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Preseason Rankings: No. 7 Hobbs Eagles

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The reigning 6A State Champions in the Hobbs Eagles return after hanging number 17 in Tasker Arena.

Overview: Averaging a eye popping 81 points per game the fast, flying Eagles soared to another State Championship, the first under head coach Mike Smith. The Hobbs Eagles had one of the top rosters in the state led by two next level players in Trey Nelson (NMHU) and 6'11 Kelvin Jones (UTEP). The Eagles graduate their top three scorers, top two rebounders and leading assist man in point guard Trey Nelson. The Eagles will look the Pierre Swain (F/2016) in the paint after averaging 10.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.

Last Season
Record: 30-2, 7-1
Home Record: 14-1
Away Record: 8-1
Neutral Record: 8-0
Post Season: 6A State Championships
Points per game: 81.4 (2605)
Points against: 54.7 (1753)

Realistic Prediction: A No. 7 ranking is likely to cause a stir with the Hobbs nation but numbers wise they have some holes to fill off the state title team. The Eagles showed that they might have some question marks having to fight back after being down big last week in their opener against 5A Centennial. I have them falling in the Elite Eight (before you call for my head), this team could very well be another 20-win team and I'm predicting 20-wins. I just see a lot to replace from last season and 6A is loaded with teams in the top tier.

Biggest Questions: They have to replace a difference maker in the paint with 6'11 post player, can they? They have been known to run under Smith but last season they had a defensive guy in Jones that hurt other uptempo teams.

Chances
District Champ: 90%
Playoff Team: 100%
Elite Eight: 95%
Final Four: 85%
Title Game: 75%

Returning Players: Pierre Swain was a utility man in the paint and around the basket. Guard Jordan Gonzales a senior will take over duties at point guard and Hobbs faithful have faith in him to be just as good as Nelson.

Roster
Nick Lopez (2016)
Jordan Gonzales (2016)
Pierre Swain (2016)
Nathan Smith (2016)
Cason Clay (2017)
Marcus Hodge (2017)
Deuce Goodrich (2017)
Davonte Morgan (2018)
Kaleb Alfaro (2018)
Clay Strasner (2018)
BJ Ellison (2018)
Kaleb Johnston (2018)
Rae Tarin (2019)

25 Guard in New Mexico for the 2014-2015 Season
By: Joshua J. Grine

Who are the best guards in New Mexico this season? We try to review 25 guards that would be considered 25 of the best at the guard position to start the season. We asked NMPreps Nation and we took that into consideration but the big reveal is here as the NMPreps staff release their list.

Each season, we at NMPreps.com look to promote and highlight the top players in our state. We take a stab before the season to predict the top 25 guards in the state of New Mexico.


Reyes was part of the 20-9, 8-1 Valley Lady Vikings playoff team from 2014-2015. Reyes was only a junior last season but was a main focus to a talented team. Reyes penetrates well to the basket and finishes well in traffic. She has a solid first step off her crossover and uses her body well near the basket. She can also knock down from beyond the arch with consistent jumper, it's a nice looking form.


Candelaria seen her role improve drastically last season for the Lady Eagles and she answered the call. Her numbers improved from 4.1 ppg to 16.8 ppg as a junior. Her shooting percentage is among the top in the state at 42% along with having solid numbers across the board with 2.3 assists per contest and 3.5 rebounds. She could be one of the best guards in 6A the state this season and have the Lady Eagles playing late into March, they went 15-13 last season falling to Hobbs in the state tournament but the team should be much improved.


Mancha's numbers won't jump out at you but as a sophomore, playing under one of the best (if not the best) head coaches in New Mexico you have to love the upside. Mancha averaged about 5 points per contest and 3 assists along with 2 steals a game for the (18-11, 7-1) Volcano Vista Lady Hawks last season. Her role will grow this season and you could start to become more familiar with this point guards name. She had two break out games against Eldorado (16 points/7rebounds/3 assists) and La Cueva (13 points/4 rebounds/3 assists) last season that were pointed.

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Keaton Greenwalt of Clovis has signed with Lubbock Christian! A great place to play baseball!

Preseason Rankings: No. 1 Carlsbad Cavemen

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The Carlsbad Cavemen finished 21-8, 5-3 that resulted in an Elite Eight last season, the best season in years for the Cavemen.

Overview: The Carlsbad Cavemen had one of their best years in program history with a 21-win season and Elite Eight appereance. This program was once ranked the worst 6A (5A at the time) in the state of New Mexico from 2006 to 2012 span. This will be one of their most talented teams coming back and will have one of the best teams in their history. 6-9 post player Brenden Boatwright is regarded as one of the best players in the state of New Mexico and will look to his junior season as one of his staple seasons.

Last Season
Record: 21-8, 5-3
Home Record: 10-2
Away Record: 8-2
Neutral Record: 3-4
Post Season: Elite Eight; Lost to Albuquerque High (51-50)
Points per game: 59.10 (1714)
Points against: 48.82 (1416)

Realistic Prediction: I am a huge fan of Jamaal Brown. Have you ever seen him scout or at a coaching clinic? The master of taking notes. It's hard to not root for a coach who loves this game this much and evident that he took the worst program in 6A and made them a winner. I would have never imagined them a preseason #1 but that's where we are today. The Cavemen are 20-win bound and title game expectations are here. When good teams get a small taste but get "upset" they return favorites the next year (if you watch baseball think Royals with CHS).

