We continue our summer high school football coverage with a look at District 3-4A.

Cobre, Silver, Hatch all capable of winning District 3-4A
By Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com



Rankings based off our summer top 100 on NMPreps.com

37. Cobre
What a year Cobre had during the 2014 season going 10-4 and reaching the state championship game under Jerry Martinez. Cobre beat Morenci AZ, Ysleta TX, and Hatch during the months of October, which put them into the top 10, but doubt anyone thought that they would make a late season run. They lost to Silver in district 13-6, then beat El Paso Cathedral 46-14, then beat Hot Springs in the playoffs 49-6, and beat Bloomfield the No. 4 seed in the playoffs 34-23, which paired them up against Hatch Valley for a second go-round, the Indians won 21-14. In the finals in a thriller at the Field of Dreams, Ruidoso would win 35-28. The Indians return Corey Roberson, Dominic Redwine, Andru Sanchez, and Chris Dominguez. These guys could definitely make a run again.

38. Silver
The Colts have been fantastic under Coach Butch Branson winning a total of 29 games over the last three seasons. In 2014 they went 9-4 and reached the semifinals before losing to Ruidoso 14-7. Once again they graduate some big names, but return some key seniors: Shawn Gutierrez at backer, Jeremiah Burke 6-1, 190 at receiver, Chad Flower 6-0, 170 in the secondary, and linebacker Derrick Morales.

40. Hatch Valley
The Hatch Valley Bears went 9-4 last season under Jack Cisco. In the playoffs they defeated NMMI, Robertson, before losing to Cobre 21-14 in the semifinals. The Hatch Bears return a good amount of talent into the 2015 season including Quarterback Jared Garay who threw for 866-yards and Adrien Grajeda who ran for 1,146-yards. Manuel Romero, Jeremy Padilla, and Austin Franzoy are additional key names to know going into this season. Don't be surprised if Hatch is even better in 2015.

53. Hot Springs
The Hot Springs Tigers reached the 2014 playoffs with a 5-5 record and were paired against Cobre in the 1st round losing 49-6. The Tigers return some solid prospects into the season headlined by Nick Moreno at running back and Darin Welty at quarterback.

89. Socorro
The Warriors went 0-10 during the 2014 season under Quevin Redding. They were outscored 73-477 on the season. Watch for Jonah Mauldin at 6-foot-2, 205 pounds who is returning at backer.

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Richie Lucero a Class of 2016 prospect scored 17.0 points per game as a junior and today we feature him as one of the top 100 returning players into the 2015/2016 season!

Nm Force 16u stack for Dallas and Vegas this month. This group will be playing up in Dallas.



Player Name City/State Ht Position Class

Kayden Walker Los Lunas, NM 6'0" PG 2017

Braden Fraze Portales, NM 6'0" CG 2017

Anthony Chavez Jr. Albuquerque, NM 6'1" PG 2018

Ryan Johnson Williamsburg, NM 6'1" G 2017

Zeke Sanchez Albuquerque, NM 6'2" G 2017

Fabian Roybal Albuquerque, NM 6'2" G 2017

Jeremie Karngbaye Portales, NM 6'6" F 2017

David Riley Farmington, NM 6'7" F/C 2017

Dakota Yancey Albuquerque, NM 6'7" F 2017

Manny Gatkek Amarillo, TX 6'8" SF 2017

Marlon Cunningham Albuquerque, NM 6'8" PF/C 2018

Coach: Donovan Little

Starting now in July, NMPreps.com will release our preseason district previews.

Robertson still the team to beat in District 2-4A
By Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com


Pictured is 220 pound LB/TE Francisco Arguello

(Teams are listed based off our 2015 Preseason NMPreps.com Top 100 High School Football Rankings)

41. Robertson
Last year was the Cardinals years to win it all again. They went 10-1 during year losing in the playoffs against Hatch Valley 20-16. A team built on defense allowed just 109 points on the year and while they graduate a good amount of talent, the Cardinals return another tough crop of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Keep tabs on JR Gonzales as an athlete, Matthew Baca at running back, 220 pound Francisco Arguello at backer, and rising sophomore Arjay Ortiz.

54. West Las Vegas
You have to think the Dons are on the come up under Adrian Gonzales as Head Coach. It's been a tough place to win, but West Las Vegas showed some moxy last year beating Taos 20-14 late in the year. They return Miguel Sena at receiver who caught for 799-yards and 7 touchdowns as well as Jordan Martinez who totaled 75 tackles.

