Week 6 Top 25 Recap, Highlights, & More
- By kyle h
- New Mexico High School Football
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Today we recap the action from week 6 of the New Mexico High School Football Season. Scroll down to read our entire Week 6 Recap.
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No. 1 Cleveland 41, No. 5 Eldorado 34
Eldorado jumped out to a 14-0 lead following a fumble and two touchdown passes from Jayce Jackson in the 1st quarter. Cleveland’s homecoming crowd of 8,000 fans was silent. The Storm would make it 14-all at the break. In the end a 5-yard touchdown from Shawn Neito would be the difference making in a game that featured big offense and some big time plays. On the night Cleveland was led by Gabe Ortega who threw for 355-yards and 3 touchdowns, he also ran for over 100-yards on the night. Eldorado’s Jayce Jackson threw for over 300-yards as well with 4 touchdown passes, David Inman scored 3 interceptions, and recorded an interception. Noah Sweitzer scored off a 40-yard touchdown run and had over 15 tackles on the night. Cleveland now 6-0 is open in week 7, Eldorado 5-1 will start district play against La Cueva.
No. 2 Alamogordo 56, No. 17 Deming 12
Now 6-0 on the year, Alamogordo blew past Deming by 44 points Friday Night. Junior Quarterback Kyle Hooper has thrown for three straight 300-yard performances, against the Wildcats last night he hit the 350-mark with 3 touchdowns passes. Also in the stat box for the Tigers was Hunter Graham who ran for 172-yards and 4 touchdowns and forced 7 Wildcat Turnovers. Alamogordo will head to the Bulldog Bowl next week to take on Artesia, Deming now 3-3 will take on Las Cruces as they open District 3-6A play.
No. 3 Centennial
Open. Will take on Los Lunas in week 7.
No. 6 Las Cruces 41, No. 4 Artesia 25
Friday Night at the Field of Dreams in Las Cruces Senior Quarterback Kameron Miller had him another night to remember. Miller who is expected to announce his college decision today, October 3rd ran for 245-yards and scored 3 touchdowns, he was also 9-19 passing for 106-yards. Artesia was missing Justin Houghtaling who is out due to a torn calf muscle and is expected to miss the next few weeks according to our sconces. Sophomore Quarterback Taylor Null threw for 378-yards on the night. Also in the stat box is Las Cruces Sophomore Payton Ball who ran for 3 touchdowns. The Bulldawgs now 4-2 will take on Deming in their district opener next week, Artesia now 5-1 will take on undefeated Alamogordo at home in week 7.
No. 14 Manzano 21, No. 7 Mayfield 17
The Manzano Monarchs 3-3 shook up the Class 6A rankings and even playoff picture Friday Night with a 4-point upset win over the Trojans who are now also 3-3. The Trojans led 17-7 in the 3rd quarterback, however Manzano’s Quarterback Orlando Perez would throw two late touchdown passes helping Manzano dig out the massive upset. Mayfield Running Back Isaac Vance ran for 150-yards and two touchdowns on the night. The Monarchs will take on Sandia next week, the Trojans who have now lost three in a row will take on Onate in their District 3-6A opener.
No. 8 Volcano Vista 43, West Mesa 7
The Volcano Vista Hawks move to 4-2 on the season with an impressive victory over West Mesa in week 6. On the night, the Hawks were led by Quarterback Josh Williams who scored 4 touchdowns, Running Back Chris Streez who scored on a 51-yard touchdown run, and also got a field goal from kick Nick Mourning. The Hawks will take on Cibola in a marquee District 1-6A opener in week 7, West Mesa now 1-5 will open District 5-6A play against Valley.
No. 9 Rio Rancho @ Atrisco Heritage
Game takes place Saturday, October 3rd.
Lubbock Coronado 58, Hobbs 35
Qua Gray scored 5 touchdowns Friday Night against Hobbs defeating the Eagles by 23 points. Gray was 16-32 passing for 383-yards on the night. He first connected with Chance Fair for a 66-yard score, then threw a 55-yard touchdown to make it 14-7 in the first quarter. The Eagles were led by Isaac Amaya who threw for 468-yards with 3 touchdowns and Brevin Thompson who hauled in 146-yards. The Eagles now 3-3 will take on Lea County rival Lovington in week 7.
No. 11 Clovis @ Lubbock Frenship
Clovis lost their third game in a row Friday Night against Lubbock Frenship. Early in the game with Clovis leading, Star Junior Running Back Micah Gray was carried off in a stretcher, both teams converged in prayer for 10-minutes (we hear Gray is going to be fine, by the way and will post an official update when we hear from his coaches/parents). Wildcat Quarterback Daulton Hatley connected with Roland Chavez on the night for two scores. The Wildcats led 21-16 entering the 4th quarter. Clovis now 3-3 will take on Grants in week 7.
No. 12 Cibola 60, Highland 22
Now at 5-1 on the season, people are starting to talk about the Cibola Cougars who blew past Highland Thursday Night 60-22. On the evening leading the Cougars it would be Running Back Kazyan Martin who scored 5 touchdowns, it was his second 5 touchdown game of these season. Quarterback Gannon Chavez continues his strong year throwing for 301-yards and 3 touchdowns. The Cougars will take on Volcano Vista next week in a marquee district 1-6A match up.
No. 15 St. Pius X vs. St. Michael’s
Game is Saturday, Recap will be posted soon.
No. 16 Piedra Vista @ No. 25 Roswell
Game is Saturday, Recap will be posted soon.
No. 18 Goddard 41, Fabens 13
Friday Night the Goddard Rockets moved to 3-3 on the year defeating Fabens 41-13. The Rockets were led by the Lukas Gutierrez who scored 2 touchdowns on the night. Next week the Rockets take on 0-5 Carlsbad at Ralph Bowyer.
No. 19 Onate @ Rio Grande
For the second week in a row, Onate has dominated the competition. Last week the Knights blew past West Mesa 49-0, last night against Rio Grande they won 54-0 by way of mercy rule. The Kngihts are now 2-4 on the season and will take on Mayfield in their district opener next week.
No. 20 Valley 60, Aztec 42
Last week against La Cueva, Running Back Michael Barboa ran for 100-yards and 3 scores, against Aztec last night he ran for an incredible 202-yards and 5 touchdowns as Valley routed Aztec. The Vikings now 2-4 will take on West Mesa, Aztec now 1-5 will take on Gallup.
No. 21 Farmington 53, Grants 14
The Farmington Scorpions keep winning under first year Head Coach Jeff Dalton. Against Grants Friday Night, the Scorpions were led by Quarterback Kody Becentio who scored 3 touchdowns on the night. Farmington will open district play next week against cross town rival Piedra Vista.
No. 22 La Cueva 38, Del Norte 7
La Cueva picked up their second win of the season defeating Del Norte Thursday Night by 31 points. Noah Hill scored two touchdowns, Derek Loidolt returned a fumble for a touchdown, and Chris Campbell threw for just shy of 100-yards. Also in the mix was La Cueva’s Elijah McKnight who scored one touchdown. The Bears now 2-4 will take on Eldorado in their district opener next week.
Albuquerque 49, No. 23 Miyamura 31
The Albuquerque Bulldogs snapped a 4-game losing streak Friday in Gallup defeating Miyamura on the road 49-31. The Bulldogs move to 2-4 on the year, Miyamura is now 3-3 on the season and will take on Piedra Vista next on October 16th.
No. 24 Hatch 60, Tularosa 6
Hatch Continued to flex their muscle Friday Night in another blowout victory. The Bears picked up their 6th win in a row to move 6-0 and will enter district play next week against Socorro.
Additional Marquee Match Ups
Espanola 60, Taos 16
The Sundevils for the first time in school history are a perfect 6-0. Friday Night the Sundevils dominated Taos and were led by Marcos Flores who scored 3 touchdowns on the night. Espanola will take on Del Norte on October 16th.
Portales 50, Pojoaque 0
Portales moved to 6-0 on the night for the first time in school history. Rams Quarterback Junior Ramirez threw for 131-yards and 4 touchdowns. Bronte Staugaard ran for 216-yards and 3 touchdowns.
Capital 26, Lovington 20
Friday Night Capital did something no one thought they could ever do: Beat Lovington, they did it on the road on the smurf turf in Lovington Friday Night to move to 4-2 on the season. The Jaguars will take on Los Alamos in week 7.
Cobre 54, Lordsburg 14
The Cobre Indians moved to 4-2 on the season with a big 40 point win over Lordsburg Friday Night. Cobre Quarterback Andru Sanchez was 19-34 passing for 327-yards and 3 touchdowns, Robertson Rodriguez caught for 112-yards, Dominic Redwine caught for 111-yards, Redwine also led the team in tackles with 7.
Melrose 54, Boise City 14
Melrose moved to 6-0 on the season derating Boise City Friday Night. Cade Barnard scored 3 touchdowns, Wyatt Williams scored 2 touchdowns.
Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Cibola 60, Highland 22 - F
La Cueva 38, Del Norte 7 - F
Santa Fe Indian 42, McCurdy 28 - F
Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Alamogordo 56, Deming 12 - F
Albuquerque 49, Miyamura 31 - F
Capital 26, Lovington 20 - F
Capitan 28, Texico 8 - F
Chaparral 21, Gadsden 14 - F
Cleveland 41, Eldorado 34 - F
Cobre 54, Lordsburg 14 - F
Espanola Valley 60, Taos 16 - F
Farmington 53, Grants 14 - F
Goddard 41, Fabens (TX) 13 - F
Hatch Valley 54, Tularosa 6 - F
Hagerman 50, Questa 20 - F
Hope Christian 45, Bernalillo 0 - F
Las Cruces 41, Artesia 25 - F
Los Alamos 49, Santa Fe 13 - F
Lubbock-Coronado (TX) 58, Hobbs 35 - F
Lubbock-Frenship (TX) 29, Clovis 21 - F
Manzano 21, Mayfield 17 - F
Melrose 54, Boise City (OK) 14 - F
Mescalero Apache 34, Carrizozo 23 - F
Moriarty 53, Gallup 8 - F
NMMI 28, Roswell (JV) 8
Onate 54, Rio Grande 0 - F
Portales 50, Pojoaque Valley 0 - F
Robertson 33, Ruidoso 7 - F
San Jon/Grady 74, Roy 12 - F
Santa Teresa 37, EP Cathedral (TX) 13 - F
Silver 34, Clint (TX) 29 - F
Shiprock 30, Newcomb 0 - F
Valley 62, Aztec 40 - F
Volcano Vista 43, West Mesa 7 - F
West Las Vegas 59, Raton 7 - F
October 3rd, 2015
Socorro @ Academy 2PM
Rio Rancho @ Atrisco 1PM (Community)
Pine Hill @ Jemez Valley
St. Mike’s @ St. Pius X 11AM (Milne) -
Piedra Vista @ Roswell 1PM
Animas @ Vaughn
Carlsbad @ Sandia 1PM (Wilson)
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No. 1 Cleveland 41, No. 5 Eldorado 34
Eldorado jumped out to a 14-0 lead following a fumble and two touchdown passes from Jayce Jackson in the 1st quarter. Cleveland’s homecoming crowd of 8,000 fans was silent. The Storm would make it 14-all at the break. In the end a 5-yard touchdown from Shawn Neito would be the difference making in a game that featured big offense and some big time plays. On the night Cleveland was led by Gabe Ortega who threw for 355-yards and 3 touchdowns, he also ran for over 100-yards on the night. Eldorado’s Jayce Jackson threw for over 300-yards as well with 4 touchdown passes, David Inman scored 3 interceptions, and recorded an interception. Noah Sweitzer scored off a 40-yard touchdown run and had over 15 tackles on the night. Cleveland now 6-0 is open in week 7, Eldorado 5-1 will start district play against La Cueva.
