The Nifty Fifty (Plus): Top Performers For Week 6

Who were some of the top performers from Week 6 of the New Mexico high school football season? For this edition, we've listed the standout players by geographic region:   ALBUQUERQUE METRO   [player_tooltip player_id='1154948' first='Isaiah' last='Carpenter'], St. Pius X: He threw 2 TD passes in the first 13 minutes of St. Pius X's 14-6 win over Silver Thur. at Community Stadium. Finished 20-of-31 passing for 212 yards and 2 TD.   [player_tooltip player_id='615632' first='Uriel' last='Castro'], Bernalillo: The Spartans QB threw a long TD pass to [player_tooltip player_id='1599893' first='Joseph' last='Duran'] and rushed for a 23-yard TD in the fourth quarter to force OT against Espanola Valley. Then, he ran 10 yards for a TD on Bernalillo's 1st possession of OT. Castro finished with 173 passing yards and 240 total yards. When the Spartans defense stopped Espanola Valley on its 2-point try in OT, they escaped with a dramatic come-from-behind 21-20 win.     Cam Dyer, La Cueva: Dyer worked his magic again as he rushed for 246 yards and 4 TD and threw for 171 yards and 1 TD in the Bears' 48-14 victory over West Mesa.   [player_tooltip player_id='1594010' first='Jahleel' last='Lewis'], Sandia: Completed 12-of-15 passes for 235 yards and 2 TD in Sandia's rout of Atrisco Heritage.   [player_tooltip player_id='615568' first='Lee' last='Miller'], Bernalillo: Collected 13 tackles, 1.0 TFL and 1 forced fumble in the win over Espanola Valley.   [player_tooltip player_id='1137124' first='RJ' last='Montoya'], Hope Christian: Totaled 210 yards and averaged 28.5 yards per completion in Hope Christian's 48-8 win over Santa Fe Indian School. Also had an interception on defense.   [player_tooltip player_id='615425' first='Amiri' last='Mumba'], Highland: One of the top players in the Albuquerque Metro Region, Mumba returned from injury with an outstanding performance against Valley. He rushed 10 times for 69 yards and made 8 tackles with 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack on defense.     Gabe Trujillo, Bernalillo: The senior LB and one of the leaders of Bernalillo's ‘Goon Squad' defense had 16 tackles and 2 TFL in the hard-fought win over Espanola Valley.   [player_tooltip player_id='1258970' first='James' last='Vautier'], Manzano: Led Manzano's rout of Chaparral by completing 14-of-20 passes for 179 yards and 3 TD. Six receivers had 2+ receptions. The Monarchs are 5-1 after moving to Class 4A in the latest NMAA realignment.      [player_tooltip player_id='1137835' first='Krew' last='Ward'], Hope Christian: Made 13 tackles with 2.0 TFL in the Huskies lopsided win over Santa Fe Indian.   SOUTHEAST   [player_tooltip player_id='613751' first='Kaidyn' last='Cordova'], Portales: Caught 7 passes for 123 yards and 2 TD + Interception on defense in the Rams' win over Valencia.   [player_tooltip player_id='1118283' first='Frankie' last='Galindo'], Artesia: Rushed for 3 TD and caught a TD pass in Artesia's big road win at Lovington that gave the Bulldogs sole possession of first place in District 5A-2. Galindo and the Artesia offense have scored 57+ points in each of its wins during the current 3-game winning streak.   [player_tooltip player_id='1137901' first='Garet' last='Gonzalez'], Dexter: Rushed for 98 yards and 2 TD on 9 carries and made 6 tackle son defense in a convincing win over Ruidoso.   [player_tooltip player_id='1137475' first='Jayden' last='Gutierrez'], Lovington: Even though the Wildcats were beaten by Artesia, Gutierrez had an outstanding game with 6 receptions for 166 yards and 1 TD on offense and 3 tackles and 2 INT on defense.   [player_tooltip player_id='1594674' first='Tommy' last='Lopez'], Portales: Lopez has filled in nicely for injured starting QB [player_tooltip player_id='615523' first='Paxton' last='Culpepper']. In Week 6, he passed for 135 yards and 3 TD while rushing for 152 yards and 2 TD in a 34-21 victory over Valencia at Greyhound Stadium. Added 12 tackles on defense.   [player_tooltip player_id='1601125' first='Adrian' last='Mora'], Hobbs: Returned an interception for a TD in Hobbs' 49-21 victory over Alamogordo.   