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6A - POOL PLAY RESULTS

Thursday, November 11th
La Cueva wins Pool A
Onate wins Pool B
Cleveland wins Pool C
Volcano Vista wins Pool D
*All four get a bye.

Pool A: Eldorado (2nd), Clovis (3rd)
Pool B: Sandia (2nd), Hobbs (3rd)
Pool C: Cibola (2nd), Albuquerque (3rd)
Pool D: Las Cruces (2nd), Mayfield (3rd)

Thursday, November 11th - 1st Round
Sandia over Mayfield (Winner plays La Cueva)
Cibola over Clovis (Winner plays Volcano Vista)
Las Cruces over Hobbs (Winner plays Cleveland)
Eldorado over Albquerque (Winner plays Onate)

Friday, November 12th - Quarterfinals
La Cueva over Sandia
Volcano Vista over Cibola
Cleveland over Las Cruces
Eldorado over Onate, 3-2

Friday, November 12th - Semi-Finals
La Cueva over Volcano Vista
Cleveland vs Eldorado

Saturday, November 13th - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
La Cueva vs. TBA



5A - POOL PLAY RESULTS

Thursday, November 11th
Pool A: St. Pius X over Albuquerque Academy
Pool A: St. Pius X over Espanola Valley
Pool A: Espanola Valley over Albuquerque Academy
Pool B: Roswell over Santa Teresa (25-22, 25-17)
Pool B: Roswell over Goddard (25-14, 25-17)
Pool B: Goddard over Santa Teresa
Pool C: Centennial over Artesia (25-21, 25-9)
Pool C: Centennial over Piedra Vista
Pool C: Piedra Vista over Artesia (25-12, 25-17)
Pool D: Los Lunas over Los Alamos
Pool D: Los Lunas over Moriarty
Pool D: Los Alamos over Moriarty

Thursday, November 11th - 1st Round
Goddard over Moriarty (Winner plays St. Pius X)
Piedra Vista over Albuquerque Academy (Winner plays Los Lunas)
Los Alamos over Santa Teresa (Winner plays Centennial)
Espanola Valley over Artesia (Winner plays Roswell)

Friday, November 12th - Quarterfinals
St. Pius X over Goddard
Los Lunas over Piedra Vista
Centennial over Los Alamos
Roswell over Espanola Valley

Friday, November 12th - Semi-Finals
Los Lunas over St. Pius x
Centennial over Roswell

Saturday, November 13th - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Los Lunas vs Centennial



4A - FIRST ROUND
West Las Vegas over St. Mikes (3-0)
Wingate over Shiprock (3-1)
Pojoaque Valley over Ruidoso (3-1)
Portales over Kirtland Central (3-0)

4A - QUARTERFINALS
Sandia Prep over West Las Vegas
Silver over Wingate
Robertson over Pojoaque Valley
Hope Christian over Portales

4A - SEMI-FINALS
Sandia Prep over Silver
Hope Christian over Robertson

4A - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Sandia Prep vs TBA

No. 5 Mayfield beat No. 12 Atrisco 72-22
Will take on No. 4 Clovis next week in the quarterfinals

No. 8 Manzano beat No. 9 Sandia 41-13
Will take on No. 1 Cleveland next week in the quarterfinals

What you think????

38-0 Dawgs rolling!!!

Breaking: Hondo Wins The Class 6Man State Title - Defeat Floyd 40-22

Escalante beat Ft. Sumner today 28-20 to win the 2A State Title

Week 12 Scores (scroll down)

The U.S. Bank State Football Championships continue this weekend. Class 6A, 5A, 4A, and 3A will be 1st round playoff games, in Class 2A Ft. Sumner will take on Escalante in the Title Game, in Class 8Man there are just 4 teams remaining in the semifinal round, and in 6Man Floyd will travel to Hondo Valley for the State Championship.

Brackets: 6A | 5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | 8M | 6M

This page will be updated over the next 48 hours until we get all times/dates updated. Have a question? Email nmpreps@yahoo.com.