No. 2 Alamogordo 56, No. 17 Deming 12
Now 6-0 on the year, Alamogordo blew past Deming by 44 points Friday Night. Junior Quarterback Kyle Hooper has thrown for three straight 300-yard performances, against the Wildcats last night he hit the 350-mark with 3 touchdowns passes. Also in the stat box for the Tigers was Hunter Graham who ran for 172-yards and 4 touchdowns and forced 7 Wildcat Turnovers. Alamogordo will head to the Bulldog Bowl next week to take on Artesia, Deming now 3-3 will take on Las Cruces as they open District 3-6A play.
No. 3 Centennial
Open. Will take on Los Lunas in week 7.
No. 6 Las Cruces 41, No. 4 Artesia 25
Friday Night at the Field of Dreams in Las Cruces Senior Quarterback Kameron Miller had him another night to remember. Miller who is expected to announce his college decision today, October 3rd ran for 245-yards and scored 3 touchdowns, he was also 9-19 passing for 106-yards. Artesia was missing Justin Houghtaling who is out due to a torn calf muscle and is expected to miss the next few weeks according to our sconces. Sophomore Quarterback Taylor Null threw for 378-yards on the night. Also in the stat box is Las Cruces Sophomore Payton Ball who ran for 3 touchdowns. The Bulldawgs now 4-2 will take on Deming in their district opener next week, Artesia now 5-1 will take on undefeated Alamogordo at home in week 7.
No. 14 Manzano 21, No. 7 Mayfield 17
The Manzano Monarchs 3-3 shook up the Class 6A rankings and even playoff picture Friday Night with a 4-point upset win over the Trojans who are now also 3-3. The Trojans led 17-7 in the 3rd quarterback, however Manzano’s Quarterback Orlando Perez would throw two late touchdown passes helping Manzano dig out the massive upset. Mayfield Running Back Isaac Vance ran for 150-yards and two touchdowns on the night. The Monarchs will take on Sandia next week, the Trojans who have now lost three in a row will take on Onate in their District 3-6A opener.
No. 8 Volcano Vista 43, West Mesa 7
The Volcano Vista Hawks move to 4-2 on the season with an impressive victory over West Mesa in week 6. On the night, the Hawks were led by Quarterback Josh Williams who scored 4 touchdowns, Running Back Chris Streez who scored on a 51-yard touchdown run, and also got a field goal from kick Nick Mourning. The Hawks will take on Cibola in a marquee District 1-6A opener in week 7, West Mesa now 1-5 will open District 5-6A play against Valley.
No. 9 Rio Rancho @ Atrisco Heritage
Game takes place Saturday, October 3rd.
Lubbock Coronado 58, Hobbs 35
Qua Gray scored 5 touchdowns Friday Night against Hobbs defeating the Eagles by 23 points. Gray was 16-32 passing for 383-yards on the night. He first connected with Chance Fair for a 66-yard score, then threw a 55-yard touchdown to make it 14-7 in the first quarter. The Eagles were led by Isaac Amaya who threw for 468-yards with 3 touchdowns and Brevin Thompson who hauled in 146-yards. The Eagles now 3-3 will take on Lea County rival Lovington in week 7.
No. 11 Clovis @ Lubbock Frenship
Clovis lost their third game in a row Friday Night against Lubbock Frenship. Early in the game with Clovis leading, Star Junior Running Back Micah Gray was carried off in a stretcher, both teams converged in prayer for 10-minutes (we hear Gray is going to be fine, by the way and will post an official update when we hear from his coaches/parents). Wildcat Quarterback Daulton Hatley connected with Roland Chavez on the night for two scores. The Wildcats led 21-16 entering the 4th quarter. Clovis now 3-3 will take on Grants in week 7.
No. 12 Cibola 60, Highland 22
Now at 5-1 on the season, people are starting to talk about the Cibola Cougars who blew past Highland Thursday Night 60-22. On the evening leading the Cougars it would be Running Back Kazyan Martin who scored 5 touchdowns, it was his second 5 touchdown game of these season. Quarterback Gannon Chavez continues his strong year throwing for 301-yards and 3 touchdowns. The Cougars will take on Volcano Vista next week in a marquee district 1-6A match up.
No. 15 St. Pius X vs. St. Michael’s
Game is Saturday, Recap will be posted soon.
No. 16 Piedra Vista @ No. 25 Roswell
Game is Saturday, Recap will be posted soon.
No. 18 Goddard 41, Fabens 13
Friday Night the Goddard Rockets moved to 3-3 on the year defeating Fabens 41-13. The Rockets were led by the Lukas Gutierrez who scored 2 touchdowns on the night. Next week the Rockets take on 0-5 Carlsbad at Ralph Bowyer.
No. 19 Onate @ Rio Grande
For the second week in a row, Onate has dominated the competition. Last week the Knights blew past West Mesa 49-0, last night against Rio Grande they won 54-0 by way of mercy rule. The Kngihts are now 2-4 on the season and will take on Mayfield in their district opener next week.
No. 20 Valley 60, Aztec 42
Last week against La Cueva, Running Back Michael Barboa ran for 100-yards and 3 scores, against Aztec last night he ran for an incredible 202-yards and 5 touchdowns as Valley routed Aztec. The Vikings now 2-4 will take on West Mesa, Aztec now 1-5 will take on Gallup.
No. 21 Farmington 53, Grants 14
The Farmington Scorpions keep winning under first year Head Coach Jeff Dalton. Against Grants Friday Night, the Scorpions were led by Quarterback Kody Becentio who scored 3 touchdowns on the night. Farmington will open district play next week against cross town rival Piedra Vista.
No. 22 La Cueva 38, Del Norte 7
La Cueva picked up their second win of the season defeating Del Norte Thursday Night by 31 points. Noah Hill scored two touchdowns, Derek Loidolt returned a fumble for a touchdown, and Chris Campbell threw for just shy of 100-yards. Also in the mix was La Cueva’s Elijah McKnight who scored one touchdown. The Bears now 2-4 will take on Eldorado in their district opener next week.
Albuquerque 49, No. 23 Miyamura 31
The Albuquerque Bulldogs snapped a 4-game losing streak Friday in Gallup defeating Miyamura on the road 49-31. The Bulldogs move to 2-4 on the year, Miyamura is now 3-3 on the season and will take on Piedra Vista next on October 16th.
No. 24 Hatch 60, Tularosa 6
Hatch Continued to flex their muscle Friday Night in another blowout victory. The Bears picked up their 6th win in a row to move 6-0 and will enter district play next week against Socorro.
Additional Marquee Match Ups
Espanola 60, Taos 16
The Sundevils for the first time in school history are a perfect 6-0. Friday Night the Sundevils dominated Taos and were led by Marcos Flores who scored 3 touchdowns on the night. Espanola will take on Del Norte on October 16th.
Portales 50, Pojoaque 0
Portales moved to 6-0 on the night for the first time in school history. Rams Quarterback Junior Ramirez threw for 131-yards and 4 touchdowns. Bronte Staugaard ran for 216-yards and 3 touchdowns.
Capital 26, Lovington 20
Friday Night Capital did something no one thought they could ever do: Beat Lovington, they did it on the road on the smurf turf in Lovington Friday Night to move to 4-2 on the season. The Jaguars will take on Los Alamos in week 7.
Cobre 54, Lordsburg 14
The Cobre Indians moved to 4-2 on the season with a big 40 point win over Lordsburg Friday Night. Cobre Quarterback Andru Sanchez was 19-34 passing for 327-yards and 3 touchdowns, Robertson Rodriguez caught for 112-yards, Dominic Redwine caught for 111-yards, Redwine also led the team in tackles with 7.
Melrose 54, Boise City 14
Melrose moved to 6-0 on the season derating Boise City Friday Night. Cade Barnard scored 3 touchdowns, Wyatt Williams scored 2 touchdowns.
Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Cibola 60, Highland 22 - F
La Cueva 38, Del Norte 7 - F
Santa Fe Indian 42, McCurdy 28 - F
Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Alamogordo 56, Deming 12 - F
Albuquerque 49, Miyamura 31 - F
Capital 26, Lovington 20 - F
Capitan 28, Texico 8 - F
Chaparral 21, Gadsden 14 - F
Cleveland 41, Eldorado 34 - F
Cobre 54, Lordsburg 14 - F
Espanola Valley 60, Taos 16 - F
Farmington 53, Grants 14 - F
Goddard 41, Fabens (TX) 13 - F
Hatch Valley 54, Tularosa 6 - F
Hagerman 50, Questa 20 - F
Hope Christian 45, Bernalillo 0 - F
Las Cruces 41, Artesia 25 - F
Los Alamos 49, Santa Fe 13 - F
Lubbock-Coronado (TX) 58, Hobbs 35 - F
Lubbock-Frenship (TX) 29, Clovis 21 - F
Manzano 21, Mayfield 17 - F
Melrose 54, Boise City (OK) 14 - F
Mescalero Apache 34, Carrizozo 23 - F
Moriarty 53, Gallup 8 - F
NMMI 28, Roswell (JV) 8
Onate 54, Rio Grande 0 - F
Portales 50, Pojoaque Valley 0 - F
Robertson 33, Ruidoso 7 - F
San Jon/Grady 74, Roy 12 - F
Santa Teresa 37, EP Cathedral (TX) 13 - F
Silver 34, Clint (TX) 29 - F
Shiprock 30, Newcomb 0 - F
Valley 62, Aztec 40 - F
Volcano Vista 43, West Mesa 7 - F
West Las Vegas 59, Raton 7 - F
October 3rd, 2015
Socorro @ Academy 2PM
Rio Rancho @ Atrisco 1PM (Community)
Pine Hill @ Jemez Valley
St. Mike’s @ St. Pius X 11AM (Milne) -
Piedra Vista @ Roswell 1PM
Animas @ Vaughn
Carlsbad @ Sandia 1PM (Wilson)
Comparing The No.1's against All-Time Greats
- By kyle h
- New Mexico High School Football
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Today we look at how the current No. 1 teams in New Mexico by Class stack up against some other All-Time Greatest High School Football Teams through week 5.
