Week 11 Weekend Wire
Joshua J Grine
Each week that we get closer to March the games become more important as we try to separate into tournament teams and those that will be in the stands.
No. 1 Cleveland vs No. 3 Cibola, Fri, 7PM: The Storm are the best team in New Mexico and this could be the preview of what is to come in the Final Four. Marcus Williams (Sr/W) will use this as a NMPreps.com Mr. Basketball candidacy, these are the games that win you the award.
Prediction: Cleveland at home, 64-61
No. 8 Rio Grande at No. 13 Albuquerque High, Fri, 7PM: If you are going to watch this game, get there early. This district has already proven to be a mixture of unknowns. 4 of 5 could win the district and NMPreps.com candidate Gabe Bump will look to improve the Bulldogs to (4-0) as leaders in the standings today.
Prediction: Albuquerque, 77-72
No. 10 Centennial at No. 22 Belen, Sat, 7PM: Centennial and Belen are tied in second place at (2-1) and will need this game to stay in pace for the district championship. Cesar Molina, Bryce Rewalt and Tennessee Owens are coming on strong as of late for Belen.
Prediction: Centennial, 65-52
No. 7 Roswell vs No. 25 Goddard, Fri, 7PM: The Goddard Rockets are trying to solidify themselves as playoff team and potentially a Top-8 seed. Roswell has Daniel Amador who is having a stellar senior campaign. Noah Waide of Goddard will look to shoot to Rockets into this one.
Prediction: Roswell, 79-64
No. 15 Gallup vs No. 21 Farmington, Fri, 7PM: We all remember the classic Elite Eight comeback last March, the Scorpions up a lot only to lose the commanding lead in the fourth quarter. Colton Lowely was a top prospect coming into the season but has been under the radar with no feedback from the program.
Prediction: Farmington, 61-59
No. 5 Grants vs Pojoaque Valley, Sat, 7PM: Pojoaque Valley was featured as one of our 'hot' teams in January but they will need to play near perfect in this contest. The good news they have guards that can handle the pressure that Grants brings.
Prediction: Grants, 68-61
No. 6 Valley vs Sandia, Fri, 7PM: The Valley Vikings are coming off a loss on Tuesday night in a game that drops them in the playoff conversation. The roster is young and will have setbacks and we are taking the Matadors in this contest. They will have a battle in the frontcourt with 6'9 Caleb Wroten (Sandia) vs 6'6 Teton Saltes (Valley). The X-factor is a more mature but hotter Sandia team and that's not a knock to Valley. I love their roster but plenty of sophomores that we feel more comfortable with Sandia tonight.
Prediction: Sandia 50-48
No. 11 Capital at No. 16 Espanola Valley, Fri, 7PM: This won't be the scoring frenzy you would expect in this match-up, but in no way do I mean these teams can't score. Capital controls the tempo for the most part in each contest and they welcome back the floor general in Eric Coca. Marcos Flores has played well lately and Uriah Arellano is returning to form. I like Capital in the redemption to return as district favorites.
Prediction: Capital, 53-52
Joshua J Grine
Each week that we get closer to March the games become more important as we try to separate into tournament teams and those that will be in the stands.
No. 1 Cleveland vs No. 3 Cibola, Fri, 7PM: The Storm are the best team in New Mexico and this could be the preview of what is to come in the Final Four. Marcus Williams (Sr/W) will use this as a NMPreps.com Mr. Basketball candidacy, these are the games that win you the award.
Prediction: Cleveland at home, 64-61
No. 8 Rio Grande at No. 13 Albuquerque High, Fri, 7PM: If you are going to watch this game, get there early. This district has already proven to be a mixture of unknowns. 4 of 5 could win the district and NMPreps.com candidate Gabe Bump will look to improve the Bulldogs to (4-0) as leaders in the standings today.
Prediction: Albuquerque, 77-72
No. 10 Centennial at No. 22 Belen, Sat, 7PM: Centennial and Belen are tied in second place at (2-1) and will need this game to stay in pace for the district championship. Cesar Molina, Bryce Rewalt and Tennessee Owens are coming on strong as of late for Belen.
Prediction: Centennial, 65-52
No. 7 Roswell vs No. 25 Goddard, Fri, 7PM: The Goddard Rockets are trying to solidify themselves as playoff team and potentially a Top-8 seed. Roswell has Daniel Amador who is having a stellar senior campaign. Noah Waide of Goddard will look to shoot to Rockets into this one.
Prediction: Roswell, 79-64
No. 15 Gallup vs No. 21 Farmington, Fri, 7PM: We all remember the classic Elite Eight comeback last March, the Scorpions up a lot only to lose the commanding lead in the fourth quarter. Colton Lowely was a top prospect coming into the season but has been under the radar with no feedback from the program.
Prediction: Farmington, 61-59
No. 5 Grants vs Pojoaque Valley, Sat, 7PM: Pojoaque Valley was featured as one of our 'hot' teams in January but they will need to play near perfect in this contest. The good news they have guards that can handle the pressure that Grants brings.
Prediction: Grants, 68-61
No. 6 Valley vs Sandia, Fri, 7PM: The Valley Vikings are coming off a loss on Tuesday night in a game that drops them in the playoff conversation. The roster is young and will have setbacks and we are taking the Matadors in this contest. They will have a battle in the frontcourt with 6'9 Caleb Wroten (Sandia) vs 6'6 Teton Saltes (Valley). The X-factor is a more mature but hotter Sandia team and that's not a knock to Valley. I love their roster but plenty of sophomores that we feel more comfortable with Sandia tonight.
Prediction: Sandia 50-48
No. 11 Capital at No. 16 Espanola Valley, Fri, 7PM: This won't be the scoring frenzy you would expect in this match-up, but in no way do I mean these teams can't score. Capital controls the tempo for the most part in each contest and they welcome back the floor general in Eric Coca. Marcos Flores has played well lately and Uriah Arellano is returning to form. I like Capital in the redemption to return as district favorites.
Prediction: Capital, 53-52
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