Report: NMSU offers Daugherty

According to a credible source, Onate High School linebacker Zach Daugherty has been offered a football scholarship by New Mexico State. The 6-foot-1, 215-pounder will be a senior next year. He is currently playing basketball for the 16-11 Knights.

- Felix

Racing seminar

Professional horse player Art Canales hosts a free racing seminar at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday morning.

The informative session gets started at 10 a.m. in the Signature Showroom. Canales will concentrate his study on the 12-race live program from Sunland Park including the 9th running of the $100,000 Borderland Derby sponsored by Casa Ford.

Two $100 wagering vouchers will be given away. Free refreshments will be served.

The $100,000 Borderland Derby is Saturday’s featured 11th race. The 1 and 1/16 mile feature serves as a major prep race for the $800,000 Sunland Derby with a $1 million potential to be run on Sunday, March 29.

Doug O’Neill’s Santa Anita export Scorewithcater ranks as the 3-1 morning line favorite with jockey Alonso Quinonez. Mine That Bird is a $304,381 graded stakes winner from Canada. The 2008 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile finalist is listed as the 4-1 second choice.

New Mexico-bred sensation Lefty Who rates an 8-1 proposition. The Joel Marr trainee has won 5 of 6 races including the $125,000 Red Hedeman Mile last December.
Lefty Who is the richest horse in the 9-horse field with a $330,074 bankroll.

Post time Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday is 12:55 p.m.

Selection Sunday for prep hoops

NMAA To Release State Basketball Brackets During Ultimate Team Sales Sunday Selection Show

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Activities Association will announced the high school Basketball Championship brackets Sunday Selection Show on Sunday at 1 p.m.

The selection show will be streamed live onto the internet at www.nmaafilms.tv and will be provided free of charge.

The hour-long show will detail the match-ups in Class A and AA and will release the official 2009 brackets and seeds for Class 3A, 4A and 5A.

All games during the week of March 10-14 will be streamed live onto nmaafilms.tv free of charge.

First round games will be held Friday, March 6 (Girls) and Saturday, March 7 (Boys).

Prep Hoops Scores, Feb. 26

Boys Basketball
District 4AAAAA
Clovis 83, Carlsbad 29
District 3AAAAA
Onate 62, Alamogordo 60
District 4AAAA
First Round
Artesia 61, Goddard 46
District 5AAA
Semifinal
Sandia Prep 74, Laguna-Acoma 32
District 4AAA
Lovington 41, Ruidoso 39
District 8AA
Semifinal
Escalante 60, Dulce 54
Estancia 52, Jemez Valley 46
District 5AA
Semifinal
Tularosa 83, Lordsburg 68
District 2AA
Semifinal
Penasco 80, Questa 75
District 1A
Semifinal
Des Moines 62, Cimarron 59

Girls Basketball
District 4AAA
Lovington 61, Ruidoso 55
District 5AA

Tularosa 52, Capitan 51 District 6A
Magdalena 75, Menaul 50

Final Prep Poll, Hoops, Feb. 25

New Mexico High School Coaches Association
Top 10 Polls
5A Girls
1. Rio Rancho(8) 1 116
2. Eldorado(4) 2 112
3. Clovis 5 78
4. Las Cruces 3 75
5. Mayfield 4 60
6. Valley 6 48
7. Sandia 7 47
8. La Cueva 8 45
9. Cibola 9 36
10. Rio Grande nr 17
Others: Gallup 11, Hobbs 8, Alamogordo 3, Manzano 1.

4A Girls
1. St. Pius(12) 1 120
2. Roswell 2 103
3. Kirtland 4 87
4. Moriarty 3 84
5. Deming 5 66
6. Shiprock 7 45
7. Del Norte 6 44
8. Belen 7 43
9. Espanola nr 18
10. Alb. Academy 9 15
Others: Aztec 9, Silver City 8, Farmington 4, Artesia 3, Los Alamos 2, Goddard 1, and Volcano Vista 1.

3A Girls
1. Pojoaque(8) 1 80
2. Lovington 2 68
3. St. Michaels 3 63
4. W. Las Vegas 4 51
5. Portales 5 50
6. Crownpoint 7 38
7. Socorro 10 30
8. Hope Christian 6 17
9. Robertson 8 16
10. Ruidoso 9 12
Others: Tohatchi 8, Hatch 5, Santa Fe Indian 4, Thoreau 1.

2A Girls
1. Navajo Prep(4) 2 91
2. Texico(5) 1 86
3. Santa Rosa 4 68
4. Rehoboth 5 58
5. Clayton 3 52
6. Mora 7 44
7. Lordsburg 8 37
8. McCurdy(1) 9 33
9. Navajo Pine 6 29
10. Mesa Vista nr 8
Others: Estancia 7, Ramah 6, Coronado 6, Jal 6, Tularosa 5, Mesilla Valley 4, Loving 3, Eunice 1, and Jemez Valley 1.

1A Girls
1. Cimarron(6) 1 78
2. Cliff(1) 2 70
3. Magdalena(1) 3 54
4. Animas 4 41
5. Des Moines 5 40
6. Elida 7 33
7. Gallup Catholic 10 29
8. Dora 6 26
9. Floyd 9 15
10. Ft. Sumner 8 12
Others: Grady 10, Desert Academy 6, Tatum 6, Springer 5, Roy 5, Valley Christian 3, Melrose 2, Carrizozo 1, and Mescalero 1.

