Congratulations to Gabe Trujillo who committed to ENMU! GO HOUNDS!

LHP/1B/OF Beau Williams signed with ENMU this weekend.

Preseason Rankings: No. 19 Los Lunas Tigers

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).

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Los Lunas High School returns for the season after a 13-16, 7-4 season. The Tigers played for the District 3-5A tournament championship and a playoff birth.

Overview: The Los Lunas Tigers are the team that people are not overly hyped on nor are they have the radar lacking any respect. Many may believe the Top-25 ranking and (No. 4 NMPreps.com 5A Rankings) is high for a team coming off a below .500 season. Two things we considered with this team, giving them such a high ranking. First, they have arguably one of the top head coaches in the state. Julian is one of the old school type of coaches that will scout everyone, have his team prepared for any opponent and make proper adjustments. Secondly, they have one of the more exciting, young, rosters in the classification. They do graduate five but return several top players, one in particular we mentioned in our 25 Guards to Watch for the 2015-2016 season in Hunter Wisneski (2017).

Last Season
Record: 13-16, 7-4
Home Record: 8-4
Away Record: 3-7
Neutral Record: 2-5
Post Season: First Round; Lost to Roswell (66-43)
Points per game: 43.44 (1260)
Points against: 46.58 (1351)

Realistic Prediction: We do have this young squad ranked high, we covered that, but what is the realistic prediction for a team ranked that high but a team that young? Right now we could place them in the 15-19 win category and Elite Eight or better talk. They will battle with 8 to 9 teams that we could see making the Final Four games. We limited them from reaching the 20-26 category because they typically play a tough schedule, will travel a lot (an insane amount in district - which is ridiculous in my opinion) and we mentioned they are young(ish).

District Champ: 90%
Playoff Team: 100%
Elite Eight: 95%
Final Four: 90.5%
Title Game: 80%

Returning Players: Wisneski was mentioned above be he is not alone on highlight the players for the Tigers. Kayden Walker (2017) and Zanen Zeller (2019) are two other guards in this backcourt that are worth the watch. Zeller will only be a freshmen this coming season and one of the highest praised freshmen on the scene. The other was mentioned for Eldorado High School in Albuquerque. This roster is the best, most underrated, roster in the state and we can't wait to see it take off.

Roster
Angelo Martinez (2016)
Isaic Romero (2017)
Martin Trujillo (2017)
Hunter Wisneski (2017)
Josh Good (2017)
Kayden Walker (2017)
Sebastian LaLonde (2018)
Zanen Zeller (2019)
Nick Gaerlan (2019)

Updated Story Here


Pictured is Manzano Sophomore (Metro Player of the Week) Jordan Byrd who already holds an offer from New Mexico

Updated Brackets Here
https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/2015-football-playoff-brackets-here.10188/

6A (dates and times TBA)
No. 8 Manzano @. No. 1 Cleveland - Friday, 11/20 @ 7PM
No. 5 Mayfield @ No 4 Clovis - Friday, 11/20 @ 7PM
No. 6 Las Cruces @ No. 3 Rio Rancho, 11/20 @ 7PM
No. 10 Hobbs @ No. 2 Eldorado - Saturday, 11/20 @ 1PM (Wilson)

5A (dates and times TBA)
No. 8 Goddard @ No. 1 Centennial - Friday, 11/20 @ 7PM
No. 12 Farmington @ No. 4 Moriarty - Friday, 11/20 @ 6PM
No. 6 Roswell @ No. 3 Piedra Vista - Saturday, 11/21 @ 1PM
No. 7 St. Pius @ No. 2 Artesia - Saturday, 11/21 @ 1PM

4A (dates and times TBA)
No. 8 St. Mikes @ No. 1 Portales - Saturday, 11/20 @ 7PM
No. 5 Bloomfield @ no. 4 Robertson - Saturday, 11/21 @ 1:30PM
No. 6 Ruidoso @ No. 3 Cobre - Saturday, 11/21 @ 1PM
No. 7 Hope @ No. 2 Hatch Valley - Friday, 11/20 @ 7PM

3A (dates and times TBA)
No. 8 Texico @ No. 1 Estancia - Friday, 11/20 @ 7PM
No. 5 Lordsburg @ No. 4 Dexter - Saturday, 11/21 @ 1PM
No. 7 Santa Rosa @ No. 2 Clayton - Friday, 11/20 @ 7PM
No. 6 Capitan @ Eunice - Friday, 11/20 @ 7PM

8Man Title Game
No. 2 Gateway @ No. 1 Melrose - Saturday, 11/21 @2PM

Updated Brackets Here
https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/2015-football-playoff-brackets-here.10188/

Its that time of year again. The season has wrapped up, kids have moved onto basketball or wrestling or whatever other sport they play and we have those that play soccer year round.

