We have a great opportunity with our girls varsity soccer opening for a coach to build on the successful foundation in place. The Varsity had a few really good seniors but otherwise a young team. The JV went 17-1 and soccer is big in the community. Lots of support in Hobbs for soccer, good facilities, good pay, good teaching schedule and soccer support in the community. Contact AD Greg Haston at www.hobbsschools.net
Link: http://www.hobbsschools.net

POLL: Competition Wise Is 6A/5A close with 4A/3A?

6A


No. 10 Carlsbad (3-4) fell to 5A Lovington in a close game, 33-28.

Deming knocked off a very good Centennial (Las Cruces, NM) squad that is ranked fifth in 5A.

5A
No. 5 Centennial (Las Cruces, NM) lost a close one to Deming, an unranked 6A team.

No. 7 Espanola Valley (7-1) earned a fantastic early season win over No. 2 Valencia (Los Lunas, NM), 51-41. This leaves top ranked Gallup as the lone undefeated amongst 5A schools.

Lovington (6-3) beat 6A Carlsbad on Tuesday, 32-28.

Bernalillo (3-6) fell to 4A St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM) on Tuesday, 46-41. Alleah Candaleria scored 19 points in the loss.

Aztec (5-4) easily defeated Bayfield (Colorado), 40-24.

Goddard (Roswell, NM) was hammered by Lubbock HomeSchool (Texas), 63-40. The Rockets are 6-4 on the season.

Santa Theresa (1-11) fell to 4A Cobre by 11 points in their Tuesday matchup.

Miyamura (Gallup, NM) is now 5-4 after defeating Belen (5-3).

Moriarty (5-5) easily handled Capital (Santa Fe, NM) by 33 points on Tuesday. The Jaguars drop to 1-9 on the season.

4A
Top ranked Portales (3-1) fell to Canyon (Texas) by 14 points, marking the first loss of the season for the Lady Rams.

No. 2 St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM) used a 20-point second quarter to take control of 5A Bernalillo. Jocelyn Fernandez and Alex Groenewold scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, for St. Mike's (4-2).

No. 7 Taos fell to unranked Santa Fe Indian School on Tuesday, 57-40. The Lady Braves (4-3) were led by Kayla Joe's 16 points, while Randee Toya chipped in 10 points in the win. Midnight Lujan scored a game-high 17 points for the Tigers.

No. 9 Bloomfield (5-2) easily took care of 3A Cuba, 70-39.

No. 10 Cobre (4-2) beat Santa Theresa in a low-scoring contest, 38-27.

3A Tohatchi (6-4) earned a road victory over Thoreau (3-6) on Tuesday, 72-67.

Hot Springs (Truth or Consequences, NM) easily handled East Mountain (Sandia Park, NM), 49-22. Hot Springs improves to 5-1, while East Mountain is 2-5 on the season.

Wingate (2-2) defeated 3A Crownpoint on Tuesday by 14 points.

3A Tularosa destroyed Ruidoso on Tuesday, 74-54. Tularosa was led by senior Kyanne Kowatch's 28 points. Tularosa juniors Shania Gililland and Kaitlyn Silva added 19 and 14 points, respectively.

New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell, NM) lost to 1A Hondo Valley by 26 points. The Colts are winless on the season.


This post was edited on 12/18 10:40 AM by TaylorMorrow

What is the biggest problem with New Mexico High School Sports in New Mexico?

I just started re-reading The Heisman by Bill Pennington. Highlights the Heisman winners from 1935 to 2004. (how they grew up/accomplishments outside of football/impressive feats on the football field)

I'll add a few notes from time to time as I move through the book. Today I read on Herschel Walker who grew up in Wrightsville, Georgia. He had a total of 6 siblings and grew up poor as poor. At the age of 10 he began to do 3,000 sit-ups and 750 push-ups per day!!! He was 6-foot-2, 222 pounds and valedictorian of his class. During his senior year he ran for 3,167-yards and 45 touchdowns. College scouts moved to Wrightsville (literally) to recruit him. He signed with Georgia. His freshmen year he ran for 1,616-yards and helped the Georgia Bulldogs finish a perfect 12-0 winning their first National Championship Game. He tells Pennington in the book that still to this day he does 3,000 sit-ups and 750 push ups per day.

