What is your Week 6 Bold Prediction?

DISTRICT PLAY STARTS, WE PREDICT
Note: This feature started on Monday, September 28th and will be updated through week. Also, we will update through district play with updated records/standings, predictions, stats and scores.


District 1-6A
Predicted Finish
1 Cibola (8-1, 0-0)
2 Volcano Vista (6-4, 0-0)
3 Cleveland (5-7, 0-0)
4 Santa Fe (6-5, 0-0)
5 Rio Rancho (1-9, 0-0)

Why: Cibola is the clear favorite to take the district as the No. 2 team in the state and defending state champion. They are 8-1 and head and shoulders above other teams, Volcano should be a threat but that is unknown right now as the Lady Hawks have been inconsistent at times.

Interesting District Note: Even though they won the title in 6A, the defending champs for district 1-6A is the Cleveland Storm who went an impressive 8-0. Cibola actually went 4-4 finishing in third.

Player of the Year Debate: Hannah Thompson (Cibola), Lyric Ellison (Volcano Vista).

Impressive Stat Leader: Lyric Ellison, Volcano Vista (131 Kills)

District 2-6A
Predicted Finish
1. La Cueva (10-0, 0-0)
2. Eldorado (5-4, 0-0)
3. Sandia (5-4, 0-0)
4. Manzano (6-3, 0-0)
5. Highland (0-10, 0-0)

Why: La Cueva looks unstoppable this season and it will be hard for anyone in this district to stop this train, especially in this district. We projected Sandia to be the threat this preseason but they haven't been the team we predicted.

Interesting District Note: Highland is riding a 37-game losing streak counting back to the 2013 season.

Player of the Year Candidates: Abigail Stomp (La Cueva), Brigette Lowe (Eldorado), Linnea Romero (Sandia)

Impressive Stat: Abigail Stomp, La Cueva (309 assist, 34 Serving Aces)

District 3-6A
Predicted Finish
1. Mayfield (9-3, 0-0)
2. Onate (6-5, 0-0)
3. Las Cruces (6-6, 0-0)
4. Gadsden (6-6, 0-0)
5. Deming (6-5, 0-0)

Why: The Lady Trojans are ranked high and have played well this season. However, this District right now is going to be a battle every night and maybe one of the best. This southern district 1-5 could win any night and if volleyball was like basketball maybe all five would go dancing. Still 3-4 bids should happen but maybe unlikely.

Interesting District Note: Only District with every team over .500 and ranked in the Top-25.

Player of the Year Candidates: Alexis Benda (Onate), Samantha Tuton (Mayfield), Celeste Cox (Las Cruces)

Impressive Stat: Amanda Borden, Deming (109 Kills), Valerie Lopez (153 Assists).

District 4-6A
Predicted Finish
1. Alamogordo (4-8, 0-0)
2. Clovis (3-8, 0-0)
3. Hobbs (4-7, 0-0)
4. Carlsbad (1-11, 0-0)

Why: The Alamogordo Tigers are the only team left in the Top-25 and recently received votes because they topped Top-25 team Las Cruces. This district has seen better days and will be a one bid league (or should be).

Interesting District Note: Unlike the district above, this one of two districts with every team under .500.

Player of the Year Candidates: Namika McCauley (Alamogordo), Jaren Piepkorn (Clovis), Amanda Rotunno (Hobbs)

Impressive Stat: Bryanna Larrea, Clovis (142 Digs)

District 5-6A
Predicted Finish
1 Albuquerque (3-6, 0-0)
2 Valley (4-6, 0-0)
3 West Mesa (4-6, 0-0)
4 Atrisco Heritage Academy (2-8, 0-0)
5 Rio Grande (1-8, 0-0)

Why: Albuquerque right now at 3-6 is our pick but like District 3-6A we had troubles picking with the parity of teams, in this case for the wrong way. No team is the real deal and will likely be a one bid league. Albuquerque High has the one resume booster that gave them the nod with a win over Valencia.

Interesting District Note: No team is ranked in the Top-25 and/or classification rankings.

Player of the Year Debate: Please nominate grinejosh@yahoo.com or post.

