Most Likely To Upset in Week 4
Weekly Upset Chances
Grants (1-2) vs No. 43 Hope Christian (2-1): The Pirates beat the odds last week, defeating the then ranked Los Alamos Hilltoppers. Hope Christian got shutout last week with a bit of a placement game. Grants has the opportunity to again pull the upset if they control the tempo and not let Hope Christian get big plays, they do have some athletes to make the plays.
No. 29 West Mesa (1-2) vs No. 14 La Cueva (1-2): West Mesa hasn't answered the call of being a Top-12 (State Tournament) tier team with another tough loss last week to middle tier Volcano Vista. La Cueva has played an extremely tough schedule to this point. West Mesa will need to get them after being banged up playing a tough slate if they hope to pull an upset.
No. 6 Onate (2-1) vs No. 1 Rio Rancho (3-0): The statement game for both teams. Onate has one loss on the schedule, to No. 2 Cleveland in a tough battle. Onate will need to slow down the Rio Rancho offensive and they have the weapons to make it happen. Rio Rancho has the tools on both sides of the ball though and Onate will need to find offensive production to pull the upset, they had it last week in running back Sal Yanez.
No. 44 Ruidoso (1-2) vs No. No. 27 Robertson (3-0): Ruidoso earned the much needed first win last week and gained some confidence in their offense. Robertson showed some vulnerability last week in a close win over a winless Santa Rosa team. Ruidoso will need to keep the score low, Robertson hasn't been explosive, but Ruidoso hasn't held teams from scoring either. Game management will be huge as Robertson has been able to manage games well for the most part.
No. 7 Centennial (3-0) vs No. No. 2 Cleveland (3-0): The Centennial Hawks are making a great impression, their first in 6A. Cleveland is finding ways to win in a transition year, after winning the state championship in 2015 and losing key prospects. Centennial has been big in the second half, even if they come back. Cleveland has been able to comeback and win big games as well. Battle of who wins the fourth quarter.
Weekly Upset Chances
Grants (1-2) vs No. 43 Hope Christian (2-1): The Pirates beat the odds last week, defeating the then ranked Los Alamos Hilltoppers. Hope Christian got shutout last week with a bit of a placement game. Grants has the opportunity to again pull the upset if they control the tempo and not let Hope Christian get big plays, they do have some athletes to make the plays.
No. 29 West Mesa (1-2) vs No. 14 La Cueva (1-2): West Mesa hasn't answered the call of being a Top-12 (State Tournament) tier team with another tough loss last week to middle tier Volcano Vista. La Cueva has played an extremely tough schedule to this point. West Mesa will need to get them after being banged up playing a tough slate if they hope to pull an upset.
No. 6 Onate (2-1) vs No. 1 Rio Rancho (3-0): The statement game for both teams. Onate has one loss on the schedule, to No. 2 Cleveland in a tough battle. Onate will need to slow down the Rio Rancho offensive and they have the weapons to make it happen. Rio Rancho has the tools on both sides of the ball though and Onate will need to find offensive production to pull the upset, they had it last week in running back Sal Yanez.
No. 44 Ruidoso (1-2) vs No. No. 27 Robertson (3-0): Ruidoso earned the much needed first win last week and gained some confidence in their offense. Robertson showed some vulnerability last week in a close win over a winless Santa Rosa team. Ruidoso will need to keep the score low, Robertson hasn't been explosive, but Ruidoso hasn't held teams from scoring either. Game management will be huge as Robertson has been able to manage games well for the most part.
No. 7 Centennial (3-0) vs No. No. 2 Cleveland (3-0): The Centennial Hawks are making a great impression, their first in 6A. Cleveland is finding ways to win in a transition year, after winning the state championship in 2015 and losing key prospects. Centennial has been big in the second half, even if they come back. Cleveland has been able to comeback and win big games as well. Battle of who wins the fourth quarter.
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