It's Finally Friday: Week 6 Statewide Preview
- By kyle h
- New Mexico High School Football
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It's Finally Friday: Week 6 Statewide Preview
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
Top 25 Previews
No. 1 Cleveland vs. No. 5 Eldorado
It’s the biggest game of the season so far in the State of New Mexico and Cleveland’s first true test from New Mexico competition, it’s also Cleveland’s homecoming game. The Storm 5-0 have been pretty much untouchable against New Mexico competition outscoring the 4 New Mexico teams they have played 197-27. Last weekend the Storm blew past Sandia 42-7. Eldorado has won their last 15 out of 17 games and beat Cleveland in 2014 57-56. The Eagles earned their first statement win of the season beating Mayfield 49-28 last week in a game where Quarterback Jayce Jackson threw for 5 touchdowns and Linebacker Noah Sweitzer recorded 21 total tackles. Cleveland is led by Quarterback Gabe Ortega who has passed for 659-yards and 9 touchdowns, the Storm’s offensive line averages 280 pounds and is headlined by Stanford Commit Henry Hattis, Cleveland’s prized offensive tackle.
No. 2 Alamogordo vs. No. 17 Deming
The Tigers will look to take their 5 game winning streak to 6 games against Deming Friday Night. On the season Alamogordo has been quite the surprise outscoring the competition 268-54. Last weekend against Gadsden in a 64-13 victory Junior Quarterback Kyle Hooper threw for 361-yards and 3 touchdowns, Julian Segura caught for 177-yards, and Running Back Hunter Graham ran for 200-yards and 3 scores. The Deming Wildcats are coming off a 51-7 victory over Santa Fe which moved their record to 3-2 on the season. On the year Senior Quarterback Dante Urrea has been their go-to-guy scoring 13 touchdowns on the season.
No. 3 Centennial vs. Los Lunas
Entering week 6 with 5-0 record after beating Las Cruces in a shootout 42-35, there is no question that Centennial is the clear favorite in District 3-5A. Ranked No. 1 overall in Class 5A, Centennial has scored 45.0 points per game and their defense is allowing just 16.4 points per game. Against Las Cruces in week 5 Quarterback Dante Lopez was 14-20 passing for 185 yards, receivers Bryce ReWalt along with JR Pena have combined to haul in 800-yards and 14 touchdowns, on defense watch for Jake Boykin at backer and Jerry Gurrola who has 5.0 sacks. The Tigers are 2-3 on the season coming off a 26-0 win over Del Norte and led by O’Mauary Samuels at running back who has rushed for 498-yards and 7 touchdowns.
No. 4 Artesia @ No. 6 Las Cruces
The 5-0 Bulldogs will be with Senior Quarterback and Team Capitan Justin Houghtaling Friday Night. Houghtaling who was 36-54 passing for 354-yards last week with 2 touchdowns against Carlsbad suffered an undisclosed injury late in the game and is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. The Bulldogs have been hot to start the year scoring an average of 37.8 points per game, the starter for Friday nights game will be Sophomore Taylor Null. The Bulldawgs from Las Cruces are coming off a 42-35 loss to cross town rival Centennial and while they are just one game over .500 on the season, they are still capable of beating anyone on any given night. Last week Bulldawg Quarterback Kameron Miller threw for 256-yards, ran for 181-yards, and scored 4 touchdowns.
No. 7 Mayfield @ No. 14 Manzano
It’s been a very long time that Mayfield 3-2 has dropped two games in a row, last week they were defeated by Eldorado at the Field of Dreams 49-28. It’s was the second week in a row that Mayfield allowed over 40, the Trojans have allowed an average of 36.8 points per game on defense, one of the highest averages in Class 6A. The good news for Mayfield is that running back Isaac Vance is back, the bad news is we hear that Mayfield Linebacker Louie Lombardi will not be suited out Friday against Manzano. The Monarchs are 2-3 on the year playing in back to back thrilling games. Three weeks ago they beat West Mesa scoring a late touchdown, last week they lost to Cibola 27-20 in overtime.
No. 8 Volcano Vista vs. West Mesa
The Hawks now 3-2 on the season snapped their two game losing streak defeating Atrisco Heritage last week 58-29 in a game where running back Chris Streetz ran for 200-yards and 3 touchdowns. The Hawks are the heavy favorite entering Friday night’s game and have some heavy hitters on offense and on defense. Quarterback Josh Williams has thrown for 1,026-yards, 10 touchdowns, receiver David Cormier has for 431-yards and 4 touchdowns. On defense Brian Parks, Isaac Martinez, and Nick Mourning each have over 25 tackles. The Mustangs are 1-4 on the year losing to Onate in week 5 49-0.
No. 9 Rio Rancho @ Atrisco Heritage
Playing in back to back thrilling games, Rio Rancho is 3-2 on the season beating Clovis 37-34 in week 5. The Rams were able to drive down the length of the field in the final minutes and defeated the Wildcats thanks to a John Finnegen field goal as time expired. This week the Rams will take on Atrisco Heritage, where they are the heavy favorite. The Rams aka the Defending Class 6A Champ is still very dangerous, last week Quarterback Steven Bailey threw for 300-yards and Running Back Josh Foley ran for 193-yards and 3 touchdowns.
No. 10 Hobbs @ Lubbock Coronado
Last weekend against the Goddard Rockets, Hobbs Senior Quarterback Isaac Amaya threw for 7 touchdowns, in the past two weeks he’s thrown for a total of 13 touchdown strikes. The Eagles 3-2 on the season are red hot right now and are riding a three game winning streak as they head to Lubbock, Texas to take on Coronado who is 2-3 after falling to Permian 38-6. Watch for Hobbs’ big three: Isaac Amaya who has thrown for 1,652-yards and 21 touchdowns, Jeremy Padilla who has rushed for 495-yards, and Devin Beard who has caught for 610-yards.
No. 11 Clovis @ Lubbock Frenship
Like their district rival Hobbs, Clovis is also on the road to Lubbock, Texas to take on Friendship. The Wildcats have dropped two in a row heading into Friday’s nights game, last year Friendship won this game 27-21. As usual, Clovis is powered by a heavy run based offense with Junior Micah Gray already rushing for 937-yards and 12 touchdowns, Quarterback Daulton Hatley has thrown for 425-yards, Roland Chavez leads the team in receiving with 169-yards. On defense Jared Duncan has 42 total tackles, Kurt Kelly has 2 interceptions. Last week the Wildcats were without Head Coach Eric Roanhaus who was suspended for not shaking hands with Cleveland Coach Heath Ridenour. It is unknown wether Roanhaus will be back Friday Night. Frenship is coming off a 26-25 loss to Odessa.
No. 12 Cibola beat Highland 60-22
The Cibola Cougars are now 5-1, yes that is one of the top records in Class 6A. Thursday Night the Cougars defeated Highland by 38 points. Entering district play next week, Cibola takes on Volcano Vista, Rio Rancho, and then Cleveland before finishing their regular season against Santa Fe High.
No. 15 St. Pius X vs. St. Michael’s
Great match up this Saturday between two private school powers. The Sartans keep winning and are coming off an impressive victory over Miyamura 38-14 in a game where Quarterback Drew Ortiz accounted for 4 touchdowns. The Horsemen were idle in week 5 and are 3-1 on the season following their 25-20 loss to Robertson.
No. 16 Piedra Vista @ No. 25 Roswell
This should be a very telling Class 5A match up Saturday in Roswell at the Wool Bowl. Piedra Vista is 4-1 on the season with an earlier win over Goddard. Beating both Roswell teams would be a great playoff resume builder as we head down the stretch. Last week the Panthers blew out Kirtland Central 48-8. The Coyotes 3-2 have won 2 in a row beating Silver and Belen in back to back games. Watch for Quarterback Dominic Anaya at quarterback for the Coyotes, he’s thrown for 447-yards and also rushed for 218-yards on the season.
No. 18 Goddard vs. Fabens TX
Slow start for Goddard or a tough schedule, anyway you spin it the Rockets now 2-3 are the big favorites Friday night against Fabens, Texas who is 1-4 on the season. Two weeks ago the Rockets beat up on Belen 54-0, Quarterback Cameron Stevenson and Lukas Gutierrez at running back are their top level players.
No. 19 Onate @ Rio Grande
Starting out 0-4 is something few from Onate saw coming, but now at 1-4 after a 49-0 over West Mesa the Knights should be on the right track in their last game before district. They are the strong favorite against Rio Grande who is 0-5 on the season. Last week against West Mesa Zack Lauterbach ran for 100-yards and 3 touchdowns.
No. 20 Valley @ Aztec
The Vikings finally got their first victory of the season last week in a18-15 thrilling win over La Cueva. Now 1-4 on the season, the Vikings will head to Aztec to take on the Tigers who are also 1-4 on the season. Against La Cueva, Valley running back Michael Barboa ran for 100-yards and scored 3 touchdowns.
No. 21 Farmington vs. Grants
The Farmington Scorpions are now 4-1 on the season under first year Head Coach Jeff Dalton following a 65-26 win over Los Alamos in week 5. On the season Kody Becenti has accounted for 10 touchdowns, last week against Los Alamos Alex Fowler ran for 200-yards. The Grants Pirates are also 4-1 on the season beating Bernalillo last week 53-7.
No. 22 La Cueva beat Del Norte 38-7
Thursday Night the La Cueva Bears moved to 2-4 on the season defeating Del Norte with no trouble. Noah Hill scored two touchdowns, Derek Loidolt who is a sophomore recovered a fumble 17-yards for a score. Del Norte has been outscored in their last two games 64-7.
No. 23 Miyamura vs. Albuquerque
Miyamura will host Albuquerque Friday Night in Gallup in a very intriguing match up. The Patriots now 3-2 on the year after losing to St. Pius X 38-15 are led by Running Back AJ Starkovich who ran for 487-yards and 7 touchdowns. The Bulldogs are 1-4 this year after losing to Highland in week 5 15-13.
No. 24 Hatch @ Tularosa
The Hatch Valley Bears continue to roll on the season now 5-0 and ranked No. 25 in the NMPreps.com Top 25 Rankings. Last week they beat West Las Vegas 42-7, the week before they beat Clint TX 42-6. Adrien Graheda has rushed for 595-yards, Jared Garay has thrown for 421-yards. Tularosa is 0-5 on the year.
Week 6: 4A, 3A, 2A, 8Man, 6Man Watch 2 Watch
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
Pojoaque @ Portales
The Portales Rams are ranked No. 2 overall in the NMPreps.com Class 4A Rankings after defeating Dexter 56-6, the week before they beat Eunice 42-0. Again they are the strong favorite against Pojoaque who is 0-5 on the year. Ram’s running back Bronte Staugaard has rushed for 802-yards and 12 touchdowns this year.
Hatch @ Tularosa
The Hatch Valley Bears continue to roll on the season now 5-0 and ranked No. 25 in the NMPreps.com Top 25 Rankings. Last week they beat West Las Vegas 42-7, the week before they beat Clint TX 42-6. Adrien Graheda has rushed for 595-yards, Jared Garay has thrown for 421-yards. Tularosa is 0-5 on the year.
Hope @ Bernalillo
Hope Christian has been quite the surprise this year under Head Coach Gary Beck. The Huskies defeat the Bloomfield Bobcats on the road last weekend 21-6 to move to 4-1 on the season. On the season Quarterback Caleb Meyer Hagen has thrown for 761-yards and 11 touchdowns. Needless to say they are the strong favorite against 0-5 Bernalillo.
