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)

Heath Ridenour ‏@Coach_Ridenour 41m41 minutes ago
Univ of New Mexico just got 2 of Cleveland's finest. @Gabe_O12 @black_magic_69_ very proud of these guys! #GoLobos pic.twitter.com/sHJqOhX2wT


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New School - New HC - Latest school

Big School Divisions (6A-4A)

6A
Alamogordo High School (Alamogordo, NM) - Tom Shields (former Penasco & Miyamura HC)
Mayfield High School (Las Cruces, NM) - Billy Keys (former assistant at Centennial)
NEW Gadsden High School (Anthony, NM) - Bailey (former Gadsden assistant)

5A
Gallup High School (Gallup, NM) - Richard Rangel (former Gallup Assistant)
Valencia High School (Los Lunas, NM) - Jake Herrin (former assistant at Volcano Vista)
Aztec High School (Aztec, NM) - Jeremy Archuleta (former Navajo Prep assistant)

4A
Thoreau High School (Thoreau, NM) - Ryan Walsh (former Grants HS-2012-213)
Hot Springs High School (T or C, NM) - OPEN
Socorro High School (Socorro, NM) - Chase Brownfield (former Grants assistant)
East Mountain School (Sandia Park, NM) - Joseph Vigil (former St. Mike's girls assistant)
Bosque School (Albuquerque, NM) - Charles Ashley (former Albuquerque High assistant)

Small School Divisions (3A-1A)
Hondo Valley - James Voight (won title at Dexter in 2012)
Questa H.S - Cruz Chavez (former Questa HC '11-'13)
Penasco H.S - OPEN
Mesa Vista H.S - OPEN
Ft. Sumner H.S - Brad Holland (former Hondo Valley HC in 2014-2015)
Raton H.S - Jose Archuleta (former Raton middle school coach)
Jemez Valley H.S. - OPEN
Estancia H.S - OPEN
Santa Fe Prep - Clyde Sanchez (former SFP assistant/former Pecos HC)
Mora H.S - OPEN
Monte Del Sol Charter - OPEN
Springer H.S - OPEN

Preseason Rankings: No. 5 Hope Christian Huskies

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 Hope Christian Huskies won their 13th State Championship under head coach Jim Murphy after a 27-4, 9-0 season.

Overview: Head coach Jim Murphy is regarded as the top coach in New Mexico and the Huskies will again bring a talented roster in 2015-2016. The Huskies, are the top ranked 4A basketball team in the state of New Mexico this preseason returning seven players of the title team from a year ago.Returning this season is one of the top players in 4A who could also be regarded as one of the top players in the state in Jordan Leake (2016) a 6'2" wing with plenty of athleticism.

Last Season
Record: 27-4, 9-0
Home Record: 7-1
Away Record: 7-1
Neutral Record: 13-2
Post Season: 4A State Champions
Points per game: 69.67 (2160)
Points against: 49.80 (1544)

Realistic Prediction: Many people argue that, just because the Huskies play in 4A basketball that they shouldn't be the high. Well, each season they prove their work beating each classification, last season included. The Huskies went 11-4 vs 6A teams, playing an impressive non-district that consisted mainly of 6A teams. Our prediction is the 14th state championship and 20 plus wins.

Biggest Questions: Where to place the 14th state championship or what toe does Murphy put the new ring on? Kidding of course.

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

Returning Players: The Huskies do graduate some talented players and it's always difficult returning the talent they had. However, they play in this system that continues to produce all-state players. Jordan Leake, is as good as it gets and will be a favorite for 4A player of the year.

Roster
Jordan Leake (2016)
John Bolkema (2016)
Arron Jones (2016)
Caleb Meyer-Hagen (2016)
Marcus Medina (2017)
Nelson Longmire (2017)
Cole Yearout (2017)

Preseason Rankings: No. 4 Onate Knights

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 Onate Knights are returning off a 15-14 season in which they reached the State Tournament.

Overview: The Onate Knights are returning in 2015-2016 with plenty of hype after a stellar summer and transfer of two top prospects. The Knights return eight players from last seasons state tournament team, including six from the class of 2017. The player that everyone is looking at and who could potentially be a Mr. Basketball candidate is Johnny McCants is a 6'5" forward with all the talent.

Last Season
Record: 15-14, 5-3
Home Record: 5-3
Away Record: 6-7
Neutral Record: 4-4
Post Season: First Round; Lost to Valley (65-60)
Points per game: 48.68 (1412)
Points against: 49.68 (1441)

Realistic Prediction: The Knights have plenty of talent and for good reason, Johnny McCants is a stud. This team could be one of the most talented teams in Onate history with the level of talent or could challenge the state championship team from 2011. Our prediction is a Final Four and 20-win season.

Biggest Questions: Plenty of talent, do they all mesh well together?

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

Returning Players: We mentioned McCants as a top returning talent but we could list several players to watch on the Knights this season. Junior Hunter Thomas and the addition of two players from Centennial (Saterfield brothers) create a solid squad.

Roster
Isaiah Slaughter (2016)
Johnny McCants (2016)
Pablo Paradis (2016)
Tony Zamora (2017)
Joe Saterfield (2017)
Hunter Thomas (2017)
Zion Allen (2017)
James Martin (2017)
Joshua Harrison (2017)
Matt Young (2017)
Dylan Beck (2017)
Leo Morales (2017)
Tony Zamora (2017)
Monroe Young (2018)
Jorell Saterfield (2019)

Is there any other updates out there.

• Hannah Thompson, 2017/Cibola HS - Commits to Notre Dame
• Anna Detry, 2017/La Cueva HS - Commits to Colorado State | Story
• Abagail Stomp, 2016/La Cueva HS - Commits to Northern Arizona
• Raelynn Edge commits to University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
• Kelsey Bell commits to CSU-Pueblo
• Nikki Carr commits to Trinidad State

Post who you are scrimmaging and what teams are attending. Also, a place to find a scrimmage.I have them listed in week zero and week one as some schools start play earlier than others.

Week Zero (Nov. 8th-14th)
Capital Scrimmage: Capital, Pecos, Mora, Valencia
Shiprock Scrimmage: Shiprock, Thoreau and Farmington

Week One (Nov. 15th-21st)
Grants Scrimmage (Teams: Grants, Gallup, Miyamura, Thoreau, Looking for More)



Please text scrimmages, teams and updates (505) 414-4313

Poll: Who Wins: No. 1 Centennial or No. 8 Goddard

Cleveland better than Amarillo Tascosa

Las Cruces better than Clovis

Goddard better than Moriarty

Eldorado better than El Paso El Dorado

Artesia 2015 better than Artesia 2014

Estancia better that Portales and Hatch