Elite Eighty Plus: Standout Performers In Week 7 (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 7 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 7:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ayden Aguillon, Santa Rosa</strong>: Made a team-high 11 tackles + 1 fumble recovery + 1 forced fumble in the Lions' win at Loving.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Troy Arp, Valley</strong>: Huge game against Taos with 10.0 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 1 forced fumble and numerous QB hurries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604919' first='Chance' last='Aspaas'], Kirtland Central</strong>: Threw for 160 yards and 3 TD + 46 rushing yards + 4 tackles on defense in the Broncos' win over Thoreau.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2246666' first='Lucas' last='Atkins'], Artesia</strong>: The Bulldogs' QB completed all five of his passes for 136 yards and 2 TD in Artesia's mercy-rule win over Chaparral. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826226' first='Jacoby' last='Bamforth'], Portales</strong>: Completed 14-of-20 passes for 189 yards and 1 TD + 56-yard TD run in the Rams' road win over Belen. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Blake Begay, Shiprock</strong>: Rushed for 81 yards on just 5 carries in Shiprock's loss to Cuba.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Danny Castro, Roswell</strong>: 2 receptions for 90 yards and 2 TD in Roswell's win over Gadsden.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/3_castro12/status/2106914587698479442","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/3_castro12/status/2106914587698479442 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nathaniel Cereceres, Alamogordo</strong>: Rushed for 161 yards on 17 carries + 88 passing yards in Alamogordo's win over Mayfield.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114509' first='Devon' last='Chavez'], Estancia</strong>: The Bears' dynamic sophomore dual threat QB did it again with 217 rushing yards and 4 TD on 13 carries + 86 rushing yards in Estancia's convincing win over Tularosa. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826113' first='Cody' last='Cooper'], Silver</strong>: Rushed for 150 yards and 2 TD on 19 carries in Silver's win over Hot Springs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1790900' first='Matthew' last='Decker'], Kirtland Central</strong>: Rushed for 89 yards and 3 TD + team-high 12 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack in the Broncos' win over Thoreau.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2181232' first='Michael' last='Denison'], Cleveland</strong>: Completed 14-of-16 passes for 347 yards and 5 TD in the Storm's win over Sandia Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MichaelD_2028_/status/2107120613370576910","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/2107120613370576910 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1853724' first='Andruw' last='Fuentez'], Roswell</strong>: Completed 13-of-18 passes for 242 yards and 3 TD + 61 rushing yards and 1 TD in Roswell's win over Gadsden.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2256683' first='Jeremiah' last='Garcia'], Valley</strong>: Completed 11-of-19 passes for 197 yards and 3 TD in Valley's win over Taos.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Josh Gonzales, Pojoaque Valley</strong>: The Elks' dynamic dual threat QB rushed for 141 yards and 4 TD on 15 carries to spark Pojoaque Valley over Gallup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1791354' first='Roman' last='Gonzales'], Pojoaque Valley</strong>: Made team-high 11 tackles and 1 INT in the Elks' win over Gallup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ty Gonzalez, Silver</strong>: 12 tackles with 2.0 TFL + 1 rushing TD in Silver's win over Hot Springs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826155' first='Kane' last='Huffmyer'], St. Pius X</strong>: Led the Sartans' strong defensive effort against Santa Teresa with 9 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1 QB hurry. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114506' first='Logan' last='Ignacio-Vigil'], Cuba</strong>: Completed 6-of-10 passes for 166 yards and 2 TD + 61 rushing yards on 8 carries as Cuba won its first game of the season over Shiprock.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/andruwfuentez0/status/2107162255003623799","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/andruwfuentez0/status/2107162255003623799 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114491' first='Kingston' last='Lee'], Silver</strong>: The Colts' sophomore QB completed 18-of-22 passes for 183 yards and 4 TD + 160 rushing yards on 17 carries + 14 tackles on defense in Silver's home win over Hot Springs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2109801' first='Jeremiah' last='Lord'], Belen</strong>: Rushed for 81 yards on 14 carries on Belen's loss to Portales.