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Cleveland Stadium earlier this year


Hobbs Stadium earlier this year


Artesia earlier this year


Alamogordo earlier this year

Each week on NMPreps.com we select a North, Metro Area, Southwest, and Southeast Player of the Week. The Player of the week award is powered by First Financial Credit Union.



NMPreps.com’s Week 8 Coach of the Week - David Howes of Rio Rancho
Did you know that Rio Rancho High School is 19-1 against New Mexico competition over the last two seasons? Last week the Rams moved to 6-2 and 2-0 in district play with a thrilling win over Volcano Vista 36-34. Head Coach David Howes now in his 7th season at Rio Rancho has taken the Rams to new heights program wise and there is no signs of slowing down. The Rams take on Cibola High School Thursday Night in another marquee district 1-6A match up.

NMPreps.com’s Week 8 Team of the Week: Sandia Matadors
Last Friday Night the Sandia Matadors saved their season and saved their playoff hopes with a 17-12 victory over the high flying Eldorado Eagles to shake up the 6A playoff picture. The Matador’s put together a great defensive game plan and held Eldorado a team which was scoring 45.5 points per game entering week 8 to just 10 points (Sandia took a safety late in the game). The Matadors now 5-3 and 1-1 in district play take on La Cueva in week 9. Mark Flores had 10 tackles, Carter Phillips ran for a touchdown, Paul Rosales kicked a field goal, Jacob Archibeque had a good night passing, and Jimmy Galleogs ran for a touchdown.

North Player of the Week - Marcos Flores - Espanola
The perfect season is still alive as the Espanola Valley Sundevils improved to 7-0 on the season defeating Del Norte 40-18 in week 8. Flores a senior at Espanola scored three times on the night and has been a threat to go the distance anytime he touches the football. On the season Flores has rushed for 625-yards rushing with 8 touchdowns. The Sundevils are on the road this weekend against Los Alamos.

Metro Player of the Week - Steve Bailey - Rio Rancho
In a thriller the Rio Rancho Rams defeated the Volcano Vista Hawks 36-34. Senior Quarterback Steven Bailey threw a 43-yard hail mary which turned into a game winning touchdown catch by sophomore Derrick Reyes as time expired. Bailey threw three touchdowns on the night helping the Ram’s pick up a very important district win, likely securing a home playoff game down the stretch. On the season Bailey has thrown for 1,761-yards and has a touchdown/interception ratio of 13/4. The Rams are in action this Thursday against Cibola.

Southwest Player of the Week - Forest McKee - Onate
Last Friday Night the Onate Knights improved to 3-5 and 1-1 in district after 37-6 victory over the Deming Wildcats keeping their playoff hopes well alive. The first score for the Knights came off a 40+ yard touchdown run by Onate Junior Forest McKee who checks in at 6-foot-0, 210 pounds. McKee finished with 141-yards off 19 carries and scored 2 touchdowns, he also had 10 tackles on defense. The Knights take on Gadsden Friday Night.

Southeast Player of the Week - Kyle Idtensohn - Ft. Sumner
The Ft. Sumner Foxes moved to 5-3 on the season after a 49-26 victory over Loving in week 8. Senior Running Back Kyle Idtensohn has been having an impressive season weekly, but Friday he reeled off 353-yards and scored 5 touchdowns against the Falcons. This week Ft. Sumner takes on Hagerman in a district game.

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Tonight the ENMU Greyhounds moved to 5-2 by beating the Texans of Tarleton state 49-44. ENMU is ranked 9th in the nation in offense.......Great job Hounds!

TUESDAY: RIVALRY NIGHT ON THE HARDWOOD

Tuesday night of week ten will bring plenty of games with meaning for the state tournament bids. Adding to that flare is that many games are rivalry games.

Seed Game *GAME OF THE NIGHT*
No. 15 Albuquerque Academy (11-5, 1-1) vs. No. 16 Moriarty (13-3, 1-1): The game to watch for the first half of the week could very well be this match up between this two squads. Who is for real, who is a contender? Albuquerque Academy likely has the better resume of the two, led by top player Alina Vanecek the Lady Chargers are the favorite. Moriarty will bring it's punch with sophomore sensation Alyssa Adams and look for the resume building win.

Bubble Game
Hope Christian (9-8, 3-2) vs. Santa Fe Indian (7-9, 1-4): Highly unlike that Hope Christian is on this so-called bubble but what if they lose this trap type of game. Santa Fe Indian lost the first match, 3-0, but now at home the Lady Braves will try and make a late season push for the final spot. The first time we get to discuss the Lady Braves, Fatima Garcia (Sr) will look to make this upset bid a reality.

WEEK 10 QUESTIONS

Is Artesia a middle tier or bubble team? They take on Lovington in a game that could be a scary in terms of regional rivalry.

Can Hobbs hold onto their auto? Only one team will go to the state tournament from this district, Hobbs is in the lead but a rivalry game is a coin flip.

Goddard a threat? Another rivalry game taking place on Tuesday night when the crosstown rivals square off, Goddard vs Roswell. Roswell is trying to lock up a top seed.

