Also want to extend congratulations to
The recent entire inducted class
Danny Granger
Charmayne James-Garritano
Jim Johns
Adam Kedge
Marv Levy
Cody Ross

Week 6 Notes: What have you learned?

12/20-25

TOP-25 SCHEDULE
1. Hope Christian (6-0)
2. Albuquerque High (7-1)
3. Eldorado (3-1)
4. Cibola (5-2)
5. Los Lunas (6-1): Host Santa Fe
6. Las Cruces (9-1)
7. Onate (8-2)
8. Cleveland (7-2)
9. Capital (11-0): Host St. Michael's
10. Belen (8-1)
11. Farmington (7-1)
12. Artesia (4-1): Take on #16 Carlsbad
13. Grants (8-2)
14. Hobbs (5-2)
15. Clovis (4-4): Take on #22 Portales
16. Carlsbad (6-3): Travel to #12 Artesia
17. Valley (6-3)
18. Rio Rancho (5-4)
19. Roswell (6-2): Host Alamogordo
20. Atrisco Heritage Academy (3-3)
21. Espanola Valley (7-1)
22. Portales (5-0): Travel to #15 Clovis
23. Pecos (5-1): Host Pojoaque Valley
24. West Las Vegas (7-2)
25. St. Pius X (6-2)

Best Game on Tuesday: Los Lunas vs Santa Fe. This best game to watch puts two of the top programs in their classification.

Rival Game: #12 Artesia hosts #16 Carlsbad. Looking for rivalry game this tonight, it has to be the gym that will feature orange and blue for a good rivalry between two ranked teams.

Northern Game: #9 Capital vs St. Mikes. Two programs that are run so well, could become a chess match.

Cross Class Game: #15 Clovis vs #22 Portales. Both are the biggest, early, question mark teams but they get the chance to notch a quality win.

Seed Implications: Socorro vs Taos. This one could have some say come March and a win could help get a better seed or a seed at all.

Player Who Is Killing It: Brenden Boatwright (Carlsbad). Boatwright had the top week in week 5 with a 40 and 39 point game.

Intrigued. Shiprock vs Laguna-Acoma. This game has some headliners in it, both teams are in the middle tier this season but be prepared for a clash in a packed house at LA.

Under-the-radar Game: Robertson vs Santa Rosa. This one could turn some heads and might be one to keep a close eye on.

Need a Resume Win. Gallup vs Piedra Vista. PV suffered a tough loss last week, Gallup has played a brutal schedule.

Intriguing Game: Roswell vs Alamogordo. Keep an eye here tonight. Roswell is darn good this year, Alamogordo is only getting better. If you have spare change this could be worth the gamble on a upset.

Young Gun to Watch: Zanen Zeller (Los Lunas). The sophomore is playing well this season and this could be a statement game for the PTP.

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I see that Sandia Prep is now listing Paul Huitt and Chris Eaton as "co-head coaches." Any explanation?

What starters return in 2017?

Great idea posted

Which classification has the most depth?

UNM beat UTSA

Nice to see them on ESPN and represent with a win.

Who went?

Story: Hatch Valley Names Head Coach making it official on Monday

This District only playing district games on Friday? Good or bad decision?

Week 5 Notes: What Have You Learned?

THIS WILL WORK A BIT DIFFERENT OF A FEATURE AS A STRING OF UPDATES THAT I WILL POST ALONG WITH OTHERS.

Woke up to find that USWNT Forward Alex Morgan will be "loaned" out to Lyon for the spring/summer months.

After reading her viewpoint in the article linked below, this opens up a whole bunch of questions/issues that US Soccer will need to address. She mentions the new collective bargaining agreement that has yet to be ironed out between the WNT players and US Soccer. I think US Soccer somehow requires players to play in the NWSL in order to play on the NT.

She mentions competing against the toughest/best players, is that a reflection of the quality, or lack there of, in the NWSL? What happens if the allure of playing in Europe causes her to stay or want to stay in Europe?

