Eagles no longer youthful, ready to leave mark
By Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
HOBBS, NEW MEXICO - Now entering his 4th year as Head Coach at Hobbs High School, Charles Gleghorn showed me clips of the offense via their new drone technology, then he showed me their new weight room equipment, on his desk were the plans for the new stadium, signs of a program evolving rapidly. Hobbs wants to win in football badly, no offense but they didn’t built a 15,000 seat football stadium for looks or for city rec games, they didn’t build a state of the art field house and the state’s best weight room to show their school district check books, they built these items to help the football program win.
Hobbs Eagle Overview
It’s that simple. In Gleghorn’s first year as head coach the Eagles went 2-8, then in 2013 the Eagles flew into the playoffs with a 8-4 record even beating Clovis that year, last year the Eagles missed the playoffs going 4-6 and 1-2 in district. The outlook for this year’s Eagles is promising with more than 10 returning starters, their offense is led by a quarterback/running back duo and their defense has enough talent to stop anything coming their way, this year is pivotal for the program, a winning season could bring years of continued success, big continued success, but they have to win now.
“We have a lot of juniors that started for us last year, which means we have a lot of seniors coming back. We are changing a lot of things we do not in game situations, but in practice. Before it was a good way to learn and teach, now we’re cutting the kids loose and expecting the kids to know enough to execute. We’ve made their practice to where they really have to execute better and we’re really excited about that. When I got here in Hobbs, these current seniors were in 8th grade, so this is their 4th year. They used to have to look over to the sidelines and expect me to change the call, now they can get to the line, see the defense, and make adjustments all on their own. We even have sophomores that can do that do, our program is just evolved and it’s something we have worked towards,” Said Charles Gleghorn on the incoming Hobbs Eagles Team.
The Eagles return a two-year starter in Isaac Amaya at quarterback who threw for over 2,000-yards and 20 touchdowns a a junior and also return Jeremy Padilla at running back, their big time home run hitter on offense. They are very deep at the receiver position: Newcomers like Cason Clay, Aaron Compton have looked like great additions to the fold this year, veterans like Brevin Thompson and Jeremiah Brant have show well all summer. Up front watch for two-way interior linemen Jackson Scott who looked quite impressive on Tuesday, Justin Martinez at 230 pounds will be their center.
On the defensive side, you have to really like what Hobbs returns. Adian Mackey is their quick and agile defensive end at 6-foot-0, 240 pounds, likely the top defensive end in the district. Their backers are anchored by Jared Reber at 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds along with Chris Kuykendall who is around 6-foot-2, 210 pounds. In the secondary, the Eagles return a ton with Andre Gomez as their best cover guy and Guy Ross Tippy as their safety which brings the wood.
Key Returners
Isaac Amaya - Quarterback - Senior - 5-11, 170
Jeremy Padilla - Running Back - Senior - 5-10, 175
Brevin Thompson - Receiver - Senior - 5-11, 175
Andre Gomez - Defensive Back - Senior - 5-9, 150
Jared Reber - Linebacker - Senior - 6-1, 210
Guy Ross Tippy - Defensive Back - Senior - 6-0, 160
Chris Kuykendall - Linebacker - Senior - 6-2, 210
Jackson Scott - Offensive/Defensive Line - Senior - 6-0, 240
Adrian Mackey - Defensive Linemen - Senior - 6-0, 240
New Names To Know
Jeffery Henderson - Defensive Linemen - Senior - 6-4, 320
Justin Martinez - Offensive Linemen - Senior - 5-11, 230
Justin Santos - Defensive Backs - Senior - 6-0, 150
Chipper Childers - Defensive Back - Junior- 5-10, 155
Cason Clay - Receiver - Junior - 5-11, 152
Jeremiah Brant - Receiver - Senior - 5-9, 170
Aaron Compton - Receiver - Junior - 5-8, 150
Blake Moore - Quarterback - Junior - 5-8, 140
2015 Schedule
“Right off the bat we got Mayfield, we went to Mayfield last year and then we got Artesia in the Bulldog Bowl, the last time we won, but Artesia is going to be very good this year. When you talk about New Mexico High School Football those two programs come up all the time. After that we go to Lubbock Coronado, they are very big and fast, rest of the schedule is the same. Roswell is improving, Goddard is Goddard, we got Lovington here, then district,” Said Gleghorn.
