Who Are The Weight Room Warriors?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we rapidly approach the halfway mark between the end of the 2022 season (Thanksgiving weekend) and the start of the highly anticipated 2023 campaign (Aug. 17-19), many players throughout the state are spending their off-season playing other sports and/or in the weight room getting bigger and stronger. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some of the most impressive weight room warriors in New Mexico. The list includes:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kai Morales, Albuquerque High (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jose Ontiveros, Rio Rancho (2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gary Chavez, Grants (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Matt Pascuzzi, La Cueva (2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='340188' first='Ben' last='Linfoot'], Cleveland (2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dylan King, Roswell (2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gio Velasquez, Manzano (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='275041' first='Baylor' last='Seabolt'], Aztec (2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>C.J. Perea, West Las Vegas (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='544211' first='Jacob' last='Baca'], Hope Christian (2024) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/08_Kai_Morales/status/1641440137581301761","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/08_Kai_Morales/status/1641440137581301761 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Jose_Ontiveros_/status/1635433912192335872","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Jose_Ontiveros_/status/1635433912192335872 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed 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