QB): Over 2,500 yards passing and 25 touchdowns this season.
• Baylor Diaz (Portales HS/2020/QB): Over 1,200 yards passing and 15 touchdowns.
• Benito Villa (Hot Springs HS/2020): Passed for 1,484 yards this season for the Tigers.
• Brandon Furbee (Grants HS/2022): Over 1,200 yards passing and 17 touchdowns.
• Caleb Carrillo (Farmington HS/2021/QB): 2,418 passing yards, 29 touchdowns (8 games).
• Casey Perez (Lovington HS/2020/QB): 1,837 passing yards, 17 touchdowns (8 games).
• Chance Harris (Clovis HS/2021/QB): 1,500 passing yards, 17 touchdowns (6 games).
• Clay Houghtaling (Artesia HS/2020/QB): 2,450 passing yards, 32 touchdowns (8 games).
• Collin Evans (Hope Christian/2020): Passed for 2,158 yards and 27 touchdowns. Guided the Huskies to the 2019 state championship.
• Dominic Nava (Roswell HS/2020): Guided the Roswell Coyotes to the 2019 State Title (waiting on stat line).
• Diego Pavia (Volcano Vista HS/2020/QB): 1,000 yards passing in 6 games.
• Dylan Quartieri (Raton HS/2022): Passed for 1,288 yards and 12 touchdowns this season.
• Gage Guardiola (Ruidoso HS/2020/QB): 1,886 passing yards, 17 touchdowns (8 games).
• Isaiah Chavez (Rio Rancho HS/2020/QB): 1,482 yards passing, 18 touchdowns.
• Jace Melfi (Manzano HS/2020/QB): Over 1,000 yards passing and 300 yards rushing.
• Jarren Lewis (Hobbs HS/2021/QB): 1,974 yards passing, 18 touchdowns. (10 weeks)
• Jeff Davison (Cleveland HS/2021/QB): 1,169 yards passing, 12 touchdowns.
• John Balizan (West Las Vegas HS/2020/QB): 1,726 yards passing, 17 touchdowns.
• Kade Benavidez (Los Lunas HS/2020/QB): 1,763 yards passing, 19 touchdowns. (10 weeks)
• Luc Jaramillo (Santa Fe HS/2022): 890 yards passing and 9 touchdowns.
• Marcos Lopez (Las Cruces HS/2021/QB): One of the top quarterbacks in the state. Can do both in the air on the ground.
• Marcquis Henry (Aztec HS/2023): Over 1,000 yards passing this season as a freshman.
• Mason Caperton (Eunice HS/2020/QB): 2,574 yards passing, 39 touchdowns (10 weeks)
• Matthew Gonzales (Robertson HS/2022): Passed for 1,208 yards and 18 touchdowns this season.
• Payson Hicks (Socorro HS/2020/QB): 1,657 yards passing, 18 touchdowns.
• Vincent Marquez (Bloomfield HS/2020): Passed for 3,387 yards this season and 44 touchdowns.
  
• Walker Wenzel (Silver HS/2020/QB): 1,198 yards passing, 14 touchdowns.
• Zach Ingram (Mayfield HS/2020/QB): Having a sound season for the Trojans this season.

RUNNING BACKS

• Cayden Walton (Raton HS/2023/RB): Has rushed for 919-yards and 10 touchdowns this season (Week 5)
• Gabriel Acosta (Centennial HS/2020/RB): Has rushed for 472 yards and 10 touchdowns this season (Week 5)
• Isaiah Ortiz (Del Norte HS/2021/RB): Has rushed for 756-yards and six touchdowns (Week 5)
• Jeston Webskowski (Clovis HS/2021/RB): Has rushed for 510 yard and 7-touchdowns on the season (Week 5)
• LeShawn Joseph (Sandia HS/2020/RB): Has rushed for 532 yards on the season. (Week 5)

Added 10/17/2019 (Through 7 Games)

• Isaiah Johnson (Grants HS/2020/RB): 1,307-yards, 22 touchdowns (77 attempts, 17yds per carry).
• Luke Padilla (Capital HS/2021/RB): 1,039-yards, 13 touchdowns.
• Zach Vigil (Rio Rancho HS/2022/RB): 681-yards, 12 touchdowns.
• Andrew Lujan (Estancia HS/2020/RB): 804-yards, 8-touchdowns.
• Dorian Lewis (Cleveland HS/2020/RB): 800-yards and 15 touchdowns.