This post was edited on 12/13 6:01 PM by Kyle H

Albany Lions will being playing for the state championship of Texas Class 2A division 2....Texas Stadium Thursday at 9:30 in the morning...
Albany beat Seagraves tonight 24-14...in Snyder Texas...
This be Denney Faith's 3 trip to the finals...
Albany is 14-0 this season
Proud brother here!

Let's get a roster of 10 added

"I'm not playing basketball. I don't want to risk anything, and I want to be as prepared as I can be for next step," Gentry said. "(Not playing) was always on my mind, but when I'm in football , I'm in football mode so I just decided. Instead, I'll just be lifting, working out, continuing to throw the ball."

Gentry Remains a top priority for the UT Staff
By Orangebloods.com

Full Article Linked Here

Here. You can also send me updates to 505.577.5953 or email me at nmpreps@yahoo.com December Wrestling Results - Send Your Wrestling Updates to nmpreps@yahoo.com or text us at 505.577.5953


Southwest Duals Results
1st Place - Piedra Vista High School
2nd Place - Plainview High School
3rd Place - Rio Rancho High School
4th Place - Edmond Memorial High School


December 6th Los Lunas Duals
Capital 45 - Atrisco Heritage 36
Cleveland 58 - Atrisco Heritage 21
Atrisco Heritage 51 - Espanola 24
Atrisco Heritage 55 - Los Lunas 15
Los Lunas 45 - Atrisco Heritage 30
Los Lunas 57 - Centennial 17


December 4th
Valencia 54, St. Pius X 30


December 3rd
Los Lunas 45 - Eldorado 26
Cleveland 54 - Manzano 17
Rio Grande 62 - Sandia 11
Rio Grande 49 - Cibola 28
Del Norte 42 - Valley 24


This post was edited on 12/9 3:15 PM by Kyle H

Carlos Ramirez has committed to play at Otero Junior College.

Daniel Barela has committed to Trinidad State Junior College.

Both great kids to coach!

Regardless of Class - What is your take? Which teams should be moved up or down?


1. Rio Rancho

2. Piedra Vista

3. Rio Grande

4. Cleveland

5. Deming

6. Volcano Vista

7. Manzano

8. Las Cruces

9. Atrisco Heritage

10. Eldorado

11. Valley

12. La Cueva

13. Belen

14 Miyamura

15. Goddard

16. Capital

17. Bloomfield

19. Robertson

20. St. Mike's

21. Cobre

22. Silver

23. Del Norte

24. Moriarty

25. Farmington

Since the start of the season, what are they?

GIRLS RANKINGS

6A
1. Cibola (Albuquerque, NM) (4-0), prev. 3
2. Clovis (3-1), prev. 1
3. La Cueva (3-1), prev. 2
4. Santa Fe High (6-0), prev. 6
5. Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, NM) (1-0), prev. 4
6. Las Cruces High (3-1), prev. 7
7. Carlsbad (2-0), prev. 9
9. Albuquerque High (2-1), prev. unranked
10. Alamogordo (4-1), prev. unranked

Dropped: No. 5 Hobbs, No. 9 Mayfield (Las Cruces, NM), No. 10 Sandia (Albuquerque, NM)

5A
1. Los Lunas High (2-0), prev. 1
2. Gallup High (5-0), prev. 3
3. Valencia (Los Lunas, NM) (2-0), prev. 4
4. Roswell High (3-0), prev. 5
5. Centennial (Las Cruces, NM) (4-0), prev. 7
6. Lovington (3-1), prev. 6
7. Los Alamos (4-0), prev. 10
8. Espanola Valley (4-0), prev. unranked
9. Artesia (2-0), prev. unranked
10. St. Pius X (2-2), prev. 4

