Here are the top 10 pickers on the leaderboard for you pick-em, theDistrict and this years corresponding district.
Worth a view and most likely a laugh. Criteria was totally random, and on two occasions dice were thrown lol

NAME POINTS DISTRICT AFFILIATE

1. green thunder 71025 Tecmo Bowl Dist 3AAAAAA
2. basecover 67875 Old School Dist 1AAAAAA
3. zebra9809 67725 Referees and others Dist 4AAAAAA
4. bear one 67025 Frogger Is Us Dist 2AAAAA
5. Joey C 66425 Old School Dist 1AAAAAA
6. abqbone 66050 Tecmo Bowl Dist 4AAAAAA
7. ITCS 65575 Queso Boys Dist 5AAAAA
7. PB & J 65575 Old School Dist 1AAAAAA
9. Grine 65500 Noontimers Dist 4AAAAA
10 glocs4434 65450 Sundance Films Dist 5AAAAAA

Dexter's 8th grade team went undefeated this year. 16-0. very proud dad and coach. future looks bright in Dexter

So all you guys traveling to other towns and maybe for the first time, Where do you intend to eat when you get there?

Preseason Rankings: No. 31 Clovis Wildcats

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

Today, we take a look at the Clovis Wildcats who are coming off a (5-22, 1-5) season, the first under head coach Scott Robinson.

Overview: It may come to some surprise that we have the Wildcats ranked lower than expected, many people talked to had them higher, near the 40's. What we like about the Wildcats is they have some stability, quality returning prospects and some good things are being said about their direction. The Wildcats are three years removed from playing for the state title and the talent dropped from some of the most talented years, however with towns like Clovis it will only take a year or two until they are a contender. A trio of seniors has are attention in Tyler Dobbs (6-2/G), Devin Roberts (6-5/F) and Roland Chavez (6-4/F). Dobbs is a guard that we are anticipating to have a solid season.


Last Season
Record: 5-22, 1-5
Home Record: 3-10
Away Record: 2-10
Post Season: Missed the playoffs
Points per game: 52.6 (1422)
Points against: 65.7 (1774)


Realistic Prediction: Okay, we are giving the Wildcats some early "love" on our overall rankings, still 18th in 6A but if they want to be successful in year two they will have to improve on the defensive end of the ball. Giving up about 66 points per contest will not win you many games. Right now we can predict an improvement around 11-12 wins, give or take a win or two. A bubble team for the playoffs and hopefully for a 16-14 seed.

District Champ: 9%
Playoff Team: 53%
Elite Eight: 12%
Final Four: 2%
Title Game: 1%

Returning Players: Clovis graduates only four players from last season and will have a talented senior loaded class that will be the difference this season. That senior leadership, high character players and talent will help propel this team into the playoffs. We mentioned Tucker Dobbs as one player to watch after a 11 points per game 3 rebounds a game season.

Roster
Isaiah Joyce (2016)
Elighio Rodriguez (2016)
Luke Bussen (2016)
Devin Roberts (2016)
Cory Knight (2016)
Roland Chavez (2016)
Tucker Dobbs (2016)
Micah Gray (2017)
Sebastian Roanhaus (2017)
Trenton Gaither (2017)

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Rank The Cities In New Mexico With The Best HS Football

West LV coach Eric Zamora not coaching. School district investigating a "personnel matter" regarding him.

Cleveland WR Marcus Williams has received offer from the University of New Mexico.

NMPreps.com has learned that 6-foot-4, 210 pound receiver Marcus Williams out of Cleveland High School has just picked up a D-1 offer from the New Mexico Lobos. The Class of 2016 prospect has caught for 677-yards this season and 10 touchdowns.

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"Marcus is one of the hardest workers on our team. He is a captain and a leader. He is one of the best football players I have ever had the pleasure of coaching and think that New Mexico hit the nail on the head with this offer. I am very proud of Marcus and excited about his future," Said Head Cleveland Football Coach Heath Ridenour.

Henderson's Take: I've seen a lot of high school football and we have not had many like Williams. What separates him is his ability to cause mis-matches inside the red-zone because of his size at 6-foot-4, 210 pounds and his A+ hands. I haven't seen him drop anything. I feel if he plays in a larger metro area with a more active recruiting base he is a 10-15 offer type guy. He will need to work on his speed and route running abilities in-order to contribute at the D-1 level, but his in-tangibles that he has right now as a 17 or 18 year old make him someone you want within your program. He is also a great young man off the field, met him several times and he is very polite.

Recap: Magic-Mike didn’t pick last week or didn’t save his picks and they didn’t save and gave up the overall lead in the picks. Green Thunder, Zebra9809, glocs4434, hoopsta44, and big surge got 18500 points for the week. Sure helped them in the tournament, That moved Green Thunder into the overall lead

Bracket Updates
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Please Note: If two users tie in points, the winner is determined by who had most points in the previous week.

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What will a team need to do to take down: Cleveland, Artesia, Centenial. What teams are best suited to beat them?

Jensen Lewis SS/RHP has committed to UNM as a pitcher. A young senior who started on the mound in August. Loose loose arm. Big time projection in that arm. Look for some 90s sooner than later.

WHAT ARE THE TOP THREE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GAMES NOT TO MISS THIS WEEKEND?


1. Any game your kid is in or your school is in.
2. Sandia vs Manzano
3. Silver at St. Mikes

Talk about your basketball summer/off-season schedule. I know we have had polls, stories and threads. Let this be a last summer sound off to the summer session.