TIGHT ENDS
(Coming Soon)

WIDE RECEIVERS

• Avante Stevens (Eunice HS/2020/WR-DB) - Leads the state in receiving yards (week 10) with 1,218-yards. Has 18 receiving TDs.
• Brad Thomas (La Cueva HS/2021/WR): Thomas has taken the lead for the Bears, has 900 yards and 9 touchdowns.
• Braxton McDonald (Artesia HS/2020/WR): Has 1,192 yards this season with 18 TDs (Week 10).
• Connor O'Toole (La Cueva HS/2020/WR): Highly recruited receiver for the Bears with over 15 Power-5 offers. Limited action this season.
• Malik Phillips (Clovis HS/2020/WR): Leading receiver for Clovis with 979-yards and 15-TDs.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

• Benjamin Rasmussen (Piedra Vista/2020/OL): The 6-4, 320 pound OL is a force for the Panthers and will be one to keep an eye on the rest of the way in a DC quest.
• Ben White (Santa Fe/2022/OL): Part of the success taking place at Santa Fe high school this season, he has 15 pancake blocks at this point in the season.
• Donovan Lopez (Mesilla Valley/2021/OL-DL): 15 pancake blocks at this point in the season. A small school division OL to watch; also as DL he has a pair of qb-sacks.
• Donyell Silverhatband (La Cueva/2020/OL): A big body at 6-foot-5, 310, one of the top players yet to be mentioned leading up until now.
• Xavier Lomelli (Roswell/2020/OL): Roswell moves the chains with a high powered offense. The 6-foot OL leads a talented line.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN/ENDS

• Bryce Santana (Los Lunas HS/2020/DE): Has 16 total tackles on the season with 3 sacks. 6-3 prospect on the rise.
• Ja'Shown Lowery (La Cueva HS/2021/DE): One of the top athletes in the state of New Mexico from the 2021 class. 20 total tackles on the season.
• Philip Blidi (Portales HS/2020/DE): Committed to Texas Tech, Blidi is in the top-5 for DE's total tackes at 34 through five weeks.
• Romeo Gbassagee (Portales HS/2020/DE): Highlight is 5 sacks on the season, he is part of two player tandem with Blidi. The Rams are 4-1 on the season.
• Sam Flores (Santa Teresa HS/2020/DE): Leads DE's in total tackles with 48 on the season. He also has 4 sacks on the year. Has been in the Top 200 players for two years now.

LINEBACKERS
(Coming Soon)

DEFENSIVE BACKS

• Avante Stevens (Eunice HS/2020/DB-WR): 4 INTs, 47 receptions on offense (1,014 yards) & 16 TDs.
• Ayden Garcia (Lovington HS/2020/CB): 16 total tackles, 4 INTs, 2 PD,
• Brandon Mason (Clovis HS/2020/DB-WR): 6 INTs, 27 tackles, 1 FR
• Luke Wysong (Cleveland HS/2021/CB-WR): 2 INTs (1 for TD), 5 PBU's, 17 receptions on offense with 3TDs.
• Hunter Edmister (Ruidoso HS/2021/DB): 23 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INT.
• Xavier Otero (Ruidoso HS/2021/S): 35 tackles, 2 INT, 1FF, 1FR
• Zachary Martinez (Santa Fe HS/2022/CB): 2 INTs, 22 tackles. 6 receptions (134 yards), Punt return for TD.

KICKERS/PUNTERS

• Brett Money (Alamogordo HS/2020/K): A perfect 15 for 15 on the season for PATs.
• Dominic Camacho (La Cueva HS/2020/K) - Broke the field goal record this season hitting his 29th.
• Ronald Martinez (Albuquerque HS/2021/K-P): Kicking well for the Bulldogs this season, has made 4 of 5 (48 longest).
• Simon Jimenez (Artesia HS/2021/K): Has made a season best 36 PATs this season.
• Talon Mills (Robertson HS/2020/K): Has made 20 PATs this season for the Cardinals.

