My weekly sacrifice to the HS football gods.

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Poll: Most Likely to Pull an Upset?

NM Players & Coaches getting it done for the HOUNDS!

Kamal Cass SR RB Clovis 30-160 1 TD Rushing, 2 catches for 54 yards and 1 TD, 294 All Purpose Yards
Wyatt Strand Soph QB 17 – 146 Rushing, 5-10-1-1 88 Yards Passing
Russel Montoya Sr. WR Valley 1 receptions for 9 yards, 2 Punt Returns for 52 Yards
Brad Hardin Jr. LB Aztec 9 Tackles, 1.5 Sacks, 2.0 TFL, 1 QB Pressure
Dakota Montoya Sr. DT Clayton 2 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 TFL, 5 QB Pressures
Dante Urrea RS Frosh DB Deming 4 Tackles. 1 PBU
Charles Countee Soph. DB Manzano 1 Tackle. 2 PBU
Roope Henry RS Frosh LB Cleveland 1 Tackle
Conner Gaskins Jr. Lber Aztec 1 Tackle
Nic Little Frosh. Punter Rio Rancho 3-30.0 Avg.
Lane Cummings Sr. OL Las Cruces Started
Rick Ornelas Jr. OL Cibola Rotated
Isaiah Callahan Soph OL Clovis Started
Caleb Ortiz Rs Frosh OL Estancia Started
Mister Birdo Jr. OL Albq. High Rotated
Cameron Burkley RS Frosh OL Centennial Rotated
Raymond Cole RS Frosh OL Albq. High Rotated
Todd Countee Jr. DB Manzano Rotated
Gary Thibeaux Jr. DB West Mesa Rotated
Justin Slavey Soph OL Aztec Rotated

A look around college football on how former New Mexico high school football players did Week 6:

(These were gleaned from box scores which of course don't have OL stats and are sometimes wrong so feel free to add to the list)

Sam Denmark (Senior, Las Cruces) - Abilene Christian (6 total tackles (2 solo))

Grant Hermanns (RS Freshman, Rio Rancho) - Purdue (Started and played all 65 offensive snaps at LT)

Santo Coppola (Senior, St. Michael's) - Air Force (5 total tackles (0 solo))

Kavika Johnson (Junior, Mayfield) - UTEP - (1 rush for 4 yards, 1 receiption for 15 yards and 1 TD)

Brian Trujillo (RS Sophomore, Volcano Vista) - New Mexico State (Started and played every offensive snap at LG)

Kamal Cass (Senior, Clovis) - Eastern New Mexico (30 rushes for 164 yards and 1 TD)

Wyatt Strand (RS Freshman, Logan) - Eastern New Mexico (5 of 10 passing for 93 yards and 1 TD, 17 rushes for 146 yards)

Russell Montoya (RS Sophomore, Valley) - Eastern New Mexico (1 receiption for 9 yards)

Lane Cummings (RS Senior, Las Cruces) - Eastern New Mexico (Started on the offense at C)

Isaiah Callahan (RS Freshman, Clovis) - Eastern New Mexico (Started on the offense at LT)

Brad Hardin (RS Junior, Aztec) - Eastern New Mexico (9 total tackle (2 solo) and 1.5 sacks)

Zach Johnson (RS Senior, Portales) - Eastern New Mexico (5 total tackles (1 solo) and .5 sack)

Dante Urrea (RS Freshman, Deming) - Eastern New Mexico (4 total tackle (2 solo))

Dakota Montoya (Senior, Clayton) - Eastern New Mexico (2 total tackles (0 solo) and 1 sack)

Charles Countee (RS Sophomore, Manzano) - Eastern New Mexico (1 total tackles (0 solo))

Conner Gaskins (GR Senior, Aztec) - Eastern New Mexico (1 total tackles (0 solo))

Nic Little (Freshman, Rio Rancho) - Eastern New Mexico (3 punts for an average of 27 yards)

James Lee (RS Sophomore, Cobre) - Western New Mexico - (2 total tackles (0 solo) and .5 sack)

Isaiah Lowery (Sophomore, Sandia) - New Mexico Highlands (Started on the offense at LT)

Jake Harrelson (Sophomore, Ruidoso) - New Mexico Highlands (5 total tackles (1 solo) and 1 sack)

Sam Garcia (Junior, Cibola) - New Mexico Highlands (2 total tackles (1 solo))

Adam Gay (Freshman, Volcano Vista) - New Mexico Highlands (1 total tackle (0 solo))

Michael Dunlap (Senior, Cleveland) - Adams St. (1 total tackles (0 solo))