Post you Top-25 (or 10 for each class)

Best team you seen.

New players that had great summers.

Etc

Tournament Preview: How They Stack Up
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com

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

Playoff Headquarters Here
https://nmpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1822665

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Class 6A 1st Round Games

No. 12 Atrisco @ No. 5 Mayfield - Friday, 11/13 @ 7PM (Field of Dreams)

5. Mayfield 7-3, 4-0
Key Wins: Hobbs, Carlsbad, Onate, Deming, Gadsden
Key Losses: Alamogordo, Eldorado, Manzano
Notes: District 3-6A Champ

12. Atrisco Heritage 5-5, 4-0
Who’s Left: Season Complete, Clinched District Championship
Playoff Chances: 100%
Key Wins: Highland, Albuquerque, Valley, West Mesa
Key Losses: La Cueva, Sandia, Clovis, Rio Rancho
Notes: District 5-6A Champion

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No. 9 Sandia @ No. 8 Manzano - Friday, 11/13 @ 7PM (Wilson)

8. Manzano 6-4, 3-1
Key Wins: West Mesa, Mayfield, Sandia
Key Losses: Cleveland, Volcano Vista, Cibola, Eldorado, La Cueva
Notes: District 2-6A Runner Up

9. Sandia 7-3, 3-1
Key Wins: Atrisco, Albuquerque, Carlsbad, Eldorado, La Cueva
Key Losses: Volcano Vista, Cleveland, and Manzano
Notes: District 2-6A Runner Up

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No. 10 Hobbs @ No. 7 Volcano Vista - Saturday, 11/14 @ 1PM (Community)

7. Volcano Vista 6-4, 2-2
Key Wins: Sandia, Manzano, Atrisco, West Mesa, Cibola, Santa Fe
Key Losses: Las Cruces, Eldorado, Rio Rancho, Cleveland
Notes: District 1-6A At Large

10. Hobbs 6-4, 2-1
Key Wins: Roswell, Onate, Goddard, Carlsbad, Alamogordo
Key Losses: Mayfield, Artesia, Clovis
Notes: District 4-6A Runner Up

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No. 11 Cibola @ No. 6 Las Cruces - Saturday, 11/14 @ 1PM (Field of Dreams)

6. Las Cruces 7-3, 3-1
Key Wins: Volcano Vista, Rio Rancho, Artesia, Deming, Gadsden, Gadsden, Onate
Key Loses: Centennial, Mayfield
Notes: District 3-6A Runner Up

11. Cibola 6-4, 1-3
Key Wins: Albuquerque, Manzano,
Key Losses: Clovis, Volcano Vista, Rio Rancho, Cleveland
Notes: District 1-6A At Large

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Class 5A 1st Round Games

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No. 9 Capital @ No. 8 Goddard - Friday, 11/13 @ 7PM (Wool Bowl)

8. Goddard 5-5, 1-2
Who’s Left: Roswell
Playoff Chances: 100%
Key Wins: Los Lunas Belen, Carlsbad, Lovington
Key Losses: Clovis, Piedra Vista, Hobbs, Artesia, Roswell
Notes: District 4-5A At Large

9. Capital 7-3, 3-1
Key Wins: Silver, Santa Fe, West LV, Lovington, Los Alamos, Bernalillo, Del Norte
Key Losses: St. Mike’s, Robertson, Espanola
Notes: District 2-5A Runner Up

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No. 12 Farmington @ No. 5 Espanola - Saturday, 11/14 @ 2PM

5. Espanola 9-1, 3-1
Playoff Chances: 100%
Key Wins: West LV, Pojoaque, Gallup, Taos, Del Norte, Capital
Key Losses: Los Alamos
Notes: District 2-5A Champ

12. Farmington 7-3, 2-2
Key Wins: Los Lunas, Belen, Los Alamos, Grants, Miyamura
Key Losses: Piedra Vista and Aztec
Notes: District 1-5A At Large

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No. 10 Los Lunas @ No. 7 St. Pius X - Friday, 11/13 @ 7PM (Community)

7. St. Pius X 9-1, 1-1
Playoff Chances: 100%
Key Wins: Del Norte, Los Alamos, Gallup, Miyamura, St. Mike’s, Rio Grande, Lovington
Key Losses: Moriarty
Notes: District 5-5A Runner Up

10. Los Lunas 6-4, 4-1
Playoff Chances: 100%
Key Wins: Del Norte, Santa Teresa, Belen, Chaparral
Key Losses: Farmington, Alamogordo, Goddard, Centennial
Notes: District 3-5A Runner Up

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No. 11 Aztec @ No. 6 Roswell, Saturday, 11/14 @ 2PM (Wool Bowl)

6. Roswell 6-4, 2-1
Playoff Chances: 100%
Key Wins: Silver, Belen, Piedra Vista, Lovington, Goddard
Key Losses: Hobbs, Moriarty, Artesia
Notes: District 4-5A Runner Up

11. Aztec 4-6, 3-1
Key Wins: Kirtland, Gallup, Farmington
Key Losses: Del Norte, Cobre, Valley, Piedra Vista
Notes: District 1-5A Runner Up

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4A 1st Round Playoff Games

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No. 9 Silver @ No. 8 St. Mikes - Saturday, 11/14 @ 1PM