She mentions learning new things and a way of playing? Is that an indictment on the stagnation on the womens game in the US?

This will be a good thing to follow in early 2017

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/alex-morgan-orlando-pride-uswnt/

This year's tournament is looking to have a very strong playing field.

First round:
Las Cruces vs. Hirschi
Cleveland vs. Lawton (Ok.)
Sandia vs. South Mountain
Canutillo vs. Hobbs.

LINK: 6A All-New Mexico Team Powered by Tate Branch

More: view all other awards.

Post here

Post scores here from the 12th to the 18th.

Monday, December 12th
Tucumcari def. Mora, 55-46
Clayton def. Cimarron, 72-38
Dexter def. Roswell JV, 58-43
NMMI def. Artesia C-Team, 45-30
Capitan def. Hondo Valley, 43-40
Loving def. Carlsbad JV, 52-43
Roy/Mosquero def. Channing (TX), 62-23


Tuesday, December 13th
Carlsbad def. Roswell, 49-48
Chaparral def. Hot Springs, 53-23
Cobre def. Santa Teresa, 48-12
Cuba def. Coronado, 60-49
Dulce def. Crownpoint, 69-32
Evangel Christian Academy def. Mountainair, 43-39
Eunice def. Tatum, 62-56
Farmington def. Durango (CO), 43-36
Hatch Valley def. Gadsden, 64-23
Hobbs def. Clovis, 53-34
Hope Christian def. Los Alamos, 65-31
Laguna-Acoma def. Socorro, 60-27
Las Cruces def. Deming, 54-20
Magdalena def. Carrizozo, 48-15
McCurdy def. Mora, 57-54
Moriarty def. Capital, 53-22
Pecos def. NACA, 61-21
Portales def. West Las Vegas, 84-40
Ramah def. Zuni, 72-42
Shiprock def. Kirtland Central, 50-38
Silver def. Lordsburg, 59-56
St. Michael's def. Bernalillo, 53-37
Taos def. Santa Fe Indian, 62-54
Texico def. Elida, 48-37
Tohatchi def. Thoreau, 68-42
Tularosa def. Ruidoso, 55-35
Valencia def. Espanola Valley, 45-44
Walatowa Charter def. Cottonwood Classical Prep, 51-37


Wednesday, December 14th
Penasco def. Tierra Encantada, 62-44
St. Michael (AZ) def. Navajo Pine, 64-40
Desert Academy def. Santa Fe Waldord via Forfeit
Mescalero Apache def. Mesilla Valley Christian, 58-28


Thursday, December 15th

Ben Lujan Invitational
Grants def. McCurdy, 57-33
Santa Fe Indian def. Tierra Encantada, 78-36
Pojoaque Valley def. Wingate, 51-49
West Las Vegas def. Mora, 53-44

Mescalero Basketball Classic
Hondo Valley def. Alamo Navajo, 51-40
Capitan def. Quemado, 54-45
Carrizozo def. Gateway Christian, 34-31
Mescalero Apache def. Mesilla Valley, 58-28

Bloomfield def. Piedra Vista, 46-41
Espanola Valley def. Santa Fe, 69-44
Lovington def. Ruidoso, 66-52
St. Pius X def. Los Alamos, 39-35
Shiprock def. Tohatchi, 78-74
Cobre def. Chaparral, 44-42
Eunice def. Hagerman, 67-27
Navajo Prep def. Crownpoint, 67-29
Socorro def. Magdalena, 58-45
Santa Rosa def. Logan, 47-46
Pecos def. Mesa Vista, 52-46
Tucumcari def. Dexter, 63-40
Lubbock Christian (TX) def. Texico, 49-37
Jemez Valley def. Navajo Pine, 51-46
Coronado def. Tse' Yi' Gai, 44-38
Vaughn def. Clovis Christian, 47-32
Dora def. Lake Arthur, 75-11
Fort Sumner/House def. Melrose, 58-36
Grady def. Evangel Christian Academy, 57-14
Jal def. Carlsbad C-team, 45-18
Pima (AZ) def. Cliff, 48-37

