The Nifty Fifty (Plus): Top Performers from Week 4

Who were some of the top performers from Week 4 of the New Mexico high school football season? For this edition, we've divided the standouts by position:   Quarterbacks   [player_tooltip player_id='837197' first='Ryan' last='Alfaro']: Rushed for 156 yards and 2 TD in Deming's loss at Artesia.   [player_tooltip player_id='1119255' first='Brock' last='Beaty'], Hobbs: Completed 17-of-30 passes for 290 yards and 5 TD as Hobbs won a shootout over El Paso (TX) Parkland, 41-37.   [player_tooltip player_id='1600835' first='Nathanael' last='Best'], Alamogordo: Threw for 105 yards and rushed for 172 yards on 24 carries as the Tigers outlasted Piedra Vista in 2 OT.     [player_tooltip player_id='615632' first='Uriel' last='Castro'], Bernalillo: Threw for 317 yards and 3 TD on 14-of-17 passing and rushed for 3 TD in Bernalillo's lopsided win over Moriarty.     [player_tooltip player_id='613746' first='Zaiden' last='Davis'], Centennial: As Davis showed in Week 3 against Artesia, he's dynamic running the football. In the Hawk's 49-27 win over Rio Rancho, Davis rushed for 190 yards and 4 TD on 19 carries. Centennial is smashing opponents with the run game. Against the Rams, they ran for 424 yards on 36 carries.   [player_tooltip player_id='611098' first='Cameron' last='Dyer'], La Cueva: Threw for 290 yards in the first  half, 312 overall, in La Cueva's 42-19 win over Sandia.   Jesse James Gonzalez, Robertson: Gonzalez was flawless in the Cardinals' big win over Ruidoso, completing all 9 of his passes for 220 yards and rushing for 117 yards on 6 carries.     [player_tooltip player_id='1119623' first='Ilijah' last='Hansen'], Volcano Vista: Threw for 241 yards and 2 TD in Volcano Vista's 35-7 win over West Mesa.     [player_tooltip player_id='1600815' first='Jose' last='Jaramillo'], Valley: In his first career start at QB for Valley, Jaramillo completed 17-of-27 passes for 308 yards and 2 TD with 0 interceptions in a loss to Belen.   [player_tooltip player_id='1594674' first='Tommy' last='Lopez'], Portales: Filling in for the injured [player_tooltip player_id='615523' first='Paxton' last='Culpepper'], Lopez rushed for 105 yards and 2 TD on 17 carries to lift the Rams past West Las Vegas, 21-14.   [player_tooltip player_id='854273' first='Elijah' last='Melancon'], Eunice: Melancon, one of the top passing QBs in the state, has already thrown for over 5,000 yards as he approaches the midway point of his junior season. In Week 4, he threw for 337 yards + 3 TD and averaged 22.5 yards per completion.     [player_tooltip player_id='613184' first='Isaiah' last='Ocampo'], Socorro: Ocampo is one of the best dual threat quarterbacks in the state. In Socorro's home win over Estancia, he threw for 175 yards and 4 TD (all to different receivers) and rushed for 141 yards and 1 TD.   [player_tooltip player_id='1600830' first='Daniel' last='Ornelas'], Jal: Threw for 247 yards and 3 TD in Jal's win over Van Horn (TX).   Xavier Perez, Organ Mountain: The Knights registered their 1st victory under 2nd-year HC Kenneth Sanchez with a 49-16 win over St. Pius X as Perez rushed for 214 yards and 1 TD on just 12 carries while freshman RB [player_tooltip player_id='1613370' first='Romeo' last='Jones'] rushed for 178 yards and 3 TD on 23 carries. Organ Mountain totaled 403 rushing yards.      Mathew Prudencio, Lovington: The Wildcats offense was clicking on all cylinders in the win over Roswell. Prudencio was superb, completing 15-of-21 passes for 245 yards and 2 TD.     [player_tooltip player_id='1137088' first='Kaiden' last='Reese'], Los Lunas: Threw 2 TD passes + rushed for 82 yards on 10 carries in the Tigers' hard-fought win over Eldorado.     [player_tooltip player_id='615635' first='Blake' last='Spencer'], Bloomfield: Spencer continues to pile up impressive stats as he threw for 262 yards and 4 TD on 18-of-25 passing to lead the Bobcats past Kirtland Central.   [player_tooltip player_id='1258970' first='James' last='Vautier'], Manzano: Vautier had one of the highest single game passing total in Week 4 as he threw for 396 yards and 6 TD on 24-of-34 passing to lead the Monarchs to a win over Hope Christian.   [player_tooltip player_id='1595769' first='Derek' last='Victorino Jr.'], Laguna Acoma: Victorino  rushed for 109 yards on 15 carries and made 10  tackles on defense in the Hawks' loss to Hatch Valley.     