8. St. Mike’s 5-5, 1-3
Key Wins: Capital, Taos, NMMI
Key Losses: Robertson, St. Pius X, Hope, Portales, Ruidoso
Notes: 4-5/4A At Large

9. Silver 4-6, 2-2
Key Wins: Lovington, Hot Springs, Socorro
Key Losses: Hatch, Roswell, Deming, Cobre
Notes: District 3-4A At Large

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No. 11 Hot Springs @ No. 6 Ruidoso - Friday, 11/13 @ 7PM

6. Ruidoso 4-6, 2-2
Key Wins: Pojoaque, Hope, St. Mike's
Key Losses: Hatch, Lovington, Robertson, NMMI, Portales
Notes: 4-5/4A Runner Up

11. Hot Springs 6-4, 1-3
Key Wins: Thoreau, Lordsburg, Socorro
Key Losses: NMMI, Silver, Cobre, Hatch Valley
Notes: District 3-4A At Large

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No. 10 NMMI @ No. 7 Hope - Friday, 11/13 @ 7PM (Milne)

7. Hope 7-3, 2-2
Key Wins: Academy, Taos, Santa Rosa, Bloomfield, St. Mike’s, NMMI
Key Losses: Grants, Portales, Ruidoso
Notes: District 4-5/4A At Large

10. NMMI 7-3, 1-3
Key Wins: Ft. Sumner, Capitan, Hot Springs, Ruidoso, Academy
Key Losses: St. Mike’s, Hope, Portales
Notes: 4-5/4A At Large

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No. 12 Taos @ No. 5 Bloomfield - Friday, 11/13 @ 7PM

5. Bloomfield 9-1, 5-0
Key Wins: Aztec, Socorro, Taos, Wingate, Shiprock, Thoreau, KC
Key Losses: Hope
Notes: District 1-4A Champ

12. Taos 5-5, 2-1
Key Wins: Laguna, Academy, West LV, Pojoaque
Key Loses: Hope, St. Mikes, Bloomfield, Espanola, Robertson
Notes: District 2-4A Runner Up

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3A 1st Round Playoff Games

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No. 9 Tucumcari @ No. 8 Texico - Friday, 11/13 @ 7PM

8. Texico 3-7, 1-2
Playoff Chances: 100%
Key wins: Santa Rosa, Clayton, Loving
Key Losses: Tucumcari, Capitan, Dexter, Eunice
Notes: District 4-3A At Large

9. Tucumcari 3-6, 1-2
Key Wins: Texico, Ft. Sumner, Raton
Key Losses: Escalante, Estancia, Dexter, West LV, Clayton, Santa Rosa
Notes: District 5-3A At Large

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No. 11 Laguna @ No. 6 Capitan - Friday, 11/13 @ 7PM

6. Capitan 6-4, 2-1
Key Wins: Hagerman, Jal, Texico, Loving, Tularosa, Mesilla Valley
Key Losses: NMMI, Estancia, Lordsburg
Notes: District 3-3A Runner Up

11. Laguna Acoma 4-5, 2-1
Key Wins: SF Indian, Tohatchi, Cuba, Dulce
Key Losses: West LV, Socorro, Taos, Santa Rosa, Estancia
Notes: District 2-3A Runner Ups

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No. 10 Navajo Prep @ No. 7 Santa Rosa - Saturday, 11/14 @ 1:30PM

7. Santa Rosa 4-6, 2-1
Key Wins: Laguna Acoma, Raton, Tucumcari
Key Losses: Texico, Robertson, Hope, Estancia, Dexter
Notes: District 5-3A Runner Ups

10. Navajo Prep 5-4, 3-0
Key Wins: Zuni, Thoreau, Tohatchi, Newcomb
Key Losses: Estancia, Escalante, Shiprock, Dexter
Notes: District 1-3A Champs

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No. 12 Tohatchi @ No. 5 Lordsburg - Saturday, 11/14 @ 1PM

5. Lordsburg 7-3, 3-0
Key Wins: Newcomb, Capitan, Mesilla Valley, Tularosa
Key Losses: Hatch, Hot Springs, Cobre
Notes: District 3-3A Champs

12. Tohatchi 7-3, 2-1
Key Wins: Cuba, Zuni, Wingate, Crownpoint
Key Losses: Navajo Prep, Thoreau

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2A State Championships
No. 2 Ft. Sumner @ No. 1 Escalante - Saturday, 11/14 @ 1PM

8Man Semifinals
No. 1 Melrose @ No. 4 Logan - Friday, 11/13 @ 7PM
No. 3 Magdalena @ No. 2 Gateway - Friday, 11/13 @ 7PM

6Man
No. 5 Floyd @ No. 2 Hondo Valley - Friday, 11/13 @ 6PM

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

Playoff Headquarters Here
https://nmpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1822665

Kamal Cass, Sophomore RB from Clovis is having a great year for ENMU.
Kamal currently leads the Lone Star Conference in rushing, 1275 yds on 171 attempts, 7.5 yds per carry avg.
Leads the league in scoring. 120 pts. 12 pts. avg per game
Leads the league in all purpose yards. 1275 Rushing, 126 Receiving, 291 Kick Returns. 168.7 yds per game.

