Week 6: Top Performers
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Week 6 of the New Mexico High School Football season is complete. Here are some of the top performers: Jacob Adcox, Sandia: Caught 3 TD passes in Sandia’s big win over Manzano. Ryan Alfaro, Deming: The Wildcats beat Silver in…
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Continue ReadingWeek 6 of the New Mexico High School Football season is complete. Here are some of the top performers:
Jacob Adcox, Sandia: Caught 3 TD passes in Sandia’s big win over Manzano.
Ryan Alfaro, Deming: The Wildcats beat Silver in a defensive slugfest, 7-0, as the sophomore Alfaro rushed for 103 yards on 21 carries.
JJ Arellano, Rio Rancho: The sophomore QB ran for 4 TD and threw 1 TD as the Rams rallied past Farmington. 35-28.
Marcus Armijo Marcus Armijo 5'10" | 160 lbs | QB Socorro | 2023 State NM , Socorro: Completed 66.7 percent (14-21) of his passes for close to 200 yards + 64 yards rushing in solid road win for the Warriors at Raton.
Brian Armijo Brian Armijo 5'9" | 155 lbs | LB Socorro | 2023 State NM , Socorro: 114 rushing yards on just 8 carries + team high 11 tackles on defense against Raton.
Elijah Brody Elijah Brody 6'3" | 185 lbs | QB West Mesa | 2024 State NM , West Mesa: The junior QB had 492 total yards (321 passing, 171 rushing) in the Mustangs’ high-scoring loss to Atrisco Heritage.
Josh Calhoon, Estancia: Rushed for 141 yards and 2 TD on 17 carries in a 54-36 win over Hatch Valley.
Branden Castillo Branden Castillo 5'9" | 145 lbs | WR Cibola | 2023 State NM , Cibola: Contributed to Cibola’s win over Los Lunas in 3 ways: 1) threw the game-winning 34-yard pass to Marcus Wilson on a flea flicker play with 15 seconds left; 2) Caught a 72-yard TD pass from Chavez; and 3) Made a fantastic catch on 4th-and-3 to keep the game-wining drive alive.
Nate Chacon, Espanola Valley: The Sundevils continue to be one of the season’s biggest surprises as they trounced Santa Fe Indian, 51-0. Chacon threw for 270 yards and 5 TD.
Aden Chavez Aden Chavez 6'5" | 210 lbs | QB Cibola | 2023 State NM , Cibola: Passed for 356 yards – 311 in the second half – and 3 touchdowns to lead the Cougars to a 36-30 comeback win over Los Lunas.
Alejandro Chavez, Espanola Valley: Rushed for 170 yards in EV’s big win over SFIS.
Ciyllis Cole-Roy, Miyamura: Cole-Roy, a senior, has emerged as one of the top running backs in the Four Corners. Against Moriarty, he had 141 rushing yards on 10 carries. It’s the third time this season Cole-Roy has 130+ rushing yards in a single game.
Cameron Dyer: The sophomore is the likely successor to Aiden Armenta, but this season he’s playing RB and other spots. He scored 2 TD in La Cueva’s lopsided win over Albuquerque High.
Demusico Edsitty Demusico Edsitty 5'8" | 185 lbs | RB Kirtland Central | 2024 State NM , Kirtland Central: Keyed Kirtland Central’s 14-y win over Grants with 132 rushing yards and 2 TD on 24 carries + 24 receiving yards.
Nye Estrada, Artesia: Estrada has been one of the top passing QBs in the state this season. In Week 6, he shredded the Lovington secondary for 449 yards and 5 TD on 19-of-23 passing.
Daemon Ely Daemon Ely 6'7" | 210 lbs | QB Taos | 2023 State NM , Taos: The 6-foot-7 Tigers QB threw 2 TD passes and powered over for another Taos grinded out a 21-6 win at Bernalillo in one of the most-watched games of Week 6.
Bowdy Evans, Miyamura: 4 receptions for 112 yards in a big win over Moriarty.
Manny Fuentez Manny Fuentez 5'11" | 175 lbs | QB Roswell | 2024 State NM , Roswell: Threw for 3 TD and ran for another as the Coyotes trounced Clovis, 49-0.
Kellan Gehres Kellan Gehres 5'10" | 150 lbs | WR Albuquerque Academy | 2023 State NM , Albuq. Academy: 7 receptions for 148 yards against Los Alamos.
Peyton Greathouse Peyton Greathouse 5'9" | 175 lbs | WR Artesia | 2024 TN , Artesia: Over half of QB Nye Estrada’s completions went to Greathouse, who finished with 10 catches for 285 yards and 3 TD against Lovington.
