4A State Championship: #1 Bloomfield vs #2 Portales
J Grine

NMPreps.com's guide to the 2019 3A New Mexico high school football state championship game.

NO. 1 BLOOMFIELD BOBCATS (12-0) VS NO. 2 PORTALES RAMS (11-1)

Day: Saturday, November 30th
Time: 1:00PM
Where: Bloomfield High School (Bloomfield, New Mexico)
Weather: 37 Partly sunny, sunny, cold

BOBCATS
Record: 12-0
Head Coach: Bob Allcorn
PF: 582 (48.5)
PA: 186 (15.5)
Road: Semifinals (W, over Grants 48-41); Quarterfinals (W, over Ruidoso 47-27).

Offense: Senior quarterback Vincent Marquez has put up big numbers this season with 3,387-yards and 44-touchdown passes. After his lowest passing yards of the season with 182-yards in the semifinals and 3-INTs he will look to come out and prove this time around in the state championship, after losing last season, that they are here to take it all. Difference maker Kenyon Mosley (2020) has rushed for over 1,056-yards on the season and his career best 183-yards rushing and 3 touchdowns against Grants in the semifinals.

Defense: JT Seitzinger (2020) and Emilio Candelaria (2021), the Bobcats duo, along with two-way player Mosley, look to contain the Portales Rams. The three of the Bobcats have over 200 total tackles and Mosley bringing 12.5 sacks on the season.

Preview: The Bobcats made a run last season, upsetting the top seed, to play in the state championship. This season they are the 1-seed and looking to extend their 12-0 perfect record. Teams with perfect records in the state championship in the last three years is 10-5 (all classifications) - last season undefeated teams went 3-1 (the lone loss came in the 6A game with both teams being undefeated going into the title game).

RAMS
Record: 11-1
Head Coach: Jaime Ramirez
PF: 388 (32.3)
PA: 154 (12.8)
Road: Semifinals (W, Lovington 26-7); Quarterfinals (W, Silver 33-7)

Offense: Senior running back Romeo Gbassagee has an average of 10.5 yards per carry (114.5 per game) for 1,260 yards this season. Add in 18 rushing touchdowns for the two-way star and the Rams are hoping to bring pressure to the Bobcats who struggled some against the run against a top back last week.

Defense: The most talented defense in 4A football will be on display come this Saturday. Isiah Saiz (2020), Philip Blidi (2020), and Romeo Gbassagee (2020) lead the way but the depth on the Rams defense is the real deal. This defense has also a high mark 28-total sacks on the years against a tough schedule.

Preview: The Rams entered the season as the favorite and continue to be the favorite to win it all. This could be one of the most talented teams in the classification with a handful of next level talent. The lone loss came against Goddard which was ranked 3rd in 5A football this season so they will be battled tested.

NMPreps Numbers
Prediction: Portales 38, Bobcats 30
Line: Portales -8.5
Over/Under: 68

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I know so far this season a lot of the big stat lines have come from freshmen and sophomores. But let's not forget some outstanding seniors and juniors who deserve some extra attention for the remainder of the season.

It's only Week 3 but think of this as a potential Ms. Basketball list come March.

5A through 1A.

Which players from the graduating class of 2019 and 2020 should we keep an eye on?

5A BASKETBALL
Kaya Ingram - La Cueva - Junior
Christina Aguayo - Las Cruces - Junior
Jessica Rios - Centennial - Junior
Mya Williams - Manzano - Junior
MC Curtis - Albuquerque - Junior

4A BASKETABLL
Autumn Enote - Miyamura - Junior
Halle Payne - Bloomfield - Junior
Ashten Martinez - Pojoaque Valley- Junior
Hayley Marquez - Lovington - Junior
Raquel Chavez - Valencia - Junior
Katelynn Limardo - Silver - Junior
Dani Ross - Los Lunas - Junior
Shaylee Montoya - Grants - Junior
Angel Valdez - Grants - Junior

3A BASKETBALL
Cameron Tsosie - Tohatchi - Junior
Skylin Morgan - West Las Vegas - Junior
Hunter Garcia - Santa Fe Indian - Junior
Franki Chavez - Santa Fe Indian - Junior
Tessa Ortiz - Robertson - Junior
Carissa Padilla - St. Michael's - Junior
Jasmine Jones - Tucumcari - Junior
Shacie Marr - Tularosa - Junior
Anayee Carlos - Dexter - Junior
Samantha Jeffries - Sandia Prep - Junior

2A BASKETBALL
Fallon Velasquez - Mescalero Apache - Junior
Riley Thompson - Texico - Junior
Ashley Hill - Texico - Junior
Brannon Vigil - Dulce - Junior
Carly Gonzales - Penasco - Junior
Adrianna Tafoya - Penasco - Junior
Alexandria Sandoval - Penasco - Junior
Analisa Castaneda - Lordsburg - Junior
Nicole Bilbo - Magdalena - Junior
Mariah Barnett - Cloudcroft - Junior
Aaleigha Ashley - Newcomb - Junior
Danae Pino - Mora - Junior
Elyse Chavez - Santa Rosa - Junior
Kiana Passino - Questa - Junior
Christina Cisneros - Questa - Junior

1A BASKETBALL
Jordan Hines - Logan - Junior
Karli Webb - Logan - Junior
Nataley Mondragon - Melrose - Junior
Shannon May - Melrose - Junior
Taylor Graham - Tatum - Junior
Joy Pino - Pine Hill - Junior
Cheyanne Harrison - Pine Hill - Junior
Hazel Begay - Pine Hill - Junior
Cambree Bargas - Elida - Junior

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3A State Championship: Preview, Picks, & Predictions

NMPreps.com's guide to the 2019 3A New Mexico high school football state championship game.