5A Boys
1. Manzano(12) 1 138
2. Gallup(1) 4 105
3. Las Cruces(1) 5 92
4. Hobbs 2 91
5. Valley 3 89
Highland 7 89
7. Clovis 9 47
8. La Cueva 8 40
9. Eldorado 6 29
10. Rio Grande nr 20
Others: Onate 10, Rio Rancho 7, Alamogordo 7, West Mesa 4, Sandia 2.

4A Boys
1. Espanola(8) 1 134
2. Deming(3) 3 120
3. Roswell(1) 2 93
4. Los Alamos 5 85
Artesia 4 85
6. Alb. Academy(2) 6 75
7. St. Pius 7 59
8. Belen 8 48
9. Bernalillo 9 17
10. Capital nr 16
Others: Silver City 13, Farmington 6, Grants 5, Del Norte 3, Shiprock 2, Goddard 2, Chaparral 1.

3A Boys
1. Hope Christian(8) 1 80
2. St. Michaels 2 70
3. Portales 4 61
Sandia Prep 3 61
5. Pojoaque 5 42
6. Bloomfield 6 35
7. Wingate 9 32
8. Socorro 8 19
9. W. Las Vegas 7 16
10. Santa Fe Indian 10 12
Others: Raton 6, Lovington 4, and Ruidoso 2.

2A Boys
1. Mesilla Valley(9) 1 124
2. Santa Rosa(2) 3 107
3. Texico(1) 2 106
4. Mesa Vista(1) 4 89
5. Bosque 5 51
Penasco 7 51
7. Tularosa 6 48
8. Rehoboth 8 45
9. Hagerman 9 42
10. Lordsburg 10 17
Others: Pecos 14, Mora 8, Ramah 4, Navajo Pine 3, Cloudcroft 3, Questa 1, Santa Fe Prep 1, Clayton 1,

1A Boys
1. Springer(5) 1 93
2. Cliff(4) 2 85
3. Dora(1) 3 75
4. Reserve 4 46
5. Tatum 6 43
6. Des Moines 8 38
7. Ft. Sumner 5 37
8. Gallup Catholic 10 30
9. Elida 9 22
10. Cimarron nr 20
Flyod 7 20
Others: Logan 13, Quemado 7, Magdalena 5, Gateway Christian 5, Wagon Mound 2, Grady 2, Temple Baptist 2, Carrizozo 2, Clovis Christian 1, Menaul 1, and Valley Christian 1.

Prep Scores, Feb. 24

Tuesday’s Scores
Boys Basketball
District 5AAAAA
First Round
Eldorado 52, Los Lunas 49
District 3AAAAA
Alamogordo 76, Mayfield 68
Santa Teresa 55, Chaparral 46
District 2AAAAA
First Round
La Cueva 73, Valley 67
Santa Fe 57, Albuquerque High 50
District 5AAAA
First Round
Valencia 54, Moriarty 52, OT
District 2AAAA
Quarterfinal
Capital 52, Bernalillo 47
District 1AAAA
First Round
Kirtland Central 51, Aztec 44
District 6AA
Preliminary Round
Clayton 62, Tucumcari 40
District 5AA
Lordsburg 64, Capitan 43
District 4AA
Santa Fe Prep 65, Monte del Sol 57
District 8A
Quarterfinal
Gateway Christian 53, Lake Arthur 29
Valley Christian 70, Mescalero Apache 42
District 6A
Quarterfinal
Temple Baptist 63, Tohajilee 47
Pine Hill 55, Menaul 50
District 4A
Quarterfinal
Grady 61, House 50

Girls Basketball
Evangel Christian 45, Santa Fe Waldorf School 30
La Cueva 46, Valley 39
Robertson 58, Santa Fe Indian 51
District 5AAAAA
First Round
Los Lunas 42, Highland 24
District 3AAAAA
Alamogordo 47, Gadsden 28
District 5AAAA
Albuquerque Academy 53, Valencia 25
District 4AAAA
First Round
Artesia 45, Goddard 39
District 2AAAA
Quarterfinal
Capital 65, Taos 61 District 1AAAA
First Round
Piedra Vista 51, Farmington 36
District 6A
Menaul 48, Pine Hill 47

More Baseball Previews

Here is another baseball preview for the upcoming season. Today, the Sandia Matadors are featured. Last season, the Mike Robertson-led squad finished 15-14.

The top returns are SS Aaron Sandoval, 3B Jake Flores, OF Justin Jones and p/3B Robert Gunther. Robertson expects catcher Jake Groth and outfielder Trenton Lawton, both juniors to contribute to this year's squad.

