Week 9 Whiparound: Top Performances, Best Games and Fun Stuff

Week 9 of the 2024 New Mexico High School football season is complete. Here is our ninth edition of the Weekly Whiparound, our deep dive into everything that happened on the field in the Land of Enchantment:   Teams of the Week: Volcano Vista (6A); Roswell (5A); Bloomfield (4A); Tohatchi (3A); Tularosa (2A).   Volcano Vista (7-1 overall, 3-0 district) dominated the line of scrimmage by rushing for 371 yards on 54 carries in a impressive 33-0 road victory at Rio Rancho Friday night. The victory by the Hawks sets up a massive Week 10 showdown with Cleveland at Lightning Bolt Stadium with the winner likely claiming the District 6A-1 championship and a top four seed in the playoffs. Senior RB [player_tooltip player_id='1257357' first='Mason' last='Gurule'] led the ground assault with 151 yards and 3 TD on 20 carries on an extremely windy night. Volcano Vista attempted only 20 passes. The Hawks led, 7-0, after the first quarter before adding three TDs in the second quarter for a 26-0 halftime lead. Volcano Vista's defense had 7.0 TFL, 5 QB hurries and 9 passes defended as they posted their 1st shutout of the season. They haven't allowed more than 8 points in their last six games.            Roswell (6-1, 4-2) earned the Best Comeback of the Week award after rallying past Artesia (5-3, 4-1) in the latest Clash of the Titans between the top two programs in Class 5A. The Coyotes trailed, 34-22, entering the 4th quarter before scoring 22 straight points to take a lead they would never relinquish. RB [player_tooltip player_id='1118273' first='Xai' last='Carrasco'] began the surge with a 10-yard TD run with 11 minutes left. Artesia fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Roswell recovered. The Coyotes quickly scored on a 21-yard run by [player_tooltip player_id='1594192' first='Jaylon' last='Cloud'] and converted the 2-pointer to take a 37-34 lead on two TDs within 12 seconds. Carrasco added another 10-yard scoring run midway through the 4th quarter to increase Roswell's lead to 44-34. Artesia RB [player_tooltip player_id='1118283' first='Frankie' last='Galindo'] scored for the Bulldogs with 4:36 left. Artesia got the ball back at the Roswell 41 with 3:24 left but the Roswell defense stood tall and forced the turnover on downs. Roswell drained the rest of the clock for the key win. Artesia and Roswell are tied for 1st place with identical 4-1 district records but the Coyotes own the tie-breaker.       Bloomfield, which has lost just one game since midway through the 2022 season, remained unbeaten at 7-0 (they're only playing 9 regular season games since the opener was cancelled by severe weather) by holding off Bernalillo, 20-7, at home in a battle of the top two ranked teams in Class 4A. Bloomfield led, 13-7, in the fourth quarter when [player_tooltip player_id='853022' first='Peyton' last='Duncan'] raced 31 yards for a TD midway through the 4th quarter. Duncan finished with 200+ rushing yards on 24 carries. Bloomfield scored 2 TD in the 1st quarter to grab a quick 13-0 lead. QB [player_tooltip player_id='615635' first='Blake' last='Spencer'] passed 11 yards to [player_tooltip player_id='1137877' first='Kaleb' last='Hutchens'] for the first TD and later connected with [player_tooltip player_id='1594564' first='Kaden' last='McCown'] for a two-TD lead. Bernalillo's lone score came on a TD pass from QB [player_tooltip player_id='615632' first='Uriel' last='Castro'] to WR [player_tooltip player_id='1599893' first='Joseph' last='Duran'], the first points allowed by the Bloomfield defense since Week 1. Bloomfield forced 5 turnovers on a rainy and windy night in the Four Corners.   