Biggest Questions: How do they handle having the target all season? No longer an underdog.

Percentage we would pick them
District Champ: 99%
Playoff Team: 100%
Elite Eight: 100%
Final Four: 98%
Title Game: 97%

Returning Players: Boatwright is huge but this roster is much like a college roster, in terms of height. It's unreal for an NM team to be loaded with height. Chris Johnson (2017/6'5), and Bryce Mcalister (2017/6'6) are apart of a talented, huge and junior led roster.

Roster
Ralph Cueto (2016)
Daniel Miller (2016)
Jordan Wright (2016)
Malachi Calderon (2016)
Micah Calderon (2016)
Cassius Rivers (2016)
Bryce Mcalister (2017)
Chris Johnson (2017)
Brenden Boatwright (2017)

Preseason Rankings: No. 23 Highland Hornets

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The Highland Hornets are coming off a season that was well under average going 4-21, 2-6 on the season missing the state tournament.

Overview: When you think of those coaches that do more with less you have to think of coach Danny Brown. The Hornets will be much improved from last season and has plenty of hype going into the 2015-2016 season. One guard that we were high on in the summer was a deep range soon-to-be freshman by the name Fabian Roybal. Fast forward and Roybal will be one of the juniors to watch this season and will come into his own as the team is handed to the 2017 class member.

Last Season
Record: 4-21, 2-6
Home Record: 2-9
Away Record: 2-7
Neutral Record: 0-5
Post Season: Missed the playoffs
Points per game: 44.84 (1121)
Points against: 59.36 (1484)


Realistic Prediction: Highland was not very good offensively last season and in a day where uptempo offense rules the Hornets fell behind last season. That is okay though, for one, they lost their top scoring guard in Roybal. Secondly, they were in a transition season and just getting experience. Okay, I will agree with you if you say this team should not be in the Top-25 coming off a 4-win season and likely we are buying into the hype but we love what coach Brown does. This will be a team that could be the most improved from one year to another. 10-14 wins and a state tournament bid is staying 'realistic' at this point. With only two seniors returning with varsity experience this team will be one of the younger but a threat in 2016-2017.

District Champ: 71.1%
Playoff Team: 53%
Elite Eight: 15%
Final Four: 10%
Title Game: 5%

Returning Players: Roybal is the name we know but this roster should bolster plenty of new names to the scene. They have a pair of big men in 6-5 posts headlined by Cael Apodaca who has been improving and just going to be a junior this kid will improve well in this program.

Roster
Isaac Gallegos (2016)
Robbie Koech (2016)
Fabian Roybal (2017)
Cael Apodaca (2017)
Sidiki Mudada (2017)
Nick Hughes (2017)
Daniel Chavez (2018)
Daniel Chavez-Mcree (2018)
Christian Perry (2018)

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Blog: No. 20 Capital 62, Santa Fe Indian 41- Wednesday Night, November 18th
Well, the top half of the week is done. I agree with statements made above by NM_Shock. It is hard to get a read on the Capital Jaguars but what I saw was coach Ben Gomez do a phenomenal job manage this contest against a team that was playing "street ball" for the lack of a better term.

There is uptempo ball, I think Rio Rancho, who have a pattern and some discipline and then there is "here's a basketball, go crazy y'all". Santa Fe Indian took any and all open shots. I know it's game one but was taken back on this one. Santa Fe Indian will cause problems for some teams, luckily for the Jaguars they have a coach who knew how to manage this game and settle his players when needed.

Players
Eric Coca was a bit rushed with his decisions on attacking the paint with the style of Braves in the first quarter but quickly controlled the pace and had a stellar second quarter. He was a smart player and was a floor general out there. I sort of thought of him like Tim Jacobs of Onate from 2011. Not the same size but the coach on the court, controlled the pace and hit the open shot.

Capital has a sophomore guard that I really like. Young but quality little guard. Jeremy Anaya played well and a couple nice drives (one video).

Capital's defense was on-point. They new when to attack in transition or when a weaker guard was caught in the backcourt. Definitely could elaborate more on that.

The Extra
Food: I would run an on-going ranking of concession stands, well sorry the food critic couldn't wait in line. Every student at SFIS was in line both times I went up there.

Atmosphere: This gym is amazing. Not a bad seat in the house. Also, people are so nice in Santa Fe, welcoming folks.

Played at Albuquerque High School, now playing for Western New Mexico, finished his junior season with 91 catches, 1,356 yards, and 4 touchdowns.

Preseason Rankings: No. 3 Valley Vikings

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The Valley Vikings are coming off a 17-10, 7-1 season in which they reached the Elite Eight.

