This is great news for Rio Rancho and all of NM Football! Come to RRHS and see what this means, great opportunity for us.

http://t.maxpreps.com/2ihvhf8

6A
Best Game: Cibola (11-3) vs Atrisco Heritage Academy (8-5)

Under-the-Radar Game: La Cueva (4-9) at Albuquerque (9-4).

Upset Alert: Carlsbad (9-7) at Las Cruces (13-2)

5A

Rivalry Game: Albuquerque Academy (4-8) at St. Pius X (8-5)

Back Eight to Bubble: Goddard (8-8) vs Santa Teresa (6-10)

4A

Must See Game: Portales (12-2) vs St. Mikes (7-8)

Seed Spot: Santa Fe Indian (4-9) vs Silver

3A

Intrigued; Mesilla (9-5) at Dexter (9-4)

2A

Keep an Eye: To'hajiilee (11-1) at Escalante (8-5)

Las Cruces more likely to return to 6A title game than Rio Rancho

Artesia won't make the 5A title but Goddard/Roswell will

Santa Fe and Rio Grande end the streak

Will we ever see a one site title game

Robertson the favorite in 4A

Capital 53. Academy 27
Capital 55. Los Alamos 15
Los Alamos 49. Academy 30

who is on it?

Per classification, 12 players

Provides stats.

what is out there this season?

who would be in the final four?

Who is the most valuable player?

Dark horse team?

This years chance to be a Cinderella?

Who do you have as your top five in each class?

what is happening this summer?

BOYS' BASKETBALL
Cibola 61, La Cueva 44

Navajo Prep 64, Zuni 41

Robertson 83, Mora 68

Sandia 72, Rio Grande 50

Top Players

Desmond Carpenter - Cibola - 21 points vs La Cueva

College Football: Clemson or Alabama

WEEK 9 BRACKET WATCH - CLASS 6A

Very early for some bracket watch, but bear with me on this bracket look at 6A girls hoops. District play has started for only one district so much of what you see below can and will likely change.

1. Carlsbad/Hobbs (DC)
2. West Mesa (DC)
3. Carlsbad/Hobbs (DRU)
4. Mayfield (D-3RD)

I'm going to be perfectly honest and say West Mesa holding on to that 2-seed is slim. It's possible, but it'll take some help from the Maxpreps rankings and coaches' input to give them that final push past a Hobbs or Carlsbad for that #2 spot.

#5 Las Cruces (D-4TH)
#6 La Cueva (DC)
#7 Eldorado (DRU)
#8 Cibola (DC)

Believe me, I don't like the bunching up of district teams either. For now, with the non-district matchup playing in favor of La Cueva, the Lady Bears get the benefit of the district champion matchup. Cibola doesn't quite have that title contender aura yet but after defeating Volcano Vista in the metro tourney, I'll give them the DC benefit for now.

#9 Sandia (D-3RD)
#10 Volcano Vista (DRU)
#11 Centennial (D-5TH)
#12 Rio Rancho (D-3RD)

Rio Rancho losing to Centennial in the Mel Otero tournament comes back to haunt them as the Lady Hawks jump ahead of them for that 11th spot. Volcano Vista keeps that win against Bloomfield (DC) in their pocket.

#13 Piedra Vista (D-4TH)
#14 Highland (DRU)
#15 Clovis (D-4TH)
#16 Onate (D-6TH)

Plenty of movement possible here at the bubble zone. Piedra Vista might prove themselves ready for 6A and move up to 3rd in district play. Highland's win against Onate and district runner-up keeps them ahead of the Lady Knights. Clovis has had good and bad games and needs to at least stay ahead of Santa Fe to keep their tournament bid alive.

Outside-Looking-In

17. Cleveland (D-5TH) - That 8-game losing skid didn't do them any favors in the overall record criteria. The win against Academy may come in handy if they can finish 4th or better in district play.

18. Santa Fe (D-5TH) - They've lost 4 of their last 6 but a win against St. Pius X may be helpful if the Sartans can win their district. To date though, they have no wins against 6A competition. They'll need to finish better than Clovis to sneak in.


It's early, but what does your bracket look like? Post and comment below.

What's going on with the Zia site, they done?

During football season, someone posted that Rio Rancho was ranked in the top 100 nationally according to MaxPreps, so I thought I'd post this.

The Carlsbad girls (54th) and Hobbs girls (70th) are both in the MaxPreps top 100.

I would have posted this on the girls board, but I know not as many people look at that board and these girls deserve the recognition.

Week 9: Tuesday Recap

Note: Thanks for the poster final breakdowns that you sent in. Gives a great feel to recaps.

LINK: READ IT HERE

For all you Juniors and Seniors out there, only two ACT testing dates remaining for this year...

