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Week 4 Whiparound: Best Games, Top Performances and Fun Stuff

Week 4 Whiparound: Best Games, Top Performances and Fun Stuff
Scott Hood
Scott Hood September 14, 2025 @ 05:38 PM
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Elijah Eddie
Elijah Eddie 5'9" | 190 lbs | QB/LB/LB | 2026
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AJ Trujillo
AJ Trujillo 5'7" | 145 lbs | WR | 2027
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Caydin Encinias
Caydin Encinias 5'10" | 145 lbs | QB | 2027
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Bryant Baca
Bryant Baca LB | 2027
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Hayden Watkins
Hayden Watkins 5'11" | 170 lbs | QB | 2026
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Luke Lynn
Luke Lynn 6'3" | 225 lbs | QB | 2026
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Jack Byers
Jack Byers 6'3" | WR | 2026
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Terry Maes
Terry Maes 6'1" | 170 lbs | QB | 2028
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Derrick Warren
Derrick Warren 6'0" | 165 lbs | QB/ATH | 2026
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Aiden Woody
Aiden Woody 5'7" | 140 lbs | DB | 2028
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Cross Figg
Cross Figg 6'0" | 160 lbs | DB/QB | 2028
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Aiden Gonzales
Aiden Gonzales 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB/ATH | 2028
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Ezra Ocampo
Ezra Ocampo WR | 2028
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Slade Segovia
Slade Segovia 5'10" | 160 lbs | LB | 2028
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Broden Price
Broden Price 6'1" | 175 lbs | WR | 2028
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Malachi Chestnut
Malachi Chestnut LB | 2027
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Kory Harvey
Kory Harvey 6'0" | LB | 2027
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Dailen Ramirez
Dailen Ramirez 5'8" | RB | 2027
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Brock Wright
Brock Wright 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB | 2027
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Tristan Begay
Tristan Begay 6'2" | 150 lbs | QB | 2027
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Jordan Herrera
Jordan Herrera 5'8" | 165 lbs | RB | 2027
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Kamal Stith
Kamal Stith 6'0" | 155 lbs | QB | 2026
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Daniel Ornelas
Daniel Ornelas 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB | 2026
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Jose Jaramillo
Jose Jaramillo 6'2" | 165 lbs | QB | 2026
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Joseph Duran
Joseph Duran 5'10" | 145 lbs | WR | 2026
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Lance Volk
Lance Volk 6'1" | 285 lbs | OL/DL | 2026
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Kingston Lee
Kingston Lee 6'2" | 170 lbs | QB | 2029
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Amasi Griego
Amasi Griego 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB/WR | 2027
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Landon Littleben
Landon Littleben 5'6" | 140 lbs | LB | 2026
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Ismael Mendez
Ismael Mendez 5'7" | 155 lbs | WR | 2026
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Nathan Gonzales
Nathan Gonzales ATH | 2027
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Raul Lopez
Raul Lopez 5'7" | 155 lbs | RB | 2027
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Tyvin Howard
Tyvin Howard 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR | 2027
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Curtis Flakes III
Curtis Flakes III 6'0" | 150 lbs | DB/ATH | 2027
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Cayl Cox-Liggins
Cayl Cox-Liggins 6'4" | 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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Bodi True
Bodi True 6'1" | 205 lbs | QB | 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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Jay Lee
Jay Lee 5'11" | 155 lbs | WR | 2026
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Kaiden Reese
Kaiden Reese 6'0" | 180 lbs | QB | 2026
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Isaiah Ortega
Isaiah Ortega 6'0" | WR | 2026
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Justin Duran
Justin Duran DB | 2026
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Tristin Fernandez
Tristin Fernandez 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB/LB | 2026