Will Las Cruces ride or die? The Lady Bulldawgs get the opportunity to upset a top team in Onate (No. 5 NMPreps.com Rankings) and avoid being left out of the state tournament next month.


SCOREBOARD - TOP HALF OF THE WEEK

TUESDAY
Alamogordo vs Carlsbad
Albuquerque Academy vs. Moriarty
Artesia vs. Lovington
Belen vs. Valencia
Centennial vs. Chaparral
Clovis vs Hobbs
Cobre vs. Socorro
East Mountain vs. Estancia
Gallup vs. Aztec
Goddard vs. Roswell
Hatch Valley vs Silver
Highland vs. Manzano
Hope Christian vs Santa Fe Indian
La Cueva vs. Sandia
Mayfield vs. Deming
Onate vs. Las Cruces
Piedra Vista vs. Farmington
Pojoaque Valley vs. West Las Vegas
Portales vs. Ruidoso
Rio Grande vs. West Mesa
Rio Rancho vs. Volcano Vista
Sandia Prep vs St. Mike's
Santa Fe vs. Cleveland
Santa Teresa vs. Los Lunas
Shiprock vs. Bloomfield
St. Pius X vs Grants
Taos vs Robertson
Thoreau vs. Kirtland Central
Valley vs. Atrisco Heritage
Wingate vs Zuni

WEDNESDAY
Del Norte vs. Espanola Valley

Thoughts!!!

Let's try to gin up a little excitement for the boys' state tournament, with a daily look at the final week of the season and what it means for state.

Monday's games:
Deming at Las Cruces
Pojoaque at Taos
Santa Fe Prep at Desert Academy

Las Cruces (6-0 in district 3-6A) has a two-game lead over Gadsden with two games to play. The Bulldawgs and Panthers meet Thursday at Las Cruces, but the Bulldawgs can wrap up the district title with a win over last-place Deming today.

Santa Fe Prep can complete an undefeated district season with a win today. The Blue Griffins were at one point 1-6-2 this season but righted the ship once district play started and should be seeded between No. 5 and No. 7 at state.

Who is on your 4A, 3A, 2A, 8Man All-State Team?

Defeats Volcano Vista 36-34 Final - Hail Mary to win it!!!!

Week 8 didn't seem to have many marquee games heading in, but after Friday night the prep football world flipped, rolled, and again proved that anything can happen on any given Friday night.

What is your biggest question right now related to the season? Let's get a good Sunday thread going. Everyone feel free to post and to comment.

Thursday, October 22nd
Rio Rancho @ Cibola (Community)
Atrisco Heritage vs. Rio Grande (Milne)
Highland vs. Eldorado (Wilson)

Friday, October 23rd
Carlsbad @ Alamogordo
Del Norte @ Capital
Lordsburg @ Capitan
Alamo Navajo @ Carrizozo
Tucumcari @ Clayton
Magdalena @ Cloudcroft
Hatch @ Cobre
Cleveland @ Volcano Vista (Community)
Laguna @ Cuba
Eunice @ Dexter
Melrose @ Dora
Questa @ Escalante
Deming @ Mayfield
Gallup @ Miyamura
Tatum @ Gateway
Ft. Sumner @ Hagerman
Clovis @ Hobbs
Roy @ Lake Arthur
Mescalaero @ Logan
Espanola @ Los Alamos
Belen @ Los Lunas
Texico @ Loving
Goddard @ Lovington
Tularosa @ Mesilla Valley
Albuquerque @ Valley
St. Pius X @ Moriarty
Springer @ Mountainair
McCurdy @ Navajo Prep
Academy @ NMMI
Robertson @ Pojoaque
Ruidoso @ Portales
Santa Rosa @ Raton
Artesia @ Roswell
Floyd @ San Jon
Chaparral @ Santa Teresa
Socorro @ Silver
West LV @ Taos
Bloomfield @ Thoreau
Navajo Prep @ Toahtchi
Centennial @ Valencia
Corona @ Vaughn
La Cueva @ Sandia (Wilson)
Kirtland @ Wingate

Saturday, October 24th
Ramah @ Jemez Valley
St. Mike’s @ Hope
Shiprock @ Ts’e Yi Gai

Based off stats and top performances from week 7. Please continue to update us weekly regarding your top players, always need more defensive nominations.

Offense

QB - Orlando Perez - Manzano - Threw for 100-yards, ran for 134-yards returned kickoff 74-yards for a touchdown against Sandia.

QB - Marcos Gonzales West Mesa; 186 passing with 3TD's, 176 Rushing yards with 3 TD's, and 1 interception on Defense. Total of 6 TD's against Valley

RB - Ethan Duff - Artesia - Ran for 152-yards, 50-yards receiving against Alamogordo

RB - Isaac Vance - Mayfield - Ran for 192-yards and 2 touchdowns against Onate

TE - Josh Barton - Volcano Vista - Caught touchdown against Cibola

WR - David Inman - Eldorado - Caught 80-yard touchdown against La Cueva

WR - Devin Beard - Hobbs - Caught for 200-yards and 4 touchdowns against Lovington

WR - JR Pena - Centennial - Caught for 118-yards and 3 touchdowns against Los Lunas

WR - Ethan Alvarado - Mayfield - Caught touchdown pass against Onate

WR - Miguel Sena - West LV - 6 catches for 173-yards and 4 touchdowns

OL - Las Cruces - The Las Cruces Bulldawgs racked up a total of 530-yards last Friday Night against Deming, 401 which came on the ground, 129-threw the air.