Poll: Most Likely To Be Upset This Weekend (Upset considered higher seed)

This video just came out today and is really cool. I challenge a few of you to come up with a 20-30 second quick video inviting your fans to support your team. I am also excited that out of 175 JV and Frosh Football players my Grandson was 1 of 15 moved up to Varsity for the playoffs. In Texas if you dress for Frosh or JV you cannot dress out for Varsity game. So these 15 will join the 45 Varsity players for a roster of 60 for the playoffs
http://fridaynightglory.com/mansfield-tigers-hype-video/

NMPreps.com: 2015 Volleyball State Tournament

An exciting season is coming to a close this week as 6-state champions will be crowned on November 14th.

This season (an NMPreps.com first) was another exciting one for the state of New Mexico's top volleyball teams. Everything that teams have worked for will be settled on on Saturday. We look at the only undefeated left in Big School Division volleyball, another in 6A that has yet to lose to an NM team and a crowded 5A class that has headline all over it.

6A

POOL PLAY - November 12th (Santa Ana Star Center)

Pool A - 10:30AM - Court #1
#1 La Cueva (19-0, 8-0)
#8 Eldorado (12-8, 5-3)
#12 Clovis (7-16, 2-5)
Grine's Take: This pool features two District 2-6A rivals in La Cueva and Eldorado. Both teams seeded as expected for the most part. The surprise in the pool and state tournament is the Clovis Lady Wildcats who was all but done for the season until reeling off three wins during last weeks district tournament to win the District Tournament Championship but basically stole a bid into the State Tournament.

Key Players in this Pool
Abigail Stomp (La Cueva HS/Senior) 553 assists, 164 digs, 120 blocks on the season.
Annabelle Kubinski (La Cueva HS/Sophomore) 154 kills, 162 total blocks on the season.
Brigitte Lowe (Eldorado HS/Senior) 281 Kills on the season.
Hannah Warren (Eldorado HS/Senior) 283 Digs on the season.
Jaren Piepkorn (Clovis/Senior) 150 kills, 27 Aces on the season.
Lexi Cole (Clovis Sophomore) 149 Kills, 46 total blocks on the season.

Grine's Take: La Cueva features two D-1 players in Stomp and Anna Detry (Junior) who will likely be the favorites to watch and win it all. Clovis has the sophomore sensation in Lexi Cole while Eldorado features a pair of top notch seniors in Warren and Lowe.

Pool B - 10:30AM - Court #2
#2 Onate (16-5, 8-0)
#7 Sandia (13-8, 5-3)
#11 Hobbs (10-11, 6-0)
Grine's Take: The number two team in the Onate Knights have yet to lose a match to a New Mexico based school. The Lady Knights featured as one of our teams of the week will have a huge target on their back having to live up to the favorite-underdog (if that makes sense) of the bunch. Sandia, in our opinion could be one of the scariest teams this November with roster of talent that was a preseason favorite. Hobbs played into the tournament winning the regular season district championship.

Key Players in this Pool
Alexis Benda (Onate/Junior): 253 kills on the season.
Keyarha Wilson (Onate/Senior): 225 kills on the season.
Jaedyn Fuqua (Sandia/Sophomore): 210 kills on the season.
Linnea Romero (Sandia/Junior): 271 digs on the season.
Addison Lewis (Hobbs/Junior): 265 digs on the season.
Amanda Rotunno (Hobbs/Junior) 308 assists on the season.

Grine's Take: Sandia has most of the known names for the state of New Mexico in Romero, Abbey Willison and Raelynn Edge but Fuqua a sophomore is new to the scene. Onate has top-50 players Benda and Mills along with Wilson who is a new name but part of a talented bunch ready for the showtime. Hobbs, a young squad, who will be here for some experience but watch out on these types of teams.


Pool 3 - 10:30AM - Court #3
#3 Cibola (16-5, 6-2)
#6 Cleveland (10-9, 6-2)
#10 Albuquerque (11-7, 8-0)
Grine's Take: Pool 3 is basically the pool of District champions as Cibola and Cleveland tied for the regular season title in district 1-6A (minus the tie breaker, etc) and Albuquerque High won the district 5-6A title. Cibola and Cleveland are both late season risers after slow starts and could pose a threat to any team it faces after pool play.

Key Players in this Pool
Hannah Thompson (Cibola/Junior): Notre Dame commit.
Destyni Brooks (Cibola/Junior)
Ariel Geruntho (Cleveland/Senior): 55 kills (listed games).
Kenley Vote (Cleveland/Sophomore): 168 assists (listed games).
Ebony Bates (Albuquerque HS/Senior)
Marisa Rivas (Albuquerque HS/Senior)


Grine's Take: Hannah Thompson the highlight name in the bunch after committing to Notre Dame is one of the top players in the entire state. Geruntho of Cleveland is one of the best seniors in the state and one of the more under appreciated talents. Albuquerque High has preseason name Ebony Bates and Marisa Rivas, two seniors who hope to be the cinderella at the ball.


Pool D - 10:30AM - Court #4
#4 Volcano Vista (13-7, 6-2)
#5 Mayfield (14-8, 4-4)
#9 La Cruces (11-11, 4-4)
Grine's Take: Volcano Vista has one of the best players in the state in Lyric Ellison and she will look to take her squad to a new level. Mayfield, to some surprise, is the fifth seed of the likes of Eldorado and Sandia. They have been a hot and cold squad but a district runner up helped their resume. Las Cruces another team that has flirted around being one of the top 5 teams to a district slow down put them at the 9-seed.