NO. 1 SOCORRO WARRIORS (11-1) vs NO. 2 HOPE CHRISTIAN HUSKIES (10-2)

1) Socorro Warriors
Record: 11-1 overall (3-0 district)
Road to the SC: Quarterfinals (W, Raton, 52-15); Semifinals (W, Tularosa, 21-14).
Head Coach: Damien Ocampo
PF: 517 (43 ppg)
PA: 107 (8.9 ppg)
Streak: 10 wins

Quarterback: Payson Hicks (2020). The stat line for Hicks has been an impressive one during his career. In 2019 Hicks has passed for 2,204-yards and 26 passing touchdowns. You can also add 337 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns this season. Under Hicks the last two years has totaled for a 20-3 record and over 3,300 yards passing.

Defense: Maxamus Jaramillo, MLB (2020). Jaramillo has led the Socorro defense this season with 106 total tackles this season. He totaled 16-total tackles last week in a semifinal win over Tularosa.

Preview: The Warriors have won 10-straight game with their last loss coming in August. One of the most consistent facts about the Socorro Warriors this season has been on the defensive end of the ball. Outside of a game against Robertson in mid-September they have held most teams in single digits or under 15-points. Only, three times did teams outscore their 9 points per game allowed on defense.

2) Hope Christian Huskies
Record: 10-2 overall (3-0 district)
Road to the SC: Quarterfinals (W, Cobre 61-7); Semifinals (W, Robertson 36-0)
Head coach: Gary Beck
PF: 466 (35.8 ppg)
PA: 72 (5.5 ppg)
Streak: 7 wins

Quarterback: Collin Evans (2020). First-year starter Collin Evans has played extremely well taking over at quarterback. The basketball stud has tossed for 2,158 yards and 27 touchdowns this season for the Huskies. Evans is coming off a 269-yard 4 touchdown game against Cobre in quarterfinals.

Defense: Zach Griego, DL (2020). Griego has been one of the best players not mentioned in 3A football this season. Griego has 49-total tackles for the Huskies with 11-sacks. The Huskies have only allowed 72-total points this season (5.5 average).

Preview: The Huskies have one of the most underrated defensive teams in the state. This sets up a defensive showdown with Socorro in the state championship. The most impressive part about their defense is a shutout win last week in the semifinals against Robertson, the 3-seed in the playoffs.

NMPreps By The Numbers
Score Prediction: Socorro 22, Hope 21
Grine Line: Socorro -1.5
Grine Pick: Socorro
Over/Under: 41
HC's SC: 0 (This will be a first title as a HC for one of the two).
Last Title: Socorro (1977?) Hope (Never)

Week 15: Questions Facing Teams in the State Championship

What do you have?

Forecasts for Saturday:

Rio Rancho: high of 41 degrees, 20% chance of snow.
Los Lunas: high of 44, 20% chance of snow.
Bloomfield: high near 33, 20% chance of snow
Socorro: high near 47, 20% chance of snow.

Who do you have?

Rank the most intriguing state championship games for this week.

Best chance at repeating in 2020?

What do you have?

Post thoughts or comments here.

Over Texico 56-27. Three peat complete.

Sorry, outside of a couple key conference games it's a pretty week schedule this week:

#8 Penn State @ #2 Ohio State - 10:00am, FOX

Illinois @ #17 Iowa - 10:00am, BTN

UCF @ Tulane - 10:00am, CBSSN

Georgia Southern @ Arkansas St. - 1:00pm, ESPN+

Texas @ #14 Baylor - 1:30pm, FS1

Pittsburg @ Virginia Tech - 1:30pm, ESPN2

Louisiana Tech @ UAB - 1:30pm, ESPN+

Texas A&M @ #4 Georgia - 1:30pm, CBS

#25 SMU @ Navy - 1:30pm, CBSSN

California @ Stanford - 2:00pm, PACN

Temple @ #19 Cincinnati - 5:00pm, ESPN2

#6 Oregon @ Arizona St. - 5:30pm, ABC

Tennessee @ Missouri - 5:30pm, SECN

TCU @ #9 Oklahoma - 6:00pm, FOX

Oregon St. @ Washington St. - 7:00pm, PACN

Washington @ Colorado - 8:00pm, ESPN

Boise St. @ Utah St. - 8:30pm, CBSSN

Nevada @ Fresno St. - 8:30pm, ESPN2

San Diego St. @ Hawaii - 9:00pm

over Grants.

6A: All Rio Rancho Final, Rams Upset Volcano Vista, 48-30

over Robertson.

How would you rank the 16 head coaches in the semifinals this weekend?