NMHSCA Big School All Star Game: Breakdown of Green Team Roster

The New Mexico High School Coaches Association will hold two all-star football games Saturday at the Wool Bowl in Roswell. The small school game (Classes 2A and 3A) kicks off at noon. The big school game (Classes 4A, 5A and 6A) kicks off at 3 p.m. The players were required to report to the Wool Bowl by Thursday at 1 p.m. Practices are scheduled for Thursday (2:30-4:30 pm), Friday (9-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 pm) and Saturday (9:30-10:30 am) for the big schools. Here’s the breakdown of the roster for the Green Team in the Big Schools Game: <strong>GREEN TEAM</strong> <strong>Quarterback</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id="26232" first="Brandon" last="Furbee"] (Farmington); [player_tooltip player_id="26253" first="Dallas" last="Boyd"] (Las Cruces). Two different quarterbacks with Furbee being the big, strong-armed pocket passer while Boyd is the dynamic dual threat QB. Boyd is a member of the prestigious 1,000-1,000 club. Both QBs led their respective schools to the semifinals of the state playoffs. Both will play at the next level. <strong>Running Back</strong>: Jake Barrera (Artesia); [player_tooltip player_id="26257" first="Marco" last="Ybarra"] (St. Pius X); Zack Thomas (Kirtland Central). Barrera was a key member of Artesia’s Class 5A runner-up team, while Ybarra and Thomas were two of the best RBs in Class 4A. Ybarra rushed for 1,497 yards for the Sartans. Thomas had 1,537 rushing yards and 17 TD. Both Ybarra and Thomas are serious contenders for Class 4A Offensive Player of the Year. <strong>Wide Receiver/Tight End</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id="134963" first="Nathan" last="Lopez"] (Cibola); [player_tooltip player_id="135130" first="Patrick" last="Shay"] (Farmington); Tristen Ludi-Herrea (Bernalillo); Jeremiah Hartzol (Los Alamos); [player_tooltip player_id="198052" first="Kieran" last="Cordova"] (Volcano Vista); [player_tooltip player_id="189577" first="Dalton" last="Speis"] (Sandia). Lopez was the state’s top receiver with 88 receptions for 1,216 yards and 14 TD. Shay was an underrated contributor to Farmington’s offense. Ludi-Herrera had 51 catches for Bernalillo. Cordova was a key member of Volcano Vista’s ‘Special K’ WR unit and finished tied for third in the state in receptions with 62. <strong>Offensive Linemen</strong>: Braden Castillo (Los Lunas); Keith Franz (Mayfield); Charles Sanchez (Cleveland); [player_tooltip player_id="134992" first="Matt" last="Franco"] (Las Cruces); Edgar Cuvas (La Cueva); Pablo Zaragoza (Goddard); Jayden Brown (Manzano). Two O-Lineman come from state championship teams: Castillo and Sanchez. Los Lunas and Cleveland had outstanding ground games, which is a testament to the blocking up front. <strong>Kicker/Punter</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id="26256" first="Adam" last="Aguilera"] (Lovington); Tyler Wilson (Albuq. Academy) <strong>Defensive Line</strong>: Gavin Brumley (Hobbs); Jeff Irish (Roswell); Kolby Burton (La Cueva); Julius Espinosa (Ruidoso). Brumley had 80 tackles for Hobbs. Irish was probably Roswell’s best defensive lineman this season. <strong>Inside Linebacker</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id="135101" first="Tyler" last="Martinez"] (Volcano Vista); Zander Doyle (Los Lunas); Alex Aldape (Mayfield); [player_tooltip player_id="26237" first="Dominic" last="Vasquez"] (Cleveland). Martinez made a staggering 145 tackles for Volcano Vista, making him a strong candidate for Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year. Vasquez was part of Cleveland’s stellar LB corps. Doyle led Los Lunas with 103 tackles. <strong>Defensive End/Outside Linebacker</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id="207618" first="Brody" last="Jaquez"] (Belen); [player_tooltip player_id="198032" first="Landon" last="Williams"] (Albuquerque); Gonzalo Garcia (Roswell); Layton Victor (Goddard). Jaquez was first-team All-District for Belen after registering 15 sacks and 27 tackles for loss for the Eagles. Williams will play at the next level and has been one of the top defensive ends in the state all season long. He had 17 TFL. FCS schools, New Mexico and ENMU have expressed interest. <strong>Secondary</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id="26231" first="Lucas" last="Lucero"] (Rio Rancho); [player_tooltip player_id="198308" first="Kevin" last="Orona"] (Mayfield); [player_tooltip player_id="26265" first="Martell" last="Mora"] (Santa Fe); [player_tooltip player_id="135081" first="Jonathan" last="Fuentes"] (Carlsbad); [player_tooltip player_id="135110" first="Cayden" last="Dunn"] (Moriarty); [player_tooltip player_id="135086" first="Angel" last="Segovia"] (West Mesa). Lucero is arguably the top defensive back in the state. He has the size (6-2, 195 pounds) and speed to excel at the next level. Mora was a two-way standout for Santa Fe. DB might be his best position in college. Fuentes was also an excellent two-way player for Carlsbad. Dunn was Moriarty’s leading rusher and an excellent DB. <strong>Wild Cards</strong>: Zaiden Lopez (Artesia); Dillion Rivera (Organ Mountain). https://twitter.com/ScottGaletti/status/1466432072701071380 https://twitter.com/LaCuevaFootball/status/1466510808167305218 https://twitter.com/Sartan_football/status/1466524232439906309 https://twitter.com/LCHSFOOTBALL/status/1465135329644449792 https://twitter.com/2022Brody/status/1466251481045090304