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Week 7 Whiparound: Top Performances, Best Games and Fun Stuff

Week 7 Whiparound: Top Performances, Best Games and Fun Stuff
Scott Hood
Scott Hood October 6, 2024 @ 05:45 PM
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Mekhi Grant
Mekhi Grant RB | 2026
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Nathaniel Lujan
Nathaniel Lujan RB | 2026
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Josiah Madrid
Josiah Madrid 5'11" | 190 lbs | QB/RB | 2026
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Joshua Saunders
Joshua Saunders LB | 2027
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Levi Shelton
Levi Shelton 5'11" | 185 lbs | QB | 2027
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Jordan Herrera
Jordan Herrera 5'7" | 155 lbs | RB | 2027
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Micah Takahashi
Micah Takahashi 5'9" | 160 lbs | QB | 2027
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Sean Torres
Sean Torres 5'10" | 155 lbs | RB | 2026
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Jose Jaramillo
Jose Jaramillo 6'2" | 165 lbs | QB | 2026
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Lorenzo Sedillo-Urban
Lorenzo Sedillo-Urban QB | 2026
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Michael Storms III
Michael Storms III 5'8" | 150 lbs | RB | 2026
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Joseph Duran
Joseph Duran 5'10" | 145 lbs | WR | 2026
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Julian Butkivich
Julian Butkivich 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB | 2025
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Michael Hood
Michael Hood 5'11" | 160 lbs | RB | 2025
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Noah Sanchez
Noah Sanchez 6'1" | 230 lbs | RB | 2025
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Tommy Lopez
Tommy Lopez 5'8" | 140 lbs | DB | 2025
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Jamari Phillips-Woods
Jamari Phillips-Woods 5'11" | 200 lbs | RB | 2025
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Jaxon Alba
Jaxon Alba 5'9" | 155 lbs | RB | 2027
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Carlos Garcia
Carlos Garcia 5'11" | 190 lbs | LB | 2026
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Isaac Gomez
Isaac Gomez 5'10" | 170 lbs | DB | 2026
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Tootie McNeil
Tootie McNeil 6'2" | 165 lbs | DB | 2026
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Omar Sanchez
Omar Sanchez 6'1" | 165 lbs | DB | 2025
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Jace Pitt
Jace Pitt 6'1" | 170 lbs | WR | 2025
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Isaac Houlihan
Isaac Houlihan 5'11" | 175 lbs | QB | 2025
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Abey Toscano
Abey Toscano 5'9" | 175 lbs | WR | 2025
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CJ Granados
CJ Granados 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB | 2027
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Cayl Cox-Liggins
Cayl Cox-Liggins 6'3" | 160 lbs | WR | 2027
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Hershul Olloway
Hershul Olloway 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB | 2027
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Bryce Parra
Bryce Parra 5'10" | 150 lbs | RB | 2026
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Noah Trickey
Noah Trickey 5'11" | 165 lbs | WR | 2026
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Jordan Calladitto
Jordan Calladitto 5'8" | 155 lbs | WR | 2026
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Tristen Onsurez
Tristen Onsurez 5'8" | 115 lbs | WR | 2026
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Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson 6'0" | 195 lbs | LB | 2026
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Jayden Gutierrez
Jayden Gutierrez 5'8" | 160 lbs | WR | 2026
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Daniel Amaro
Daniel Amaro 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB | 2026
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Kaiden Reese
Kaiden Reese 6'0" | 180 lbs | QB | 2026
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Kason Perez
Kason Perez 5'11" | 175 lbs | QB | 2025
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Reed Bass
Reed Bass 6'1" | 165 lbs | QB | 2025
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Ilijah Hansen
Ilijah Hansen 6'0" | 155 lbs | QB | 2025
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Luis Gomez
Luis Gomez 6'2" | 175 lbs | DB | 2025
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Alex Fuentes
Alex Fuentes 5'11" | 145 lbs | RB | 2025
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Soren Annon