Tularosa (6-3, 3-0) could be the surprise team in Class 2A this season. The Wildcats traveled to Eunice and pulled out a dramatic 39-36 road win over the Cardinals, overcoming 232 passing yards by Eunice QB [player_tooltip player_id='854273' first='Elijah' last='Melancon'] and 106 rushing yards by elite RB [player_tooltip player_id='615650' first='Eljan' last='Woods']. Tularosa has a one-half game lead over unbeaten Texico (2-0 in district) and those two teams clash Friday night in Tularosa.   Players of the Week: [player_tooltip player_id='1257357' first='Mason' last='Gurule'], Volcano Vista (6A); [player_tooltip player_id='615425' first='Amiri' last='Mumba'], Highland (5A); [player_tooltip player_id='1154948' first='Isaiah' last='Carpenter'], St. Pius X (4A); [player_tooltip player_id='613197' first='Omar' last='Loya'], Dexter (3A); [player_tooltip player_id='1595788' first='Nehemiah' last='Simpson'], Navajo Prep (2A).   [player_tooltip player_id='1257357' first='Mason' last='Gurule'] carried 20 times for 151 yards, amassed 179 all-purpose yards and scored 3 TD in Volcano Vista's 33-0 win over Rio Rancho.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/MasonGurule/status/1847758445350371511 </div></figure>   Best Team Offensive Performance: Volcano Vista. The Hawks ran for nearly 400 yards against a good Rio Rancho defense.   Best Team Defensive Performance: Bloomfield. In a high stakes District 4A-1 game, the Bobcats limited Bernalillo to minus-14 yards rushing on 18 attempts and held the Spartans to just 7 points.        Best Games: Roswell 44, Artesia 40; Gadsden 32, Lovington 28.     Gadsden (6-2, 3-2) pulled out another historic victory as they scored late to edge Lovington, 32-28, at home. The Panthers beat Lovington for the first time since 1954. Lovington scored on a 6-yard TD pass and converted the 2-point conversion to take a 28-25 lead with about 5 minutes remaining. But Gadsden responded with a long drive capped by QB [player_tooltip player_id='615513' first='Kelly' last='Stevens']' 1-yard TD plunge with less than a minute remaining for the game-winning points. The second half, which began with Gadsden holding a slim 20-19 lead, featured four lead changes. Gadsden rallied from a 14-0 deficit at the end of the 1st quarter. The Panthers scored 3 TD in the 2nd quarter ([player_tooltip player_id='1119637' first='Adrian' last='Munoz'] rushing TD, [player_tooltip player_id='615673' first='Alfredo' last='Andrade'] rushing TD, Munoz to [player_tooltip player_id='1119699' first='Zakk' last='Minjarez'] Passing TD). Senior [player_tooltip player_id='613065' first='Camon' last='Ochoa'] made 20 tackles while LB [player_tooltip player_id='1137465' first='Kyler' last='Reaves'] added 18 for Lovington. Gadsden held Lovington to 77 yards rushing on 22 attempts.   Honorable Mention: Valencia 22, Manzano 19; Loving 32, Jal 25; Tularosa 39, Eunice 36.   Class 6A Roundup: Lopsided Week 9 victories by Las Cruces and Centennial kept the two District 6A-3 rivals on course for a massive Nov. 1 collision at Field of Dreams. Las Cruces trounced Alamogordo, 59-14, Thur. night at Field of Dreams as RB [player_tooltip player_id='1137388' first='Daniel' last='Amaro'] returned from an injury that sidelined him for two games and rushed for 3 first-half TDs. Sophomore RB [player_tooltip player_id='1272747' first='Jaxon' last='Alba'] also rushed for a TD and junior QB [player_tooltip player_id='853029' first='Gunnar' last='Guardiola'] threw for a TD in the first half as the Bulldawgs jumped out to a 38-7 lead at halftime. [player_tooltip player_id='1259080' first='Dylan' last='Hergenreder'] rushed for 141 yards and 1 TD on 23 carries for Alamogordo, which totaled 268 yards on the ground but just 23 yards through the air. . .Senior RB [player_tooltip player_id='837060' first='Rudy' last='Rios'] scored 4 TD (3 rushing, 1 receiving) as unbeaten Centennial (8-0, 4-0) protected their No. 2 ranking in the State and 6A with a convincing 49-14 victory over local rival Organ Mountain. Rios opened the scoring with just under 4 minutes left in the 1st quarter with a 3-yard run up the middle. Hawks QB [player_tooltip player_id='613746' first='Zaiden' last='Davis'] scored on a 9-yard run early in the 2nd quarter to make it 14-0. Rios added his 2nd TD on a 18-yard run around the right side in which he was barely touched with 6:24 left in the 2Q. Rios added two more TD before the end of the quarter to give Centennial a 35-0 halftime lead. .  .La Cueva (8-0) held Atrisco Heritage to 140 total yards, including just 14 on 11 rushes, in a 42-6 victory Thursday night that kept the Bears unbeaten and on track to claim the No. 1 seed for the Class 6A playoffs. La Cueva has games remaining against Santa Fe and Albuquerque High, and the Bears will be heavily favored in both contests. . .Cleveland crushed Piedra Vista, 54-0, in the Four Corners, as RB [player_tooltip player_id='611120' first='Juan' last='Munoz'] rushed for 149 yards and 2 TD on just 6 carries. Sophomore QB Ajay Vigil completed 7-of-10 passes for 133 yards. The Storm scored 5 TD on 30 offensive plays. Cleveland hosts Volcano Vista in a Week 11 showdown that will likely determine the District 6A-1 winner. The Storm have won three straight games via the mercy rule.   Farmington (4-4, 1-2) blanked Cibola, 37-0, Thur. night in the Four Corners as the Cougars failed to score a point for the third consecutive game. Farmington scored TDs on five straight possessions in the first half for a 35-0 halftime lead. The entire second half was played with a running clock. Scorpions QB [player_tooltip player_id='1595714' first='Waylon' last='Schake'] threw for 187 yards and 2 TD while rushing for 2 TD. Farmington hosts Rio Rancho in Week 11 before facing rival Piedra Vista in a potential playoffs-or-bust contest. . .Hobbs (4-4, 2-2) got 5 touchdowns from 5 different players and led, 37-0, after the 1st quarter over geographic rival Clovis and cruised to a 63-8 victory at Watson Stadium. [player_tooltip player_id='1604984' first='Shamus' last='Wright'] (17-yard run), [player_tooltip player_id='1422014' first='Omarrion' last='Kennedy'] (1-yard run), [player_tooltip player_id='1119255' first='Brock' last='Beaty'] (18-yard rushing TD), [player_tooltip player_id='1599800' first='Justice' last='French'] (23-yard reception) and Xavier Garcia (6-yard reception) all scored in the 1st quarter. Hobbs added a TD in the 2nd quarter for a 44-8 halftime lead. . .Sandia (4-4, 3-2) stayed alive in the Class 6A postseason race with a 41-7 victory over West Mesa (4-4, 2-3). Both teams likely need to win at least one of their remaining two games to have a realistic chance of earning a berth in the 6A. Sandia QB [player_tooltip player_id='1594010' first='Jahleel' last='Lewis'] passed for 4 TDs and ran for another to lead the Matadors past the Mustangs. West Mesa didn't score until the final minute of the game. Sandia faces Albuquerque High Friday in an important District 6A-2 contest, while West Mesa squares off with Eldorado on Thursday night at Community Stadium. . .Eldorado (5-3, 2-2) boosted their 6A playoff hopes with a 21-6 victory over Albuquerque High. Super sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1155116' first='Jahari' last='Morehead'] returned two punts for TDs against the Bulldogs to propel the Eagles, who are looking to snap a two-year non-playoff streak.   