The Centennial Hawks who recently moved to 6A football after playing for the 5A State Championship last season continue to excel, this week in El Paso at Franklin High School.

Teams participating this week in El Paso include EP Canutillo, Santa Teresa along with a few other El Paso schools.



Top Performers

Dante Lopez - 2017
Junior Pena - 2017
Cedric Reynaud - 2017

Who are the best returning wings & shooting guards?

Predicting The Rest of the 5A Field
J Grine of NMPreps.com

Today, we continue releasing our features as we gaze into our NMPreps.com crystal ball. We are giving our way to early predictions for the 2016 State Tournament.

More: 6A Predictions | Top 50 Countdown | NMPreps.com Combine | 2016 Coaching Hires

Making The Cut: Predicting The Rest of the Field

Aztec Tigers (4-7): Buy

The district has a shake-up, one that favors the Tigers. Gone is Piedra Vista who reached the semi-finals last season and a team that will be a force in it's new classification. The Tigers now return some talent as mentioned in the NMPreps.com Top 50 Countdown as they come in ranked 39th in the state of New Mexico. I say buy now as they could be an under-the-radar buy low with a big payout type of team. Cody Smith is the QB and as a sophomore he passed for 2,841-yards.

Del Norte (4-6): Buy

The Knights have the star power to make a stride into the playoffs as we remember the 2015 parting gift to the season that they handed Los Alamos, 42-0. They return enough to make a run at the District Championship in what could be a two bid league again in 2016. Avery See, RB, is the 6-foot-1 beast that could be in for a highlight type of season. We say buy as they have the roster to be successful in a low ceiling type of district.

Goddard (6-6): Buy

The Rockets have a new head coach this season but they stay within the family to continue the tradition. What they might lack in the must know position names they make up with a handful of athletes. The district will be tough but even at 4-6 wins they should be rewarded with a bid.

Alamogordo (6-4): Buy

What is not to like about the Tigers as they drop to 5A football. The Tigers have plenty of hype going into this season and for good reason. They should be the hands down favorite in District 3-5A and will be a 1-3 loss team at the most with a clean slate in district play. Buy now but you know that.

Roswell (8-5): Buy

The Coyotes are improving and after an 8-win season you have to like the direction head coach David Lynn has the Coyotes moving. I believe they will only surprise more folks as this is my medium buy with a heavy payout. The issue is getting beat up in the best district in 5A will that hurt or help come November? If we are only talking bids then yes.

Farmington (8-4): Buy

Hard to not want to buy up all of the Scorpions stock as they return a quarterback who threw for 3,277-yards in K. Becenti along with several key pieces to the roster last season. They could be the favorite for the District 1-5A title now that crosstown rival Piedra Vista has to battle in 6A.

Belen (3-7): Hold

We had our reserves with the Eagles as they enter the first year under new head coach Greg Hennington. The Eagles have some youth returning from a 3-win season and they could likely hang around .500 mark this season but the district race has the opportunity to make noise for a bid.

Deming (4-6): Hold

Not getting the limelight like Alamogordo for moving down into 5A from 6A. However, this could be a buy low team as they went 4-6 last season and could make a run as a district runner up. They will have to be more consistent as their offensive production dropped drastically as they season progressed against top competition. All wins came against under .500 teams. The jury is still out for now.

Capital (7-4): Hold

Once a doormat or the homecoming game for most teams in New Mexico. What head coach Bill Moon has done should be highlighted over and over again. The Jaguars reached the 2015 playoffs, a fate I wouldn't have imagined years back. The bad news is they lose a do-it-all player like Augie Larrangaga that could be too much to replace.

The Rest of the Field

Miyamura - Sell

Bloomfield - Sell

Grants - Sell

Gallup - Sell

Kirtland Central - Sell

Los Alamos - Sell

Recap: Team Bought

Artesia
Los Lunas
St. Pius X
Valencia

Recap: Teams Sold

Espanola Valley
Santa Teresa

Recap: Teams on Hold

Lovington

Logan Hertz out of Rio Rancho was offered today by Montana. More to follow

Pic of Hertz from the U of A Camp this weekend

Tight Ends Who Could Win NMPreps.com's Mr. Football
J Grine of NMPreps.com

Today, we continue to release some of our top positional players returning for next season. We continue our look with the top TE's for the 2016 season.

