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Top Forwards in the Class of 2018
Joshua J. Grine

Today, we start listing our Top Prospect Report that will lead us to our Top 50 players in each classification and eventually our NMPreps.com's Top 100 Players in New Mexico.

Top Five

#1. Torry Locklin 2018 6'3 F Mayfield HS (Las Cruces, NM)

The sophomore forward had an impressive performance at the City of Champions Tournament in Artesia, New Mexico earlier this season. Locklin, has the physical tools to be a great player - wide shoulders, quick and strong. Locklin, is an athlete through and through that is sure to be one of the best players in the state by his senior season.

#2. Joe Elmalhy 2018 6'5 F Rio Rancho HS (Rio Rancho, NM)

Elmalhy is part of a starting sophomore duo for one of the best teams in 6A basketball in the Rio Rancho Rams. The work horse is smart around the basket and a team loaded with scorers Elmalhy continues to do the dirty work in the paint but finishes well when he has the ball. Stat Line: 7.8 ppg, 6.6 rbpg, 1.3 steals.

#3. Keshawn Banks 2018 6'3 F Rio Rancho HS (Rio Rancho, NM)

The second part of the starting sophomore duo for the Rams this season. Banks, is seeing his role improve and another player who plays well near the basket. Strong player that can finish with contact. Banks has work to do developing into a solid player but has the tools.

#4. Dalin Stanford 2018 6'3 F Goddard HS (Roswell, NM)

Stanford hit our radar early this season with a back-to-back top performances to start the season. Stanford is another prospect that we seen in Artesia during the City of Champions tournament that we left impressed with. Has good footwork and body control that can hit nice jumpers outside the paint. Could develop into a good forward in 4A. Stat Line: 5.3 ppg, 5.4 rbpg, 1 steal.

#5 Dee Smith 2018 6'1 F Alamogordo HS (Alamogordo, NM)

Smith is one of the bright spotlights for the Alamogordo Tigers who are playing well as of late winning 3 of the last 4 games, as of January 6th. Smith an athletic player that is developing into a quality player and could be one the players with the most upside if developed right.

7 Others To Watch

Joseph Ochoa 2018 6'3 F Deming HS (Deming, NM)
Azaziah Salazar 2018 6'4 F Espanola Valley HS (Espanola, NM)
Gregory Harris 2018 6'1 F Grants HS (Grants, NM)
Taylor Null 2018 6'3 F Artesia HS (Artesia, NM)
Matt Soto 2018 6'4 F Moriarty HS (Moriarty, NM)
Clay Strasner 2018 6'3 F Hobbs HS (Hobbs, NM)
Aiden Reardon 2018 6'2'' F Bosque (Albuquerque, NM)

Grine: Matt Soto might be the least known of the "7 Others To Watch" on the list but one player that we are extremely excited about, was a stud in middle school and could be a special prospect in 5A basketball.

What's on tap this weekend?

La Cueva names new Offensive Coordinator

The Bear's new offensive coordinator for the 2016 season will be former Valley Head Coach Enrico Marcelli. As a Head Coach at Valley Marcelli was 25-17 over 4-years, during the 2013 season the Vikings were 10-0 on the regular season. The Bears were 3-7 last year.

UFC 197
Conor McGregor 19-2 vs. Rafael dos Anjos 25-7
Holly Hom 10-0 vs. Miesha Tate 17-5

When
March 5th in Las Vegas

Las Cruces Sun News reporting that NMSU has hired Frank Spaziani as their defensive coordinator. Spaziani was a former Head Coach at Boston College. The Aggies were 3-9 last year and allowed 42.4 points per game.

Tularosa has hired their new coach for the 2016 season: Richard Grace is their man.

Over the next few weeks leading up to National Signing Day we'll breakdown the Class of 2016 Commitments

Daulton Hatley - Clovis - Quarterback
Class of 2016
Committed to Southeastern Oklahoma

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Hendo's Breakdown
Watch the first two minutes of his film and you'll see that Hatley has the ability to out-run defenders running the read-option, has great zip on the football, very good touch in-side the red-zone, can throw on the run with the ability to keep his eyes down field, etc. What you cannot see on film is his ability to be a leader and a competitor, not sure if any high school seniors wanted to play college football more than him. He has improved tons year over year, would be interesting to see what he could do in a 90/10 pass oriented offense.

Complete List of Committed Prospects Here
https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/scholarship-offer-list-updated-december-29th-2015.8277/

New Mexico Lobos offer Volcano Vista Receiver David Cormier. He is a 6-foot-3, 195 pound Class of 2017 Prospect. As a junior he caught for 770-yards and 7 touchdowns. "Besides being a physical specimen, David's work ethic is unbelievable. He is a self motivated player that is always looking for ways to get better," said Volcano Vista Coach Chad Wallin.



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https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/scholarship-offer-list-updated-december-29th-2015.8277/

Mr. Basketball Watch: Onate's McCants Leading the Way
Joshua J. Grine

The season is in full swing as we enter 2016 and so is our watch for the top award in New Mexico High School basketball. We will track from now until March as we announce the

How I compiled my list? A majority comes from the updates we get throughout the season and we track it with our top performances along with weekly awards. We have our All-NMPreps.com Team announced each week along with Player of the Week Awards .

Johnny McCants, Onate High School

McCants has the Knights ranked 2nd in the state mid-way through the season and has played consistent the entire season with double-double games almost nightly. McCants, has given the people in the state something to talk about and with the Knights only playing better his name could stay among the top.

Daniel Amador, Roswell High School

Amador has made things easy for the list purposes as he accepts any challenge and continues to pour in big numbers. He has a 45 points performance, a 31 point performance and continues to play well. When a player continues to put up bug numbers no matter the coverage it's easy to list him this high.

