Valencia Jaguars 2024 Season Preview
NMPreps Preseason Rank: #44
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: 4A First Round
Points Scored: 224
Points Given Up: 341
Streak into 2024: 4-game losing streak
2024 Classification: District 2-4A
Season Recap: Stepping Forward
Year one under Ledarrius Cage was a step forward for the Jaguars football program, aiming to reclaim some of the success they had when the school first opened over 15 years ago. The season started with a pair of wins: a 48-20 victory over 4A Kirtland Central and a 6-0 win against 5A Del Norte. However, the Jaguars then suffered a 51-0 loss to 4A Portales, a team that would end up playing for the 4A state championship in 2023.
The Jaguars quickly rebounded with a 51-13 win over 5A Santa Teresa before falling to 4A Bloomfield (50-0), a team that went undefeated during the regular season and was the 1-seed in the 2023 playoffs, along with another shutout loss to 5A Gadsden 50-0. The Jaguars rebounded again with a 52-0 win over Rio Grande, but then district play began. It started with two tough battles, resulting in losses to St. Pius X (20-18) and Grants (35-21). They then traveled to Silver, falling 50-28 and ending the regular season 4-6 overall and 0-3 in district play.
The Jaguars earned a playoff bid but fell to Bernalillo 52-0 in the first round, ending the season with a 4-7 overall record.
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NMPreps Preseason Rank: #44
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: 4-7 overall, 0-3 district2023 Playoffs: 4A First Round
Points Scored: 224
Points Given Up: 341
Streak into 2024: 4-game losing streak
2024 Classification: District 2-4A
Season Recap: Stepping Forward
Year one under Ledarrius Cage was a step forward for the Jaguars football program, aiming to reclaim some of the success they had when the school first opened over 15 years ago. The season started with a pair of wins: a 48-20 victory over 4A Kirtland Central and a 6-0 win against 5A Del Norte. However, the Jaguars then suffered a 51-0 loss to 4A Portales, a team that would end up playing for the 4A state championship in 2023.
The Jaguars quickly rebounded with a 51-13 win over 5A Santa Teresa before falling to 4A Bloomfield (50-0), a team that went undefeated during the regular season and was the 1-seed in the 2023 playoffs, along with another shutout loss to 5A Gadsden 50-0. The Jaguars rebounded again with a 52-0 win over Rio Grande, but then district play began. It started with two tough battles, resulting in losses to St. Pius X (20-18) and Grants (35-21). They then traveled to Silver, falling 50-28 and ending the regular season 4-6 overall and 0-3 in district play.
The Jaguars earned a playoff bid but fell to Bernalillo 52-0 in the first round, ending the season with a 4-7 overall record.
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2024 Outlook: Offensive & Defensive Players to Watch
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