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1827285' first='Arion' last='Lopez'], Loving</strong>: Rushed for 94 yards and 1 TD on 14 carries in Loving's loss to Santya Rosa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114603' first='Donovan' last='Lucero'], Portales</strong>: Team-high 16 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack in Portales' road win at Belen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114597' first='Jude' last='Madrid'], Lovington</strong>: Rushed for 103 yards and 1 TD on 14 carries in Lovington's win over Valencia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1183085' first='Monty' last='Melendez'], La Cueva</strong>: Threw for 156 yards and 2 TD + 79 rushing yards in La Cueva's win over Rio Rancho.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1605069' first='Preston' last='Muniz'], Santa Rosa</strong>: Muniz has emerged this season as one of the state's top rushers. He rushed for 244 yards and 4 TD on a workhorse 27 carries to lift the Lions over Loving.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MontyMelen/status/2107249598662086727","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/MontyMelen/status/2107249598662086727 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1250361' first='Hershul' last='Olloway Jr']., St. Pius X</strong>: Rushed for 134 yards and 3 TD on just 6 carries in St. Pius X's lopsided win over Santa Teresa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2255905' first='Aidan' last='Ortiz'], Lovington</strong>: Rushed for 118 yards and 4 TD on 15 carries in Lovington's win over Valencia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114808' first='Angelo' last='Ortiz'], Rio Rancho</strong>: The sophomore LB led the Rams with 12 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 3 QB hurries&nbsp; and 1 fumble recovery in their loss to La Cueva. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1788721' first='Cole' last='Rawlings'], Valley</strong>: Led the Vikings strong defensive effort against Tas by making a team-high 13 tackles with 3.0 TFL and 2 QB hurries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1814984' first='Kayden' last='Rogers'], La Cueva</strong>: Rushed for 93 yards on 13 carries in La Cueva's win over Rio Rancho.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Derrick Ruiz, Artesia</strong>: The dynamic sophomore returned THREE punts for touchdowns in Artesia's mercy-rule road win at Chaparral.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/ArtesiaSports/status/2106201109559980132","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/ArtesiaSports/status/2106201109559980132 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613398' first='Slade' last='Segovia'], Portales</strong>: Spearheaded Portales' strong ground game in their road win at Belen by rushing for 141 yards and 3 TD on 21 carries + 14 tackles, 3.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks on defense. Superb performance on both sides of the ball. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2104491' first='Noah' last='Thomas'], Rio Rancho</strong>: Tied for the team-high with 12 tackles and 2 passes defended in Rio Rancho's loss to La Cueva.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>C.J. Valdez, St. Michael's</strong>: Rushed for 3 TD in the Horsemen's mercy-rule win over Aztec. It was St. Michael's 39^th straight win dating back to the 2023 season. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114787' first='Johnathan' last='Valencia'], Estancia</strong>: Led the Bears defense with &nbsp;12 tackles and 2.0 TFL in their win over Tularosa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1651252' first='Ajay' last='Vigil'], Cleveland</strong>: 7 receptions for 192 yards and 3 TD in the Storm's win over Sandia. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1129687' first='Jonah' last='Villegas'], Pojoaque Valley</strong>: Rushed for 119 yards and 1 TD on 15 carries + 70-yard INT return for TD in the Elks' win over Gallup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606138' first='Amryn' last='Wheeler'], Lovington</strong>: Excelled on defense and special teams for the Wildcats in their win over Valencia. Made 4 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, 2 QB hurries, 1 forced fumble and 2 blocked punts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brandon Williams, Alamogordo</strong>: Led the Tigers' defense against Mayfield with 13 tackles and 1.0 TFL in their win over the Trojans.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/kingston_lee10/status/2106167568105161005","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/2106167568105161005 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->