Belen Eagles 2024 Season Preview
NMPreps Preseason Rank: #45
NMPreps continues to release our early New Mexico high school football preseason rankings to get you ready for the 2024 season. We will rank all 89 teams scheduled to play in the newly aligned 6A-2A classifications, competing in 11-man football. #nmpreps
2023 Playoffs: 5A First Round
Points Scored: 122
Points Given Up: 371
Streak into 2024: 2-game losing streak
2024 Classification: District 1-5A
Season Recap: A Season of Struggles
One win earns you a playoff at-large bid under the old district alignments. The Belen Eagles are winners of three games over the last two seasons but both earned them a playoff spot. The Eagles started the 2023 season 0-8 before getting a district win that would propel them into the playoff spot.
The Eagles opened the season with a 56-6 loss to rival Los Lunas, then fell 16-7 to Manzano and 51-0 to eventual state champion Artesia. The Eagles then dropped their remaining non-district games to Valley 33-7, Deming, Mayfield (22-20), and Goddard 57-7. The Deming game was a forfeit after the Belen Eagles suffered a strike, under the NMAA's new two-strike rule; Eagles players rushed the Vikings’ sideline, and multiple ejections were issued. The Eagles then fell 32-30 to Highland in the district opener then earned a road win over Miyamura 28-14, the lone win on the season, before falling to Piedra Vista 49-14 to end district.
The Eagles would eventually get a game with Deming, who was the 5-seed in the state playoffs, but fell to them in the first round of the state playoffs 40-3.
The Belen Eagles faced a tough 2023 season, marked by a 1-10 record, significant defeats, and off-field challenges, but managed to secure a playoff spot despite their struggles.
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NMPreps Preseason Rank: #45
NMPreps continues to release our early New Mexico high school football preseason rankings to get you ready for the 2024 season. We will rank all 89 teams scheduled to play in the newly aligned 6A-2A classifications, competing in 11-man football. #nmpreps
2023 Season Review
Record: 1-10 overall, 1-2 district2023 Playoffs: 5A First Round
Points Scored: 122
Points Given Up: 371
Streak into 2024: 2-game losing streak
2024 Classification: District 1-5A
Season Recap: A Season of Struggles
One win earns you a playoff at-large bid under the old district alignments. The Belen Eagles are winners of three games over the last two seasons but both earned them a playoff spot. The Eagles started the 2023 season 0-8 before getting a district win that would propel them into the playoff spot.
The Eagles opened the season with a 56-6 loss to rival Los Lunas, then fell 16-7 to Manzano and 51-0 to eventual state champion Artesia. The Eagles then dropped their remaining non-district games to Valley 33-7, Deming, Mayfield (22-20), and Goddard 57-7. The Deming game was a forfeit after the Belen Eagles suffered a strike, under the NMAA's new two-strike rule; Eagles players rushed the Vikings’ sideline, and multiple ejections were issued. The Eagles then fell 32-30 to Highland in the district opener then earned a road win over Miyamura 28-14, the lone win on the season, before falling to Piedra Vista 49-14 to end district.
The Eagles would eventually get a game with Deming, who was the 5-seed in the state playoffs, but fell to them in the first round of the state playoffs 40-3.
The Belen Eagles faced a tough 2023 season, marked by a 1-10 record, significant defeats, and off-field challenges, but managed to secure a playoff spot despite their struggles.
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