The Nifty Fifty (Plus): Top Performers In Week 5

Who were some of the top performers from Week 5 of the New Mexico high school football season? For this edition, we've listed the standout players in alphabetical order.   [player_tooltip player_id='1258842' first='Andres' last='Acosta'], Highland: Acosta is just a freshman (2028) but he led the Hornets with 13 tackles in a win over Rio Grande.   [player_tooltip player_id='1259059' first='Thomas' last='Adams'], Sandia: Pick-6 interception for the Matadors in their lopsided win over Santa Fe in a District 6A-2. Adams' big play was one of 4 interceptions by Sandia on the night.   Cameron Allen, Loving: Made 13 tackles with 1 TFL and 1 fumble recovery in the Falcons' impressive road win at Newcomb.     [player_tooltip player_id='1137388' first='Daniel' last='Amaro'], Hobbs: Amaro has been a workhorse RB for the Bulldawgs all season and that trend continued in the District 6A-3 win at Hobbs. Amaro rushed for 239 yards on 29 carries and caught 3 passes for 27 yards. His 32 touches shows how important he is to the Las Cruces offense.   [player_tooltip player_id='1119160' first='Soren' last='Annon'], St. Michael's: The Horsemen have one of the best rushing attacks in the state and Annon, along with [player_tooltip player_id='613193' first='Cole' last='Sandoval'] and others, again dominated. Annon and Sandoval both had 100+ yards rushing in a nice road win at Eunice.        [player_tooltip player_id='1257310' first='Sammy' last='Baeza'], Hobbs: Collected 12 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and 1 forced fumble in the Eagles' loss to Las Cruces.       [player_tooltip player_id='1594811' first='Josh' last='Dawes'], Tohatchi: Rushed for 3 TD and a 2-point conversion in Tohatchi's 54-12 win over Gallup.   [player_tooltip player_id='853022' first='Peyton' last='Duncan'], Bloomfield: Duncan touched the ball 4 times (2 rushes, 2 receptions) on offense for 166 total yards in the Bobcats' mercy-rule win over Aztec. That's an average of over 41 yards per touch.      [player_tooltip player_id='611098' first='Cameron' last='Dyer'], La Cueva: The Bears' senior QB threw 3 TD passes in a win over Farmington AND was named Homecoming King. That's a good night right there.     [player_tooltip player_id='1600893' first='Trent' last='Egeland'], Artesia: Caught 3 TD passes in the 2nd quarter as Artesia, which trailed Gadsden, 20-16, at one point, surged past the Panthers for a key District 5A-2 victory.   [player_tooltip player_id='854297' first='Tristin' last='Fernandez'], Grants: In addition to passing for 202 yards and 2 TD, he also had a team high 13 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 2 sacks on defense in the win over Kirtland Central.     [player_tooltip player_id='1119120' first='Kaesn' last='George'], Dexter: The Demons are 5-0 after mercy-ruling Cobre. George caught 5 passes for 102 yards and returned 5 punts for 96 yards, giving him 198 all-purpose yards.   [player_tooltip player_id='1606054' first='Alejandro' last='Guerra'], Organ Mountain: His 2 interceptions helped spark the Organ Mountain defense against Alamogordo. His second INT came on the game's final play as he snatched the Tigers' Hail Mary pass in the end zone.        Jesse James Gonzalez, Robertson: Completed 11-of-17 passes for 215 yards and made 7 tackles on defense in the Cardinals' win over former district rival Raton in Las Vegas.   [player_tooltip player_id='1119623' first='Ilijah' last='Hansen'], Volcano Vista: Threw 2 TD passes and ran for 1 in the Hawks' 28-8 victory over Eldorado.   Jordan Hatch, Cleveland: Led the Storm offense to an impressive showing at El Paso (TX) Pebble Hills by completing 18-of-25 passes for 276 yards and 3 TD. Cleveland total 661 yards in total offense.     [player_tooltip player_id='1604744' first='Jordan' last='Herrera'], Los Alamos: Rushed for 130 yards on 16 carries as Los Alamos beat Capital in a District 5A-1 game. The Hilltoppers won their 2nd straight game after starting the year with 3 losses.   [player_tooltip player_id='1258907' first='Isaac' last='Houlihan'], Albuquerque High: The Bulldogs are a surprising 4-1 after a 14-12 victory over Atrisco Heritage. Houlihan rushed for 100 yards and 2 TD on 19 carries, including the go-ahead score in the 4th quarter. Also made 4 tackles on defense.   [player_tooltip player_id='1600815' first='Jose' last='Jaramillo'], Valley: Threw for 179 yards and 1 TD in Valley's win over Miyamura.   [player_tooltip player_id='1613370' first='Romeo' last='Jones'], Organ Mountain: Jones is just a freshman (2028) but he's emerging as one of the top RBs in southern New Mexico. The Knights won their second straight game as Jones rushed for 116 yards and 1 TD on 20 carries in the 18-10 win over Alamogordo.        [player_tooltip player_id='613060' first='Andres' last='Lazos'], Grants: Rushed for 139 yards and 2 TD on a workhorse 27 carries in the Pirates' 28-19 win over Kirtland Central in a District 4A-1 game. Also had 1 reception for a 25 yard TD.   [player_tooltip player_id='1137096' first='Jay' last='Lee'], Socorro: Caught 9 passes for 167 yards and 1 TD in the Warriors' win over Hot Springs.   [player_tooltip player_id='615426' first='Alex' last='Lopez'], Highland: He did it all for the Hornets, who again played without stud RB [player_tooltip player_id='615425' first='Amiri' last='Mumba'], in a 29-point win over Rio Grande. Lopez rushed for 105 yards on 11 carries, caught 2 passes for 45 yards and returned a punt 66 yards for a TD. He scored three different ways – rushing, receiving and special teams. 216 all-purpose yards.   [player_tooltip player_id='280925' first='Jordan' last='Lucas'], Centennial: The Hawks' senior WR had his best game of the season with 7 receptions for 154 yards and 1 TD as Centennial beat Carlsbad at Field of Dreams to stay unbeaten.   [player_tooltip player_id='851903' first='Jacob' last='Maldonado'], Cleveland: The Storm traveled to El Paso to face Pebble Hills in a cross-border clash. Maldonado had 7 receptions for 138 yards and 1 TD. He also ran for 30 yards and 1 TD.   Tegin Maloney, NMMI: Rushed for 115 yards on 9 carries and made 4 tackles  with 1.0 TFL and 1.0 sack on defense in the Colts' win over Hatch Valley.   [player_tooltip player_id='615687' first='Gage' last='Marquez'], Los Lunas: Made a season-high 12 tackles in the Tigers win over West Mesa.   [player_tooltip player_id='1119106' first='Cruz' last='Martinez'], West Las Vegas: Made 13 tackles with 3.0 TFL and 1.0 sack in WLV's win over Santa Rosa.      [player_tooltip player_id='853013' first='Tanner' last='Montano'], La Cueva: 7 receptions for 100 yards and 2 TD in La Cueva's win over Farmington.   [player_tooltip player_id='1137124' first='RJ' last='Montoya'], Hope Christian: Montoya had arguably the best game of his career Friday night at Estancia as he threw for 7 TDs and ran for 2 more in the Huskies' lopsided win.     [player_tooltip player_id='1119659' first='Xavier' last='Nez'], Navajo Prep: Rushed for 5 TD and 100+ yards in the Eagles' victory at Santa Fe Indian School.   Donovan Nieto, Valencia: He was around the football all night as he recovered two fumbles, forced a fumble and finished with 7 tackles in Valencia's win over Silver.   [player_tooltip player_id='613184' first='Isaiah' last='Ocampo'], Socorro: Totaled 394 yards in total offense (270 passing, 124 rushing) and accounted for 4 TD in Socorro's shutout win over Hot Springs.     Erik Ochoa, Highland: Rushed for 118 yards and 2 TD on 16 carries in the Hornets' win over Rio Grande.   Marcos Ochoa, West Mesa: 92-yard kickoff return for the Mustangs in the loss to Los Lunas.   [player_tooltip player_id='1137875' first='Tristen' last='Onsurez'], Loving: The Falcons traveled to Newcomb and beat the Skyhawks at their own game – running the football in a punishing manner. Onsurez rushed for 171 yards and 3 TD on just 12 carries, an average of 14.3 yards per carry.   Jacob Palomino, Roswell: Palomino is an elite athlete playing quarterback and he proved it again against Deming. He broke open a fairly tight game late in the 3rd quarter when he raced 71 yards for a TD to give the Coyotes a 35-14 lead. In the fourth quarter, he threw a 25-yard TD pass to [player_tooltip player_id='1750777' first='Kolby' last='Sanchez'].      [player_tooltip player_id='615555' first='CJ' last='Perea'], West Las Vegas: Perea became WLV's all-time leader in TD passes with 70 and surpassed the 7,000-yard mark in career passing yardage with 244 yards on 10-of-15 passing as the Dons blanked Santa Rosa. Perea now has 7,183 career passing yards and clearly has his sights set on 8,000 yards.   