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<p><strong>GRANTS</strong> – More than 60 prospects from throughout New Mexico – some of whom are headed to the next level - competed Saturday at the Prep Redzone Stock Up Showcase at Grants High School on a glorious sunny and 65-degree day in northwestern NM. </p>
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<p>As always, the showcase began with testing. Universal Speeds Labs was there to assess the players in four events: 40-yard dash, broad jump, L-Drill and 5-10-15. Here were the winners in each event:</p>
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<p>40: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1686972' first='Chris' last='Lopez']</strong>, La Cueva (2028)</p>
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<p>Broad Jump: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1597499' first='Jaydon' last='Kraft'], Organ Mountain</strong> (2028)</p>
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<p>5-10-15: <strong>Marcos Perea-Ochoa</strong>, West Mesa (2026)</p>
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<p>L-Drill: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155116' first='Jahari' last='Morehead']</strong>, Eldorado (2027)</p>
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<p>Following testing, the players ran through offense and defense positional drills and then one-on-one competition. At the end of camp, 2027 Sandia QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1594010' first='Jahleel' last='Lewis']</strong> and 2026 Grants DL <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='851894' first='Gary' last='Chavez']</strong> were named camp MVPs.</p>
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<p>The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Lewis recently wrapped up his second season as Sandia's starting quarterback, throwing for over 2,000 yards and 22 TD and rushing for over 350 yards and 7 TD. Lewis combines a rocket arm with an ultra-quick ball release, so receivers have to always be ready to catch the football. </p>
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<p>Chavez is one of the state's strongest players and is a reigning champion in his weight class at the state powerlifting championships. He uses his incredible strength to overpower offensive linemen. But he is extremely quick as well, often using a lightning-fast spin move to elude his blocker. His rare combination of underrated quickness and brute strength allowed his to collect 26.5 tackles for loss, 14.0 sacks and 35.0 QB hurries in 2025.</p>
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<p>The 'feel good' moment of the camp occurred towards the conclusion during the wrap-up meeting when the coaches offered their thoughts. At that time, Arizona Christian assistant and showcase director Marcellus Justin called up impressive 2026 Grants ATH <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1137878' first='Cardenio' last='Chavez']</strong> and offered him a scholarship on the spot.</p>
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<p><strong>VIDEO 1: Position Drills (QB and OL) </strong></p>
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<p><strong>VIDEO 2: Position Drills (RB, QBs throwing to WRs, DL)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>VIDEO 3: RB/LB Tackling Drills, QB/WR Passing Drill</strong></p>
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<p><strong>VIDEO 4: WR/DB 1-on-1 Competition</strong></p>
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<p><strong>VIDEO 5: OL vs. DL, 1-on-1 </strong> </p>
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GRANTS – More than 60 prospects from throughout New Mexico – some of whom are headed to the next level - competed Saturday at the Prep Redzone Stock Up Showcase at Grants High School on a glorious sunny and 65-degree day in northwestern NM.
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