7×7: Bernalillo Jamboree Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seven-on-7 season in the Albuquerque Metro region kicks off Sunday with a 12-team jamboree at Bernalillo High School.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The participating teams include nine from New Mexico: Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque High, Bernalillo, Cibola (2 teams), West Las Vegas, Valley, NM Heat and NM Legacy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three out-of-state teams are also competing: Mountain Muscle (Colorado), Mission Men (Colorado) and Woodboys (El Paso, TX).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Multiple teams will debut new quarterbacks, including Academy and Cibola. The action begins at 9 a.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valley coach Billy Cobos told Prep Redzone New Mexico that he's eager to see how his team competes in their first 7x7 action of the offseason, particularly dynamic dual threat QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='615626' first='Julian' last='Butkivich']</strong> and potential go-to WRs <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='275556' first='Ezekiel' last='Ramos']</strong> and <strong>Natavious Stallworth</strong>.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“We haven't practiced too much,” Cobos said. “We've been out there a few times. Julian is looking better. We have a bunch of receivers. It's going to be exciting to get out there Sunday and see what we've got. I know both the players and coaches have been itching to get out there.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Each team will play three games. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Here are 5 Key Players to Watch in Sunday's Jamboree</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Albuquerque High: <strong>Frank Hren</strong>, QB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bernalillo: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='275206' first='Mason' last='Espinda-McChriston']</strong>, WR/DB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cibola: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='274792' first='Marcus' last='Wilson']</strong>, WR</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Las Vegas: <strong>C.J. Perea</strong>, QB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valley: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='615626' first='Julian' last='Butkivich']</strong>, QB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/jarmaine94/status/1648742425505202183","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/jarmaine94/status/1648742425505202183 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Westlasvegasfb/status/1648042758962294784","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Westlasvegasfb/status/1648042758962294784 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->