Defense

DL - Joren Dickey - Volcano Vista - 3 sacks against Gallup

DL - Brendan Whalen - Aztec - 2 sacks against Gallup

DL - Codey Scott - Artesia - 2 sacks against Alamogordo

LB - Dalton Mendoza - Loving - 11 tackles

LB - Brian Parks - Volcano Vista - 6 tackles against Cibola

LB - Jake Boykin - Centennial - 8 total tackles against Los Lunas

LB - Cedric Reynaud - Centennial - 2 tackles, 1 int against Los Lunas

DB - Carlos Carrasco - Artesia - Two interceptions against Alamogordo

DB - Allan Rodriguez - Volcano Vista - Interception against Cibola

Special Teams

Kurt Kelly - Clovis - Returned punt 50-yards against Grants

Christian Chavez - Piedra Vista - Kicked 35-yard FG against Farmington

Nick Mourning - Volcano Vista - Recovered fumble, kicked field goal against Cibola

Henderson: District Breakdowns, Sorting Out The Playoff Picture

Working on my write up now, will feature in-depth report on where each team stands within their district and potential outcomes for playoff seeding. In the meantime, here is my latest Class 6A Playoff Predictions. I WILL push out 5A, 4A, and 3A as well. Hang tight. All feedback welcomed, wanted, and appreciated.

District Breakdowns

District 1-6A

Cleveland leads the district with a 2-0 record and still has to play: Volcano Vista, Cibola, and Rio Rancho. So really anything could happen during that stretch. If Cleveland wins out, no brainer they are the No. 1 seed.

Rio Rancho is 2-0 in district with Cibola and Cleveland left on their district schedule. If they split those final two games they’ll finish 7-3 on the season. They could argue for a top 4 spot no doubt.

Volcano Vista is now 1-1 in district play with Cleveland and Santa Fe on the schedule. Good thing for Volcano Vista is that they trounced Sandia and Manzano earlier in the season. Their losses are not bad either losing to Las Cruces, Eldorado, and to Rio Rancho on a hail mary. Good chance Hawks finish 6-4 and 2-2 in district, they’ll still host a playoff game likely.

Cibola at 5-2 and 0-1 in district could be on the verge of being knocked out of the playoffs if they don’t upset someone in district. IF they were to lose to Rio Rancho and to Cleveland with a win over Santa Fe they will end the year 6-4 and 1-3 in district. Bad news is that Manzano could be in the playoffs regardless because of the three way tie they caused in district 2-6A.

Santa Fe 0-8, 0-2 in district. I asked which teams were mathematically out and a few jumped on me for saying that “no one is out” You’re wrong. Santa Fe is done. Here is some math to back that up. They have been outscored 108-0 in their first two district games. Anyone think they are going to score against Volcano Vista or Cibola?

District 2-6A

Manzano believe it or not the Monarchs are 2-0 in the district, which puts them in first place as of today. We’ll have to wait for two long weeks until Manzano and Eldorado play on October 30th. Let’s say Manzano loses to Eldorado and beats La Cueva, they will finish with a district record of 3-1. The good news for Manzano is they are red-hot with some recent big wins making it easy to forget they lost to Volcano Vista and Cleveland big early on. Could they land a home game in the playoffs? Not sure, we’ll have to wait and see, but right now we know this: Manzano controls their own destiny: if they win their next two they are in regardless, if they lose their next two: That Cibola overtime loss will keep them home.

Eldorado is 6-2 and 1-1 on the season and Coach Charlie Dotson was straight up about their loss to Sanida. He told the Albuquerque Journal, “We didn’t play well and were outplayed.” The loss isn’t terrible, their resume and their overall body of work is still strong. If they finish 8-2 beating Manzano and Highland they’ll have a home game, but it might not come with a bye week. Don’t write this team off after a down week, everyone has one or two, they are still capable of playing into December.

Check this out: If Sandia beats La Cueva and Highland they will have finished 7-3 and 3-1 in district play. A lot depends on Manzano. If the Monarchs lose to Eldorado and to La Cueva, Sandia will be district champs as they have a head to head win over Eldorado. Crazy right? If that is the case, Sandia will land a home game in the playoffs as will Eldorado, Manzano however might be out of the playoffs in this scenario. Worst thing that could happen for Sandia is losing trap games against La Cueva or to Highland.

Highland has to beat Eldorado, La Cueva, and Sandia in their final three games in order to make the playoffs.

District 3-6A

Las Cruces controls the district right now with a 6-2, 2-0 record after beating Gadsden this past Thursday 56-6. Their remaining schedule includes Onate and Mayfield, two games they could sweep, lose, or split. Best case if they go 8-2 and 4-0 in district, they’ll land a home game with a BYE, likely landing the No. 2 spot. If they lose to Mayfield, who knows what that will mean in terms of playoff placement. I don’t even want to think about it. If Las Cruces loses to both Onate and Mayfield, all three teams are in, but at that point it might be best to just seed teams at random.