Overview: The Valley Vikings are back in talks for the State Title only a year removed from their title in 2014. The Vikings return six players from last seasons team and a few top notch players that could find themselves among the Top-10 in the NMPreps.com Top 100 Player Rankings. Point guard Anthony Chavez (2018/PG) returns as one of the best sophomores in the state but also one of the best players all around. The point guard showed high level of poise and control, only as a freshman in the Elite Eight last season.

Last Season
Record: 17-10, 7-1
Home Record: 10-2
Away Record: 5-4
Neutral Record: 2-4
Post Season: Elite Eight; Lost to Rio Rancho (59-57)
Points per game: 55.96 (1511)
Points against: 53.33 (1440)

Realistic Prediction: The Valley Vikings have the best, young, point guards in the state of New Mexico. We honestly feel he could be a legitimate contender for Mr. Basketball as a sophomore. We like this team as a 20-win team and Final Four team this season. We wouldn't be surprised if they played on the final day in March however.

Biggest Questions: They had two stud freshmen last season, do they have a sophomore slump? Or are they too young for a title talk at this point/

Chances
District Champ: 99%
Playoff Team: 100%
Elite Eight: 100%
Final Four: 90%
Title Game: 70%

Returning Players: We mentioned how high we are on Molina but this team also features division one football player in the paint, Teton Saltes a 6'6 power forward. Segun Oyeku is another athletic guard at 5'10" who will be a huge contributor and started this season.

Roster
Daniel Castellano (2016)
Elijah Naranjo (2016)
Noah Santistevan (2016)
Teton Saltes (2016)
Anthony Chavez (2018)
Segun Oyeku (2018)

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No. 1 Jordyn Lacy (La Cueva/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
28 Goals, 10 Assists.
Lacy was the sole player to earn a spot on the All- American team.

No. 2 Tatiana Limon (St. Pius/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
45 Goals, 11 Assists.
Limon knocked in game winners against Sandia Prep, Los Lunas, Rio Rancho, St. Mikes, Academy and Grants.

No. 3 Lexi Baca (Cibola/ Class of 2018/ Forward)
27 Goals, 8 Assists.
Baca scored the game winner against Rio Rancho and Volcano twice.

No. 4 Avery Lewis (Hope Christian/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
23 Goals, 13 Assists.
Lewis scored the only goals against Academy for the Huskies.

No. 5 Nique Enloe (St. Mikes/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
51 Goals, 18 Assists.
Enloe scored game winners against Belen and Sandia Prep.

No. 6 Hannah Kelley (Farmington/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
35 Goals, 15 Assists.
Kelly knocked in the game winner against Cleveland.

No. 7 Madison Trainor (Sandia Prep/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
38 Goals, 10 Assists.
Trainor had 8 games with 3 or more goals.

No. 8 Eliza Mariner (Academy/ Class of 2019/ Forward)
27 Goals, 1 Assist.
Mariner scored game winners against West Mesa, Carlsbad, Hope, Los Alamos, Valley, Grants, St. Pius and Valencia.

No. 9 Sabine Fuierer (Socorro/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
35 Goals, 21 Assists.
Fuierer helped her team go undefeated in the regular season.

No. 10 Cora Cannedy (Taos/ Class of 2018)
33 Goals, 9 Assists.
Cannedy had game winners against Robertson twice, Monte Del Sol and Santa Fe Prep.

No. 11 Samantha Meza (Clovis/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
27 Goals, 8 Assists.
Meza had both goals to tie Carlsbad.

No. 12 Taya Lopez (Las Cruces/ Class of 2019/ Forward)
25 Goals, 9 Assists.
Lopez scored the goal that tied Volcano and had both goals against Onate.

No. 13 Lourdes Padilla (St. Pius/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
10 Goals, 28 Assists.
Padilla recorded 3 goals and 2 assists against Grants.

No. 14 Sienna Ahlers (Los Alamos/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
23 Goals, 12 Assists.
Ahlers had game winners against Capital, Del Norte and Farmington.

No. 15 Monse Camarena (St. Mikes/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
21 Goals, 25 Assists.
Camarena assisted the game winner against Belen.

No. 16 Tatiana Sarracino (St. Pius/ Class of 2016/ Goalkeeper)
19 Goals Against, 7 Shut Outs.
Sarracino saved 3 penalty kicks in a shootout in the state semifinal.

No. 17 Ariel Roybal (Albuquerque/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
21 Goals, 9 Assists.
Roybal recorded 4 goals and 2 assists against Atrisco.

No. 18 Jasmine Marwan (Cibola/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
20 Goals, 8 Assists.
Marwan scored a key goal in the state semifinal and state final.

No. 19 Caitlyn Schmidt (Goddard/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
20 Goals, 7 Assists.
Schmidt had the goal that tied Clovis and was part of all 3 goals in win over Valencia.

No. 20 Ashlyn Bradley (Aztec/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
20 Goals, 6 Assists.
Bradley recorded 4 games with 3 or more goals.

No. 21 Dalis Bruce (Bosque/ Class of 2020/ Forward)
24 Goals, 5 Assists.
Bruce knocked in game winners against Sandia Prep and Bloomfield.

