The Hobbs Eagle JV has beaten the Eunice varsity and the Jal varsity by a combined 110-0. Both games were stopped early in the fourth quarter. First off let me say that I was really impressed with Jal's new press box, field and other updates. Top notch small school venue. Secondly, keep in mind that the last time the Hobbs JV went to Jal they got beat up on pretty badly and the Panther's Acosta ran wild. Anyway, two perfect scores in a row to start the season with 55 game ending points and no points allowed might be some sort of record. Only marred by a grizzly accident passed as we were going back to Hobbs. The body just laying in the middle of the southbound highway was shocking. We have all got to keep in mind that football is just a game and not life and death.

6A - TOP HALF OF BRACKET
#1 Cibola Cougars (3-0) vs. Bye
#2.Hobbs Eagles (3-4) v. #3 West Mesa (1-2)

#1 Las Cruces Bulldawgs (5-3)
#2 Volcano Vista (3-1) v. #3 Gadsden (3-5)

6A BOTTOM HALF OF BRACKET
#1 Sandia Matadors (4-0)
#2 Mayfield Trojans (5-5) v. #3 Santa Fe (4-1)

#1 La Cueva Bears (6-0)
#2 Clovis Wildcats (2-2) v. #3 Onate (3-5)

Still way to early to tell in many cases but we take a stab at our first prediction for the 12-teams that will represent their school at the 2015 State Tournament. Cibola, Sandia, La Cueva and Las Cruces maybe the top four at this stage of the season but Volcano Vista right behind. The loss to Albuquerque Academy did play into our prediction but district season will change plenty of question marks.

Right now my early favorites are La Cueva and Sandia. Something about these two schools has me thinking this will be the potential title game. The SE Corner district is up for grabs with no team truly taking the lead of the others.

Just saw this on the Mayfield Football Facebook page: "TRAVEL ADVISORY: For all who are heading to Carlsbad today, the road from El Paso to Carlsbad is CLOSED due to an accident. It will not open again until 10pm tonight. Take the alternate route through Cloudcroft."

Great Day in Artesia yesterday and today. Got a guided tour of the new Facilities by Justin Houghatling and Cooper Henderson. I then had dinner last night at LaFonda with Mike Phipps and Vernon Asbill and as we sat down they gave us an envelope with our 3 names on it and inside it said "This one is on me" Scott Runyan. Scott lives in Atlanta now and bought dinner for us and it was such a shock and we were so honored. Then I saw an old friend that was waiting for his 2 QB Club sons to feed them for the week. QB Club members feed their players each week of the season. This Bulldog fan has now been doing this for 41 years.

This morning I had the great honor to work with the Tate Branch Auto Group Executive team and boy are they focused and have an amazing organization. Guys if you are looking for a new car go see these guys in Artesia-Hobbs-Carlsbad. They will take good care of you.

Eldorado moves to 3-0, Manzano gets first win
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com

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Eldorado 49, West Mesa 8
The Eldorado Eagles moved to 3-0 on the season defeating West Mesa Thursday Night 49-8. Through three games, the Eagles have outscored the competition by a combined 156-8. The Eagles got on the board in the first thanks to a Dominic Sandoval 35-yard touchdown, then a 23-yard touchdown pass from Jayce Jackson to Isaiah Martinez. The Eagles led 35-0 after a Dominic Sandoval touchdown, then made it 49-0 in the 4th quarter when Noah Sweitzer returned a blocked field goal 80-yards for a score. The Eagles will take on Volcano Vista, Mayfield, and Cleveland in weeks 4, 5, and 6.

El Paso Eldorado 65, Gadsden 7
The El Paso Eldorado Aztecs were leading Gadsden 62-0 at the half and were taking victory formation in the 3rd quarter as they moved to 3-0 on the night. Gadsden scored late in the 4th quarter when Sergio Ramos connected with John Hernandez for a 46-yard touchdown. The Panthers have opened with an very tough schedule: 1-1 Del Valle, 2-0 Centennial, and 3-0 El Paso El Dorado.

