Week Three: Friday Night Review
Joshua J Grine of NMPreps.com
Did we warn you that I would be wrong? Yes. However, this football season has the team we know at the top and several in the middle just looking for that edge.
Where We Missed.....
Lovington again: The Wildcats fall to (0-3) on the season after dropping a game to 4A Ruidoso, 57-34. Ruidoso improved to (1-2) on the season with the win and likely stay alive in the playoff hunt with impressive running by Cisco Mayville.
Sal Yanez, RB, Onate: Well someone snuck into the back of the classroom as Yanez is a new name on the scene who rushed for 160-yards on the night. Onate was picked against as well in this game by yours truly as they beat Sandia, 40-29.
Cleveland Storm: The win streak stays alive as they avoid the Las Cruces Bulldawgs relentless efforts to get the win. Storm running back Shawn Nieto continues to impress and led with his 5-touchdowns we might start thinking City of Vision State Championship could be a possibility.
Too Early Awards.....
Coach Who Earned Free Pancakes Tomorrow: Shaun Wigley, Gateway. We hardly talk small school football but the Warriors are ranked 50th and answered a huge test tonight with a shutout win, 56-0 against a potential "contender" in Magdalena. This class might be back to a two-horse race.
Class President: Gabino Rodriguez, Dexter. More Small School love right now as we have 4-touchdowns by Rodriguez as the Demons win the Battle of theBridges game defeating Hagerman, 42-0.
Hall Pass: Taylor Null, Artesia. Did we count out the Bulldogs this season? Not really but really who would have predicted them to be this good. Null, has missed a beat and throws for 4-touchdowns today. Could be in the conversation for Mr. Football.
More Newcomers After Three Weeks
Nick Gaerlan, Los Lunas: The young quarterback for the Los Lunas Tigers (3-0) was impressive passing for 4-touchdowns on the night. He could be a huge reason why the Tigers play on the final day of football.
Avery Norton, Piedra Vista: We don't have numbers on the young man from tonight but we heard that he was carrying the school bus after the game (not really) but he moved the chains while taking Durango, Colorado players with him.
Rapid Fire
Comeback: Carlsbad, came back and held the lead under 1-minute.
New Coach: Greg Henington moved Belen to 3-0.
WR Love: Alex Ramirez. Over 100-yards all purpose including a 65-punt return.
WR Love Part 2: Martin Trujillo of Los Lunas was on the other end of Gaerlan passes.
Don't Forget About Me: Dee Smith of Alamogordo had some impressive TD runs. Finished with 177-yards and 4-touchdowns.
Didn't See That Coming: Fab 50 Loss - Grants upsets Los Alamos, 21-20.
RB Radar: JR Vargas rushed for 178-yards tonight in the Capital win.
The Kicker: Send us the kickers.
D-FENCE Send us some names.
Special Teams Send us the players and stats.
OL Love: Who was it?
DL Love: Who Was it?
Top 25 Recap
No. 1 Rio Rancho 45, No. 7 Clovis 7: The Rio Rancho Rams (3-0) did it through the air and continued the ground attack with 474-total yards in the win over Clovis (2-1) on Friday night. Rams runningback Josh Foley did his thing with 162-yards rushing and 3-touchdowns. Nic Little passed for 162-yards, connecting with Derric Carassco for 123-yards.
No. 2 Cleveland 49, No. 3 Las Cruces 42: In the back and forth shootout in Rio Rancho on Friday night the Storm (3-0) stay perfect with the 7-point win over the visiting Bulldawgs (2-1). Shawn Nieto the running back for the Storm was the talk on the evening rushing for 5-touchdowns.
No. 5 Artesia 49, Valencia 0: The top team in 5A football, the Artesia Bulldogs (3-0) continued its dominance with a win over Valencia (0-3). Artesia quarterback Taylor Null connected early with his receivers passing for four early touchdowns to Chaney Hardt, Dominic Madrid and Ethan Duff.
No. 8 Onate 40, No. 10 Sandia 29: The Onate Knights (2-1) proved to naysayers that they are a playoff IN team with a 10-point win over Sandia (2-1). Knghts running back Sal Yanez had his coming out party rushing for 160-yards and 4-touchdowns on the night.
No. 11 Manzano 27, No. 22 Cibola 0: The Manzano Monarchs (2-1) improved their record with a shutout over Cibola (0-3) on Friday Night. Monarchs running backs Jordan Byrd, 50-yard TD run and Xavier Ivey-Saud, opening TD, helped the Monarchs move the chains on the evening.
No. 12 Volcano Vista 35, West Mesa 14: The Volcano Vista Hawks (2-1) moved to a 19-point win but also missed out on 3-touchdowns called back in the contest. West Mesa (1-2) drops their second consecutive game on the season.
No. 14 Piedra Vista 24, Durango, Colorado 12: Led by Avery Norton, Elijah Gamboa and Brandon Montoya the Piedra Vista Panthers improve to 3-0 with a 12-point win over Durango, Colorado. Montoya started the night for the Panthers with an early touchdown but it was Norton who moved the chains for the Panthers.
No. 15 Los Lunas 55, Del Norte 20: Running back O'Maury Samuels started the night with a 39-yard touchdown run as the Tigers (3-0) never looked back in the win over Del Norte (0-2-1). the story of the night however was quarterback Nick Gaerlan with 4 touchdown passes to receivers Martin Trujillo. Samuels also had a 50-yard TD run in the game.
No. 16 Alamogordo 62. Valley 13: The Alamogordo Tigers (2-1) rebounded after a loss last week with a convincing win over Valley, 62-13. The Tigers were led by quarterback Kyle Hooper's 220-yards passing and 4 touchdowns but also Alex Ramirez who started us off with a 65-yard punt return, 76-yards receiving and 30-yards rushing.
No. 17 St.Pius X 44, Hope Christian 0: Continuing to make a name in 5A football the Sartans improve to 3-0 with a shutout win over Hope Christian (2-1). Wide Receiver Dylan DiLorenzo had 4-touchdowns on the night.
No. 18 Roswell 42, No. 20 Hobbs 37: The Roswell Coyotes (3-0) earned their first win over Roswell since the 2000 season it was reported. The Hobbs Eagles fall to 0-3 on the season with the loss.
No. 19 Belen 36, No. 24 Farmington 12: In a 5A showdown the Belen Eagles improve to (3-0) on the season with the win over Farmington (0-2-1). The Eagles match their win total from the 2015 season.
No. 21 Carlsbad 31, No. 23 Goddard 26: Carlsbad's Gage Shoup's 11-yard touchdown catch sealed the first win of the 2016 season for the Carlsbad Cavemen (1-2). Running back Jaykan Willis (8-yard TD) and Dominic Rodriguez (4-yard TD) also on the scoreboard for the Caevemen tonight. Goddard falls for the second week in a row dropping to (1-2) on the season.
