Week 3 In Review: Top Performers
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Week 3 of the New Mexico High School football season was filled with plenty of exceptional performances. Here are some of the top performers: Andres Aguirre, Albuquerque High: Aguirre rushed for 155 yards and scored five TDs in Albuquerque’s 50-0…
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Continue ReadingWeek 3 of the New Mexico High School football season was filled with plenty of exceptional performances. Here are some of the top performers:
Andres Aguirre, Albuquerque High: Aguirre rushed for 155 yards and scored five TDs in Albuquerque’s 50-0 win over Del Notre Thursday night.
Colton Graham Colton Graham 5'10" | 165 lbs | QB Hobbs | 2022 State NM , Hobbs: One of the top dual threat quarterbacks in the state, Graham scored a pair of TDs in Hobbs’ 14-0 victory over Roswell, a 29-yard run in the first quarter and a 1-yard plunge in the third.
Evan Wysong Evan Wysong 5'10" | 165 lbs | QB Cleveland | 2023 State NM , Cleveland: It was a good week for the Wysong brothers. Thursday, Luke had a sparkling debut for New Mexico. Twenty-four hours later, Evan led Cleveland to a rout of Manzano by throwing two TD passes, catching a TD pass from Elijah Brody and kicking all the PATs.
Julian Munoz, Capital: The Jaguars QB rushed for 3 touchdowns and passed for two more, accounting for 5 TDs in Capital’s OT win over Moriarty. In OT, Munoz threw a TD pass before winning the race to the right pylon for the game-winning 2-point conversion. He rushed for 119 yards and threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns.
Cayden Walton Cayden Walton 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Raton | 2023 State NM , Raton: The Tigers ran just 27 plays in their 49-16 win over border rival Trinidad (Co.) but Walton had 206 yards rushing on just 11 carries, including a 55-yard TD run.
Gabriel Buie, La Cueva: Buie rushed for three TDs, – two in the fourth quarter – in La Cueva’s huge 28-10 road win at Las Cruces. Two of Buie’s TDs came on runs of 46 and 43 yards, respectively.
Javyn Morales Javyn Morales 5'10" | 155 lbs | RB Goddard | 2023 State NM , Goddard: Arguably the state’s fastest player, Morales is a major reason Goddard is ranked No. 3 in the state overall (and the highest ranked Class 5A team). He rushed for 171 yards and 3 TDs on 17 carries in Goddard’s 49-6 win over Deming.
Zach Vigil Zach Vigil 5'9" | 190 lbs | RB Rio Rancho | 2022 State NM , Rio Rancho: The state’s top running back scored three rushing touchdowns, the first a 58-yard scamper in the third quarter before adding two more TDs in the fourth when the Rams pulled away from Eldorado.
Zakk Thomas Zakk Thomas 5'10" | RB Kirtland Central | 2022 State NM , Kirtland Central: Thomas scored 8 rushing touchdowns (tying for the second highest single game total in state history) and amassed more than 500 yards in all-purpose yards as Kirtland Central’s offense scored 63 points against Taos. He’s also a linebacker on the Kirtland Central defense.
Martell Mora Martell Mora 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB Santa Fe High | 2022 State NM , Santa Fe: Arguably the state’s player so far this season, Mora came up big for Santa Fe as the Demons finally snapped a 12-game, 13-year losing streak to city rival St. Michael’s. Mora rushed for 94 yards (5 runs of 13+ yards) and returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown. He also sparked a Demons defense that shut down the St. Michael’s offense over the final three quarters.
Marc Armenta, Bloomfield: The Bobcats WR caught 4 passes for 102 yards and scored two TDS as Bloomfield cruised past Grants on the road, 52-0. Bloomfield hosts Albuquerque Academy Friday night in a key Class 4A contest.
A.J. Rivera A.J. Rivera 6'2" | 195 lbs | QB Albuquerque Academy | 2023 State NM , Albuquerque Academy: Led Academy to its third win of the season, a hard-fought 21-20 victory over Hope Christian, by throwing for 311 yards, 179 in the first quarter.
Kellan Gehres Kellan Gehres 5'10" | 150 lbs | WR Albuquerque Academy | 2023 State NM , Albuquerque Academy: Gehres had 7 receptions for 132 yards, including a key TD catch in the final seconds of the first half that proved to be the difference in Academy’s 21-20 win over Hope Christian.
Alejandro Sapien Alejandro Sapien 5'11" | 155 lbs | QB St. Pius X | 2023 State NM , St. Pius X: Sapien threw four TD passes in St. Pius X’s 31-28 loss to Valley Saturday afternoon.