Soren Annon 5'10" | 175 lbs | RB | 2025
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Kaesn George
Kaesn George 5'10" | 170 lbs | WR | 2025
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Aaron Doss
Aaron Doss 6'1" | 160 lbs | K | 2025
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Xai Carrasco
Xai Carrasco 6'3" | 180 lbs | DB | 2025
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Ethan Conn
Ethan Conn 5'11" | 165 lbs | WR | 2025
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Garet Gonzalez
Garet Gonzalez RB | 2026
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Bobby Parraz
Bobby Parraz 5'8" | 150 lbs | RB | 2026
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Elijah Melancon
Elijah Melancon 6'1" | 165 lbs | QB | 2026
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Ulisses Castro
Ulisses Castro 6'3" | 215 lbs | WR/EDGE | 2027
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Reggie Suazo
Reggie Suazo LB | 2026
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Evan Salazar
Evan Salazar 5'10" | 140 lbs | QB | 2026
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Jayen Barros
Jayen Barros 5'10" | 165 lbs | WR | 2026
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Gunnar Guardiola
Gunnar Guardiola 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB | 2026
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Jacob Maldonado
Jacob Maldonado 5'11" | 165 lbs | WR | 2026
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Ryan Alfaro
Ryan Alfaro 5'11" | 175 lbs | QB | 2025
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Keegan Nichols
Keegan Nichols 6'0" | 185 lbs | LB | 2025
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Uriel Castro
Uriel Castro 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB | 2025
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Ronnie Gilletti
Ronnie Gilletti 6'0" | 155 lbs | DB | 2025
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Amiri Mumba
Amiri Mumba 5'10" | 180 lbs | RB | 2025
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Kaidyn Cordova
Kaidyn Cordova RB | 2025
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Zaiden Davis
Zaiden Davis 6'2" | 195 lbs | QB | 2025
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Diego Munoz
Diego Munoz LB | 2025
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Jordan Lucas
Jordan Lucas 5'10" | 180 lbs | WR/ATH | 2025
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 7 of the 2024 New Mexico High School football season is complete. Here is our seventh edition of the Weekly Whiparound, our deep dive into everything that happened on the field:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams of the Week</strong>: <strong>Los Lunas</strong> (6A); <strong>Mayfield</strong> (5A); <strong>Taos</strong> (4A); <strong>Dexter</strong> (3A); <strong>Legacy Academy</strong> (2A).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Los Lunas</strong> was locked in a defensive, penalty-filled struggle with Albuquerque High for nearly three quarters before pulling away over the final 16 minutes for a 28-7 home victory. The Tigers led, 5-0, with about four minutes left in the third quarter when QB [player_tooltip player_id='1137088' first='Kaiden' last='Reese'] passed 31 yards to WR Tegan Gallegos for a TD, The 2-point conversion made it 13-0. After Albuquerque High scored on QB [player_tooltip player_id='1258907' first='Isaac' last='Houlihan']'s 14-yard TD run, Los Lunas responded with a pair of TDs in the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter to claim the win that keeps their hopes of a district title alive. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mayfield </strong>overcame 571 yards in total offense by Lovington to edge the Wildcats, 50-49, on the road in an OT thriller. Regulation ended tied, 43-43. Mayfield got the ball first and scored a TD and kicked the PAT. Lovington scored on a 7-yard TD pass from QB Mathew Prudencio to [player_tooltip player_id='1137475' first='Jayden' last='Gutierrez'] and decided to go for the 2-poiunt conversion and the win. However, Mayfield stopped it to claim the huge road win. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Taos </strong>gave up a first quarter rushing TD to Espanola Valley but blanked the Sundevils the rest of the way in an impressive 27-7 victory in a key District 4A-1 game. The Tigers tied the score late in the 1Q on a 26-yard run by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853713' first='Reggie' last='Suazo']</strong> before taking the lead for good on <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853710' first='Evan' last='Salazar']</strong>'s 20-yard rushing TD late in the second quarter. Taos led, 14-7, at halftime and outscored Espanola Valley, 13-0 in the second half. All the points were scored in the fourth quarter. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dexter</strong> rushed for 359 yards on 32 carries (11.2 yards per attempt) – 260 combined between QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155032' first='CJ' last='Granados']</strong> and RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1137901' first='Garet' last='Gonzalez']</strong> – in an impressive 38-0 victory over NMMI in Roswell. The Demons defense stonewalled the vaunted NMMI rushing attack all night long. Dexter took an 8-0 lead on Granados' 25-yard TD pass to [player_tooltip player_id='613153' first='Diego' last='Munoz']. Granados scrambled 31-yards for a TD in the second quarter for a 14-0 lead before connecting with [player_tooltip player_id='1119120' first='Kaesn' last='George'] on a TD to give the Demons a 22-0 halftime lead. The Demons' victory sets up a Week 8 showdown between Dexter and Socorro. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players of the Week</strong>: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1119623' first='Ilijah' last='Hansen']</strong>, Volcano Vista (6A); <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604744' first='Jordan' last='Herrera']</strong>, Los Alamos (5A); <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1154954' first='Hershul' last='Olloway']</strong>, St. Pius X and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1599923' first='Michael' last='Storms III']</strong>, Valencia (4A); <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155032' first='CJ' last='Granados']</strong>, Dexter (3A); <strong>Jeremaya Roybal</strong>, McCurdy and <strong>Adam Quesada</strong>, Legacy Academy (2A).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Volcano Vista QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1119623' first='Ilijah' last='Hansen']</strong> completed 18-of-21 passes (85.7 completion rate) for 258 yards and 3 TD to lead the Hawks past Piedra Vista, 48-7, at Hutchinson Stadium in Farmington. Volcano Vista scored 3 TD in the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter to pull away. Hansen did a great job distributing the ball to different players as three Hawks receivers had 4+ receptions. With games remaining against Farmington, Rio Rancho and Cleveland, Volcano Vista controls their destiny in District 6A-1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Los Alamos RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604744' first='Jordan' last='Herrera']</strong> rushed for a career-high 231 yards and powered into the end zone for the game-winning TD with 24 seconds left as the Hilltoppers rallied for a dramatic 36-34 road victory over Belen. The win improved Los Alamos to 4-0 in the district, 4-3 overall. The Hilltoppers trailed, 27-14, late in the third quarter before scoring three TD to pull out the win. Herrera's 5-yard TD run sliced the deficit to 27-21 with 36.4 seconds left in the 3Q. There were 3 lead changes in the fourth quarter. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Adam ‘AJ' Quesada</strong> of 2A Legacy Academy had one of the best all-around games of any player in New Mexico in Week 7 in Legacy's 34-0 victory over Raton. Quesada finished his brilliant night with 67 yards rushing on 9 carries, 18-yard TD reception, 9 tackles on defense, Pick-6 and 158 all-purpose yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jeremaya Royba</strong>l led McCurdy to a lopsided win over independent Santa Fe Indian by rushing for 260 yards, passing for 130 yards and scoring 5 TD. Defensively, he forced a fumble and defended 3 passes. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Team Offensive Performance: Centennial.</strong> The Hawks amassed 590 total yards in a 61-35 road victory at Alamogordo Thursday night. QB [player_tooltip player_id='613746' first='Zaiden' last='Davis'] completed 17-of-21 passes for 259 yards and 3 TD while rushing for 175 yards and 4 TD on just 5 carries. Another impressive performance by Davis and the unbeaten Hawks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Team Defensive Performance</strong>: <strong>Texico</strong>. The Wolverines made the long trip to Loving to face the Falcons and their dynamic backfield duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1137875' first='Tristen' last='Onsurez'] and [player_tooltip player_id='854281' first='Bobby' last='Parraz']. Texico held Loving to 82 yards rushing on 26 carries (3.2 yards per carry) and 25 passing yards on 15 attempts in the 52-0 mercy-rule win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Game: Mayfield 50, Lovington 49 (OT) &nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention: </strong>Valencia 52, Chaparral 44 (OT); Organ Mountain 41, Carlsbad 40 (OT); Los Alamos 36, Belen 34; Miyamura 36, Highland 31; Hatch Valley 29, Hot Springs 28; Tucumcari 48, Estancia 47.