55. Taos
Flavio Lopez is out as Head Coach at Taos, in steps Art Abreu Jr as a first year head coach. Taos has been a formidable opponent over the last few years, however four straight losses to the end of the season stopped them from reaching the playoffs. They return Damian Garcia at backer who recorded 94 total tackles as a junior as well as Khaleel Bial who recorded 12 sacks in 2014.

68. Pojoaque
The Elks reached the playoffs last year after winning key district games against Taos and West Las Vegas. In the 1st round they were beaten by Portales 41-18. Winning 11 games in the last two years, Coach John Ainsworth deserves some major props, it's a very tough place to win.

Shiprock High Chieftain Football is looking to add three experienced football coaches for the fall of 2015. These 3 paid positions include: varsity special teams coordinator/d-line coach, varsity inside and outside receivers coach, and a jv head coach. This program is on the rise. The Chieftains compete in district 1-AAAA.

SHS teaching positions are anticipated in the following core subject areas for the 2015-2016 school year...
a. Language Arts
b. Science - Chemistry
c. Business
d. Language Arts Intervention
*There may be other teaching positions open in the future*

If interested, contact Coach Eric Stovall (505)-860-4535 - or email at ecraiderstovall@yahoo.com

The Onate Knights finished the month of June with a record of 31-1. This past weekend, the Knights went 7-0 during the Southwest Showdown in Tucson, Arizona.

Beat Pueblo 57-38
Beat Rincon 68-55
Beat Nogales 73-49
Beat Foothills 82-45
Beat Foothills 49-22
Beat Nogales 82-80 in 4 overtimes
Beat Rincon 54-43
19 point average margin of victory this weekend
Heard Johnny McCants straight killed it

Albuquerque Bulldog Overview
The Albuquerque Bulldogs ended a 43-game losing streak during the 2014 season under then first year Head Coach Curtis Flakes. The Bulldogs went on to win 4 games in 2014 and finished district with a record of 3-2, really the Bulldogs were one game away being playoff eligible. That fact in itself is pretty much unbelievable considering Albuquerque had not won since August 28th of 2010.

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What worked?

What didn't work?

What would you change?

Or would you start over or go to a previous one?

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Who are the contenders for the award going into the season?

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Can we get an updated list of the toughest places to play?

Who are the top in-state football players within the Class of 2016? NMPreps answers that question as we continued releasing our elite athlete rankings. Stay tuned as we rate the top players, 1-100!

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Valencia is looking for games for the fall in the metro area. Please contact Carlos Carrasco if interested at ccarrasco@llschools.net. We are also looking to host a round robin weekend in September if we can get a couple of teams. $50 a game.

What to expect from teams like: Miyamura, Farmington, Piedra Vista, Aztec, Kirtland, Bloomfield, etc.

Miyamura going to make a run again?

Will Farmington stay up under a new coach?

Down year for Aztec?

Pv the sleeper team?

Bloomfield should be strong again

What's up in Kirtland?

Which NM high school football teams should have high expectations for a very successful 2015 season?

Which teams have not made the playoffs in a while?

The summer session is over and most programs slide the basketballs back into the cage. Many basketball players turn in their KD’s for football cleats (I don’t know a popular cleat). To end the summer I want to share something that might get people talking.

Today, I release a summer review to preview of next season. The rankings will change drastically by November 1st, 2015 but for fun or debate here we go.


DISTRICT PREDICTION
District 1-6A
1. Rio Rancho 6-2
2. Cleveland 5-3
3. Volcano Vista 5-3
4. Cibola 3-5
5. Santa Fe 1-7
Quick Hit: I like Rio Rancho and they have many weapons. Cleveland and Volcano are good will battle it out and either could win DC.

District 2-6A
1. Sandia 8-0
2. Eldorado 4-4
3. Highland 4-4
4. Manzano 2-6
5. La Cueva 2-6
Quick Hit: Sandia right now is 8-0 in this District with their roster returning. The others will try to win at home. Eldo beats Manzano twice, Highland beats LC twice, split each other. Eldorado gets the tie breaker in OT.

District 3-6A
1. Onate 7-1
2. Las Cruces 6-2
3. Mayfield 3-5
4. Gadsden 3-5
5. Deming 1-7
Quick Hit: Onate and Cruces split but Mayfield got one at home over LC. I have a feeling Gadsden will be better than 2-6 but I need to know who the new coach is. Deming should be in 5A.

