The Elite 80 Plus: Top Performers Of Week 5 (Part 2)

<!-- 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 2 of the Elite 80 Plus for Week 5:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Russell Acosta, Estancia</strong>: Led the Estancia defense with 8 tackles and 2.0 TFL in their close win over Raton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2246666' first='Lucas' last='Atkins'], Artesia</strong>: Led Artesia's high-powered offense against Gadsden by completing 20-of-24 passes for 352 yards and 6 TD in the Bulldogs' 57-14 victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Elijah Carrasco, Artesia</strong>: Led the Bulldogs' defense with 14 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1 FF in the win over Gadsden.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1680201' first='Luciano' last='Castillo'], Raton</strong>: 8 receptions for 135 yards in Raton's shootout loss to Estancia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114509' first='Devon' last='Chavez'], Estancia</strong>: The state's leading rusher amassed 355 rushing yards and 4 TD in Estancia's thrilling, last minute win over Raton. Through 5 games, Chavez has 980 rushing yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826113' first='Cody' last='Cooper'], Silver</strong>: Rushed for 111 yards and 1 TD on just 7 carries in Silver's road win at Socorro.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ethan Costa, Piedra Vista</strong>: 5 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and 3 passes defended in Piedra Vista's mercy-rule win over Miyamura.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2181232' first='Michael' last='Denison'], Cleveland</strong>: In one half of football, he completed 10-of-12 passes for 229 yards and 4 TD in the Storm's win over La Cueva.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MichaelD_2028_/status/2101816966797496633","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/MichaelD_2028_/status/2101816966797496633 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2251277' first='Tyler' last='Egeland'], Artesia</strong>: 8 receptions for 205 yards and 2 TD in Artesia's convincing win over Gadsden. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613755' first='Cross' last='Figg'], Texico</strong>: Rushed for 63 yards and 2 TD + 9 tackles, 4.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks in Texico's road win at Legacy Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2104202' first='Danian' last='Flores'], Silver</strong>: 6 receptions for 187 yards and 1 TD in Silver's road win at Socorro.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2182154' first='Aldo' last='Gallegos'], Las Cruces</strong>: Again showcased his dual threat skills with 110 yards rushing on 17 carries in the Bulldawgs' win over Organ Mountain.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1790852' first='Devon' last='Garcia'], Bloomfield</strong>: Led the Bobcats' defense with 15 tackles in their win over Bernalillo. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1680161' first='Haziel' last='Goitia'], Eunice</strong>: 1 TD rushing, 1 TD receiving + 10 tackles on defense in Eunice's mercy-rule win at Gallup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2251250' first='Chris' last='Gomez'], Las Cruces</strong>: Scored 4 TD, including a punt return, in the Bulldawgs' win over Organ Mountain.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155032' first='CJ' last='Granados'], Dexter</strong>: Threw for 182 yards and rushed for 111 yards and 1 TD on 14 carries in Dexter's home win over Valencia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1272783' first='Jasper' last='Groves'], Highland</strong>: Rushed for a team-high 110 yards on just 7 carries in on half of football in Highland's win over Capital. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1605074' first='Logan' last='Hague'], Albuquerque Academy</strong>: 9 receptions for 90 yards in Academy's loss to St. Pius X.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/ChazWrightTV/status/2101198323843801335","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/ChazWrightTV/status/2101198323843801335 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1684748' first='Jermy' last='Jones'], Tucumcari</strong>: Rushed for 175 yards and 2 TD on 12 carries in Tucumcari's mercy-rule win over Cuba.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114491' first='Kingston' last='Lee'], Silver</strong>: Completed 16-of-21 passes for 337 yards and rushed for 87 yards + 5 tackles and 1.0 TFL on defense in Silver's lopsided road win at Socorro.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604943' first='Ruiz' last='Laborin'], Centennial</strong>: The Hawks' senior QB completed 12-of-19 passes for 190 yards and 2 TD + 68 yards rushing in their road win over Clovis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2109750' first='Andru' last='Lozano'], Portales</strong>: Credited with 20 tackles and 1 INT in Portales' win over Lovington.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1248683' first='Lorenzo' last='Lucero'], Bloomfield</strong>: Led the Bobcats' strong rushing attack (250 yards) with 98 yards and 2 TD on just 4 carries in Bloomfield's win over Bernalillo. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1679768' first='Joaquin' last='Manning'], Cleveland</strong>: Made 5 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 2 sacks in&nbsp; one half of football against La Cueva.