Dropped: No. 8 Piedra Vista, No. 9 Belen


4A
1. Portales (0-0), prev. 1
2. West Las Vegas (3-0), prev. 3
3. Hope Christian (Albuquerque, NM) (2-1), prev. 2
4. Sandia Prep (Albuquerque, NM) (4-2), prev. 4
5. Shiprock (2-2), prev. 5
6. Kirtland Central (3-1), prev. unranked
7. Taos (5-3), prev. 8
8. Santa Fe Indian School (2-2), prev. 7
9. Robertson (Las Vegas, NM) (3-1), prev. unranked
10. Cobre (2-1), prev. unranked

Dropped: No. 6 St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM), No. 9 Hatch Valley, No. 10 Silver


3A
1. Tularosa (5-0), prev. 1
2. Clayton (1-0), prev. 3
3. Texico (0-1), prev. 2
4. Eunice (5-0), prev. unranked
5. Loving (4-1), prev. 4

Dropped: No. 5 Navajo Prep (Farmington, NM)

2A
1. Tatum (1-0), prev. 1
2. Melrose (2-0), prev. 4
3. Magdalena (3-0), prev. unranked
4. Ramah (3-0), prev. unranked
5. Logan (2-1), prev. 3


Dropped: No. 2 Mora, No. 5 Jemez Valley



1A
1. Cimarron (3-0), prev. 2
2. Corona (7-1), prev. 1
3. Cliff (2-1), prev. 4
4. Mosquero (6-1), prev. unranked
5. Elida (3-1, prev. uranked

Dropped: No. 3 Springer, No. 5 Floyd

NOTE: Rankings are for the week of 12/8/14-12/15/17. Monday games do not affect weekly rankings. Expanded playoff rankings will be posted during district play.

This post was edited on 12/9 10:05 PM by TaylorMorrow

Team results from the Capital High School Jaguar Invitational.

Team scores - 1. Capital, 189; 2. Valencia, 169; 3. Los Lunas 162.5; 4. Santa Fe High, 105; 5. Albuquerque Del Norte, 102.5; 6. Roswell Goddard 90; 7. Roswell 83; 8. Los Alamos, 67; 9. Moriarty, 66; 10. Las Vegas Robertson, 63; 11. Bernalillo, 39; 12. Pecos 23; 13. (tie) Española Valley, Tierra Encantada, 11.

6A Player of the Week
Danni Williams (Clovis), senior guard

The Texas A&M commit helped lead Clovis to a championship victory over No. 7 Las Cruces High in Rio Rancho's tournament. Williams only scored 15 points in the championship, but she dominated in the first two rounds by dropping 20 points against 5A Roswell High and 28 points against No. 3 La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM). Clovis (7-1) is surely in consideration with Cibola (Albuquerque, NM) for top team in 6A. Earlier in the week Williams scored a team-high 21 points in a win over 5A Lovington.

6A Team of the Week
Clovis, 7-1

Clovis came away from the Rio Rancho tournament with three solid wins. They beat the fourth-ranked team in 5A, Roswell, but also had wins against No. 3 La Cueva (Albuqueque, NM) and No. 7 Las Cruces High to remain undefeated to New Mexico schools. The Wildcats only loss on the season is to Wylie (Abilene, TX). Danni Williams was amazing this past week, averaging 21 points in the Wildcats' four wins.

5A Player of the Week
Natalie Zamora (St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM)), senior guard

Zamora dominated against 6A schools Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, NM) and Albuquerque High. She scored 28 points against No. 5 Volcano Vista then wrapped up the week by pouring in 35 points against No. 9 Albuquerque High. The Fairleigh Dickinson commit is one of the top players in 5A.

5A Team of the Week
Gallup, 8-0

Gallup is for real and may have overtaken Los Lunas High in this coming week's poll, regardless of their result from the Joe Armijo Classic (Alb. Academy). The Bengals began the week with a 36-point win against 4A Kirland Central. Gallup then won two games at a classic in Liberal, Kansas over the weekend. The Bengals beat Clinton (Oklahoma), and Hereford Texas to improve to 8-0. They are arguably the best team in the state, regardless of classification.

4A Player of the Week
Alex Groenewold (St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM)), senior forward

Groenewold was instrumental in the Lady Horsemen's win over a very good Santa Fe High team that ranks as the fourth best team in New Mexico's top classification. She dropped in 20 points in the championship game over the host.