Bo Coleman (RS Junior, Valley) - Fort Lewis College (11 of 23 passing for 139 yards and 1 TD, 9 rushes for 68 yards and 1 TD)

Michael Rose (Senior, La Cueva) - Pittsburg State (25 rushes for 138 yards)

1 Alabama
2 Clemson
3 Penn State
4 Georgia
5 Washington
6 TCU
7 Wisconsin
8 Washington State
9 Ohio State
10 Auburn
11 Miami
12 Oklahoma
13 USC
14 Oklahoma State
15 Virginia Tech
16 Notre Dame
17 Michigan
18 South Florida
19 San Diego State
20 NC State
21 Michigan State
22 UCF
23 Stanford
24 Texas Tech
25 Navy

We will be starting a new tournament series this year consisting of three AAU Basketball Tournaments; the Fall Kick-Off (Oct. 6-8), Turkey Jam (Nov. 24-26) and SW Salsa Slam Invitational (May 4-6, 2018). The SW Salsa Slam is the largest most competitive AAU tournament in NM with over 235 teams (50 teams on waiting list) participating last year from around the SW.

The Fall Kick-Off Oct. 6-8, will include HS divisions and some of the best AAU teams from around the state and El Paso have already committed. We would love to have more HS teams from around NM play. To register or for more information, please visit our website http://www.quickscores.com/salsaslam or email us at swsalsaslam@gmail.com.

Thanks, Joseph

Why does NMPREPS have private conversations turned off?

Favorite balloon at the fiesta? Do you go to it?

Give us your college football upset pick for week 6

AND

Your predictions for New Mexico schools:

1. (New Mexico is on a bye this week)
2. New Mexico State @ Appalachian State
3. UT Permian Basin @ Eastern New Mexico
4. New Mexico Highlands @ South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
5. Tarleton State @ Western New Mexico

Coach Contreras has been named new Athletic Coordinator for Belen. Tommy Wisneski has been hired as new head coach

Saturday: Who wins Hobbs or Las Cruces?

Eagles beat the Wildcats, 35-26.

Story: https://nmpreps.rivals.com/news/eld...us-weekend-for-top-teams-with-win-over-clovis

District play really heats up this week. We will know a lot more about the likely state tournament seeds by the end of this week.

Note that all games are taken from the schedules listed on MaxPreps. Some of the games canceled last week may not have the rescheduled dates on MaxPreps yet. Please chime in with schedule corrections, or to mention other games you are interested in.

Tuesday:
Los Alamos (11-4) at Academy (7-4-2). Los Alamos beat Academy last year on Academy’s home field; if they can do it again, they would be in the driver’s seat in 2-5A. But the Hilltoppers did not exactly dominate in their home district opener against Del Norte on Saturday, winning 2-1. This district has a chance to get all four teams into the state tournament.
Clovis (8-6) at La Cueva (7-0-3). La Cueva lost its first-team all-state forward, JoJo Keller, to an apparent season-ending injury last week. We will see how that affects the rest of the season for the Bears – if any team is deep enough to survive the loss of one player, it’s La Cueva. The Bears are undefeated but at the moment are in second place in their district – Eldorado is 3-0-1 while La Cueva is 2-0-1. Clovis needs a marquee win to improve its chances for state.
Alamogordo (10-3-1) at Chaparral (8-6). This district has some big games this week. Chapa likely needs to beat Alamo at home to have a shot at the district title.
Roswell (8-5) at Artesia (8-7-1). Roswell, like Farmington and St. Pius, is a clear favorite in a mediocre district. This might be the best chance for a district foe to beat the Coyotes. It’s not too early to think about who is on the bubble for state – Artesia, No. 12 in MaxPreps for 5A, is right on that bubble.
Albuquerque High (9-1-1) at Atrisco Heritage (4-5-2). Atrisco was thought to be a state title contender early on but now they are coming off district losses to West Mesa and Rio Grande. If they don’t leapfrog some teams in their district, they might not make it to state.
Gadsden (9-5) at Las Cruces (8-5-1). Gadsden is probably out of the district title race after their loss to Onate. Las Cruces is in third right now and has a loss to Gadsden, which may end up mattering for tie-breaker purposes.

Wednesday:
West Mesa (5-5-1) at Rio Grande (4-7-1). West Mesa, a 4-14 team last year, actually has a shot at the state tourney this year.

Thursday:
Cleveland (8-3-4) at Volcano Vista (8-3-1). The early 1-6A standings have Cleveland and Rio Rancho tied at 2-0-1, with Volcano Vista at 2-1.
Valley (6-6) at Atrisco Heritage.