6A
No. 10 Hobbs 43, No. 7 Volcano Vista 21
No. 6 Las Cruces 38, No. 11 Cibola 0
No. 5 Mayfield 77, No. 12 Atrisco Heritage 22
No. 8 Manzano 41, No. 9 Sandia 13

5A
No. 12 Farmington 48, No. 5 Espanola 20
No. 8 Goddard 27, No. 9 Capital 26
No. 7 St. Pius X 35, No. 10 Los Lunas 19
No. 6 Roswell 56, No. 11 Aztec 14

4A
No. 8 St. Mike’s 21, No. 9 Silver 0
No. 7 Hope 27, No. 10 NMMI
No. 6 Ruidoso 41, No. 11 Hot Springs 18
No. 5 Bloomfield 41, No. 12 Taos 7

3A
No. 7 Santa Rosa 30, No. 10 Navajo Prep 22
No. 5 Lordsburg 54, No. 12 Tohatchi 0
No. 8 Texico 34, No. 9 Tucumcari 7
No. 6 Capitan 45, No. 11 Laguna Acoma 21

2A
No. 1 Escalante 28, No. 2 Ft. Sumner 20

8Man Semifinals

No. 1 Melrose vs. No. 4 Logan - Please send score to 505.577.5953
No. 2 Gateway 56, No. 3 Magdalena 6

6Man Finals
No. 2 Hondo 40, No. 5 Floyd 22

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

Friday Night Recap
https://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/week-12-statewide-playoff-recap-highlights-more.13250/

Your Thoughts On The 6A Bracket???

Which team will be the most improved team in turns of wins?

-Who wins more games
-Are any 20-win teams
-Who makes the playoffs

Revisiting: Should District Champs Get Auto Bids?

Check Out My Week 12 Picks! Lots of upset picks!!!
https://nmpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1824827

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

Playoff Times & Dates
http://nmpreps.forums.rivals.com/threads/1st-round-times-dates-all-games-updated.13040/

Week 12 Picks


Complete List Here
https://nmpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1824827

6A
Onate
Carlsbad
Albuquerque High
Rio Rancho
Valley
Highland

5A
Capital
Artesia
Goddard
Farmington
Espanol Valley

4A
Silver
Portales
West Las Vegas
Taos
Robertson

Preseason Rankings: No. 33 Belen Eagles

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 Belen Eagles return in 2015-2016 after going 14-13, 7-5 last season. The Eagles reached the state tournament falling in the first round to Gallup, 72-69 in a close game.

Overview: When the Belen Eagles made this hire for the 2012-2013 season, I claimed it was the best thing the program could have done. Well, I live by that statement and could see this being one of the best teams under head coach Patrick Mondragon. The Eagles graduate six players from last season but return some talent that they are excited about in Belen. This could be the year that they have been waiting for and this county will be a sweet spot for basketball this year. It will be tough replacing two posts like Chavez and Ulibarri but two players who could pick up that slack are Ryan Padilla (F/6'0/2016) and Bryan Valdez (G/6'2/2016).

Last Season
Record: 14-13, 7-5
Home Record: 6-6
Away Record: 6-4
Post Season: First Round, lost to Gallup (72-69)
Points per game: 51.5 (1393)
Points against: 46.8 (1264)


Realistic Prediction: The one number that sticks out is holding teams under 47 points per game. This has to be considered one of the better defensive programs (and what's the old saying, "defensive wins championships"). Many have the Eagles lower (1-5 area) but right now we are going to use the phrase we won't reward you until you earn it. They very well could be ranked that low but for now we but them just outside of the Top-25. I will put them in the 15-19 win range, a playoff team but winning a game will be just as hard as last season.

District Champ: 61%: Centennial and Los Lunas are the favorites.
Playoff Team: 99%
Elite Eight: 32.9%
Final Four: 4%
Title Game: 1%

Returning Players: The Eagles are getting better and developing this program the right way. As mentioned they have voids to fill but have some solid prospects who contributed big already last season. They will have depth in both the backcourt and front court, something teams lack moving forward each season. They will have strengths at both in terms of bodies.