Manzano 55, Rio Grande 14
Thursday Night the Manzano Monarchs won their first game of the season defeating Rio Grande by 41 points. The Monarchs are now 1-2 on the season, Rio Grande moves to 3. On the night Jordan Byrd and Orlando Perez each scored 2 touchdowns.

6A
1. La Cueva (5-1)
2. Albuquerque (5-1)
3. Rio Rancho (6-2)
4. Clovis (7-2)
5. Atrisco Heritage (4-2)
6. Hobbs (4-1)
7. Eldorado (4-2)
8. Cibola (4-2)
9. Gadsden (6-2-1)
10. Sandia (3-2-1)

5A
1. St. Pius (6-1)
2. Roswell (7-2)
3. Los Alamos (5-1-1)
4. Academy (4-1-1)
5. Valencia (6-1)
6. Capital (6-0)
7. Los Lunas (5-2)
8. Lovington (7-2)
9. Farmington (3-2)
10. Aztec (6-1)

4A-A
1. Taos (5-1)
2. Sandia Prep (3-2)
3. Bosque (4-3-1)
4. Hope Christian (3-1)
5. Rehoboth Christian (6-1)
6. Socorro (6-2)
7. St. Michael's (1-4)
8. Monte Del Sol (4-3-1)
9. Bloomfield (5-3)
10. East Mountain (4-3-1)

What was your jersey number and why?

1. Is No. 9 Clovis a viable pick for Final Four?
The evidence is not the 'greatest' right now. The Wildcats, mentioned in the 5 story lines for the weekend, had a slow week two showing against a Cibola team that many think won't be a playoff team in 2015. QB Daulton Hatley had a big run of 26-yards in the win over Cibola but not much out. But they need a big win this weekend against Atrsico Heritage Academy for anyone to take them serious. Can they run the table in their district with a surging Alamogordo and a team that still could win many down the road in 0-2 Hobbs. The question with the Cats we have is will they turn up the points against the likes of Cleveland (week four) and both mentioned teams in District who can put up points in hurry. Right now, the answer is likely no to a final four team. The jury is still out.

2. Mr. Football Wrapped Up After Two Weeks for No. 2 Mayfield Runningback?
Isaac Vance, the Mayfield Trojans ran for 268-yards with 5 rushing touchdowns, 74 receiving yards with 1 touchdown against EP Franklin. His name is all over the headlines for providing yard after yard, tweet after tweet and getting all the love in Southern New Mexico. Yes, NMP Nation we still have many weeks to go but man the dude is my vote two weeks in a row. Who is behind him right now, with the chances of catching him? You be the jury on that answer? I guess the answer can Vance continue the hot start this weekend as he leads the No. 2 Trojans against Carlsbad? Does he need another 200+ game against an 0-2 team to stay hot on the voting list?

3. No. 15 Cibola or No. 14 La Cueva who is the playoff team, week 2 could still leave question marks?
Cibola and La Cueva didn't put up points against tough(er) competition during week-2. Does that make them both teams in the conversation of 'pretender' in regards to being a state tournament team? Cibola will have to find ways to score against Volcano vista, Rio Rancho and Cleveland who all could score in a hurry. Bright side in week three we will need them to put up points and dominate against a Valley team that has seen better starts. La Cueva gets the chance to prove this question with a match-up with Rio Rancho in week 2. Can they score though to keep up with the Rams?

4. Will No. 8 Rio Rancho show that they can still put up those points, they have a big chance?
The Rams only scored 21-points in the loss last weekend, the lowest in two years. The Rams square off with fellow Top-25 team La Cueva (No. 14) this weekend and will hope to prove to us that they are still the scoring machine from a season (maybe two) ago. Can they rebound from a slow offensive night in terms of a team that has been provides basketball score finals on Friday night. If they don't can we still consider them a favorite to win or be a final four team without a dominating performance?