District 6A-1 Standings After Week 9:   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-20-at-16-23-44-6A-District-1-District-Football-Standings.png?w=677" alt="" class="wp-image-1536375" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure>   Class 5A Roundup: Los Lunas (5-2, 4-1) took a major step towards securing 2nd place in District 6A-2 with a 46-0 victory over Santa Fe at Ivan Head Stadium. The Tigers rushed for 334 yards on 31 carries (10.1 yards per carry) and QB [player_tooltip player_id='1137088' first='Kaiden' last='Reese'] threw 2 TD passes. Reese was the Tigers' leading rusher with 113 yards on 6 carries, while [player_tooltip player_id='1119303' first='Jordan' last='Howard'] had 108 yards on 14 carries. Los Lunas led, 25-0, at halftime and cruised home from there. . .Deming improved to 6-2 overall (3-2 in district) with a 44-12 victory over Santa Teresa. Deming jumped out to a 22-0 lead after the 1st quarter and 37-0 at halftime and cruised home for the win. The Wildcats are tied with Gadsden for third place in District 5A-2 and those two teams clash in Week 11 with a first-round bye possibly at stake. . . Highland enhanced its Class 5A playoff hopes with an 18-7 victory over Belen Thursday night at Milne Stadium. Stud RB [player_tooltip player_id='615425' first='Amiri' last='Mumba'] rushed for 250+ yards and 3 touchdowns, including a stunning 67-yarder in the final seconds of the first half that gave the Hornets a 12-7 halftime lead. He added a 54-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter. The Highland defense kept Belen scoreless in the second half. Brady Aragon scored the Eagles' lone TD. . .Mayfield (4-4, 3-2) traveled to the Wool Bowl in Roswell and knocked off Goddard, 28-20. The Trojans face Roswell and Artesia in their final two games. Goddard (2-6, 1-4) also play the Bulldogs and Coyotes in their final two games, but in reverse order. . .Miyamura QB [player_tooltip player_id='1600795' first='Salid' last='Rashid'] completed 16-of-22 passes for 247 yards and 5 TD to propel the Patriots to a 44-8 road win at Capital. Miyamura (5-3, 4-1) faces Del Norte in Week 10 before a possible winner-take-all district championship game against Los Alamos on Nov. 1. . .Los Alamos (5-3, 5-0) kept sole possession of 1st place in District 5A-1 with a 50-0 mercy-rule win over Rio Grande. . . Here comes Valley! The Vikings won for the third time in the last four games after an 0-4 start to catapult themselves back into the Class 5A playoff picture. Saturday, Valley got a pair of long TD receptions by dynamic WR Chris Melendez from two different quarterbacks ([player_tooltip player_id='1595733' first='Julian' last='Butkivich'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1600815' first='Jose' last='Jaramillo']) in the first half of a 33-14 victory over Del Norte. Big OL/DL prospect [player_tooltip player_id='837220' first='Juan' last='Vigil'] also scored a TD on a hook-and-ladder play. The Vikings travel to Los Alamos in Week 10 before facing Rio Grande in Week 11.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/kklyps/status/1847851754013991099 </div></figure>   Class 4A Roundup: Youthful St. Pius X (6-2, 4-0) retained sole possession of 1st place in District 4A-2 by beating Chaparral, 41-6, on the road. Sophomore QB [player_tooltip player_id='1154948' first='Isaiah' last='Carpenter'] completed 20-of-35 passes for 360 yards and 4 TD as the Sartans won their second straight road game. Sophomore RB [player_tooltip player_id='1154954' first='Hershul' last='Olloway'] rushed for 128 yards on 18 carries. Junior WR [player_tooltip player_id='1751737' first='Logan' last='Underwood'] made 7 receptions for 175 yards and 2 TD, while sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1154956' first='Cayl' last='Cox-Liggins'] made 8 catches for 126 yards and 2 TD. . .Valencia (6-2, 3-1) grabbed sole possession of 2nd place in District 4A-2 with a 22-19 victory over Manzano (5-3, 2-1). Jaguars RB [player_tooltip player_id='1599923' first='Michael' last='Storms III'], who entered the game with 884 rushing yards in seven games, raced 65 yards for the game-sealing TD to give Valencia a 22-13 lead. The Monarchs scored a late TD but it was too little, too late. Storms finished with 2 rushing TD and now