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March 9th: Boys Quarterfinal Round Playoff Picks
Class 6A
P - 9:45AM Hobbs vs. West Mesa
The Pick: Hobbs. Good opening round showing.
P - 1:15PM Sandia vs. Cleveland
The Pick: Cleveland. 10-5 margin
P - 4:45PM Carlsbad vs. ABQ High
The Pick: Carlsbad. Going to be close.
P - 8:15PM Valley vs, Rio Rancho
The Pick: Valley. Going to be tough to stop the Rams though.
Class 5A
P - 8:00AM Roswell vs. Grants
The Pick: Roswell. Coyotes roll
P - 11:30AM Centennial vs. Bernalillo
The Pick: Centennial. Better showing in round two.
P - 3:00PM Farmington vs. Gallup
The Pick: Gallup. Bengals rebound from 1st round showing.
P - 6:30PM Espanola vs. Artesia
The Pick: Espanola. But Artesia takes them down the wire.
Class 4A
S - 9:45AM Hope vs KC
The Pick: Hope. Huskies run the show
S - 1:15PM Portales vs. SMHS
The Pick: St. Mike’s. Hard to out coach Geyer
S - 4:45PM Taos vs. Pojo
The Pick: Pojoaque. District rivalry game that goes either way
S - 8:15PM Cobre vs. West LV
The Pick: West LV. Busts leaves the crowd begging for more
Class 3A
S - 8:00AM Mesilla vs. Santa Rosa
The Pick: Mesilla Valley. All Son Blazers
S - 11:30AM SF Prep vs. Tucumcari
The Pick: Tucumcari. Back and fourth thriller
S - 3:00PM Lordsburg vs. Clayton
The Pick: Clayton. Craine and Geary shine
S - 6:30PM Laguna vs. Texico
The Pick: Laguna. Hawks survive scare
Class 2A
B - 3:00PM Mora vs. Melrose
The Pick: Melrose. Thinking the Buffs can pull it off
B - 4:45PM Magdalena vs. Questa
The Pick: Magdalena. All Steers here
B - 6:30PM Logan vs. Tohajiillee
The Pick: Logan. Longhorns are very good.
B - 8:15PM Dora vs. Escalante
The Pick: Dora. Coyotes with the shocker
Class 1A
B - 8:00AM SF Waldorf vs. Hondo
The Pick: Hondo. All Eagles
B - 9:45AM Cliff vs. Carrizozo
The Pick: Cliff: All Cowboys
B - 11:30AM Springer vs. San Jon
The Pick: San Jon upsets Springer
B - 1:15PM Evangel vs. Quemado
The Pick: Evangel keeps rolling
___________________________________________________________________________________________________March 9th: Girls Quarterfinal Round Playoff Picks
Class 6A
S - 9:45AM Hobbs vs. La Cueva
The Pick: La Cueva. Feel La Cueva’s bigs will be the difference.
S - 1:15PM 6A Mayfield vs. Cruces
The Pick: Mayfield. Thought about the upset here, but Las Cruces is one year away.
S - 4:45PM 6A Clovis vs. Valley
The Pick: Clovis. Expecting big statement by Clovis in Rd. 1
S - 8:15PM 6A Volcano vs. Cibola
The Pick: Cibola. Maybe an OT game.
Class 5A
P - 9:45AM Roswell vs. Los Alamos
The Pick: Los Alamos. Upset special to start the day.
P - 1:15PM Valencia vs. Los Lunas
The Pick: Los Lunas. Lady Tigers just too good.
P - 4:45PM Lvt. vs. Espanola
The Pick: Espanola, but expecting it to go either way.
P - 8:15PM Gallup vs. Belen
The Pick: Gallup. Lady Bengals pack The Pit.
Class 4A
P - 8:00AM Portales vs. West LV
The Pick: Portales. Win by 10 or more.
P - 11:30AM KC vs. St. Mikes
The Pick: St. Mike’s. Back and forth game.
P - 3:00PM Shiprock vs. Sandia Prep
The Pick: Shiprock. Lady Chieftains do work.
P - 6:30PM SF Indian vs. Hope
The Pick: Hope Christian advances to semis
Class 3A
S - 8:00AM Tularosa vs. Lordsburg
The Pick: Tularosa. Wildcats roll.
