First Financial Credit Union Player of the Week Awards
Each week on NMPreps.com we select a North, Metro Area, Southwest, and Souteast Player of the Week. The Player of the week award is powered by First Financial Credit Union.
Coach - Miguel Medina, Espanola Sundevils
For the first time in school history, the Espanola Valley Sundevils are 6-0 and newly ranked in the NMPreps.com Top 25 at No. 25 after a 60-16 win over Taos. The Sundevils racked up 633-yards of offense against the Tigers, 573 of those yards came from their ground attack. The Sundevils are open this week, then take on Del Norte as they open up district 2-5A play. A large reason to their success is the continued efforts of Head Coach Miguel Medina who is putting wins on the scoreboard and tons of fans in the seats.
Team - Cleveland Storm
The Cleveland Storm now 6-0 on the season picked up an impressive 41-34 victory over the Eldorado Eagles last Friday Night in front of 8,000 fans. The Storm actually trailed at the start of the game 14-0, then rallied back to make it 14 all at the halftime break. Shawn Neito scored a touchdown with just over a minute in the 4th quarter to propel Cleveland to 6-0. On the season Cleveland has outscored the competition 290-97 and enter district play in two weeks against Santa Fe.
Metro Player of the Week: Gabe Ortega, Cleveland High School
The Week 6 Metro Player of the Week is Cleveland Quarterback Gabe Oretega who’s numbers were incredible during the NMPreps.com Week 6 Game of the Week against Eldorado. Ortega who holds an offer from the University of New Mexico threw for 355-yards, ran for 100-yards, and scored 3 touchdowns as Cleveland pulled off a 41-34 shootout victory over the Eagles.
Southwest Player of the Week: Kameron Miller, Las Cruces High School
Kameron Miller and the Las Cruces Bulldawgs powered past Artesia in week 6 by a score of 41-25, Miller was money on the ground rushing for 245-yards, passing for 100-yards and scoring 3 touchdowns. Miller just announced last week that he will be a New Mexico Lobo, committed to New Mexico over the New Mexico State Aggies. Read More Here
North Player of the week - Tommy Trujillo - Espanola High School
Junior Running Back Tommy Tujillo is the Northern NMPreps.com Player of the Week after rushing for over 177-yards and 3 touchdowns against Taos in week 6. On the season, Trujillo has rushed for more than 400-yards and scored 8 touchdowns.
Southeast Player of the Week - Cameron Stevenson, Goddard High School
Just a sophomore, Cameron Stevenson has reeled off some big games for the Goddard Rockets. Against Fabens, TX, Stevenson Threw for 201-yards, rushed for 180-yards, and scored 4 total touchdowns.
Each week on NMPreps.com we select a North, Metro Area, Southwest, and Souteast Player of the Week. The Player of the week award is powered by First Financial Credit Union.
Coach - Miguel Medina, Espanola Sundevils
For the first time in school history, the Espanola Valley Sundevils are 6-0 and newly ranked in the NMPreps.com Top 25 at No. 25 after a 60-16 win over Taos. The Sundevils racked up 633-yards of offense against the Tigers, 573 of those yards came from their ground attack. The Sundevils are open this week, then take on Del Norte as they open up district 2-5A play. A large reason to their success is the continued efforts of Head Coach Miguel Medina who is putting wins on the scoreboard and tons of fans in the seats.
Team - Cleveland Storm
The Cleveland Storm now 6-0 on the season picked up an impressive 41-34 victory over the Eldorado Eagles last Friday Night in front of 8,000 fans. The Storm actually trailed at the start of the game 14-0, then rallied back to make it 14 all at the halftime break. Shawn Neito scored a touchdown with just over a minute in the 4th quarter to propel Cleveland to 6-0. On the season Cleveland has outscored the competition 290-97 and enter district play in two weeks against Santa Fe.
Metro Player of the Week: Gabe Ortega, Cleveland High School
The Week 6 Metro Player of the Week is Cleveland Quarterback Gabe Oretega who’s numbers were incredible during the NMPreps.com Week 6 Game of the Week against Eldorado. Ortega who holds an offer from the University of New Mexico threw for 355-yards, ran for 100-yards, and scored 3 touchdowns as Cleveland pulled off a 41-34 shootout victory over the Eagles.
Southwest Player of the Week: Kameron Miller, Las Cruces High School
Kameron Miller and the Las Cruces Bulldawgs powered past Artesia in week 6 by a score of 41-25, Miller was money on the ground rushing for 245-yards, passing for 100-yards and scoring 3 touchdowns. Miller just announced last week that he will be a New Mexico Lobo, committed to New Mexico over the New Mexico State Aggies. Read More Here
North Player of the week - Tommy Trujillo - Espanola High School
Junior Running Back Tommy Tujillo is the Northern NMPreps.com Player of the Week after rushing for over 177-yards and 3 touchdowns against Taos in week 6. On the season, Trujillo has rushed for more than 400-yards and scored 8 touchdowns.
Southeast Player of the Week - Cameron Stevenson, Goddard High School
Just a sophomore, Cameron Stevenson has reeled off some big games for the Goddard Rockets. Against Fabens, TX, Stevenson Threw for 201-yards, rushed for 180-yards, and scored 4 total touchdowns.
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