8/28 vs Mayfield
9/04 @ Artesia
9/11 vs Roswell
9/18 @ Onate
9/25 @ Godard
10/02 @ Lubbock Coronado
10/09 vs Lovington
10/23 vs Clovis
10/30 @ Carlsbad
11/06 vs Alamogordo
Senior Quote
After Hobbs’ practice on Tuesday we caught up with Jared Reber the Eagles starting middle linebacker along with Running Back Jeremy Padilla, here is what they had to say. “We are loving two-a-days. Coming out here and working out as a team getting ready to go into the season. Great to be with the group of guys and we’re going into the season ready to take care of business,” Said Reber. “The offense is really well, working hard, we have some newcomers that are working hard. We want to get through two-a-days, it’s special and to think 17-years ago I was little baby just waiting to get her and now it’s time to go,” Said Padilla who will be a two-year starter at running back.
Our Take
It’s just very exciting see what could be in Hobbs. I’ve maybe it to Hobbs every year since 2006 and have seem drastic changes. When people say Gleghorn can’t get the football players out, guess what? Cason Clay and Aaron Compton both won a state basketball title in 2015. Hobbs has gotten stronger, increased their schedule, look at who they are playing in weeks 1 and 2, they have a great chance to do some big things in 2015, but again we’ve thought Hobbs was going to do it up in years past and now they almost appear to be that boom or bust team entering the season. Whether you’re on the Hobbs bandwagon or not, know that this coaching staff has laid a great foundation and is ready to punt up in 2015.
By Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
HOBBS, NEW MEXICO - Now entering his 4th year as Head Coach at Hobbs High School, Charles Gleghorn showed me clips of the offense via their new drone technology, then he showed me their new weight room equipment, on his desk were the plans for the new stadium, signs of a program evolving rapidly. Hobbs wants to win in football badly, no offense but they didn’t built a 15,000 seat football stadium for looks or for city rec games, they didn’t build a state of the art field house and the state’s best weight room to show their school district check books, they built these items to help the football program win.
Hobbs Eagle Overview
It’s that simple. In Gleghorn’s first year as head coach the Eagles went 2-8, then in 2013 the Eagles flew into the playoffs with a 8-4 record even beating Clovis that year, last year the Eagles missed the playoffs going 4-6 and 1-2 in district. The outlook for this year’s Eagles is promising with more than 10 returning starters, their offense is led by a quarterback/running back duo and their defense has enough talent to stop anything coming their way, this year is pivotal for the program, a winning season could bring years of continued success, big continued success, but they have to win now.
“We have a lot of juniors that started for us last year, which means we have a lot of seniors coming back. We are changing a lot of things we do not in game situations, but in practice. Before it was a good way to learn and teach, now we’re cutting the kids loose and expecting the kids to know enough to execute. We’ve made their practice to where they really have to execute better and we’re really excited about that. When I got here in Hobbs, these current seniors were in 8th grade, so this is their 4th year. They used to have to look over to the sidelines and expect me to change the call, now they can get to the line, see the defense, and make adjustments all on their own. We even have sophomores that can do that do, our program is just evolved and it’s something we have worked towards,” Said Charles Gleghorn on the incoming Hobbs Eagles Team.