5. Can (Bubble No. 26) Roswell stop an offensive team in No. 11 Hobbs?
The Coyotes held a first half lead last week against Canyon Texas before folding in the second half losing the contest. Well the Coyotes stomped Ruidoso who hasn't been much on the O side of the ball and Canyon who scored around it's average of 28 plus points but what happens against an Eagles team who can score in the 50's or 60's. Does the bubble stop and they are not a 5A favorite? The Coyotes will need to not only stop an offensive machine in Hobbs but also they will need to provide scoring (13 last weekend) will not be enough.

Complete List Here
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If Im picking your team, bad news for you. I've been terrible picking games!

Officials for the Rio Rancho / Americas game - B

Top two teams in the state match up Friday.

1. Rank these teams: Hatch, Bloomfield, St. Mike's, and Portales
2. Rank these teams: Robertson, Hot Springs, Hope Christian
3. Who is better: Lordsburg or Clayton
4. Tucumcari beating Texico, Texico beating Santa Rosa means what
5. Who can challenge Escalante in 2A
6. Who is better: Gateway or Magdalena
7. San Jon the real deal?

There is usually some discussion about New Mexico teams playing against El Paso area teams. Here are last year's enrollments of El Paso teams:

El Dorado...3,806
Eastwood...2,276
Franklin...2,819
Americas...2,266
Coronado...2,604
Montwood...2,690
Socorro...2,515
Canutillo...1,608
Andress...1,831
Chapin...1,876
Bowie...1,235
Irvin...1,545
El Paso High...1,289
Burges...1,466
Jefferson...1,716
Austin 1,529
Del Valle...1,849
Eastlake...1,830
Ysleta...1,428
Bel Aire...2,082
Parkland...1,332
Riverside...1,216
Hanks...1,847
Clint Horizon...1,553

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Jeff Deimling and Daniel Herrera, NMJC players from Albuquerque have been selected to play in the Texas / New Mexico All-Star game slated for Sept. 25-26 in Weatherford, TX. This includes four selected teams of all-stars from Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana community colleges, as well as the Dallas Metroplex National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III colleges. The event gives baseball student-athletes an opportunity to showcase their talents for collegiate coaches and professional scouts. Players are selected at the annual conference meetings based on the previous year’s accolades.

Here is an updated look at the Pick'Em Standings. Top 4 from each division make the playoff.

J. Grine and Hoopsta wear this week's Yellow Jersey's!

Please help vote Marissa Livingston, Miss New Mexico, into the top 16 at Miss America this weekend. Today is the last day to vote. Simply create a status or tweet of
Miss New Mexico #MissAmericaVote
on any social media platforms. She is an amazing girl and very deserving of her title. Good luck Marissa!

Thoughts on this group?

Defeated Valencia 55-0
Defeated Los Lunas 46-7
Next up Highland

Which "Favorite" Is On Upset Alert This Weekend?

Starting At 6:30 MST - Post All Updates/Finals Here - Josh Grine will be running point - Text Scores to 505.577.5953

Week 2 Preview
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Thursday, September 3rd
Volcano Vista 34, Manzano 17 | Recap
Sandia 51, Atrisco Heritage 6 | Recap
Centennial 55, Gadsden 6 | Recap
Laguna Acoma 55, Santa Fe Indian 0
Hobbs JV 55, Jal 0
Ft. Sumner 20, Clovis Soph. 19 OT