Key Players in this Pool
Lyric Ellison (Volcano Vista/Senior): 265 kills on the season.
Jordan Breding (Volcano Vista/Senior): 290 digs on the season.
Rylee Thurman (Mayfield/Junior): 124 kills on the season.
Kelsey Shelton (Mayfield/Senior): 342 assists on the season.
Celeste Cox (Las Cruces/Junior):
Alyssa Barrera (Las Cruces/Sophomore):

Grine's Take: Ellison of Volcano Vista High School is a favorite to take home the NMPreps.com Miss Volleyball award after a stellar season is surely one that you want to watch in this pool. Breding is another off this Lady Hawks team who is top at her position and overall in the state. Thurman and Shelton of Mayfield are new names on the list but two players who have come on strong during the district slate. Celeste Cox was a junior highlighted early this season and Barrera is another underlcassman that will highlight more next season.


Grine's Prediction
2015 State Champ: Volcano Vista
2015 Runner-Up: La Cueva
Why: Last season, most thought it was going home to a top notch team in Sandia. Well, I don't know what it is about the Lady Hawks that I say could play the upset factor.
How Confident in the pick Not, but worth a shot.

Pool A Winner- La Cueva 2-0 (Eldorado 1-1, Clovis 0-2)
Pool B Winner - Sandia 2-0 (Onate 1-1, Hobbs 0-2)
Pool C Winner - Cleveland 2-0 (Cibola 1-1, Albuquerque High 0-2)
Pool D Winner - Volcano Vista 2-0 (Las Cruces 1-1, Mayfield 0-2)


5A

Pool A - 8AM - Court #1
#1 St. Pius (19-2, 8-0)
#8 Albuquerque Academy (14-8, 4-4)
#12 Espanola Valley (13-9, 5-3)
Grine: Without much surprise the Lady Sartans are the No. 1 seed in the 5A bracket after posting a 19-2 season. The Lady Sartans have three players in the Top-50 Player Rankings in Kayla Griego (2017), Emily Buford (2016) and Julianna Zamora (2017). Griego, this week was on the finalist announcement for Top Setter in the State of New Mexico as a junior. Albuquerque Academy could be viewed as under performing this season after some hype coming into the season, returning two All-State players in Alina Vanecek (2016) and Libby Fidel (2016) two players in the Top-50 Player Rankings. The Lady Chargers could be one of the most talented 8-seeds in the State Tournament. The final bid in the state tournament (just our opinion) came between District 2-5A runner up or the District 1-5A runner-up and the committee left Farmington/Miyamura at home after the Lady Sundevils took Los Alamos to the wire in the title game. Two Top-50 players makes the Lady Sundevils an interesting 12-seed in Celina Naranjo (2016) and Kaitlyn Romero (2016).

Key Players To Watch
Kayla Griego (St. Pius X/2017/S)
Emily Buford (St. Pius X/2016)
Julianna Zamora (St. Pius X/2017)
Alina Vanecek (Albuquerque Academy/2016)
Libby Fidel (Albuquerque Academy/2016)
Sarah Skillman (Albuquerque Academy/2018)
Celina Naranjo (Espanola Valley/2016)
Kaitlyn Romero (Espanola Valley/2016)
Chloe Fell (Espanola Valley/2019)

Pool-A Prediction
St. Pius X 2-0
Espanola Valley 1-1
Albuquerque Academy 0-2
Why?: Espanola Valley is trending up and Albuquerque Academy is, well, not. Oh and St. Pius X is just too talented.

Pool B - 8AM - Court #2
#2 Roswell (19-2, 6-0)
#7 Goddard (15-8, 4-3)
#11 Santa Teresa (15-7, 6-4)
Grine: The best, unknown, team in 5A is the Roswell Coyotes who grabbed the No. 2 seed in the tournament. (Unknown? Failed attempts to reach out to the program). We had a preseason watch on players Gali Sanchez (2016). One of the two losses for the Coyotes is to the top team in 5A, St. Pius X. The Goddard Lady Rockets come into the state tournament looking to be the upset team. The Lady Rockets feature Leah Weathers (2017) and Shaylee Griffin (2016) who are two players that could provide some noise for a team that is more dangerous than you would think. Madison Leyva (2017) and Jesselle Guzman (2016) hope to provide some punch for the Desert Warriors who are the really good team which plays in a really good district.

Key Players To Watch
Gali Sanchez (Roswell/2016)
Leah Weathers (Goddard/2017)
Shaylee Griffin (Goddard/2016)
Jacqueline Dacanay (Goddard/2016)
Madison Leyva (Santa Teresa/2017)
Jesselle Guzman (Santa Teresa/2016)
Adriana Garcia (Santa Teresa/2019)

Pool-B Prediction
Roswell 1-1
Goddard 1-1
Santa Teresa 1-1
Why?: It's hard to beat a team four times in a season so we predict Goddard upsets Roswell. Roswell re-groups and beats Santa Teresa, ST then tops Goddard after they win their game of the season.
Who knows how this tie-breaker would work?

Pool C - 8AM - Court #3
#3 Centennial (20-3, 9-2)
#6 Piedra Vista (17-4, 8-0)
#10 Artesia (13-8, 3-4)
Grine: Arguably one of the best players in the state will lead the defending 5A champions into the post season, Savannah Bush (2016) has been outstanding all season with 322 kills on the season. D'Andra Espinoza (2016) is another player you need to watch this week, she has 407 digs on the season. The Lady Panthers bring an 8-game win streak behind players Hannah Robinson (2016), Autumn Begay (2016) and Sam DeWees (2017). Artesia, another quality team that is capable of winning a game either in pool play or the 12-team tournament following pool play. Three studs in Justena Galindo (2016), Kayla Ledezma (2016) and one of the top players in 5A Jenna Butcher (2016).