No. 22 Kylie Spangler (Los Lunas/ Class of 2018/ Forward)
17 Goals, 11 Assists.
Spangler assisted the game winner against Centennial. She also had 4 goals and 3 assists against Chaparral.

No. 23 Sofia Rico (Clovis/ Class of 2020/ Midfield)
17 Goals, 9 Assists.
Rico scored the goal that tied Goddard.

No. 24 Alaniz Salas (Las Cruces/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
17 Goals, 6 Assists.
Salas scored a key goal against Sandia.

No. 25 Lauren Rupp (Hope Christian/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
17 Goals, 10 Assists.
Rupp had 3 assists against Monte Del Sol in state.

No. 26 Dmitri Fong (Cibola/ Class of 2016/ Goalkeeper)
15 Goals Against, 5 Shutouts.
Fong had 10 big time saves in the state semifinal.

No. 27 Genevieve Gray (Bosque/ Class of 2018/ Midfield)
18 Goals, 5 Assists.
Gray scored the only goals against Hope, Farmington and Los Alamos.

No. 28 Genevieve Telles (Alamogordo/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
16 Goals, 10 Assists.
Telles knocked in the game winner against Carlsbad, Gadsden, Centennial, Chaparral and Artesia.

No. 29 Julie Thompson (Carlsbad/ Class of 2017/ Forward/ Midfield)
16 Goals, 3 Assists.
Thompson knocked in 5 against Roswell.

No. 30 Calista Cordero (Sandia Prep/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
15 Goals, 21 Assists.
Cordero recorded 5 assists against Bloomfield.

No. 31 Bailey Carter (Farmington/ Class of 2016/ Goalkeeper)
12 Goals Against, 13 Shutouts.
Carter had 13 saves in win over Hope.

No. 32 Valeria Maestas (Eldorado/ Class of 2016)
14 Goals, 14 Assists.
Maestas scored both goals in the win over Volcano.

No. 33 Kailey Pena (Cleveland/ Class of 2018/ Forward/ Midfield)
14 Goals, 4 Assists.
Pena had game winners against Las Cruces, Manzano, Valley, Sandia and Hope.

No. 34 Cierra Ramirez (Volcano Vista/ Class of 2019/ Forward)
14 Goals, 2 Assists.
Ramirez had game winners against Cleveland, Mayfield and St. Pius.

No. 35 Leilani Baker (Rio Rancho/ Class of 2017/Forward)
13 Goals, 4 Assists.
Baker hit the game winner on Sandia. She also had 2 goals and an assist against Cibola.

No. 36 Tara Giesen (Sandia/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
13 Goals, 3 Assists.
Giesen scored 4 goals on Highland.

No. 37 Jessica McDow (La Cueva/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
11 Goals, 1 Assist.
Scored the only goal against Volcano Vista.

No. 38 Tessa Graham (Carlsbad/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
14 Goals, 2 Assists.
Graham assisted both goals against Alamogordo and scored both on Clovis and Academy.

No. 39 Bella Starkweather (Hope Christian/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
11 Goals, 21 Assists.
Starkweather assisted both goals against Academy and scored the only goal against Cleveland.

No. 40 Katie Hopkins (Los Alamos/ Class of 2019/ Forward)
11 Goals, 12 Assists.
Hopkins assisted the only goal scored on Farmington

No. 41 Makeyan Kalmbach (Piedra Vista/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
12 Goals 4 Assists.
Kalmbach had game winners against Los Lunas and Miyamura.

No. 42 Danielle Moore (Socorro/ Class of 2018/ Midfield)
30 Goals, 19 Assists.
Moore recorded 4 goals against Santa Fe Prep.

No. 43 Gabrielle Garcia (Cleveland/ Class of 2018/ Goalkeeper)
12 Goals Against, 4 Shut outs.
Garcia had 4 saves in a draw with Rio Rancho.

No. 44 Alexa Genas (Eldorado/ Class of 2016)
10 Goals, 2 Assists.
Genas scored the game winner against Volcano and scored one in the state final.

No. 45 Jaquelin Galaviz (Monte Del Sol/ Class of 2018/ Forward)
18 Goals, 3 Assists.
Galaviz scored important goals for her team.

No. 46 Yvette Vallejos (East Mountain/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
15 Goals, 7 Assists.
Vallejos had her best game when she had 3 goals and an assist against Gallup.

No. 47 Arin Coleman (Farmington/ Class of 2018/ Midfield)
14 Goals, 6 Assists.
Coleman recorded several key goals this season.

No. 48 Brittney Harris (Rio Rancho/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
12 Goals, 12 Assists.
Harris scored the only goals on Albuquerque and St. Pius

No. 49 Makenna Luster (Volcano Vista/ Class of 2016/ Goalkeeper)
13 Goals Against, 6 Shutouts.
Luster had 14 big saves in a win against Rio Rancho.

No. 50 Tia Gladem (Centennial/ Class of 2018/ Midfield/ Forward)
11 Goals, 11 Assists.
Gladem scored or assisted the game winning goal against Santa Teresa and Mayfield.