4A Team of the Week
St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM), 3-2

St. Mike's bounced back from starting the season with two losses by winning the Capital City Invitational (Santa Fe High) against the host school. The Lady Horsemen improved to 3-2 with wins over 5A Belen, 5A Lovington, and 6A Santa Fe High. Lovington and Santa Fe High rank in the top ten of their respective classifications.

1A-3A Player of the Week
Abby Medlin (Tatum), senior forward

Medlin poured in 31 against the host in 1A Elida's tournament to help the Coyotes improve to 7-0 on the season. She had 16 points in the semifinal win against No. 2 Melrose.

1A-3A Team of the Week
Tatum, 1A, 7-0

Tatum had four wins this week: Dora, 1A Hondo Valley, Melrose, and 1A Elida. The Coyotes remain undefeated after winning 1A Elida's tournament, where they had impressive wins against No. 2 Melrose and No. 5 (in 1A) Elida. Abby Medlin and Kevyn Ferriera have been key players during Tatum's hot start to the 2014-15 campaign.


This post was edited on 12/15 12:03 AM by TaylorMorrow

Text Final Scores and Top Performers to 505.577.5953


Saturday December 13th Scores
Gallup 78, Hereford TX 48
Hobbs 32, Roswell 31
Lovington 41, Pojoaque 25
Mayfield 68, Artesia 47
Piedra Vista 62, Shiprock 55
Tatum 66, Elida 56

Friday Night, December 12th Scores

Alamogordo 72, Chaparral 21- Kristyn Archulta scored 35
Artesia 35, EP Ysleta, Texas 30
Aztec 35, Ruidoso 27
Belen 42, West Las Vegas 36
Bloomfield 51, Estancia 30
Centennial 47, Moriarty 30 - Jasmyne Garcia scored 11

Cleveland 65, Rio Grande 25
Clovis 61, La Cueva 56 - Danni Williams scored 28, Jones scored 14
Del Norte 34, Magdalena 24
Eagar Round Valley, Ariz. 56, Silver 42
Ft. Thomas, Ariz. 53, Silver 41
Goddard 56, Taos 51
Hobbs 34, Carlsbad 19
Hope Christian 53, Atrisco Heritage 31
Las Cruces 47, Rio Rancho 46 - Jayden Perez scored 15, Megan Guadian scored 14
Logan 52, Clayton 40
Los Alamos 61, West Mesa 51
Los Lunas 34, Albuquerque Academy 19
Mayfield 54, Espanola Valley 38
Newcomb 47, Dove Creek, Colo. 35
Piedra Vista 62, Shiprock 55
Roswell 59, Onate 36
St. Michael's 48, Lovington 41
Tatum 43, Melrose 34
Valencia 47, Sandia Prep 37

Thursday December 11th Girls Scores

Albuquerque Academy 44, West Mesa 33
Aztec 45, Artesia 44
Bloomfield 76, Native American Community Academy 9
Cibola 63, Sandia 38 - Amaya Brown scored 24
Clovis 43, Roswell 31
Corona 71, Gateway Christian 21
Dexter 42, San Jon 7
Escalante 38, Santa Fe Prep 36, OT
Espanola Valley 60, Hope Christian 58 - Alexis Lovato scored 21, Kaitlyn Romero scored 16
Kirtland Central 54, Piedra Vista 37
La Cueva 52, Carlsbad 49
Laguna-Acoma 65, Monte del Sol 14
Lake Arthur Tournament
Las Cruces 52, Hobbs 36
Los Lunas 61, Los Alamos 59
Loving 52, Lake Arthur 51
Mayfield 52, Atrisco Heritage 16
Miyamura 60, Centennial 46
Mountainair 58, Cloudcroft 48
Pojoaque 60, Capital 26
Ruidoso 52, EP Ysleta, Texas 49
Sandia Prep 58, Grants 50
Santa Fe 47, Robertson 35
Santa Fe Indian 47, Del Norte 42
Shiprock 83, Navajo Prep 44
Silver 43, St. Johns, Ariz. 29
Snowflake, Ariz. 35, Silver 28
St. Michael's 43, Belen 26