Key Players To Watch
Savannah Bush (Centennial/2016)
D'Andra Espinoza (Centennial/2016)
Abigail Matanis (Centennial/2016)
Hannah Robinson (Piedra Vista/2016)
Autumn Begay (Piedra Vista/2016)
Sam DeWees (Piedra Vista/2016)
Jenna Butcher (Artesia/2016)
Justena Galindo (Artesia/2016)
Kayla Ledezma (Artesia/2016)

Pool-C Prediction
Centennial 2-0
Piedra Vista 1-1
Artesia 0-2
Why?: I was hesitate to take Artesia on Piedra Vista but the Lady Panthers riding the win streak might be a little better.


Pool D - 8AM - Court #4
#4 Los Lunas (17-5, 10-1)
#5 Los Alamos (18-3, 8-0)
#9 Moriarty (16-6, 3-3)
Grine: 5A is loaded with some of the top prospects in the state and Los Lunas has a pair of them in Kelsey Bell (2016) and Jordan Holland (2016). Bell was announced yesterday as finalist for Top Setter of the year. Los Alamos is one of the best 5-seed teams in the state of New Mexico, in what could be considered the toughest pools in the state tournament. Los Alamos has an impressive 18-win season and they get 'rewarded' with a 5-seed.Samantha Melton (2016) and Sierra Foley (2016) are two more players to add as must watch players this week. Moriarty another scary team, making 5A one of the deepest State tournaments this week. The Lady Pintos have Alyssa Adams (2018) a stellar sophomore and Emily Gonzales (2017) lead a young team that will be a threat in 2016 but don't sleep on them this year.

Key Players To Watch
Jordan Holland (Los Lunas/2016)
Kelsey Bell (Los Lunas/2016)
Hayley Torres (Los Lunas/2018)
Sierra Foley (Los Alamos/2016)
Samantha Melton (Los Alamos/2016)
Halie Street (Los Alamos/2016)
Alyssa Adams (Moriarty/2018)
Emily Gonzales (Moriarty/2017)
Samantha Gauna (Moriarty/2016)

Pool-D Prediction
Los Alamos 2-0
Los Lunas 1-1
Moriarty 0-2
Why?: Los Alamos enters with some anger (or they should) being a 5-seed after a terrific season. The order is tall to upset a top notch favorite like Los Lunas but Los Alamos has a message to sell.

STATE CHAMPION - St. Pius X
Runner Up - Los Lunas
Final Four - St. Pius X vs Los Alamos, Centennial vs Los Lunas.


4A

Pool A - 1PM - Court #1
#1 Sandia Prep
#8 Kirtland Central
#12 Shiprock

Pool B - 1PM - Court #2
#2 West Las Vegas
#7 Hope Christian
#11 Ruidoso

Pool C - 1PM - Court #3
#3 Wingate
#6 Portales
#10 Robertson

Pool D - 1PM - Court #4
#4 Silver
#5 St. Mikes
#9 Pojoaque Valley

I just want to apologize to a young man I reposted a story about his troubles. I have always been the first to say I was wrong, and in this situation I was wrong I made a poor judgement call to repost the story. In no way was it done out of malice or gossip. Again sorry to this young man, I hope he goes forward, and prospers.

Rudy's Country Store & State Volleyball Championships
By: Josh Grine of NMPreps.com

The 2015 Rudy's "Country Store & State Volleyball Championships take place this week and today we provide you with the ultimate state tournament preview.

An exciting season is coming to a close this week as 6-state champions will be crowned on November 14th. This season (an NMPreps.com first) was another exciting one for the state of New Mexico's top volleyball teams. Everything that teams have worked for will be settled on on Saturday. We look at the only undefeated left in Big School Division volleyball, another in 6A that has yet to lose to an NM team and a crowded 5A class that has headline all over it.

6A
POOL PLAY - November 12th (Santa Ana Star Center)

Pool A - 10:30AM - Court #1
#1 La Cueva (19-0, 8-0)
#8 Eldorado (12-8, 5-3)
#12 Clovis (7-16, 2-5)
Grine's Take: This pool features two District 2-6A rivals in La Cueva and Eldorado. Both teams seeded as expected for the most part. The surprise in the pool and state tournament is the Clovis Lady Wildcats...Continue Reading Here

Key Players in this Pool
Abigail Stomp (La Cueva HS/Senior) 553 assists, 164 digs, 120 blocks on the season.
Annabelle Kubinski (La Cueva HS/Sophomore) 154 kills, 162 total blocks on the season.
Brigitte Lowe (Eldorado HS/Senior) 281 Kills on the season.
Hannah Warren (Eldorado HS/Senior) 283 Digs on the season.
Jaren Piepkorn (Clovis/Senior) 150 kills, 27 Aces on the season.
Lexi Cole (Clovis Sophomore) 149 Kills, 46 total blocks on the season.