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Omar Gonzalez
Omar Gonzalez 5'11" | 165 lbs | DB | 2026
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Elijah Melancon
Elijah Melancon 6'1" | 165 lbs | QB | 2026
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Hayes Baum
Hayes Baum 6'0" | 210 lbs | LB | 2026
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Ulisses Castro
Ulisses Castro 6'3" | 215 lbs | WR/EDGE | 2027
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Evan Salazar
Evan Salazar 5'10" | 140 lbs | QB | 2026
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Isaiah Dominguez
Isaiah Dominguez 5'5" | 140 lbs | RB/DB/DB | 2026
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Gunnar Guardiola
Gunnar Guardiola 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB | 2026
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Peyton Duncan
Peyton Duncan WR | 2026
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Israel Nieto
Israel Nieto 5'10" | 150 lbs | QB | 2026
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Jordan Kekoa Hatch
Jordan Kekoa Hatch 6'3" | 190 lbs | QB | 2026
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 4 of the 2025 New Mexico High School football season is complete. Here is our fourth edition of the Weekly Whiparound, our comprehensive deep dive into everything that happened on the field. Enjoy!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams of the Week</strong>: <strong>Las Cruces</strong> (6A), <strong>Gadsden </strong>(5A), <strong>Moriarty </strong>(4A), <strong>St. Michael's</strong> (3A), <strong>Estancia </strong>(2A).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Las Cruces (4-0) rallied from a two-touchdown deficit midway through the second quarter to pull out a thrilling 38-34 victory over Cleveland Friday night in a Clash of the Titans matchup between the top two teams in Class 6A. Bulldawgs QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853029' first='Gunnar' last='Guardiola']</strong> scored on a 2-yard run with 1:29 left in the 4Q for the game-winning points. Cleveland took the ensuing kickoff and drove to the Las Cruces 20 before costly back-to-back penalties (holding, OPI) pushed Cleveland back to the 45. Moments later, Las Cruces intercepted a pass to seal the win. Bulldawgs' RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1137388' first='Daniel' last='Amaro']</strong> raced 64 yards to tie the score at 7-7 with 8:24 left in the 1Q. Consecutive scores by the Storm in the 2Q on a 13-yard TD run by QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='851873' first='Jordan' last='Kekoa Hatch']</strong> and a 58-yard Pick-6 by <strong>Karson Weddle</strong> gave Cleveland a 21-7 lead midway through the 2Q. Las Cruces fought back and eventually took its first lead at 31-27 early in the 4Q on Amaro's 48-yard run. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gadsden</strong> (4-0) stayed unbeaten and prepared for the highly anticipated Week 5 showdown against Artesia by thumping winless Mayfield, 42-21, at Field of Dreams in a weather-impacted game that didn't kick off until Saturday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FOOTBALL: #2 Las Cruces upset #1 defending state champ Cleveland 38-34 on Friday night. Here are some of the highlights (courtesy NFHS network) <a href="https://twitter.com/LCPSnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LCPSnet</a> <a href="https://t.co/hBJVlivYhL">pic.twitter.com/hBJVlivYhL</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/1966714282491719740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players of the Week: [player_tooltip player_id='1605033' first='Dailen' last='Ramirez']</strong>, Centennial 6A),<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1137475' first='Jayden' last='Gutierrez']</strong>, Lovington (5A), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='851884' first='Israel' last='Nieto']</strong>, Chaparral (4A), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267029' first='Landon' last='Littleben']</strong>, Crownpoint (3A), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613755' first='Cross' last='Figg']</strong>, Texico (2A).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='851884' first='Israel' last='Nieto']</strong> of Chaparral led the Lobos to an impressive 49-24 victory over NMMI by passing for 288 yards on 12-of-20 passing and 2 TD and rushing for 90 yards and 4 TD on 14 carries. He accounted for 6 TD and 378 total yards. If that wasn't enough, he made 5-of-6 PAT. Chaparral amassed 590 total yards against NMMI with RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155082' first='Raul' last='Lopez']</strong> (21 rushes for 155 yards) and WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155065' first='Tyvin' last='Howard']</strong> (6 catches for 139 yards and 1 TD) being major contributors. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267029' first='Landon' last='Littleben']</strong> of Crownpoint rushed 15 times for 61 yards and caught 6 passes for 108 yards and 1 TD in the Eagles' hard-fought 14-8 victory over Navajo Prep. Crownpoint sophomore QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606066' first='Kory' last='Harvey']</strong> scored the game-winning TD on a 2-yard run with four seconds left to give the Eagles a dramatic road win. Crownpoint won its second straight game and handed Navajo Prep its first loss of the season. The physical Crownpoint defense limited Navajo Prep to 47 total yards in the first half and forced four turnover on downs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Texico QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613755' first='Cross' last='Figg']</strong> led the Wolverines to their first win of the season following losses to Santa Rosa and Farwell (TX) by throwing for 181 yards and 1 TD on 9-of-15 passing and rushing for 229 yards and 1 TD to spark Texico's 31-16 victory over Olton (TX). Figg's 9 completions went to 5 different receivers. He totaled 410 yards passing and running. Texico broke the game open by scoring 17 points in the 3<sup>rd</sup> quarter for a 31-10 lead heading into the final frame. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Team Offensive Performance: Eunice. </strong>The Cardinals' offensive firepower was on full display in a rousing 88-36 victory over cross-border rival Morton (TX). Eunice amassed 578 yards in total offense, 363 on the ground. QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='854273' first='Elijah' last='Melancon']</strong> threw for 215 yards on 13-19 passing, ran for 165 yards and accounted for 5 TD. Senior RB <strong>Greyson Meek</strong> rushed for 190 yards and 4 TD. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Team Defensive Performance</strong>: <strong>Cibola</strong>. The Cougars defense put the clamps on Carlsbad's offense in Cibola's 23-7 victory over the Cavemen Thursday at Community Stadium. Cibola held Carlsbad to 114 total yards on 46 snaps, an average of just 2.48 yards per play. Cavemen RB [player_tooltip player_id='1605005' first='Brock' last='Wright'], who had rushed for 130+ yards in two of his first three games, managed just 37 yards rushing on 14 carries. Cibola scored 23 unanswered points after Carlsbad opened the scoring early in the 2<sup>nd</sup> quarter. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='854199' first='Hayes' last='Baum']</strong> and [player_tooltip player_id='1684435' first='Terry' last='Maes'] both ran for a TD while Cibola's special teams recovered a poor punt snap in the end zone for a TD on a bizarre play. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Games: </strong>Las Cruces 38, Cleveland 34; Centennial 42, Rio Rancho 39;  Crownpoint 14, Navajo Prep 8; St. Pius X 28, Organ Mountain 21; Valley 25, Belen 22; Moriarty 20, Bernalillo 12; Los Lunas 28, Eldorado 22; West Las Vegas 22, Portales 19; Roswell 18, Lovington 13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Centennial (3-1) spoiled Rio Rancho's Homecoming festivities with a last-second victory at Rams Stadium. Hawks RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1605033' first='Dailen' last='Ramirez']</strong> capped a sensational night by catching a short pass, eluding several Rio Rancho tacklers and scampering into the end zone with 8 seconds left in the fourth quarter for the game-winning points. Ramirez finished with 158 yards rushing on 21 carries and 2 receptions for 22 yards. Centennial rallied all night, falling behind 16-0 early. Rio Rancho WR <strong>Jace Lee</strong> scored 3 TD for the Rams, two late in the fourth quarter. Lee caught a screen pass and raced 50+ yards for a TD to give Rio Rancho a 39-35 lead with 2:51 left. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TOUCHDOWN: Centennial<br><br>Ramirez miraculously breaks through a couple Rams with eight seconds to go for the go-ahead score.<br><br>PAT is good. 42-39 Hawks.<br><br>This place has gone silent.<a href="https://twitter.com/RRObserver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RRObserver</a> <a href="https://t.co/CNvUjWmR6k">pic.twitter.com/CNvUjWmR6k</a></p>&mdash; Dan Allison (@danlallison) <a href="https://twitter.com/danlallison/status/1966711524887556487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sophomore of the Week</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id='1613755' first='Cross' last='Figg'], Texico.