has 15 rushing TDs for the season. Valencia never trailed after jumping out to a 15-0 lead. St. Pius X and Valencia clash in a district showdown in Week 10. . .Taos (5-3, 3-2) scored three long touchdowns in the first half in a 35-15 victory over Kirtland Central. Taos QB [player_tooltip player_id='853710' first='Evan' last='Salazar'] opened the score late in the 1st quarter with a 70-yard TD run. Salazar threw a 55-yard TD pass to [player_tooltip player_id='615432' first='Mateo' last='Salazar'] early in the 2nd quarter before the duo connected again for a 71-yard TD pass with under a minute left in the 2Q for a 20-0 halftime lead. Taos has games remaining against Moriarty and Bernalillo. . .Silver defeated Albuquerque Academy, 22-9, in Silver City for the Colts' first District 4A-2 win of the season. All five of Silver's district games have been close, hard-fought defensive battles. The winning team hasn't scored more than 22 points in any of the five games. . .Grants beat Moriarty, 19-6, and the Pirates are now tied with Bernalillo for 2nd place in District 4A-1 with 4-1 marks.   District 4A-2 Standings After Week 9:   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-20-at-16-27-56-4A-District-2-District-Football-Standings.png?w=677" alt="" class="wp-image-1536377" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure>   Class 3A Roundup: The top two teams in Class 3A – St. Michael's (8-0) and Robertson (9-0) – stayed perfect on the season with 20+ point wins Saturday. In Santa Fe, the Horsemen beat West Las Vegas, 28-6, in a weather-delayed game. RB [player_tooltip player_id='853063' first='Isaiah' last='Dominguez'] rushed 11 yards for the first TD of the game early in the second quarter. Less than a minute later, St. Michael's intercepted a WLV pass and scored on [player_tooltip player_id='613193' first='Cole' last='Sandoval']'s 2-yard TD run. The Horsemen added a 4-yard TD run by [player_tooltip player_id='1119160' first='Soren' last='Annon'] midway through the 2Q for a 21-0 lead and they cruised home from there. . .At Community Stadium, [player_tooltip player_id='1119099' first='Aaron' last='Doss'] booted a 26-yard field goal and QB Jesse Games Gonzalez threw a 10-yard TD pass to [player_tooltip player_id='615590' first='Nathaniel' last='Gonzalez'] in the final two minutes of the first half as Robertson grabbed a 17-0 halftime lead and went on to secure a 34-13 victory over Hope Christian. Freshman sensation [player_tooltip player_id='1613284' first='George' last='Smith'] scored on a 9-yard run and 16-yard TD reception in the second half. Robertson has a bye next week before the Week 11 showdown with St. Michael's in Las Vegas. . .Dexter RBs [player_tooltip player_id='613197' first='Omar' last='Loya'] (168 rushing yards) and [player_tooltip player_id='1137901' first='Garet' last='Gonzalez'] (156) combined for an astounding 324 yards the ground as the unbeaten Demons held onto 1st place in District 3A-3 with a 38-2 road win at Hot Springs. Dexter is 9-0 overall, 5-0 in the district with one regular season game remaining. They can clinch the district title, secure a perfect regular season record and earn a top four seed in the 3A playoffs by beating Hatch Valley at home in Week 10. The Demons have a bye in Week 11. . .NMMI (6-2, 3-1) did what they do best – run the football – in a 45-13 victory over Ruidoso in Roswell. The Colts rushed for 295 yards on 29 carries as they averaged over 10 yards per attempt. Four NMMI rushers had between 50 and 82 yards rushing, led by junior Miguel Garcia with 82 yards on 5 carries. The NMMI defense forced four turnovers. . .Socorro trounced Cobre, 54-0, as QB [player_tooltip player_id='613184' first='Isaiah' last='Ocampo'] completed 10-of-18 passes for 174 yards and 5 TD while rushing 4 times for 87 yards. The win kept Socorro alive for a top four seed and first round bye in the Class 4A playoffs. . .Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1129687' first='Jonah' last='Villegas'] rushed for 149 yards on 8 carries to lift Pojoaque Valley (5-3, 0-2) to a 59-6 mercy-rule road win at independent Santa Fe Indian. The Elks have games remaining against St. Michael's and West Las Vegas as they battle to make the 3A playoffs. . .Thoreau (6-2, 4-0) mercy-ruled Zuni, 50-0, to remain in 1st place in District 3A-1. . .Tohatchi (5-3, 4-1) whipped Wingate, 54-0, and are currently one-half game behind Thoreau in the district standings. . .Crownpoint blanked Shiprock, 24-0, to improve to 4-4 overall, 3-1 in District 3A-1.   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/sfnmsports/status/1847713960969326799 </div></figure>   Class 2A Roundup: Legacy Academy improved to 8-0 overall, 3-0 in district play with a 42-7 home win over Estancia. The Silverbacks dominated on the ground, rushing for 320 yards on 29 carries. Senior Adam Quesada led the way with 152 yards and 2 TD on 10 carries. QB [player_tooltip player_id='1600087' first='Lorenzo' last='Sedillo-Urban'] completed all six passes he attempted. Legacy Academy, playing their first season of 11-man football, hosts Tucumcari and travels to Santa Rosa in their final two games. The latter game could be a winer-take-all district championship game. . .Loving rallied from a 12-0 deficit late in the second quarter to beat Jal, 32-25. The Falcons' comeback began with QB [player_tooltip player_id='1137875' first='Tristen' last='Onsurez']'s 23-yard TD pass to Trey Tarvin with about a minute left in the 2Q. Loving outscored Jal, 26-13, in the second half. A rushing TD by [player_tooltip player_id='854281' first='Bobby' last='Parraz'] and a Pick-6 by Onsurez gave Loving its first lead at 19-12 late in the third quarter. Parraz's 10-yard TD run gave Loving the lead for good at 26-19 with 9 minutes left. . .McCurdy (6-2, 3-0) scored a late TD to seal a hard-fought 14-6 road victory over Cuba in a battle of teams tied for first place in District 2A-1. Bobcats RB JJ Vigil scored on a 4-yard TD run with about a minute left in the 4th quarter. McCurdy has sole possession of 1st place in the district with games remaining against Navajo Prep and Hozho Academy. . .Laguna Acoma beat Newcomb, 30-14, to snap a three-game losing streak. . .Navajo Prep rallied for a pair of 4th quarter TDs to edge Hozho Academy, 14-12, at snowy, windy Angelo DiPaolo Memorial Stadium. The difference in the game was a safety on a botched snap out of the end zone by Hozho Academy. The safety gave Navajo Prep their first two points of the game. After that, Eagles RB [player_tooltip player_id='1595788' first='Nehemiah' last='Simpson'] scored two rushing TDs, including the game-winning score on a 6-yard run with 58 seconds left, capping an dramatic 82-yard, clock-draining drive. . .The game between Raton and Capitan was suspended due to lightning early in the second quarter and did not resume.                                                                           Week 10 Top Games (Oct. 24-26)   Volcano Vista at Cleveland   Deming at Lovington   Valencia at St. Pius X   Carlsbad at Las Cruces   Espanola Valley at Bloomfield   Roswell at Mayfield (Sat.)   Eldorado at West Mesa (Thur.)   Grants at Bernalillo   Texico at Tularosa   Rio Rancho at Farmington   Valley at Los Alamos   St. Michael's at Pojoaque Valley   Organ Mountain at Hobbs   Sandia at Albuquerque   Hatch Valley at Dexter   Navajo Prep at McCurdy (Sat.)   Portales at Albuquerque Academy (Sat.)   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Week 9 of the 2024 New Mexico High School football season is complete. Here is our ninth edition of the Weekly Whiparound, our deep dive into everything that happened on the field in the Land of Enchantment: