Elite Eighty Plus: Top Performers of Week 3 (Part 2)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 3 of the New Mexico High School football season is complete. There were plenty of standout performances throughput the state, from opening kickoff on Thursday night to the Saturday afternoon games. Here is Part 2 of the Elite 80 Plus for Week 3:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604697' first='Brodie' last='Allen'], Loving</strong>: Passed for 71 yards and 2 TD + 64 yards rushing on 17 carries + 5 tackles and 1.0 TFL on defense in Loving's win over NMMI.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nicholas August, Hozho Academy</strong>: Led Hozho with 12 tackles + 1.0 TFL + 1 INT + 1 forced fumble in their loss to Legacy Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>David Ayala, Belen</strong>: Led the Eagles' defense with 13 tackles in their win over Los Alamos.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613495' first='Colt' last='Ayon'], Raton</strong>: Led the Tigers' defense with 14 tackles in their win over cross-border rival Trinidad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155121' first='Billy' last='Baca'], Hot Springs</strong>: Caught 7 passes for 143 yards and 1 TD + 4 tackles on defense in the Tigers; loss to Deming.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613430' first='Zaiden' last='Baker'], Hot Springs</strong>: Threw for 156 yards + 6 tackles and 1.0 TFL on defense for the Tigers in their home loss to Deming. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826226' first='Jacoby' last='Bamforth'], Portales</strong>: Threw for 159 yards and 4 TD on 12-of-18 passing to lead the Rams to a convincing win over Capital.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1680197' first='Joshua' last='Belmontes'], Organ Mountain</strong>: Team-high 12 tackles and 3.0 TFL in Organ Mountain's win over Alamogordo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606095' first='Ben' last='Brousseau'], Los Alamos</strong>: Caught 4 passes for 147 yards and 2 TD in the Hilltoppers' loss at Belen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1680035' first='Isaiah' last='Cazares'], West Mesa</strong>: Rushed for 123 yards and 2 TD on just 5 carries, including a 51-yard scamper, in West Mesa's big win over Highland.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2182154' first='Aldo' last='Gallegos'], Las Cruces</strong>: Rushed for 126 yards and 4 TD in the Bulldawgs' lopsided victory over Mayfield.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rosalio Gomez, Gadsden</strong>: Completed 19-of-23 passes for 251 yards and 3 TD in Gadsden's win over Silver.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2103749' first='Izaic' last='Gonzales'], Roswell</strong>: The Coyotes have played three high-scoring games so far this season. In Week 3, they edged Roswell at the Wool Bowl as Gonzales had 13 receptions for 104 yards and 1 TD. Gonzales already has close to 40 receptions on the season with zero drops.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/IzaixGonzales27/status/2096457360445440401","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/IzaixGonzales27/status/2096457360445440401 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1680049' first='Jaden' last='Gonzales'], Organ Mountain</strong>: Made 7 tackles and 4.0 TFL + 41 yards rushing on just 2 carries on offense in Organ Mountain's impressive shutout win over Alamogordo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noe Gutierrez, St. Michael's</strong>: Had a 40-yard Pick-6 interception return in the Horsemen's lopsided win over Robertson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2256797' first='Jared' last='Hawley'], Newcomb</strong>: Rushed for 392 yards on a workhorse 40 carries in Newcomb's road win at McCurdy. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604744' first='Jordan' last='Herrera'], Los Alamos</strong>: Rushed for 101 yards on 23 carries in the Hilltoppers' loss at Belen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826051' first='Richard' last='Holguin'], Deming</strong>: Rushed for 146 yards and 3 TD in Deming's road win at Hot Springs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jordan Holland, Fort Sumner/House</strong>: Fort Sumner is tearing through opponents in the 8-man classification and look ready, willing and able to defend their state crown. Holland had 135 passing yards, 135 rushing yards and accounted for 6 TD + 9 tackles and 1 INT on defense in Week 3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613370' first='Romeo' last='Jones'], Organ Mountain</strong>: Rushed for 126 yards and 2 TD on 22 carries to lift Organ Mountain to a win over Alamogordo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114491' first='Kingston' last='Lee'], Silver</strong>: Threw for 107 yards, rushed for a team-high 70 yards + team-high 11 tackles and 2 INT on defense in Silver's loss at Gadsden.