Impressive Stat Leader: Marisa Chavez, Atrisco Heritage (123 Digs)

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6A - OUR TWELVE TEAMS
Ranking the Auto Bids

1. La Cueva (11-0, 1-0): Lock/2-6A Auto
2. Onate (7-5, 0-0): Lock/3-6A Auto
3. Volcano Vista (7-4, 1-0): Lock/1-6A Auto
4. Albuquerque (4-6, 1-0): Lock/5-6A Auto
5. Alamogordo (4-9, 0-0): Lock/4-6A

Looking at Locks: Right now the District Champ watch goes to these five programs. Plenty of uncertainties in every district right now (minus La Cueva). It was a wild first night of the district season as Volcano Vista upset Cibola and for today shaking up the playoff watch.

Ranking the At-Large - Locks

1. Cibola (8-2, 0-1): Lock/At-Large
2. Las Cruces (7-6, 1-0): Lock/At-Large
3. Mayfield (9-4, 0-1): Lock/At-Large
4. Eldorado (5-5, 0-1): Lock/At-Large

At-A-Glance, At-Large: Could be an interesting group and could be a shift of teams in this tier and the bottom tire on the bubble watch. Las Cruces actually jumped into the group taking down rival Mayfield on Tuesday night.

The Final 3 Spots - Bubble

1. Sandia (6-4, 1-0): Bubble-In
2. Cleveland (5-7, 0-0): Bubble-In
3. Gadsden (7-6, 1-0): Bubble-In

Bottom-3: This committee will not making people happy this season as the final three spots was difficult and looked hard at the Bubble-Out bunch right now. Gadsden snagged the final spot with a few better wins including the possibility that Alamogordo wins the DC for 4-6A it will only help beating them twice. Sandia more in the Lock group. Cleveland is a tricky one but recent wins over Roswell, Sandia and Las Cruces is a better resume than any Bubble-Out team.

Bubble-Out This Week
Santa Fe (7-5, 1-0)
West Mesa (5-6, 1-0)
Deming (6-6, 0-1)
Manzano (6-4, 0-1)

Thursday Night Preview: Cibola tries for 5-1, La Cueva takes on Del Norte
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com


Cibola will try for their 5th win of the season tonight taking on Highland

Cibola vs. Highland (Milne)
Cibola Head Football Coach Rod Williams' name has already been mentioned in Coach of the Year discussion after an impressive 4-1 start. Last weekend, the Cougars defeated Manzano in overtime 27-20. The Cougars come into Thursday's match up against Highland as the strong favorite and are led by Gannon Chavez who has thrown for 591-yards on the season, last weekend he threw 4 touchdowns. Kazyan Martin has rushed for 504-yards and 8 touchdowns. The Hornets are 2-3 this year under second year Head Coach Stacy Washington after a big 15-13 win over Albuquerque.

La Cueva vs. Del Norte (Wilson)
La Cueva now 1-4 on the season after a 18-15 loss to Valley will take on Del Norte in what should be an interesting match up. La Cueva is very young this year, but has played teams better than expected. Del Norte at 2-3 lost to Los Lunas last weekend 26-0. Earlier on the season, Del Norte lost Avery See (250 RB/LB) to an undisclosed injury. Parker Herndon has rushed for 219-yards on the year.

Week 6: 4A, 3A, 2A, 8Man, 6Man Watch 2 Watch


Portales is now 5-0 on the season coming off a 56-6 win over Dexter in week 5.

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
The Rattlers make a road trip in week 6 to take on Eunice. 3A has been a nightmare to figure out, this game from an outsiders perspective is a toss up. The Rattlers are coming off a 28-27 win over Tucumcari in a game where Tyler Ferguson was 8-14 passing for 135-yards and a touchdown. The Cardinals were idle last week and are 1-3 on the season, their lone win is against winless Tularosa.

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.

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What does this mean moving forward? Mars looks just an ounce more appealing now. Haha.

Week 6: 4A, 3A, 2A, 8Man, 6Man Watch 2 Watch
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com

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
The Rattlers make a road trip in week 6 to take on Eunice. 3A has been a nightmare to figure out, this game from an outsiders perspective is a toss up. The Rattlers are coming off a 28-27 win over Tucumcari in a game where Tyler Ferguson was 8-14 passing for 135-yards and a touchdown. The Cardinals were idle last week and are 1-3 on the season, their lone win is against winless Tularosa.