The Eagles return a two-year starter in Isaac Amaya at quarterback who threw for over 2,000-yards and 20 touchdowns a a junior and also return Jeremy Padilla at running back, their big time home run hitter on offense. They are very deep at the receiver position: Newcomers like Cason Clay, Aaron Compton have looked like great additions to the fold this year, veterans like Brevin Thompson and Jeremiah Brant have show well all summer. Up front watch for two-way interior linemen Jackson Scott who looked quite impressive on Tuesday, Justin Martinez at 230 pounds will be their center.
On the defensive side, you have to really like what Hobbs returns. Adian Mackey is their quick and agile defensive end at 6-foot-0, 240 pounds, likely the top defensive end in the district. Their backers are anchored by Jared Reber at 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds along with Chris Kuykendall who is around 6-foot-2, 210 pounds. In the secondary, the Eagles return a ton with Andre Gomez as their best cover guy and Guy Ross Tippy as their safety which brings the wood.
Key Returners
Isaac Amaya - Quarterback - Senior - 5-11, 170
Jeremy Padilla - Running Back - Senior - 5-10, 175
Brevin Thompson - Receiver - Senior - 5-11, 175
Andre Gomez - Defensive Back - Senior - 5-9, 150
Jared Reber - Linebacker - Senior - 6-1, 210
Guy Ross Tippy - Defensive Back - Senior - 6-0, 160
Chris Kuykendall - Linebacker - Senior - 6-2, 210
Jackson Scott - Offensive/Defensive Line - Senior - 6-0, 240
Adrian Mackey - Defensive Linemen - Senior - 6-0, 240
New Names To Know
Jeffery Henderson - Defensive Linemen - Senior - 6-4, 320
Justin Martinez - Offensive Linemen - Senior - 5-11, 230
Justin Santos - Defensive Backs - Senior - 6-0, 150
Chipper Childers - Defensive Back - Junior- 5-10, 155
Cason Clay - Receiver - Junior - 5-11, 152
Jeremiah Brant - Receiver - Senior - 5-9, 170
Aaron Compton - Receiver - Junior - 5-8, 150
Blake Moore - Quarterback - Junior - 5-8, 140
2015 Schedule
“Right off the bat we got Mayfield, we went to Mayfield last year and then we got Artesia in the Bulldog Bowl, the last time we won, but Artesia is going to be very good this year. When you talk about New Mexico High School Football those two programs come up all the time. After that we go to Lubbock Coronado, they are very big and fast, rest of the schedule is the same. Roswell is improving, Goddard is Goddard, we got Lovington here, then district,” Said Gleghorn.
8/28 vs Mayfield
9/04 @ Artesia
9/11 vs Roswell
9/18 @ Onate
9/25 @ Godard
10/02 @ Lubbock Coronado
10/09 vs Lovington
10/23 vs Clovis
10/30 @ Carlsbad
11/06 vs Alamogordo
Senior Quote
After Hobbs’ practice on Tuesday we caught up with Jared Reber the Eagles starting middle linebacker along with Running Back Jeremy Padilla, here is what they had to say. “We are loving two-a-days. Coming out here and working out as a team getting ready to go into the season. Great to be with the group of guys and we’re going into the season ready to take care of business,” Said Reber. “The offense is really well, working hard, we have some newcomers that are working hard. We want to get through two-a-days, it’s special and to think 17-years ago I was little baby just waiting to get her and now it’s time to go,” Said Padilla who will be a two-year starter at running back.
Our Take
It’s just very exciting see what could be in Hobbs. I’ve maybe it to Hobbs every year since 2006 and have seem drastic changes. When people say Gleghorn can’t get the football players out, guess what? Cason Clay and Aaron Compton both won a state basketball title in 2015. Hobbs has gotten stronger, increased their schedule, look at who they are playing in weeks 1 and 2, they have a great chance to do some big things in 2015, but again we’ve thought Hobbs was going to do it up in years past and now they almost appear to be that boom or bust team entering the season. Whether you’re on the Hobbs bandwagon or not, know that this coaching staff has laid a great foundation and is ready to punt up in 2015.
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