Grine's Take: La Cueva features two D-1 players in Stomp and Anna Detry (Junior) who will likely be the favorites to watch and win it all. Clovis has the sophomore sensation in Lexi .. Continue Reading Here

Pool B - 10:30AM - Court #2
#2 Onate (16-5, 8-0)
#7 Sandia (13-8, 5-3)
#11 Hobbs (10-11, 6-0)
Grine's Take: The number two team in the Onate Knights have yet to lose a match to a New Mexico based school. The Lady Knights featured as one of our teams of the week .. Continue Reading Here

Key Players in this Pool
Alexis Benda (Onate/Junior): 253 kills on the season.
Keyarha Wilson (Onate/Senior): 225 kills on the season.
Jaedyn Fuqua (Sandia/Sophomore): 210 kills on the season.
Linnea Romero (Sandia/Junior): 271 digs on the season.
Addison Lewis (Hobbs/Junior): 265 digs on the season.
Amanda Rotunno (Hobbs/Junior) 308 assists on the season.

Grine's Take: Sandia has most of the known names for the state of New Mexico in Romero, Abbey Willison and Raelynn Edge but Fuqua a sophomore is new to the scene. Onate has top-50 players Benda and ..Continue Reading Here

Pool 3 - 10:30AM - Court #3
#3 Cibola (16-5, 6-2)
#6 Cleveland (10-9, 6-2)
#10 Albuquerque (11-7, 8-0)
Grine's Take: Pool 3 is basically the pool of District champions as Cibola and Cleveland tied for the regular season title in district 1-6A (minus the tie breaker, etc) and .. Continue Reading Here

Key Players in this Pool
Hannah Thompson (Cibola/Junior): Notre Dame commit.
Destyni Brooks (Cibola/Junior)
Ariel Geruntho (Cleveland/Senior): 55 kills (listed games).
Kenley Vote (Cleveland/Sophomore): 168 assists (listed games).
Ebony Bates (Albuquerque HS/Senior)
Marisa Rivas (Albuquerque HS/Senior)

Grine's Take: Hannah Thompson the highlight name in the bunch after committing to Notre Dame is one of the top players in the entire state. Geruntho of Cleveland is one of the best seniors in the state and one of the .. Continue Reading Here

Pool D - 10:30AM - Court #4
#4 Volcano Vista (13-7, 6-2)
#5 Mayfield (14-8, 4-4)
#9 La Cruces (11-11, 4-4)
Grine's Take: Volcano Vista has one of the best players in the state in Lyric Ellison and she will look to take her squad to a new level. Mayfield, to some surprise, is the fifth seed of the likes of .. Continue Reading Here

Key Players in this Pool
Lyric Ellison (Volcano Vista/Senior): 265 kills on the season.
Jordan Breding (Volcano Vista/Senior): 290 digs on the season.
Rylee Thurman (Mayfield/Junior): 124 kills on the season.
Kelsey Shelton (Mayfield/Senior): 342 assists on the season.
Celeste Cox (Las Cruces/Junior):
Alyssa Barrera (Las Cruces/Sophomore):

Grine's Take: Ellison of Volcano Vista High School is a favorite to take home the NMPreps.com Miss Volleyball award after a stellar season is surely one that you want to watch in this pool. Breding is another off this Lady Hawks team who is top at her position and overall in the state. Thurman and Shelton of ..Continue Reading Here

Grine's Prediction
2015 State Champ: Volcano Vista
2015 Runner-Up: La Cueva
Why: Last season, most thought it was going home to a top notch team in Sandia. Well, I don't know what it is about the Lady Hawks that I say could play the upset .. Continue Reading Here

Pool A Winner- La Cueva 2-0 (Eldorado 1-1, Clovis 0-2)
Pool B Winner - Sandia 2-0 (Onate 1-1, Hobbs 0-2)
Pool C Winner - Cleveland 2-0 (Cibola 1-1, Albuquerque High 0-2)
Pool D Winner - Volcano Vista 2-0 (Las Cruces 1-1, Mayfield 0-2)

5A
Pool A - 8AM - Court #1
#1 St. Pius (19-2, 8-0)
#8 Albuquerque Academy (14-8, 4-4)
#12 Espanola Valley (13-9, 5-3)
Grine: Without much surprise the Lady Sartans are the No. 1 seed in the 5A bracket after posting a 19-2 season. The Lady Sartans have three players in the Top-50 Player Rankings in Kayla Griego (2017), Emily Buford (2016) and Julianna Zamora (2017). Griego, this week was on the finalist announcement for Top Setter in the State of New Mexico as a junior. Albuquerque Academy could be viewed as under performing this season after some hype .. Continue Reading Here

Key Players To Watch
Kayla Griego (St. Pius X/2017/S)
Emily Buford (St. Pius X/2016)
Julianna Zamora (St. Pius X/2017)
Alina Vanecek (Albuquerque Academy/2016)
Libby Fidel (Albuquerque Academy/2016)
Sarah Skillman (Albuquerque Academy/2018)
Celina Naranjo (Espanola Valley/2016)
Kaitlyn Romero (Espanola Valley/2016)
Chloe Fell (Espanola Valley/2019)

Pool-A Prediction
St. Pius X 2-0
Espanola Valley 1-1
Albuquerque Academy 0-2
Why?: Espanola Valley is trending up and Albuquerque Academy is, well, not. Oh and St. Pius X is just too talented.