District 4-6A
1. Carlsbad 5-1
2. Hobbs 4-2
3. Alamogordo 2-4
4. Clovis 1-5
Quick Hit: Carlsbad and Hobbs split. Clovis shocked everyone and got Hobbs at home.

District 5-6A
1. Valley 6-2
2. Albuquerque High 5-3
3. Rio Grande 4-4
4. West Mesa 3-5
5. Atricso H. 2-6
Quick Hit: This district is tough and will change. Hard to judge or predict who is above others. Valley dropped one to Rio and split with AH. AH split with VHS but dropped one to WM and AHA. This one could be closer than predicted and could see the leader only win 5 or 4, call upon the tiebreaker in this one.


THE SUMMER TOO EARLY RANKINGS (Will Change by November)
1. Carlsbad
2. Rio Rancho
3. Valley
4. Hobbs
5. Sandia
6. Onate
7. Albuquerque High
8. Las Cruces
9. Cleveland
10. Volcano Vista
11.Eldorado
12.Rio Grande
13.Highland
14.Cibola
15.West Mesa
16. Atrisco Heritage
17.Alamogordo
18.Gadsden
19.Mayfield
20.Manzano
21.Clovis
22.La Cueva
23.Santa Fe
24.Deming
Skinny: I gave myself :30 seconds to rank all 24 teams in 6A. I look back and could disagree plenty. I want Sandia higher, does Hobbs have 'new' players (I hear rumors), Highland/Rio Grande could be a lot better. Albuquerque High and Las Cruces are teams I feel could be higher than ranked and some say I have to much for Valley.


STATE TOURNAMENT 2016
The seeds are different from ranking because of District finish, etc.

1st Round
1. Carlsbad vs. 16 Cibola
2. Rio Rancho vs. 15 Gadsden
3. Sandia vs. 14 West Mesa
4. Onate vs. 13 Highland
5. Hobbs vs. 12 Rio Grande
6. Valley vs. 11 Eldorado
7. Las Cruces vs. 10 Cleveland
8. Albuquerque High vs. 9 Volcano Vista

2nd Round
1 Carlsbad vs. 9 Volcano Vista
2 Rio Rancho vs. 7 Las Cruces
3 Sandia vs 6 Valley
13 Highland vs 5 Hobbs

Final Four
9 Volcano Vista v 5 Hobbs
6 Valley v 2 Rio Rancho

Championship
2 Rio Rancho over 5 Hobbs: The final four game was impressive last season. Hobbs is unknown in June for the most part. Wally does a fine job at RRHS and this team is good.

Reminder, this is for fun. Debate how I am wrong, you should too. It keeps us talking hoops.

We continue to inch closer to our final 2015 New Mexico High School Baseball Player Rankings. Today we highlight Eldorado Eagle standout Andrew Stubbs who checks in at No. 10 overall

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What type of statistics do you look at?

Who does efficient charts?

What the heck, this off-season is going great with feedback and basketball talk. A good following and activity.

Look into your crystal ball and make a prediction.

Who Would Be Your:

Awards Night (Friday 8PM)
Mr. Basketball (MVP any class):
North Player of the Year:
South Player of the Year:
Overall Coach of the Year (any class):
Coach of the Year (North):
Coach of the Year (South):
Top Point Guard
Top Shooting Guard
Stop Post
All Senior Team (5 Players)
All Junior Team (5 Players)
All Sophomore Team (5 Players)
All Freshman Team (5 Players)

Friday Afternoon (5PM-7PM)
What 10 Would be in the 3-Point Contest:
Who 10 would be in the Dunk Contest:

SATURDAY: 4 Team Tournament (2 Games)
Who Would be On the ABQ-Metro Team (10 Players):
Who Would be on the Las Cruces-Metro Team:
Who Would be on the SE Corner Team:
Who Would be on the North-NW Corner Team:

Each Monday Morning, I release my top 10 from the weekend. Starting off with our Preseason New Mexico High School Football Rankings. Complete List is linked here