Stratford TX @ Clayton
The Clayton Yellowjackets have lost two in a row heading into week 6. They lost to Sunray, TX 32-22 and lost to Texico 20-6 putting them at 2-2 on the year. Justin Taylor has rushed for 623-yards this year, Seth Martinez has 39 total tackles. Stratford is 4-0 this year, last week they beat Bushland 44-19.
Lordsburg @ Cobre
Cobre now 3-2 on the year following their 62-26 win over Aztec is rolling and heads into this regional rivalry game as the two touchdown favorite, which says a lot considering Lordsburg is a very good 3A team. Last week against Aztec Andru Sanchez threw for 401-yards and scored 8 total touchdowns. The Mavericks are 3-2 defeating Anthony, TX last week 20-13. Jacob Esquivel has thrown for 444-yards, Johnny Plowman leads the team in receiving with 189-yards and 1 touchdown.
Jal @ Escalante
The Jal Panthers are 2-3 on the season and 1-0 under New Head Coach Caleb Aldirge as the Panthers were able to beat Mesilla Valley 30-28 in week 5. No. 1 (in 2A) Escalante’s 16 game winning streak was snapped by Academy in a 41-20 loss last week in Albuquerque. Lobo Quarterback Dominic Montano has rushed for 635-yards and 11 touchdowns this year.
Tucumcari @ Eunice - Cancelled
NMPreps.com learned today that a current high school student at Tucumcari High School was tragically killed in a shooting accident. The Tucumcari vs. Eunice match up which was scheduled for October 2nd, 2015 has been cancelled according to Tucumcari officials. This is a developing story. More to follow.
Boise City OK @ Melrose
No. 1 ranked Melrose in Class 8Man has outscored opponents 282-20 this year, last week they beat Mountainair 50-0, the week before they beat Logan 52-0. Boise City located in Oklahoma is 2-2 this year coming off a 87-52 win over Rolla, Kansas.
Hot Springs @ Mesilla Valley
The Mesilla Valley Son Blazers now 2-3 are coming off a 30-28 loss to Jal and an overtime loss to Tornillo TX. The Hot Springs Tigers are 4-1 under Head Coach Daniel Terrazas after falling to NMMI 23-17 in OT. Watch for offensive duo Nick Moreno and Darin Welty, Tigers are the big favorite in this match up.
Robertson @ Ruidoso
Robertson now 3-2 has clearly found their rhythm heading into the midseason stretch winning three in a row. Their 25-20 win over St. Michael’s and 50-28 victory over Capital in back to back weeks is impressive. Now they travel to Ruidoso who is 2-3. Ruidoso has won two in a row beating Pojoaque 40-12 and Tularosa 36-0. Against the Wildcats last week Junior Running Back Cisco Mayville ran wild for 259-yards and scored 4 touchdowns.
Magdalena @ Tatum
Magdalena is 4-1 on the season following two big blowout victories. Against Ramah two weeks ago they won 54-0, then last week they beat Tse Yi Gai 75-0. Tatum is 3-1 on the year and coming off a 47-20 win over Springer.
Raton @ West LV
Now with a record of 2-3, the Raton Tigers will head to Las Vegas, New Mexico to take on the Dons who are 1-4. The Tigers are coming off a 45-28 victory over Questa, West Las Vegas lost to Hatch 42-7.
Socorro @ Academy 2PM - Saturday
It looks as though Head Coach Quevin Redding now in his second year as a Head Coach at Socorro has turned things around with a record of 3-1 entering week 6. Remember, last year Socorro was 0-10. The Warriors defeated Pojoaque last week 53-18. The Academy Chargers are 41-20 with a win over Escalante and have a season record of 2-2.
Thursday's 5-Questions for the Top-25 Teams
By: Josh Grine of NMPreps.com
1. Will No. 17 Deming's Defense Contain No. 2 Alamogordo's Offense?
Deming is making strides for the first time in it's two-year block in 6A. The Wildcats, in personal opinion, should still be playing friday nights in 5A but hats off to this coaching staff getting them off to a (3-2) start to the season.
Deming has allowed 126 points on the season putting them in (or around) the top-10 for defenses. Now the bad news, Alamogordo (5-0) has scored 268 points putting them as the most points scored by an offense in 6A. Deming's playoff hopes could be on the shoulders of this contest. Maybe an upset alert, I have a feeling this could be interesting.
2. Does No. 5 Eldorado truly have a good offense, they will shoot out with No. 1 Cleveland?
As mentioned above Alamogordo has the most points scored in 6A teams, the two teams that come in at two and three is Cleveland and Eldorado, in that order. Cleveland (5-0) has scored a stellar 249 while Eldorado (5-0) has scored a whopping 243 points on the season.
The Eagles silenced many critics the past two weeks with Top-10 wins over Mayfield and Volcano Vista but the uncertainty is still out there in the bunches. Can the Eagles actually put up points like that against Cleveland? Eldorado has proven to have the offensive threats and this is the game to prove it.
3 & 4. Which Quarterback will Take Over? How does No. 4 Artesia handle the target on their back?
The Artesia Bulldogs (5-0) to some surprise at this point in the season are the favorites against 6A Las Cruces (3-2). The surprise comes from the fact that "it's Las Cruces", but the Bulldawgs have shown that maybe they have some question marks to finish out games. Artesia has the big-ger target on it's back in this game. Who's truly the best QB in NM could also be the question. This game has plenty to head to Field of Dreams for but we will have to see if the Bulldogs can win as the favorite. Las Cruces, some could say, desperately need this win as they are coming off a shutout loss last week.
I guess I should have read the thread about Artesia being without Houghtaling. My bad.
5. Does No. 12 Chavez place his name in the top QB conversation and follow up from his 4-touchdown game?
The Cibola Cougars have received plenty of attention lately for moving to a surprising (4-1) start but can QB Gannon Chavez back up his 4-touchdown game last week? Maybe not on the short list, early list or any list right now but maybe it's time to put the young fella on the watch list for the top quarterback award at seasons end. Do you remember the last time the Raiders (yes laughing stock of NFL) went to the super bowl, they had a QB by the name of Rich Gannon. Hmmm...
Complete Week 6 Schedule
Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Cibola 60, Highland 22 Final
La Cueva 38, Del Norte 7 Final
Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Deming @ Alamogordo
Hope @ Bernalillo
Stratford TX @ Clayton
Alamo Navajo @ Cloudcroft
Clovis @ Lubbock Frenship TX
Hobbs @ Lubbock Coronado TX
Lordsburg @ Cobre
Volcano Vista @ West Mesa
Reserve @ Corona
Navajo Pine @ Cuba
Jal @ Escalante
Taos @ Espanola
Tucumcari @ Eunice
Grants @ Farmington
Artesia @ Las Cruces
Chaparral @ Gadsden
Albuquerque @ Miyamura
Ramah @ Gateway Christian
Clovis Christian @ Lake Arthur
Mountianair @ Logan
Capital @ Lovington
Boise City OK @ Melrose
Carrizozo @ Mescalero
Hot Springs @ Mesilla Valley
Onate @ Rio Grande (Milne)
Gallup @ Moriarty
Thoreau @ Navajo Prep
Pojoaque @ Portales
Hagerman @ Questa
Fabens TX @ Goddard
San Jon @ Roy
Robertson @ Ruidoso
Los Alamos @ Santa Fe
Laguna @ Santa Rosa
EP Cathedral @ Santa Teresa
Menual @ Springer
Magdalena @ Tatum
Capitan @ Texico
Wingate @ Tohatchi
Hatch @ Tularosa
Eldorado @ Cleveland
Raton @ West LV
Mayfield @ Manzano (Wilson)
October 3rd, 2015
Socorro @ Academy 2PM
Rio Rancho @ Atrisco 1PM (Community)
Pine Hill @ Jemez Valley
St. Mike’s @ St. Pius X 11AM (Milne) -
Piedra Vista @ Roswell 1PM
Animas @ Vaughn
Carlsbad @ Sandia 1PM (Wilson)
Week 6 NMPreps.com Mr. Football Tracker
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
At the end of each season, NMPreps.com crowns New Mexico Mr. Football powered by Tate Branch Auto Group. We’ll post a weekly stat tracker on Wednesday’s. Please continue to send us weekly stat updates (top performances to nmpreps@yahoo.com)
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Each week on NMPreps.com we select our All-New Mexico Team, which is a list of the top performers by position. Please continue to update us with stats to nmpreps@yahoo.com or text to 505.577.5953. We didn't have very many defensive nominations this week, hopefully that changes!
Pictured is Hobbs Quarterback Isaac Amaya who threw for 7-touchdowns in week 5 against Goddard. In the last two weeks Amaya has thrown for 13 touchdown passes.
Offense
QB - Isaac Amaya - Hobbs - Threw for 250-yards and 7 touchdowns against Goddard
QB - Jayce Jackson - Eldorado - Threw for 225-yards and 5 touchdowns against Mayfield
RB - Josh Foley - Rio Rancho - Ran for 193-yards off 31 carries and 3 touchdowns, 5 catches for 31-yards against Clovis
RB - Joseph Paul Griego - Robertson - Ran for 215-yards and 3 touchdowns against Capital
RB - Cisco Mayville - Ruidoso - Ran for 259-yards and 4 touchdowns
RB - Micah Gray - Clovis - Ran for 220-yards and 2 touchdowns against Rio Rancho
TE - Vincent Delgadillo - Las Cruces - Caught for 50-yards against Centennial, great one-handed grab
WR - Ethan Alvarado - Mayfield - Caught for 174-yards and two touchdowns against Eldorado
WR - Bryce Rewalt - Centennail - 7 receptions for 116-yards and 1 touchdown against Las Cruces
WR - Brandon Baeza - Las Cruces - 9 receptions for 159-yards and 1 touchdown against Centennial
WR - Christian Winters - Cibola - Caught game winning touchdown in OT against Manzano
WR - Cason Clay - Hobbs - Caught for 100-yards and 2 touchdowns against Goddard
OL - The Centennial Hawks offensive line tackled up 394-yards against Las Cruces Friday Night, the Hawks scored 3 rushing touchdowns, 2 passing touchdowns, and allowed just one quarterback sack.
Defense
DL - Codey Scott - Artesia - Had good showing in the trenches against Carlsbad
DL - Edgar Hernandez - Centennial - 6 tackles against Las Cruces
DL - Caleb Ortiz - Estancia - 4 receptions, 40 yds, 2 tds, 4 knockdowns, great defensive game at end
LB - Roope Henry - Cleveland - had 11 tackles on Thursday against Sandia.
LB - Noah Swietzer - Eldorado - 21 total tackles against Mayfield
LB - Forest McKee - Onate - Had 12 total tackles against West Mesa
DB - Andru Sanchez - Cobre - Passing: 18-24-0 410yds. 6TD's Rushing: 9 for 53yds. 1TD also had a Pick-Six on Defense.