Mayfield could win district 3-6A finishing 7-3 and 4-0 in district, if that happens they could argue for a top 4, but that will be a tough argument to make being they lost to Alamogordo, Eldorado, and to Manzano. So Mayfield winning the district will cause seeding chaos in other words. Look for Mayfield to be at the worst 6-4, losing to Manzano and to Alamogordo could potentially send them on the road in the playoffs.

One of the true bubble teams right now is Onate and they are dangerous. Last week they were up on Mayfield 17-0 before losing 31-24. Last night the beat Deming 37-6. Their record is 3-5 and 1-1 in district, they have to beat Gadsden and Las Cruces to get in, it’s that simple. If Onate beats Las Cruces, that means three teams from District 3-6A get into the playoffs, but who gets bumped is the question.

Deming is 3-5 and 0-2 in district. They have to beat Mayfield and Gadsden, but even if they did it likely would not be enough to get them into the playoffs.

Gadsden 1-6, 0-1 overall on the season. Gadsden is out, they have Mayfield and Deming left on the schedule.

District 4-6A

Alamogordo is 6-1, time to see what they are really made of when they open district against Carlsbad. If Alamogordo wins just w one district game you got to think they make it with a 7-3 record unless that loss is against Carlsbad. If Alamogordo wins out: Carlsbad, Clovis, and Hobbs they are a top 4 seed, likely No. 2. Worst case for Alamogordo is Clovis goes 3-0, Hobbs goes 2-1, Alamogordo goes 1-2, and Carlsbad goes 1-2.

Clovis is 4-3 and opens district against rival Hobbs for the Little Rebel. The Wildcats can make up for their three season losses and land a home game in the playoffs if they win District, it’s that simple. They’ll be playing at home with a 7-3 record for sure. If Clovis goes 6-4 on the season, that would include one district loss, not sure if that would get them a home game, so much left to be decided for the district. If they lose two district games and finish 5-5, they’ll be glad they beat Cibola.

Hobbs is 4-3 and while we have them as a playoff lock, their lone key win is really against Onate who is a bubble team. So Hobbs really needs to turn it up in district, beat Clovis or Alamogordo punches their ticket. Worst case is they go 1-2 in district and end up 5-5 on the season, not sure if that will get you in this year.

Carlsbad is now 0-7 on the season, but still alive. Upset Alamogordo and things get super interesting. All it takes to cause drama is two wins Cavemen fans.

District 5-6A

Atrisco Heritage is 3-5, 2-0 in district. It’s simple: Beat Rio Grande and then beat West Mesa on Oct. 30th to get into the playoffs. They already beat Albuquerque so beating West Mesa is their playoff play-in game.

West Mesa is 3-5, 2-0 in district after beating Rio Grande Friday Night 48-6. They need to beat Atrisco Heritage next week and beat Albuquerque to get in. A loss is very bad, but not exactly fatal for these guys just yet.

Albuquerque 2-5, 0-1 is still alive. They just have to beat Valley, Rio Grande, and West Mesa to get into the playoffs and hope Atrisco Heritage loses to West Mesa causing a three way district tie.

Valley is 2-6 and 0-2 in district, out of the playoffs

Rio Grande is 0-7 and 0-1 in district, out of the playoffs unless they beat Atrisco, Albuquerque, and Valley and hope that West Mesa loses their remaining 2 games.

Latest Class 6A Playoff Predictions As Of October 17th, 2015

1. Cleveland (if they win district 1-6A)
2. Las Cruces (if they win district 3-6A)
3. Alamogordo (if they win district 4-6A)
4. Rio Rancho or Eldorado (a lot depends on how 2-6A finishes out)
5. Eldorado or Rio Rancho
6. Volcano Vista
7. Manzano
8. Mayfield
9. Clovis
10. Hobbs
11. Sandia
12. West Mesa/Atrisco Heritage (District 5-6A Champ)

Latest Class 5A Playoff Predictions As Of October 17th, 2015

1. Centennial 7-0, 2-0
2. Artesia 6-1, 0-0
3. St. Pius X 8-0, 0-0
4. Espanola 7-0, 1-0
5. Piedra Vista 6-2, 2-0
6. Goddard 4-3, 0-0
7. Moriarty 6-2, 0-0
8. Roswell 4-3, 0-0
9. Capital 6-2, 2-0
10. Aztec 3-5, 2-0
11. Farmington 5-3, 0-2
12. TBA

Bubble
Miyamura 3-4, 0-1
Belen 2-5, 2-0
Chaparral 5-2, 1-1
Los Lunas 3-4, 1-1
Del Norte 3-5, 1-1
Grants 4-4, 0-0

Latest Class 4A Playoff Predictions As Of October 17th, 2015

1. Hatch Valley 8-0, 2-0
2. Portales 7-0, 1-0
3. Cobre 5-2, 1-0
4. Robertson 5-2, 0-0
5. St. Mike’s 5-2, 1-0
6. Bloomfield 6-1, 2-0
7. Silver 4-4, 1-1
8. NMMI 6-1, 1-1
9. Hot Springs 5-3, 0-2
10. Ruidoso 3-5, 1-1
11. Hope 5-3, 0-2
12. Socorro 5-2, 1-0