Taos 35, Dulce 25
Texico 60, Friona, Texas 27
Valencia 60, Thoreau 42
Valley 41, Highland 32

Wednesday, December 10th Girls Scores
St. Pius X 75, Albuquerque 63 - Natalie Zamora scored 35

Tuesday, December 9th Girls Scores
Alamogordo 64, Goddard 61 - Kristyn Archuleta with 20 points
Artesia 41, Moriarty 32
Aztec 61, Mancos, Col. 21
Cibola 74, Rio Grande 18
Hagerman 44, NMMI 26
Piedra Vista 50, Cleveland 38
Roswell 46, Carlsbad 32
Santa Fe 51, Sandia 30

Tularosa 62, Hatch Valley 36 - Cassie Vickery with 21 points
Volcano Vista 61, St. Pius 59
West Las Vegas 63, Socorro 26




This post was edited on 12/14 8:06 AM by Kyle H

Tell us about this team. Impressive start.

In her first 6 games, Natalie Zamora a senior at St. Pius X High School and a Fairleigh Dickinson Commit is off to an outstanding start.

Scored 26 against Valencia
Scored 32 against Valley
Scored 40 against Cleveland
Scored 36 against Winslow, AZ
Scored 28 against Volcano Vista
Scored 35 against Albuquerque

6A
No. 1 Cibola (Albuquerque, NM) started the week with a 58-point win over Rio Grande (Albuquerque, NM). Freshman standout Amaya Brown dropped in a game-high 17 points to help propel the Cougars. Cibola then defeated Sandia (Albuquerque, NM) on Thursday to improve to 5-0.

Dani Williams helped Clovis bounce back from their loss in the championship game of a tournament in Canyon, Texas. The Wildcats easily took care of business against 5A Lovington.

No. 4 Santa Fe High (7-0) remained undefeated by beating Sandia (Albuquerque, NM) (2-4) on Tuesday.

No. 5 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, NM) (3-1) beat 5A St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM) by two points. Deezha Battle dropped in a team-high 27 points for the Hawks (3-1).

No. 6 Las Cruces High (5-1) was down seven points to Hobbs (1-3) after the first quarter then rallied to win by 16 points.

No. 7 Carlsbad (2-1) fell to 5A Roswell High on Tuesday, 46-32.

No. 9 Albuquerque High (2-2) lost by 12 points to 5A St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM).

No. 10 Alamogordo (5-1) beat 5A Goddard (Roswell, NM) by three points on Tuesday.

Valley (Albuquerque, NM) (2-2) defeated Manzano (Albuquerque, NM) (0-4), 53-15.

Cleveland (Rio Rancho, NM) (2-4) lost to 5A Piedra Vista on the road.

Deming (5-3) easily defeated 5A Santa Theresa on Tuesday with a final score 47-26.

Mayfield (Las Cruces, NM) easily handled Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque, NM) to move to 3-2.

Rio Rancho High (3-2) took care of business against Onate (Las Cruces, NM) (1-5) on Thursday, winning by 19 points.

5A
No. 1 Los Lunas High (3-0) beat No. 7 Los Alamos in an overtime thriller during the opening round of the Joe Armijo Tournament (Alb. Academy). Los Alamos star Ashlynn Trujillo fouled out in the fourth quarter, but it still took a last minute effort from the Tigers to send the game to overtime. In overtime, the game went back and forth until the final seconds when 5-11 Jordan Holland drove down the middle of the lane and finished a tough layup with one second on the clock, giving the Tigers the victory.

No. 4 Roswell High (4-0) beat 6A Carlsbad by 14 points earlier in the week.

No. 6 Lovington (3-2) lost to 6A Clovis, one of the best teams in the entire state, early in the week.

No. 7 Los Alamos (5-1) had a solid win over 4A Hope Christian (Albuquerque, NM) on Tuesday. Despite losing an overtime thriller to top ranked Los Lunas, the Hilltoppers trounced 6A West Mesa to setup a rematch with Hope Christian. Ashlynn Trujillo dropped in 20 points, while Amber Logan nearly double-doubled with 11 points and 9 assists. Makaela Jones added 16 points for the Hilltoppers.