DB - Marc Soleto - Centennial - 8 tackles and 1 int against Las Cruces
DB - Jaime Villela - Onate - 1 interception for 43-yards against West Mesa
Special Teams
Junior Pena - Centennial - Scored 3 touchdowns against Las Cruces, including 98-yard kick return
John Finnegan - Rio Rancho - Kicked 32, 34, 37-yard field goals against Clovis
Elijah Gudelj-Cox - Eldorado - Returned kick for a touchdown against Mayfield
Henderson: Breaking Down The Undefeated
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
Cleveland Storm
Head Coach: Heath Ridenour
Best Offensive Player: Gabe Ortega, QB
Best Defensive Player: Roope Henry, LB
Record: 5-0
Points For: 249
Points Allowed: 63
Best Win: Beating El Paso Del Valle 52-36
Hendo's Overview: Cleveland is doing what Cleveland was supposed to do this year: Win big. The amount of talent they have on the roster made them the clear cut favorite to run the table, but as Coach Heath Ridenour said after the Sandia game which they won 42-7, "We don't have anything, we have to stay poor, hungry, and driven." On the season Senior Quarterback Gabe Ortega has thrown for 614-yards and 8 touchdowns, their leading rusher is Landry Hayes who has 359-yards, and their leading receiver is Marcus Williams who has hauled in 345-yards. Of course non of their offense could move a muscle if it were not for an outstanding offensive line, I've seen them play twice in person and they out-muscle every team on every down. On defense Roope Henry has looked like a D-1 linebacker, Sean Davis has been very good in the trenches, Brendon Armstead, Ryan Anderson, and Marcus Williams have also played key roles on defense. This week they head into a marquee match up against Eldorado, a team that beat them 57-56 in 2015 and a team that has won their last 15 out of 17 games. Volcano Vista, Cibola, and Rio Rancho also remain on their schedule, each capable of taking Cleveland down to the wire. I think they are good, not sure if they are great, but they are still my No. 1 vote each week.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Eldorado
W - Santa Fe
W - Volcano Vista
W - Cibola
? - Rio Rancho
Alamogordo Tigers
Head Coach: Dale Hooper
Best Offensive Player: Hunter Graham, RB
Best Defensive Player: Isaiah Saldana, LB
Record: 5-0
Points For: 268
Points Against: 54
Beat Win: Beating Mayfield 46-28
Hendo's Overview: When we discuss Coach of the Year, we must throw in Dale Hooper's name as I doubt there was anyone outside of their locker room that saw them 5-0 thus far. Sure, they have not played the toughest schedule out of the 6A elite, but they have proved themselves a contender and beating Mayfield in mid-September was a special win that teams can thrive off of for the remainder of the season. Their offense has been a juggernaut with Junior Quarterback Kyle Hooper throwing for 1,300-yards already in 5 games, their outside receivers our very sure-handed, I feel they have the best set of receivers I've seen live this season. What makes their offense really dangerous is Hunter Graham, their 200 pound running back who when he gets going, he's gone or he's going to run you over. They don't have a ton of notable defensive guys, but players like Isaiah Saldana and Peter Sanders have creating a wood-shed unit which has allowed just 10.8 points per game. Their remaining schedule is very difficult with games against Deming, Artesia (in Artesia), Carlsbad, Clovis, and Hobbs. They lost to all of those teams last year besides Deming.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Deming
? - Artesia
W - Carlsbad
? - Clovis
? - Hobbs
Eldorado Eagles
Head Coach: Charlie Dotson
Best Offensive Player: Jayce Jackson, QB
Best Defensive Player: Noah Sweitzer, LB
Record: 5-0
Points For: 243
Points Against: 57
Best Win: Beating Mayfield 49-28
Hendo's Overview: I knew Eldorado would be dangerous in 2015, but 5-0 with big wins against Volcano Vista and Mayfield I did not see coming. Coach Dotson said it best this summer during my campus visit, "With any good program, seniors want to win, and this team is no different than last years." That has always stuck with me and the seniors on this team and exceptional athletes. Last weekend against Mayfield Quarterback Jayce Jackson threw for 225-yards and 5 touchdowns, Linebacker Noah Sweitzer had 21 tackles on defense, one of their better players Isaiah Martinez did not play (for undisclosed reasons) and they whooped up on the Trojans. This game against Cleveland will be telling in the sense: is there anyone in New Mexico that can hang with Cleveland, but I don't think if they lose we just pencil them out as a contender, think they already proved they are the district favorite and are going to be there in the end as either a Elite 8 or a Final 4 Team.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
L - Cleveland
W - La Cueva
? - Sandia
W - Highland
W - Manzano
Centennial Hawks
Class 5A
Head Coach: Aaron Ocampo
Best Offensive Player: George Nino, OL
Best Defensive Player: Jerry Gurrola, DL
Record: 5-0
Points For: 267
Points Against: 117
Best Win: Beating Las Cruces 42-35
Hendo's Overview: I feel that Centennial wins games because of Coaching, two-platooning, and their size in the trenches. In my opinion I don't think they have the best skill position players. Sure they have a quarterback in Dante Lopez who has throw for over 920-yards, have Junior Pena as their do-it-all athlete, and running back Keith Jasso who has rushed for 370-yards, but they win up front in the trenches. George Nino at 320 and Cameron Burkley at 280 pounds anchor their offensive unit. Defensively Jake Boykin has been outstanding with 39 total tackles and Jerrmy Gurrola has 28 tackles with 5 sacks. Their schedule is very favorable from here on out, which could keep them healthy heading into the playoffs.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Los Lunas
W - Valencia
W - Chaparral
W - Belen
W - Santa Teresa
Artesia Bulldogs
Class 5A
Head Coach: Cooper Henderson
Best Offensive Player: Justin Houghtaling, QB
Best Defensive Player: Codey Scott, DL
Record: 5-0
Points For: 189
Points Against: 47
Best Win: Beating Hobbs 38-28
Hendo's Overview: The Artesia Bulldogs have won their last 17 out of 18 games if you can believe it. This year's group has been firing on all cylinders and has won each game with good margin. Their three game road trip ends with taking on the Las Cruces Bulldawgs, a game that is always tough and we've seen these two have some epic battles in the last 10-seasosns. On the season they have been propelled by 6-foot-5 Quarterback Justin Houghtaling who has thrown for over 1,000-yards, against Carlsbad he was 34-54 passing. Ethan Duff has been a new name at running back, really fast and also a good receiver. Their defense however, has been the real surprise, likely one of their best defensive units in the last few years. Guys like Codey Scott who has 10 sacks, Jacob Enriquez at backer, and Carlos Carrasco who has 4 interceptions each have the ability to make big plays. Is this team beatable, sure, but it's going to be a tough road to climb as they can score pretty much at will.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
? - Las Cruces
? - Alamogordo
W - Roswell
? - Goddard
W - Lovington
St. Pius X Sartans
Class 5A
Head Coach: San Juan Mendoza
Best Offensive Player: Drew Ortiz, QB
Record: 5-0
Points For: 206
Points Against: 33
Best Win: Defeating Miaymura 38-15
Hendo's Overview: I knew St. Pius X would be even better than their 8-win season in 2014, they returned a ton of talent. Last week they earned somewhat of a statement win against Miyamura winning 38-15 to get win number 5. Their schedule has been super light and that is why they are not getting more attention in the rankings. They beat 2-3 Del Norte, 1-4 Los Alamos, 2-3 Gallup, 0-5 Bernalillo before beating now 3-2 Miyamura. Their remaining schedule continues to be favorable with games against St. Michael's, Rio Grande, Lovington, Moriarty, and Grants. Good chances St. Pius X continues to run the table and ends the season 10-0, potentially landing a 1-2 seed come playoff time.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - St. Michael's
W - Rio Grande
? - @ Lovington
W - @ Moriarty
W - @ Grants
Espanola Sundevils
Class 5A
Head Coach: Miguel Medina
Best Offensive Player: Marcos Flores, ATH
Record: 5-0
Points For: 218
Points Against: 36
Best Win: Beating Gallup 42-22
Hendo's Overview: Just a week ago the NMPreps.com Nation voted Espanola No. 1 overall in a blind vote just going off numbers. I don't know if Espanola has ever been 5-0. Anyone? Their opening season win against El Paso Cathedral raised eyebrows, but since Cathedral has been pretty bad on the season, down year for them. They beat West Las Vegas 50-0, they beat Pojoaque 54-0, they beat Wingate 52-0. It's good to be building confidence and in years past these games are either shootouts for Espanola are losses, this year they are blowing past them like they should every year. They beat Gallup by good margin, but are these guys really good this year? Like top 10 good? Taos is likely the best team they have played this year and they are down in terms of their program, but we'll finally get a chance to see what they are made of when they take on Del Norte on Oct. 16th, they also play a rising Capital on October 30th. Espanola could really finish 8-2 this year or even 9-1.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Taos
? - Del Norte
W - Los Alamos
? - Capital
W - Bernalillo
Hatch Valley
Class 4A
Head Coach: Jack Cisco
Best Offensive Player: Adrian Grajeda, RB
Best Defensive Player: Austin Franzoy, LB
Points For: 236
Points Against: 56
Best Win: Beating Lordsburg 63-29
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Tularosa
W - Socorro
? - Silver
? - Cobre
W - Hot Springs
Portales Rams
Class 4A
Head Coach: Jamie Ramirez
Best Offensive Player: Bronte Staugaard, RB
Record: 5-0
Points For: 208
Points Against: 31
Best Win: Defeated Robertson 26-13
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Pojoaque
? - Hope Christian
W - Ruidoso
? - St. Mike's
W - NMMI
NMMI Colts
Class 4A
Head Coach: Randy Montoya
Points For: 133
Points Against: 29
Best Win: Defeated Hot Springs 23-17 OT
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Roswell JV
? - Ruidoso
L - St. Mike's
? - Academy
? - Hope Christian
L - Portales
Estancia Bears
Class 3A
Head Coach: Stewart Burnett
Record: 5-0
Points For: 242
Points Against: 67
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Tularosa
W - Clayton
W - Dulce
W - Cuba
W - Laguna Acoma
8Man
Melrose 5-0
Gateway Christian 5-0
6Man
Grady/San Jon 4-0
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
Top 25 Previews
No. 1 Cleveland vs. No. 5 Eldorado
It’s the biggest game of the season so far in the State of New Mexico and Cleveland’s first true test from New Mexico competition, it’s also Cleveland’s homecoming game. The Storm 5-0 have been pretty much untouchable against New Mexico competition outscoring the 4 New Mexico teams they have played 197-27. Last weekend the Storm blew past Sandia 42-7. Eldorado has won their last 15 out of 17 games and beat Cleveland in 2014 57-56. The Eagles earned their first statement win of the season beating Mayfield 49-28 last week in a game where Quarterback Jayce Jackson threw for 5 touchdowns and Linebacker Noah Sweitzer recorded 21 total tackles. Cleveland is led by Quarterback Gabe Ortega who has passed for 659-yards and 9 touchdowns, the Storm’s offensive line averages 280 pounds and is headlined by Stanford Commit Henry Hattis, Cleveland’s prized offensive tackle.
No. 2 Alamogordo vs. No. 17 Deming
The Tigers will look to take their 5 game winning streak to 6 games against Deming Friday Night. On the season Alamogordo has been quite the surprise outscoring the competition 268-54. Last weekend against Gadsden in a 64-13 victory Junior Quarterback Kyle Hooper threw for 361-yards and 3 touchdowns, Julian Segura caught for 177-yards, and Running Back Hunter Graham ran for 200-yards and 3 scores. The Deming Wildcats are coming off a 51-7 victory over Santa Fe which moved their record to 3-2 on the season. On the year Senior Quarterback Dante Urrea has been their go-to-guy scoring 13 touchdowns on the season.
