City Series: Top Quarterbacks In Northern NM for 2025

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We continue our popular City Series by taking a look at the top quarterbacks in Northern New Mexico for the 2025 season:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604910' first='Tristan' last='Begay'], Tohatchi</strong>: In terms of the numbers, Begay is one of the top QBs in northern New Mexico. Last season he threw for nearly 1,800 yards and 24 TD</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='854312' first='Josh' last='Cordova'], Santa Rosa</strong>: Perhaps the top running QB in northern NM. Rushed for 1,521 yards and 24 TD last season to lead the Lions to the Class 2A state championship game. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='854297' first='Tristin' last='Fernandez'], Grants</strong>: Talented dual threat QB with 1,465 passing yards and 10 TD in 2024. Fantastic two-way player. Led the Pirates with 103 tackles last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1600795' first='Salid' last='Rashid'], Miyamura</strong>: Arguably the top QB in northern New Mexico. Threw for close to 1,900 yards and 20 TD to lead the Patriots to the 5A playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853710' first='Evan' last='Salazar'], Taos</strong>: Salazar has quietly developed into an excellent QB. He's thrown for over 2,800 yards and 24 TD and rushed for close to 1,000 yards in his career heading into his senior campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id='1604951' first='Ace' last='Bachicha'] (Capital), [player_tooltip player_id='854274' first='Richard' last='Lovato'] (Cuba), [player_tooltip player_id='1600843' first='Kamal' last='Stith'] (St. Michael's), [player_tooltip player_id='1604919' first='Chance' last='Aspaas'] (Kirtland Central), [player_tooltip player_id='1248677' first='Joshua' last='Gonzales'] (Pojoaque Valley); [player_tooltip player_id='1680067' first='Rock' last='Kalcich'] (Farmington).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">[player_tooltip player_id='1600795' first='Salid' last='Rashid'] QB C/O 2026 <br>WEEK 11 HIGHLIGHTS <br>2 TD 160 Pass Yrds <br>18/28 Comp<a href="https://twitter.com/coacholney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coacholney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachGallasASU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachGallasASU</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachGarcia62?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachGarcia62</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachKelleyLee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachKelleyLee</a> <a href="https://t.co/X9lRG2kxkD">pic.twitter.com/X9lRG2kxkD</a></p>&mdash; salid.rashid (@RashidSalid) <a href="https://twitter.com/RashidSalid/status/1910785158221119660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Check out my highlight - <a href="https://t.co/qSNwVzMfqq">https://t.co/qSNwVzMfqq</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='854297' first='Tristin' last='Fernandez'] (@tfernandez1123) <a href="https://twitter.com/tfernandez1123/status/1868027071080935639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->