Friday, September 4th
Alamogordo 46, Los Lunas 7
Artesia 38, Hobbs 28
Bloomfield 52, Pojoaque Valley 0
Bowie 26, Silver 6
Burges over Santa Teresa 48-7
Canyon (TX) 27, Roswell 19
Clayton 46, Eunice 7
Cleveland 52, Del Valle (TX) 36
Clovis 14, Cibola 6
Deming 41, Carlsbad 34
Dexter 42, Tularosa 0
Dora 56, Mescalero 6
Dora over Mescalero 56-6
Durango (CO) 53, Aztec 14
Eastlake (TX) 34, Onate 10
Eldorado 55, Valley 0
EP Americas 33, Rio Rancho 14
Escalante 62, Dulce 0
Espanola Valley 50, West Las Vegas 0
Estancia 54, Navajo Prep 20
Fabens (TX) 42, Chaparral 21
Fabens over Chaparral 42-21
Farmington 64, Kirtland Central 26
Gallup 33, Bernalillo 0
Grady/San Jon 62, Hondo Valley 34
Grants 33, Santa Fe 6
Hatch Valley 48, Ruidoso 14
Highland 28, Rio Grande 6
La Junta (CO) 47, Raton 0
La Junta over Raton 47-0
Lake Arthur over Reserve 39-13
Loving 40, Hagerman 21
Magdalena 50, Menaul 0
Mayfield 69, EP Franklin (TX) 49
McCurdy over Cuba 36-25
Melrose 60, Cloudcroft 6
Miyamura 45, Cortez CO 13
Moriarty 24, Belen 7
NMMI 20, Capitan 0
Piedra Vista 34, Goddard 16
Portales 48, Lovington 12
St. Pius X 46, Los Alamos 0
Tatum over Mountaineer 50-6
Thoreau 30, Crownpoint 14
Thoreau over Crownpoint 30-14
Tucumcari 35, Texico 24
Valencia 22, West Mesa 14
Vaughn over Corona 53-0

Saturday, September 5th
Las Cruces 46, La Cueva 7
St. Mike’s 49, Capital 20
Santa Rosa 24, Academy 16
Lordsburg 55, Newcomb 0
Hope 35, Taos 0
Hot Springs 48, Questa 6
Del Norte 21, Albuquerque 14

The Bears took out Cibola, 3-0 in the title game.

There is a lot of talk inside the NMPreps.com Premium Message Boards about New Mexico Prep Football Teams competing against Texas High School Football Teams this season. This season NMPreps.com will have a running scoreboard this season which will keep track of the New Mexico vs. Texas prep football match ups.

Scoreboard Here
https://nmpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1800435

6A:
1. La Cueva (4-0-0)
2. Clovis (7-1-0)
3. Cibola (4-1-0)
4. Eldorado (3-1-0)
5. Sandia (3-1-1)
6. Albuquerque (3-1-0)
7. Rio Rancho (4-2-0)
8. Atrisco Heritage (3-2-0)
9. Hobbs (3-1-0)
10. Mayfield (4-2-0)

5A:
1. St. Pius (3-0-0)
2. Los Alamos (4-0-1)
3. Academy (3-0-1)
4. Capital (4-0-0)
5. Valencia (3-0-0)
6. Roswell (4-1-0)
7. Lovington (4-1-0)
8. Los Lunas (3-2-0)
9. Centennial (4-1-0)
10. Santa Teresa (4-2-0)

4A-A:
1. Taos (4-1-0)
2. Hope Christian (3-0-0)
3. Bosque (3-1-1)
4. Rehoboth Christian (4-0-0)
5. Socorro (5-2-0)
6. Sandia Prep (1-2-0)
7. Hatch Valley (3-2-0)
8. St. Michael’s (1-3-0)
9. NMMI (1-2-0)
10. Bloomfield (4-3-0)

Rio Rancho Public Schools drug tests first group of student-athletes
From KOAT

RIO RANCHO, N.M. —Rio Rancho Public School officials say they have drug-tested their first group of athletes.

The random drug tests are a first for Rio Rancho Public Schools, after officials adopted the policy in July. Even though fall sports began Aug. 3, the district still had to collect athletes' consent forms. The district did its first round of tests just before the first football game. At last check, the district had not yet received the results.

Bruce Carver, the RRPS athletic director, told Action 7 News the testing costs about $46 per student. He estimates it will cost taxpayers about $25,000 a year.

"We hope this acts as a deterrent," he said. "Coaches are talking it up."

If a player tests positive, he or she would be suspended for 20 activity days for the first offense. If he or she tests positive for drugs a second time, the athlete would have to sit out 45 activity days.

Full article here
http://www.koat.com/news/rio-rancho...tests-first-group-of-studentathletes/35153356

OK you are going to either buy or sell the following team stocks. What do you do?

Artesia
Hobbs
Lovington
Goddard
Aztec
PV
St Pius
Santa Rosa
Rio Rancho