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/

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

Have a great day.

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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

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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)

I just uploaded the 2nd Edition of Hobbs Basketball By The Numbers. I expanded the Clovis, Roswell, Carlsbad, Alamogordo and Goddard sections. I also updated everything to include the 2015 stats. Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.com/Hobbs-Basketball-Numbers-Rick-Shed-ebook/dp/B0181RKL1G

Preseason Rankings
Right now we have No.'s 72 through No. 15 (as of Sunday evening) ranked and highlighted.

• Who's overrated.
• Who's underrated
• Who's all hype.
• Who needs more hype.
• Who is right where you had them.

Hope you guys are enjoying the countdown. Thanks for the feedback.

This Week, Week One to Week Two (Quick View of things we do)
No 14-No. 1 on our preseason rankings (Monday & Tuesday)
Road to the PIT: Preseason Bracket Prediction (Thursday)
Grine's Crystal Ball Picks (Thursday)
Preseason Awards Watch (Thursday-Saturday)

Games to Watch (Weekly; Monday's/Thursday)
Recaps (Weekly)
Weekend in Review (Sundays each week)
Weekly Rankings (Sunday's each week)
Team, Coach, and player of the week (Voting and Wednesdays)

More...
Monthly Bracket Predictions on our Road to the PIT
NMPreps.com Player Rankings Top 100 Players
Different Commentary, Picks, Blogs etc all season long.

Feel free to give thoughts or ideas. Talk rankings, talk excitement, etc.....

Preseason Rankings: NMPreps.com 72 to 1
Joshua J. Grine of NMPreps.com

For the last 14 days we have been counting down from the 72nd ranked team to the 1st team during week one.

TEAM RANKINGS
Team: 72-51
Team: No. 50 Taos Tigers
Team: No. 49 Robertson Cardinals
Team: No. 48 Moriarty Pintos
Team: No. 47 Santa Teresa Desert Warriors
Team: No. 46 Manzano Monarchs
Team: No. 45 Kirtland Central Broncos
Team: No. 44 Bloomfield Bobcats
Team: No. 43 Albuquerque Academy Chargers
Team: No. 42 St. Michael's Horsemen
Team: No. 41 Del Norte Knight
Team: No. 40 St. Pius X Sartans
Team: No. 39 Santa Fe Demons
Team: No. 38 Alamogordo Tigers
Team: No. 37 Piedra Vista Panthers
Team: No. 36 Gallup Bengals [Popular Response]
Team: No. 35 La Cueva Bears [2nd in Responses]
Team: No. 34 Bernalillo Spartans
Team: No. 33 Belen Eagles
Team: No. 32 Mayfield Trojans
Team: No. 31 Clovis Wildcats
Team: No. 30 West Las Vegas Dons
Team: No. 29 Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars
Team: No. 28 Farmington Scorpions
Team: No. 27 Artesia Bulldogs
Team: No. 26 Goddard Rockets

NMPreps.com Top-25 - Week Zero/Week One
Team: No. 25 Eldorado Eagles
Team: No. 24 Portales Rams
Team: No. 23 Highland Hornets
Team: No. 22 Espanola Valley Sundevils
Team: No. 21 Silver Colts
Team: No. 20 Capital Jaguars
Team: No. 19 Los Lunas Tigers
Team: No. 18 Rio Grande Ravens
Team: No. 17 Gadsden Panthers
Team: No. 16 Cibola Cougars
Team: No. 15 Centennial Hawks
Team: No. 14 West Mesa Mustangs
Team: No. 13 Las Cruces Bulldawgs
Team: No. 12 Roswell Coyotes
Team: No. 11 Volcano Vista Hawks
Team: No. 10 Grants Pirates
Team: No. 9 Cleveland Storm
Team: No. 8 Sandia Matadors
Team: No. 7 Hobbs Eagles
Team: No. 6 Albuquerque High Bulldogs
Team: No. 5 Hope Christian Huskies
Team: No. 4 Onate Knights
Team: No. 3 Valley Vikings
Team: No. 2 Rio Rancho Rams
Team: No. 1 Carlsbad Cavemen

Rank all of the games that are likely to be an upset.

Please post here or email me to nmpreps@yahoo.com.

We will have an NMPreps.com All State Team for each class for the 10 season in a row.

Valencia 3B Josue Ruiz signs with Eastern New Mexico University. Congrats to him and his family!

I think most of these guys are added, but here is a list I got this morning of prospects that committed to Eastern New Mexico

Beau Williams - Sandia Prep
Lane Saunders - Los Alamos
Tristen Bowden - Artesia
Gabe Trujillo - Volcano Vista
Josue Ruiz - Valencia
Isaiah Tovar - Hobbs
Grant Wagner - Portales
Blake Frye - River Road HS TX
Kole Vedder - Smyer TX

Poll: Who Wins: No. 2 Artesia and no. 7 St. Pius

Week 1: What to Watch Tuesday and Wednesday Night

The 2015-2016 basketball season is underway we take a look at the Tuesday and Wednesday night slate of games across the state of New Mexico.

FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK'S BIG THREE

Border Game: Onate (0-0) vs EP Americas (TX)- The Onate Knights who will be a top ten preseason ranked team hits the scene on Tuesday Night. The Knights who had a stellar off-season will be on the watch for every team in the state. The Knights are highlighted by NMPreps.com Mr. Basketball Candidate Johnny McCants (2016/6'3"/Forward) who is regarded as the top prospect from the 2016 class. Also, the anticipation of Joe Saterfield (a possible transfer from Centennial High School).

Northern Game: No. 20 Capital Jaguars (0-0) vs. Santa Fe Indian (0-0) - It's not going to be the decorated "Big Three" game but this one will provide lots of scoring and one fast, uptempo games. Capital also brings it's own candidate for NMPreps.com Mr. Basketball in Eric Coca (2016/Guard). Santa Fe Indian will also be a team on the rise in 4A basketball. Head Coach Ceci Moses has the Braves running and this could be a game to keep an eye on. No, not ready to call the upset, but we wouldn't be completely shocked if it's close.

We're Intrigued For Some Reason: Santa Teresa (0-0) vs. Alamogordo (0-0) - Neither team is ranked in the Top-25, Santa Teresa came in 47th on our ranking while Alamogordo was spotted at No. 38. The reason we are intrigued with this contest because we know little about the Desert Warriors who are always a well coached team that plays to it's strengths. On the other side it's the introduction of Tom Shields as the head coach of a talented Alamogordo Tigers. Both coaches work the ball around and could be too close to comfort for the 6A Tigers against the 5A Desert Warriors. Expect a game in the 40's to low 50's.

GRINE'S TAKING THESE THREE IN THE BIG THREE

Onate, Capital and Santa Teresa. The Knights of Onate are too talented to not start off with a bang. Capital has a killer duo and Santa Teresa is my upset pick of the three.

Record (0-0)

THREE PLAYERS TO KEEP AN EYE ON

Tomas Cano, Gadsden High School: The guard will be one of the highest ranked Panthers and under the spotlight each week. Had a big 20-point game last week against Centennial.

Johnny McCants, Onate High School: When you are given this much praise, we will all have eyes on each game McCants plays. The last star to nearly win the NMPreps.com Mr. Basketball was runner-up Tim Jacobs (New Mexico Lobos player).

Eric Coca, Capital High School: Coca has been talked up, much like McCants, and now is the time to prove why he should be a NMPreps.com candidate. Each night he will have to live up to the hype and the Jaguars are a state title favorite to most, so now is the time to answer with a bang in week one.

WELCOME TO THE HEAD CHAIR

• Mayfield head coach Billy Keys is in his debut as head coach of the Trojans.
• Alamogordo welcomes Tom Shields in his first season with the Tigers.
• Thoreau also has a new head coach in Ryan Walsh the former Grants head coach.
• Clyde Sanchez slides over from assistant to head coach of the Santa Fe Prep Blue Griffins.
• Charles Ashley is the new head coach for the Bosque Bobcats after spending years as an assistant with Albuquerque High.

SCHEDULE | Post Scores (Link to Scoreboard)
Tuesday, November 17th
Chaparral vs. Mayfield
Gadsden vs. EP Fabens (TX)
Las Cruces vs. EP Cathedral (TX)
Onate vs. EP Americas (TX)
Santa Fe Prep vs Bosque
Santa Teresa vs. Alamogordo
Thoreau vs. Miyamura

Wednesday, November 18th
Capital vs. Santa Fe Indian School

Preseason Rankings: No. 15 Centennial Hawks

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: 50-1 | Rankings 72-51 | Preseason Preview Page

The Centennial Hawks are the 5A reigning State Champs after a 28-4, 10-0 season that ended with a 16-game winning streak.

Overview: Head coach Steve Heredia has done an outstanding job building a new program and leading them to a state championship in a short four year existence. The Centennial Hawks are one of the best defensive teams and when we talk about uptempo this defense is what describes this team. They had a talented roster last season led by Cesar Molina a senior this year that has already given a verbal to play college basketball. The Hawks still a favorite moving forward are preseason No. 3 in 5A basketball.

Last Season
Record: 28-4, 10-0
Home Record: 11-1
Away Record: 8-3
Neutral Record: 9-0
Post Season: 5A State Champions
Points per game: 69.25 (2216)
Points against: 45.90 (1469)

Realistic Prediction: The Centennial Hawks (as we all know) lost a player that is one of the best talents in the state. Looking at the numbers though the Hawks allowed only 46 points a game and averaged 69 a game. Those two numbers are outstanding for 5A basketball. This team still has a talented guard in Molina, likely the best in 5A or one of the best. I could see them win 20 games again and make the Final Four, even though that task will be tough.

District Champ: 90%
Playoff Team: 100%
Elite Eight: 91%
Final Four: 89%
Title Game: 40%: We have to other teams for that game.

Returning Players: Cesar Molina is a special type of player and will be a focus for the Hawks. They will also welcome new talents and have a transfer from Venezuela that is supposed to be a special guard. They will have plenty of seniors this coming season and they all have experience.

Roster
Darren Smith (2016)
Bryce Rewalt (2016)
Reise Way (2016)
Alex Baez (2016)
Matt Monroy (2016)
Cesar Molina (2016)
Jordan Seniceros (2017)
Zane Cunico (2017)

Ashlynn Trujillo has signed with New Mexico Highlands University (Las Vegas, NM)