S - 11:30AM Clayton vs. Pecos
The Pick: Clayton with the upset.
S - 3:00PM Eunice vs. Tohatchi
The Pick: Really like this Eunice team.
S - 8:15PM Laguna vs. Texico
The Pick: Texico holds off a dangerous Laguna team.
Class 2A
B - 3:00PM Tatum vs. Dora
The Pick: Tatum
B - 4:45PM Ramah vs. Melrose
The Pick: Melrose
B - 6:30PM Logan vs. Mountainair
The Pick: Logan
B - 8:15PM Magdalena vs. Jemez
The Pick: Jemez Valley
Class 1A
B - 8:00AM Corona vs. Cliff
The Pick: Cliff
B - 9:45AM Elida vs. Grady
The Pick: Elida
B - 11:30AM Evangel vs. Springer
The Pick: Evangel
B - 1:15PM Mosquero vs. Cimarron
The Pick: Cimarron
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March 6th: 25 Boys To Watch In The 1st Round
Listed in alphabetical order
Brady Patterson - Rio Rancho - Senior - Scoring 21.3 ppg
Brendan Boatwright - Carlsbad - Sophomore - 9.5 rpg
Dalton Privett - Dora - Junior - Scoring 21.2 ppg
Daniel Delgado - Del Norte - Senior - Top F for DHS
DJ Bustos - West LV - Sophomore - Top G for WLHS
Drew Wassana - West Mesa - Junior - Scoring 15.2 ppg
D’Ontee Sandoval - Tucumcari - Senior - Top PG for THS
Frank Del La O - Roswell - Senior - Top G for RHS
Ian Anderson - SF Prep - Senior - 11.7 rpg
Jacob McNeely - Volcano Vista - Junior - Top G for VV
Jared Garduno - Espanola - Senior - Top G for EHS
Jeff Adler - Mesilla Valley - Senior - Top W for MVHS
Joe Saterfield - Centennial - Sophomore - Top SG for CHS
John P. Garcia - Tucumcari - Junior - Top SF for THS
Jordan Leake - Hope - Junior - Top W for Hope
Kelvin Jones - Hobbs - Senior - 9.6 rpg
Lorenzo Vigil - Volcano Vista - Senior - Top G for VV
Mark Craine - Clayton - Senior - Scoring 28.3 ppg
Mike Uribe - Las Cruces - Junior - Top G for Dawgs
Nathan Bates - Evangel Christian - Sophomore - Scoring 21.5 ppg
Ryan Jones - Cleveland - Senior - Top G for Storm
Stephen Lennox - Lovington - Senior - Top F for Lvt
Tommy Cano - Gadsden - Junior - Top G for GHS
Trent Johnson - Goddard - Senior - Scoring 15.3 ppg
Trey Nelson - Hobbs - Senior - 4.6 apg
Tyler Julian - Magdalena - Senior - 6.5 apg
Zach Schroer - West Mesa - Senior - 6.8 apg
___________________________________________________________________________________________________March 6th: 25 Girls To Watch In The 1st Round
Listed in alphabetical order
Alexa Romano - La Cueva - Senior - Scoring 15.7 ppg
Alexis Lovato - Espanola - Sophomore - 5-foot-11 post
Alyssa Yocky - La Cueva - Senior - 10.2 rbg
Amaya Brown - Cibola - Freshman - Incredible scoring threat
Amber Logan - Los Alamos - Senior - top guard for LA
Ashlynn Trujillo - Los Alamos - junior - top post for LA
Caley Barnard - Melrose - Senior - top guard for MHS
Cera Chavez - Los Lunas - Junior - Scoring over 20.0 ppg
Danni Williams - Clovis - Senior - Scoring 24.3 ppg
Deezha Battle - Volcano Vista - Junior - Scoring 15.7 ppg
Jada Douglas - Albuquerque - Senior - Scoring 16.6 ppg
Jayden Perez - Las Cruces - Freshman - top guard for LC
Jocelyn Fernandez - St. Mike's - top guard for SMHS
Jordan Holland - Los Lunas - Junior - 5-foot-11 post
Jordyn Lewis - Ramah - Junior - Scoring 22.3 ppg
Kaitlyn Romero - Espanola - Junior - top PG for Esp
Kendra Butler - Mayfield - Junior - 6-foot-0 post player
Kyanne Kowatch - Tularosa - Senior - Scoring 15.6
Lisa Mosher - Ruidoso - Sophomore - 11.4 rbg
Ni'asia McIntosh - Gallup - Junior - 6-foot-2 post
Renne Carrica - Roswell - Senior - 7.7 rpg
Sarah Abney - Las Cruces - Freshman - top guard for LC
Shelby Perry - Hope - Senior - 6-foot-1 post for Hope
Shjantel Grey - Shiprock - Senior - 5-foot-10 post for Ship.