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Freshman of the Week</strong>: <strong>Devon Chavez</strong>, Estancia. Chavez has become a regular in this space, and for good reason. He rushed for 267 yards and 4 TD on just 15 carries in Estancia's 68-18 mercy-rule win over Socorro. His freshman backfield mate, <strong>Juan Cuevas</strong>, had 102 rushing yards and 5 TD on 13 carries. Chavez and Cuevas combined to score 9 TD. The future is bright at Estancia.    </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 6A Roundup</strong>: Los Lunas QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1137088' first='Kaiden' last='Reese']</strong> keyed a balanced rushing attack with 91 yards on the ground and threw for 116 yards on 3 completions as the Tigers held off Eldorado, 28-22, in the District 6A-2 opener. Los Lunas built a 14-0 lead after the first quarter on a 72-yard TD run by Reese and his 33-yard pass to <strong>Anthony Castillo</strong> before Eldorado rallied to take a 22-21 lead midway through the third quarter. RB <strong>Martin Cordova</strong>'s 7-yard run gave Los Lunas the lead for good with 7:35 left in the 4A. Eldorado drove to the LL 15 where a sack by LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1788672' first='Bryant' last='Baca']</strong> on 4<sup>th</sup> and goal sealed the win. . .Santa Fe (3-1) won its first district game since 2023 and the Demons continued their impressive start to the season by scoring the first 18 points of the game against Albuquerque High (2-2) in an 18-6 win at rainy Ivan Head Stadium. The only points of the first half came on a 22-yard FG by Santa Fe PK <strong>Grant Augustyn</strong>. <strong>Josiah Opetaia</strong> returned the 2nd half kickoff 90 yards for a TD and an 11-0 Demons lead following the two-point conversion. Santa Fe converted an Albuquerque High turnover into a score when <strong>Manuel Pena</strong>'s 11-yard TD run made it 18-0 midway through the third quarter. Although the Bulldogs had 190 yards rushing, they turned the ball over 3 times and were denied on downs at least once in the red zone. They struggled throwing the football on a wet night. . .Piedra Vista (3-1) continued their solid start to the 2025 campaign, equaling their win total from a season ago with a 21-14 home victory over Alamogordo (3-1). Junior QB <strong>Nick Halvorson</strong>, filling in for the injured Rueban Marquez, threw for 1 TD and ran for another to lead the Panthers, who rushed the ball 43 times compared to just 3 passes. RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1556720' first='Amasi' last='Griego']</strong> rushed for 125 yards on 12 carries, averaging over 10 yards per attempt. The Piedra Vista defense harassed the Alamogordo offense all night long, logging 6.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks and 5.0 QB hurries on their way to holding Alamogordo to a season low point total. . . Volcano Vista mercy-ruled West Mesa, 55-0, behind a lethal run game that produced 289 yards on  just 25 carries, an average of 11.6 yards per rush. Junior RB <strong>De'Angelo Mitchell</strong> led the way with 104 yards and 1 TD on 11 carries, while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1245683' first='Ismael' last='Mendez']</strong> <strong>III</strong> had 91 yards and 1 TD on 4 carries. Four different players scored rushing TDs for the Hawks. Three of the 4 receptions by Volcano Vista went for a TD. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613703' first='Aiden' last='Gonzales']</strong> returned a punt for a TD. . .La Cueva kept Sandia winless with a 42-7 victory at Wilson Stadium. . .Junior RB <strong>Talon Stowell</strong> rushed for 96 yards on 15 carries to power Farmington to a 21-17 road win over Falcon (CO). . .Hobbs rolled past El Paso (TX) Parkland, 49-22.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rain couldn't slow us down. ⚡ Your Hawks dominated Military Night with a 50-0 shutout over the Mustangs! 🦅🙌 <a href="https://t.co/g7wDnBR7UC">pic.twitter.com/g7wDnBR7UC</a></p>&mdash; Volcano Vista HS Football (@vvhsfootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/vvhsfootball/status/1967067700544557160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 5A Roundup</strong>: Artesia (3-1) kept Deming winless with a 41-14 road victory at Memorial Stadium. Bulldogs QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1672571' first='Derrick' last='Warren']</strong> completed 9-of-13 passes for 155 yards and 2 TD, while RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1139144' first='Bryce' last='Parra']</strong> rushed for 118 yards on 9 carries. The Artesia offense gained 353 yards on just 36 offensive snaps. Artesia scored two TD and grabbed an interception for a 13-0 leas midway through the 1Q. Another