Bubble
Kirtland 3-4, 2-0
Taos 3-4, 0-0

Latest Class 3A Playoff Predictions As Of October 17th, 2015

Class 3A
1. Estancia 7-0, 0-0
2. Dexter 5-2, 0-0
3. Lordsburg 4-3, 0-0
4. Capitan 4-3, 0-0
5. Texico 2-4, 0-0
6. Clayton 2-5, 0-0
7. Tucumcari 2-4, 0-0
8. Santa Rosa 2-5, 0-0
9. Eunice 3-3, 0-0
10. Tohatchi 5-2, 0-0
11. Laguna 2-4, 0-0
12. Mesilla Valley 2-5, 0-0

Bubble
Raton 2-5, 0-0
Loving 3-4, 0-0

I am tired of getting on here and hearing how bad the officials screwed some team some how....there was a post on fave book that I saw the covered college football games and officiating and what calls caused what and if the out come would have been different....outta like the 50 they looked at maybe 3 would have been different..football games are not won and lost because if officials( basketball...yes!!!)
But not football...

Week 8: Friday Night Recap, Highlights, & More
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com

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Pictured is Rio Rancho Quarterback Steve Bailey who threw a last second hail mary to help the Rams defeat Volcano Vista Friday Night 36-34.

1. Cleveland - Defeated Santa Fe 57-0
Cleveland is now 7-0, 1-0 in District
Santa Fe is now 0-8, 0-2 in District
Game was called at halftime
Gabe Ortea - Scored 2 touchdowns
Shawn Nieto - Ran for 3 touchdowns
Cleveland vs. Volcano Vista on Oct. 23rd
Santa Fe is Open next weekend

2. Eldorado - Lost to Sandia 17-12
Eldorado is now 6-2, 1-1 in District
Sandia is now 5-3, 1-1 in District
Jimmy Gallegos scored TD
Carter Phillips scored TD from Wildcat formation
Paul Rosales kicked FG for Sandia
Sandia vs. La Cueva on Oct. 23rd
Eldorado vs. Highland on Oct. 22nd

3. Centennial - Defeated Chaparral 49-3
Centennial is now 7-0, 2-0 in District
Chaparral is now 5-2, 1-1 in District
Junior Pena returned kick for TD
Bryce Rewalt scored 3 TD’s on the night
Centennial @ Valencia on Oct. 23rd
Chaparral @ Santa Teresa on Oct. 23rd

No. 4 Las Cruces - Defeated Gadsden 56-6
Las Cruces now 6-2, 2-0
Gadsden now 1-6, 0-1
Game ended in the 3rd Quarter (Mercy Rule)
Las Cruces rushed for 232-yards
Payton Ball ran for 102-yards, 3 TD’s
Kameron Miller threw for 203-yards, 2 TD’s
Las Cruces open next week
Gadsden takes on Onate on Oct. 23rd

No. 5 Artesia Bulldogs - Open
Last Game: Defeated Alamogordo 34-30
Record: 6-1, 0-0
Next @ Roswell on Oct. 23rd
Justin Houghtalng has 22 touchdowns in just 5 games
Carlos Carrasco has 4 interceptions

No. 6 Alamogordo - Open
6-1, 0-0
Last Game: Lost to Artesia 34-30
Open District against Carlsbad on Oct. 23rd
Kyle Hooper has thrown for 2,122-yards
Julian Segura has caught for 755-yards
Alex Ramirez has caught for 655-yards

No. 7 Volcano Vista - Lost to Rio Rancho 36-34
Volcano Vista now 5-3, 1-1 in District
Rio Rancho now 6-2, 2-0 in District
Ram’s QB Steven Bailey threw hail mary as time expired
Derrick Reyes caught game winning td pass
Hawks lead 34-30 after scoring with 11 seconds left
Haws QB Josh Williams passed for 314-yards
Ram’s RB Josh Foley ran for 138-yards and 2 TD’s
Ram’s QB Steve Bailey threw for 3 TD’s
Volcano Vista vs. Cleveland on Oct. 23rd
Rio Rancho @ Cibola on Oct. 22nd

No. 8 Rio Rancho - Defeated Volcano Vista 36-34
Volcano Vista now 5-3, 1-1 in District
Rio Rancho now 6-2, 2-0 in District
Ram’s QB Steven Bailey threw hail mary as time expired
Derrick Reyes caught game winning td pass
Hawks lead 34-30 after scoring with 11 seconds left
Haws QB Josh Williams passed for 314-yards
Ram’s RB Josh Foley ran for 138-yards and 2 TD’s
Ram’s QB Steve Bailey threw for 3 TD’s
Volcano Vista vs. Cleveland on Oct. 23rd
Rio Rancho @ Cibola on Oct. 22nd

9. Clovis - Open
Last Game: Defeated Grants 49-0
Record: 4-3, 0-1
Next: Hobbs on Oct. 23rd
RB Micah Gray has rushed for 961-yards
Against Grants Kurt Kelly returned PR for TD
TE Roland Chavez has offer from New Mexico State
QB Daulton Hatley has 4 D-2 offers on the table

