The Elite 80 Plus: Top Performers of Week 5 (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 5 of the New Mexico High School football season is complete. There were plenty of standout performances throughout the state, from opening kickoff on Thursday night to the Saturday afternoon games. Here is Part 1 of the Elite 80 Plus for Week 5:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>David Ayala, Belen</strong>: Made team-high 9 tackles with 5.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, 2 QB hurries + 1 forced fumble in Belen's win at Santa Teresa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155121' first='Billy' last='Baca'], Hot Springs</strong>: Made a team high 16 tackles in Hot Springs' loss to Moriarty. &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604925' first='Gonzalo' last='Cano'], Belen</strong>: Rushed for 224 yards and 4 TD on 18 carries to spearhead Belen's punishing ground game in its road win over Santa Teresa. Belen amassed 467 rushing yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Felipe Carranza, Hatch Valley</strong>: Caught 4 passes for 95 yards and 1 TD in Hatch Valley's win over Hope Christian. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604956' first='Jagger' last='Casillas'], Los Lunas</strong>: Rushed for 185 yards and 1 TD on a workhorse 23 carries in Los Lunas' road win at Santa Fe. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Danny Castro, Roswell</strong>: Caught 5 passes for 89 yards and 12 TD in Roswell's road win at Deming.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1787301' first='Luke' last='Cieremans'], Los Lunas</strong>: Threw for 185 yards and 2 TD in the Tigers' road win at Santa Fe.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1605989' first='Aden' last='Clah'], Navajo Prep</strong>: Threw 3 TD passes and ran for 1 TD – accounting for 4 TD overall – in Navajo Prep's win over Crownpoint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613627' first='Nijrelle' last='Denetso'], Navajo Prep</strong>: Caught 2 TD passes and ran 60 yards for another score in Navajo Prep's win over Crownpoint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1827331' first='Waylon' last='Defrisco'], Hope Christian</strong>: Made team-high 12 tackles in close loss to Hatch Valley. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2255876' first='Bradan' last='Dunlap'], Hobbs</strong>: 9 receptions for 152 yards and 1 TD in Hobbs' loss to Eldorado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/bdunlap2029/status/2101397398069330030","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/bdunlap2029/status/2101397398069330030 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613409' first='Mason' last='Fikany'], Ruidoso</strong>: Rushed for 149 yards and 2 TD on 18 carries as Ruidoso beat NMMI to win its first game under new head coach Andrew McCraw.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kasyn Flores, Roswell</strong>: 2 interceptions to spark the Roswell defense in their win over Deming. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1853724' first='Andruw' last='Fuentez'], Roswell</strong>: Completed 14-of-20 passes for 265 yards and 5 TD in Roswell's road win at Deming.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155256' first='Nathan' last='Gonzales'], Robertson</strong>: Threw for 164 yards and 3 TD + 5 tackles on defense in Robertson's road win over Kirtland Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2075776' first='Tayson' last='Gaxiola'], Los Lunas</strong>: Caught 5 passes for 101 yards and 1 TD in the Tigers' road win at Santa Fe. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613703' first='Aiden' last='Gonzales'], Volcano Vista</strong>: Made 13 tackles + 3 INT &nbsp;in Volcano Vista's road win at Carlsbad. The Hawks are unbeaten at 5-0.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2108830' first='Fiddel' last='Herrera'], West Las Vegas</strong>: Threw for 163 yards and rushed for a team-high 72 yards in WLV's mercy-rule win over Aztec.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2109033' first='Jude' last='Herrera'], Volcano Vista</strong>: Completed 15-of-25 passes for 211 yards and 4 TD in Volcano Vista's road win at Carlsbad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/judeherrera9/status/2102112908826075259","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/judeherrera9/status/2102112908826075259 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2104442' first='Demarcus' last='Hill'], Hobbs</strong>: Rushed for 109 yards and 2 TD on 15 carries in Hobbs' loss to Eldorado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826051' first='Richard' last='Holguin'], Deming</strong>: The Wildcats' sophomore QB threw for 159 yards and rushed for 177 yards and 2 TD in Deming's loss to Roswell.