Down here at Santa Teresa HS. We will be hosting a College ID camp on December 11-12. The link below will take you to the info page. Its open to any player, from any school, boy & girls. Last year we had a player from Atrisco drive all the way down! (he did stay with an aunt or grandma)

Please share with others if anyone needs info or clarifications please let me know.

Thanks

http://millersoccer.net/santa-teresa-high-school/

Farmington 48, Espanola 20 final

Roswell 56, Aztec 14 final

Thoughts?????

Video Recap - Hobbs 43, Volcano Vista 21

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So What Have You Learned After One Week of Playoffs?

Open Week Questions - Week 13 Edition

Who has the most to prove this weekend in Class 6A?
Who is the biggest underdog this weekend regardless of Class?
Who has the toughest weekend road-trip?
Best Match Up In 6A Is?
Best Match Up In 5A Is?
Which is better: Saturday (day) Playoff Games or Friday Night Playoff Games

Bonus 1
Post at least one place to eat in your home town

Bonus 2
Ask me a tough question, please put me on the spot!!!!

Valencia High School is looking for one game to be played at Valencia High School. Please contact Carlos Carrasco at ccarrasco@llschools.net

Poll: Who Wins - No. 3 Rio Rancho or No. 6 Las Cruces

Danni Williams scored 14 points in her first game with Texas A&M. This is the most points scored in an A&M opening game by a freshman since 2004.

Has thrown for 971-yards and 9 touchdowns this season. Committed to Southeastern Oklahoma over Univ. of Central Oklahoma, Northwestern Oklahoma State Univ., and Eastern New Mexico.

Preseason Rankings: No. 12 Roswell Coyotes

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).

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The Roswell Coyotes return after a (24-4, 7-0) season along with an Elite Eight showing.

Overview: One of the top head coaches in 5A basketball, and state for that matter, is head coach Britt Cooper. Cooper returns a talented roster again in the Coyotes with eight players that could create another deep run in March. Right now ranked 12th in the state and No. 2 in 5A basketball. Guard Chris Mesquita is one of the prospects to watch for the Coyotes, a 6-2 guard, who will be a name to watch this preseason.

Last Season
Record: 24-4, 6-0
Home Record: 11-1
Away Record: 10-1
Neutral Record: 3-2
Post Season: Elite Eight; Lost to Grants (76-71)
Points per game: - (1863)
Points against: - (1360)

Realistic Prediction: The Roswell Coyotes could go either way from another Elite Eight exit or stay atop the rankings reaching the Final Four or title game. Right now it's safe to say the will be one of the better teams in the classification and an Elite Eight at worst case scenario. Prediction wise we are going with a 20-26 category and Title Game expectations.

Chances
District Champ: 99%
Playoff Team: 100%
Elite Eight: 95%
Final Four: 90%
Title Game: 85%

Returning Players: On-top of Mesquita the Roswell Coyotes return Daniel Amador a wing that also found himself on the NMPreps.com Top 60 Player Rankings this summer. Both were big contributors last season to a 24-win team and will make the Coyotes dangerous in 2016.

Roster

Rico Montoya 2-0 at 133 for UNC.
UNC duals OU this Thursday night.
Rico will face Cody Brewer of OU Defending National Champ

Should New Mexico Have A Shot Clock?

Small School Division: Who are the top returning Forwards and Centers?

IF Centennial was 6A this year where would you seed them?

Week 12: Top 50 Performers

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Alex Sais - St. Pius X - 8 tackles against Los Lunas

Andrew Erickson - Manzano - 2 touchdowns against Sandia

Antonio Vazquez - Hondo - Threw for 97-yards, ran for 118-yards, and 3 touchdowns against Floyd

Augustine Larranaga - Capital - Scored 4 touchdowns against Goddard

Axel Fowler - Farmington - Scored 2 touchdowns against Espanola Valley

Bradon Baez- Las Cruces - 2 interceptions against Cibola

Brandon McAllister - St. Mike’s - Scored 52 yard touchdown against Silver

Cade Barnard - Melrose - Threw for 3 touchdowns, ran for 3 touchdowns against Logan

Caleb Meyer Hagen - Hope - Threw for 194-yards and 2 touchdowns against NMMI

Cameron Stevenson - Goddard - Threw 2 touchdowns, ran for a score against Capital

Chris Kuykendall - Hobbs - 9 tackles and a sack with a loss of 14 yards and caused 1 fumble against Volcano Vista

Chross Jaramillo - St. Mike’s - Big game on both sides of the ball against Silver

Cisco Mayville - Ruidoso - Scored 2 touchdowns against Hot Springs

Devin Beard - Hobbs - Scored 2 touchdowns against Volcano Vista

Diego Miranda - Goddard - 2 touchdown catches against Capital

Dominic Montano - Escalante - Ran for 208-yards off 44 carries, 2 touchdowns, threw for 2
touchdowns against Ft. Sumner

Drew Ortiz - St. Pius X - Threw for 151-yards, ran for 107-yards and 3 touchdowns against Los
Lunas

Dylan DiLorenzo - St. Pius X - Scored 2 touchdowns against Los Lunas

Ethan Featherstone - Goddard - 50-yards of offense from the Tight End position

Farmington’s Kody Becenti - Scored 1 touchdown against Espanola Valley

Guy Ross Tippy - Hobbs - One interception against Volcano Vista

Isaac Amaya - Hobbs - Accounted for 398-yards and 5 touchdowns against Volcano Vista

Jeremy Padilla - Hobbs - Scored 2 touchdowns against Volcano Vista

Jordan Byrd - Manzano - 150 all purpose yards and 2 touchdowns against Sandia

Jordan Leake - Hope - Caught for 110-yards and 1 touchdown against NMMI

Josh Williams - Volcano Vista - Threw two touchdowns against Hobbs

Kameron Miller - Las Cruces - Threw for 184-yards, ran for 71-yards, and 2 touchdowns against Las
Cruces

Las Cruces - Las Cruces - Ran for 121-yards and 2 touchdowns against Cibola

Lukas Gutierrez - Goddard - 100 yards and 1 touchdown against Capital

Michael Estrada - Logan - Returned kick for touchdown against Melrose

Orlando Perez - Manzano - 2 touchdowns against Sandia

O’Muary Samuels - Los Lunas - Ran for 167-yards and 2 touchdowns against St. Pius X

Rowdy Allen - Melrose - Interception against Logan

Torry Locklin - Mayfield - 169-yards passing and 5 touchdowns against Atrisco Heritage

Wyatt Williams - Melrose scored 3 touchdowns against Logan

Xavier Vigil - St. Mike’s - 9 tackles against Silver

Preseason Rankings: No. 13 Las Cruces Bulldawgs

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The Las Cruces Bulldawgs are coming off a (19-9, 7-1) season, they reached the 2015 State Tournament and won District 3-6A.

Overview: Head coach William Benjamin has created or developed one of the top 6A programs in the State. The Bulldawgs even on "down" years or "rebuilding" years are a tournament team and a threat any given night. The Bulldawgs return seven players from last seasons' playoff team. The roster, however will be relatively young but will have some key players to keep a close eye on. One player in particular that we are looking at is point guard Mike Uribe, who will be the floor general for the Bulldawgs.

Last Season
Record: 19-9, 7-1
Home Record: 8-3
Away Record: 7-2
Neutral Record: 4-4
Post Season: Elite Eight; Lost to West Mesa (52-49)
Points per game: 57.57 (1612)
Points against: 54.75 (1533)

Realistic Prediction: At, 13 this could be considered one of those most dangerous teams outside the Top-10. The Bulldawgs have some serious returning players, a solid program and a threat to be an Elite Eight or Final Four team in 2016. Right now we have them in the 15-19 category along with First Round (for now) at No. 10 in 6A. However, we could immediately regret ranking a team like this to not make the Elite Eight.

Chances
District Champ: 80%
Playoff Team: 100%
Elite Eight: 49.9%
Final Four: 20%
Title Game: 10%

Returning Players: Uribe was mentioned above in the backcourt, running the point guard spot. We are also keeping a close eye on Sam Silva in that backcourt. The other player that we are high on in the front court is Corey Noel, not big at 6-foot, but gets the job done.