Roster
Bryan Valdez (2016)
Ryan Padilla (2016)
Matthew Sharp (2016)
Markus Russell (2017)
Nicholas Trujillo (2017)
Gabriel Chavira (2017)
Justin Evans (2018)
Garrett Gallegos (2018)

Giddings Boy School 121
Abilene Christian HS 93

Six Man Playoff game

Preseason Rankings: No. 29 Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars

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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Atrisco Heritage Academy is coming off a 13-13 season that resulted in a state tournament appearance.

Overview: Just two years removed from the state championship game and the Jaguars will replace more key players from that roster. The three leading scorers from last season have graduated, Leading rebounder is gone as well. Estevan Martinez (2016) will look to improve on his numbers from last season at 4.8 points per game and 5 rebounds a contest. Head coach Adrian Ortega is one of the best at getting his team to understand the game and game situations, the program is going through a transition but could be on the upset alert any night and part of the next five in of the Top-25.

Last Season
Record: 13-13, 2-6
Home Record: 7-2
Away Record: 4-7
Post Season: First Round; Lost to Cleveland (60-45)
Points per game: 59.1 (1538)
Points against: 57.6 (1500)


Realistic Prediction: I really like the way Ortega's teams play and have always praised their basketball IQ during situations. The issue is the talent is nowhere near that of the state championship runner-up team. It's going to take another year or so. We could see them flirting around the 10-14 win mark and fighting on the bubble for a playoff spot, much like last season. The bench lacked depth, more because of experience and they hand one of the younger benches in 6A.

District Champ: 70%
Playoff Team: 62%
Elite Eight: 15%
Final Four: 5%
Title Game: 1%

Returning Players: Above we mentioned the loss of some key players from last season, also that the scoring reigns handed to wing Estevan Martinez. Another prospect mentioned is guard Andres Gurule (2016) who led the team in assists.

Roster
Aaron Bean (2016)
Estevan Martinez (2016)
Angel Hernandez (2016)
Noah Salazar (2017)
Marciano Gonzales (2018)
Jordan Arroyo (2018)
Angel Ramirez (2018)
Enrque Bibian (2018)
Diego Ortega (2018)

No. 8 Goddard hangs on to beat No. 9 Capital 27-26
Goddard will head to Las Cruces to take on No. 1 Centennial next week

Holy cow!!!! Next thought I would see the day that these two teams were battling it out. I think Goddard had 5 or 6 turnovers

Most Intriguing Score Friday Night?

Does the NMAA live stream the playoff games online?

Hondo Wins The Class 6Man State Title - Defeat Floyd 40-22

Week 12 You’Pick Em

• Pick the Playoff Games Below, Get Points For The Games You Get Right
• We Track The Points
• You Win Prizes
• We’ll continue our season leaderboard
• Start a new leaderboard for playoffs
• We’ll continue our end of the year 32-user tournament (update coming soon)

Week 12 Games
No. 9 Sandia @ No. 8 Manzano +1,000 (Upset is Sandia +2,000)
No. 10 Hobbs @ No. 7 Volcano +1,500 (Upset is Hobbs +2,500)
No. 11 Cibola @ No. 6 Las Cruces +1,000 (Upset is Cibola +3,000)
No. 9 Capital @ No. 8 Goddard +1,000 (Upset is Capital +4,000)
No. 12 Farmington @ No. 5 Espanola +3,000 (Upset is Farmington +4,000)
No. 10 Los Lunas @ No. 7 St. Pius X +2,000 (Upset is Los Lunas +4,000)
No. 11 Aztec @ No. 6 Roswell +1,000 (Upset is Aztec +5,000)
No. 9 Silver @ No. 8 St. Mikes +2,000 (Upset is Silver +4,000)
No. 11 Hot Springs @ No. 6 Ruidoso +2,000 (Upset is Hot Springs +4,000)
No. 10 NMMI @ No. 7 Hope +1,500 (Upset is NMMI +4,000)
No. 9 Tucumcari @ No. 8 Texico +2,500 (Either Way)
No. 2 Ft. Sumner @ No. 1 Escalante +2,500 (Upset is Ft. Sumner +5K)
No. 3 Magdalena @ No. 2 Gateway +1,000 (Upset is Magdalena +4,000)

How To Pick (Not my picks, my picks are posted Thursdays)
Sandia
Hobbs
Cibola
Capital
Farmington
Los Lunas
Aztec
Silver
etc.