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.

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.

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.

Who Wins: No. 1 Cleveland or No. 5 Eldorado

Game is Friday Night at Cleveland High School

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)

Past Winners


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 touchdowns

Notable Contenders

• 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

Defensive Player of the Year Watch
Coming Soon

2015 1-6A PRESEASON ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Hannah Thompson, Cibola *Player of the Year Candidate
Jordan Breding, Volcano Vista *Player of the Year Candidate
Ariel Geruntho, Cleveland *Player of the Year Candidate
Destyni Brooks, Cibola
Aleah Martinez, Cibola
Lyric Ellison, Volcano Vista
Jaelyn Guajado, Volcano Vista
Kylee Rudolph, Rio Rancho
Nikki Carr, Rio Rancho
Brandee Fulgenzi, Santa Fe
Isabella Christian-Padilla, Santa Fe

2015 2-6A PRESEASON ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Abigail Stomp, La Cueva *Player of the Year Candidate
Abbey Willison, Sandia *Player of the Year Candidate
Hannah Warren, Eldorado * Player of the Year Candidate
Bridgette Lowe, Eldorado *Player of the Year Candidate
Rachel Sloan, Sandia
Linnea Romero, Sandia
Raelynn Edge, Sandia
Madison Harris, La Cueva
Sophia Masuda, La Cueva
Celeste Carmingani, La Cueva
Ameerah Smith, Manzano
Nikole Bouma, Manzano
Catessa Duran (Eldorado)

2015 3-6A PRESEASON ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Sidney Aguila (2016), Onate * Player of the Year Candidate
Jeri Alaniza (2016), Las Cruces * Player of the Year Candidate
Kameryn Baker (2016), Mayfield * Player of the Year Candidate
Briana Bustillos (2016), Gadsden * Player of the Year Candidate
Alexis Benda (2017), Onate
Brandy Hernandez (2016), Onate
Isabelle Silva (2017), Onate
Amber Saiz (2017), Las Cruces
Samantha Tuton (2016), Mayfield
Amanda Borden (2016), Deming
Miquela Jurado (2016), Deming

2015 4-6A PRESEASON ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Caitlin Carrasco (2016), Carlsbad *Player of the Year Candidate
Sierra Gentry (2016), Alamogordo * Player of the Year Candidate
Essence McGaha (2017), Hobbs * Player of the Year Candidate
Makinzie Johnson (2018), Clovis * Player of the Year Candidate
Gabi Wilson (2016), Carlsbad
Rebecca Morrison (2016), Carlsbad
Krysten Archuleta (2016), Alamogordo
Rebecca Sparks (2016), Alamogordo
Chesney Carter (2016), Clovis
Hannah Strickland (2017), Hobbs

2015 5-6A PRESEASON ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
Dominika Rodriguez (2016), Valley *Player of the Year Candidate
Savannah Greer (2016), West Mesa *Player of the Year Candidate
Savannah Williams (2016), Rio Grande *Player of the Year Candidate
Alyssa James (2016), Atrisco Heritage *Player of the Year Candidate
Ebony Baty (2016), Albuquerque High *Player of the Year Candidate
Marisa Flores (2017), Valley
Savannah Perez (2016), Albuquerque High
Marissa Rivas (2016), Albuquerque High
Savannah Zavela (2017), Albuquerque High
Carly Shack (2018), West Mesa
Sarah Patrick (2016), West Mesa
Janaeh Manu (2016), West Mesa
Jamie Montoya (2016), Rio Grande
Arlene Ramirez (2017), Atrisco Heritage
Shaylah Gregory (2016), Atrisco Heritage

5-0 right now

Working On A Midseason All-State Team

Who deserves to be mentioned and why?

Don't hold back, season ends wayyy to fast not to say anything.

Ranking The Teams By Region

Here is a look at the best of the best per region. Based off our recent rankings. Agree or disagree?

Do people who live in Estancia consider them North or South? Is Tucumcari North or South? Haha.