10. Cibola - Open
Last Game: Lost to Volcano Vista 23-8
Record: 5-2, 0-1
Next: Rio Rancho on Oct. 22nd
QB Cannon Chavez has thrown for 896-yards
RB Kayzan Martin has rushed for 729-yards
LB Jeremiah Bell has 57 tackles

11. Manzano - Defeated Highland 42-0
Manzano now 5-3, 2-0 in District
Highland is now 2-5, 0-1 in District
Monarchs forced 6 turnovers
QB Orlando Perez ran for 144-yards and 3 scores
ATH Jordan Byrd scored 2 touchdowns
Manzano vs. Eldorado on Oct. 30th
Highland vs. Eldorado on Oct. 22nd

12. Mayfield - Open
Last Game: Beat Onate 31-24
Record: 4-3, 1-0 in District
Next: Deming on Oct. 23rd
QB Joeray Valencia has thrown for 1,548-yards
RB Isaac Vance has rushed for 1,051-yards
WR Gavin Swinson has caught for 625-yards
DB Torry Locklin has 3 interceptions

13. Hobbs - Open
Last Game: Beat Lovington 53-14
Record: 4-3, 0-1 in District
Next: @ Clovis on Oct. 23rd
QB Isaac Amaya has thrown for 2,638-yards
RB Jeremy Padilla has over 900-yards of total offense
WR Devin Beard has caught for 982-yards

14. Sandia - Defeated Eldorado 17-12
Eldorado is now 6-2, 1-1 in District
Sandia is now 5-3, 1-1 in District
Jimmy Gallegos scored TD
Carter Phillips scored TD from Wildcat formation
Paul Rosales kicked FG for Sandia
Sandia vs. La Cueva on Oct. 23rd
Eldorado vs. Highland on Oct. 22nd

15. St. Pius X - Defeated Lovington 28-20
St. Pius X is now 8-0, 0-0
Lovington is now 1-6, 0-0
Sartans led 6-0 at half
Sartan Adrian Leon returned int for TD, ran for a score
Drew Ortiz hit Miles Hilton for TD
Sartans led 28-0 in the 4th
Wildcat QB Brook Quinones threw 3 TD’s in the 4th
St. Pius X @ Moriarty on Oct. 23rd
Lovington vs. Goddard on Oct. 23rd

16. Piedra Vista - Defeated Miyamura 38-0
Piedra Vista is now 6-2, 2-0 in District
Miyamura is now 3-4, 0-2 in District
Game was 0-0 in the 2nd
PV’s Scott Ramirez ran for 126-yards
PV’s Matt Gonzales ran for 86-yards and 1 TD
PV’s Christian Chavez kicked 45-yard FG
Piedra Vista vs. Aztec Oct. 23rd
Miyamura vs. Gallup Oct. 23rd

17. Goddard Rockets - Open
4-3, 0-0
Last Week: Beat Carlsbad 28-26
Key Goddard Players: QB Cameron Stevenson, RB Lukas Gutierrez, Devon Qurioz ATH
Take on Lovington on Oct. 23rd

18. Moriarty - Defeated Grants 42-0
Moriarty now 6-2, 1-0 in District
Grants now 4-4, 0-1 in District
Pinto’s Allen Michel ran for 175-yards
Pinto’s have won 4 in a row
Moriarty vs. St. Pius X on Oct. 23rd
Grants vs. St. Pius X on Nov. 6th

No. 19 Roswell - Open
4-3, 0-0
Las Week: Lost to Moriarty 19-14
Key Roswell Players: Dominic Anaya thrown for 492-yards, rushed of 267-yards, Alfonso Sanchez with 53 tackles, Jacob Miley with 38 tackles Rudy Castillo with 5.5 sacks

No. 20 Farmington - Lost to Aztec 29-26
Farmington 5-3, 0-2 in District
Aztec 3-5, 2-0 in District
Farmington led 26-21 in the 4th
Aztec scored to make it 28-26, went for 2PT
Aztec vs. Piedra Vista on Oct. 23rd
Farmington vs. Miyamura on Oct. 23rd

No. 21 Onate - Defeated Deming 37-6
Onate now 3-5, 1-1 in District
Deming 4-4, 0-2 in District
Wildcats led 6-0 in the 1st
Knights Forest McKee ran for 141-yards and 2 TD’s
Knights ran for 232-yards
Knights passed for 191-yards
Jacob Smelser returned fumble for touchdown
Onate @ Gadsden on Oct. 23rd
Deming @ Mayfield on Oct. 23rd

No. 22 Hatch Valley - Defeated Silver 35-10
Hatch now 8-0, 2-0 in District
Silver now 4-4, 1-1 in District
Silver led 3-0
Hatch then led 14-10 at half
Hatch scored 3 TD’s in 2nd half
Hatch is scoring 48.3 pts per game
Hatch is allowing 9.75 pts per game
Hath vs. Cobre on Oct. 23rd
Silver vs. Socorro on Oct. 23rd