Berto Zamora, Las Cruces: The senior receiver caught two passes of 30+ yards in the Bulldawgs’ 28-10 loss to La Cueva.
Anthony Carrillo, Mayfield: Carrillo helped spark a stellar defensive performance by the Trojans in a 47-10 victory over Organ Mountain. Carrillo had a 65-yard Pick-6 TD in the second quarter as Mayfield was never threatened after taking a 20-3 halftime lead.
Brandon Furbee Brandon Furbee 6'3" | QB Farmington | 2022 State NM , Farmington: Furbee was flawless in Farmington’s 53-0 victory over Highland, throwing 3 TD passes to Ethan Thomas and running for one TD. He exited the game without throwing an incompletion against the overmatched Hornets defense.
Ryan Sharpe, Bloomfield: The Bobcats QB completed 10-of-12 passes as the Bloomfield offense didn’t commit a turnover in the mercy rule win over Grants.
Ricky Henderson, Valley: Led Valley to the 31-28 victory over St. Pius X at Milne Stadium with a 35-yard TD run.
Paul Cieremans Paul Cieremans 5'10" | 195 lbs | QB Los Lunas | 2023 State NM , Los Lunas: Cieremans continues to terrorize opposing defenses, adding three more rushing touchdowns to his season total in Los Lunas’ 41-13 road victory over West Mesa. In 3 games, Cieremans has 322 rushing yards and 8 rushing touchdowns, sparking Los Lunas to the No. 4 overall ranking in the state by MaxPreps.
Isaac Hinson Isaac Hinson 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR Lovington | 2022 State NM , Lovington: Hinson made one of the clutch plays of the weekend, catching a TD pass with seconds remaining to help Lovington outlast Alamogordo, 22-21, Friday on the road. He caught 4 passes for 40 yards, rushed twice for 68 yards, averaged 12 yards on 3 punt returns and made 7 tackles on defense.
Joseph Perez Joseph Perez 6'0" | 195 lbs | LB Lovington | 2022 State NM , Lovington: Keyed Lovington’s defensive effort at Alamogordo with 10 tackles, 4 TFL, 1 sack and 1 interception.
Diego Molinar, Bernalillo: Molinar had two of Bernalillo‘s six interceptions against Los Alamos as the Spartans pitched their third consecutive shutout to start the 2021 season.
Jacob Pino, Bernalillo: Pino threw four touchdown passes for the Spartans in their 35-0 win over Los Alamos.
Devin Gonzales, Hot Springs: Gonzales scored three touchdowns, including a 65-yard punt return, as Hot Springs traveled to Lordsburg and came away with a 34-20 victory.
Proud of our TEAM! They all demanded that we go for 2, no need to go to overtime. They said that we tell them all the time to FINISH, asked us to let them FINISH! Resilient Group! #FE pic.twitter.com/LoaxXcwKGf
— Wildcat Football (@lvtwildcatsfb) September 4, 2021
13 carries 155 yards rushing 19 yards receiving 174 overall yards 5 tds.@CoachHering @CoachParkerMTU @BrandonCSmith6 @OldSchool_TJ @CoachDWarehime @DavidHowes5 @Vitale_64 @AHSBulldogFB1 @PrepRedzoneNM @JamesDYodice
— Andres Aguirre (@AndresGAguirre6) September 3, 2021
Game 2- 17 attempts 176 rushing yards/ 233 AP yards 3 TD’s https://t.co/17jCc7POOf
— Zach Vigil (@zacharyvigil21) September 5, 2021
Isaac Hinson Class of 2022 WR/DB
Highlights Game 3 vs Alamogordo
4 rec for 40 yards, 1 TD, 1 2pt conversion. 2 rushes 68 yards. 2 pancake blocks, 2 solos, 5 assisted tackle. 3 punt returns for 37 yards. Peer selected Captain! https://t.co/DSeULn8SZ1 @marshhhhhy #FE— Wildcat Football (@lvtwildcatsfb) September 5, 2021
Week 3 Highlights ‼️ 170 all purpose yards and 1 TD. Check out my highlight – https://t.co/m3IALKoyFZ @Rude_WUBearcats @JoeBushman5 @CoachJCraft @CoachChrisBall @CoachJeddFisch @CoachGonzUNM @PrepRedzoneNM
— Kellan “KG” Gehres (@KellanGehres23) September 5, 2021
The Sights and Sounds from Week 3 of the NM High School football season. Plenty of video featuring @demons_football vs. @StMikesHorsemen, @AAChargersFball vs. Hope Christian plus plenty more games.https://t.co/iIvIhX3IQ3 pic.twitter.com/6zC40o0U6s
— Prep Redzone New Mexico (@PrepRedzoneNM) September 6, 2021