Preseason Rankings: No. 37 Piedra Vista Panthers

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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Piedra Vista comes into the season ranked 37th in the state after a (13-16, 4-4) season that seen them reach the state tournament.

Overview: Head coach Adam Huff has put is staple on the Panthers program and they will be looking to build off a successful campaign in 2014-2015. The Panthers graduate five players including their leading scorer and rebounder leaving voids to fill. The Panthers averaged 55 points per game last season and hope to continue as an uptempo team for the most part. Many of the games that they won early in the season they were putting in 60 points or high 50's. Keegan Acosta (6'2"/2016) returns as one of the players to watch this season. Acosta had 8 points per game along with 3.6 rebounds, both numbers that will rise this season.

Last Season
Record: 13-16, 4-4
Home Record: 4-6
Away Record: 4-6
Post Season: First Round, lost to Grants (55-53)
Points per game: 54.9 (1593)
Points against: 54 (1566)


Realistic Prediction: Replacing your top scorer is always a difficult thing to do but the underclassmen for the Panthers could be players that make an immediate impact. They return five seniors and three sophomores to create a well balanced team to be above the mid-line in 5A basketball. We could see around 15-win season and battling for the District (we think it's wide open this season with Gallup replacing it's head coach).

District Champ: 90%
Playoff Team: 90%
Elite Eight: 60%
Final Four: 20%
Title Game: 1%

Returning Players: The Panthers graduated 5-players but have enough young depth to replace those holes with. Along with Acosta, Jimmy Wood (2016) will be another senior to help the Panthers each the Elite Eight in 2016. Wood averaged 5.3 points, 3.5 rebounds per contest.

Roster
Fidel Castillo (2016)
Erick Estrada (2016)
Jimmy Wood (2016)
Tyler Edwards (2016)
Keegan Acosta (2016)
Jarrett Graham (2018)
Jacob Brown (2018)
Brady Brown (2018)

Paraskevidekatriphobia is the word for fear of Friday the 13th also known as Black Friday. Good "luck" to all of the teams out there competing today in whatever sport. If you lose, the good news is that you can blame it on Friday the 13th. LOL As for me, it is the number that almost everything about me is based on; right down to my 13th birthday was Friday the 13th. My Mom bought me a horseshoe shaped gold ring with 13 diamonds in it. Which I promptly lost being that young. My first and last names have 13 letters as do my Mom's, Dad's, and Grandparents' names. My birthplace has 13 letters. The first letter of my last name is the 13th letter of the alphabet. I could go on for hours with stats about this. But, I have always felt blessed and lucky. Such as, my 13th birthday was the very last number drawn for my draft year which kept me out of Vietnam.

For some fun reading...The Great Seal of the United States has 13 stars, 13 stripes, 13 feathers in the Eagle's left wing, 13 feathers in the Eagle's right wing, 13 feathers in the tail, 13 arrows in the Eagles left talon, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 olives on that branch, 13 clouds in the sky above the Eagle and 13 letters in the motto e-pluribus-unum. On the back side there are 13 steps or layers on the pyramid base, 13 plants in front of the pyramid and finally 13 letters on the motto Annuit Coeptis. That count is 13 13's. Good luck today especially if you read this and have Paraskevidekatriphobia.

1. Is there anything at all you would recommend changing to the playoff selection criteria?
2. What are your thoughts on Alamogordo? Were they good this year or just play a soft up-front schedule?
3. Is the top side or bottom side of the bracket stronger in the class which you follow?
4. Is Cleveland the most dominate team we've had in the last 10-years?
5. You can give out One D-1 Offer to a player that does not yet have one, who are you giving it to and why?