Friday, December 16th

Ben Lujan Invitational
West Las Vegas def. Pojoaque Valley, 44-36
Grants def. Santa Fe Indian, 46-43
McCurdy def. Tierra Encantada, 53-42
Wingate def. Mora, 58-48

Mescalero Basketball Classic
Mescalero Apache def. Carrizozo, 42-24
Hondo Valley def. Capitan, 44-41
Mesilla Valley def. Gateway Christian, 39-30
Quemado def. Alamo Navajo, 47-31

West Mesa def. Cibola, 47-40
Carlsbad def. La Cueva, 46-15
Eldorado def. Volcano Vista, 48-47
Hobbs def. Atrisco Heritage, 66-31
Las Cruces def. Cleveland, 47-30
Onate def. Deming, 75-44
Piedra Vista def. Farmington, 44-30
Roswell def. Mayfield, 42-40
Aztec def. Thoreau, 62-34
Del Norte def. Rio Grande, 64-49
Artesia def. Capital, 48-46
Los Lunas def. Kirtland Central, 49-43
Belen def. Alamogordo, 49-38
Portales def. Robertson, 69-55
Navajo Prep def. Taos, 43-42
Eunice def. Van Horn (TX), 72-30
Tularosa def. Hatch Valley, 69-50
Dexter def. Hagerman, 40-36
Estancia def. Mountainair, 61-16
Logan def. Springer, 59-24
Dora def. Floyd, 58-38
Tse' Yi' Gai def. Newcomb, 58-50
Fort Sumner/House def. Santa Rosa, 52-28
Animas def. Bowie/San Simon (AZ), 40-21
St. Michael (AZ) def. Rehoboth Christian, 58-30

Saturday, December 17th

Ben Lujan Invitational
Championship: Grants def. West Las Vegas, 54-51
3rd Place: SFIS def. Pojoaque Valley, 43-40
Consolation: Wingate def. McCurdy, 61-36
7th Place: Tierra Encantada def. Mora via Forfeit

Mescalero Basketball Classic
Championship: Mescalero Apache def. Hondo, 50-36
3rd Place: Capitan def. Carrizozo, 45-29
Consolation: Quemado def. Mesilla Valley, 58-48
7th Place: Alamo Navajo def. Gateway Christian, 50-36

Carlsbad def. Atrisco Heritage, 63-36
Hobbs def. La Cueva, 50-20
Rio Rancho def. Gallup, 60-43
Cibola def. Rio Grande, 54-41
Roswell def. Centennial, 49-45
Bloomfield def. Montezuma-Cortez (CO), 59-11
Artesia def. Los Alamos, 45-44
Goddard def. Gadsden, 63-19
Los Lunas def. Albuquerque, 62-27
Kirtland Central def. Valencia, 42-27
Alamogordo def. Santa Fe, 42-35
Aztec def. Bernalillo, 61-25
Robertson def. Hope Christian, 52-50
Hatch Valley def. Belen, 61-56
Portales def. Clovis, 38-26
St. Michael's def. Socorro, 41-38
East Mountain def. ATC, 42-26
Bosque def. Jemez Valley, 56-36
Laguna-Acoma def. Pecos, 49-35
Tohatchi def. Taos, 77-63
Newcomb def. Red Mesa (AZ), 57-42
Loving def. Hagerman, 56-19
Rehoboth Christian def. Cottonwood Classical Prep, 68-21
Ramah def. Magdalena, 45-37
Alamo Navajo def. Gateway Christian, 50-36
To'hajiilee def. Mountainair, 64-40
Animas def. Cloudcroft, 46-18
Morenci (AZ) def. Cliff, 46-28

Thank you guys for playing and responding. It was fun reading the responses this season.