Metro Area
1. Cleveland 5-0
2. Eldorado 5-0
3. Volcano Vista 3-2
4. Rio Rancho 3-2
5. Cibola 4-1
6. Sandia 3-2
7. Manzano 2-3
8. St. Pius X 5-0
9. Valley 1-4
10. Los Lunas 2-3
11. Hope 4-1

Southeastern Rankings
1. Alamogordo 5-0
2. Artesia 5-0
3. Hobbs 3-2
4. Clovis 3-2
5. Goddard 2-3
6. Roswell 3-2
7. Portales 5-0
8. Lovington 1-3
9. NMMI 4-0
10. Dexter 3-2
11. Ruidoso 2-3
12. Tucumcari 2-3
13. Texcio 2-3
14. Melrose 5-0
15. Hagerman 2-3

Southwestern Rankings
1. Centennial 5-0
2. Las Cruces 3-2
3. Mayfield 3-2
4. Deming 3-2
5. Onate 1-4
6. Hatch 5-0
7. Cobre 3-2
8. Hot Springs 4-1
9. Lordsburg 3-2
10. Chaparral 3-1

Northern Rankings
1. Piedra Vista 4-1
2. Farmington 4-1
3. Estancia 5-0
4. Miyamura 3-2
5. Robertson 3-2
6. St. Mike’s 3-1
7. Grants 4-1
8. Espanola 5-0
9. Bloomfield 4-1
10. Capital 3-2
11. Moriarty 3-2
12. Clayton 2-2
13. Escalante 4-1

A few notes I've been meaning to get out

• Valley's Teton Saltes I hear is committing soon. I'm hearing the 6-foot-6, 245 pound DE will likely choose Oregon.
• I was told last weekend that Las Cruces QB Kameron Miller is committing sometime this week. He holds offers from UNM and NMSU, the two teams play this weekend. I am going to follow up on this today.
• Los Lunas Running Back O'Maury Samuels continues to get interest letters from D-1 programs. He holds an offer from NMSU, Notre Dame and New Mexico have contacted him.
• Alamogordo Receiver Julian Segura is getting heavy interest from NMSU and UTEP as of late. NMSU was watching Segura and the Tigers this past Friday I am told.
• Onate LB Forest McKee is being recruited by Arizona and will attend a game in Tucson, AZ soon
• Clovis Quarterback Daulton Hatley picked up offer No. 4 last night from: Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He also holds offers from: NW Okla. State, Univ. Central Oklahoma, and Eastern New Mexico.
• 5-foot-10, 300 pund Andres Vallejos is getting interest from Blinn JC, NMMI JC, and D-3 program Aurora Univ. Hear he is leaning towards NMMI.
• Onate Linebacker Matt Young is also being recruited by Arizona I am told and has been asked to attend a game in Tucson.
• Noah Sweitzer - Eldorado - Landed an offer from Ft. Lewis recently, also hearing from Abilene Christian.
• Isaiah lowery - Sandia - 6-foot-5 offensive linemen Is getting looked at and has been invited to attend games by UNM, NM State, UTEP, Northern Arizona, Arizona, Arizona State, North Texas, and 2014 Division 2 National Champs Colorado State (pueblo)
  
• Have been told that Las Cruces Quarterback Kameron Miller will make an announcement this Saturday regarding his commitment

If you have a recruiting update text me to 505.577.5953 or e-mail at nmpreps@yahoo.com

Class 3A Rankings - September 29th
1. Estancia 5-0
2. Dexter 3-2
3. Lordsburg 3-2
4. Tucumcari 2-3
5. Texcio 2-3
6. Clayton 2-2
7. Loving 2-2
8. Santa Rosa 1-4
9. Mesilla Valley 2-3
10. Laguna Acoma 1-3

Class 2A Rankings - September 29th
1. Escalante 4-1
2. Ft. Sumner 3-2
3. Hagerman 2-3
4. Jal 2-3
5. McCurdy 2-2

Class 8Man
1. Melrose 5-0
2. Gateway 5-0
3. Magdalena 4-1
4. Logan 2-2
5. Dora 3-2

Class 6Man
1. Grady/San Jon 5-0
2. Hondo 3-1
3. Lake Arthur 3-1
4. Reserve 2-2
5. Animas 3-2

Academy is ranked No. 13 nationally in the MaxPreps rankings released 9/29.

