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Week 4 Whiparound: Best Games, Top Performances And Fun Stuff

Week 4 Whiparound: Best Games, Top Performances And Fun Stuff
Scott Hood
Scott Hood September 13, 2026 @ 04:07 PM
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Ezra Mehling
Ezra Mehling 5'8" | 165 lbs | RB/DB | 2028
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Jeremiah Garcia
Jeremiah Garcia QB | 2029
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Lucas Atkins
Lucas Atkins QB | 2027
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Gilly Terrazas
Gilly Terrazas 6'1" | 190 lbs | WR | 2027
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Aldo Gallegos
Aldo Gallegos 5'10" | 180 lbs | QB/WR | 2028
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Michael Denison
Michael Denison 6'2" | 175 lbs | QB | 2028
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Kai Greathouse
Kai Greathouse 5'9" | 161.2 lbs | WR/TE | 2029
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Julian Fernandez
Julian Fernandez 5'8" | 185 lbs | RB/LB | 2029
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Wyatt Babcock
Wyatt Babcock 6'3" | 170 lbs | QB | 2029
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Devon Chavez
Devon Chavez 5'10" | 175 lbs | QB | 2029
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Kingston Lee
Kingston Lee 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB | 2029
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Cameron Maldonado
Cameron Maldonado DB | 2028
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Jude Herrera
Jude Herrera QB | 2028
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Andruw Fuentez
Andruw Fuentez 5'9" | 145 lbs | QB | 2028
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Estevan Gonzales
Estevan Gonzales 5'9" | QB | 2028
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Jacoby Bamforth
Jacoby Bamforth 5'9" | 140 lbs | QB | 2028
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Cable Carruth
Cable Carruth 6'1" | 185 lbs | WR | 2028
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Cody Cooper
Cody Cooper RB | 2028
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Luis Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez 5'6" | 140 lbs | RB | 2028
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Armando Ramirez
Armando Ramirez 5'8" | 160 lbs | RB | 2027
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Tayetum Callado
Tayetum Callado WR | 2027
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Luke Cieremans
Luke Cieremans 5'11" | 170 lbs | QB | 2027
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Rock Kalcich
Rock Kalcich 5'11" | 170 lbs | QB | 2027
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Isaiah McCary
Isaiah McCary 5'10" | 155 lbs | WR | 2027
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Andrew Sandoval
Andrew Sandoval 5'8" | 145 lbs | WR | 2027
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Santos Martinez
Santos Martinez 5'11" | 175 lbs | OL/LB | 2028
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Evan Nanez
Evan Nanez 6'1" | 170 lbs | WR | 2028
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Slade Segovia
Slade Segovia 5'10" | 160 lbs | ATH | 2028
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Gad Harris
Gad Harris 5'8" | 170 lbs | RB | 2028
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Brad Mallory
Brad Mallory 6'1" | 205 lbs | LB/ATH | 2027
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Xander Chavez
Xander Chavez 5'6" | 150 lbs | RB | 2027
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Denton Walter
Denton Walter 6'2" | 205 lbs | LB/ATH | 2027
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Darrien Williams
Darrien Williams 5'11" | 165 lbs | WR | 2027
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Aden Clah
Aden Clah 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB | 2027
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Zachary Perez-Verdeja
Zachary Perez-Verdeja RB | 2027
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Ruiz Laborin
Ruiz Laborin 6'3" | 205 lbs | QB | 2027
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Gonzalo Cano
Gonzalo Cano 5'8" | QB | 2027
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Cael Walton
Cael Walton 5'8" | 130 lbs | RB/DB | 2027
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Jedrek Lewandowski
Jedrek Lewandowski 6'2" | 260 lbs | OL/DL | 2027
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Micah Takahashi
Micah Takahashi 5'9" | 160 lbs | QB | 2027
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Jaydon Kraft
Jaydon Kraft 6'0" | 160 lbs | QB/ATH | 2028
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Jahleel Lewis
Jahleel Lewis 6'4" | 215 lbs | QB | 2027
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Amasi Griego
Amasi Griego 5'10" | 205 lbs | RB/WR | 2027
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Colton McKibben
Colton McKibben 6'3" | 215 lbs | LB/ATH | 2027
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Monty Melendez
Monty Melendez 5'10" | 160 lbs | QB/ATH | 2027
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Chance Hocker
Chance Hocker
Ulisses Castro
Ulisses Castro 6'3" | 240 lbs | WR/EDGE | 2027
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 4 of the 2026 New Mexico High School football season is complete. Here is our fourth edition of the Weekly Whiparound, our comprehensive deep dive into everything that happened on the field. Enjoy!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams of the Week</strong>: <strong>Las Cruces</strong> (6A), <strong>Cibola</strong> (5A), <strong>Bloomfield</strong> (4A), <strong>Silver</strong> (3A),  <strong>Dexter</strong> (2A).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Las Cruces</strong> (4-0) stayed unbeaten with one of the best performances by any team this season. You don't see Hobbs get shutout at home very often, but the Bulldawgs dominated both sides of the ball in a convincing 41-0 victory at Watson Stadium. The offense led by QB [player_tooltip player_id='2182154' first='Aldo' last='Gallegos'] was on point while the defense led by UNM commit LB [player_tooltip player_id='1606042' first='Denton' last='Walter'] suffocated Hobbs all night.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cibola</strong> trounced winless Miyamura, 56-13, Thursday at Community Stadium for the Cougars' first win of the season. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2257412' first='Ezra' last='Mehling']</strong> scored four TD (two rushing, two receiving) as he finished with 72 yards rushing on four carries + 57 yards receiving on two catches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Silver</strong> (3-1) rallied past No. 1 Moriarty (MaxPreps ranking) for a 22-19 victory in Silver City. The Colts trailed 13-8 after three quarters. They took a 14-13 lead early in the fourth quarter before Moriarty grabbed the lead back at 19-14 midway through the frame. However, Silver drove down the field and scored the game-winning TD with just over 3 minutes left as QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114491' first='Kingston' last='Lee']</strong> scored on a 2-yard run. &nbsp;Silver RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826113' first='Cody' last='Cooper']</strong> rushed for 182 yards and 2 TD on 19 carries for the Colts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players of the Week: [player_tooltip player_id='2181232' first='Michael' last='Denison']</strong> (6A), <strong>Jesus Navarette</strong>, Santa Fe (5A), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114563' first='Julian' last='Fernandez']</strong>, Grants (4A), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826113' first='Cody' last='Cooper']</strong>, Silver (3A), <strong>Jay Dominguez</strong>, Cobre (2A).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland (4-0) QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2181232' first='Michael' last='Denison']</strong> made sure the Storm's trip to the Four Corners was a happy one as he completed 17-of-23 passes for 404 yards and SEVEN touchdowns in the Storm's 69-35 victory over Farmington at Hutchison Stadium. Cleveland amassed 626 yards in total offense. The Denison-to-<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613490' first='Evan' last='Nanez']</strong> connection worked brilliantly as Nanez had six receptions for 197 yards and five TD. He averaged 32.5 yards per completion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MichaelD_2028_/status/2099233034910495166","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/2099233034910495166 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Team Offensive Performance: Santa Fe. </strong>The Demons are suddenly one of the hottest teams in the state. A week after trouncing Clovis, Santa Fe amassed over 500 yards of offense in an impressive 55-24 victory over Highland at Ivan Head Stadium. Senior RB Jesus Navarette, who missed the previous two games with an injury, rushed for 193 yards and 2 TD to lead the Demons prolific offense. Navarette had four runs of 36 or more yards in the first three quarters. QB Francisco Chavez threw 3 TD passes. It was the most points scored by SFHS in seven years. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Team Defensive Performance</strong>: <strong>Las Cruces</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Games: Silver 22, Moriarty 19; Dexter 22, Santa Rosa 21.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a Top 5 battle in Class 2A, Dexter traveled to Santa Rosa to face the Lions and came away with a hard-fought 22-21 victory. Santa Rosa lost a regular season game at home for the first time in two years. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sophomore of the Week:</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114509' first='Devon' last='Chavez'], Estancia</strong>. The Bears sophomore is a regular here, and for good reason. Chavez rushed for 187 yards and 4 TD on a workhorse 25 carries to lead Estancia to a 34-28 road win at Tucumcari. Chavez proved again he's one of the most dynamic and exciting players in Class 2A. In 4 games, he has rushed for 625 yards and 10 TD. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Freshmen of the Week:</strong> <strong>Nick Miller, Hope Christian</strong>. The Huskies' dynamic freshman QB led his team to a 35-20 road win at Ruidoso by completing 24-of-34 passes for 246 yards and 1 TD. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Road Warriors: Dexter; Eldorado.