ATH
(Coming Soon)

*NMPreps will release five names at a time until we reach 250 of the top football players in New Mexico.

So numbers were released and classifications are now known for schools in Texas. Allen HS posted their enrollment as 6959 students 9-12

Sophomores Jordan Martinez (INF/C/P) and Adrien Martin (Corner INF/P) have both committed to UNM in the last couple of weeks.

Ranking the Games to Watch
Valley (1-0) at Volcano Vista (1-0)
Clovis (0-0) vs Cleveland (1-0)
Artesia (1-0) vs Carlsbad (2-0) - City of Champions (8pm)
Rio Rancho (1-0) vs Hobbs (1-1) - City of Champions (4:30pm)
Del Norte (1-0) at Cibola (0-1)
Sandia (0-1) at Las Cruces (2-0)
Bernalillo (2-0) at West Mesa (2-0)
Goddard (1-1) at Santa Fe (1-0)

Three Thoughts
1) Valley and Volcano Vista gives us a view of top ranked teams from 5A and 4A with the defending 4A champ Valley Vikings against the Volcano Vista Hawks. I like this cross-classification game and will give more of an idea just how could the Vikings will be or could be.
2) Artesia will host the Cavemen in the second round of the City of Champions tournament. Artesia is coming off a 1-point win over El Paso-Eastwood while Carlsbad looked solid and scrappy in their win over Los Lunas. On the top half of the bracket Rio Rancho, coming off a two-point win over Roswell, clashes with SE opponent Hobbs. This one could be a crazy-quick, high scoring, contest.
3) Clovis traveling to Cleveland brings us a game between potential Elite Eight teams. Cleveland with a tough two game start to the season.

Voting: New Mexico Wide Receiver of the Year

Adadrian Jackson (Socorro HS/2022): 699-yards and 12-touchdowns this season.

Avante Stevens (Eunice HS/2020): 1,506-yards and 24-touchdowns this season.

Brad Thomas (La Cueva HS/2021): 1,235-yards and 13-touchdowns this season.

Braxton McDonald (Artesia HS/2020): 1,435-yards and 22-touchdowns this season.

Hayden Dean (Eunice HS/2021): 1,228-yards and 20-touchdowns this season.

Kellen Hightower (Portales HS/2020): 874-yards and 9 touchdowns this season.

Malik Phillips (Clovis HS/2020): 1,147-yards and 17-touchdowns this season.

Noah Gurule (Bloomfield HS/2020): 1,229-yards and 13-touchdowns this season.

Ryan Cosper (Hope Christian HS/2020): 1,094-yards this season and 11-touchdowns.

Tyrese Watson (Rio Rancho HS/2020): 816-yards and 10-touchdowns this season.

Voting: New Mexico Coach of the Year

AJ Cisco
Alamogordo High School
Record: 4-7 | State Quarterfinals (5A)

Cal Fullerton
Clovis High School
Record: 8-4 | State Semifinals (6A)

David Howes
Rio Rancho High School
Record: 8-5 | State Runner Up (6A)

Gary Beck
Hope Christian School
Record: 11-2 | State Champs (3A)

Greg Jackson
Eunice High School
Record: 11-1 | State Champs (2A)

Heath Ridenour
Cleveland High School
Record: 11-2 | State Champs (6A)

Jaime Ramirez
Portales High School
Record: 12-1 | State Champs (4A)

Jeff Lynn
Roswell High School
Record: 13-0 | State Champs (5A)

Rio Thompson
Grants High School
Record: 10-2 | State Semifinals (4A)

Phillip Lovato
Highland High School
Record: 6-5 | State First Round (5A)

Voting: New Mexico Running Back of the Year

Andrew Lujan - Estancia HS/2020 - Lujan rushed for 2,054 yards and 27 touchdowns this season for the Bears. Estancia went 8-4 overall and reached the quarterfinals.