- Felix
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Prep Hoops Scores, Feb. 20

Boys Basketball
Victory Christian 54, Desert Academy 27
Alamogordo 70, Gadsden 45
Albuquerque Academy 51, Valencia 13
Artesia 47, Roswell 35
Belen 58, St. Pius 55
Cibola 63, Rio Rancho 61
Clovis 78, Hobbs 63
Cobre 61, Hot Springs 48
Deming 52, Silver 46
Dora 43, Floyd 41
Gallup 66, West Mesa 61
Hagerman 81, Eunice 32
Hatch Valley 71, Socorro 70
Jal 68, Loving 49
Magdalena 54, Menaul 31
Mesilla Valley Christian 63, Capitan 50
Navajo Pine 103, Tse Yi Gai 40
Onate 53, Mayfield 44
Penasco 81, Mesa Vista 76
Portales 61, Dexter 53
Ruidoso 59, NMMI 55
Santa Fe Indian 68, Raton 33
Santa Fe Prep 65, Pecos 64
Santa Teresa 45, Chaparral 38
Springer 107, Moreno Valley 34
St. Michael’s 51, Pojoaque 49, OT
Tucumcari 67, Clayton 62
Tularosa 74, Lordsburg 50

Girls Basketball
Alamogordo 36, Gadsden 26
Albuquerque Academy 61, Valencia 41
Capitan 64, Mesilla Valley Christian 60, OT
Cimarron 53, Des Moines 51
Clayton 62, Tucumcari 24
Clovis 53, Hobbs 50
Deming 55, Silver 42
Desert Academy 65, Springer 59
Dora 70, Floyd 56, OT
Eldorado 60, Rio Grande 48
Espanola Valley 66, Bernalillo 39
Hope Christian 58, Sandia Prep 28
Jal 83, Loving 77
Kirtland Central 61, Aztec 24
La Cueva 74, Albuquerque High 32
Lordsburg 57, Tularosa 36
Los Alamos 60, Capital 39
Los Lunas 45, Highland 40
Magdalena 64, Menaul 37
Mayfield 72, Onate 47
Mescalero Apache 52, Lake Arthur 35
Moriarty 30, Del Norte 24
Navajo Prep 88, Dulce 21
Rio Rancho 55, Cibola 47
Roswell 31, Artesia 29, OT
Socorro 51, Hatch Valley 48, OT
St. Pius 57, Belen 51
Valley 55, Sandia 52
Volcano Vista 50, Grants 38
West Mesa 54, Gallup 49

More Baseball Previews

Earlier this week I provided a glimpse of the Mayfield High Trojans baseball team for the 2009 season.
I am including information on teams around the state. Here is a look at perennial contender Eldorado High School out of Albuququerque.
The Eagles went 21-10 a season ago and 10-2 in their district. The Eagles advanced to the 5A semifinals, losing to eventual champion La Cueva. Head coach Jim Johns usually has a good team on his hands and this year should be no different.
Eldorado returns three starters, catcher Orrin Sears, first baseman Ryan King and pitcher/outfielder Sam Wilson. Johns will lean on newcomers Kyle Davis (3B/P), Armin Day (SS), Bobby Blackstone (2B), Nick Schnedar (OF) and Patrick Roney (P).

Eldorado has won six state titles under John and finished second three others times.

- Felix

Prep Hoops Scores, Feb. 19

Boys Basketball
Farmington 55, Aztec 39
Hope Christian 78, Laguna-Acoma 17
Jemez Valley 54, East Mountain 50
La Cueva 81, Albuquerque High 42
Ramah 46, Shiprock Northwest 38
Tatum 62, Lake Arthur 28
Valley 62, Sandia 52

Girls Basketball
Lovington 56, Dexter 19
Springer 53, Sierra Grande, Colo. 41
Thoreau 73, Cuba 32

Prep Polls, Feb. 18

Top 10 Polls
February 18th, 2009
5A Girls
1. Rio Rancho(7) 1 97
2. Eldorado(3) 2 93
3. Las Cruces 3 70
4. Mayfield 4 58
5. Clovis 5 54
6. Valley 7 42
7. Sandia 8 41
8. La Cueva 5 34
9. Cibola 9 21
10. Hobbs 10 8
Others: Rio Grande 7, Albuquerque High 7, Gallup 5, Alamogordo 5, Carlsbad 5, Santa Fe 3.

4A Girls
1. St. Pius(12) 1 119
2. Roswell 3 103
3. Moriarty(1) 2 93
4. Kirtland 4 75
5. Deming 5 73
6. Del Norte 8 48
7. Shiprock 6 37
Belen 7 37
9. Alb. Academy 9 21
10. Aztec 10 19
Others: Espanola 12, Los Alamos 9, Artesia 7, Piedra Vista 4, Bernalillo 4, Santa Teresa 4, Grants 3, Silver 2, Farmington 1, and Volcano Vista 1.

3A Girls
1. Pojoaque(8) 1 80
2. Lovington 2 64
3. St. Michaels 4 58
4. W. Las Vegas 3 51
5. Portales 5 34
6. Hope Christian 10 25
7. Crownpoint 8 20
8. Robertson nr 19
9. Ruidoso 9 19
10. Socorro 7 13
Santa Fe Indian 6 13
Others: Hatch 11, Miyamura 10, Tohatchi 6, Laguan Acoma 4, Sandia Prep 2, NMMI 1, and Thoreau 1.