TD on Warren's 10-yard TD pass to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1750200' first='Jack' last='Byers']</strong> gave Artesia a 20-7 lead after the 1Q. The Bulldogs steadily built the lead to 41-7 early in the 4Q. The victory sets up a Week 5 showdown at Gadsden on Friday night. . .Lovington QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1137475' first='Jayden' last='Gutierrez']</strong> completed 20-of-32 passes for 219 yards and 1 TD but it wasn't enough as Roswell pulled out a 18-13 victory in the District 5A-2 opener for both teams. Roswell QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1750685' first='Luke' last='Lynn']</strong> completed 11-of-16 passes for 200 yards and 1 TD. . .Los Alamos improved to 4-0 with a 13-0 victory over Highland in the District 5A-1 opener for both teams. RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604744' first='Jordan' last='Herrera']</strong> rushed for 112 yards and 1 TD while QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1751662' first='Hayden' last='Watkins']</strong> completed 16-of-24 passes for 164 yards and 1 TD. . .Capital edged Del Norte, 7-6, in defensive slugfest in Santa Fe. The game was played in a steady rain, which led to both offenses struggling with wet footballs. Capital scored on a TD pass in the first half and then held off Del Norte in the second half to record their first win of the season. . .Valley (1-3) scored a late TD and then recovered a fumble inside the red zone to stun Balen, 25-22, on the road in a game that was pushed back to Saturday due to severe weather. Valley QB <strong>Zach Perez</strong>, filling in for injured starter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1600815' first='Jose' last='Jaramillo']</strong>, scored the go-ahead TD out of the Wildcat formation. But the Vikings missed the PAT, opening the door for Belen to possibly tie the game late. Belen drove inside the Valley 10-yard line with about a minute left but the Eagles fumbled. Valley LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606155' first='Malachi' last='Chestnut']</strong> recovered to preserve the much-needed win for the Vikings. . .Goddard traveled to Santa Teresa and mercy-ruled the Desert Warriors, 54-0.  . .Miyamura (2-2) made the trip to Albuquerque and blanked Rio Grande, 27-0. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jett Fuentes (10) turns in the end zone after snagging a 21-yard touchdown pass from [player_tooltip player_id='1672571' first='Derrick' last='Warren'].<br><br>Warren (12) calls his own number for a 9-yard score.<br><br>📸TJ Palma - Artesia Bulldog Paw Prints <a href="https://t.co/scYCoRzUJE">pic.twitter.com/scYCoRzUJE</a></p>&mdash; 🏈 Brienne Green 🐾 (@ArtesiaSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArtesiaSports/status/1966673195496525895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 4A Roundup</strong>: St. Pius X (3-0) stayed unbeaten with a 28-21 victory over Organ Mountain Thursday night at Milne Stadium. Junior RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1154954' first='Hershul' last='Olloway']</strong> rushed for 255 yards on 18 carries, including TD runs of 96 and 80 yards. WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1154956' first='Cayl' last='Cox-Liggins']</strong> had 5 receptions for 122 yards (100+ yards in 1<sup>st</sup> qtr). Organ Mountain led, 21-14, at halftime before Olloway tied the score with his 80-yard TD run on St. Pius X's first offensive play of the 3Q. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613459' first='Ezra' last='Ocampo']</strong> ran 13 yards for the eventual game-winning TD with 4:16 left. DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155012' first='Curtis' last='Flakes III']</strong> sealed the win with an interception with 1:41 left. . .Moriarty (2-1) built a 14-0 halftime lead and held off Bernalillo in the second half for a 20-12 victory in the District 4A-1 opener for both teams. The Pintos returned a fumble for a TD late in the second quarter. Bernalillo scored in the 3<sup>rd</sup> quarter on a TD pass from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853757' first='Ulisses' last='Castro']</strong> to WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1599893' first='Joseph' last='Duran']</strong>. Moriarty made it 20-6 with a rushing TD with about 5 minutes left in the 4<sup>th</sup> quarter. . .Valencia mercy-ruled Cuba, 51-0. . .Taos (1-3) picked up their first win of the season with a 49-12 victory over Aztec. Tigers QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853710' first='Evan' last='Salazar']</strong> threw a 24-yard TD pass to Xavier Duran for an early 7-0 lead. Taos added one more TD in the first quarter and two in the