What’s next for Legacy after Battle Dallas tourney?
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Consisting of 10 players from the Land of Enchantment along with multiple players from Texas and one from Mississippi, the New Mexico Legacy 7x7 team competed this past weekend at the Battle Dallas tournament.
It was the third tournament Legacy has competed since its founding in January, and the team – and the state – continue to gain respect from more established teams across the country. The Battle Dallas tournament included teams from as far away as Florida.
The 10 New Mexico players who traveled to Dallas were: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="274972" first="Noah" last="Nelson"]</strong> (Rio Rancho), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="275082" first="Dominic" last="Valencia"]</strong> (Rio Rancho), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="274977" first="Andres" last="Aguirre"]</strong> (Cleveland), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="269863" first="Andres" last="Armijo"]</strong> (Cleveland), <strong>Elijah Garabedian</strong> (Rio Rancho), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="274991" first="Jason" last="Ussery"]</strong> (Los Lunas), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="269965" first="Chris" last="Loera"]</strong> (Los Lunas), <strong>Creed Chavez</strong> (St. Michael’s), <strong>Eduardo Contrentras</strong> (Albuquerque) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="275074" first="Bishop" last="Ortega"]</strong> (Cleveland).
Legacy head coach Ramar Watson told Prep Redzone New Mexico that Valencia and Ussery stood out with their performances. Valencia is competing with Nelson for the starting quarterback job at Rio Rancho. Ussery is a 2024 defensive back who saw limited action with the Los Lunas varsity in 2021.
“He is learning to be more aggressive in breaking on the ball,” Watson said of Ussery. “His reaction time is generally a lot better. He broke up a couple passes this past weekend.”
What’s next for Legacy? They have been invited to a tournament in Scottsdale, AZ on April 23-24, Watson said. A return trip to Las Vegas, NZ for the Pylon Mecca 2 Tournament scheduled for that same weekend is also possible, he said. In the summer (May-July), Watson wants Legacy to compete at various 7x7 tournaments on college campuses.
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