New Mexico High School Football Preseason Team Rankings for 2022
NMPreps will take a look at each team in New Mexico high school football leading up to the 2022 season. #nmpreps
ATRISCO HERITAGE JAGUARS
City: Albuquerque, NM
2021 Record: 2-7 overall, 0-5 district
2021 Playoffs: Missed
Head Coach: Howard Knezevich
NMPreps 6A Preseason Rank: #18 (of 21)
NMPreps Top-40 Preseason Rank: Unranked (of 121)
Scoop: Despite a 2-7 record the Atrisco Heritage Jaguars are on the rise. They will again have to battle in the very difficult District 1-6A with the likes of Cibola, Rio Rancho, Volcano Vista, and Cleveland. The offensive numbers improved slightly after scoring 92-points in 2020 to 117 in in 2021. The numbers appear to be there but they will need to get size in order to protect their balanced attack.
Players: Dean Marquez (2024) returns under center for the Jaguars after passing for 519-yards and 3 touchdowns as a sophomore. Marquise Renfro (2024) rushed for 136-yards in seven games and reached the end zone two times for what was a very young team. Renfro averaged 6.8 yards per carry, he also had 303-receiving yards with a touchdown to lead to the team. The defense takes a hit losing three of their main starters and it'll be Renfro again as the leader with 30-total tackles last season. Emmanual Martinez (2023) and Judah Nichols (2025) will also bring some veteran experience on defense. Nichols a 6'0 freshman during the 2021 season held his own in the limited action he seen and earned a sack in each game he played.
Early Prediction: 2-8 overall. It'll be sometime until APS releases their schedule even though they are complete. 2 wins is likely again depending on their non-district slate of games. Hopefully we will be able to see them compete in non-district against the likes of Albuquerque, West Mesa, Valley and others at their level. Final word - Head coach Knezevich is doing a great job and I hope he continues to battle with them for years to come.
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NMPreps will take a look at each team in New Mexico high school football leading up to the 2022 season. #nmpreps
ATRISCO HERITAGE JAGUARS
City: Albuquerque, NM
2021 Record: 2-7 overall, 0-5 district
2021 Playoffs: Missed
Head Coach: Howard Knezevich
NMPreps 6A Preseason Rank: #18 (of 21)
NMPreps Top-40 Preseason Rank: Unranked (of 121)
Scoop: Despite a 2-7 record the Atrisco Heritage Jaguars are on the rise. They will again have to battle in the very difficult District 1-6A with the likes of Cibola, Rio Rancho, Volcano Vista, and Cleveland. The offensive numbers improved slightly after scoring 92-points in 2020 to 117 in in 2021. The numbers appear to be there but they will need to get size in order to protect their balanced attack.
Players: Dean Marquez (2024) returns under center for the Jaguars after passing for 519-yards and 3 touchdowns as a sophomore. Marquise Renfro (2024) rushed for 136-yards in seven games and reached the end zone two times for what was a very young team. Renfro averaged 6.8 yards per carry, he also had 303-receiving yards with a touchdown to lead to the team. The defense takes a hit losing three of their main starters and it'll be Renfro again as the leader with 30-total tackles last season. Emmanual Martinez (2023) and Judah Nichols (2025) will also bring some veteran experience on defense. Nichols a 6'0 freshman during the 2021 season held his own in the limited action he seen and earned a sack in each game he played.
Early Prediction: 2-8 overall. It'll be sometime until APS releases their schedule even though they are complete. 2 wins is likely again depending on their non-district slate of games. Hopefully we will be able to see them compete in non-district against the likes of Albuquerque, West Mesa, Valley and others at their level. Final word - Head coach Knezevich is doing a great job and I hope he continues to battle with them for years to come.
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