Cayden Walton - Raton HS/2023 - The first freshman to get named to the ten finalist list but Walton had a special season. He rushed for 1,907 yards and 19 touchdowns this season for the Tigers that went 6-6 and reached the quarterfinals.

Dorian Lewis - Cleveland HS/2020 - The top ranked running back in New Mexico has rushed for over 1,500 yards this season, including a 200-yard, 5 touchdown state championship showing. The Storm went 11-2 and won the State Championship.

Isaac Chavez - Volcano Vista HS/2020 - Chavez rushed for 1,138 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Hawks this season. He was part of a duo in the backfield for the Hawks that went perfect during the regular season.

Isaiah Johnson - Grants HS/2020 - Johnson rushed for 2,140-yards and 34-rushing touchdowns this season for the Pirates. His team went 10-2 and reached the semifinals.

Jasia Reese - Roswell HS/2020 - Reese was the workhorse for the Coyotes this season (waiting on an email response on stat line). The Coyotes went 13-0 and won back-to-back state titles.

Jeston Webskowski - Clovis HS/2021 - Jeston rushed for 1,713 yards and 27 touchdowns for the Wildcats this season. The Clovis Wildcats were the 2-seed and finished 8-4 on the year.

Jimmy Gallegos - Volcano Vista HS/2020 - Gallegos helped guide the Hawks to a semifinal showing and perfect regular season. Gallegos rushed for 813 yards this season and 9 touchdowns for the Hawks.

Luke Padilla - Capital HS/2021 - Padilla rushed for 1,852-yards and 23-rushing touchdowns this season for the Jaguars. Capital earned a 7-seed and finished 6-4 overall this season.

Romeo Gbassagee - Portales HS/2020 - Gbassagee rushed for over 1,300 yards and 18 touchdowns this season. He helped the Rams go 12-1 and won the 4A state championship this season.

Related
Vote: 2019 New Mexico Quarterback of the Year
Feature: 2019 New Mexico High School Football State Champions

Kade Benavidez (Los Lunas HS/2020): The Tigers will play for the state championship this weekend against the Roswell Coyotes. Benavidez led the way for the Tigers with 2,171 passing yards.

Caleb Carrillo (Farmington HS/2021): A newcomer this season that came out swinging with 2,992 passing yards this season and helping the Scorpions earn a 4-seed in the state playoffs.

Casey Perez (Lovington HS/2020): Perez passed for 2,485 yards for the Wildcats this season. He also had 28 passing touchdowns.

Chance Harris (Clovis HS/2021): The junior guided the Wildcats in the semifinals this season with a 2,281 passing yard total and 22 passing touchdowns.

Clay Houghtaling (Artesia HS/2020): Led the state in passing yards with 3,536 yards and 46 passing touchdowns.

Diego Pavia (Volcano Vista HS/2020): Missed some playing time due to injury but the senior was without question one of the most dynamic QBs this season. He finished with 1,485 passing yards and an 11-1 record for the Hawks.

Isaiah Chavez (Rio Rancho HS/2020): 2,000 yards passing, 1,209 rushing with a total of 38 touchdowns (22 passing) for the Rams this season as they go for the 6A state championship.

Mason Caperton (Eunice HS/2020): Recently won his third state championship, finished second in passing yards with 3,529 but has a state best 51 passing touchdowns.

Payson Hicks (Socorro HS/2020): One of the first Socorro Warriors to find himself on a final ten candidates list. Hicks has the Warriors in the 2019 state championship game behind 2,204 passing yards for the 11-1 Warriors.

Vincent Marquez (Bloomfield HS/2020): Marquez led 4A in passing yards with 3,387 yards this season and has the Bobcats playing in their second consecutive state championship this coming weekend.

What do you have today?

what tournaments start today?

4A champ Los Lunas moves up to 5A. We’ll see if they have better luck than Alamogordo, Capital, Farmington and Roswell, all of whom won recent state boys’ soccer titles at the 4A level and then moved up, and have not had the same success.

Jacksonville University in Florida has dropped it's football program...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nc...niversity-football/ar-BBXITMo?ocid=spartanntp

Post your takeaways from the week