No. 51 Noir Hawash (La Cueva/ Class of 2017)
11 Goals, 5 Assists.
Hawash recorded 2 hat tricks on the year.

No. 52 Sarah Lucero (Volcano Vista/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
3 Goals, 1 Assists.
Lucero was the head of a strong defense.

No. 53 Bethany Alvarez (Goddard/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
14 Goals, 3 Assists.
Alvarez scored the goal that tied Roswell.

No. 54 Jennifer Schroeder (Hobbs/ Class of 2018/ Forward)
14 Goals, 1 Assist.
Schroeder scored game winning goals against Cleveland and Clovis.

No. 55 Savannah Romero (Las Cruces/ Class of 2018/ Goalkeeper)
13 Goals Against, 6 Shutouts.
Romero had 15 big saves to beat Sandia.

No. 56 Shelby Garner (Rio Rancho/ Class of 2016/ Defender)
2 Goals.
Garner scored important goals against Las Cruces and Cibola.

No. 57 Tessa Graham (Carlsbad/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
14 Goals, 2 Assists.
Graham scored the only goals for the Cavemen on Academy and Clovis.

No. 58 Arianna Meza (Clovis/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
13 Goals, 7 Assists.
Meza had the game winner against Carlsbad.

No. 59 Savannah Montoya (Cleveland/ Class of 2016/ Forward/ Midfield)
12 Goals, 5 Assists.
Montoya was part of every goal in the win over Cibola.

No. 60 Kirsten Udero (Las Cruces/ Class of 2018/ Forward)
12 Goals, 5 Assists.
Udero scored the goal that tied Volcano.

No. 61 Ashley Rubio (Valencia/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
11 Goals, 15 Assists.
Rubio assisted the goal that tied Los Lunas.

No. 62 Kinsey Gomez (Aztec/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
11 Goals, 7 Assists.
Gomez had a game winner against Piedra Vista and was part of both goals that beat Los Lunas

No. 63 Angel Salcido (Centennial/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
11 Goals, 4 Assists.
Salcido had the game winner against Onate and assisted the game winner against Mayfield.

No. 64 Iliana Anaya (Hope Christian/ Class of 2017/ Goalkeeper)
14 Goals Against, 5 Shutouts.
Anaya had 10 saves in the win over Farmington.

No. 65 Sophia Beams (Socorro/ Class of 2020/ Midfield)
21 Goals, 8 Assists.
Beams had 3 games where she scored 3 or more goals.

No. 66 Haley Carr (Alamogordo/ Class of 2016/ Midfield/ Forward)
11 Goals, 3 Assists.
Carr had game winners against Deming, Santa Teresa and Goddard.

No. 67 Tyra West (Rehoboth/ Class of 2016/ Forward/ Midfield)
10 Goals, 1 Assist.
West scored the only goal against Bosque for the Lynx.

No. 68 Hannah Sayyeau (Piedra Vista/ Class of 2018/ Midfield)
10 Goals, 5 Assists.
Sayyeau had 2 hat tricks on the year.

No. 69 Averi Mann (Goddard/ Class of 2017/ Goalkeeper)
16 Goals Against.
Mann recorded at least 6 shutouts and had 11 key saves in a win over Artesia.

No. 70 Teagan Mosley (Bloomfield/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
18 Goals.
Mosley scored the only goals on Rehoboth, Pojoaque, Piedra Vista, Miyamura and Kirtland.

No. 71 Nikki Begay (Kirtland Central/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
17 Goals, 4 Assists.
Begay scored the only goals for Kirtland on Bosque and Bloomfield.

No. 72 Mckenzie Coleman (Farmington/ Class of 2020/ Forward)
13 Goals, 10 Assists.
Coleman scored the Scorpions only goal on Hope.

No. 73 BrookLynn Carter (Belen/ Class of 2019/ Forward/ Midfield)
11 Goals, 4 Assists.
Carter was part of all three goals against Miyamura.

No. 74 Phoebe Rychener (Grants/ Class of 2018/ Forward)
12 Goals, 3 Assists.
Rychener scored 4 goals on Pojoaque.

No. 75 Mia Santistevan (East Mountain/ Class of 2018/ Forward)
12 Goals, 3 Assists.
Mia had 2 hat tricks on the season.

No. 76 Sage Galloway (Eldorado/ Class of 2017/ Goalkeeper)
17 Goals Against, 11 Shutouts.
Galloway had 4 saves in the tie with La Cueva.

No. 77 Destinee Vigil (Valencia/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
10 Goals, 7 Assists.
Vigil scored an important goal on Piedra Vista.

No. 78 Eliza Mancha (Mayfield/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
10 Goals, 1 Assist.
Mancha had a hat trick against Gadsden. She also scored both goals against Onate.

No. 79 Mikey Montoya (Academy/ Class of 2018/ Goalkeeper)
22 Goals Against, 5 Shutouts.
Montoya had 13 saves in a tie with Rio Rancho.

No. 80 Brianna Rudolph (Eldorado/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
8 Goals, 9 Assists.
Rudolph had a goal and an assist in the state semifinal.