Preseason Top 100 Teams
1. Cleveland
2. Mayfield
3. Rio Rancho
4. Centennial
5. Las Cruces
6. Artesia
7. Sandia
8. Eldorado
9. Goddard
10 .Volcano Vista
11. Clovis
12. Onate
13. Alamogordo
14. Manzano
15. Hobbs
16. La Cueva
17. Cibola
18. Valley
19. Atrisco
20. Belen
21. St. Pius X
22. Albuquerque
23. Carlsbad
24. Gadsden
25. Deming
26. Miyamura
27. West Mesa
28. Los Lunas
29. Piedra Vista
30. Del Norte
31. Farmington
32. Santa Fe
33. Valencia
34. Aztec
35. Roswell
36. Lovington
37. Cobre
38. Silver
39. Ruidoso
40. Hatch
41. Robertson
42. Bloomfield
43. Estancia
44. St. Mike’s
45. Capital
46. Moriarty
47. Portales
48. Lordsburg
49. Academy
50. Clayton
51. Grants
52. Espanola
53. Hot Springs
54. West Las Vegas
55. Taos
56. Texico
57. Hope
58. Rio Grande
59. Highland
60. Dexter
61. Santa Rosa
62. Escalante
63. Eunice
64. Kirtland
65. Tularosa
66. Laguna Acoma
67. NMMI
68. Pojoaque
69. Los Alamos
70. Melrose
71. Hagerman
72. Bernalillo
73. Chaparral
74. Santa Teresa
75. Raton
76. Loving
77. Thoreau
78. Jal
79. Tucumcari
80. Logan
81. Magdalena
82. Questa
83. Ft. Sumner
84. Santa Fe Indian
85. Capitan
86. Shiprock
87. Mesilla Valley
88. McCurdy
89. Socorro
90. Tatum
91. Gateway Christian
92. Hondo
93. Lake Arthur
94. Zuni
95. Floyd
96. Animas
97. Dulce
98. Navjao Pine
99. Cuba
100. Gallup

2. US Women’s Soccer
The US Women’s Soccer Team won the World Cup Sunday defeating Japan 5-2. Carli Lloyd scored three goals in the game earning the fastest hat trick in world cup history.


3. Natural selection is not optional

Man shoots off fireworks from top of his head, dies instantly
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Man mocks the alligators, jumps in water and is killed
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/04/us/texas-alligator-attack/index.html

Jason Pierre Paul injures hand in fireworks accident
http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/07/05/jason-pierre-paul-fireworks-injury-new-york-giants

4. NBA Free Agent Scene/Deals

Lamarcus Aldridge headed from Portland to San Antonio - signs 4-year deal for 80 million
Detroit Pistons have re-signed PG Reggie Jackson to a 5-year 80 million dollar deal
Rodney Stuckey reached a 3-year deal worth 21 million with Indiana
Lou Williams agrees to 3-year deal worth 21 million with Los Angeles

5. Youtube Videos of the Week

Tecmo Super Bowl Run
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7. Buy or Sell
Buy or Sell: Selling beer at college sporting events - I am going to say buy. IF you are of age you should be able to spend money on what you want. People are always going to be irresponsible no matter where they are, but if an idea like selling boos creates more revenue streams for the University, then so be it. It's not like underage drinking doesn't happen on campus.

Bur or Sell: M80's, Bottle Rockets, and Black Cats - I am going to say buy again. Growing up as a kid and during the summer times with my cousins, we lit countless fireworks and while there were some close calls, there was nothing better than setting off black cats a pack at a time. I know some of you shot bottle rockets out of PVC pipes before...

Buy or Sell: Confederate flag - I am going to say sell. Look it's part of our Country's history and there is no denying that. However, we can't stand for people using that flag to promote racism. Our current flag is beautiful, salute it, defend it, and fly it in front of your home not just on 4th of July, but everyday. I've never watched Dukes of Hazard, but banning the show because a car has the flag seems a bit overboard to me. Shoot I was listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd the other day (greatest hits track) not because I have an agenda, but because I like the music. I honestly felt bad because the CD cover had a confederate flag. My goodness, how embarrassing is that?

8. Looking Ahead: 5 non-district games to circle
Volcano Vista @ Sandia on August 26th, 2015
2015 season opener on Wednesday Night

Onate vs. Centennial on August 28th, 205
Last year Centennial rolled 42-10

Hobbs @ Artesia on September 4th, 2015
Can Hobbs make it two in a row against Artesia

Mayfield at Carlsbad on September 11th, 2015
Michael Bradley vs. Gary Bradley

Del Valle @ Cleveland on September 4th, 2015
Last year Del Valle beat Cleveland 27-7

9. Call Tate Branch for your next vehicle
When you call the dealership ask for Joby Houghtaling and tell him NMPreps.com sent you. Sales number is 1-888-285-0468


10. Five Reasons New Mexico High School Sports Is Lagging
1. No spring football
2. Club sports are creating too many individualized athletes
3. All-Star Games need to be during the school year
4. Albuquerque public school coaching restrictions
5. You create number five (post below)