Week 12: Saturday Storylines, Picks, and Predictions
In 6A football we start the day with the 10-seed Carlsbad Cavemen and running back Eli Asay making a road tip to take on the 7-seed Farmington Scorpions. Isaac Foutz, a 6-foot MLB leads this Scorpions defense as they look to stop any upset. In the 8-9 game it's a rematch from a Cibola win but the 9-seed Los Lunas Tigers and senior quarterback Paul Cieremans should roll by two touchdowns.
Prediction: Farmington 22, Carlsbad 20 (Farmington, -1.5).
Prediction: Los Lunas 28, Cibola 10 (Los Lunas -14.5)
5A football will feature a team winning their first playoff game in years. Los Alamos and Gadsden could bring a playoff winner for the first time in (insert a long time ago here). The clock should be moving with two solid runners in Tomas Herrera a senior quarterback for Gadsden and Teke Nieto running the ball for Los Alamos. Caden Jojola (RB) and Julian Butivich (QB) lead Valley into the playoff against a surging Miyamura Patriots team thriving under new leadership.
Prediction: Los Alamos 27, Gadsden 26 (Los Alamos, -2)
Prediction: Valley 26, Miyamura 21 (Valley, -5.5)
3A football have shifted things to Saturday football with three games taking place. Thoreau outplayed any prediction on their way to a 5-seed and district championship, they host 12-seed Hope Christian. Raton (6) welcome the 11-seed Hatch Valley Bears in a battle of running back powers. Dexter and Cobre is a SE vs SW match up that could have all the attention in what seems to be a close matchup.
Prediction: Hope Christian 32, Thoreau 12 (Hope Christian, -19.5)
Prediction: Raton 26, Hatch Valley 24 (Raton, -2.5)
Prediction: Dexter 18, Cobre 14 (Dexter, -3.5)
The final game of the day takes us to the undefeated Jal Panthers staying perfect against 8-seed Escalante. Former Escalante Lobos coach is now the lead man of the 1-seed Jal Panthers.
Prediction: Jal 50, Escalante 0 (Jal -50)
In 6A football we start the day with the 10-seed Carlsbad Cavemen and running back Eli Asay making a road tip to take on the 7-seed Farmington Scorpions. Isaac Foutz, a 6-foot MLB leads this Scorpions defense as they look to stop any upset. In the 8-9 game it's a rematch from a Cibola win but the 9-seed Los Lunas Tigers and senior quarterback Paul Cieremans should roll by two touchdowns.
Prediction: Farmington 22, Carlsbad 20 (Farmington, -1.5).
Prediction: Los Lunas 28, Cibola 10 (Los Lunas -14.5)
5A football will feature a team winning their first playoff game in years. Los Alamos and Gadsden could bring a playoff winner for the first time in (insert a long time ago here). The clock should be moving with two solid runners in Tomas Herrera a senior quarterback for Gadsden and Teke Nieto running the ball for Los Alamos. Caden Jojola (RB) and Julian Butivich (QB) lead Valley into the playoff against a surging Miyamura Patriots team thriving under new leadership.
Prediction: Los Alamos 27, Gadsden 26 (Los Alamos, -2)
Prediction: Valley 26, Miyamura 21 (Valley, -5.5)
3A football have shifted things to Saturday football with three games taking place. Thoreau outplayed any prediction on their way to a 5-seed and district championship, they host 12-seed Hope Christian. Raton (6) welcome the 11-seed Hatch Valley Bears in a battle of running back powers. Dexter and Cobre is a SE vs SW match up that could have all the attention in what seems to be a close matchup.
Prediction: Hope Christian 32, Thoreau 12 (Hope Christian, -19.5)
Prediction: Raton 26, Hatch Valley 24 (Raton, -2.5)
Prediction: Dexter 18, Cobre 14 (Dexter, -3.5)
The final game of the day takes us to the undefeated Jal Panthers staying perfect against 8-seed Escalante. Former Escalante Lobos coach is now the lead man of the 1-seed Jal Panthers.
Prediction: Jal 50, Escalante 0 (Jal -50)