Clay Patterson, Rio Rancho High School

Patterson the junior for the Rams is one of the most talented prospects in the state as an shooting guard. Patterson finds himself on the top performers list almost after each game for his top plays. One of the better guards who can create his own shot, penetrates among the best and clutch from behind the three point line.


Brenden Boatwright, Carlsbad High School

His stock has taken a small dip in the last two weeks of play but Boatwright has held his own early in the season with updates of 24 point games, 23 point games and double digits in rebounds.

Tomas Cano, Gadsden High School

Cano has played well this season for the Panthers and is the first player to even be among the list of candidates for the award. He would certainly be the first to win the award. Cano has played well on both ends of the ball this season.

Eric Coca, Capital High School

Coca has played well, the Jaguars are ranked in the the Top-10 and his name will stay among the list as the Jaguars move closer to a Final Four. An MVP and Player of the Week nod is only a testament to how good of a player he has been so far.

Gabe Bump, Albuquerque High School

The updates on Gabe Bump are far and few but when we receive them he has made the All-NMPreps.com team with a 31-point performance against Rio Rancho along with an opening 24 point performance.

Marcus Williams, Cleveland High School

Williams the athlete for the Storm does a little of everything for the Storm this season from bringing up the ball at times, to playing out front on D or hitting the open jumpers. A special player that will find his name as a finalist the further the Storm go this season.

Knocking on the Door

Mike Chambers, Grants
Jordan Leake, Hope Christian
Martin Trujillo, Los Lunas
Marshall Moore, Rio Grande
Desmond Carpenter, Cibola
Anthony Chavez, Valley


Past Winners
2015: ???
2014: Adonis Saltes, Valley
2013: Bryce Alford, La Cueva
2012: Cullen Neal, Eldorado
2011: Rodney Coles, Espanola Valley
2010: Alex Kirk, Los Alamos
2009: Jaye Crockett, Clovis
2008: Jeff Taylor, Hobbs

How bad, if at all, will the cancellations of tournaments and games hurt teams in the seeding process in March?

Each Monday On NMPreps.com We Update The Top 25 Girls Basketball Teams in New Mexico (Yes will will have Class by Class Rankings posted in January)

Here are the rankings
https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/nmpreps-com-team-rankings-week-8-top-25.13700/

In this thread we keep track of the Top 25 Teams in Week 8

1. Cibola - Beat Rio Grande 60-20 in the 1st round of the APS, Beat Sandia 60-21 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
2. Gallup - Beat Los Lunas 61-53 Tuesday
3. Volcano Vista - Beat Manzano 67-12 in the 1st round of the APS, Beat Hope50-36 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
4. Roswell - Lost to Carlsbad 34-32 Tuesday
5. Los Alamos - Beat St. Pius X 60-57 Tuesday, lost to Shiprock 55-53 on Friday
6. Carlsbad - Beat Roswell 34-32 Tuesday, beat Lovington 45-38 on Thursday
7. Las Cruces
8. Mayfield
9. Espanola
10. Aztec - Now 12-2 after beating Bloomfield Monday Night 44-39
11. Atrisco - Lost to Eldorado 91-54 Tuesday, lost to Highland 55-40 consolation bracket of the APS Tournament.
12. La Cueva - Beat ABQ High 67-17, Beat Valley 56-49 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
13. Eldorado - Beat Atrisco 91-54 Tuesday, Lost to Rio Rancho 57-52 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
14. Alamogordo - Beat Chaparral 56-28
15. Hobbs
16. Portales - Beat Artesia 52-27
17. Kirtland - Beat Grand Junction 43-31
18. Valencia - Beat Bernalillo 62-13 Tuesday
19. Los Lunas - Lost to gallup 61-53 Tuesday
20. Rio Rancho - Beat Highland 52-28 Tuesday, Beat Eldorado 57-52 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
21. Shiprock - Beat Los Alamos 55-53 on Friday
22. Centennial
23. Valley - Beat Del Norte 64-40 on Tuesday, Lost to La Cueva 56-49 in the 2nd Round of the APS Tournament.
24. Piedra Vista
25. West Las Vegas

Today the NFL sent souvenir golden footballs to 3,000 high schools that had players in past superbowls. Timmy Smith, who graduated from Hobbs in 1981 and then went on to play for Texas Tech and for the Redskins in their 1988 superbowl victory, was present at the school for the presentation. Timmy Smith set a record that still stands today at 204 rushing yards during the superbowl.

Were there any other high schools in New Mexico that received one of these footballs? I'd imagine several have.

Why was Coach Aaron Griego relieved of his duties? Albuquerque Journal is reporting this.

Who's the Best in Th Metro?

Could be the best in the state come week 9 rankings.

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Noel Mozzone
Raton, NM grad to head Fighting Aggie offense next season.
according to Aggieyell.com

GiG'em

What are your thoughts on how you condition players?

For example I don't have the players do much cardio or long distance because baseball is an anerobic sport. We focus on sprint work & plyos. Ive always heard the argument that cardio is needed to reduce lactic acid buildup, but research has shown lactic acid is actually used to repair muscles. Thoughts?

Both Cooper Henderson of Artesia and Britt Cooper of Roswell were named the National Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Cooper won for football, Britt for Basketball.

What do your 2016 WAYYYYYYY to early football rankings look like based off returning starters?

What NMAA Rules Should Be Changed or looked at?

Aztec Girls Rumble in the Jungle Tournament Games have been postponed
Aztec boys vs. Los Alamos has been canceled for today

Cleveland has fired Mike Pettine

Who else is gone???