Konstantino Scopelitis, NMMI: Carried the ball just twice in the Colts' shutout win over Cobre but totaled a team-high 89 yards with 1 TD.   [player_tooltip player_id='1613398' first='Slade' last='Segovia'], Portales: Just a freshman, Segovia made 16 tackles with 2 TFL and 2 sacks in the shutout win over Santa Teresa.   [player_tooltip player_id='1258088' first='Abey' last='Toscano'], Roswell: He ran for a TD and caught a scoring pass in a dominant 1st quarter when the Coyotes raced out to a 27-0 lead over Santa Teresa. Roswell eventually won, 47-0.   LAS CRUCES AND SOUTHWEST   [player_tooltip player_id='837197' first='Ryan' last='Alfaro'], Deming: Scored on a 2-yard TD run with 12 seconds left as the Wildcats rallied for a 29-27 victory over Mayfield at Field of Dreams. Alfaro finished with 133 yards rushing, 4 TD and 6-of-12 passing. Deming trailed, 27-17, entering the 4th quarter but scored two TD to pull out the road win.   [player_tooltip player_id='1142755' first='Steven' last='Arellin'] Jr., Mayfield: He had 7 pancake blocks in Mayfield's down-to-the-wire loss to Deming.   [player_tooltip player_id='615429' first='Daan' last='Cano'], Gadsden: Led the Panthers defense with 13 tackles and 1 sack as Gadsden shutout Goddard. Also made 3 of 4 PATs.     [player_tooltip player_id='853029' first='Gunnar' last='Guardiola'], Las Cruces: Guardiola was a perfect 12-for-12 passing for 257 yards and 3 TD in a convincing win over Organ Mountain     [player_tooltip player_id='615455' first='Nate' last='Libby'], Las Cruces: Four receptions for 143 yards and 1 TD + 98-yard kickoff return in the win over Organ Mountain.   [player_tooltip player_id='1119650' first='Kason' last='Perez'], Carlsbad: Continued his excellent season as he completed 16-of-27 passes for 270 yards and 6 TD in the Cavemen's lopsided win over Clovis.   Juan Rios, Gadsden: Rios, a junior, had by far the best game of his career with 154 yards rushing and 2 TD on 5 carries against Goddard. His backfield mate, [player_tooltip player_id='615673' first='Alfredo' last='Andrade'], added 133 yards on 17 carries. In all, Gadsden rushed for 313 yards and 4 TD in the lopsided win.      [player_tooltip player_id='1605005' first='Brock' last='Wright'], Carlsbad: The sophomore rushed for 113 yards and 1 TD on 14 carries in the big win over Clovis.   Ty Young, Carlsbad: Helped lead the defensive effort against Clovis with 5 tackles, 3 passes defended and1 punt return.      NORTHERN   [player_tooltip player_id='1119160' first='Soren' last='Annon'], St. Michael's: The Horsemen have one of the top rushing attacks in the state and they showed it again in a big road win at Raton. Annon rushed for 210 yards and 4 TD as St. Michael's remained undefeated.       Samiko Castillo, Cuba: Led the Rams' defensive effort against Hozho Academy with 6 tackles, 2 sacks and 4 QB hurries.     [player_tooltip player_id='1119597' first='Kyle' last='Evenhus'], Los Alamos: The Hilltoppers won their third straight game with a lopsided victory over Del Norte and are currently 3-0 in District 5A-1. Evenhus completed 13-of-16 passes for 237 yards and 3 TD.   [player_tooltip player_id='1720592' first='Julian' last='Fernandez'], Grants: We have our first 2029 prospect (8th grader) of the season. Fernandez rushed for 134 yards on 14 carries in Grants' 28-6 victory over Aztec.     [player_tooltip player_id='854297' first='Tristin' last='Fernandez'], Grants: Fernandez did it all for Grants in the win over Aztec. He threw for 150 yards, rushed for 77 yards on just 6 carries and led the Pirates defense with 11 tackles, including 4.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks.     Jesse James Gonzalez, Robertson: Gonzalez had one of his best all-around games of the season in a mercy-rule win over Tularosa as he threw for 243 yards and 3 TD on 11-of-13 passing, rushed for a team-high 82 yards and 1 TD and made five tackles on defense with 2 interceptions.     [player_tooltip player_id='615590' first='Nathaniel' last='Gonzalez'], Robertson: The senior had 6 receptions for 146 yards and 2 TD in the win over Tularosa. The Cardinals are 6-0 and show no signs of slowing down.   [player_tooltip player_id='1604744' first='Jordan' last='Herrera'], Los Alamos: The sophomore had 123 yards rushing and 3 TD on 13 carries in a win over Del Norte. Herrera is on pace for a 1,000-yard season and has 464 yards and 7 TD on the ground in the last 3 games.   [player_tooltip player_id='854274' first='Richard' last='Lovato'], Cuba: Cuba won its first game of the season with a 26-8 victory over Hozho Academy in a District 2A-1 clash. Lovato, the Rams quarterback, completed 6-of-12 passes and rushed for 103 yards and 2 TD on 6 carries to lift the Cuba offense. Added 4 tackles, 1 sack and 6 QB hurries on defense and punted twice.     [player_tooltip player_id='1594266' first='Jay' last='Madrid'], Capital: Pick-6 In Capital's win over Rio Grande.   [player_tooltip player_id='1119613' first='Deaven' last='Montano'], Capital: Threw for 217 yards and 3 TD and rushed for another TD in the Jaguars' road win at Rio Grande.   Alan Mourning, Capital: Rushed for 127 yards and 1 TD on 12 carries + 64 receiving yards, including 55-yard TD catch.     [player_tooltip player_id='837201' first='Patrick' last='Rodriguez'] Jr., West Las Vegas: Made 15 tackles in WLV's loss to Texico.   [player_tooltip player_id='1600987' first='Ekahi' last='Tiller'], Laguna-Acoma: Tiller was a major contributor to Laguna-Acoma on both sides of the ball as he rushed for 101 yards and 2 TD on 14 carries and amassed 15 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and 1 QB hurry.   [player_tooltip player_id='1594591' first='Andres' last='Valenzuela'], Espanola Valley: Valenzuela has one of the strongest legs in the state and he showed it again against Bernalillo. 3 kickoffs, 3 touchbacks. 60.0 yards per kickoff. Also rushed once for 11 yards.     Derek Victorino, Jr., Laguna-Acoma: The senior QB had a fantastic game in a wild loss to Navajo Prep as he threw for 166 yards on 11-of-17 passing and rushed for 158 yards on 17 carries. He finished with 324 total yards.   FOUR CORNERS   [player_tooltip player_id='853022' first='Peyton' last='Duncan'], Bloomfield: Duncan is another player who did it all for his team. He caught 3 passes for 120 yards ad 1 TD, rushed for 29 yards, returned 2 punts for 93 yards and 1 TD, made 4 tackles on defense, intercepted a pass and had 2 passes defended. In all, he accumulated 295 all-purpose yards.   [player_tooltip player_id='1595842' first='Javier' last='Flores'], Miyamura: Caught 4 passes for 130 yards and 1 TD in Miyamura's win over Belen. Defensively, he made 10 tackles, 1 INT and 2 passes defended.     Felipe Moreno, Piedra Vista: Completed 10-of-14 passes for 199 yards and 1 TD and rushed for 2 TD in the Panthers' loss at Canyon (TX).     [player_tooltip player_id='1119659' first='Xavier' last='Nez'], Navajo Prep: Nez threw for 3 TD and ran for 2 in Navajo Prep's 44-38 win over Laguna-Acoma. He finished the game 18-of-25 passing for 239 yards and ran for the game-winning TD with less than 6 minutes left in the 4th quarter.   [player_tooltip player_id='1600795' first='Salid' last='Rashid'], Miyamura: The junior QB threw for a season-high 259 yards and 3 TD in a win over Belen that improved the Patriots to 3-2. Halfway through the regular season, Rashid has passed for close to 800 yards and 9 TD.   [player_tooltip player_id='615635' first='Blake' last='Spencer'], Bloomfield: Spencer is a fixture on this list, and for good reason. He had another outstanding game against Taos, an opponent that figured to give the Bobcats a battle . Didn't happen. Spencer threw for 305  yards and 5 TD on 15-of-25 passing and rushed for 125 yards as Bloomfield mercy-ruled Taos, 55-0.   [player_tooltip player_id='1137890' first='Benjamin' last='Vidales'], Miyamura: Made 15 tackles and ½ sack in Miyamura's win over Belen.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/kasonperez18/status/1840722985679782161 </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/ryanaalfaro06/status/1840577381397868707 </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/arellin_jr/status/1840629084898119747 </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/camdyer7/status/1840553468261470294 </div></figure>

Who were some of the top performers from Week 6 of the New Mexico high school football season? For this edition, we've listed the standout players by geographic region: