Week 8 Notes and Recaps
Tracking all of the news and information from week eight of the New Mexico high school football season. #nmpreps
TEN NOTES FROM FRIDAY
Tracking all of the news and information from week eight of the New Mexico high school football season. #nmpreps
TEN NOTES FROM FRIDAY
- 2A: Unstoppable. The No. 1 Jal Panthers beat rival Eunice (No. 2) 50-0 on Friday night.
- 6A: No. 3 Centennial traveled to Hobbs to take on the No. 6 Eagles, escaping with a 27-20 win.
- 6A: Elliot Pasket-Bell passed for over 500-yards and 5-touchdowns as No. 4 Volcano Vista thumped No. 5 Cibola, 57-7. Volcano Vista is now (6-2, 1-1) on the season. Cibola falls to (6-1, 1-1).
- 6A: Alamogordo (No. 13) went into Las Cruces (No. 9) and behind a key interception, 2 FGs by Bradyen Money, and a Elijah Montoya (QB) touchdown the Tigers improve their playoff chances. They are now 4-2, 1-1 on the season. Las Cruces drops to 1-5, 0-2 on the year.
- 4A: Behind a three-headed monster in Aidan Granado (2023/RB), Adan Jacquez (2024/QB), and Mason Lockett (2023/RB) the Silver Colts (No. 3) jumped out early and often for a 45-6 win over No. 1 Bloomfield.
- 4A: No. 8 Moriarty improved to 5-2 on the season with a 13-0 shutout win over No. 9 St. Pius X (1-6).
- 6A: Los Lunas (No. 11) winners in consecutive weeks handled business against No. 20 Albuquerque, 27-20.
- 6A: Bubbles popping as Eldorado No. 18 Eldorado upset No. 15 Sandia in double overtime, 42-39.
- 3A: No. 2 Ruidoso (7-1) handled business against No. 11 NMMI with a 50-0 win as they prep for a November run.
- 6A: Making it two wins in two weeks for the Clovis Wildcats (No. 19). The Wildcats protected Leon Williams Stadium with a 47-0 win over Santa Fe (No. 21).