No. 10 St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM) lost a close contest with 6A Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, NM). Natalie Zamora poured in a game-high 28 points for the Sartans (5-2). Pius bounced back with a win over 6A Albuquerque High on Wednesday.

Goddard (Roswell, NM) lost to a solid Alamogordo (6A) squad.

Piedra Vista (Farmington, NM) (4-2) beat 6A Cleveland (Rio Rancho, NM) on Tuesday.

Santa Theresa (0-9) is still searching for their first win of the season after falling to 6A Deming on Tuesday.

Albuquerque Academy beat 6A West Mesa (Albuquerque, NM) by 11 points in the opening round of their own tournament.

This post was edited on 12/12 11:04 PM by TaylorMorrow

No. 3 La Cueva (Albuquerque, NM) (3-1) at No. 7 Carlsbad (2-1), Thursday Dec. 11
6A Action: Can Stanford commit Alexa Romano help La Cueva bounce back from last week's loss to Cibola (Albuquerque, NM)? Carlsbad will be looking to do the same after falling to 5A Roswell High last week.

No. 2 (in 6A) Clovis at No. 4 (in 5A) Roswell High, Thursday Dec. 11
This is an interesting match-up between some of the top teams in New Mexico's two highest classifications.

No. 7 Los Alamos (5-0) at No. 1 Los Lunas High (2-0), Thursday Dec. 11
5A Action: Can Amber Logan and Ashlynn Trujillo keep the Hilltoppers hot streak going against the top ranked Tigers of Los Lunas?

Artesia Tournament (Thursday-Saturday)
The field will include Aztec, Ruidoso, Taos, Santa Theresa, Goddard (Roswell), and two teams from El Paso, Texas. Artesia, the host, is the likely the top New Mexican team in this crop as they rank ninth in NMPreps.com latest team rankings for 5A.

No. 2 (in 3A) Clayton (1-0) at No. 4 (in 2A) Logan (2-1), Friday Dec. 12
This is one of the top small schools match-ups this weekend.

Laguna-Acoma Tournament (Thursday-Saturday)
Ramah, Bloomfield, Monte Del Sol (Santa Fe, NM), Zuni, Tohatchi, NACA, Estancia and host Laguna-Acoma will make up the tournament field this weekend. Can Ramah (no. 4 in 2A) remain undefeated on the season?

This post was edited on 12/10 11:32 PM by TaylorMorrow

What are some must watch tournaments taking place this year and when are they?

Teams competing in this years Southwest Duals

Rio Rancho High School - Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Rio Rancho High School JV
Cibola High School - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eldorado High School
St. Pius X High School
Piedra Vista High School - Farmington, New Mexico
Carlsbad High School - Carlsbad, New Mexico
Santa Fe High School - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe High School JV
Blue Valley High School - Stilwell, Kansas
Edmond Memorial High School - Edmond, Oklahoma
Edmond Memorial High School JV
Plainview High School - Ardmore, Oklahoma
Del Valle High School - El Paso, Texas

Finish

1st Place - Piedra Vista High School
2nd Place - Plainview High School
3rd Place - Rio Rancho High School
4th Place - Edmond Memorial High School

Tournament Outstanding Wrestlers

106 - 145 Ty Lucas, Plainview High School
152 - Hwt Algrim Zachary, Piedra Vista High School

All Tournament Team

106 - Gabe Gray, Rio Rancho
113 - Dylan Greenhouse, Piedra Vista
120 - Sam Sandoval, Piedra Vista
126 - Brandon Leyba, Rio Rancho
132 - Kenyon Filmore, Carlsbad
138 - Dylan Lucas - Plainview
145 - Ty Lucas - Plainview
152 - Orlando Gutierrez, Rio Rancho
160 - Tanner O'Neal, Plainview
170 - Wyatt Weaver, Piedra Vista
182 - Wrestler from Santa Fe
195 - Alberto Marquez, Piedra Vista
220 - Algrim Zachery - Piedra Vista
Hwt - Dorian Fagan - Plainview



This post was edited on 12/6 6:58 PM by ITSC-Ret

Which girls players are going to standout in 5A? Any new names to watch out for?