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1827277' first='Evan' last='Leyva'], Loving</strong>: Rushed for 184 yards on 20 carries + 5 tackles on defense in Loving's close loss to Cobre. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2109801' first='Jeremiah' last='Lord'], Belen</strong>: Rushed for 156 yards and 2 TD on 21 carries in Belen's road win at Santa Teresa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Anthony McAlister, Ruidoso</strong>: Rushed for 111 yards on 16 carries to spark Ruidoso to a nice road win at NMMI.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1679730' first='Gavin' last='McPherson'], Hobbs</strong>: Made team-high 12 tackles in the Eagles' loss to Eldorado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1605057' first='Junior' last='Medrano'], Hobbs</strong>: The Eagles' dynamic QB completed 20-of-27 passes for 272 yards and 2 TD in Hobbs' loss to Eldorado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1183085' first='Monty' last='Melendez'], La Cueva</strong>: Threw for 267 yards and 2 TD and ran for 1 TD in La Cueva's one-half only loss to Cleveland.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nick Miller, Hope Christian</strong>: Threw for 240 yards and 1 TD in Hope's close loss at Hatch Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114598' first='Marcus' last='Montoya'], Robertson</strong>: 4 receptions for 108 yards and 1 TD in Robertson's road win at Kirtland Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1605069' first='Preston' last='Muniz'], Santa Rosa</strong>: One of the top all-around performances of the week. Rushed for 232 yards and 3 TD on 22 carries + 85-yard kickoff return for TD + 80-yard punt return for TD in Santa Rosa's convincing win over Hozho Academy. Amassed 397 all-purpose yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1154954' first='Hershul' last='Olloway'], St. Pius X</strong>: Rushed for 229 yards and 4 TD on just 8 carries in St. Pius X's win over Albuquerque Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Hersh_Olloway2/status/2102044564374917288","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/2102044564374917288 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>James Oros, Hot Springs</strong>: Made 14 tackles in Hot Springs' loss to Moriarty.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2108925' first='Qymani' last='Patterson'], Alamogordo</strong>: Rushed for 113 yards on 15 carries in Alamogordo's OT win over Goddard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613352' first='Broden' last='Price'], Manzano</strong>: Rushed for 106 yards and 1 TD + 1 INT on defense in Manzano's win at Grants. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jashad Quinones, Volcano Vista</strong>: Tied for team-high with 13 tackles and 1 QB hurry in the hawks' big road win at Carlsbad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606046' first='Mario' last='Romero'], Moriarty</strong>: Rushed for 194 yards and 3 TD on 18 carries in Moriarty's road win at Hot Springs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MarioRomero5609/status/2102115633295216829","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/MarioRomero5609/status/2102115633295216829 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613434' first='Nolan' last='Romero-Williams']</strong>, Eldorado: Rushed for 124 yards and 2 TD on 15 carries in Eldorado's win over Hobbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jeremiah Roybal, Hope Christian</strong>: Rushed for 140 yards and 2 TD on 20 carries in Hope's close loss at Hatch Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2178505' first='Landon' last='Smith'], Eldorado</strong>: Completed 13-of-20 passes for 215 yards and 4 TD in Eldorado's win over Hobbs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nano Turner, Hatch Valley</strong>: Passed for 179 yards and 1 TD in Hatch Valley's exciting win over Hope Christian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1272795' first='Vincent' last='Varela Jr.'], Manzano</strong>: Made 11 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.0 sack + 48 receiving yards in Manzano's win at Grants.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1791414' first='Johnathan' last='Vigil'], West Las Vegas</strong>: Caught 2 passes for 96 yards, including a 70-yarder, in WLV's mercy-rule win over Aztec.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1608127' first='Aurelius' last='Wiley'], Volcano Vista</strong>: Caught 6 passes for 77 yards and 2 TD in Volcano Vista's road win over Carlsbad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Jack_ShortQB/status/2101387807407370348","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/Jack_ShortQB/status/2101387807407370348 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/natekicks18/status/2101822446689288439","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/natekicks18/status/2101822446689288439 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->