Running Backs   [player_tooltip player_id='615673' first='Alfredo' last='Andrade'], Gadsden: Few running back sin the state were better than Andrade in Week 4. He carried a workhorse 30 times for 200 yards and 2 TD in Gadsden's 28-20 home victory over Mayfield. Per MaxPreps, Andrade is the state's leading rusher with 752 yards in 4 games.   [player_tooltip player_id='853063' first='Isaiah' last='Dominguez'], St. Michael's: The Horsemen's vaunted rushing attack overpowered Albuquerque Academy in the  second half of a 48-7 victory. Dominguez rushed for 2 TD to spark the ground assault.     [player_tooltip player_id='853022' first='Peyton' last='Duncan'], Bloomfield: Rushed for 106 yards and 2 TD in Bloomfield's lopsided win over Kirtland Central.   [player_tooltip player_id='1119205' first='Alex' last='Fuentes'], Texico: Sparked Texico to an 18-13 win over Olton (TX) by rushing for 3 TD, including the game-winning 43-yard scamper midway through the 4th quarter. He also had a 65-yard TD run in the third quarter.     Jasode Harris, Belen: Rushed for 101 yards on 5 carries in the Eagles' come-from-behind win over Valley.   [player_tooltip player_id='1566538' first='Brig' last='Keiser'], Piedra Vista: The Panthers is enjoying a superb senior season. He had 250 yards rushing and 4 TD on 26 carries in the double OT loss at Alamogordo.       [player_tooltip player_id='1266534' first='Alberto' last='Landeros'], Albuquerque High: Ran 63 yards for a TD early in the 3rd quarter as the Bulldogs pulled away from Santa Fe in the second half for a 50-21 victory over the Demons. Landeros also had a TD run early in the first half.       [player_tooltip player_id='615426' first='Alex' last='Lopez'], Highland: Rushed for 118 yards and 5 TD on 15 carries + caught 3 passes for 54 yards in Highland's loss at Los Alamos.   [player_tooltip player_id='839823' first='Cheeto' last='Lumbrera III'], La Cueva: Cheeto had one of the best  games of his career as he rushed for 175 yards and 4 TD - and caught a long pass for another score - to lead La Cueva past Sandia, 42-19.   [player_tooltip player_id='1752753' first='Michael' last='Maestas'], Espanola Valley: Leading a balanced ground assault, he rushed for 89 yards on 12 carries to help the Sundevils hold off Grants, 14-7.   [player_tooltip player_id='1137875' first='Tristen' last='Onsurez'], Loving: Rushed for 122 yards on 13 carries and intercepted 2 passes on defense in Loving's win over Tucumcari, combining with. . .   [player_tooltip player_id='854281' first='Bobby' last='Parraz'], Loving: Rushed for 157 yards and 2 TD on 13 carries as the Falcons beat Tucumcari.      [player_tooltip player_id='1139144' first='Bryce' last='Parra'], Artesia: Returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a TD as the Bulldogs trounced Deming in the district opener at the Bulldog Bowl.   [player_tooltip player_id='1613284' first='George' last='Smith'], Robertson: The freshman continues to impress as he rushed for 117 yards and 3 TD on 5 carries against Ruidoso.   [player_tooltip player_id='1599923' first='Michael' last='Storms III'], Valencia: Rushed for 88 yards and 4 TD on 10 carries in Valencia's convincing win at Cuba.   [player_tooltip player_id='1605005' first='Brock' last='Wright'], Carlsbad: The Cavemen closed out non-district play with a 35-6 home win over Cibola. Wright rushed for 145 yards and 1 TD on 17 carries to spark the offense.     [player_tooltip player_id='1595801' first='Isaiah' last='Yannis'], Cleveland: Helped the Storm pull out a big road victory at Las Cruces with 123 yards rushing and 3 TD, including the clinching TD with about 3 minutes left.   Wide Receivers   [player_tooltip player_id='1600876' first='Braddock' last='Beaty'], Hobbs: The younger brother of Hobbs QB [player_tooltip player_id='1119255' first='Brock' last='Beaty'] caught 6 passes for 102 yards and 2 TD in the wild win over El Paso (TX) Parkland.   [player_tooltip player_id='1119118' first='Daniel' last='Bustamante'], West Las Vegas: Seven receptions for 136 yards in the Dons' hard-fought loss at Portales.     [player_tooltip player_id='1118257' first='Ethan' last='Conn'], Artesia: Caught a 36-yard TD pass from QB [player_tooltip player_id='1432984' first='Izac' last='Cazares'] and returned a kickoff 75 yards for a TD in Artesia's win over Deming.   [player_tooltip player_id='1137881' first='Aiden' last='Erickson'], Manzano: 11 receptions for 264 yards and 3 TD in Manzano's win over Hope Christian. Finished with 287 total yards.   [player_tooltip player_id='1594208' first='Akim' last='Leija'], Los Alamos: He caught six passes for 204 yards and returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown in the Hilltoppers big win over Highland.   Offensive Linemen   [player_tooltip player_id='1118909' first='Damien' last='Munoz'], Lovington: 4 pancake blocks against Roswell.   Defensive Linemen   [player_tooltip player_id='1594610' first='Aiden' last='Gonzalez'], Valencia: Gonzalez was a menace all game long to the Cuba offense with 3 TFL, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble.     [player_tooltip player_id='611047' first='Psalmon' last='Kegler'], Cleveland: Made 9 tackles and 1 sack in the Storm's road win at Las Cruces.   Cameron Allen, Loving: 3 sacks to spark Loving's strong defensive effort against Tucumcari. Loving totaled 8 sacks in the win.     Linebackers   [player_tooltip player_id='1257310' first='Sammy' last='Baeza'], Hobbs: The first of three Hobbs LB mentioned here. Baeza had 19 tackles and 5.0 TFL in the Eagles 41-37 win over El Paso (TX) Parkland. Hobbs totaled 12.0 TFL in the win.   [player_tooltip player_id='613053' first='Manny' last='Chavez'], Portales: Made 20 tackles in Portales' win over West Las Vegas.     [player_tooltip player_id='615690' first='McKell' last='Colbert'], Bloomfield: 4 QB hurries and a blocked FG in Bloomfield's win over Kirtland Central.   Tristen Davis, Hobbs: Davis and the Hobbs LB corps held firm in the Eagles win over El Paso (TX) Parkland. Davis had 21 tackles and 3.0 TFL.      Gustavo Diaz-Castro, Hobbs: El Paso (TX) Parkland ran the ball 74 times in Hobbs' 41-37 victory but Diaz-Castro was up to the task with a team high 24 tackles.   [player_tooltip player_id='1594250' first='Dalton' last='Golliheair'], Belen: Made 15 tackles with 2.0 TFL, 1 sack, 1 QB hurry and a 20-yard fumble return in Belen's 31-20 win over Valley.     [player_tooltip player_id='853014' first='Michael' last='Jimenez'], Silver: Led the Colts on both sides of the ball in a huge win over Cobre. Collected 17 tackles, a scoop and score fumble return and interception on defense and added two TD on offense.       [player_tooltip player_id='1248663' first='Colton' last='McKibben'], Carlsbad: Made 7 tackles, 3 TFL and 1 INT in Carlsbad's win over Cibola.   [player_tooltip player_id='613153' first='Diego' last='Munoz'], Dexter: The Demons blanked Pojoaque Valley with Munoz leading the way with a season high 9 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1 forced fumble.   [player_tooltip player_id='1137457' first='Taylen' last='Payne'], Goddard: Led the Rockets defense in a win over Santa Teresa with 9 tackles, 2 sacks and 2 TFL.   [player_tooltip player_id='1594106' first='Daniel' last='Rios'], Volcano Vista: Made 11 tackles for the Hawks in their win over West Mesa. Played a major role in the Hawks limiting the Mustangs to 18 rushing yards on 27 carries.      [player_tooltip player_id='1137867' first='Elijah' last='Rivero'], Lovington: Led the Wildcats with 11 tackles, 2 TFL and 1 sack on defense and scored a receiving TD on offense.     [player_tooltip player_id='1600987' first='Ekahi' last='Tiller'], Laguna Acoma: Led Laguna Acoma with 14 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 QB hurries and 1 fumble recovery in a loss to Hatch Valley + rushed for 70 yards on 15 carries.   Secondary   [player_tooltip player_id='1118057' first='AJ' last='Manning'], Cleveland: Made 10 tackles, all solo, in Cleveland's 35-35 road win at Las Cruces.   [player_tooltip player_id='837021' first='Omar' last='Terrones'], Centennial: Terrones led the Hawks with 13 tackles and a key Pick-6 interception return in the 4th quarter.     Kickers     Lennon Anamins, Carlsbad: Averaged 59.2 yards on 6 kickoffs with 5 touchbacks. 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Who were some of the top performers from Week 4 of the New Mexico high school football season? For this edition, we've divided the standouts by position: