City Rankings: Top 5 WRs in Santa Fe/Northern New Mexico

We’ve given you the top wide receivers in classifications 3A-6A, and the top wide receivers in the Albuquerque Metro Area and Las Cruces/Southern New Mexico. Now we’ll break down the position by geography continuing with Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico. <strong>Omar Gallardo, West Las Vegas</strong>: Who’s the top returning WR in terms of production in Northern New Mexico? Gallardo. Last season he caught 56 passes for 808 yards and four touchdowns, establishing himself as one of the top pass catchers in Class 3A. WLV is overshadowed somewhat by cross-town rival Robertson, but Gallardo will try to make sure the Dons get the upper hand in the spring in one of the state’s most heated rivalries. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="26252" first="Chance" last="Carrillo"], Farmington</strong>: The top returning wide receiver in the Four Corners. Carrillo is a major cog in a Scorpions offense led by older brother QB [player_tooltip player_id="26172" first="Caleb" last="Carrillo"], who threw for nearly 3,000 yards and over 30 touchdowns in 2019. The younger Carrillo caught 51 passes for 810 yards and 10 TDs as a sophomore last season. Farmington, though, is seeking redemption after earning a top four seed and losing a quarterfinal playoff home game to Deming. <strong>Bloomfield’s Triple Threat</strong>: The Bobcats have arguably the top WR trio in Norther New Mexico with <strong>Raymundo Alcantar</strong> (35 receptions), <strong>Ethan Beevers</strong> (29) and <strong>Bryce Perez</strong> (24) returning after helping Bloomfield to a 12-1 record with the only blemish being a loss to Portales in the 2019 Class 4A state championship game. The key question, of course, is who will be throwing the passes to them as Vincient Marquez has graduated. <strong>Matthew Quartieri, Raton</strong>: Raton possesses some of the best young offensive talent in Northern New Mexico, with Quartieri (team high 35 receptions in 2019) catching passes from brother [player_tooltip player_id="26234" first="Dylan" last="Quartieri"] and supporting rising sophomore RB Cayden Walton. The Tigers are going to score a lot of points in the spring. Is there any Class 3A defense that will stop them?   <strong>  </strong> <strong>Andre King, Shiprock</strong>: King doesn’t get a lot of attention outside the Four Corners because Shiprock has historically struggled when they’re in a district. Last season they finished 5-5 playing an independent schedule. But now they’re headed into a district with Gallup, Kirtland Central, Miyamura, Aztec and Bloomfield. King had 32 receptions for 609 yards in 2019. <strong>Honorable Mention</strong>: Macen Alley (Farmington), Jack Dowling (Miyamura), Noah Keune (Piedra Vista), Mason Rios (Aztec), Austin Jaime (Aztec), Matthia Garcia (Espanola Valley), Dylan Deyapp (Escalante), Fenyx Morningdove (Santa Fe Indian), Damian Gallegos (West Las Vegas).