State Championship: #1 Eunice vs #3 Texico
NMPreps.com's guide the 2019 New Mexico High School football state playoffs.
DETAILS
Day: Saturday
Time: 2pm
Location: Eunice High School
EUNICE CARDINALS
Seed: #1
Record: 11-1
Road to the SC
-Quarterfinals - Won, #9 Santa Rosa (55-0)
-Semifinals - Won, #4 Fort Sumner (51-20)
Players to Watch: Mason Caperton (2020/QB), Avante Stevens (2020/WR), Hayden Dean (2021/WR)
Why Eunice: The Eunice Cardinals are looking at a three-peat this weekend as they host Texico in the State Championship. The Cardinals feature one of the top quarterbacks in New Mexico with Mason Caperton (2020) looking to cap his high school career winning three straight titles. Through 11-game this season Caperton has tossed for 3,131 yards and 45 touchdowns. First-year head coach Greg Jackson is also in position to win his first state championship as a head coach.
TEXICO WOLVERINES
Seed: #1
Record: 8-4
Road to the SC
-Quarterfinals - Won, #11 Capitan (41-0)
-Semifinals -Won, #7 Hagerman (38-7)
Players to Watch: Chris Harrison (2020/RB)
Why Texico: The Wolverines enter the game on a 6-game win streak and will look to star tailback Chris Harrison in this game. The Wolverines will need to stop the athletes featured on the Cardinals roster and limit this one getting away from them early. The Wolverines have improved on defense this season from giving up 346 total points last season to 165 this season, huge part in the improvement from 4-wins in 2018 to 8 this year.
NMPreps.com Score Predictor: Eunice 44, Texico 25
Grine Line: Eunice -18.5
Over/Under: 68
NMPreps Nation Pick Em: Eunice 19 of 20 Votes to Win
NMPreps.com's guide the 2019 New Mexico High School football state playoffs.
DETAILS
Day: Saturday
Time: 2pm
Location: Eunice High School
EUNICE CARDINALS
Seed: #1
Record: 11-1
Road to the SC
-Quarterfinals - Won, #9 Santa Rosa (55-0)
-Semifinals - Won, #4 Fort Sumner (51-20)
Players to Watch: Mason Caperton (2020/QB), Avante Stevens (2020/WR), Hayden Dean (2021/WR)
Why Eunice: The Eunice Cardinals are looking at a three-peat this weekend as they host Texico in the State Championship. The Cardinals feature one of the top quarterbacks in New Mexico with Mason Caperton (2020) looking to cap his high school career winning three straight titles. Through 11-game this season Caperton has tossed for 3,131 yards and 45 touchdowns. First-year head coach Greg Jackson is also in position to win his first state championship as a head coach.
TEXICO WOLVERINES
Seed: #1
Record: 8-4
Road to the SC
-Quarterfinals - Won, #11 Capitan (41-0)
-Semifinals -Won, #7 Hagerman (38-7)
Players to Watch: Chris Harrison (2020/RB)
Why Texico: The Wolverines enter the game on a 6-game win streak and will look to star tailback Chris Harrison in this game. The Wolverines will need to stop the athletes featured on the Cardinals roster and limit this one getting away from them early. The Wolverines have improved on defense this season from giving up 346 total points last season to 165 this season, huge part in the improvement from 4-wins in 2018 to 8 this year.
NMPreps.com Score Predictor: Eunice 44, Texico 25
Grine Line: Eunice -18.5
Over/Under: 68
NMPreps Nation Pick Em: Eunice 19 of 20 Votes to Win