2A Girls
1. Texico(7) 1 88
2. Navajo Prep(2) 2 82
3. Clayton 3 65
4. Santa Rosa 5 57
5. Rehoboth 4 50
6. Navajo Pine 6 47
7. Mora 6 28
8. Lordsburg 8 27
9. McCurdy 9 22
10. Tularosa 10 10
Jal nr 10
Others: Mesa Vista 4, Questa 2, Estancia 2, Penasco 1.

1A Girls
1. Cimarron(5) 66
2. Cliff 53
3. Magdalena(2) 52
4. Animas 34
5. Des Moines 32
6. Dora 31
7. Elida 22
8. Ft. Sumner 19
9. Floyd 18
10. Gallup Catholic 18
Others: Reserve 9, Roy 8, Tatum 5, Grady 4, Springer 3, , and Quemado 1.

5A Boys
1. Manzano(12) 1 146
2. Hobbs(1) 2 119
3. Valley 6 93
4. Gallup(1) 3 91
5. Las Cruces(1) 4 88
6. Eldorado 5 83
7. Highland 7 81
8. La Cueva 8 48
9. Clovis 9 27
10. Alamogordo nr 13
Onate nr 13
Others: Rio Rancho 12, Rio Grande 7, West Mesa 2, Sandia 1, and Gadsden 1.

4A. Boys
1. Espanola 1 140
2. Roswell 4 110
3. Deming 3 101
4. Artesia 2 96
5. Los Alamos 5 80
6. Alb. Academy 6 78
7. St. Pius 7 76
8. Belen 9 36
9. Bernalillo 10 29
10. Goddard nr 22
Others: Capital 18, Grants 14, Silver 10, Del Norte 4, Shiprock 3, and Farmington 2.

3A Boys
1. Hope Christian(8) 1 87
2. St. Michaels 2 75
3. Sandia Prep 4 69
4. Portales 3 58
5. Pojoaque 6 51
6. Bloomfield 5 45
7. W. Las Vegas 7 30
8. Socorro 8 28
9. Wingate 9 26
10. Santa Fe Indian 10 17
Others: Hot Springs 10, Thoreau 4, Ruidoso 2.

2A Boys
1. Mesilla Valley(13) 1 139
2. Texico(1) 2 115
3. Santa Rosa 3 109
4. Mesa Vista 4 100
5. Bosque School 5 66
6. Tularosa 8 51
7. Penasco 9 45
8. Rehoboth 6 38
9. Hagerman 7 36
10. Lordsburg 10 31
Others: Questa 17, Pecos 13, Navajo Pine 4, McCurdy 1.

1A Boys
1. Springer(3) 99
2. Cliff(7) 97
3. Dora(1) 79
4. Reserve 57
5. Ft. Sumner 52
6. Tatum 47
7. Floyd 39
8. Des Moines 24
9. Elida 22
10. Gallup Catholic 19
Others: Logan 18, Cimarron 11, Gateway Christian 10, Melrose 9, Temple Baptist 9, Grady 4, Quemado 4, Santa Fe Waldorf 2, Animas 2, Magdalena 2, Wagon Mound 1,

Prep Hoops Scores, Feb. 17

Boys Basketball
Albuquerque Academy 66, Del Norte 49
Belen 56, Grants 47
Bloomfield 77, Newcomb 64
Carrizozo 38, Hondo 36
Clovis 77, Carlsbad 47
Elida 56, Fort Sumner 40
Hatch Valley 72, Cobre 43
Highland 49, Rio Grande 44
Jal 44, Eunice 43
Las Cruces High 65, Gadsden 38
Lovington 77, Ruidoso 62
Manzano 65, Eldorado 50
Mayfield 77, Alamogordo 72, OT
Mesilla Valley Christian 59, Cloudcroft 34
Pojoaque 68, Raton 55
Portales 36, Texico 33
Roswell 47, Goddard 37
Sandia Prep 70, Thoreau 46
Santa Fe Prep 82, Monte del Sol 65
Santa Teresa 45, Silver 36
Socorro 63, Hot Springs 42
Tatum 62, Gateway Christian 41
Tularosa 84, Capitan 76
Valley 70, Santa Fe 41
Valley Christian 37, Lake Arthur 21

Girls Basketball
Aztec 55, Farmington 36
Belen 59, Grants 42
Clovis 57, Carlsbad 42
Del Norte 41, Albuquerque Academy 34
Deming 62, Chaparral 38
Eldorado 65, Manzano 35
Elida 64, Fort Sumner 41
Eunice 62, Jal 59
Gallup Catholic 74, Temple Baptist 33
Kirtland Central 55, Shiprock 54
Las Cruces 60, Gadsden 32
Lovington 57, Ruidoso 54
Magdalena 77, Tohajilee 44
Mayfield 49, Alamogordo 38
Moriarty 56, Valencia 15
Pojoaque 59, Raton 22
Portales 41, Texico 32
Ramah 59, Tse Yi Gai 58
Roswell 56, Goddard 31
St. Pius 56, Volcano Vista 38
Valley Christian 59, Lake Arthur 41

Miguel Cotto fights this weekend

Welterweight Miguel Cotto returns to the ring on Saturday night in New York when he takes on Michael Jennings for the vacant World Boxing Organization title.

It's a big fight for the 28-year-old Cotto, who is coming off of his first career loss last summer vs. Antonio Margarito.