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What's on tap for week 6?

Class 6A: Questions We Ask & Answer for 2017

With the season complete, we look to the 2017 football season and look for some answers to tough questions that we have.

1. Tougher Job: Rio Grande or Santa Fe?

History: I am not to sure this is a debate either team could win. This is how we give the point to Santa Fe, the had a playoff appearance most recently. Santa Fe has a title in 1979 but 30-plus years ago might not be the best indicator to get athletes out.

Region: This too is hard to tackle but if you see some success that Santa Fe area programs (Capital, St. Michael's) have had you lean towards Santa Fe with the upper hand. Also, Rio Grande has just endured one of the newer schools in the Metro area taking several of the athletes.

Recent Records (3-years): Rio Grande (1-28: 26-game losing streak). Santa Fe (4-26; 24-game losing streak).

Answer: The tougher job, if I had to pick is Rio Grande but neither is in a winnable situation without help. Both head coaches are classy coaches and love their programs but help is needed outside their reach. The reason I settle on Rio Grande is because it's not for a lack of athletes just not coming out (I believe Santa Fe has athletes that opt to not play football) whereas Rio Grande just lacks athletes altogether. The administration in my opinion doesn't seem to be jumping to help preserve and build the Pride of the Valley that was once a thing. Head coach Sam Mascanares at Rio Grande is in a tough spot but if I had to bet on a man (coach) it would be him.

2. Should the Ravens and Demons go Independent?

Okay, I am all for the notion that if you want to win, get better. Sometimes to get better you also need some help along that way and in a world that everyone wants to win and win now has an opinion as easy with a social network. No longer do we support the hard working coach that is doing it the right way.

My answer is not an answer that is likely as it is unlikely logistically and financially but here is the chance for wishful thinking. Looking at the recent history and some teams that could use some help why not schedule games in your level? This is not the NCAA where you get money for playing mercy rule games so try, fight or bring the conversation (that's why I am doing) to bring a schedule of games that could help put some coal in the train for some programs to put in a winning situation.

Weeks 1
Rio Grande vs Santa Fe
Gadsden vs Highland

Week 2
Highland vs Santa Fe
Rio Grande vs Gadsden

Week 3 (6A/5A)
Rio Grande vs Gallup
Santa Fe vs Deming

Is this the right answer, maybe not. However, it is a measuring stick against programs that are in the same situation so that we can grade and measure correctly. Never should we want a program to be on a 20 plus losing streak without trying to find out if someone could help (schedule)

3. Who is the best head football coach in New Mexico?

We ask and ask this question over and over without a clear answer because most of the time it is subjective answer. How can we properly answer this question that is asked to us? Well, I will have an answer that won't be agree with and that is okay with me - you shouldn't agree with me if you are smart. Do we go with the head coach that does more with less or the one who has more and stays on par or what about the coach that has more and does more (can that happen?). What about the coach that has less or nothing and still fights like hell (read above)?

Pulling off the band-aid my answer is David Howes the head coach of the Rio Rancho Rams. Looking for a way to answer I looked at current record (past three years) and Howes is 33-4 with two perfect seasons. Looking at titles he has 2. Yes, we all discuss the fact about athletes in the area. Yes, you say look at the resources - I agree. However, I think to answer the debate on athletes, Howes runs one hell of a program and develops these athletes into the players they become by the time they play their last game. Resources, yes they have the right AD and administration in general. II say so do others have very supportive AD's and administration and the results don't mimic that of Howes.

Here is my break down of top head coaches and yes ranked because I know we all avoid this answer but for the sake of argument here is my top 5. If you are pulling my arm to pick/rank. Winning is in the conversation, building a program, stability, recent success, titles, history, development. I sort of mix it all in for an answer that will get crushed.

1. Howes
2. Michael Bradley (Mayfield)
3. Aaron Ocampo (Centennial)
4. Heath Ridenour (Cleveland)
5. Eric Roanhaus (Clovis)