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Facing a must-win situation, Eldorado traveled to Las Cruces to face unbeaten Organ Mountain at Field of Dreams. The Eagles' offense clicked all day long in a 52-28 win over the Knights. They scored 38 points in the first half, jumping out to a 28-0 lead on four TD and a safety. Eldorado overcame a huge day by Organ Mountain QB [player_tooltip player_id='1597499' first='Jaydon' last='Kraft'], who threw for 151 yards and rushed for 137 yards. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who's 4-0?</strong>: <strong>Sandia</strong> stayed unbeaten by dominating the trenches in a 46-0 victory over Albuquerque High Thursday night at Wilson Stadium. The Matadors rushed for 263 yards on 39 carries, led by junior RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613382' first='Gad' last='Harris']</strong>, who had 107 yards and 1 TD on 17 carries. Sandia QB [player_tooltip player_id='1594010' first='Jahleel' last='Lewis'] rushed for two TD. Sandia built a 32-0 halftime lead and cruised home from there. Defensively, Albuquerque High was held to 3-of-18 passing and just 39 yards rushing on 16 carries. Sandia outgained AHS, 297-55. . .<strong>Belen</strong> is still unbeaten as a result of a 47-6 victory over Pojoaque Valley. RB Haydn Bullington rushed for 3 TD while Eagles dynamic QB [player_tooltip player_id='1604925' first='Gonzalo' last='Cano'] rushed for 112 yards, threw for a TD and ran for another. A road win at Santa Teresa next week would set up a Sept. 25 showdown between Belen and rival Valencia. . .<strong>West Las Vegas</strong> improved to 4-0 by stopping a late Raton drive into the end zone for a hard-fought 14-7 victory. The Tigers drove as far as the WLV 10-yard line in the final two minutes. On 4<sup>th</sup>-and-goal from the 15 with 39 seconds left, Raton's pass fell incomplete and WLV took over and ran out the clock. John Vigil caught a TD pass for the Dons, who led, 7-0, at halftime. Raton RB [player_tooltip player_id='1604784' first='Cael' last='Walton'] had a 4-yard rushing TD for the Tigers. . .<strong>Hope Christian</strong> remained perfect by opening district play with a 35-20 road victory over Ruidoso. WR [player_tooltip player_id='1605990' first='Darrien' last='Williams'] scored two TD (1 rushing, 1 receiving) while junior RB Kane Otero rushed for 122 yards and 2 TD to lead the Huskies' offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2098762935774720288","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/_NMAA/status/2098762935774720288 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 6A Roundup:</strong> Centennial opened District 6A-2 play with a 35-7 victory over Carlsbad at Field of Dreams. QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604943' first='Ruiz' last='Laborin']</strong> passed for 147 yards and 2 TD while rushing for 59 yards and 3 TD to spark the Hawks' offense. WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1679776' first='Andrew' last='Sandoval']</strong> caught 2 TD passes. Carlsbad's only score came on a 50-yard Pick-6 interception by Power 4 caliber LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1248663' first='Colton' last='McKibben']</strong> late in the second quarter. Centennial led, 21-7, at halftime and outscored Carlsbad, 14-0, in the second half. . .Artesia QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2246666' first='Lucas' last='Atkins']</strong> was a perfect 10-of-10 passing for 215 yards and 4 TD in the Bulldogs' 53-0 mercy-rule win over Deming. Promising sophomore QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1118255' first='Chance' last='Hocker']</strong> was 5-of-7 passing for 85 yards. WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2178689' first='Kai' last='Greathouse']</strong> caught 2 TD passes and finished with 100+ yards receiving. . .Dynamic Volcano Vista ATH <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1679989' first='Isaiah' last='McCary']</strong> took a reverse on the opening kickoff and raced 89 yards for a TD as the Hawks scored early and often in a 50-0 mercy-rule win over Clovis. Junior QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2109033' first='Jude' last='Herrera']</strong> was 9-of-10 passing for 168 yards and 2 TD. Volcano Vista ran only 28 plays on offense. Clovis was held to 5-of-16 passing for  17 yards. Volcano Vista led, 44-0, at halftime. . .Farmington QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1680067' first='Rock' last='Kalcich']</strong> threw for 270 yards and 2 TD in the Scorpions' loss to Cleveland. Overall, Farmington amassed 419 yards in total offense.  . .Rio Rancho QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604705' first='Micah' last='Takahashi']</strong> threw 3 TD passes and ran for another TD while Rio Rancho WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2246575' first='Gilly' last='Terrazas']</strong> scored a career-high 4 TD as the Rams pulled away in the second quarter in a lopsided 58-13 victory over Atrisco Heritage Saturday at Community Stadium. The Rams took a 30-7 halftime lead when their defense registered three consecutive sacks and forced an intentional grounding call from the end zone in the final seconds of the first half. In addition, <strong>Carter Manning</strong> had a Pick-6 for the Rams. . .La Cueva QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1183085' first='Monty' last='Melendez']</strong> threw for 2 TD and ran for 2 TD in just one quarter of action as the Bears mercy-ruled West Mesa, 54-0. La Cueva faces Cleveland in Week 5 at Wilson Stadium.