Sydney Candelaria - Eldorado - Sophomore - Scoring 17.1 ppg
___________________________________________________________________________________________________March 5th: My Class 4A/3A Boys 1st Round Predictions
Class 4A Boys 1st Round Games
5PM - No. 16 Hot Springs @ No. 1 Hope
The Pick: Hope. All Hope Christian in this one. Go be a 30-40 point spread
5PM - No. 9 Bloomfield @ No. 8 Kirtland
The Pick: Kirtland. Can't believe these two are playing again, but I somewhat like it. Haha. Take Kirtland in a close game.
6PM - No. 12 Thoreau @ No. 5 Portales
The Pick: Portales. I think Portales can make a run this year, however they cannot sleep on Thoreau....
6PM - No. 13 Robertson @ No. 4 St. Mikes
The Pick: St. Mike's. No coach turns it up in the playoffs like Ron Geyer. Expecting St. Mike's to keep it simple and advance to the quarterfinals.
7PM - No. 14 SFIS @ No. 3 Taos
The Pick: Taos. Clearly the Tigers are the favorite, but SFIS has played a tough schedule and is battle tested. Difference in this game is SFIS is on the road in a hostile environment.
5PM - No. 11 Shiprock @ No. 6 Pojoaque
The Pick: Pojoaque. I know, I have not picked an upset yet. Pojoaque is very talented and rolling right now.
5PM - No. 10 Cobre @ No. 7 Silver
The Pick: Cobre. This game is a true toss up. They have played 4 times already this year! Neither team is ready for baseball season just yet...
5PM - No. 15 Bosque @ No. 2 West LV
The Pick: West LV. DJ Bustos goes off in the opening round.
Class 3A Boys 1st Round Games
6PM - No. 16 Cuba @ No. 1 Mesilla Valley
The Pick: Mesilla Valley. Jeff Adler goes for 40+
6PM - No. 9 Dulce @ No. 8 Santa Rosa
The Pick: Santa Rosa. I do like this match up though. Dulce is a sleeper and I think they'll give SR a good first round test.
3PM - No. 12 Eunice @ No. 5 SF Prep
The Pick: SF Prep. I almost picked Eunice, but SF Prep has Ian Anderson who Eunice will have a hard time dealing with.
6PM - No. 13 Newcomb @ No. 4 Tucumcari
The Pick: Tucumcari. The Rattlers are much too talented to have trouble this early.
5PM - No. 14 NACA @ No. 3 Laguna Acoma
The Pick: Laguna Acoma. Hawks make a big statement in round one.
3PM - No. 11 Pecos @ No. 6 Texico
The Pick: Texico. This is a good match up. Road trip is going to be tough for Pecos to deal with, but this is a game where I could see Pecos hanging around until the end.
6PM - No. 10 Lordsburg @ No. 7 Loving
The Pick: Loving. Lordsburg makes the track across the state to play a very good Loving team. Like the Falcons all the way.
