Week 4 Review: Top Players
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Week 4 of this extraordinary – and abbreviated – New Mexico high school spring football season unfolded this past weekend across the state. Here are the standout performers and units for the weekend: Aden Chavez, Cibola: Chavez was in mid-season…
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Continue ReadingWeek 4 of this extraordinary – and abbreviated – New Mexico high school spring football season unfolded this past weekend across the state. Here are the standout performers and units for the weekend:
Aden Chavez, Cibola: Chavez was in mid-season form from the opening series, completing 27-of-41 passes for 347 yards and four touchdowns, three to Elijah Spaulding, in the Cougars’ 49-33 victory over Volcano Vista.
Slayd Campos Slayd Campos 5'7" | RB Cibola | 2021 State NM , Cibola: Chavez wasn’t a one-man act as Campos rushed for 180 yards and 3 touchdowns in Cibola’s win.
Nathan Lopez, Cibola: The 2022 wide receiver had a 35-yard TD catch from Chavez and finished with a team-high 139 yards on eight catches.
Jeston Webskowski Jeston Webskowski 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB Clovis | 2021 State NM , Clovis: Webskowski is headed to the New Mexico Lobos for a reason. He destroyed Carlsbad Saturday by rushing 19 times for 298 yards, including scoring runs of 14, 77, 27 and 11 yards. He also threw a pass for 20 yards and caught three balls for 48 yards. Clovis trounced Carlsbad, 55-20, breaking the game open in the fourth quarter.
Johnny Herrera, Volcano Vista: After throwing for six TDs last week against Eldorado, Herrera sparked VV to a 30-point second half against Cibola. He threw for 278 yards and 3 TDs on 17-of-30 passing and added a TD run.
Demitrius Frausto, Hobbs: The Eagles utilized a balanced offense attack in beating Artesia Friday night, especially on the ground. Frausto had 9 carries for 72 yards and 1 TD. Four Hobbs ball carriers had 6 or more carries in the 56-27 win over the Bulldogs.
Jose Montoya, Mayfield: The Trojans again unleashed a highly productive ground game in their 32-10 win over Onate and Montoya led the way with 168 yards and two touchdowns.
Jared Jeffrey, Lovington: The Wildcats beat Portales, 36-20, in a Class 4A showdown and Jeffrey was a major reason why with 157 yards through the air and 154 yards on the ground (311 total yards). He completed passes to six different receivers.
Chris Rios Chris Rios 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB Atrisco Heritage | 2021 State NM , Atrisco Heritage: Atrisco’s best defensive player recorded 13 tackles and 1 forced fumble in Atrisco’s OT loss to West Mesa.
Cleveland Defense: The Storm’s defensive unit dominated Friday night’s surprisingly easy 42-0 victory over crosstown rival Rio Rancho. Cleveland allowed just 149 total yards to the Rams, recovered two fumbles and intercepted a pass. In addition, Rio Rancho converted just 2-of-13 third down and averaged just over one yard per rushing attempt.
Bernalillo Defense: The Spartans defense rose to the occasion again, allowing St. Pius X little breathing room in a 14-7 win. In three games, Bernalillo has allowed just seven points en route to a perfect 3-0 record.
Paul Cieremans, Los Lunas: After Capital took an early 7-0 lead, the 5-foot-10, 195-pound sophomore engineered five straight scoring drives in the second quarter, including a pair of touchdowns in the final 91 seconds. He’s one to watch in the 2023 class.
Daniel Ayala Daniel Ayala 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB West Mesa | 2022 State NM , West Mesa: The 2022 quarterback threw a pair of TD passes in the first half as West Mesa jumped out to a 14-0 lead over Atrisco Heritage in a game eventually won by West Mesa in overtime.
Brandon Furbee Brandon Furbee 6'3" | QB Farmington | 2022 State NM , Grants: Completed 10-of-14 passes for 144 yards and 3 touchdowns in Grant’s surprisingly easy 50-0 win over Kirtland Central.
TJ Hocker, Grants: 144 rushing yards and four touchdowns for the Pirates.
Marcos Lopez Marcos Lopez 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Las Cruces | 2021 State NM , Las Cruces: The senior quarterback for Las Cruces, who is headed to Eastern New Mexico in the fall, literally willed his team to a hard-fought victory over Centennial Friday night. With the score tied 14-14 early in the fourth quarter, Lopez scored on a 1-yard TD run and later broke free for a 49-yard run before scoring another rushing TD to give the Bulldawgs the 28-20 win.