Pool B - 8AM - Court #2
#2 Roswell (19-2, 6-0)
#7 Goddard (15-8, 4-3)
#11 Santa Teresa (15-7, 6-4)
Grine: The best, unknown, team in 5A is the Roswell Coyotes who grabbed the No. 2 seed in the tournament. (Unknown? Failed attempts to reach out to the program). We had a preseason watch on players Gali Sanchez (2016). One of the two losses for the Coyotes is to the top team in 5A, St. Pius X. The Goddard Lady Rockets come into the state tournament looking to be the upset team. The Lady Rockets feature Leah Weathers (2017) and .. Continue Reading Here

Key Players To Watch
Gali Sanchez (Roswell/2016)
Leah Weathers (Goddard/2017)
Shaylee Griffin (Goddard/2016)
Jacqueline Dacanay (Goddard/2016)
Madison Leyva (Santa Teresa/2017)
Jesselle Guzman (Santa Teresa/2016)
Adriana Garcia (Santa Teresa/2019)

Pool-B Prediction
Roswell 1-1
Goddard 1-1
Santa Teresa 1-1
Why?: It's hard to beat a team four times in a season so we predict Goddard upsets Roswell. Roswell re-groups and beats Santa Teresa, ST then tops Goddard after they win their game of the .. Continue Reading Here

Pool C - 8AM - Court #3
#3 Centennial (20-3, 9-2)
#6 Piedra Vista (17-4, 8-0)
#10 Artesia (13-8, 3-4)
Grine: Arguably one of the best players in the state will lead the defending 5A champions into the post season, Savannah Bush (2016) has been outstanding all season with 322 kills on the season. D'Andra Espinoza (2016) is another player you need to watch this week, she has 407 digs on the season. The Lady Panthers bring an .. Continue Reading Here

Key Players To Watch
Savannah Bush (Centennial/2016)
D'Andra Espinoza (Centennial/2016)
Abigail Matanis (Centennial/2016)
Hannah Robinson (Piedra Vista/2016)
Autumn Begay (Piedra Vista/2016)
Sam DeWees (Piedra Vista/2016)
Jenna Butcher (Artesia/2016)
Justena Galindo (Artesia/2016)
Kayla Ledezma (Artesia/2016)

Pool-C Prediction
Centennial 2-0
Piedra Vista 1-1
Artesia 0-2
Why?: I was hesitate to take Artesia on Piedra Vista but the Lady Panthers riding the win streak might be a little better.

Pool D - 8AM - Court #4
#4 Los Lunas (17-5, 10-1)
#5 Los Alamos (18-3, 8-0)
#9 Moriarty (16-6, 3-3)
Grine: 5A is loaded with some of the top prospects in the state and Los Lunas has a pair of them in Kelsey Bell (2016) and Jordan Holland (2016). Bell was announced yesterday as finalist for Top Setter of the year. Los Alamos is one of the best 5-seed teams in the state of New Mexico, in what could be considered the toughest pools in the state tournament. Los Alamos has an impressive 18-win season and they get 'rewarded' with a 5-seed.Samantha Melton .. Continue Reading Here

Key Players To Watch
Jordan Holland (Los Lunas/2016)
Kelsey Bell (Los Lunas/2016)
Hayley Torres (Los Lunas/2018)
Sierra Foley (Los Alamos/2016)
Samantha Melton (Los Alamos/2016)
Halie Street (Los Alamos/2016)
Alyssa Adams (Moriarty/2018)
Emily Gonzales (Moriarty/2017)
Samantha Gauna (Moriarty/2016)

Pool-D Prediction
Los Alamos 2-0
Los Lunas 1-1
Moriarty 0-2
Why?: Los Alamos enters with some anger (or they should) being a 5-seed after a terrific season. The order is tall to upset a top notch favorite like Los Lunas but Los Alamos has a message to sell. ..Continue Reading Here

STATE CHAMPION - St. Pius X
Runner Up - Los Lunas
Final Four - St. Pius X vs Los Alamos, Centennial vs Los Lunas.

4A
Pool A - 1PM - Court #1
#1 Sandia Prep
#8 Kirtland Central
#12 Shiprock

Pool B - 1PM - Court #2
#2 West Las Vegas
#7 Hope Christian
#11 Ruidoso

Pool C - 1PM - Court #3
#3 Wingate
#6 Portales
#10 Robertson

Pool D - 1PM - Court #4
#4 Silver
#5 St. Mikes
#9 Pojoaque Valley

Who Wins The NIT Tournament

1. Onate

8. La Cueva
9. Del Norte

4. Deming

5. West Mesa
12. Gadsden

3. Alamogordo

6. Albuquerque
11. Chaparral

7. Valley
10. Belen

2. Carlsbad

Anything open up? hearing a few rumblings after the final week.

Have a few California style trips this weekend. Pack your bags and be ready to go!!!!!!!!
All trips round trip. Allsup's stops optional.

Laguna at Capitan 390 miles
NMMI at Hope 400 Miles
Atrisco at Mayfield 448 miles
Cibola at Las Cruces 468 miles
Ft. Sumner at Escalante 492 miles
Navajo Prep at Santa Rosa 592 miles
Silver at St Mikes 600 miles
Hobbs at Volcano Vista 618 miles
Tohatch at Lordsburg 670 miles

Lets go to Disneyland trip: Aztec at Roswell 750 miles

72-35 Released: Who's high, who's too low?

Who are you surprised to see ranked where they are right now?

Who's just pumped for hoops?

Any surprises so far?