NO. 5 HOBBS EAGLES
2018 Season: 21-8 overall, 5-1 district Head Coach: Shelby Reeves
Scoop: Year one of the Shelby Reeves era provide the Eagles with a 21-win season and an Elite Eight appearance. The Eagles looked to return to the run and soar Eagles of the past and nearly upset the top seed Volcano Vista Hawks in The PIT last March. Plenty of good and bad for the Eagles as we look forward to the 2019-2020 season. The bad news is they must replace Jalen Young a smooth stretch four last season that averaged 16 points and 8 rebounds per game. The good news: Jalen Goar (2022) returns after averaging 12 points per game as a freshman last season. Add in Brundun Pettit (2020) and the Eagles have some excitement this coming season. The duo showed well in the state tournament last season.
Ceiling: (4/5 range). This could be the ceiling for the Eagles this season at the 5-spot. The thing with 5A basketball is the parity. Each season we see a double digit seed upset or go for in the playoffs. Rarely do we have an all top seed title game. The Eagles do lose some from last season, some hard pieces for many to replace, but the style of play and return of two solid guards could have them this high.
Floor: (8-10 Seed Range). Winning those non-district games will be key for the Eagles this season. They will also have to tango for the district title with Clovis which took the championship game 85-68 before Hobbs beat them seven days later in the opening round of the state tournament.
Quick Prediction: 20 wins and Elite Eight. This has become the norm for the Eagles winning 20 games and getting two games at the state tournament. Same should happen this season but getting over the Elite Eight hump is the question.
Continued Rankings
#6 La Cueva Bears
#7 Clovis Wildcats
#8 Volcano Vista Hawks
#9 Onate Knights
#10 Rio Rancho Rams
#11 Albuquerque Bulldogs
#12 Eldorado Eagles
#13 Gadsden Panthers
#14 Capital Jaguars
#15 Roswell Coyotes
#16 Carlsbad Cavemen
#17 Sandia Matadors
#18 Manzano Monarchs
#19 West Mesa Mustangs
#20 Mayfield Trojans
#21 Centennial Hawks
#22 Piedra Vista Panthers
#23 Farmington Scorpions
#24 Alamogordo Tigers
#25 Deming Wildcats
#26 Cibola Cougars
#27 Rio Grande Ravens
2018 Season: 21-8 overall, 5-1 district Head Coach: Shelby Reeves
Scoop: Year one of the Shelby Reeves era provide the Eagles with a 21-win season and an Elite Eight appearance. The Eagles looked to return to the run and soar Eagles of the past and nearly upset the top seed Volcano Vista Hawks in The PIT last March. Plenty of good and bad for the Eagles as we look forward to the 2019-2020 season. The bad news is they must replace Jalen Young a smooth stretch four last season that averaged 16 points and 8 rebounds per game. The good news: Jalen Goar (2022) returns after averaging 12 points per game as a freshman last season. Add in Brundun Pettit (2020) and the Eagles have some excitement this coming season. The duo showed well in the state tournament last season.
Ceiling: (4/5 range). This could be the ceiling for the Eagles this season at the 5-spot. The thing with 5A basketball is the parity. Each season we see a double digit seed upset or go for in the playoffs. Rarely do we have an all top seed title game. The Eagles do lose some from last season, some hard pieces for many to replace, but the style of play and return of two solid guards could have them this high.
Floor: (8-10 Seed Range). Winning those non-district games will be key for the Eagles this season. They will also have to tango for the district title with Clovis which took the championship game 85-68 before Hobbs beat them seven days later in the opening round of the state tournament.
Quick Prediction: 20 wins and Elite Eight. This has become the norm for the Eagles winning 20 games and getting two games at the state tournament. Same should happen this season but getting over the Elite Eight hump is the question.
Continued Rankings
#6 La Cueva Bears
#7 Clovis Wildcats
#8 Volcano Vista Hawks
#9 Onate Knights
#10 Rio Rancho Rams
#11 Albuquerque Bulldogs
#12 Eldorado Eagles
#13 Gadsden Panthers
#14 Capital Jaguars
#15 Roswell Coyotes
#16 Carlsbad Cavemen
#17 Sandia Matadors
#18 Manzano Monarchs
#19 West Mesa Mustangs
#20 Mayfield Trojans
#21 Centennial Hawks
#22 Piedra Vista Panthers
#23 Farmington Scorpions
#24 Alamogordo Tigers
#25 Deming Wildcats
#26 Cibola Cougars
#27 Rio Grande Ravens