No. 23 Espanola Valley - Defeated Del Norte 40-18
Espanola now 7-0, 1-0 in District
Del Norte now 2-6, 1-1 in District
Sundevil’s Santiago Vigil scored to make it 7-0
Sundevil’s Marcos Flores scored to make it 14-0
Sundevil’s lead Del Norte 22-0
Sundevil’s lead 22-6 2nd quarter
Sundevil’s lead 28-12 at half
Sundevil’s QB Marcos Flores threw TD pass to make it 40-18
Espanola @ Los Alamos on Oct. 23rd
Del Norte @ Capital on Oct. 23rd

No. 24 Portales - Open
7-0, 1-0
Last Week: Beat Hope Christian 49-17
Key Players: Jamie Ramirez who has thrown for 722-yards and 12 touchdowns, Bronte Staugaard who has rushed for 1,279-yards and 17 touchdowns

No. 25 Chaparral - Lost to Centennial 49-3
Centennial is now 7-0, 2-0 in District
Chaparral is now 5-2, 1-1 in District
Junior Pena returned kick for TD
Bryce Rewalt scored 3 TD’s on the night
Centennial @ Valencia on Oct. 23rd
Chaparral @ Santa Teresa on Oct. 23rd


Week 8 Finals

Thursday, October 15th
Atrisco Heritage 44, Valley 33
Las Cruces 56, Gadsden 6

Friday, October 16th
Aztec 29, Farmington 26 - Final
Belen 49, Valencia 6 - Final
Bloomfield 52, Shiprock 0 - Final
Capital 55, Bernalillo 7 - Final
Centennial 49, Chaparral 3 - Final
Cleveland 57, Santa Fe 0 - Final
Cuba 52, Dulce 0 - Final
EP Cathedral 21, Capitan 0
Espanola Valley 40, Del Norte 18 - Final
Estancia 19, Clayton 9 - Final
Fort Sumner 49, Loving 26 - Final
Hatch Valley 35, Silver 10 - Final
Kirtland Central 56, Thoreau 6 - Final
Los Lunas 56, Santa Teresa 18 - Final
Magdalena 59, Alamo Navajo 0 - Final
Manzano 42, Highland 0 - Final
Melrose 56, Gateway Christian 6 - Final
Mescalero Apache 56, Cloudcroft 14 - Final
Moriarty 36, Grants 0 - Final
Onate 37, Deming 6 - Final
Piedra Vista 38, Miyamura 0 - Final
Rio Rancho 36, Volcano Vista 34 - Final
Ruidoso 28, Hope Christian 24 - Final
Sandia 17, Eldorado 12 - Final
San Jon 72, Lake Arthur 19 - Final
Socorro 71, Raton 38 - Final
St. Pius 28, Lovington 20 - Final
West Mesa 48, Rio Grande 6 - Final

In 6A

So How Would You Rank Class 6A and Class 5A Now???

With Rio Rancho beating Volcano Vista & Sandia beating Eldorado?

In 5A

Aztec beating Farmington shakes it up, where do you have Espanola Valley at 7-0?

Most Intriguing Score for Week 8?

Week 9: Centennial Gets Revenge, La Cueva Stays Perfect and Texico Still Moving Up

Week nine in the State of New Mexico was more of a separation type of week across the board. We have our top few teams and we have our middle tier teams looking to stay off the bubble.

THE BIG FOUR FROM WEEK NINE

The big four is four games from each classification that stood out to us.

6A: No. 11 Cibola over No. 7 Volcano Vista - The Cibola Cougars (11-4, 3-2) took a small dip after week eight and going 1-2 to start district 1-6A play but they got a much needed win beating district front runner Volcano Vista (10-5, 4-1) over the weekend.

5A: No. 2 St Pius over two Top-25 teams - The Lady Sartans topped Moriarty and Albuquerque Academy, two district opponents, over the week to improve to (14-2, 3-0) on the season. They stay atop the rankings at No. 2 in the state and No. 1 in 5A.

4A: No. 23 West Las Vegas over Hope Christian - If you needed a test for who the Lady Dons are, this was it. The Lady Dons improved to (14-1, 2-0) on the season beating a top notch program in Hope Christian.

3A: No. 6 Texico over Portales - Still with some big surprise to many that the 3A program is in the top-25 but the Lady Wolverines continue winning and a big win over Portales only helps their case.

WEEK NINE TEAM OF THE WEEK

The No. 4 Centennial Lady Hawks (14-2, 5-1) had a surprising loss early in the season when they dropped to Los Lunas two weeks back, well the Lady Hawks came back with revenge on their minds beating the Lady Tigers, 3-0. The Las Cruces area is exploding with top teams and the Lady Hawks playing in 5A will be the challenge this post season to the St. Pius X. Both are ranked 1 and 2 in the class.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - WEEK 9

South: Savannah Bush (2016/Centennial) - Bush plays on the Centennial Lady Hawks (read above, a top team) and she is one of the main reason they are up there. Bush had 37 kills, 6 blocks and 5 digs over the week against two top-25 teams.

North: Abigail Stomp (2016/La Cueva) - Stomp, winner of the player of the week for the third time takes it home again. With 54 Assists; 9 kills; 16 aces; 10 Blocks; and 9 digs over the week, with a win over top-25 opponent and rival Eldorado.