No. 3 Centennial vs. Los Lunas
Entering week 6 with 5-0 record after beating Las Cruces in a shootout 42-35, there is no question that Centennial is the clear favorite in District 3-5A. Ranked No. 1 overall in Class 5A, Centennial has scored 45.0 points per game and their defense is allowing just 16.4 points per game. Against Las Cruces in week 5 Quarterback Dante Lopez was 14-20 passing for 185 yards, receivers Bryce ReWalt along with JR Pena have combined to haul in 800-yards and 14 touchdowns, on defense watch for Jake Boykin at backer and Jerry Gurrola who has 5.0 sacks. The Tigers are 2-3 on the season coming off a 26-0 win over Del Norte and led by O’Mauary Samuels at running back who has rushed for 498-yards and 7 touchdowns.
No. 4 Artesia @ No. 6 Las Cruces
The 5-0 Bulldogs will be with Senior Quarterback and Team Capitan Justin Houghtaling Friday Night. Houghtaling who was 36-54 passing for 354-yards last week with 2 touchdowns against Carlsbad suffered an undisclosed injury late in the game and is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. The Bulldogs have been hot to start the year scoring an average of 37.8 points per game, the starter for Friday nights game will be Sophomore Taylor Null. The Bulldawgs from Las Cruces are coming off a 42-35 loss to cross town rival Centennial and while they are just one game over .500 on the season, they are still capable of beating anyone on any given night. Last week Bulldawg Quarterback Kameron Miller threw for 256-yards, ran for 181-yards, and scored 4 touchdowns.
No. 7 Mayfield @ No. 14 Manzano
It’s been a very long time that Mayfield 3-2 has dropped two games in a row, last week they were defeated by Eldorado at the Field of Dreams 49-28. It’s was the second week in a row that Mayfield allowed over 40, the Trojans have allowed an average of 36.8 points per game on defense, one of the highest averages in Class 6A. The good news for Mayfield is that running back Isaac Vance is back, the bad news is we hear that Mayfield Linebacker Louie Lombardi will not be suited out Friday against Manzano. The Monarchs are 2-3 on the year playing in back to back thrilling games. Three weeks ago they beat West Mesa scoring a late touchdown, last week they lost to Cibola 27-20 in overtime.
No. 8 Volcano Vista vs. West Mesa
The Hawks now 3-2 on the season snapped their two game losing streak defeating Atrisco Heritage last week 58-29 in a game where running back Chris Streetz ran for 200-yards and 3 touchdowns. The Hawks are the heavy favorite entering Friday night’s game and have some heavy hitters on offense and on defense. Quarterback Josh Williams has thrown for 1,026-yards, 10 touchdowns, receiver David Cormier has for 431-yards and 4 touchdowns. On defense Brian Parks, Isaac Martinez, and Nick Mourning each have over 25 tackles. The Mustangs are 1-4 on the year losing to Onate in week 5 49-0.
No. 9 Rio Rancho @ Atrisco Heritage
Playing in back to back thrilling games, Rio Rancho is 3-2 on the season beating Clovis 37-34 in week 5. The Rams were able to drive down the length of the field in the final minutes and defeated the Wildcats thanks to a John Finnegen field goal as time expired. This week the Rams will take on Atrisco Heritage, where they are the heavy favorite. The Rams aka the Defending Class 6A Champ is still very dangerous, last week Quarterback Steven Bailey threw for 300-yards and Running Back Josh Foley ran for 193-yards and 3 touchdowns.
No. 10 Hobbs @ Lubbock Coronado
Last weekend against the Goddard Rockets, Hobbs Senior Quarterback Isaac Amaya threw for 7 touchdowns, in the past two weeks he’s thrown for a total of 13 touchdown strikes. The Eagles 3-2 on the season are red hot right now and are riding a three game winning streak as they head to Lubbock, Texas to take on Coronado who is 2-3 after falling to Permian 38-6. Watch for Hobbs’ big three: Isaac Amaya who has thrown for 1,652-yards and 21 touchdowns, Jeremy Padilla who has rushed for 495-yards, and Devin Beard who has caught for 610-yards.
No. 11 Clovis @ Lubbock Frenship
Like their district rival Hobbs, Clovis is also on the road to Lubbock, Texas to take on Friendship. The Wildcats have dropped two in a row heading into Friday’s nights game, last year Friendship won this game 27-21. As usual, Clovis is powered by a heavy run based offense with Junior Micah Gray already rushing for 937-yards and 12 touchdowns, Quarterback Daulton Hatley has thrown for 425-yards, Roland Chavez leads the team in receiving with 169-yards. On defense Jared Duncan has 42 total tackles, Kurt Kelly has 2 interceptions. Last week the Wildcats were without Head Coach Eric Roanhaus who was suspended for not shaking hands with Cleveland Coach Heath Ridenour. It is unknown wether Roanhaus will be back Friday Night. Frenship is coming off a 26-25 loss to Odessa.
No. 12 Cibola beat Highland 60-22
The Cibola Cougars are now 5-1, yes that is one of the top records in Class 6A. Thursday Night the Cougars defeated Highland by 38 points. Entering district play next week, Cibola takes on Volcano Vista, Rio Rancho, and then Cleveland before finishing their regular season against Santa Fe High.
No. 15 St. Pius X vs. St. Michael’s
Great match up this Saturday between two private school powers. The Sartans keep winning and are coming off an impressive victory over Miyamura 38-14 in a game where Quarterback Drew Ortiz accounted for 4 touchdowns. The Horsemen were idle in week 5 and are 3-1 on the season following their 25-20 loss to Robertson.
No. 16 Piedra Vista @ No. 25 Roswell
This should be a very telling Class 5A match up Saturday in Roswell at the Wool Bowl. Piedra Vista is 4-1 on the season with an earlier win over Goddard. Beating both Roswell teams would be a great playoff resume builder as we head down the stretch. Last week the Panthers blew out Kirtland Central 48-8. The Coyotes 3-2 have won 2 in a row beating Silver and Belen in back to back games. Watch for Quarterback Dominic Anaya at quarterback for the Coyotes, he’s thrown for 447-yards and also rushed for 218-yards on the season.
No. 18 Goddard vs. Fabens TX
Slow start for Goddard or a tough schedule, anyway you spin it the Rockets now 2-3 are the big favorites Friday night against Fabens, Texas who is 1-4 on the season. Two weeks ago the Rockets beat up on Belen 54-0, Quarterback Cameron Stevenson and Lukas Gutierrez at running back are their top level players.
No. 19 Onate @ Rio Grande
Starting out 0-4 is something few from Onate saw coming, but now at 1-4 after a 49-0 over West Mesa the Knights should be on the right track in their last game before district. They are the strong favorite against Rio Grande who is 0-5 on the season. Last week against West Mesa Zack Lauterbach ran for 100-yards and 3 touchdowns.
No. 20 Valley @ Aztec
The Vikings finally got their first victory of the season last week in a18-15 thrilling win over La Cueva. Now 1-4 on the season, the Vikings will head to Aztec to take on the Tigers who are also 1-4 on the season. Against La Cueva, Valley running back Michael Barboa ran for 100-yards and scored 3 touchdowns.
No. 21 Farmington vs. Grants
The Farmington Scorpions are now 4-1 on the season under first year Head Coach Jeff Dalton following a 65-26 win over Los Alamos in week 5. On the season Kody Becenti has accounted for 10 touchdowns, last week against Los Alamos Alex Fowler ran for 200-yards. The Grants Pirates are also 4-1 on the season beating Bernalillo last week 53-7.
No. 22 La Cueva beat Del Norte 38-7
Thursday Night the La Cueva Bears moved to 2-4 on the season defeating Del Norte with no trouble. Noah Hill scored two touchdowns, Derek Loidolt who is a sophomore recovered a fumble 17-yards for a score. Del Norte has been outscored in their last two games 64-7.
No. 23 Miyamura vs. Albuquerque
Miyamura will host Albuquerque Friday Night in Gallup in a very intriguing match up. The Patriots now 3-2 on the year after losing to St. Pius X 38-15 are led by Running Back AJ Starkovich who ran for 487-yards and 7 touchdowns. The Bulldogs are 1-4 this year after losing to Highland in week 5 15-13.
No. 24 Hatch @ Tularosa
The Hatch Valley Bears continue to roll on the season now 5-0 and ranked No. 25 in the NMPreps.com Top 25 Rankings. Last week they beat West Las Vegas 42-7, the week before they beat Clint TX 42-6. Adrien Graheda has rushed for 595-yards, Jared Garay has thrown for 421-yards. Tularosa is 0-5 on the year.
Week 6: 4A, 3A, 2A, 8Man, 6Man Watch 2 Watch
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
Pojoaque @ Portales
The Portales Rams are ranked No. 2 overall in the NMPreps.com Class 4A Rankings after defeating Dexter 56-6, the week before they beat Eunice 42-0. Again they are the strong favorite against Pojoaque who is 0-5 on the year. Ram’s running back Bronte Staugaard has rushed for 802-yards and 12 touchdowns this year.
Hatch @ Tularosa
The Hatch Valley Bears continue to roll on the season now 5-0 and ranked No. 25 in the NMPreps.com Top 25 Rankings. Last week they beat West Las Vegas 42-7, the week before they beat Clint TX 42-6. Adrien Graheda has rushed for 595-yards, Jared Garay has thrown for 421-yards. Tularosa is 0-5 on the year.
Hope @ Bernalillo
Hope Christian has been quite the surprise this year under Head Coach Gary Beck. The Huskies defeat the Bloomfield Bobcats on the road last weekend 21-6 to move to 4-1 on the season. On the season Quarterback Caleb Meyer Hagen has thrown for 761-yards and 11 touchdowns. Needless to say they are the strong favorite against 0-5 Bernalillo.
Stratford TX @ Clayton
The Clayton Yellowjackets have lost two in a row heading into week 6. They lost to Sunray, TX 32-22 and lost to Texico 20-6 putting them at 2-2 on the year. Justin Taylor has rushed for 623-yards this year, Seth Martinez has 39 total tackles. Stratford is 4-0 this year, last week they beat Bushland 44-19.
Lordsburg @ Cobre
Cobre now 3-2 on the year following their 62-26 win over Aztec is rolling and heads into this regional rivalry game as the two touchdown favorite, which says a lot considering Lordsburg is a very good 3A team. Last week against Aztec Andru Sanchez threw for 401-yards and scored 8 total touchdowns. The Mavericks are 3-2 defeating Anthony, TX last week 20-13. Jacob Esquivel has thrown for 444-yards, Johnny Plowman leads the team in receiving with 189-yards and 1 touchdown.
Jal @ Escalante
The Jal Panthers are 2-3 on the season and 1-0 under New Head Coach Caleb Aldirge as the Panthers were able to beat Mesilla Valley 30-28 in week 5. No. 1 (in 2A) Escalante’s 16 game winning streak was snapped by Academy in a 41-20 loss last week in Albuquerque. Lobo Quarterback Dominic Montano has rushed for 635-yards and 11 touchdowns this year.