6PM - No. 15 Tohatchi @ No. 2 Clayton
The Pick: Clayton. Tohatchi makes a long trip and loses big.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________March 4th: Final 4 Predictions By Class
Class 6A Boys
No. 1 Hobbs
No. 5 Valley
No. 3 Carlsbad
No. 2 Cleveland
Class 5A Boys
No. 1 Centennial
No. 4 St. Pius X
No. 3 Roswell
No. 2 Gallup
Class 4A Boys
No. 1 Hope
No. 5 Portales
No. 6 Pojoaque
No. 7 Silver
Class 3A Boys
No. 1 Mesilla Valley
No. 4 Tucumcari
No. 3 Laguna
No. 2 Clayton
Class 2A Boys
No. 1 Magdalena
No. 5 Mora
No. 3 Logan
No. 2 Escalante
Class 1A Boys
No. 1 Cliff
No. 5 Floyd
No. 3 Springer
No. 2 Hondo
Class 6A Girls
No. 1 Clovis
No. 4 La Cueva
No. 3 Mayfield
No. 2 Cibola
Class 5A Girls
No. 1 Gallup
No. 4 Espanola
No. 6 Los Alamos
No. 2 Los Lunas
Class 4A Girls
No. 1 Portales
No. 4 St. Mike's
No. 3 Shiprock
No. 2 Hope
Class 3A Girls
No. 1 Tularosa
No. 4 Pecos
No. 3 Eunice
No. 7 Laguna
Class 2A Girls
No. 1 Tatum
No. 4 Jemez Vally
No. 3 Logan
No. 2 Melrose
Class 1A Girls
No. 1 Elida
No. 4 Springer
No. 6 Cliff
No. 2 Cimarron
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March 3rd: My Class 6A Boys 1st Round Predictions
No. 16 La Cueva @ No. 1 Hobbs
The Pick: Hobbs. Tasker is going to be very unfriendly to La Cueva Saturday
No. 9 Las Cruces @ No. 8 West Mesa
The Pick: Las Cruces. Tough game to pick obviously. Dawgs should have a chip on their shoulder for being district champs and having to travel.
No. 12 Onate @ No. 5 Valley
The Pick: Valley. I think Onate keeps it close, but Valley is just playing some outstanding basketball right now. No way they lose at home in round one.
No. 13 Gadsden @ No. 4 Rio Rancho
The Pick: Rio Rancho. Watch the upset here. The Rams could be complacent after grabbing a top 4 spot. Gadsden is a very dangerous team with nothing to lose.
No. 14 Rio Grande @ No. 3 Carlsbad
The Pick: Carlsbad. I like the Cavemen this year and think they control this game after halftime.
No. 11 Cibola @ No. 6 Albuquerque
The Pick: Albuquerque. Like the Bulldogs, but depending on which Cibola team shows up, I wound not be surprised if this one goes 5 quarters.
No. 10 Sandia @ No. 7 Volcano Vista
The Pick: Sandia. Very hard to pick against Volcano Vista at home and likely they are going to sit on the ball. Sandia has changed their game over the last 30-days and could be a real sleeper.
No. 15 Atrisco Heritage @ No. 2 Cleveland
The Pick: Cleveland. Atrisco Heritage is not your typical No. 15 team, they are very good and while they don't have the depth that Cleveland does they do have experience and great coach.
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March 2nd: My Class 5A Boys 1st Round Predictions
No. 16 Capital @ No. 1 Centennial
The Pick: Centennial. Just too much firepower from the Hawks.
No. 9 Bernalillo @ No. 8 Del Norte
The Pick: Bernalillo. Closer than their last match up though. Glad to see these two meeting yet again.
No. 12 Lovington @ No. 5 Espanola
The Pick: Espanola. However, Lvt. has size and will keep this game close. If this game was in Albuquerque I would likely pick the upset.
No. 13 Artesia @ No. 4 St. Pius X
The Pick: St. Pius X. Again, I think home court comes into play here. Artesia however is 100% healthy
No. 14 Los Lunas @ No. 3 Roswell
The Pick: Roswell. Sorry Tiger fans, you're in for a long night.
No. 11 Piedra Vista @ No. 6 Grants
The Pick: Grants. Grants has proven they are better than PV and will again take care of business.
No. 10 Goddard @ No. 7 Farmington
The Pick: Goddard. I like this upset pick, but what makes me unconfident is the fact that Goddard has to travel near the length of the state to pull this off.
No. 15 Belen @ No. 2 Gallup
The Pick: Gallup. Want to see how Gallup comes out in round one.
This post was edited on 3/9 2:47 PM by Kyle H