Check Out: Top 50 Performances from Week 9

WEEK NINE CLASS RANKINGS

6A
1. La Cueva
2. Onate
3. Volcano Vista
4. Cleveland
5. Cibola
6. Eldorado
7. Sandia
8. Las Cruces
9. Mayfield
10. Gadsden

5A
1. St. Pius X
2. Centennial
3. Los Lunas
4. Roswell
5. Los Alamos
6. Albuquerque Academy
7. Moriarty
8. Santa Teresa
9. Piedra Vista
10. Del Norte

4A
1. Sandia Prep
2. Silver
3. West Las Vegas
4. St. Mike's
5. Hatch Valley

WEEK 9 TOP PERFORMANCES
Abigail Stomp (2016/La Cueva) - 2 assists, 13 aces in win over Highland (Tues)
Abby Stomp (2016/La Cueva)- 30 assists; 7 kills; 10 blocks; 9 digs and 3 aces vs Eldorado (Thurs)
Adela Gallegos (2017/Albuquerque Academy) - 7 aces in win over Grants (Tues)
Alexandria Lackner (2017/St. Pius X) - 20 digs in win over Academy (Thurs)
Alina Vanecek (2016/Albuquerque Academy) - 16 kills in win over Grants (Tues)
Amber Trujillo (2017/Gadsden) - 23 digs in win over Las Cruces (Tues)
Andrea Howard (2017/La Cueva) -11 kills; 3 digs and 1 ace (Thurs)
Anna Detry (2017/La Cueva) - 24 digs in win over Eldorado (Thurs)
Annabelle Kubinski (2018/La Cueva) - 9 kills and 15 blocks in win over Eldorado (Thurs).
Ariel Geruntho (2016/Cleveland) - 12 kills in win over Rio Rancho (Tues)
Ashlynn Trujillo (2016/Los Alamos) - 18 digs in win over Del Norte (Wed.)
Ashton Garcia (2016/Centennial) - 9 kills in win over Los Lunas (Sat)
Ayleen Rodrigues (2017/Gadsden) 7 kills, 4 aces in win over Las Cruces (Tues)
Brianna Bustillos (2016/Gadsde) - 13 kills, 13 digs in win over Las Cruces (Tues.)
Brianna Montano (2016/Los Alamos) - 14 kills, 11 digs in win over Del Norte (Wed.)
D'Andra Espinoza (2016/Centennial ) 18 digs in win over Santa Teresa (Tues).
D'Andra Espinoza (2016/Centennial) - 30 digs in win over Los Lunas (Sat)
Destiny Ruiz (2016/Centennial) - 10 kills; 5 blocks in win over Los Lunas (Sat)
Emily Buford (2016/St. Pius X) - 4 blocks in win over Academy (Thurs)
Hayley Torres (2018/Los Lunas) 10 kills, 5 aces in win over Valencia (Tues)
Hayley Rizek (2018/st. Pius X) - 4 blocks in win over Academy (Thurs)
Jayden Nanez (2016/Centennial) - 30 assists in win over Los Lunas (Sat.)
Jenna Butcher (2016/Artesia) - 13 kills in win over Goddard. (Tues)
Jordan Holland (2016/Los Lunas) - 11 kills, 9 digs, 7 blocks in win over Valencia (Tues)
Juliana Zamora (2017/St. Pius X) - 9 kills in win over Academy (Thurs)
Justena Galindo (2016/Los Lunas) - 29 assists in win over Goddard (Tues)
Kayla Griego (2017/St. Pius X) - 19 assists in win over Academy (Thurs)
Kayla Ledezma (2016/Los Lunas) - 16 digs, 5 aces in win over Goddard (Tues)
Kelsey Bell (2016/Los Lunas) 38 assists in win over Valencia (Tues)
Kenley Vote (2018/Cleveland) - 23 assists, 4 aces in win over Rio Rancho (Tues)
Lauren Sifuentes (2017/Gadsden) - 4 aces in win over Las Cruces (Tues).
Latysha Archuleta (2016/St. Mikes) - 5 kills in win over Bosque (Tues)
Lexi Cole (2018/Clovis) - 10 kills in loss to Carlsbad (Tues).
Libby Fidel (2016/Albuquerque Academy) - 9 digs in win over Grants (Tues).
Madison Harris (2016/La Cueva) - 9 kills in win over Highland (Tues)
Megan Bass (2016/Cleveland) - 11 digs in win over Rio Rancho (Tues)
Nadya Medina (2016/Cleveland) - 12 digs in win over Rio Rancho (Tues)
Nicole Peery (2018/St. Pius X) - 9 kills in win over Academy (Thurs)
Sarah Skillman (2018/Albuquerque Academy) - 34 assists in win over Grants (Tues)
Sierra Foley (2016/Los Alamos) - 10 kills, 5 aces in win over Del Norte (Wed.)
Samantha Melton (2016/Los Alamos) - 31 assists, 4 aces in win over Del Norte (Wed.)
Savannah Bush (2016/Centennial) - 21 kills, 4 blocks and 5 digs in win over Santa Teresa (Tues).
Savannah Bush (2016/Centennial) - 16 kills; 2 blocks in win over Los Lunas (Sat.)
Valarie Nieto (2017/Gadsden) - 24 digs in win over Las Cruces (Tues)

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