No. 81 Paige Adair (Aztec/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
10 Goals, 6 Assists.
Adair’s beest game was when she scored 3 goals and had 2 assists against Kirtland.

No. 82 Cheyenne Orozco (Rio Rancho/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
3 Goals, 10 Assists.
Orozco was part of every goal to beat Cibola.

No. 83 Jaci Sievers (Clovis/ Class of 2017/ Defense)
8 Goals, 16 Assists.
Sievers had 4 assists against Roswell.

No. 84 Brianna Romero (Los Lunas/ Class of 2018/ Midfield)
5 Goals, 12 Assists.
Romero assisted the game winning goal against Centennial and the goal that tied Valencia.

No. 85 Liann Harris (Piedra Vista/ Class of 2017/ Goalkeeper)
23 Goals Against, 2 Shut Outs. Harris had 5 saves in win over Los Lunas.

No. 86
Alex Cruz (Sandia Prep/ Class of 2016/ Midfield/ Forward)
8 Goals, 9 Assists.
Sandia Prep didn’t lose a game when Cruz had an assist or a goal.

No. 87 Vanessa Hernandez (St. Pius/ Class of 2016)
7 Goals, 12 Assists.
Hernandez had 3 goals and 2 assists against Moriarty.

No. 88 Emily Avila (Cibola/ Class of 2018/ Midfield)
7 Goals, 11 Assists.
Avila had the game winner against Albuquerque.

No. 89 Brianna Martinez (Volcano Vista/ Class of 2018/ Midfield)
7 Goals, 9 Assists.
Martinez scored a game winner against Cibola.

No. 90 Bryana Rubio (Valencia/ Class of 2017/ Defense)
7 Goals, 3 Assists.
Rubio scored the only goal on Goddard.

No. 91 Ariana Acosta (Onate/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
6 Goals, 2 Assists.
Acosta was part of all 3 goals against Gadsden. She also scored the only goal against Hobbs.

No. 92 Natalie Martin (Piedra Vista/ Class of 2017)
5 Goals, 11 Assists.
Martin had 2 games this year where she assisted a goal 3 times.

No. 93 Annie Kolich (Volcano Vista/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
5 Goals, 1 Assist.
Kolich had an important assist to beat Eldorado.

No. 94 Camila Orozco (Valencia/ Class of 2018/ Defense)
5 Goals, 3 Assists.
Orozco had a key assist against Centennial.

No. 95 Mariel Gomez (Carlsbad/ Class of 2018/ Defense)
4 Goals, 1 Assist.
Gomez knocked in 2 goals against Lovington.

No. 96 Kelly Burton (Eldorado/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
3 Goals, 1 Assist.
Burton recorded all her stats against Highland and helped lead her team to a state final.

No. 97 Nicolette Jones (Cibola/ Class 2016/ Defense)
3 Goals.
Jones scored the game winner against Cleveland and a goal in the state final.

No. 98 Taylor Heckroth (Sandia/ Class of 2017/ Defense)
2 Goals, 1 Assist.
Heckroth had an important assist against Cibola.

No. 99 Ashton Forrest (Cleveland/ Class of 2017/ Defense)
1 Goal, 1 Assist.
Forrest scored a key goal against Las Cruces and assisted a goal in a tie against Rio Rancho.

No. 100 Audriana Chenault (Alamogordo/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
4 goals, 1 Assist.
Chenault scored Alamogordo’s only goal against Clovis.

I want to award our starting DE at Mansfield High for the Best name of the football season

Ucheoma Oparachaekwe

NMPreps.com's 2015-2016 5A Preseason Top-10
Joshua J. Grine of NMPreps.com

Today, we take a look at our preseason ranking and showcase the teams, players and give our thoughts on the season.

Top-10 Ranking - November 12th
1. Roswell
2. Los Lunas
3. Gallup
4. Espanola Valley
5. Valencia
6. Los Alamos
7. Farmington
8. Belen
9. Grants
10. Lovington

We start off at the top of our list with our early season favorite in the Roswell Lady Coyotes, who finished 24-5, 6-1 last season ending with a loss in the Final Four to state champion Los Lunas.

The Lady Coyotes only graduate three players and return eight players, people in Roswell hope this is the year they finally get over the hump. Jaedyn De la Cerda (Guard/2017) is a rising prospect and one we are excited to see in 2015-2016.

The reigning state champions come in ranked No. 2 on our NMPreps.com Preseason Top-10 Rankings. The Tigers led by one of the top head coaches in women's basketball will be, again, one of the most feared and favorite teams. Jordan Holland (2016) is arguably one of the top overall athletes in the state and will be the one to watch for the Lady Tigers.

Ni'Asia McIntosh (Wing/2017), a likely preseason candidate for Miss Basketball in the State of New Mexico, will lead the Gallup Lady Bengals in 2015-2016. The star junior will look to help lead her squad back to the state championship after a runner-up in 2015.

Espanola Valley returns after a 25-4, 8-1 season that resulted in a Final Four showing. The Lady Sundevils return the roster and will be a contender again. Kaitlyn Romero (Guard/2016) returns for her fourth varsity season.

Rounding out the top five the Valencia Lady Jaguars have continually been on the cusp of reaching the final game. Lorien Aragon (PG/2017), Raenne Herrera (C/2016) and Destinee Vigil (Guard/2017) create a trio that will be the dark horse of the bunch.

Ashlynn Trujillo (Guard/2016) and the Los Alamos Lady Hilltoppers will make the group of ten teams in 5A one of the strongest classifications in the state of New Mexico for women's basketball.

Farmington returns their starting line-up including their five leading scorers in what could be the team that makes the Final Four. Brighton Clah (2016) was the leader with 9.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

Belen has a pair of sophomores in Maya Trujillo and Leandra Sanchez that could create a serious contender in a couple years. This will be a growing year but this will be a team you wont be able to sleep on coming off a 20-8, 7-3 season.

Haley Hall (2016/Guard) returns for the Grants Pirates at No. 9. This was the statement regarding Hall "Very smart player, deceptive, scores slashing into the paint and on the break".

Myra Salazar (2016) will look to lead the Lovington Lady Wildcats in 2016 and will place her name among the top players in the state.

GRINE'S CRYSTAL BALL

State Champion: Roswell
Runner-Up: Valencia
Final Four: Roswell, Valencia, Gallup, Los Lunas

Years and years the Lady Coyotes are there, along with Valencia, and this could be a season when they both reach another level.

Good Morning Everyone!

I have a few important updates this morning.

1. New Content Pages & Home Page

We (Rivals) have been working on brand new state of the art content pages (stories that you read on NMPreps.com) He is a beta version https://nmpreps.n.rivals.com/news/player-of-the-week-award-winners

The new website is fully responsive, so whether you are on a computer, tablet, your phone, all the content is automatically resized and looks great. These were literally just released yesterday and will continue to be updated moving forward.

Here is a look at the new home page (again still in the beta phase and will be updated moving forward) URL will always be NMPreps.com

Sample home page look below
https://nmpreps.n.rivals.com

Sample story page look below
https://nmpreps.n.rivals.com/news/cleveland-duo-commit

2. Weekly Previews Moved Up

I was talking with a subscriber last Saturday and mentioned that I should move my Friday Statewide Preview up during the week, so we can actually talk about it. I think that is a great idea. Week 13 Playoff Previews will roll out starting today.

3. High School Basketball In Full Swing

Josh Grine has been killing it with content on the basketball side. Be sure and check out his Top 72 team rankings and his daily features. The basketball board is lit already!

Boys Basketball Message Board Here
https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/forums/new-mexico-high-school-basketball.42/

Girls Basketball Message Board Here
https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/forums/girls-basketball.44/

4. Special Announcement/Feature!!!!!!!
Coming tomorrow Wednesday, November 18th. Get your popcorn and boxing gloves ready...

Have a great day.

What Is Your Weekend Bold Prediction?

Add your worst game prediction of the year. Haha

NMPreps.com's 2015-2016 6A Preseason Top-10
Joshua J. Grine of NMPreps.com

Today, we take a look at our NMPreps.com Preseason 6A Team Rankings. Throughout the 2015-2016 we will update our rankings as the season progresses.

Week Zero/Week One Top-10 Rankings
1. Cibola
2. Volcano Vista
3. Las Cruces
4. Mayfield
5. Valley
6. Hobbs
7. Eldorado
8. La Cueva
9. Rio Rancho
10. Alamogordo

2015-2016 Preview

We will start at the top of our rankings and look at the reigning 6A State Champions in the Cibola Cougars. The Cougars are led by one of the top head coaches in New Mexico basketball, men's or women's and this could be one her most talented teams yet.

Amaya Brown (Sophomore), who will be one of the highest recruited prospects in the state of New Mexico returns for her sophomore season and will be looking to add more hardware. Brown, teams up with division commit (UNLV), Kavionna Brown (Junior) a point guard who is considered one of the best PG's in the state. This duo is just the tip of the iceberg though as we could list the top seven players.

Volcano Vista High School, district foe to Cibola, enters the season at No. 2 on our countdown. The Lady Hawks have one of their own head coaches who is regarded as one of the best in the state. The Lady Hawks return Raven Herrera (2016) and Deezha Battle (2016), two seniors who could be on the upset minds of CIbola.

At, number three we have the Las Cruces Lady Bulldawgs who will return one of the top rosters in the state. Jayden Perez (2018) is one of the top rising prospects in the state of New Mexico. Active on the AAU side, Perez returns as a District 3-6A Player of the Year, All-State player with a 15 points per game average. In the opening game of week one Perez went off for 27-points and 12 rebounds in a win over EP Americas (TX).

Rounding out the top-5 is Mayfield, led by Kendra Butler (2016) and Jayce Gorzseman (2017), as the No. 4 spot in the state. The fifth team in the state is the Valley Vikings who return a wealth of talent in Brianna Roybal (2016), Shanea Shamburger (2016) and Alicia Chavez (2016). The Valley Vikings will have experience returning from a state tournament team.

NMPreps.com Preseason All-State Team

1st Team All-NMPreps.com
Guard: Amaya Brown - Cibola HS/Sophomore
Guard: Kavionna Brown - Cibola HS/Junior
Wing: Jayce Gorzeman - Mayfield HS/Junior
Guard: Jayden Perez - Las Cruces HS/Sophomore
Guard: Deezha Battle - Volcano Vista HS/Senior

2nd Team All-NMPreps.com
Guard: Sarah Abney - Las Cruces HS/Sophomore
Guard: Amaya Lewis - Hobbs HS/Sophomore
Forward: Raven Herrera - Volcano Vista HS/Senior
Forward: Kristyn Archuleta - Alamogordo HS/Senior
Guard: Sydney Canelaria - Eldorado HS/Junior

Tournament Update

Tie Breaker Rule For Week 13: If two players tie this week the winner will be determined by the closest score prediction between Mayfield and Clovis. Go back and edit your picks with a score prediction of the Mayfield/Clovis Game

******note the score prediction cannot be the same as the user you are playing, so we'll take the tie breaker score from the user that edited their post first if the two users have the same tie breaking score****

Edit Your Picks Here: http://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/you-pick-em-week-13.13439/#post-141452




Regular Season Update

Just in

Valley Head Football Coach Enrico Marcelli has resigned - Click Here For Story

We play Flower Mound Marcus Friday night who beat us 27-17 in opener. We did not have our SR QB and started a Soph who could not throw. SR was being disciplined for being late to practice. The game is being televised live by a local TV station. If we win we will play in Cowboy Stadium next Saturday. Fun times and really cool about the TV broadcast and the possibility of going to Cowboy Stadium. My Grandson is living through the scout team experience and in live sessions they do not protect the QB. He is being toughened for next year to say the least

Started top keep other thread on State Seeding..about State Seeding

What Would Be The Toughest 4Team Districts?

There are 167 NCAA II teams and only 28 teams make the playoffs. The remaining bowl eligible teams hope for a spot in 1 of only 4 NCAA DII Bowl Games. ENMU was selected as the Lone Star Conference representative in the Heart of Texas Bowl by being the highest ranked team in the LSC not going to the playoffs.

http://heartoftexasbowl.com/2015/11...of-c-h-a-m-p-s-heart-of-texas-bowl-announced/

I Can See for Miles and Miles and Miles: playoff miles that is. All trips round trip with a few fast food stops.

Farmington at Moriarty 438 miles
St. Mikes at Portales 444 miles
Ruidoso at Cobre 450 miles
Las Cruces at Rio Rancho 477 miles
St. Pius at Artesia 478 miles
Bloomfield at Robertson 513 miles
Mayfield at Clovis 586 miles Dallas is closer to Albuquerque than this
Hobbs at Eldorado 636 miles Tijuana is closer to Albq. than this
Lordsburg at Dexter 656 miles Rapid City South Dakota closer to Albq than this

and the sleep ovr trip...

Roswell at Piedra Vista 778 miles Boise Idaho is closer to Albq. than this.

ALL MILES ADDED:5516 miles just like going to Berlin Germany

Preseason Rankings: No. 26 Goddard Rockets

The 2015-2016 season has officially started and today we start our countdown of the top 50 programs in New Mexico Big School Division (6A-4A).

More: Preseason Rankings Home | Rankings 72-51 | Preseason Preview Page

Year two under head coach Anthony Mestas could prove to be a huge one. The Rockets went 13-15, 3-4 last season but have some promising prospects.

Overview: Another coach from District 4-5A quickly put his name on his new program. Mestas has a pair of rings on his fingers and will have the Rockets as a 5A Top-10 team this preseason. The Rockets return a trio of guards that were among the most impressive that we seen this summer. The two highlights are Noah Waide (2016) and Leanthoney Harrison (2017) who can let it fly from the outside but also like to run in transition. These two alone could have them in the Top-25 early after a few big wins.

Last Season
Record: 13-15, 3-4
Home Record: 7-6
Away Record: 3-4
Post Season: First Round; Lost to Farmington (51-49)
Points per game: 54.14 (1516)
Points against: 52 (1456)


Realistic Prediction: I was impressed with Goddard this summer, that should be a given because Mestas has proven to be a winner. Did we think this quick? No, not at all but if they improved any from what we seen this summer the Rockets are a legit Final Four contender. Like Artesia, ranked one higher, they play a tough non-district schedule including a tough district this season. Roswell has company and it's going to be important to win at home. 15-19 win mark and could be a Final Four contender.

District Champ: 71.1%
Playoff Team: 98%
Elite Eight: 80%
Final Four: 49.67%
Title Game: 26%

Returning Players: The two mentioned above are two of the top guards back in 2015-2016 for 5A basketball. Another name is Cal Villareal a 6-1 shooting guard who was right behind Waide (10ppg) and Harrison (9.6 ppg) at 6 points per game.

Roster
Ethan Coombes (2016)
Dylan Dearing (2016)
Noah Waide (2016)
Cal Villareal (2017)
Leanthony Harrison (2017)
Dalin Stanford (2017)