Week 5 Top Performers

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Adam Lujan - Estancia - 10 carries, 98 yds, 2 tds, 36 yd reception, 1 Int against Carlsbad

Adrian Grajeda - Hatch - 18 carries 131 yds 1 TD 76 yd Kick Return for TD
against Robertson

Alex Flower - Farmington - Ran for 200-yards and two touchdowns against Kirtland Central

Alex Ramirez - Alamogordo - Scored 4 touchdowns against Gadsden

Andru Sanchez - Cobre - Passing: 18-24-0 410yds. 6TD's Rushing: 9 for 53yds. 1TD also had a
Pick-Six on Defense.

Augustine Larranaga - Capital threw for 271-yards, 4 touchdown passes, and ran for 111-yards

Ben Segura - Ft. Sumner - Threw for 237-yards against Tucumcari

Billy Sandoval - Tucumcari - Ran for 145-yards and a touchdown against Ft. Sumner

Bryce Rewalt - Centennail - 7 receptions for 116-yards and 1 touchdown against Las Cruces

Brandon Baeza - Las Cruces - 9 receptions for 159-yards and 1 touchdown against Centennial

Cade Banard - Melrose - Threw for 4 touchdowns against Mountainair

Caleb Ortiz - Estancia - 4 receptions, 40 yds, 2 tds, 4 knockdowns, great defensive game (still

Cason Clay - Hobbs - Caught two touchdowns against Goddard

Chris Streetz - Volcano Vista - Ran for 200-yards against Atrisco Heritage

Christian Winters - Cibola - Caught game winning touchdown in OT against Manzano

Cisco Mayville - Ruidoso - Ran for 259-yards and 4 touchdowns

Damon Rivera - Cobre - Receiving: 6-104yds. 2TD's

Dante Lopez - Centennial - Was 14-20 passing for 185-yards against Las Cruces

David Inman - Eldorado - Caught 2 touchdowns against Mayfield

Devin Beard - Hobbs - Caught for two touchdowns against Goddard

Dominic Anaya - Roswell - Threw 4 touchdowns against Belen

Drew Ortiz - St. Pius X - 4 touchdowns against Miyamura

Elijah Gamboa - Piedra Vista - Scored two touchdowns against Kirtland Central

Elijah Gudelj-Cox - Returned kick for a touchdown against Mayfield

Ethan Alvarado - Mayfield - Caught for 174-yards and two touchdowns against Eldorado

for a touchdown

Forest McKee - Onate - Ran for 66-yards and a touchdown against West Mesa

Gannon Chavez - Cibola - Threw for 4 touchdowns against Manzano

Hunter Graham - Alamogordo - Ran for 200-yards and 3 touchdowns against Gadsden

Isaac Amaya - Hobbs - Threw for 7 touchdowns against Goddard

Isaac Vance - Mayfield - Caught 85-yard touchdown against Eldorado

Ivan Rodriguez - Cobre 0 Rushing: 6-102yds. 1TD

Jacob Perez - Roswell - Ran for 141-yards against Belen

Jayce Jackson - Eldorado - Threw for 225-yards and 5 touchdowns against Mayfield

Jeremy Padilla - Hobbs - Scored 3 touchdowns against Goddard

Jimmy Gallegos - Sandia - 100-yards and 1 touchdown against Cleveland

Joeray Valencia - Mayfield - Threw for 342-yards and 3 touchdowns against Eldorado

John Finnegan - Rio Rancho - Kicked 32, 34, 37-yard field goals against Clovis

Joseph Paul Griego - Robertson - Ran for 215-yards and 3 touchdowns against Capital

Josh Foley - Rio Rancho - Ran for 193-yards off 31 carries and 3 touchdowns, 5 catches for 31-

Josh Garrett - Dora - Ran for 160-yards and scored 6 touchdowns against Carrizozoz

Julian Segura - Alamogordo - Caught for 177-yards against Gadsden

Junior Pena - Centennial - Scored 3 touchdowns against Las Cruces, including 98-yard kick return

Justin Houghtaling - Artesia - Was 36-54 passing for 354-yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 rushing touchdown

Kameron Miller - Las Cruces - Threw for 256-yards, ran for 181-yards, 4 touchdowns against

Kieth Jasso - Centennial - Ran for 100-yards and 2 touchdowns against Las Cruces

Kyle Hooper - Alamogordo - Threw for 361-yards and 3 touchdowns against Gadsden

Kyle Idtensohn - Ft. Sumner - Ran for 187-yards and 1 touchdowns against Tucumcari