(Remember that a college coach can't actively recruit you until you have 1) Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center and 2) Taken the ACT or SAT)

ACT
Test Date --- Registration Deadline --- Deadline (Late Fee Required)
February 11, 2017 --- January 13, 2017 --- January 14-20, 2017
April 8, 2017 --- March 3, 2017 --- March 4-17, 2017
June 10, 2017 --- May 5, 2017 --- May 6-19, 2017

http://www.act.org/content/act/en/register.html


SAT
Test Date --- Registration Deadline --- Deadline (Late Fee Required)
March 11, 2017 --- February 10, 2017 --- February 28, 2017
May 6, 2017 --- April 7, 2017 --- April 25, 2017
June 3, 2017 --- May 9, 2017 --- May 24, 2017

https://account.collegeboard.org/lo...collegeboard.org/sat/register/dates-deadlines

https://account.collegeboard.org/lo...collegeboard.org/sat/register/dates-deadlines
Note: Add the school code 9999 to the list of colleges to have the test results sent directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center (Requires you to be signed up first...)

Week 9 Daily Dimes: Tuesday Night Hoops

We take a look at the games for Tuesday night in New Mexico High School basketball. What are the must-see games around the state?

Best Game: No 3 Las Cruces (13-1) vs No. 13 Hobbs (9-4). The Bulldawgs are one of the hottest teams in the state, Hobbs the so-called dark horse. I like RJ Brown (LC) vs Clay Strasner (Hobbs).

Under-the-Radar Game: No. 1 Onate (13-2, 2-0) vs Carlsbad (9-6). Onate is the talk right now and they have back it up. Can you ever count a Carlsbad team out with a product like Brenden Boatwright?

Seed Position: No. 16 Cleveland (11-5) at No. 7 Eldorado (7-4). Eldorado is projected to win their District (2-6A) so this win could help the Storm with their criteria.

This One Look Interesting: No. 2 Los Lunas (12-1) vs Alamogordo (8-7). On paper, not so much but Alamogordo is one of the best teams not ranked in the Top-25.

Keep an Eye: Top-25 Schedule

1. Onate (13-2, 2-0): vs Carlsbad
2. Los Lunas (12-1): at Alamogordo
3. Las Cruces (13-1, 1-0): at Hobbs
4. Rio Rancho (10-5): Open
5. Albuquerque High (9-2): vs Hope Christian
6. Espanola Valley (12-2): vs Belen *My Upset Pick of the Night*
7. Eldorado (6-4): vs Cleveland Storm
8. Grants (12-3): Open
9. Roswell (11-3): Open
10. Sandia (7-4): vs Rio Grande
11. Cibola (8-3): Open
12. Capital (12-2): vs Navajo Prep
13. Hobbs (9-4, 1-0): vs Las Cruces.
14. Volcano Vista (6-6): Open
15. Hope Christian (9-3): vs Albuquerque High
16. Cleveland (10-5): at Eldorado
17. Clovis (6-8): vs Goddard
18. Atrisco Heritage Academy (7-5): vs Highland
19. Farmington (12-2): vs Piedra Vista
20. Valley (7-5): Open
21. Portales (10-2): Open
22. West Las Vegas (10-3): Open
23. Pecos (12-1): Open
24. Los Alamos (8-6): at Taos
25. Artesia (9-4): Open

What's your best Brian Urlacher memory???

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Week 8 - Player(s) of the Week
Player is selected based off last week's top performance(s). Please post updates on stat lines or performances inside the message board.

Tough to overlook two historical performances by two stellar players.

• Taos' Aaliyah Quintana with 58 points against Questa

• Sandia Prep's Madie Trainor with 59 points against Rehoboth Christian

Week 8 All NMPreps.com Team
Teams are selected based off last week's top performances. Please post updates on stat lines or performances inside the message board.


FIRST TEAM

Carsyn Boswell (Carlsbad) - 22 points vs Mayfield

Sydney Candelaria (Eldorado) - 22 points vs. ALBQ High & 17 points vs. West Mesa

Jayce Gorzeman (Mayfield) - 31 points vs. Onate

Jayden Perez (Onate) - 24 points vs. Gadsden and 22 points vs. Mayfield

Haile Gleason (Kirtland Central) - 20 points vs. Shiprock

Esperanza Varoz (West Mesa) - 21 points vs. Eldorado

Nakona Drake (Hatch Valley) - 27 points vs. Rehoboth Christian


SECOND TEAM

Taylor Mitchell (Hatch Valley) - 18 points vs. Rehoboth Christian

Alivia Lewis (Hope Christian) - 18 points vs. La Cueva

Maiah Rivas (West Mesa) - 17 points vs. Eldorado

Emerald Russell (Moriarty) - 22 points vs. West Las Vegas

Sarah Abney (Las Cruces) - 23 points vs. Gadsden

Cassie Vickery (Tularosa) - 31 points vs. Socorro

Briana Rodriguez (Loving) - 26 points vs. Jal

" Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that varsity football players from 1956 to 1970 did not have an increased risk of degenerative brain diseases, compared with athletes in other varsity sports" - "This study mirrors a previous Mayo Clinic study of high school athletes who played between 1946 and 1956. That study also found no increased risk of degenerative brain diseases."

http://www.wiaawi.org/News/NewsRele...ease-Risk-of-Degenerative-Brain-Diseases.aspx

Kirtland Central is needing a game the week of August 25. Please contact Greg Jenks at jenkg@centralschools.org

Ball or Bail: What Teams Are You Buying?

Link: Class 6A Feature
Link: Class 5A Feature

What have you learned Week 8?