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Overtime Overload: </strong>Typically, most weeks feature one or two overtime games. Week 7, though, was far from typical. Besides the Mayfield-Lovington thriller (see above), there were at least three other OT contests. In Los Lunas, Valencia outlasted Chaparral, 52-44, as RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1599923' first='Michael' last='Storms III']</strong> (318 rushing yards on workhorse 35 carries) ran for his fifth TD of the night before the Jaguars' defense stopped Chaparral in the bottom half of the first OT to grab the hard-fought win. . .In Carlsbad, Organ Mountain bounced back from last week's lopsided loss to Las Cruces by nipping Carlsbad, 41-40, in OT for the Knights' first road win since Week 2 of the 2022 season. The Cavemen began OT with a short rushing TD. However, they missed the PAT, which ultimately proved decisive. When the Knights got the ball in the bottom half of the first OT, QB <strong>Xavier Perez</strong> threw an 11-yard TD pass to <strong>Lennis Washington</strong> to tie the score. &nbsp;<strong>Estevan Belmontes</strong> booted the PAT to hand Organ Mountain the close win. The loss spoiled a superb night by Carlsbad QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1119650' first='Kason' last='Perez']</strong>, who threw for 355 yards and 2 TD. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 6A Roundup</strong>: Elite QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='613746' first='Zaiden' last='Davis']</strong> led Centennial to a 61-35 road victory at Alamogordo, keeping the Hawks unbeaten at 6-0 and defending their No. 2 overall MaxPreps ranking in NM. Davis opened the scoring with a 51-yard TD run less than 2 minutes into the District 6A-3 contest. Behind QB <strong>Nate Best</strong>, Alamogordo actually led, 14-13, with 9 minutes to go in the 2Q. But Davis' 63-yard TD run + 2-point conversion with 8:28 left in 2Q gave the Hawks the lead for good. Davis threw a 34-yard TD pass to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1259081' first='Omar' last='Sanchez']</strong> and WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='280925' first='Jordan' last='Lucas']</strong> had a 3-yard TD run to give Centennial a 33-14 halftime lead. The Hawks scored the first two TDs of the 3Q for a 47-14 lead, extending their unanswered points streak to 34. Davis ran for his 3<sup>rd</sup> TD of the night from 52 yards out before throwing a 27-yard TD pass to Sanchez with 3:14 left in 3Q. Alamogordo didn't get closer than 26 points the rest of the way. . .Rio Rancho QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604705' first='Micah' last='Takahashi']</strong> completed 14-of-21 passes for 171 yards and 2 TD and rushed for 1 more as Rio Rancho blanked Cibola, 28-0, in the District 6A-1 opener. Rio Rancho scored 2 early TDs to take a 14-0 lead. The Rams defense posted its second shutout of the season. WR [player_tooltip player_id='1259000' first='Jace' last='Pitt'] caught 12 passes for 155 yards and 2 TD. . .La Cueva took another step towards a possible undefeated regular season and District 6A-2 title with a 56-7 victory over rival Eldorado. QB <strong>Cam Dyer</strong> and WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853556' first='Jayen' last='Barros']</strong> hooked up for 3 TD passes in the first  half as the Bears stormed out to a 42-0 halftime lead. The entire second half was played with a running clock. La Cueva faces arguably its biggest test the rest of the way on Thursday night when they host Los Lunas at Wilson Stadium. . .Cleveland QB <strong>Jordan Hatch</strong> passed for 273 yards and 5 TD, including a 90-yarder to WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='851903' first='Jacob' last='Maldonado']</strong>, in just 24 minutes of football as the Storm mercy-ruled Farmington, 50-0, at Storm Stadium. How explosive was the Cleveland offense? They ran just 20 plays yet scored 7 touchdowns. It was Cleveland's first home game since Week 2 as they played three consecutive road games (Clovis, Las Cruces, El Paso Pebble Hills) and enjoyed a bye during a four-week stretch. The Storm close the regular season with home games against Volcano Vista and rival Rio Rancho. . .Las Cruces battered Clovis, 55-3, in a game that ended early in the third quarter via the mercy rule. Stud RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1137388' first='Daniel' last='Amaro']</strong> missed his second straight game with an injury but the Bulldawgs still scored 6 rushing TDs vs. the overwhelmed Wildcats. QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853029' first='Gunnar' last='Guardiola']</strong> threw 2 TD passes. Sophomore RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1272747' first='Jaxon' last='Alba']</strong> scored 2 TD, one rushing, one catching. DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1266523' first='Isaac' last='Gomez']</strong> added an 80+ yard Pick-6 interception return. . .West Mesa (3-3) rushed for 229 yards in a 22-16 victory over Atrisco Heritage. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='615617' first='Ronnie' last='Gilletti']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1594033' first='Jamari' last='Phillips-Woods']</strong> each rushed for 76 yards for the Mustangs, who trailed, 10-9, at halftime before rallying in the second half. <strong>Joseph Garcia</strong> gave West Mesa the lead for good at 15-10 by rushing 15 yards for a TD in the third quarter. . . Del Norte won its first game under head coach Dallas Peterson by edging Rio Grande, 21-19. WR <strong>Xavier Lynn-Choice</strong> caught two touchdown passes for the Knights.           </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 6A-2 Standings:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1521296,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-06-at-15-59-45-6A-District-2-District-Football-Standings.png?w=604" alt="" class="wp-image-1521296" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 5A Roundup</strong>: Artesia (5-2) hammered Santa Teresa, 57-0, Thursday on the road. The Bulldogs scored on their first offensive play from scrimmage, a 49-yard run by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1118257' first='Ethan' last='Conn']</strong>, and continued the onslaught to lead 36-0 after the 1<sup>st</sup> quarter. QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1432984' first='Izac' last='Cazares']</strong> threw a 14-yard TD pass to <strong>Caleb Murray</strong> for the second TD with 5:56 left in the 1Q. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1139144' first='Bryce' last='Parra']</strong> then scored on a TD pass, DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1266497' first='Tootie' last='McNeil']</strong> had a Pick-6 interception return and Conn added a 28-yard TD pass to his night's work. Artesia has a bye in Week 8 before facing Roswell Oct. 18 at the Bulldog Bowl. . .Roswell scored a non-offensive touchdown in the first quarter and cruised past Gadsden, 48-7, at the Wool Bowl. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1750722' first='Nathaniel' last='Lujan']</strong> scooped up a fumble by the Gadsden punter to give the Coyotes a 7-0 lead. They made it 14-0 when <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1258088' first='Abey' last='Toscano']</strong> rushed for a TD after LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='836944' first='Keegan' last='Nichols']</strong> intercepted a Gadsden pass to give the Coyotes excellent field position. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1118273' first='Xai' last='Carrasco']</strong> scored a rushing TD and on a Pick-6 interception in the second quarter. . .Lovington QB <strong>Mathew Prudencio</strong> completed 24-of-28 passes for 348 yards and 5 TD in the OT loss to Mayfield, while RB <strong>Ondalis</strong> Cardenas rushed for 98 yards and 2 TD on 11 carries. . .Are we headed for a winner-take-pall district championship game in 5A-1 between Miyamura and Los Alamos? Miyamura traveled to Highland Saturday and outlasted the Hornets, 36-31, at Milne Stadium. The score was tied 6-6 at the end of the 1<sup>st</sup> quarter and Miyamura led, 14-12, at halftime as Patriots RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1266996' first='Carlos' last='Garcia']</strong> ran for 2 TD in the opening 24 minutes. Garcia came into the game with 24 rushing yards and no TDs on the season. After a 46-yard field goal by <strong>Erik Ochoa</strong> gave Highland a 15-14 lead in the 3<sup>rd</sup> quarter, Miyamura answered quickly with a 66-yard pass and a short TD run by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1600859' first='Sean' last='Torres']</strong> to take a 22-15 lead. But Highland responded quickly in the back-and-forth game as stud RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='615425' first='Amiri' last='Mumba']</strong> ripped off a 63-yard TD run + 2-pt conversion for a 23-22 lead by the Hornets. Another Torres TD run gave Miyamura a 28-23 lead at the end of the third quarter and the Patriots hung on from there. . .Deming (5-2, 2-2) beat Goddard, 39-14, at home with Wildcats QB [player_tooltip player_id='837197' first='Ryan' last='Alfaro'] turning in one of the best performances of his career. Alfaro rushed for 364 yards and 5 TD on 15 carries, averaging 24.2 yard per attempt. . .Valley scored all of its points in the first half and stopped Capital twice inside the red zone in the fourth quarter for a 25-12 victory by the Vikings in Santa Fe. Valley has won two of its last three games following an 0-4 start. Valley jumped out to a 20-0 lead after the first quarter and held on from there. Their final points of the night came on a 47-yard field goal. Vikings QBs <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1595733' first='Julian' last='Butkivich']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1600815' first='Jose' last='Jaramillo']</strong> combined for 335 passing yards in the first half. . .           </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 5A-2 Standings:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1521300,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-06-at-16-07-06-5A-District-2-District-Football-Standings.png?w=620" alt="" class="wp-image-1521300" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 4A Roundup</strong>: With Bloomfield (5-0) enjoying a bye week, unbeaten Bernalillo (6-0) took another step towards an Oct. 18 showdown with the Bobcats by mercy-ruling Kirtland Central, 54-0. Spartans QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='615632' first='Uriel' last='Castro']</strong> threw for 341 yards and 7 TDs in the rout. Seven of Castro's 9 completions went for TDs. Receivers <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1599893' first='Joseph' last='Duran']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853757' first='Ulisses' last='Castro']</strong> both had 115+ receiving yards. Bernalillo travels to winless Aztec while Bloomfield travels to Moriarty (35-0 winners over Aztec in Week 7) win Week 8. If Bernalillo and Bloomfield win those games, we'll have a ‘Battle of Unbeatens' on Oct. 18 at Bloomfield High School with the winner likely claiming the district championship and possibly the No. 1 seed for the Class 4A playoffs. . .Sensational sophomore RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1154954' first='Hershul' last='Olloway']</strong> rushed for 257 yards and 4 TD on a workhorse 26 carries to propel St. Pius X (4-2 overall, 2-0 in the district) to a come-from-behind 35-21 victory over rival Albuquerque Academy in a District 4A-2 game. The Sartans trailed, 21-14, early in the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter before Olloway took over, first scoring on a 52-yard TD run to even the score. He then scored the eventual game-winning TD on a 3-yard run with 8 minutes remaining. An interception by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1154956' first='Cayl' last='Cox-Liggins']</strong> led to a long run by Olloway followed by his 1-yard plunge for the game's final points. . .Portales (4-3) made the LONG trip to Silver City to take on the Silver Colts in a key District 4A-2 matchup. Rams QB [player_tooltip player_id='1594674' first='Tommy' last='Lopez'] threw 2 TD passes to [player_tooltip player_id='613751' first='Kaidyn' last='Cordova'] and ran for 1 more to spark a 21-6 victory. Portales built a 14-0 halftime lead and held on in the second half. The Rams had three interceptions in the third quarter. Silver's only score came on a 53-yard TD pass from &nbsp;QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1709925' first='Josiah' last='Madrid'] </strong>to senior WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1751703' first='Mekhi' last='Grant']</strong> in the final seconds. Portales hosts St. Pius X (2-0 in district) in a crucial district showdown Friday night at Greyhound Stadium.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 4A-1 Standings:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1521304,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-06-at-16-10-09-4A-District-1-District-Football-Standings.png?w=609" alt="" class="wp-image-1521304" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A Roundup</strong>: Who's No. 3 in Class 3A? It's a pertinent question after the top two ranked teams, St. Michael's (6-0) and Robertson (6-0), posted lopsided victories in Week 7. Saturday, St. Michael's routed Hope Christian, 60-7, in Santa Fe as the Horsemen jumped out to a 20-0 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. [player_tooltip player_id='1137830' first='Pete' last='Johnson']'s 3-yard TD run opened the scoring for St. Michael's and they continued with a 57-yard screen pass to [player_tooltip player_id='1119160' first='Soren' last='Annon']. A 1-yard keeper by QB [player_tooltip player_id='1119628' first='Reed' last='Bass'] made it 27-0 early in the 2Q. St. Michael's added 2 more TDs in the second quarter and led, 41-0, at halftime. . .Robertson stayed unbeaten with a 51-0 mercy-rule win over Pojoaque Valley. The Cardinals led, 22-0, at halftime on two rushing TD by QB <strong>Jesse James Gonzalez</strong> (75 and 6 yards) and a 55-yard punt return by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='615590' first='Nathaniel' last='Gonzalez']</strong>. Robertson added two more TD and an <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1119099' first='Aaron' last='Doss']</strong> FG in the 3Q, including Jesse James Gonzalez's third rushing TD of the night, for a 38-0 lead after 3 quarters. . .Thoreau scored three TD in the first quarter, led 26-6 at halftime and went on to beat Tohatchi, 47-12. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1137880' first='Noah' last='Trickey']</strong> had a 44-yard TD run and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1137876' first='Jordan' last='Calladitto']</strong> caught a 12-yard TD pass in the 1Q. . .Gallup won its first game of the season with a 46-12 win over Zuni. The Bengals led, 20-6, at halftime and then sealed the win with a 26-point third quarter. . .Wingate also won its first game of the season by beating Shiprock, 52-36, at home. . .Another team that won its first game of the season: Ruidoso. The Warriors blanked Cobre, 42-0, as QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604916' first='Levi' last='Shelton']</strong> passed for 141 yards and 1 TD. He was supported by a balanced rushing attack. . .Hatch Valley edged Hot Springs, 29-28. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 3A-3 Standings</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1521306,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-06-at-16-15-23-3A-District-3-District-Football-Standings.png?w=614" alt="" class="wp-image-1521306" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Roundup</strong>: Legacy Academy improved to 6-0 in its first season of 11-man football with a 34-0 shutout of Raton. It's the third straight shutout posted by the Silverbacks defense and the fourth this season. Legacy Academy broke the game open by scoring three touchdowns (QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1600087' first='Lorenzo' last='Sedillo-Urban']</strong> has a rushing TD and threw 2 TD passes) in the final 4 minutes of the 1<sup>st</sup> half. They added a Pick-6 by <strong>Adam Quesada</strong> midway through the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter and a rushing TD by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1595657' first='Noah' last='Sanchez']</strong> in the final minutes. Legacy's balanced rushing attack totaled 216 yards on the ground. . .Defending champion Texico mercy ruled Loving, 52-0, in a key District 2A-3 matchup as RB [player_tooltip player_id='1119205' first='Alex' last='Fuentes'] rushed for 5 TD and 170+ yards. The Texico defense limited Loving to 107 total yards. . .McCurdy scored 28 points in the second quarter in a 56-8 trouncing of Santa Fe Indian Saturday in Espanola. <strong>Ryan Montoya</strong> had a 64-yard TD run, <strong>Jeremaya Roybal</strong> rushed 75 yards for a TD and JJ Vigil stunned the Braves with a 94-yard scoop-and-score fumble return in the second frame. McCurdy led, 36-0, at halftime. . .Eunice QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='854273' first='Elijah' last='Melancon']</strong> threw for 267 yards and 3 TD to lead the Cardinals past Kermit (TX), 49-19. WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1119224' first='Luis' last='Gomez']</strong> had 6 catches for 124 yards and 2 TD. . .Tularosa beat Jal, 35-20, scoring 21 unanswered points in the third quarter after building a 14-6 halftime lead. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606098' first='Joshua' last='Saunders']</strong> had a 3-yard rushing TD before <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1595690' first='Michael' last='Hood']</strong> scored twice on runs of 1 and 80 yards. . .Santa Rosa blanked Capitan, 48-0, in its district opener. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Week 8 Top Games (Oct. 10-12)</strong><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Los Lunas at La Cueva (Thur.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dexter at Socorro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hobbs at Centennial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eunice at Texico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Farmington at Volcano Vista (Thur.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robertson at West Las Vegas</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bloomfield at Moriarty</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Silver at Chaparral</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taos at Grants</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Mesa at Albuquerque High</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sandia at Eldorado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Pius X at Portales</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland at 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