Roster
Sam Silva (2016)
Markus Collins (2018)
Mike Uribe (2016)
Andy Saenz (2016)
Corey Noel (2016)
Rj Brown (2018)
Daniel Guerrero (2016)

Preseason Rankings: No. 21 Silver Colts

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Silver High School went 17-12, 7-1 on the season in 2014-2015 falling in the first round of the state tournament.

Overview: The Silver Colts enter the NMPreps.com preseason Top-25 for the first time in program history. The Colts are led by head coach Brandon Siqueiros, a head coach, that we at NMPreps.com are high on. The program continues to get better and this could be it's best season to this point. The Colts return their entire roster from a season ago and when we saw them this summer, we left impressed. They will be only the third team from 4A basketball ranked in the NMPreps.com Top-25 this preseason and for good reason.

Last Season
Record: 17-12, 7-1
Home Record: 6-3
Away Record: 7-2
Neutral Record: 4-7
Post Season: First Round; Lost to Cobre (41-29)
Points per game: 52 (1510)
Points against: 46.6 (1354)

Realistic Prediction: I bought into the hype, so I guess I think this team is the real deal. They are always well coached, they welcome back a majority of their roster and at preseason No. 2 in 4A this team has the chance to play on the final day in March. The move the ball extremely well, take high percentage shots and play sound defense. I see this team (captain obvious) as a contender to play for the State Championship. 20-win season is our realistic approach, dependent on their 2015-2016 schedule.

District Champ: 99%
Playoff Team: 100%
Elite Eight: 92%
Final Four: 90%
Title Game: 88%

Returning Players: They return their roster, a couple players who will be three year letterman and plenty of size. They don't lose any from last season and possible additional player that will put them over the hump.

Roster
Moran Weber (2016)
Shawn Gutierrez (2016)
Kaleb Rigg (2016)
Garrett Laney (2016)
Sebastian Cruz (2016)
Yoshi Saenz (2016)
Keshawn Thornton (2017)
Wyatt Olgesby (2017)
Konnor Riddle (2017)
Jaydon Lewis (2017)
Tyler Gonzales (2018)
Jacob Morales (2018)
Sal Cruz (2018)

Preseason Rankings: No. 28 Farmington Scorpions

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The Farmington Scorpions are coming off a 20-10, 6-2 season along with an Elite Eight showing in a two point loss to Gallup.

Overview: Head coach Paul Corley has come out of nowhere and nearly shocked a jam packed PIT last March in a two point loss to Gallup in a game the Scorpions controlled about three quarters of. The Scorpions only graduate three players off that 20-win team from a season ago and hope to use last season as motivation moving forward. The Scorpions welcome back a trio of players led by Clayton Corley (2016) a player the Scorpions will rely on for consistent numbers.

Last Season
Record: 20-10, 6-2
Home Record: 7-2
Away Record: 10-6
Post Season: Elite Eight; Lost to Gallup (61-59)
Points per game: 56.76 (1703)
Points against: 47.06 (1412)


Realistic Prediction: Losing a 24-point lead has to be fresh on the minds of the Scorpions and we will avoid talking about that loss. Ironically that loss has us giving the Scorpions a better rank though because it shows the capability of this team. I honestly see another 20-win season and if you are following along the favorite to win their district. I see an Elite Eight or better showing for them. 5A is deep in talent and will be an interesting state tournament.

District Champ: 90%
Playoff Team: 99%
Elite Eight: 90%
Final Four: 65%
Title Game: 29%

Returning Players: Farmington has an experienced roster coming back in 2015-2016 and could be one of the best teams that nobody is picking at this point. They truly haven't been talked about much and return Corley, Bentley and Riley but will have a deep bench.

Roster
Berrett Bentley (2016)
Diego Corley (2016)
Tyren King (2016)
Clayton Corley (2016)
Zack Lee (2016)
Joseph Broussard (2016)
Nicholas Granger (2017)
David Riley (2017)
Joey Gillen (2017)
Sol Rascon (2017)

Going back to the Volcano Vista game...The Hawks fumbled the ball 6 times losing 5 of them and had 2 interceptions. So, that is a total of 7 turnovers in a playoff game. That has to be some sort of record as I don't ever recall hearing about anything like that. Also, I understand that the fumble that went out of the back end zone is not being called a turn over as it resulted in a safety and score. But, actually that fumble was a big time turn over which resulted in 6 "lost" fumbles (I know, if they would have recovered their own fumble it would still have been a safety.) by the Hawks. Do any of you guys recall that many turnovers whether you look at it as 7 or 8 in a game?

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