NMHSCA Big School All Star Game: Breakdown of Red 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 reported to the Wool Bowl early Thursday afternoon. The first practices was Thursday (2:30-4:30 pm). Two more practices are set for Friday (9-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 pm) and one on Saturday (9:30-10:30 am) for the big schools. Here’s the breakdown of the roster for the Red Team in the Big Schools Game: <strong>RED TEAM</strong>: <strong>Quarterback</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id="26267" first="Ian" last="Lopez"] (Centennial); [player_tooltip player_id="26242" first="Daniel" last="Ayala"] (West Mesa). Lopez is another dynamic dual threat QB and is a major reason Centennial won its district title this season. West Mesa probably didn’t enjoy the season they thought they would but Ayala had a solid campaign with 1,230 passing yards and 411 rushing yards. College football is in his future. <strong>Running Back</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id="134970" first="Jose" last="Montoya"] (Mayfield); Bracxton Hall (Ruidoso); [player_tooltip player_id="198231" first="Aidan" last="St. John"] (Eldorado). Montoya was one-half of Mayfield’s outstanding RB duo with [player_tooltip player_id="26260" first="Calvin" last="Cox"]. Hall finished with 1,503 rushing yards for the Class 4A runner-up Warriors. St. John powered Eldorado’s running game with 1,136 yards and 10 TD on the ground. <strong>Wide Receiver/Tight End</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id="135097" first="Kaden" last="Valdez"] (Volcano Vista); Cameron Sowards (Mayfield); [player_tooltip player_id="26233" first="Isaac" last="Hinson"] (Lovington); Diego Nunez (Goddard); [player_tooltip player_id="26252" first="Chance" last="Carrillo"] (Farmington); [player_tooltip player_id="26262" first="Seth" last="Chavez"] (Centennial). Valdez was Volcano Vista’s primary receiving weapon, catching 62 passes for 1,286 yards and 12 TD. Hinson was stellar on both sides the ball, earning him serious consideration as the state’s top two-way player. Carrillo and QB [player_tooltip player_id="26232" first="Brandon" last="Furbee"] were a lethal WR-QB combination. Same for Chavez and QB [player_tooltip player_id="26267" first="Ian" last="Lopez"]. <strong>Offensive Linemen</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id="26229" first="Cayden" last="Romero"] (Rio Rancho); [player_tooltip player_id="134996" first="Justin" last="Gonzales"] (Cibola); Jonathan Audette (Alamogordo); [player_tooltip player_id="26230" first="Royce" last="Paulk"] (Las Cruces); [player_tooltip player_id="198240" first="John" last="Fahey"] (Eldorado); Aiden Valdez (Cleveland); [player_tooltip player_id="135905" first="Dillon" last="Hein"] (Las Cruces). An impressive unit. Romero is committed to New Mexico. Romero, Paulk and [player_tooltip player_id="198240" first="John" last="Fahey"] are all north of 300 pounds. That’s a lot of beef. Hein was the center for the Bulldawgs. <strong>Kicker/Punter</strong>: Cristian Holguin (Pojoaque Valley); Connor Lawson (Clovis). <strong>Defensive Line</strong>: Kendal Ulmer (Cleveland); Jose Maes (Cleveland); [player_tooltip player_id="26245" first="Julian" last="Holland"] (Centennial); [player_tooltip player_id="26239" first="Joaquin" last="Medina"] (St. Pius X). Ulmer was an unsung hero for Cleveland as they stormed (pun intended) to the 6A title. He had 33 tackles and 6.5 TFL. Maes had 44 tackles. Holland might have been the best DL in Las Cruces this season. Medina had 88 tackles and 18 TFL for the Sartans. <strong>Inside Linebacker</strong>: Hunter Haemker (La Cueva); Ethan Estrada (Centennial); [player_tooltip player_id="134989" first="Isaiah" last="Carreon"] (Las Cruces); [player_tooltip player_id="134998" first="Manny" last="Bustillos"] (Clovis). Haemker was one of the top defensive players in the state this past season with 760 tackles and 15.0 TFL. He is committed to New Mexico. Bustillos had 100+ tackles and 9.0 TFL for Clovis. <strong>Defensive End/Outside Linebacker</strong>: Deven Dyer (La Cueva); Braden Mignard (Portales); [player_tooltip player_id="135600" first="Kavin" last="Colebrook"] (Farmington); [player_tooltip player_id="135118" first="Aldo" last="Argott"] (Hobbs). With 100+ tackles and 16.0 TFL , Dyer was a major reason La Cueva had one of the top defensive front sevens in the state this season. Argott collected 94 tackles in 10 games. <strong>Secondary</strong>: Collis Bousliman (La Cueva); Chris Fox (Rio Rancho); Luis Pando (Artesia); [player_tooltip player_id="134985" first="Tayten" last="Hilliard"] (Lovington); Eli Ogas (Las Cruces); [player_tooltip player_id="134987" first="Richard" last="Madrid"] (Las Cruces). What can’t [player_tooltip player_id="134985" first="Tayten" last="Hilliard"] not do? He’s an exemplary two-way player for the Class 4A champion Wildcats. He made 103 tackles on defense. Ogas plays both ways as well, lining up at RB and DB for the Bulldawgs. Madrid is an excellent WR and DB too. <strong>Wild Cards</strong>: Max Gillert (Cleveland); [player_tooltip player_id="198295" first="Devin" last="Rice"] (Rio Rancho). https://twitter.com/danielayala444/status/1465433692017291265 https://twitter.com/valdez_kaden/status/1461451418875805699 https://twitter.com/lvtwildcatsfb/status/1465150205372735488 https://twitter.com/LaCuevaFootball/status/1465170116346204166