Top Tight Ends for 2016

1. Adam Cook, Sr., TE, Cleveland HS (Rio Rancho, NM): The stat line is impressive and goes for good reason why Adam Cook is ranked so high on returning players for the 2016 season. Cook, caught for 406-yards last season with three touchdowns. A tight end has never won the NMPreps.com Mr. Football award but another season to mimic last, along with being the best offensive weapon don't be shocked to see his name among the finalist.

2. Jacob Barnhill, Sr., Sandia HS (Albuquerque, NM): I'm not to sure if in fact Barnhill will play TE next season but he had a great showing that the Metro Passing League and could be a force as a TE. At 6-foot-3 he is a force and an athlete that could make huge plays. Barnhill is primarily a defensive stud but he has nice hands and could go both ways next season.

3. Trevor Brohard, Sr., TE, Los Lunas HS (Los Lunas, NM): Brohard, is without question one of the best overall prospects in the state of New Mexico along with being one of the best TE's. Brohard, caught for 491-yards last season with 3-touchdowns. Western State recently offered Brohard with plenty more projected to come. Along with this group, the position is underdog to win the top football individual award but with those numbers and a projection of Los Lunas to do well this could be the year of Brohard.

4. Jalen Guerrero, Sr., TE, Mayfield HS (Las Cruces, NM): Size is no issue here with a 6-foot-6, 240-pound prospect for one of the states to football programs. The Trojans will be favorite this season and Guerrero could see his name highlighted several times this season.

5. Joren Dickey, Jr., TE, Volcano Vista HS (Albuquerque, NM): Under the radar for Dickey and along with most on this list are known more for what they do defending the ball. Dickey, however caught for 235-yards on the season with 4-touchdowns. Good news is we have two years to see him dominate as he had those numbers as just a sophomore.

More to Come

Brandon Watley (2017/Roswell)
Bailey Lozada-Cabbage (2017/Santa Fe)
Adriano Stevenson (2017/Bloomfield)
Grant Giesler (2018/La Cueva)
Edwin Espininan (2017/Chaparral)
Robbie Jaramillo (2019/Valencia)
Joaquin Romo (2019/Santa Rosa)

Friday

Class A-2A and 5A-6A girls North-South All-Star basketball games; Star Center; 6 and 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

3A-4A girls North-South All-Star Game (7:30 p.m.); Star Center.

I hadn't seen this til right now

CONCACAF and CONMEBOL joining for a combined Copa America....

http://sbisoccer.com/2016/06/report-copa-america-gold-cup-to-merge-to-be-held-in-u-s

Jordan Holland commits to Utah Valley.

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ABA 17s headed up today.

https://www.cincyflames.org/listteams.php?id=111

Hearing it's Chris White that's been named the new Goddard Head Football Coach.

This Saturday: Class 3A-4A boys North-South All-Star Game (6 p.m.) at the Star Center

Friday
4A/3A All-Star Game at Cleveland at 7PM

Saturday
2A/6Man All-Star Game at Rio Rancho 7PM

Goes 5-0 at Eastern New Mexico Invite This Weekend

Albuquerque Journal reporting that Reid Figiel has been hired.

Keith Law reported on ESPN yesterday that Alex could get the call to Houston within the next few weeks.

Alex leads his league in on-base percentage and is second in SLG, and has 12 HRs in 43 games. A year ago at this time, he was still at LSU awaiting the draft.

Go

Mayfield Receiver Turns Heads At Oklahoma Camp

Mayfield Receiver Gaven Swinson out of the Class of 2017 had an impressive showing at the Oklahoma Camp this weekend. "It went very good. I was picked top three out of the wide receivers at the camp. I'm expecting a call from the wide receivers coach today," Said Swinson Monday Night following the event.

Swinson is hearing from quite a few schools, but no offer in just yet. "Texas tech came down to see me. I'm also talking to Air Force Academy and hearing from a few others."

Currently Swinson is 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds and is coming off a big junior season hauling in
1,135 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Highlights from Swinson at the Oklahoma Camp this past weekend

Rivals Top 100 Class of 2017 Rankings - June 6th Update
https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals100/2017

Word on the street is that NM kids could be showing up in mass for the Rich Rodriguez Prospect Camp at the University of Arizona on Sunday. I believe at least four kids from Rio Rancho are going. Who's in?

Thoughts?

We see it year after year the State Champion is usually an Unstoppable Force! What is the key to that success Players, Community Support or Coaching?