Scoreboard
Alamogordo 62, Valley 13 - F
Animas 55, JV 0 - F
Artesia 49, Valencia 0 - F
Bayfield, Colorado 34, Aztec 21 - F
Belen 36, Farmington 12 - F
Capital 37, Santa Fe 6 - F
Capitan 55, Jal 0 - F
Carlsbad 31, Goddard 27 - F
Cleveland 49, Las Cruces 42 - F
Dexter 49, Hagerman 0 - F
Dolores, Colorado 24, Shiprock 14 - F
Dora 66, Tatum 14 - F
Estancia 44, Tucumcari 18 - F
Eunice 40 Lubbock Trinity 13 - F
Gateway 54, Magdalena 0 - F
Grants 21, Los Alamos 20 - F
Hatch Valley 50, Centennial JV 0 - F
Kirtland Central 17, Montezuma-Cortez, CO 6 - F
Lake Arthur 79, Hondo 25 - F
Laguna-Acoma 14, Navajo Prep 6
Los Lunas 55, Del Norte 20 - F
Manzano 27, Cibola 0 - F
Mescalero Apache 56, Alamo Navajo 2 - F
Onate 40, Sandia 29 - F
Piedra Vista 24, Durango, Colorado 12 - F
Pojoaque Valley 22, Espanola Valley 14 - F
Portales 55, West Las Vegas 12 - F
Rio Rancho 45, Clovis 7 - F
Robertson 21, Santa Rosa 18 - F
Roswell 42, Hobbs 37 - F
Ruidoso 57, Lovington 34 - F
San Jon 56, Reserve 6 - F
Santa Teresa 7, Fabens, Texas 7
Silver 32, Deming 0 - F
St. Pius X 44, Hope 0 - F
Taos 36, NMMI 28 - F
Whitehorse, Utah 18, Thoreau 14 - F
Vaughn 73, Roy 6 - F
Volcano Vista 35, West Mesa 14 - F
Top Performances
Jordan Byrd - Manzano - 50-yard touchdown run vs Cibola.
O'Maury Samuels - Los Lunas - 50-yard touchdown run and 39-yard touchdown run for 3-touchdowns on the night.
Angelo Trujillo - Cleveland - 46-yard touchdown run.
Shawn Nieto - Cleveland - 5 rushing touchdowns on the night.
Josh Foley - Rio Rancho - 162-yards rushing, 3 touchdowns.
Kyle Hooper - Alamogordo - 4 passing touchdowns, 220 passing yards.
Alex Ramirez - Alamogordo - 65-yard punt return, 75-yards receiving. Derrick Carrasco - Rio Rancho - 123-yards receiving.
Taylor Null - Artesia - Threw for 4-touchdowns.
Sal Yanez - Onate - 160-yards rushing, 4 touchdowns on the night.
Dylan DiLorenzo - St. Pius X - 4-touchdowns in the win.
Dee Smith - Alamogordo - Finished with 177-yards and 4-touchdowns.
Joshua J Grine of NMPreps.com
Did we warn you that I would be wrong? Yes. However, this football season has the team we know at the top and several in the middle just looking for that edge.
Where We Missed.....
Lovington again: The Wildcats fall to (0-3) on the season after dropping a game to 4A Ruidoso, 57-34. Ruidoso improved to (1-2) on the season with the win and likely stay alive in the playoff hunt with impressive running by Cisco Mayville.
Sal Yanez, RB, Onate: Well someone snuck into the back of the classroom as Yanez is a new name on the scene who rushed for 160-yards on the night. Onate was picked against as well in this game by yours truly as they beat Sandia, 40-29.
Cleveland Storm: The win streak stays alive as they avoid the Las Cruces Bulldawgs relentless efforts to get the win. Storm running back Shawn Nieto continues to impress and led with his 5-touchdowns we might start thinking City of Vision State Championship could be a possibility.
Too Early Awards.....
Coach Who Earned Free Pancakes Tomorrow: Shaun Wigley, Gateway. We hardly talk small school football but the Warriors are ranked 50th and answered a huge test tonight with a shutout win, 56-0 against a potential "contender" in Magdalena. This class might be back to a two-horse race.
Class President: Gabino Rodriguez, Dexter. More Small School love right now as we have 4-touchdowns by Rodriguez as the Demons win the Battle of theBridges game defeating Hagerman, 42-0.
Hall Pass: Taylor Null, Artesia. Did we count out the Bulldogs this season? Not really but really who would have predicted them to be this good. Null, has missed a beat and throws for 4-touchdowns today. Could be in the conversation for Mr. Football.
More Newcomers After Three Weeks
Nick Gaerlan, Los Lunas: The young quarterback for the Los Lunas Tigers (3-0) was impressive passing for 4-touchdowns on the night. He could be a huge reason why the Tigers play on the final day of football.
Avery Norton, Piedra Vista: We don't have numbers on the young man from tonight but we heard that he was carrying the school bus after the game (not really) but he moved the chains while taking Durango, Colorado players with him.
Rapid Fire
Comeback: Carlsbad, came back and held the lead under 1-minute.
New Coach: Greg Henington moved Belen to 3-0.
WR Love: Alex Ramirez. Over 100-yards all purpose including a 65-punt return.
WR Love Part 2: Martin Trujillo of Los Lunas was on the other end of Gaerlan passes.
Don't Forget About Me: Dee Smith of Alamogordo had some impressive TD runs. Finished with 177-yards and 4-touchdowns.
Didn't See That Coming: Fab 50 Loss - Grants upsets Los Alamos, 21-20.
RB Radar: JR Vargas rushed for 178-yards tonight in the Capital win.
The Kicker: Send us the kickers.
D-FENCE Send us some names.
Special Teams Send us the players and stats.
OL Love: Who was it?
DL Love: Who Was it?
Top 25 Recap
No. 1 Rio Rancho 45, No. 7 Clovis 7: The Rio Rancho Rams (3-0) did it through the air and continued the ground attack with 474-total yards in the win over Clovis (2-1) on Friday night. Rams runningback Josh Foley did his thing with 162-yards rushing and 3-touchdowns. Nic Little passed for 162-yards, connecting with Derric Carassco for 123-yards.
No. 2 Cleveland 49, No. 3 Las Cruces 42: In the back and forth shootout in Rio Rancho on Friday night the Storm (3-0) stay perfect with the 7-point win over the visiting Bulldawgs (2-1). Shawn Nieto the running back for the Storm was the talk on the evening rushing for 5-touchdowns.
No. 5 Artesia 49, Valencia 0: The top team in 5A football, the Artesia Bulldogs (3-0) continued its dominance with a win over Valencia (0-3). Artesia quarterback Taylor Null connected early with his receivers passing for four early touchdowns to Chaney Hardt, Dominic Madrid and Ethan Duff.
No. 8 Onate 40, No. 10 Sandia 29: The Onate Knights (2-1) proved to naysayers that they are a playoff IN team with a 10-point win over Sandia (2-1). Knghts running back Sal Yanez had his coming out party rushing for 160-yards and 4-touchdowns on the night.
No. 11 Manzano 27, No. 22 Cibola 0: The Manzano Monarchs (2-1) improved their record with a shutout over Cibola (0-3) on Friday Night. Monarchs running backs Jordan Byrd, 50-yard TD run and Xavier Ivey-Saud, opening TD, helped the Monarchs move the chains on the evening.
No. 12 Volcano Vista 35, West Mesa 14: The Volcano Vista Hawks (2-1) moved to a 19-point win but also missed out on 3-touchdowns called back in the contest. West Mesa (1-2) drops their second consecutive game on the season.
No. 14 Piedra Vista 24, Durango, Colorado 12: Led by Avery Norton, Elijah Gamboa and Brandon Montoya the Piedra Vista Panthers improve to 3-0 with a 12-point win over Durango, Colorado. Montoya started the night for the Panthers with an early touchdown but it was Norton who moved the chains for the Panthers.
No. 15 Los Lunas 55, Del Norte 20: Running back O'Maury Samuels started the night with a 39-yard touchdown run as the Tigers (3-0) never looked back in the win over Del Norte (0-2-1). the story of the night however was quarterback Nick Gaerlan with 4 touchdown passes to receivers Martin Trujillo. Samuels also had a 50-yard TD run in the game.
No. 16 Alamogordo 62. Valley 13: The Alamogordo Tigers (2-1) rebounded after a loss last week with a convincing win over Valley, 62-13. The Tigers were led by quarterback Kyle Hooper's 220-yards passing and 4 touchdowns but also Alex Ramirez who started us off with a 65-yard punt return, 76-yards receiving and 30-yards rushing.
No. 17 St.Pius X 44, Hope Christian 0: Continuing to make a name in 5A football the Sartans improve to 3-0 with a shutout win over Hope Christian (2-1). Wide Receiver Dylan DiLorenzo had 4-touchdowns on the night.
No. 18 Roswell 42, No. 20 Hobbs 37: The Roswell Coyotes (3-0) earned their first win over Roswell since the 2000 season it was reported. The Hobbs Eagles fall to 0-3 on the season with the loss.
No. 19 Belen 36, No. 24 Farmington 12: In a 5A showdown the Belen Eagles improve to (3-0) on the season with the win over Farmington (0-2-1). The Eagles match their win total from the 2015 season.
No. 21 Carlsbad 31, No. 23 Goddard 26: Carlsbad's Gage Shoup's 11-yard touchdown catch sealed the first win of the 2016 season for the Carlsbad Cavemen (1-2). Running back Jaykan Willis (8-yard TD) and Dominic Rodriguez (4-yard TD) also on the scoreboard for the Caevemen tonight. Goddard falls for the second week in a row dropping to (1-2) on the season.
Scoreboard
Alamogordo 62, Valley 13 - F
Animas 55, JV 0 - F
Artesia 49, Valencia 0 - F
Bayfield, Colorado 34, Aztec 21 - F
Belen 36, Farmington 12 - F
Capital 37, Santa Fe 6 - F
Capitan 55, Jal 0 - F
Carlsbad 31, Goddard 27 - F
Cleveland 49, Las Cruces 42 - F
Dexter 49, Hagerman 0 - F
Dolores, Colorado 24, Shiprock 14 - F
Dora 66, Tatum 14 - F
Estancia 44, Tucumcari 18 - F
Eunice 40 Lubbock Trinity 13 - F
Gateway 54, Magdalena 0 - F
Grants 21, Los Alamos 20 - F
Hatch Valley 50, Centennial JV 0 - F
Kirtland Central 17, Montezuma-Cortez, CO 6 - F
Lake Arthur 79, Hondo 25 - F
Laguna-Acoma 14, Navajo Prep 6
Los Lunas 55, Del Norte 20 - F
Manzano 27, Cibola 0 - F
Mescalero Apache 56, Alamo Navajo 2 - F
Onate 40, Sandia 29 - F
Piedra Vista 24, Durango, Colorado 12 - F
Pojoaque Valley 22, Espanola Valley 14 - F
Portales 55, West Las Vegas 12 - F
Rio Rancho 45, Clovis 7 - F
Robertson 21, Santa Rosa 18 - F
Roswell 42, Hobbs 37 - F
Ruidoso 57, Lovington 34 - F
San Jon 56, Reserve 6 - F
Santa Teresa 7, Fabens, Texas 7
Silver 32, Deming 0 - F
St. Pius X 44, Hope 0 - F
Taos 36, NMMI 28 - F
Whitehorse, Utah 18, Thoreau 14 - F
Vaughn 73, Roy 6 - F
Volcano Vista 35, West Mesa 14 - F
Top Performances
Jordan Byrd - Manzano - 50-yard touchdown run vs Cibola.
O'Maury Samuels - Los Lunas - 50-yard touchdown run and 39-yard touchdown run for 3-touchdowns on the night.
Angelo Trujillo - Cleveland - 46-yard touchdown run.
Shawn Nieto - Cleveland - 5 rushing touchdowns on the night.
Josh Foley - Rio Rancho - 162-yards rushing, 3 touchdowns.
Kyle Hooper - Alamogordo - 4 passing touchdowns, 220 passing yards.
Alex Ramirez - Alamogordo - 65-yard punt return, 75-yards receiving. Derrick Carrasco - Rio Rancho - 123-yards receiving.
Taylor Null - Artesia - Threw for 4-touchdowns.
Sal Yanez - Onate - 160-yards rushing, 4 touchdowns on the night.
Dylan DiLorenzo - St. Pius X - 4-touchdowns in the win.
Dee Smith - Alamogordo - Finished with 177-yards and 4-touchdowns.