Marc Soleto - Centennial - 8 tackles and 1 int against Las Cruces

Micahel Barboa - Valley - Ran for 100-yards and scored 3 touchdowns against La Cueva

Micah Gray - Clovis - Ran for 222-yards and 2 touchdowns against Rio Rancho

Miguel Sena - West LV - 6 catches for 118 yards and 1 TD

Mike Armijo - Socorro - Ran for 200-yards and 3 touchdowns

Niko Papadopoulos - Cleveland - Ran for 150-yards and 2 touchdowns against Sandia

Robert Rodriguez - Cobre - Receiving: 4-138yds. 2TD's

Roope Henry - Cleveland - had 11 tackles on Thursday against Sandia.

Steven Bailey - Rio Rancho - Threw for 300-yards against Clovis

Thomas Wisneski - Belen - Ran for 146-yards and 2 touchdowns

Tony Herrera - Onate - Threw for 2 touchdowns against West Mesa

Zak Lauterbach - Onate - Ran for 100-yards and scored three touchdowns against West Mesa

Zeke Tapia - Estancia - 11 carries, 207 yds, 3 tds

La Cueva will win the 6A State Title:
La Cueva will drop a game in District play:
Sandia is still a title contender:
West Mesa is the best team in 5-6A:
Deming should be a playoff team:
Cibola will lose a couple more times before the state tournament:
Cleveland will be in the district championship:
Manzano is better than Sandia:

Boom: La Cueva over Eldorado, 3-1: This gets the early boom because the Eagles provided some light to the dominating Bears. The Eagles took set one 25-19 giving the early alert report before the Bears took the next three games. However, some vulnerability was shown as it was close throughout. \

Boom, Boom: Volcano Vista over Cibola, 3-1: Down goes the No. 3 team in the land! The Hawks who have constantly been criticized for been inconsistent shoved it in the medias face (me) with this huge win. The Lady Cougars, losing this game, will make a headache of the rankings for week-8.

Bang: Las Cruces over Mayfield, 3-1: Well, the Bulldawgs also in the conversation for being inconsistent just helped their playoff case but also causing what could essentially be the headache coming to the top-12 seeds for the state tournament. Parity anyone?

Bang, Bang - Boom: Los Lunas over Centennial, 3-0: "Down goes Frazier, Down Goes Frazier", we thought it was impossible but the Lady Hawks of Centennial lost it's first game to a New Mexico team. The Los Lunas Tigers who were a bit disrespected being ranked low in the Top-25 should proved that they should be in the conversation of contenders for the 5A Title. They make things interesting with this big win.

Helping Their Case For State

Santa Fe over Rio Rancho helps their case for one of the 12-spots.
Valencia maintains spot with win over Chaparral.
Miyamura has a good record, can they continue to roll. They top Gallup.
Hatch over Socorro, 3-0.
Ruidoso maybe making their stride, make it look easy against Lovington, 3-0.

Rest of the Scores on the Scoreboard

Midseason All-State Team

Who makes the cut if All-State was today?

Week 6 Questions To Answer

• Is Albuquerque HS Football Down this year or just a bunch of young teams? *Remember Rio Rancho is a completely different city than Albuquerque.
• Who Wins: Cibola 4-1 or Onate 1-4
• Bigger Surprise? Alamogordo 5-0, Eldorado 5-0, Espanola 5-0, Belen 0-5, Carlsbad 0-5
• How has attendance been this year in your area?
• Better HS football overall in 2015 or in 2014

Bonus
Would you rather live in: Socorro, Hatch, Bloomfield, Clayton, or Tohatchi

Eldo won the 1st, Bears took the 2nd. Starting game 3 now.

Los Lunas over Centennial, 3-0

Who Wins: No. 106 New Mexico 2-2 vs. No. 126 New Mexico State 0-3

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Centennial's JR Pena's kick return for a touchdown

Micah Gray's incredible TD run against Rio Rancho

Niko Papadopoulos touchdown run against Sandia

Jeremy Padilla's touchdown against Goddard

Josh Foley's 60+ TD against Clovis

Kameron Miller's Touchdown run against Centennial