Tucumcari @ Eunice - Cancelled
NMPreps.com learned today that a current high school student at Tucumcari High School was tragically killed in a shooting accident. The Tucumcari vs. Eunice match up which was scheduled for October 2nd, 2015 has been cancelled according to Tucumcari officials. This is a developing story. More to follow.
Boise City OK @ Melrose
No. 1 ranked Melrose in Class 8Man has outscored opponents 282-20 this year, last week they beat Mountainair 50-0, the week before they beat Logan 52-0. Boise City located in Oklahoma is 2-2 this year coming off a 87-52 win over Rolla, Kansas.
Hot Springs @ Mesilla Valley
The Mesilla Valley Son Blazers now 2-3 are coming off a 30-28 loss to Jal and an overtime loss to Tornillo TX. The Hot Springs Tigers are 4-1 under Head Coach Daniel Terrazas after falling to NMMI 23-17 in OT. Watch for offensive duo Nick Moreno and Darin Welty, Tigers are the big favorite in this match up.
Robertson @ Ruidoso
Robertson now 3-2 has clearly found their rhythm heading into the midseason stretch winning three in a row. Their 25-20 win over St. Michael’s and 50-28 victory over Capital in back to back weeks is impressive. Now they travel to Ruidoso who is 2-3. Ruidoso has won two in a row beating Pojoaque 40-12 and Tularosa 36-0. Against the Wildcats last week Junior Running Back Cisco Mayville ran wild for 259-yards and scored 4 touchdowns.
Magdalena @ Tatum
Magdalena is 4-1 on the season following two big blowout victories. Against Ramah two weeks ago they won 54-0, then last week they beat Tse Yi Gai 75-0. Tatum is 3-1 on the year and coming off a 47-20 win over Springer.
Raton @ West LV
Now with a record of 2-3, the Raton Tigers will head to Las Vegas, New Mexico to take on the Dons who are 1-4. The Tigers are coming off a 45-28 victory over Questa, West Las Vegas lost to Hatch 42-7.
Socorro @ Academy 2PM - Saturday
It looks as though Head Coach Quevin Redding now in his second year as a Head Coach at Socorro has turned things around with a record of 3-1 entering week 6. Remember, last year Socorro was 0-10. The Warriors defeated Pojoaque last week 53-18. The Academy Chargers are 41-20 with a win over Escalante and have a season record of 2-2.
Thursday's 5-Questions for the Top-25 Teams
By: Josh Grine of NMPreps.com
1. Will No. 17 Deming's Defense Contain No. 2 Alamogordo's Offense?
Deming is making strides for the first time in it's two-year block in 6A. The Wildcats, in personal opinion, should still be playing friday nights in 5A but hats off to this coaching staff getting them off to a (3-2) start to the season.
Deming has allowed 126 points on the season putting them in (or around) the top-10 for defenses. Now the bad news, Alamogordo (5-0) has scored 268 points putting them as the most points scored by an offense in 6A. Deming's playoff hopes could be on the shoulders of this contest. Maybe an upset alert, I have a feeling this could be interesting.
2. Does No. 5 Eldorado truly have a good offense, they will shoot out with No. 1 Cleveland?
As mentioned above Alamogordo has the most points scored in 6A teams, the two teams that come in at two and three is Cleveland and Eldorado, in that order. Cleveland (5-0) has scored a stellar 249 while Eldorado (5-0) has scored a whopping 243 points on the season.
The Eagles silenced many critics the past two weeks with Top-10 wins over Mayfield and Volcano Vista but the uncertainty is still out there in the bunches. Can the Eagles actually put up points like that against Cleveland? Eldorado has proven to have the offensive threats and this is the game to prove it.
3 & 4. Which Quarterback will Take Over? How does No. 4 Artesia handle the target on their back?
The Artesia Bulldogs (5-0) to some surprise at this point in the season are the favorites against 6A Las Cruces (3-2). The surprise comes from the fact that "it's Las Cruces", but the Bulldawgs have shown that maybe they have some question marks to finish out games. Artesia has the big-ger target on it's back in this game. Who's truly the best QB in NM could also be the question. This game has plenty to head to Field of Dreams for but we will have to see if the Bulldogs can win as the favorite. Las Cruces, some could say, desperately need this win as they are coming off a shutout loss last week.
I guess I should have read the thread about Artesia being without Houghtaling. My bad.
5. Does No. 12 Chavez place his name in the top QB conversation and follow up from his 4-touchdown game?
The Cibola Cougars have received plenty of attention lately for moving to a surprising (4-1) start but can QB Gannon Chavez back up his 4-touchdown game last week? Maybe not on the short list, early list or any list right now but maybe it's time to put the young fella on the watch list for the top quarterback award at seasons end. Do you remember the last time the Raiders (yes laughing stock of NFL) went to the super bowl, they had a QB by the name of Rich Gannon. Hmmm...
Complete Week 6 Schedule
Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Cibola 60, Highland 22 Final
La Cueva 38, Del Norte 7 Final
Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Deming @ Alamogordo
Hope @ Bernalillo
Stratford TX @ Clayton
Alamo Navajo @ Cloudcroft
Clovis @ Lubbock Frenship TX
Hobbs @ Lubbock Coronado TX
Lordsburg @ Cobre
Volcano Vista @ West Mesa
Reserve @ Corona
Navajo Pine @ Cuba
Jal @ Escalante
Taos @ Espanola
Tucumcari @ Eunice
Grants @ Farmington
Artesia @ Las Cruces
Chaparral @ Gadsden
Albuquerque @ Miyamura
Ramah @ Gateway Christian
Clovis Christian @ Lake Arthur
Mountianair @ Logan
Capital @ Lovington
Boise City OK @ Melrose
Carrizozo @ Mescalero
Hot Springs @ Mesilla Valley
Onate @ Rio Grande (Milne)
Gallup @ Moriarty
Thoreau @ Navajo Prep
Pojoaque @ Portales
Hagerman @ Questa
Fabens TX @ Goddard
San Jon @ Roy
Robertson @ Ruidoso
Los Alamos @ Santa Fe
Laguna @ Santa Rosa
EP Cathedral @ Santa Teresa
Menual @ Springer
Magdalena @ Tatum
Capitan @ Texico
Wingate @ Tohatchi
Hatch @ Tularosa
Eldorado @ Cleveland
Raton @ West LV
Mayfield @ Manzano (Wilson)
October 3rd, 2015
Socorro @ Academy 2PM
Rio Rancho @ Atrisco 1PM (Community)
Pine Hill @ Jemez Valley
St. Mike’s @ St. Pius X 11AM (Milne) -
Piedra Vista @ Roswell 1PM
Animas @ Vaughn
Carlsbad @ Sandia 1PM (Wilson)
Week 6 NMPreps.com Mr. Football Tracker
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
At the end of each season, NMPreps.com crowns New Mexico Mr. Football powered by Tate Branch Auto Group. We’ll post a weekly stat tracker on Wednesday’s. Please continue to send us weekly stat updates (top performances to nmpreps@yahoo.com)
Favorites
- Dante Lopez - Centennial - Season Stats: Thrown for 920-yards, has a 14/1 touchdown to interception ratio
- Devin Beard - Hobbs - Season Stats: 40 receptions for 610 yards and 6 touchdowns
- Gabe Ortega - Cleveland - Season Stats: 48-75 passing for 659-yards and 9 touchdowns
- Isaac Vance - Mayfield - Season Stats: rushed for 677-yards and and scored 10 touchdowns
- Josh Williams - Volcano Vista - Season Stats: 56-116 passing for 1,026-yards with 10 touchdowns and just 2 interceptions.
- Justin Houghtaling - Artesia - Last week: Was 36-54 passing for 354-yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 rushing touchdown against Carlsbad
- Kyle Hooper - Alamogordo - Last Week: Threw for 361-yards and 3 touchdowns against Gadsden
- Kameron Miller - Las Cruces - Season Stats: 63-97 passing with 1,101-yards passing, 9 touchdowns, 2 Ints, 470-yards rushing with 6 touchdowns
- Micah Gray - Clovis - Season Stats: 133 carries for 937-yards and 12 touchdown
- Adam Lujan - Estancia - Season Stats: 51 carries for 802-yards and 12 touchdowns
- Bronte Staugaard - Portales - Season Stats: 101 carries for 853-yards and 12 touchdowns
- Bryce ReWalt - Centennial - Season Stats: Caught for 426-yards and 7 touchdowns
- David Cormier - Volcano Vista - Season Stats: 21 receptions for 436-yards and 4 touchdowns
- Drew Ortiz - St. Pius X - 4 touchdowns against Miyamura
- Hunter Graham - Alamogordo - Ran for 200-yards and 3 touchdowns against Gadsden
- Isaac Amaya - Hobbs - Season Stats: 132-201 passing for 1,652-yards, has 21/2 touchdown to interception ratio
- Jeremy Padilla - Hobbs - Season Stats: 550-yards rushing and 300-yards receiving and 10 touchdowns.
- Jimmy Gallegos - Sandia - Last Week: 100-yards and 1 touchdown against Cleveland
- Josh Foley - Rio Rancho - Ran for 193-yards off 31 carries and 3 touchdowns, 5 catches for 31-yards
- Junior Pena - Centennial - Season Stats: Caught for 415-yards and 7 touchdowns
- Marcus Williams - Cleveland - Season Stats: 25 receptions for 397-yards and 6 touchdowns
- Steven Bailey - Rio Rancho - Last Week: Threw for 300-yards against Clovis
Each week on NMPreps.com we select our All-New Mexico Team, which is a list of the top performers by position. Please continue to update us with stats to nmpreps@yahoo.com or text to 505.577.5953. We didn't have very many defensive nominations this week, hopefully that changes!
Pictured is Hobbs Quarterback Isaac Amaya who threw for 7-touchdowns in week 5 against Goddard. In the last two weeks Amaya has thrown for 13 touchdown passes.
Offense
QB - Isaac Amaya - Hobbs - Threw for 250-yards and 7 touchdowns against Goddard
QB - Jayce Jackson - Eldorado - Threw for 225-yards and 5 touchdowns against Mayfield
RB - Josh Foley - Rio Rancho - Ran for 193-yards off 31 carries and 3 touchdowns, 5 catches for 31-yards against Clovis
RB - Joseph Paul Griego - Robertson - Ran for 215-yards and 3 touchdowns against Capital
RB - Cisco Mayville - Ruidoso - Ran for 259-yards and 4 touchdowns
RB - Micah Gray - Clovis - Ran for 220-yards and 2 touchdowns against Rio Rancho
TE - Vincent Delgadillo - Las Cruces - Caught for 50-yards against Centennial, great one-handed grab
WR - Ethan Alvarado - Mayfield - Caught for 174-yards and two touchdowns against Eldorado
WR - Bryce Rewalt - Centennail - 7 receptions for 116-yards and 1 touchdown against Las Cruces
WR - Brandon Baeza - Las Cruces - 9 receptions for 159-yards and 1 touchdown against Centennial
WR - Christian Winters - Cibola - Caught game winning touchdown in OT against Manzano
WR - Cason Clay - Hobbs - Caught for 100-yards and 2 touchdowns against Goddard
OL - The Centennial Hawks offensive line tackled up 394-yards against Las Cruces Friday Night, the Hawks scored 3 rushing touchdowns, 2 passing touchdowns, and allowed just one quarterback sack.