Trel Griego Trel Griego 6'3" | 225 lbs | QB Farmington | 2024 State NM , Farmington: Passed for 3 TD and ran for 1 TD in Farmington’s close loss to Rio Rancho.
Marquis Henry, Aztec: Threw for 255 yards and 3 TD is a losing effort against St. Michael’s.
Daniel Hernandez Daniel Hernandez QB Centennial | 2024 State NM , Centennial: The Hawks’ QB sparked a win over city rival Organ Mountain by throwing 4 TD passes. Centennial never punted.
Tomas Herrera Tomas Herrera 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Gadsden | 2023 State NM , Gadsden: Rushed for 121 yards on 17 carries in Gadsden’s loss to Goddard.
Alex Lopez, Highland: The Hornets’ QB rushed for 134 yards on 23 carries in a win over Hope Christian.
Jisiah Lara, Mayfield: Scored 1 TD on a short run and caught a 35-yard TD pass from Trojans QB Anthony Carrillo Anthony Carrillo 5'11" | 140 lbs | QB Mayfield | 2023 State NM and a 46-yarder in Mayfield’s 49-7 win over Belen at Field of Dreams.
Andres Madrid Andres Madrid 5'11" | 175 lbs | RB Santa Rosa | 2023 State NM , Santa Rosa: Rushed for 111 yards in Santa Rosa’s 55-0 win over Hagerman.
Landen Martinez, Albuq. Academy: Martinez rushed for 100+ yards in the win over Los Alamos.
Dean Marquez Dean Marquez 5'11" | 175 lbs | QB Atrisco Heritage | 2024 State NM , Albuq. Academy: One of the state’s top passing QBs, Marquez threw for 396 yards and 4 TD in a 44-21 win over Capital.
Arnold Marquez, Atrisco Heritage: 19 tackles in a win over Capital.
Latavious Morris, Atrisco Heritage: Caught 7 passes for 195 yards and 2 TD in a win over Capital.
Amiri Mumba, Highland: The sophomore ran for 3 TD and had 154 yards rushing on 29 carries in Highland’s 28-0 victory over Hope Christian.
Juan Munoz, Capital: Rushed for 124 yards and 2 TD in the Jaguars’ loss to Atrisco Heritage.
Isaiah Ocampo, Socorro: 5 receptions for 117 yards against Raton.
Elliot Pasket-Bell, Volcano Vista: Threw 3 TD passes & ran for 1 TD in the Hawks’ 52-29 win over Eldorado.
CJ Perea, West Las Vegas: 15-of-21 passing for 175 yards and 3 TD in a 54-0 trouncing of Thoreau.
Drew Perez Drew Perez 5'9" | 140 lbs | DB BLoomfield | 2024 State NM , Bloomfield: 9 receptions for 191 yards in Bloomfield’s 55-13 win over Valencia.
Kaleb Rodriguez Kaleb Rodriguez 5'11" | 170 lbs | QB Loving | 2024 State NM , Loving: Completed 14-of-17 passes for 182 yards and 2 TD as Loving beat NMMI, 38-0, to set up a showdown with Jal on Friday night.
Jacob Rumstead, Piedra Vista: The Panthers (6-0) kept winning and Rumstead had 186 rushing yards and 4 TD in a 48-0 road win over Valley, keying a PV ground game that totaled 222 yards.
Kaden Sago Kaden Sago RB Ruidoso | 2023 State NM , Ruidoso: Who’s the third leading rusher in the state after 6 weeks? Sago. He had a season high 228 yards on 23 carries in a big win over rival Tularosa.
Manny Sedillo, Atrisco Heritage: 5 receptions for 149 yards + 51 rushing yards in a win over Capital.
Jesse Seitzinger, Bloomfield: 216 total yards (170 receiving yards + 46 rushng yards) in Bloomfield’s win over Valencia.
Ryan Sharpe Ryan Sharpe QB Bloomfield | 2023 State NM , Bloomfield: Our Player of the Week was stellar in a huge win over Valencia as he threw 7 TD passes and completed 20-of-28 passes for 448 yards. Sharpe has 23 TD passes this season for the unbeaten Bobcats.
Ethan Tafoya, West Las Vegas: 16 rushes for 101 yards againstThoreau.
Cayden Walton Cayden Walton 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Raton | 2023 State NM , Raton: Some folks wondered how Walton would do against a quality defense. Wonder no more. Carrying the Raton offense on his back, Walton rushed for 222 yards on 30 carries in a losing effort against Socorro.