Thursday Night Preview: Cibola tries for 5-1, La Cueva takes on Del Norte
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
Cibola will try for their 5th win of the season tonight taking on Highland
Cibola vs. Highland (Milne)
Cibola Head Football Coach Rod Williams' name has already been mentioned in Coach of the Year discussion after an impressive 4-1 start. Last weekend, the Cougars defeated Manzano in overtime 27-20. The Cougars come into Thursday's match up against Highland as the strong favorite and are led by Gannon Chavez who has thrown for 591-yards on the season, last weekend he threw 4 touchdowns. Kazyan Martin has rushed for 504-yards and 8 touchdowns. The Hornets are 2-3 this year under second year Head Coach Stacy Washington after a big 15-13 win over Albuquerque.
La Cueva vs. Del Norte (Wilson)
La Cueva now 1-4 on the season after a 18-15 loss to Valley will take on Del Norte in what should be an interesting match up. La Cueva is very young this year, but has played teams better than expected. Del Norte at 2-3 lost to Los Lunas last weekend 26-0. Earlier on the season, Del Norte lost Avery See (250 RB/LB) to an undisclosed injury. Parker Herndon has rushed for 219-yards on the year.
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Portales is now 5-0 on the season coming off a 56-6 win over Dexter in week 5.
Pojoaque @ Portales
The Portales Rams are ranked No. 2 overall in the NMPreps.com Class 4A Rankings after defeating Dexter 56-6, the week before they beat Eunice 42-0. Again they are the strong favorite against Pojoaque who is 0-5 on the year. Ram’s running back Bronte Staugaard has rushed for 802-yards and 12 touchdowns this year.
Hatch @ Tularosa
The Hatch Valley Bears continue to roll on the season now 5-0 and ranked No. 25 in the NMPreps.com Top 25 Rankings. Last week they beat West Las Vegas 42-7, the week before they beat Clint TX 42-6. Adrien Graheda has rushed for 595-yards, Jared Garay has thrown for 421-yards. Tularosa is 0-5 on the year.
Hope @ Bernalillo
Hope Christian has been quite the surprise this year under Head Coach Gary Beck. The Huskies defeat the Bloomfield Bobcats on the road last weekend 21-6 to move to 4-1 on the season. On the season Quarterback Caleb Meyer Hagen has thrown for 761-yards and 11 touchdowns. Needless to say they are the strong favorite against 0-5 Bernalillo.
Stratford TX @ Clayton
The Clayton Yellowjackets have lost two in a row heading into week 6. They lost to Sunray, TX 32-22 and lost to Texico 20-6 putting them at 2-2 on the year. Justin Taylor has rushed for 623-yards this year, Seth Martinez has 39 total tackles. Stratford is 4-0 this year, last week they beat Bushland 44-19.
Lordsburg @ Cobre
Cobre now 3-2 on the year following their 62-26 win over Aztec is rolling and heads into this regional rivalry game as the two touchdown favorite, which says a lot considering Lordsburg is a very good 3A team. Last week against Aztec Andru Sanchez threw for 401-yards and scored 8 total touchdowns. The Mavericks are 3-2 defeating Anthony, TX last week 20-13. Jacob Esquivel has thrown for 444-yards, Johnny Plowman leads the team in receiving with 189-yards and 1 touchdown.
Jal @ Escalante
The Jal Panthers are 2-3 on the season and 1-0 under New Head Coach Caleb Aldirge as the Panthers were able to beat Mesilla Valley 30-28 in week 5. No. 1 (in 2A) Escalante’s 16 game winning streak was snapped by Academy in a 41-20 loss last week in Albuquerque. Lobo Quarterback Dominic Montano has rushed for 635-yards and 11 touchdowns this year.
Tucumcari @ Eunice
The Rattlers make a road trip in week 6 to take on Eunice. 3A has been a nightmare to figure out, this game from an outsiders perspective is a toss up. The Rattlers are coming off a 28-27 win over Tucumcari in a game where Tyler Ferguson was 8-14 passing for 135-yards and a touchdown. The Cardinals were idle last week and are 1-3 on the season, their lone win is against winless Tularosa.