Defense
DL - Codey Scott - Artesia - Had good showing in the trenches against Carlsbad
DL - Edgar Hernandez - Centennial - 6 tackles against Las Cruces
DL - Caleb Ortiz - Estancia - 4 receptions, 40 yds, 2 tds, 4 knockdowns, great defensive game at end
LB - Roope Henry - Cleveland - had 11 tackles on Thursday against Sandia.
LB - Noah Swietzer - Eldorado - 21 total tackles against Mayfield
LB - Forest McKee - Onate - Had 12 total tackles against West Mesa
DB - Andru Sanchez - Cobre - Passing: 18-24-0 410yds. 6TD's Rushing: 9 for 53yds. 1TD also had a Pick-Six on Defense.
DB - Marc Soleto - Centennial - 8 tackles and 1 int against Las Cruces
DB - Jaime Villela - Onate - 1 interception for 43-yards against West Mesa
Special Teams
Junior Pena - Centennial - Scored 3 touchdowns against Las Cruces, including 98-yard kick return
John Finnegan - Rio Rancho - Kicked 32, 34, 37-yard field goals against Clovis
Elijah Gudelj-Cox - Eldorado - Returned kick for a touchdown against Mayfield
Henderson: Breaking Down The Undefeated
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
Cleveland Storm
Head Coach: Heath Ridenour
Best Offensive Player: Gabe Ortega, QB
Best Defensive Player: Roope Henry, LB
Record: 5-0
Points For: 249
Points Allowed: 63
Best Win: Beating El Paso Del Valle 52-36
Hendo's Overview: Cleveland is doing what Cleveland was supposed to do this year: Win big. The amount of talent they have on the roster made them the clear cut favorite to run the table, but as Coach Heath Ridenour said after the Sandia game which they won 42-7, "We don't have anything, we have to stay poor, hungry, and driven." On the season Senior Quarterback Gabe Ortega has thrown for 614-yards and 8 touchdowns, their leading rusher is Landry Hayes who has 359-yards, and their leading receiver is Marcus Williams who has hauled in 345-yards. Of course non of their offense could move a muscle if it were not for an outstanding offensive line, I've seen them play twice in person and they out-muscle every team on every down. On defense Roope Henry has looked like a D-1 linebacker, Sean Davis has been very good in the trenches, Brendon Armstead, Ryan Anderson, and Marcus Williams have also played key roles on defense. This week they head into a marquee match up against Eldorado, a team that beat them 57-56 in 2015 and a team that has won their last 15 out of 17 games. Volcano Vista, Cibola, and Rio Rancho also remain on their schedule, each capable of taking Cleveland down to the wire. I think they are good, not sure if they are great, but they are still my No. 1 vote each week.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Eldorado
W - Santa Fe
W - Volcano Vista
W - Cibola
? - Rio Rancho
Alamogordo Tigers
Head Coach: Dale Hooper
Best Offensive Player: Hunter Graham, RB
Best Defensive Player: Isaiah Saldana, LB
Record: 5-0
Points For: 268
Points Against: 54
Beat Win: Beating Mayfield 46-28
Hendo's Overview: When we discuss Coach of the Year, we must throw in Dale Hooper's name as I doubt there was anyone outside of their locker room that saw them 5-0 thus far. Sure, they have not played the toughest schedule out of the 6A elite, but they have proved themselves a contender and beating Mayfield in mid-September was a special win that teams can thrive off of for the remainder of the season. Their offense has been a juggernaut with Junior Quarterback Kyle Hooper throwing for 1,300-yards already in 5 games, their outside receivers our very sure-handed, I feel they have the best set of receivers I've seen live this season. What makes their offense really dangerous is Hunter Graham, their 200 pound running back who when he gets going, he's gone or he's going to run you over. They don't have a ton of notable defensive guys, but players like Isaiah Saldana and Peter Sanders have creating a wood-shed unit which has allowed just 10.8 points per game. Their remaining schedule is very difficult with games against Deming, Artesia (in Artesia), Carlsbad, Clovis, and Hobbs. They lost to all of those teams last year besides Deming.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Deming
? - Artesia
W - Carlsbad
? - Clovis
? - Hobbs
Eldorado Eagles
Head Coach: Charlie Dotson
Best Offensive Player: Jayce Jackson, QB
Best Defensive Player: Noah Sweitzer, LB
Record: 5-0
Points For: 243
Points Against: 57
Best Win: Beating Mayfield 49-28
Hendo's Overview: I knew Eldorado would be dangerous in 2015, but 5-0 with big wins against Volcano Vista and Mayfield I did not see coming. Coach Dotson said it best this summer during my campus visit, "With any good program, seniors want to win, and this team is no different than last years." That has always stuck with me and the seniors on this team and exceptional athletes. Last weekend against Mayfield Quarterback Jayce Jackson threw for 225-yards and 5 touchdowns, Linebacker Noah Sweitzer had 21 tackles on defense, one of their better players Isaiah Martinez did not play (for undisclosed reasons) and they whooped up on the Trojans. This game against Cleveland will be telling in the sense: is there anyone in New Mexico that can hang with Cleveland, but I don't think if they lose we just pencil them out as a contender, think they already proved they are the district favorite and are going to be there in the end as either a Elite 8 or a Final 4 Team.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
L - Cleveland
W - La Cueva
? - Sandia
W - Highland
W - Manzano
Centennial Hawks
Class 5A
Head Coach: Aaron Ocampo
Best Offensive Player: George Nino, OL
Best Defensive Player: Jerry Gurrola, DL
Record: 5-0
Points For: 267
Points Against: 117
Best Win: Beating Las Cruces 42-35
Hendo's Overview: I feel that Centennial wins games because of Coaching, two-platooning, and their size in the trenches. In my opinion I don't think they have the best skill position players. Sure they have a quarterback in Dante Lopez who has throw for over 920-yards, have Junior Pena as their do-it-all athlete, and running back Keith Jasso who has rushed for 370-yards, but they win up front in the trenches. George Nino at 320 and Cameron Burkley at 280 pounds anchor their offensive unit. Defensively Jake Boykin has been outstanding with 39 total tackles and Jerrmy Gurrola has 28 tackles with 5 sacks. Their schedule is very favorable from here on out, which could keep them healthy heading into the playoffs.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Los Lunas
W - Valencia
W - Chaparral
W - Belen
W - Santa Teresa
Artesia Bulldogs
Class 5A
Head Coach: Cooper Henderson
Best Offensive Player: Justin Houghtaling, QB
Best Defensive Player: Codey Scott, DL
Record: 5-0
Points For: 189
Points Against: 47
Best Win: Beating Hobbs 38-28
Hendo's Overview: The Artesia Bulldogs have won their last 17 out of 18 games if you can believe it. This year's group has been firing on all cylinders and has won each game with good margin. Their three game road trip ends with taking on the Las Cruces Bulldawgs, a game that is always tough and we've seen these two have some epic battles in the last 10-seasosns. On the season they have been propelled by 6-foot-5 Quarterback Justin Houghtaling who has thrown for over 1,000-yards, against Carlsbad he was 34-54 passing. Ethan Duff has been a new name at running back, really fast and also a good receiver. Their defense however, has been the real surprise, likely one of their best defensive units in the last few years. Guys like Codey Scott who has 10 sacks, Jacob Enriquez at backer, and Carlos Carrasco who has 4 interceptions each have the ability to make big plays. Is this team beatable, sure, but it's going to be a tough road to climb as they can score pretty much at will.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
? - Las Cruces
? - Alamogordo
W - Roswell
? - Goddard
W - Lovington
St. Pius X Sartans
Class 5A
Head Coach: San Juan Mendoza
Best Offensive Player: Drew Ortiz, QB
Record: 5-0
Points For: 206
Points Against: 33
Best Win: Defeating Miaymura 38-15
Hendo's Overview: I knew St. Pius X would be even better than their 8-win season in 2014, they returned a ton of talent. Last week they earned somewhat of a statement win against Miyamura winning 38-15 to get win number 5. Their schedule has been super light and that is why they are not getting more attention in the rankings. They beat 2-3 Del Norte, 1-4 Los Alamos, 2-3 Gallup, 0-5 Bernalillo before beating now 3-2 Miyamura. Their remaining schedule continues to be favorable with games against St. Michael's, Rio Grande, Lovington, Moriarty, and Grants. Good chances St. Pius X continues to run the table and ends the season 10-0, potentially landing a 1-2 seed come playoff time.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - St. Michael's
W - Rio Grande
? - @ Lovington
W - @ Moriarty
W - @ Grants
Espanola Sundevils
Class 5A
Head Coach: Miguel Medina
Best Offensive Player: Marcos Flores, ATH
Record: 5-0
Points For: 218
Points Against: 36
Best Win: Beating Gallup 42-22
Hendo's Overview: Just a week ago the NMPreps.com Nation voted Espanola No. 1 overall in a blind vote just going off numbers. I don't know if Espanola has ever been 5-0. Anyone? Their opening season win against El Paso Cathedral raised eyebrows, but since Cathedral has been pretty bad on the season, down year for them. They beat West Las Vegas 50-0, they beat Pojoaque 54-0, they beat Wingate 52-0. It's good to be building confidence and in years past these games are either shootouts for Espanola are losses, this year they are blowing past them like they should every year. They beat Gallup by good margin, but are these guys really good this year? Like top 10 good? Taos is likely the best team they have played this year and they are down in terms of their program, but we'll finally get a chance to see what they are made of when they take on Del Norte on Oct. 16th, they also play a rising Capital on October 30th. Espanola could really finish 8-2 this year or even 9-1.
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Taos
? - Del Norte
W - Los Alamos
? - Capital
W - Bernalillo
Hatch Valley
Class 4A
Head Coach: Jack Cisco
Best Offensive Player: Adrian Grajeda, RB
Best Defensive Player: Austin Franzoy, LB
Points For: 236
Points Against: 56
Best Win: Beating Lordsburg 63-29
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Tularosa
W - Socorro
? - Silver
? - Cobre
W - Hot Springs
Portales Rams
Class 4A
Head Coach: Jamie Ramirez
Best Offensive Player: Bronte Staugaard, RB
Record: 5-0
Points For: 208
Points Against: 31
Best Win: Defeated Robertson 26-13
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Pojoaque
? - Hope Christian
W - Ruidoso
? - St. Mike's
W - NMMI
NMMI Colts
Class 4A
Head Coach: Randy Montoya
Points For: 133
Points Against: 29
Best Win: Defeated Hot Springs 23-17 OT
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Roswell JV
? - Ruidoso
L - St. Mike's
? - Academy
? - Hope Christian
L - Portales
Estancia Bears
Class 3A
Head Coach: Stewart Burnett
Record: 5-0
Points For: 242
Points Against: 67
Predicting Their Next 5 Games
W - Tularosa
W - Clayton
W - Dulce
W - Cuba
W - Laguna Acoma
8Man
Melrose 5-0
Gateway Christian 5-0
6Man
Grady/San Jon 4-0