Saturday:
Farmington (7-2-2) at Academy. The Scorps get a chance to show they belong on the big stage in 5A. This is shakeout Saturday in 5A, with three different games on the schedule featuring two top-8 teams.
Rio Rancho (10-3-2) at Cleveland.
Santa Teresa (9-3) at Alamogordo. Biggest game of the year thus far for both teams. 5A’s No. 2 vs. No. 3. Santa Teresa has won eight straight games. If Alamo loses at Chaparral on Tuesday, this would be a must-win for them. Santa Teresa beat Alamo 2-1 on a neutral field earlier in the season. It’s possible that the No. 2 team in this district will get a top 4 seed at state (or the No. 2 in 2-5A), ahead of Farmington and Roswell.
Las Cruces at Hobbs (10-2-2). Hobbs is 6-0-1 in its district, with the only blemish being a 1-1 tie with Las Cruces in their first meeting.
Eldorado (7-3-2) at Clovis.
Los Alamos at Capital (10-3-1). Tough week for Los Alamos, which has road games at both Academy and Capital. I’m not convinced Capital is a real title contender, despite their record. Not much scoring punch.

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6A SCHEDULE

Thursday
Albuquerque 18, Rio Grande 13 - F
West Mesa 55, Highland 28 - F

Friday
Carlsbad at Onate, 7pm
Centennial at Gadsden, 7pm
Cleveland at Rio Rancho, 7pm
La Cueva at Manzano (Wilson), 7pm
Piedra Vista at Cibola, 7pm
Roswell at Santa Fe, 7pm

Saturday
Atrisco Heritage Academy vs Valley, 1pm
Clovis vs Eldorado, 1pm
Hobbs vs Las Cruces, 1pm

5A SCHEDULE

Friday
Alamogordo at Artesia, 7pm
Albuquerque Academy at Espanola Valley, 7pm
Aztec at Kirtland Central, 7pm
Bloomfield at Miyamura, 7pm
Del Norte at Los Alamos, 7pm
Deming at Goddard, 7pm
Gallup at Farmington, 7pm
Grants at Los Lunas, 7pm
Roswell at Santa Fe, 7pm
Santa Teresa at Lovington, 7pm
Valencia at Belen, 7pm

4A SCHEDULE

Friday
Cobre at Socorro, 7pm
Hot Springs at Hatch Valley, 7pm
Pojoaque Valley at Bernalillo, 7pm
Portales at Hope Christian, 7pm
Ruidoso at NMMI, 7pm
Santa Fe Indian at West Las Vegas, 7pm
Silver at Clint (TX), 7pm
Shiprock at Crownpoint, 7pm
St. Michael's at Taos, 7pm
Thoreau at Moriarty, 7pm
Wingate at Whitehorse, 7pm

3A SCHEDULE

Friday
Eunice at Capitan, 7pm
Dulce at Newcomb, 7pm
Raton at Tucumcari, 7pm
Shiprock at Crownpoint, 7pm
Texico at Clayton, 7pm
Tohatchi at Laguna-Acoma, 7pm
Tularosa at Loving, 7pm
Zuni at Lordsburg, 6pm

Saturday
Cuba at Questa, 1pm
Escalante at McCurdy, 1pm

2A SCHEDULE

Thursday
JV at Hagerman, 6pm

Friday
Jal at Fort Sumner, 7pm
Zuni t Lordsburg, 6pm

Saturday
Cuba at Questa, 1pm
Escalante at McCurdy, 1pm

8-MAN

Thursday
Alamo-Navajo 44, To'hajiilee 6 - F

Friday
Cloudcroft at Mescalero Apache, 7pm
Gateway Christian at Mesilla Valley Christian, 7pm
Magdalena at Menaul, 7pm
Melrose at Moountainair, 7pm
Springer at Dora, 7pm
Tatum at Carrizozo, 7pm

Saturday
Foothill at Jemez Valley, 2pm

6-MAN

Friday
Animas at Vaughn, 1pm
Floyd at Roy, 6pm
Hondo Valley at Reserve, 4pm
Lake Arthur vs Grady or San Jon?

Saturday
New Mexico School for the Deaf at Missouri School for the Deaf, 1pm

Listen and watch games from Artesia, Goddard and Roswell each Friday night. Also, the after show with Gene Dow from 10pm-10:30pm.

Clovis vs. Eldorado is underway. Milton with 76-yard TD run on 1st play from scrimmage. PAT no good after penalty. Clovis leads 6-0.

What does your playoff picture look like now?

Post game thoughts here

Cleveland wins 35-32

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