Boise City OK @ Melrose
No. 1 ranked Melrose in Class 8Man has outscored opponents 282-20 this year, last week they beat Mountainair 50-0, the week before they beat Logan 52-0. Boise City located in Oklahoma is 2-2 this year coming off a 87-52 win over Rolla, Kansas.
Hot Springs @ Mesilla Valley
The Mesilla Valley Son Blazers now 2-3 are coming off a 30-28 loss to Jal and an overtime loss to Tornillo TX. The Hot Springs Tigers are 4-1 under Head Coach Daniel Terrazas after falling to NMMI 23-17 in OT. Watch for offensive duo Nick Moreno and Darin Welty, Tigers are the big favorite in this match up.
Robertson @ Ruidoso
Robertson now 3-2 has clearly found their rhythm heading into the midseason stretch winning three in a row. Their 25-20 win over St. Michael’s and 50-28 victory over Capital in back to back weeks is impressive. Now they travel to Ruidoso who is 2-3. Ruidoso has won two in a row beating Pojoaque 40-12 and Tularosa 36-0. Against the Wildcats last week Junior Running Back Cisco Mayville ran wild for 259-yards and scored 4 touchdowns.
Magdalena @ Tatum
Magdalena is 4-1 on the season following two big blowout victories. Against Ramah two weeks ago they won 54-0, then last week they beat Tse Yi Gai 75-0. Tatum is 3-1 on the year and coming off a 47-20 win over Springer.
Raton @ West LV
Now with a record of 2-3, the Raton Tigers will head to Las Vegas, New Mexico to take on the Dons who are 1-4. The Tigers are coming off a 45-28 victory over Questa, West Las Vegas lost to Hatch 42-7.
Socorro @ Academy 2PM - Saturday
It looks as though Head Coach Quevin Redding now in his second year as a Head Coach at Socorro has turned things around with a record of 3-1 entering week 6. Remember, last year Socorro was 0-10. The Warriors defeated Pojoaque last week 53-18. The Academy Chargers are 41-20 with a win over Escalante and have a season record of 2-2.
By: Kyle Henderson of NMPreps.com
Cibola will try for their 5th win of the season tonight taking on Highland
Cibola vs. Highland (Milne)
Cibola Head Football Coach Rod Williams' name has already been mentioned in Coach of the Year discussion after an impressive 4-1 start. Last weekend, the Cougars defeated Manzano in overtime 27-20. The Cougars come into Thursday's match up against Highland as the strong favorite and are led by Gannon Chavez who has thrown for 591-yards on the season, last weekend he threw 4 touchdowns. Kazyan Martin has rushed for 504-yards and 8 touchdowns. The Hornets are 2-3 this year under second year Head Coach Stacy Washington after a big 15-13 win over Albuquerque.
La Cueva vs. Del Norte (Wilson)
La Cueva now 1-4 on the season after a 18-15 loss to Valley will take on Del Norte in what should be an interesting match up. La Cueva is very young this year, but has played teams better than expected. Del Norte at 2-3 lost to Los Lunas last weekend 26-0. Earlier on the season, Del Norte lost Avery See (250 RB/LB) to an undisclosed injury. Parker Herndon has rushed for 219-yards on the year.
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Portales is now 5-0 on the season coming off a 56-6 win over Dexter in week 5.
Pojoaque @ Portales
The Portales Rams are ranked No. 2 overall in the NMPreps.com Class 4A Rankings after defeating Dexter 56-6, the week before they beat Eunice 42-0. Again they are the strong favorite against Pojoaque who is 0-5 on the year. Ram’s running back Bronte Staugaard has rushed for 802-yards and 12 touchdowns this year.
Hatch @ Tularosa
The Hatch Valley Bears continue to roll on the season now 5-0 and ranked No. 25 in the NMPreps.com Top 25 Rankings. Last week they beat West Las Vegas 42-7, the week before they beat Clint TX 42-6. Adrien Graheda has rushed for 595-yards, Jared Garay has thrown for 421-yards. Tularosa is 0-5 on the year.