second quarter for a 28-6 halftime lead. They led, 42-6, before Aztec scored again. . .Bloomfield <strong>Manual Chavarria</strong> QB passed for 234 yards on just 5 completions and RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853022' first='Peyton' last='Duncan']</strong> rushed for 99 yards and 2 TD in the Bobcat's 56-0 mercy-rule win over Kirtland Central. . .Manzano (3-1) piled up 402 yards in total offense in a 29-14 win over 3A Hope Christian on Saturday. Monarchs QB [player_tooltip player_id='1137898' first='Bodi' last='True'] passed for 2023 yards and 2 TD and rushed for 48 yards. RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='854302' first='Justin' last='Duran']</strong> led Manzanbo's balanced rushing attack with 78 yards on 14 carries. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1613352' first='Broden' last='Price'] had 3 receptions for 108 yards, an average of 36 yards per catch, and totaled 158 yards. Manzano led, 20-14, after 3 quarters and pulled away in the 4Q on <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1137898' first='Bodi' last='True']</strong>'s rushing TD and safety. . .Grants QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='854297' first='Tristin' last='Fernandez']</strong> threw for 205 yards and 4 TD to lead the Pirates to a convincing 54-0 win over Espanola Valley. WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='854308' first='Isaiah' last='Ortega']</strong> caught 6 passes for 154 yards. The contest kicked off Friday night but was suspended due to severe weather and finished Saturday morning. . .Silver, which hosts Valencia and St. Pius X in the next two weeks, won by forfeit over Cobre.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Put the state on notice <a href="https://t.co/W5LAsuRHUU">pic.twitter.com/W5LAsuRHUU</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1599883' first='Lance' last='Volk'] (@LanceVolk_65) <a href="https://twitter.com/LanceVolk_65/status/1967239504487665858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A Roundup</strong>: For the second straight year, St. Michael's trounced 4A Albuquerque Academy. Saturday, the Horsemen extended its winning streak to 24 games (tying the school record) with a 50-21 victory in rainy Santa Fe. The game was delayed for nearly an hour at halftime. St. Michael's QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1600843' first='Kamal' last='Stith']</strong> threw for 307 yards and 4 TD, while RB/WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853063' first='Isaiah' last='Dominguez']</strong> rushed for 131 yards, scored 4 TD, one on an 89-yard gallop, and returned a kickoff to the Chargers 2-yard line to set up another score. . .West Las Vegas (3-1) held off winless Portales, 22-19, at home. The Dons last two wins have come by a combined 9 points. West Las Vegas RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1791434' first='AJ' last='Trujillo']</strong> ran 10 yards for a TD for a 7-0 lead about three minutes into the game. Portales quickly responded as promising freshman QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1581314' first='Kingston' last='Lee']</strong> fired a 54-yard TD pass to<strong> Ace Saiz</strong>. Lee's 4-yard rushing TD gave Portales a 13-7 lead (PAT missed)  with about 8 minutes left in 2Q, and that was the score at halftime. WLV took a 14-13 lead about 3 minutes into the 3Q as QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1791395' first='Caydin' last='Encinias']</strong> followed a long punt return with a 3-yard rushing TD. Portales regained the lead at 19-14 late in the 3Q on sophomore RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613398' first='Slade' last='Segovia']</strong>'s 96-yard TD run. WLV took the lead for good on Trujillo's 36-yard TD + 2-point conversion with 3 minutes left in 4Q. . .Hatch Valley QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='854279' first='Omar' last='Gonzalez']</strong> rushed for 116 yards on 15 carries, threw for 100 yards on four completions and accounted for 5 TD to lead the Bears to a convincing 50-12 win over Laguna Acoma. <strong>David Dumas</strong> added 82 yards rushing for Hatch Valley. . .Thoreau did just enough offensively to pull out a 14-12 home victory over Hot Springs. The two teams combined for just 212 total yards. Thoreau QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613756' first='Aiden' last='Woody']</strong> completed 13-of-20 passes for 116 yards. Hot Springs was held to 1 passing yard on 11 attempts. . .Robertson spotted Ruidoso an early 7-0 lead before scoring 20 straight points en route to a 27-19 halftime lead. The Cardinals scored 21 unanswered points in the second half for the 48-19 road win. QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155256' first='Nathan' last='Gonzales']</strong> again played well for Robertson. . .Tohatchi beat Newcomb, 26-6, as Cougars QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604910' first='Tristan' last='Begay']</strong> threw a pair of TD passes in the 1<sup>st</sup> half for a 14-6 halftime lead. Begay added 2 more TD passes in the 2<sup>nd</sup> half as Tohatchi pulled away for the win. . .Zuni beat Sanders (AZ) Valley, 32-8. . .Gallup senior QB [player_tooltip player_id='1846111' first='Elijah' last='Eddie'] threw for 198 yards in the Bengals' 46-26 loss to Bayfield (CO).      </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Roundup</strong>: Jal (2-2) rushed for 298 yards in a 41-0 trouncing of Van Horn (TX). RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1600830' first='Daniel' last='Ornelas']</strong> led the way with 146 yards on 14 carries. The Panthers averaged 8.3 yards per carry. . .Legacy Academy's defense and special teams brought their ‘A' games to the Silverbacks' 42-0 victory over Santa Fe Indian. The Legacy Academy defense recorded 8 tackles for loss, 9 QB hurries and 2 interceptions (both by <strong>Adrian Lopez</strong>). The Silverbacks special teams blocked two punts, both by junior <strong>Jerome Salazar</strong>, and saw dynamic transfer <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1137096' first='Jay' last='Lee']</strong> return a kickoff 79 yards for a TD. Salazar also had a rushing TD for the Silverbacks. . .Santa Rosa (4-0) stayed unbeaten with a 36-6 home victory over Tularosa. . .Loving beat Tucumcari, 20-10, at home. . .Hozho Academy blanked Capitan, 26-0, on the road. Hozho traveled almost 300 miles each way to play the game. . .McCurdy edged 3A Wingate, 16-12. &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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Week 5 Top Games (Sept. 18-20)</strong><strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Artesia at Gadsden</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hobbs at Las Cruces</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eunice at St. Michael's</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Las Vegas at Santa Rosa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Centennial at Carlsbad</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valencia at Silver</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Organ Mountain at Alamogordo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Goddard at Lovington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robertson at Raton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dexter at Hatch Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Estancia at Hope Christian (Sat.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chaparral at Albuquerque Academy (Sat.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Legacy Academy at McCurdy (Sat.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Friday Night Scoreboard: Week 4<a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_NMAA</a> <br><br>Click to view the article!<a href="https://t.co/X02vEgaQgN">https://t.co/X02vEgaQgN</a></p>&mdash; Prep Redzone New Mexico (@PrepRedzoneNM) <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM/status/1966852653176201636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Scoreboard: Week 4 (Sat. 9/13)<br><br>Valley 25, Belen 22<br>Manzano 29, Hope Christian 14<br>Miyamura 27, Rio Grande 0<br>McCurdy 16, Wingate 12<br>Robertson 48, Ruidoso 19<br>Grants 54, Espanola Valley 0 <a href="https://t.co/SxIITwjuYM">pic.twitter.com/SxIITwjuYM</a></p>&mdash; Prep Redzone New Mexico (@PrepRedzoneNM) <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM/status/1966992806213546311?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sights and Sounds: Week 4 (Video and Recaps)<a href="https://twitter.com/SSarge2026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SSarge2026</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ArtesiaSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ArtesiaSports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonCFarmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JasonCFarmer</a> <br><br>Click to view the article!<a href="https://t.co/Hfq0w6HsSy">https://t.co/Hfq0w6HsSy</a></p>&mdash; Prep Redzone New Mexico (@PrepRedzoneNM) <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM/status/1967049373457805665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->

Week 4 of the 2025 New Mexico High School football season is complete. Here is our fourth edition of the Weekly Whiparound, our comprehensive deep dive into everything that happened on the field. Enjoy!

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