Joey Reza, Deming: 24 carries for 277 yards and 2 TDs in the 28-20 win over Alamogordo. Impressive.
Eldorado Defense: Both defenses came to play in Friday night’s slugfest at Wilson Stadium (more punts than points) . The Eagles were just a little bit better, holding La Cueva to 113 total yards in the 7-0 win. La Cueva totaled just nine yards on 32 rushing attempts.
Caleb Carrillo Caleb Carrillo 5'8" | 160 lbs | QB Farmington | 2021 State NM , Farmington: The Scorpions QB completed 13-of-18 passes for 173 yards and 5 TDs to go along with 3 carries for 51 yds and 1 TD. Farmington routed Piedra Vista and earned a spot in the Class 5A bowl game at UNM’s stadium opposite Mayfield.
Sean Hays Sean Hays 6'0" | 205 lbs | RB Alamogordo | 2021 State NM , Alamogordo: The senior running back had 92 yards and 1 TD on 23 carries in Alamogordo’s loss to Deming. Through four games, Hays has 468 rushing yards on 94 carries, an average of 23.5 carries per game. He’s been a workhorse.
Walker Wenzel Walker Wenzel 6'1" | 175 lbs | QB Silver | 2021 State NM , Silver: Wenzel, one of the top dual threat quarterbacks in the state and a Western New Mexico signee, brought his ‘A’ game in Silver’s 33-22 win over Ruidoso. Walker threw for 190 yards (12-20 passing) and 1 TD while rushing for 203 yards and 3 TDs on 20 carries. That’s 393 total yards.
Dustin Gnader, Silver: 4 receptions for 101 yards (25.3 yards per catch) in the victory over Ruidoso.
Raymundo Alcantar, Bloomfield: Scored a couple of touchdowns and completed several long passes in Bloomfield’s 40-0 win over Aztec in the Four Corners.
Juan Fuentes, Dexter: The Demons crushed Hagerman, 50-0, as Fuentes rushed for 86 yards and two TDs on five carries and caught three passes for 77 yards. He added a 57-yard kickoff return.
Isaiah Ortiz Isaiah Ortiz 5'7" | RB Del Norte | 2021 State NM , Del Norte: Ortiz had a 63-yard TD run and 50-yard TD run as Del Norte demolished Valley, 60-28.
Gestic Marquez, Sandia: The Matadors QB ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as Sandia handled Manzano, 48-22.
Talon Sanders, Roswell: He had the key tackle, knocking Goddard sophomore QB Adrian Solis out of the game. Later, he partially blocked a punt late in the first half that produced a Roswell TD and gave the Coyotes a 12-7 halftime lead. Later, he scored a TD. Sanders spearheaded a Coyotes defense that forced 3 Goddard turnovers.
A.J. Rivera, Albuquerque Academy: Academy’s QB continued his outstanding spring by completing 12-of-16 passes for 194 yards and 1 TD in the Chargers’ 20-14 win over Moriarty. In 4 games. Rivera has completed 74.2 percent of his passes for 6 TDs.
Kellan Gehres, Albuquerque Academy: 5 receptions for 105 yards in the win over Moriarty.
Anthony Roybal, Belen: Roybal had 118 yards rushing on just 9 carries in Belen’s 50-0 rout of Highland Saturday.
Hayden Dean, Eunice: The Cardinals cemented their status as one of the top Class 2A teams in the state with a 41-7 victory over NMMI as Dean threw for 225 yards and rushed for 125 yards.
Conagher Pierce, Eunice: 108 yards rushing in the win over NMMI.
Congrats to @AAnsotigue and team for a great game tonight- Overtime win vs AHA. Next time can we just skip the OT – please?! Sincerely- the cold cheer coach. #WMMustangs pic.twitter.com/IxOvRPd3rZ
— Stephanie Davy (@CoachSDavy) March 27, 2021
Congrats to @AAnsotigue and team for a great game tonight- Overtime win vs AHA. Next time can we just skip the OT – please?! Sincerely- the cold cheer coach. #WMMustangs pic.twitter.com/IxOvRPd3rZ
— Stephanie Davy (@CoachSDavy) March 27, 2021
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Eagles defeat Artesia 56-26 at Watson Stadium! #theGoldStandard pic.twitter.com/qBTl5PiAPG
— Hobbs High Athletics (@HobbsAthletics) March 27, 2021
Hard fought game boys! Proud of you all! Keep working. #FOE pic.twitter.com/T9n6LTOF7C
— AlamoTigerFootball (@AlamoFootball) March 27, 2021