Hope @ Bernalillo
Hope Christian has been quite the surprise this year under Head Coach Gary Beck. The Huskies defeat the Bloomfield Bobcats on the road last weekend 21-6 to move to 4-1 on the season. On the season Quarterback Caleb Meyer Hagen has thrown for 761-yards and 11 touchdowns. Needless to say they are the strong favorite against 0-5 Bernalillo.
Stratford TX @ Clayton
The Clayton Yellowjackets have lost two in a row heading into week 6. They lost to Sunray, TX 32-22 and lost to Texico 20-6 putting them at 2-2 on the year. Justin Taylor has rushed for 623-yards this year, Seth Martinez has 39 total tackles. Stratford is 4-0 this year, last week they beat Bushland 44-19.
Lordsburg @ Cobre
Cobre now 3-2 on the year following their 62-26 win over Aztec is rolling and heads into this regional rivalry game as the two touchdown favorite, which says a lot considering Lordsburg is a very good 3A team. Last week against Aztec Andru Sanchez threw for 401-yards and scored 8 total touchdowns. The Mavericks are 3-2 defeating Anthony, TX last week 20-13. Jacob Esquivel has thrown for 444-yards, Johnny Plowman leads the team in receiving with 189-yards and 1 touchdown.
Jal @ Escalante
The Jal Panthers are 2-3 on the season and 1-0 under New Head Coach Caleb Aldirge as the Panthers were able to beat Mesilla Valley 30-28 in week 5. No. 1 (in 2A) Escalante’s 16 game winning streak was snapped by Academy in a 41-20 loss last week in Albuquerque. Lobo Quarterback Dominic Montano has rushed for 635-yards and 11 touchdowns this year.
Tucumcari @ Eunice
The Rattlers make a road trip in week 6 to take on Eunice. 3A has been a nightmare to figure out, this game from an outsiders perspective is a toss up. The Rattlers are coming off a 28-27 win over Tucumcari in a game where Tyler Ferguson was 8-14 passing for 135-yards and a touchdown. The Cardinals were idle last week and are 1-3 on the season, their lone win is against winless Tularosa.
Boise City OK @ Melrose
No. 1 ranked Melrose in Class 8Man has outscored opponents 282-20 this year, last week they beat Mountainair 50-0, the week before they beat Logan 52-0. Boise City located in Oklahoma is 2-2 this year coming off a 87-52 win over Rolla, Kansas.
Hot Springs @ Mesilla Valley
The Mesilla Valley Son Blazers now 2-3 are coming off a 30-28 loss to Jal and an overtime loss to Tornillo TX. The Hot Springs Tigers are 4-1 under Head Coach Daniel Terrazas after falling to NMMI 23-17 in OT. Watch for offensive duo Nick Moreno and Darin Welty, Tigers are the big favorite in this match up.
Robertson @ Ruidoso
Robertson now 3-2 has clearly found their rhythm heading into the midseason stretch winning three in a row. Their 25-20 win over St. Michael’s and 50-28 victory over Capital in back to back weeks is impressive. Now they travel to Ruidoso who is 2-3. Ruidoso has won two in a row beating Pojoaque 40-12 and Tularosa 36-0. Against the Wildcats last week Junior Running Back Cisco Mayville ran wild for 259-yards and scored 4 touchdowns.
Magdalena @ Tatum
Magdalena is 4-1 on the season following two big blowout victories. Against Ramah two weeks ago they won 54-0, then last week they beat Tse Yi Gai 75-0. Tatum is 3-1 on the year and coming off a 47-20 win over Springer.
Raton @ West LV
Now with a record of 2-3, the Raton Tigers will head to Las Vegas, New Mexico to take on the Dons who are 1-4. The Tigers are coming off a 45-28 victory over Questa, West Las Vegas lost to Hatch 42-7.
Socorro @ Academy 2PM - Saturday
It looks as though Head Coach Quevin Redding now in his second year as a Head Coach at Socorro has turned things around with a record of 3-1 entering week 6. Remember, last year Socorro was 0-10. The Warriors defeated Pojoaque last week 53-18. The Academy Chargers are 41-20 with a win over Escalante and have a season record of 2-2.
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