*************Bonus****************

Put me on the spot with a curveball

Preseason Rankings: No. 30 West Las Vegas Dons

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 West Las Vegas Dons are coming off a state runner-up finish at (24-6, 5-1) and one of their better seasons in recent history.

Overview: We all are aware that the West Las Vegas Dons have arguably one of the best players in the state (Top-10 this summer). DJ Bustos returns for his junior season and the 6-foot-3 spot up shooting guard hopes to build off last season. However, head coach David Bustos' will have to replace six seniors and big contributors during their state tournament run.

Last Season
Record: 24-6, 5-1
Home Record: 8-1
Away Record: 6-2
Post Season: State Championship; lost to Hope Christian (69-57)
Points per game: 70.6 (2118)
Points against: 54.23 (1627)


Realistic Prediction: The Dons have some impressive stats and most people would, and do, have them ranked in the Top-25. Yes, they scored about 71 points per game holding their opponents to 54 a game but this team did graduate some key players that we saw in both the Final Four and State Title game. They played an interesting schedule from Wagon Mound in 1A to Santa Fe in 6A and likely you will see those teams again. They will win around 20 and a Final Four favorite as our prediction.

District Champ: 90%
Playoff Team: 100%
Elite Eight: 95%
Final Four: 80%
Title Game: 75%

Returning Players: DJ Bustos is without question among the better players in the state. We also liked Miguel Sena who played well, maybe should have played more during his hot streak making big shots down the stretch in the title game and will be a viable second option.

Roster
Miguel Sena (2016)
Jordan Martinez (2016)
Sam Martinez (2016)
Terrence Baca (2016)
Fermin Gonzales (2016)
Nick Gurule (2016)
Isaiah Gallegos (2017)
DJ Bustos (2017)

Preseason Rankings: No. 34 Bernalillo Spartans

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 Bernalillo Spartans return this season after a (19-12, 5-3) season and Elite Eight appearance beating district rival Del Norte in the first round.

Overview: The Spartans had success last season, graduated four players and looking to be a favorite in 5A basketball going into 2015-2016. The Spartans return shooting guard Ty Darnell (6'1/2016) along with eight seniors who were all on varsity as juniors last season. The experience, the depth and the coaching is definitely there and this could be a Final Four season. Right now we have them floating around tenth in 5A but don't be shocked to see this team rise. The thing with Bernalilllo and having a solid shooting guard is the fear that he goes off for 30 on any given night. Anytime that they have had good shooting guards they either win the title (2004 & 2005) or make the Final Four.

Last Season
Record: 19-12, 5-3
Home Record: 8-4
Away Record: 6-5
Post Season: Elite Eight, lost to Centennial (64-46)
Points per game: 57.5 (1784)
Points against: 53.9 (1672)


Realistic Prediction: Sometimes with Bernalillo we are either spot on or they are the team that surprises us. 19 wins last season was impressive and this team could be better? Well, that is the reason that we are putting them a bit higher than most on the list. Dare we predict 20 wins? Well, going to play it safe and say the 15-19 range, because their district is tough and will wait to see the rest of their pre-district schedule. I would be shocked if they make the Elite Eight but won't go as far as say Final Four because there is tons of parity in 5A.

District Champ: 80%
Playoff Team: 99%
Elite Eight: 52.3%
Final Four: 26%
Title Game: 1%

Returning Players: We mentioned that they return eight seniors(!). Most of them are guards, and that's okay for the style of play Bernalillo runs, and this team has some things to keep you entertained this season. A pair of Darnell's on the roster are intriguing, if they shoot anything like Head Coach Terry Darnell then they are set.

Roster
Jamal Campbell (2016)
Diego Aragon (2016)
Daniel Jaramillo (2016)
Austin Darnell (2016)
Lorenzo Martinez (2016)
Ty Darnell (2016)
Bryan Guerrero (2016)
Diego Sedillo (2016)