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2098860172420792375","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/_NMAA/status/2098860172420792375 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 5A Roundup</strong>: Gadsden, the No. 1 team in this week's MaxPreps 5A rankings, fell behind early but stormed back to trounce Mayfield, 56-21, at Sal Gonzalez Stadium. The Panthers scored the last 50 points of the game. Panthers sophomore QB <strong>Rosalio Gomez</strong> completed 14-of-22 passes for 208 yards and 5 TD, while RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1790772' first='Armando' last='Ramirez']</strong> rushed for 144 yards on 9 carries. Gadsden averaged 9.5 yards per rush and total over 400 yards in total offense. Defensively, the Panthers had 6 players with 10+ tackles. . .Roswell scored 28 points in each half of the Coyotes' 56-26 road win at Alamogordo. Roswell RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826036' first='Luis' last='Rodriguez']</strong> (152 rushing yards on 7 carries) opened the scoring with a 58-yard TD run just over two minutes into the game. Four minutes later, Coyotes QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1853724' first='Andruw' last='Fuentez']</strong> threw a 38-yard TD pass to WR <strong>Danny Castro</strong>. Roswell led, 28-19, at halftime and outscored the Tigers, 28-7, in the second half. Fuentez finished with 157 passing yards. . .Piedra Vista showed why they're No. 2 in the latest MaxPreps 5A rankings by crushing Los Alamos, 60-6, on the road. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1556720' first='Amasi' last='Griego']</strong> rushed for 162 yards and 2 TD on just 6 carries. The Panthers ran for well over 300 yards. . .Los Lunas mercy-ruled Capital, 50-0, in a game that ended shortly after the start of the third quarter. Tigers QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1787301' first='Luke' last='Cieremans']</strong> threw 3 TD passes while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1606069' first='Brad' last='Mallory']</strong> showed he's more than just a standout LB by rushing for a pair of scores. . .Goddard walloped previously unbeaten Chaparral, 47-0, at the Wool Bowl.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/andruwfuentez11/status/2099216026957476045","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/andruwfuentez11/status/2099216026957476045 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 4A Roundup</strong>: Portales defended its No. 1 position in this week's MaxPreps 4A ranking with an emphatic 56-6 road victory over Santa Teresa on Thursday. Rams QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826226' first='Jacoby' last='Bamforth']</strong> completed 10-of-17 passes for 215 yards and 4 TD, while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613398' first='Slade' last='Segovia']</strong> rushed for 143 yards and 3 TD on just 67 carries. Portales amassed 463 yards in total offense (215 passing, 248 rushing). . .Defending two-time champion Bloomfield traveled to Albuquerque and beat Manzano, 35-6. Bloomfield jumped out to a 19-0 lead and thereafter rode a dominant defense to the win. Bloomfield QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114514' first='Wyatt' last='Babcock']</strong> scored on a 5-yard run and DB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1787747' first='Tayetum' last='Callado']</strong> had a 78-yard Pick-6 early in the second quarter. Babcock threw a TD pass to WR <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826139' first='Cable' last='Carruth']</strong> to make it 19-0 before Manzano scored their only points before halftime. RB <strong>Questin Ellis</strong> rushed for 121 yards for the Bobcats. . .Bernalillo used a balanced rushing attack to blank Taos, 42-0. In the 1<sup>st</sup> quarter, Spartans QB <strong>Isaiah Jaramillo</strong> (2 TD passes) threw an 11-yard TD pass to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='853757' first='Ulisses' last='Castro']</strong> and <strong>Riley Tafoya</strong> returned a punt 53 yards for a TD less for a 14-0 lead less than six minutes into the contest. Castro with a rushing TD and a receiving TD. . .Grants (2-1) RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2114563' first='Julian' last='Fernandez']</strong> rushed for 192 yards and 3 TD on 18 carries to lead the Pirates to a convincing 47-6 victory over Rio Grande. Grants led, 27-0, at halftime and cruised home from there. . .Valley (2-2) won its second straight game with a 53-0 mercy-rule win over Del Norte at Milne Stadium. RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1605046' first='Zachary' last='Perez-Verdeja']</strong> rushed for 140 yards and 3 TD while QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2256683' first='Jeremiah' last='Garcia']</strong> threw 3 TD passes and rushed for another TD top spark the Vikings' offense. The Valley defense held Del Norte to minus-19 rushing yards. . .Lovington lost at Monahans (TX), 35-7. Jeremiah Caballero was credited with 17 tackles to lead the Wildcats defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/SHSColtFootball/status/2099126846835355872","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/SHSColtFootball/status/2099126846835355872 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A Roundup</strong>: Hatch Valley's dynamic duo of <strong>Nano Turner</strong> and <strong>Felipe Carranza</strong> combined for 289 rushing yards in the Bears' 32-14 road win at NMMI. Turner had 180 yards and 3 TD rushing on 16 carries. The Hatch Valley defense limited NMMI to 62 yards rushing on 26 attempts. . .St. Michael's (4-0) extended its winning streak to 37 games with a 53-0 mercy-rule win over Kirtland Central in Santa Fe. Horsemen QBs <strong>Karsen Patten</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1826298' first='Estevan' last='Gonzales']</strong> combined for 259 yards and 4 TD through the air. The St. Michael's defense posted a third straight shutout and has allowed just 6 points in four games. The game ended late in the third quarter when OL <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604774' first='Jedrek' last='Lewandowski']</strong> powered over from two yards out. . .Aztec (2-2) freshman QB <strong>Logan DiGiacomo</strong> threw for 116 yards and 2 TD on 18-of-31 passing as the Tigers won a defensive battle over Thoreau, 12-8. . . Robertson walloped Gallup, 39-0, at home as LB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613664' first='Santos' last='Martinez']</strong> led the Cardinals' defensive effort with 12 tackles. . .Hot Springs mercy-ruled Socorro, 50-0, on the road.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Roundup</strong>: Navajo Prep (3-1) won its third straight game, 36-14 over Tohatchi, Thursday night as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1605989' first='Aden' last='Clah']</strong> completed 13 of 28 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns and <strong>Isaiah Herbert</strong> had a fourth quarter Pick-6. The two teams combined for 31 penalties and seven turnovers. Navajo Prep visits Crownpoint on Thursday. . .Cobre (3-1) rushed for 354 yards and 4 TD on 27 carries in the Indians' 39-0 road win over Cuba. QB <strong>Jay Dominguez</strong> rushed for 150 yards and 2 TD. . .Newcomb beat Crownpoint, 30-2. . .Hozho Academy rushed for 184 yards and <strong>Keihin Kirk</strong> caught 2 TD passes in a 50-0 mercy-rule win over Shiprock. . .Santa Fe Indian (3-1) won on the road at Laguna-Acoma, 22-6. . .Tularosa mercy-ruled McCurdy, 51-0, on Saturday. . .Texico lost at Ropes (TX), 50-8. The Wolverines rushed for only 1 yard on 20 carries. . .Legacy Academy lost at Lubbock (TX) Trinity Christian, 41-6. Silverbacks QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2109786' first='Cameron' last='Maldonado']</strong> threw for 156 yards and RB [player_tooltip player_id='1606048' first='Xander' last='Chavez'] rushed for 63 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CoachMateoRael/status/2098932446121378283","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/CoachMateoRael/status/2098932446121378283 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Week 5 Top Games (Sept. 17-19)</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland at La Cueva</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gadsden at Artesia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Volcano Vista at Carlsbad</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hobbs at Eldorado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Las Cruces at Organ Mountain</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valencia at Dexter</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Albuquerque Academy at St. Pius X (Thur.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Los Lunas at Santa Fe</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lovington at Portales</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bernalillo at Bloomfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moriarty at Hot Springs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hope Christian at Hatch Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Las Vegas at Aztec</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Raton at Estancia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Loving at Cobre</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Texico at Legacy Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/artesiafootball/status/2098760683311735250","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/artesiafootball/status/2098760683311735250 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM/status/2098945916745224303","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/PrepRedzoneNM/status/2098945916745224303 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNM/status/2098669242296029225","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/PrepRedzoneNM/status/2098669242296029225 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/GadsdenPanthers/status/2098623369566650581","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/GadsdenPanthers/status/2098623369566650581 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->

Week 4 of the 2026 New Mexico High School football season is complete. Here is our fourth edition of the Weekly Whiparound, our comprehensive deep dive into everything that happened on the field. Enjoy!

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