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155336' first='Kade' last='Lockner'], Tularosa</strong>: Rushed for 156 yards and 1 TD on 19 carries + 8 tackles and 2 TFL on defense in Tularosa's close win over Hatch Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/KadeLockner/status/2096711128428761488","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/KadeLockner/status/2096711128428761488 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155082' first='Raul' last='Lopez'], Chaparral</strong>: Rushed for 227 yards and 3 TD on just 14 carries + 5.0 tackles and 5.0 TFL on defense in Chaparral's win over Santa Teresa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2109801' first='Jeremiah' last='Lord'], Belen</strong>: Led Belen's balanced rushing attack with 84 yards on 10 carries + 61-yard reception + 4 tackles on defense in the Eagles' win over Los Alamos.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jossue Lozano, Texico</strong>: Led the Wolverines defense with 13 tackles and 1.0 TFL in their win over cross-border rival Farwell (TX).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Michael Murray, Estancia</strong>: Rushed for 139 yards and 2 TD on 9 carries + 1 TD catch to propel the Bears past Jal on the road.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1154954' first='Hershul' last='Olloway'], St. Pius X</strong>: Rushed for 67 yards on 10 carries + 3 receptions for 82 yards + sored 4 TD in St. Pius X's road win at Pagosa Springs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Hersh_Olloway2/status/2097400986197504150","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Hersh_Olloway2/status/2097400986197504150 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155087' first='Anthony' last='Palomares'], Gadsden</strong>: Caught 8 passes for 112 yards and 2 TD in Gadsden's win over Silver.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606076' first='Hunter' last='Parmeter'], Las Cruces</strong>: Made 15 tackles in the Bulldawgs' win over Mayfield.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613352' first='Broden' last='Price'], Manzano</strong>: Amassed 229 total yards, scored 3 TD and 1 fumble recovery on defense to lead Manzano to a win over Del Norte. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826111' first='Sebastian' last='Primero'], Los Alamos</strong>: Threw for 177 yards and 2 TD in Los Alamos' loss at Belen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826036' first='Luis' last='Rodriguez'], Roswell</strong>: Rushed for 118 yards and 2 TD on 14 carries in the Coyotes' win over Rio Rancho.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613398' first='Slade' last='Segovia'], Portales</strong>: Rushed for 95 yards and 1 TD on just 8 carries and caught 4 passes for 60 yards in Portales' big win over Capital.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2108931' first='Deion' last='Torres'], Gadsden</strong>: Continued his exemplary season with a team-high 16 tackles + 1 TD reception in Gadsden's win over Silver. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114787' first='Johnathan' last='Valencia'], Estancia</strong>: Made 12 tackles and 3.0 TFL to lead Estancia over Jal.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>C.J. Valdez, St. Michael's</strong>: Scored on a 41-yard touchdown run in the Horsemen's big win over Robertson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Vince Varela, Manzano</strong>: Scored 1 rushing TD + 1 TD reception + 1 forced fumble + 1 fumble recovery in Manzano's win over Del Norte. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Crew Victor, Rio Rancho</strong>: The dynamic freshman caught 2 TD passes and threw for another in the Rams' close loss at Roswell.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CrewVictor12/status/2096314871549927692","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/CrewVictor12/status/2096314871549927692 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1651252' first='Ajay' last='Vigil'], Cleveland</strong>: 7 receptions for 110 yards and 1 TD in the Storm's road win at Amarillo (TX).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606042' first='Denton' last='Walter'], Las Cruces</strong>: Made 19 tackles and 4.0 TFL in the Bulldawgs' win over Mayfield.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604784' first='Cael' last='Walton'], Raton</strong>: Rushed for 175 yards and 2 TD on a workhorse 33 carries in Raton's win over cross-border rival Trinidad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/JosePorras81/status/2097471120853045561","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/JosePorras81/status/2097471120853045561 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/JadenGonzales21/status/2096764671051411865","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/JadenGonzales21/status/2096764671051411865 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->