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2104394' first='Reuban' last='Marquez'], Piedra Vista</strong>: Threw for 167 yards and 2 TD + 102 yards and 3 TD &nbsp;rushing in Piedra Vista's mercy-rule win over Miyamura. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Angelo Martos, Mayfield</strong>: The Trojans QB accounted for 395 yards and 6 TD in their big win over Chaparral.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606127' first='Izmael' last='Medina'], Centennial</strong>: Led the Hawks' defense with 11 tackles in the road win at Clovis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2257412' first='Ezra' last='Mehling'], Cibola</strong>: Rushed for 95 yards and 1 TD on 10 carries in Cibola's win over Los Alamos.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/kingston_lee10/status/2101656646011478020","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/kingston_lee10/status/2101656646011478020 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2256783' first='Isaac' last='Melancon'], Eunice</strong>: The sophomore QB for the Cardinals passed for 172 yards and 3 TD while rushing for 122 yards and 2 TD in Eunice's mercy-rule road win at Gallup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613490' first='Evan' last='Nanez'], Cleveland</strong>: In one half of football, he caught 6 passes for 142 yards and 2 TD in Cleveland's win over La Cueva.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2252668' first='Bryant' last='O'Mera'], Goddard</strong>: 7 receptions for 109 yards in the Rockets' OT loss to Alamogordo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2255905' first='Aidan' last='Ortiz'], Lovington</strong>: The sophomore RB rushed for 181 yards and 3 TD on 26 carries in Lovington's loss to Portales.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606076' first='Hunter' last='Parmeter'], Las Cruces</strong>: Team-high 17 tackles with 1.0 sack in the Bulldawgs' win over Organ Mountain.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155310' first='Fernando' last='Prieto'] Jr., Dexter</strong>: Team-high 11 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack in Dexter's win over Valencia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2253094' first='Davontae' last='Richards'], Bernalillo</strong>: Rushed for 108 yards and 1 TD on 18 carries in Bernalillo's loss to Bloomfield.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sebastian Rodriguez, Eunice</strong>: Led the Cardinals defense with 12 tackles, 1 TFL and 1 INT in their mercy-rule road win over Gallup. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613398' first='Slade' last='Segovia'], Portales</strong>: The junior RB rushed for 195 yards and 2 TD on a workhorse 23 carries in the Rams' win over Lovington. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2108931' first='Deion' last='Torres'], Gadsden</strong>: Proving to be one of the most dynamic athletes in the state. &nbsp;Returned a kickoff 100 yards for a TD and made 12 tackles on defense in the Panthers' loss at Artesia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/DeionTorres21/status/2102248098936599029","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/DeionTorres21/status/2102248098936599029 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606533' first='Benny' last='Trujillo'], Espanola Valley</strong>: Rushed for 109 yards and 2 TD on 9 carries + 9 receptions for 203 yards and 4 TD + 5 tackles and 1 INT on defense in Espanola Valley's big road win over Del Norte. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1715054' first='Cody' last='Trujillo'], Espanola Valley</strong>: Completed 19-of-24 passes for 373 yards and SIX touchdowns in the Sundevils' mercy-rule road win over Del Norte.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Michael's Defense</strong>: The Horsemen posted their FOURTH straight shutout in their mercy-rule win over Thoreau. In the past four games, St. Michael's has outscored their opponents, 191-0.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1667558' first='Nate' last='Vazquez'], Goddard</strong>: Completed 18-of-29 passes for 256 yards and 2 TD in the Rocket's OT loss to Alamogordo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606042' first='Denton' last='Walter'], Las Cruces</strong>: Made 14 tackles with 1.0 sack and 1 QB hurry in the Bulldawgs' win over Organ Mountain.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114495' first='Braylon' last='Walton'], Raton</strong>: Completed 19-of-31 passes for 288 yards and 3 TD in Raton's close loss to Estancia. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604784' first='Cael' last='Walton'], Raton</strong>: Rushed for 271 yards and 3 TD on 18 carries in Raton's shootout loss at Estancia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Peyton Winters, Taos</strong>: The Tigers QB threw at least 1 TD pass to lead them to a convincing road win over Rio Grande.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613638' first='Noah' last='Wolf'], Moriarty</strong>: Rushed for 108 yards and 1 TD on offense and made 6 tackles with 1.0 TFL on defense in Moriarty's road win over Hot Springs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/benny_trujillo1/status/2101478053302141438","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/benny_trujillo1/status/2101478053302141438 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/EvanNanez5245/status/2102517966910988299","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/EvanNanez5245/status/2102517966910988299 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->