Thomas-James Pettus, Volcano Vista: Pettus collected 8 tackles, 3 QB hurries, a punt block and a fumble recovery in the Hawks' road win over Eldorado Saturday at Wilson Stadium.   [player_tooltip player_id='1672800' first='Cesario' last='Pina'], Centennial: The senior led Centennial with 13 tackles in the win over Carlsbad. Pina has 24 tackles in the last 2 games.     [player_tooltip player_id='1119650' first='Kason' last='Perez'], Carlsbad: The Cavemen's QB played well in a Thur. night loss to Centennial as he completed 14-of-21 passes for 147 yards and 2 TD and rushed for 105 yards on 12 carries.   Mathew Prudencio, Lovington: His strong season continued  as he completed 22-of-30 passes for 235 yards and 4 TD in the Wildcats' win over Goddard at the Wool Bowl. Prudencio has thrown for nearly 1,300 yards and 16 TD in 5 games and has yet to throw an interception. Impressive.      [player_tooltip player_id='1137465' first='Kyler' last='Reaves'], Lovington: Reaves is one of the top LBs in the state and he proved it again by making 13 tackles with 3.0 TFL and 3.0 sacks in Lovington's 40-point win at Goddard.     [player_tooltip player_id='1137088' first='Kaiden' last='Reese'], Los Lunas: Reese was everywhere in the Tigers' win over West Mesa as he threw for 125 yards, rushed for 133 yards and accounted for 3 TD.   [player_tooltip player_id='1595795' first='Lavontae' last='Robinson'], Crownpoint: Robinson rushed for 131 yards and 2 TD on just 11 carries in Crownpoint's win over Wingate. Also had 7 tackles on defense.          Nick Sandoval, Espanola Valley: The senior offensive lineman had 7 pancake blocks to help fuel the Sundevils' punishing rushing attack against Moriarty. They finished with 336 yards on the ground on 51 carries.      [player_tooltip player_id='1600087' first='Lorenzo' last='Sedillo-Urban'], Legacy Academy: The Silverbacks are unbeaten (5-0) in their first season playing 11-man football. Against McCurdy, Sedillo-Urban completed 9-of-10 passes for 181 yards and 2 TD. He also ran for 2 TD.   [player_tooltip player_id='1594237' first='Frank' last='Sheppard'], Los Alamos: The junior LB had 12 tackles in the Hilltoppers' shutout win over Capital.   [player_tooltip player_id='1599923' first='Michael' last='Storms III'], Valencia: Rushed for 128 yards on 26 carries in Valencia's home win over Silver.   [player_tooltip player_id='1604705' first='Micah' last='Takahashi'], Rio Rancho: Takahashi continues to be one of the pleasant surprises of the season as he made his first start at QB for the Rams in their victory over El Paso (TX) Eastlake. He threw 3 TD passes in the first half, two to WR [player_tooltip player_id='1259000' first='Jace' last='Pitt'] (7 receptions for 127 yards and 3 TD). He completed 12-of-16 passes for 157 yards and rushed 23 times for 186 yards for 343 total yards. And he's only a sophomore.      Ethan Thomas, Belen: The Eagles QB totaled 105 yards in the mercy-rule win over Del Norte.     Nicolas Vierra, Santa Teresa: Vierra has been the Desert Warriors' best player all season and he showed it again as he passe for 242 yards and rushed for 117 yards in a loss to Mayfield.       [player_tooltip player_id='1595801' first='Isaiah' last='Yannis'], Cleveland: Led Cleveland's highly productive rushing attack at El Paso (TX) Pebble Hills with 149 yards and 2 TD on 15 carries. Combined with senior RB [player_tooltip player_id='611120' first='Juan' last='Munoz'] (10 carries, 126 yards) for 275 rushing yards.    ills   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/AmaroDaniel22/status/1838389016619852005 </div></figure>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/jakemaldonado08/status/1837754772570394836 </div></figure>   <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/1838096833182068855 </div></figure>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ThomasPettus23/status/1838260495305851076 </div></figure>

Who were some of the top performers from Week 5 of the New Mexico high school football season? For this edition, we've listed the standout players in alphabetical order.