Cotto talked to several members of the media last week and he feels strong entering the fight against the relative unknown Jennings.

"I don't feel any extra pressure coming into this fight," Cotto said. "I'm just prepared to win. It was not difficult to get back into the gym, that last fight was a great fight one against Margarito. I'm hungry to win again. My career was going good before that loss. I want to get back to that elite level."

Cotto has had a solid career in the sport, beating the likes of Carlos Quintana, Zab Judah and Shane Mosley. Mosely just handed Margarito a loss last month.

Cotto was expected to fight Margarito in a rematch this summer, but that looks unlikely after Margarito was banned for a year last month by the California State Athletic Commission because his trainer was putting illegal hand wraps on his hands prior to the Mosley fight.

Assuming Cotto defeats Jennings, a rematch with Mosley could be in the works, but there was no commitment from Cotto or his promoter Bob Arum.

Cotto should beat Jennings on Saturday and this boxing fan would love to see Cotto/Mosley II. The first fight was entertaining and I believe there would be more interest now in that fight after Mosley handled Margarito so easily.

- Felix

Prep Baseball Previews

With the high school baseball season fast approaching, I am putting together some team outlooks from around the state. Some coaches have responded already and we'll begin a look at the Mayfield today.
Last year, MHS went 20-9 and finished second in District 3-5A with a record of 9-3. The Trojans won their first round playoff series against Cibola, then fell to Rio Rancho in the quarterfinals.
The Trojans a lot of good players from last year's squad, including Nathan Enriquez, Freddy Young and Tony Soto, all key factors at the plate and in the field.
But MHS has been one of the state's top teams in recent years and hopes it can continue that in 2009.
Among the key returnees for the Trojans are senior pitcher/outfielder Michael Ormseth, outfielder/designated hitter Jordan Bernal, cathcer/DH Diego Rodriguez and pitcher/3B Javier Ybarra.
Among the key newcomers are shortstop/catcher Steven Avalos, pitcher/1B Andrew Anthony and OF James Enriquez.

NMSU football

New Mexico State football coach DeWayne Walker will hold spring practice March 30-April 28.

- Felix

Prep Hoops Standings

Basketball Standings
Boys
Class 5A
District 1-5A
Gallup 19-3 7-0
Rio Rancho 12-10 3-2
West Mesa 9-13 1-4
Cibola 7-15 0-5
District 2-5A
Valley 18-6 6-1
La Cueva 16-6 4-1
Sandia 13-11 3-3
Santa Fe 10-14 2-4
Albuquerque High 4-19 1-6
District 3-5A
Las Cruces High 19-5 6-1
Onate 14-11 4-3
Alamogordo 16-7 3-3
Gadsden 12-10 2-4
Mayfield 6-17 1-5
District 4-5A
Hobbs 21-4 3-0
Clovis 15-9 1-1
Carlsbad 12-13 0-3
District 5-5A
Manzano 23-2 7-0
Eldorado 17-7 4-2
Rio Grande 15-9 3-3
Highland 19-5 2-4
Los Lunas 9-16 0-7
Class 4A
District 1-4A
Farmington 11-12 6-1
Piedra Vista 11-14 5-2
Shiprock 12-10 3-3
Aztec 8-15 2-4
Kirtland Central 6-18 0-6
District 2-4A
Espanola Valley 20-4 7-1
Los Alamos 17-7 5-1
Bernalillo 14-10 3-3
Capital 12-11 1-6
Taos 3-17 0-5
District 3-4A
Deming 18-6 4-0
Silver 12-12 3-1
Chaparral 10-14 1-3
Santa Teresa 12-11 0-4
District 4-4A
Artesia 17-6 1-0
Roswell High 17-6 1-0
Goddard 10-13 0-2
District 5-4A
Albuquerque Academy 3-19 3-0
Del Norte 9-15 3-1
Moriarty 6-16 1-2
Valencia High 2-21 0-4
District 6-4A
St. Pius 17-7 4-0
Belen 14-9 3-1
Grants 16-7 1-3
Volcano Vista 4-20 0-4
Class 3A
District 1-3A
Bloomfield 19-5 10-0
Wingate 16-6 7-1
Newcomb 13-9 6-3
Crownpoint 12-9 4-4
Tohatchi 6-16 2-6
Zuni 2-18 0-7
Miyamura 1-18 0-8
District 2-3A
St. Mike’s 16-7 7-0
Pojoaque 14-8 5-1
W. Las Vegas 13-9 3-3
Santa Fe Indian 11-10 3-3
Robertson 5-15 1-6
Raton 1-11 0-6
District 3-3A
Socorro 13-11 4-0
Hatch Valley 6-17 2-1
Hot Springs 8-15 1-2
Cobre 2-15 0-4
District 4-3A
Portales 16-7 6-0
Ruidoso 9-13 3-2
Lovington 10-13 4-3
NMMI 11-13 1-5
Dexter 7-17 1-5
District 5-3A
Hope Christian 21-3 6-0
Sandia Prep 16-6 5-1
Thoreau 9-12 2-4
Laguna Acoma 4-16 1-4
Cuba 6-18 1-6
Class 2A
District 1-2A
Rehoboth 20-3 5-0
Navajo Pine 16-8 3-1
Ramah 6-14 0-4
Tse Yi Gai 2-13 0-3
District 2-2A
Coronado 13-10 2-0
Escalante 10-12 2-1
Navajo Prep 7-11 0-1
Dulce 2-16 0-2
District 3-2A
Mesa Vista 21-3 4-0
Penasco 15-9 3-1
Questa 15-9 1-3
McCurdy 4-15 0-4
District 4-2A
Pecos 13-8 2-0
Mora 9-14 2-1
Monte Del Sol 10-13 1-2
Santa Fe Prep 9-11 0-2
District 5-2A
Mesilla Valley Christian 22-2 6-0
Tularosa 16-8 3-3
Lordsburg 13-10 3-3
Capitan 9-7 3-3
Cloudcroft 2-15 0-6
District 6-2A
Texico 22-2 4-1
Santa Rosa 22-3 4-1
Clayton 15-8 1-3
Tucumcari 6-15 0-4
District 7-2A
Hagerman 21-3 5-0
Eunice 6-16 3-1
Jal 7-16 1-3
Loving 5-16 0-5
District 8-2A
Bosque 20-5 5-0
Jemez Valley 12-10 2-3
Estancia 6-10 East Mountain 4-12 0-3
Class 1A
District 1-1A
Springer 21-2 9-0
Des Moines 12-10 8-2
Cimarron 7-11 2-3
Wagon Mound 9-12 3-5
Moreno Valley 1-4 1-4
Maxwell High 0-9 0-5
Roy 0-10 0-4
District 2-1A
Santa Fe Waldorf 9-6 7-0
Evangel Christian 8-17 5-3
Walatowa Charter 3-7 3-3
NM School for the Deaf 5-8 1-5
Desert Academy 7-17 1-6
District 3-1A
Dora 20-5 7-0
Fort Sumner 15-7 4-3
Floyd 16-8 4-3
Elida 14-9 2-5
Melrose 9-14 1-7
District 4-1A
Logan 15-8 9-0
Clovis Christian 9-13 7-1
Grady 9-13 5-5
San Jon 9-15 3-6
House 9-14 2-8
Mosquero 1-8 1-7
District 5-1A
Cliff 23-2 5-0
Reserve 18-3 3-2
Quemado 10-10 1-3
Animas 7-12 0-4
District 6-1A
Gallup Catholic 16-8 9-1
Magdalena 13-9 8-1
Temple Baptist 10-5 4-3
Pine Hill 6-15 4-5
Menaul 11-10 4-6
To’Hajillee 7-14 2-7
Alamo Navajo 3-13 0-8
District 7-1A
Carrizozo 8-4 5-0
Mountainair 12-11 4-2
Hondo Valley 10-13 3-3
Vaughn 3-11 2-3
Corona 4-10 0-6
District 8-1A
Tatum 16-7 6-0
Gateway Christian 8-12 3-1
Lake Arthur 2-15 1-2
Valley Christian 6-11 1-3
Mescalero Apache 2-16 0-5

Prep Hoops Scores, Feb. 13

Boys Basketball
Albuquerque Academy 78, Moriarty 52
Artesia 61, Goddard 49
Bloomfield 63, Tohatchi 44
Bosque School 71, Jemez Valley 25
Deming 56, Santa Teresa 38
Des Moines 82, Maxwell 24
Dora 66, Fort Sumner 54
Eldorado 49, Los Lunas 47
Escalante 66, Navajo Prep 43
Gateway Christian 63, Lake Arthur 36
Hagerman 63, Jal 38
Hobbs 69, Carlsbad 57
Hope Christian 76, Thoreau 22
La Cueva 67, Santa Fe 40
Los Alamos 70, Bernalillo 48
Manzano 81, Rio Grande 51
Mayfield 71, Las Cruces 65
Mesilla Valley Christian 76, Tularosa 62
Onate 39, Alamogordo 38
Portales 72, Lovington 54
Ruidoso 76, Dexter 61
Sandia 59, Albuquerque High 45
Silver 67, Chaparral 48
Socorro 59, Cobre 41
St. Pius 67, Grants 54
Tatum 58, Valley Christian 48
Texico 53, Clayton 32

Girls Basketball
Alamogordo 57, Onate 55
Aztec 43, Piedra Vista 27
Belen 53, Volcano Vista 40
Capitan 48, Carrizozo 17
Clovis 48, Roswell 41
Del Norte 36, Valencia 18
Deming 59, Santa Teresa 43
Fort Sumner 44, Dora 37
Gallup 45, Cibola 31
Gateway Christian 31, Lake Arthur 29
Goddard 48, Artesia 40
Hatch Valley 50, Hot Springs 35
Hope Christian 51, Thoreau 50
Kirtland Central 57, Farmington 30
Las Cruces 58, Mayfield 55
McCurdy 39, Mesa Vista 35
Melrose 48, Floyd 42
Miyamura 58, Newcomb 34
Mora 49, Santa Fe Prep 12
Moriarty 46, Albuquerque Academy 32
Pecos 60, Monte del Sol 14
Pojoaque 56, West Las Vegas 46
Rio Rancho 56, West Mesa 52
Texico 35, Clayton 30
Tularosa 55, Mesilla Valley Christian 41
Valley 73, Highland 36

Former NMSU OL Gutierrez

Former New Mexico State offensive lineman Polo Gutierrez will get a chance to make the El Paso Generals indoor football team, which begins play later this year.

- Felix

Sunland Park Picks, Feb. 13

Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino Graded Selections
Friday, February 13, 2009
Post Time: 12:15 p.m.
Compiled by Eric Alwan and Felix Chavez
Future wagering on the Kentucky Derby starts at 10:00 a.m. Simulcasting from the Meadows begins at 10:15 a.m. Tampa Bay, Aqueduct, Freehold and Laurel, 10:25 a.m. Beulah Park and Gulfstream Park, 11:15 a.m. Fair Grounds, 11:30 a.m. Sunland Park, 12:15 p.m. Oaklawn and Turf Paradise, 12:30 p.m. Golden Gate, 1:45 p.m. Santa Anita, 2:00 p.m. Turfway, 3:30 p.m. Penn National, 4:45 p.m. Meadowlands, Northfield and Delta Downs, 5:00 p.m. Retama, 5:45 p.m. Northlands, 6:00 p.m. Maywood, 6:20 p.m. Los Alamitos, 8:15 p.m. Fraser, 8:30 p.m.

1st – Purse $28,500. 3 year olds. Maiden. New Mexico breds. 870 yards.
(Daily Double, $1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
3 – Prince Chopin (JR Valenzuela 122) 3-1
4 – Everybody Wants You (D Essman 122) 7-2
7 – Special Jack Cash (V Rodriguez 122) 4-1
1 – Blackgold Playboy (S Estrada 122) 6-1
2 – Beduino Era (E Bachicha 122) 6-1
8 – Black Jack Miracle (F Martinez 122) 6-1
5 – Linda Daniela (M Villa 122) 10-1
6 – T P Houston (S Martinez 122) 12-1
AE 9 – Nick Can Dash (A Medellin 122) 8-1
AE 10 – Seeking Chopin (A Medellin 122) 8-1
1 — No. 3 Prince Chopin is trying this distance today, could be tough.
2 — No. 4 Everybody Wants You has hit the board in 2 of 5 starts, is also trying this distance as well.
3 — No. 1 Blackgold Playboy gets the much coveted inside post.

2nd – Purse $9,500. 3 year olds. Maiden. Claiming $10,000. 400 yards.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
7 – First of Perry N Six (K Muntz 122) 3-1
8 – Theultimateshazoom (F Martinez 122) 7-2
6 – Shez Shazoomin (O Ortega 122) 9-2
3 – Mr Perry Adios (E Ramirez 122) 6-1
2 – Eazy Lion (M Uribe 122) 8-1
4 – Ms Runaway Anywhere (O Rincon 122) 8-1
9 – Mbalambre (N Garcia 122) 10-1
1 – Eyesa Energy (A Rivera 122) 15-1
5 – My Ac Chico (F Rojas 122) 15-1
10 – Br in Fine Genes (A Medellin 122) 15-1
AE 11 – Bye My Side (E Ramirez 122) 12-1
AE 12 – Prime Silk (F Martinez 122) 15-1
1 — No. 2 Eazy Lion ran fourth in last start.
2 — No. 8 Theultimateshazoom gets the solid Freddie Martinez aboard, comes from decent barn.
3 — No. 7 First of Perry N Six comes from very good barn, Kenny Muntz is aboard.

3rd – Purse $31,000. 3 year olds and up. Allowance. 870 yards.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
6 – Rocking Pebbles (A Medellin 120) 3-1
8 – Feature Reward (F Martinez 122) 7-2
1 – Sliden Clyd (M Villa 122) 4-1
2 – Jess Loves Chicks (M Bourdieu 120) 6-1
3 – Heza Fast Count (R Valero 120) 6-1
4 – Special First Prize (T Guymon 120) 6-1
7 – Hoss La Jolla (K Muntz 120) 10-1
5 – Frisco Blues (S Martinez 120) 12-1
1 — No. 6 Rocking Pebbles is very good, gets good jockey aboard will be tough to beat today.
2 — No. 1 Sliden Clyd gets good spot, won last out at distance.
3 — No. 3 Heza Fast Count has hit board in seven of 19, won last out at distance.

4th – Purse $13,000. 3 year olds and up. Claiming $10,000. 440 yards.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
1 – Lil Bit Royalty (N Garcia 124) 3-1
6 – Velvet Bridle (F Rojas 122) 4-1
7 – Snow Ballerina (A Medellin 122) 5-1
8 – Strawfly Chick (F Martinez 122) 6-1
2 – Sinful Heart (M Perez 122) 8-1
3 – Famous de Kas (T Guymon 122) 10-1
4 – Key Romance (A Rivera 124) 10-1
5 – Dilly Dally Dooley (O Ortega 122) 12-1
9 – A Royale Blue (M Villa 122) 12-1
10 – Fastcocktail (S Martinez 122) 12-1
AE 11 – Streakin Lily (K Muntz 122) 20-1
AE 12 – Your Royal Quickness (A Rivera 124) 15-1
1 - No. 1 Lil Bit Royalty will be tough to beat today, but does come from low percentage barn.
2 — No. 4 Key Romance ran second last out, gets decent jockeky aboard.
3 — No. 9 A Royale Blue gets the always dangerous Mark Villa aboard.

5th – Purse $20,000. 3 year olds. Claiming $25,000. 350 yards.
($1 Pick 3, $1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
10 – Kool Cade (K Muntz 122) 3-1
1 – Lotsa Bang (V Rodriguez 122) 7-2
7 – Ucallit (F Martinez 122) 4-1
9 – Her Eyes Are Open (O Rincon 122) 6-1
4 – Obergs Dream (A Torres 122) 8-1
3 – Emilio Zapata (N Smith 120) 10-1
5 – Mr Quickster (A Rivera 122) 10-1
2 – Just Cuz Ima Corona (O Ortega 120) 15-1
6 – Mayhem Mae (M Villa 120) 15-1
8 – Rdd Milagro (N Garcia 122) 15-1
AE 11 – McRae (T Guymon 120) 20-1
1 — No. 10 Kool Cade is sharp coming in, comes from very good barn.
2 — No. 7 Ucallit gets the solid Freddie Martinez to ride, comes from decent barn.
3 — No. 4 Obergs Dream ran third in last start.

6th – Purse $32,500. 4 year olds and up. Claiming $20,000. New Mexico breds. 400 yards.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
2 – Dooley Forever (F Martinez 122) 5-2
8 – Go Buddy Lee (A Medellin 122) 4-1
1 – Whata Lucky Man (T Guymon 122) 6-1
9 – Sierra Perdida (E Ramirez 122) 6-1
10 – Dashin Tuxedo (S Ramirez 122) 8-1
3 – Runaway With This (O Rincon 124) 10-1
5 – Son of Secrets (JR Valenzuela 124) 10-1
6 – I Know Won Too (O Ortega 122) 10-1
7 – Chicks Derringer (V Rodriguez 124) 12-1
4 – Runaway Ida (S Estrada 122) 15-1
AE 11 – Bullets Brother (M Bourdieu 122) 5-1
AE 12 – Sparkle Alot (O Rincon 122) 20-1
1 — No. 7 Chicks Derringer won in last start, has hit board in 3 of 9 starts.
2 — No. 9 Sierra Perdida could be a serious threat here today, has won 7 of 24.
3 — No. 2 Dooley Forever gets the solid Freddie Martinez to ride.

7th – Purse $13,500. 3 year olds. Maiden. Claiming $10,000. New Mexico breds. 6 furlongs.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
7 – Golden Drone (M Perez 120) 3-1
4 – Crown Loyal (C Lambert 120) 4-1
1 – Gato Gone (J Espitia 120) 6-1
8 – Captain Jazz (P Benitez 120) 6-1
3 – Cat Simon (B Theriot 120) 8-1
10 – Max Bean (J Barajas 120) 10-1
2 – Heza Hot Shot (T Wales 120) 12-1
11 – Hennessy’s Ghost (J Coates 120) 12-1
12 – My Peepers (A Medellin 120) 15-1
5 – Lane’s Hunt (S Martinez 120) 20-1
6 – Shez Our Influence (J Rochabrun 115) 20-1
9 – Hollywood Hutch (A Juarez, Jr 120) 20-1
1 — No. 7 Golden Drone has finished second three times in five starts, comes from solid barn.
2 — No. 1 Gato Gone Gato Gone looks for improved effort here today.
3 — No. 12 My Peepers has hit the board in 2 of 8 starts.

8th – Purse $9,000. 4 and 5 year olds. Maiden. Claiming $8,000. 6 and one-half furlongs.
(50-cent Pick 4, $1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
2 – Winning Yield (A Medellin 122) 5-2
8 – Gone Flying (M Villa 122) 7-2
5 – Hydrodynamic (K Tohill 122) 6-1
7 – Digitizer (M Perez 122) 6-1
11 – Procuna (C Madeira 122) 8-1
6 – Darn That Cruiser (L Contreras 122) 10-1
3 – A La King (A Juarez, Jr 122) 15-1
12 – Sharper Sound (A Castanon 122) 15-1
1 – Ashir (J Rochabrun 122) 20-1
4 – Fire Peak (J Espitia 122) 20-1
9 – Kingsandvagabonds (V Smallwood 122) 20-1
10 – Zapatero (M Uribe 122) 20-1
1 — No. 2 Winning Yield comes from the very good Jeff Mullins barn, has hit the board in five of 12 races.
2 — No. 8 Gone Flying ran third in last start against similar.
3 — No. 11 Procuna might be worth a look today.

9th – Purse $9,000. 4 year olds and up. Claiming $5,000. Fillies and Mares. 5 and one-half furlongs.
($1 Pick 3, $1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
3 – Thanksfortheride (A Juarez, Jr 118) 7-2
2 – After Curfew (A Medellin 118) 9-2
8 – Mikay as Lady (K Tohill 120) 6-1
9 – Rose Is a Rage (M Bourdieu 118) 6-1
7 – Sanet (M Villa 120) 8-1
10 – Lady Accord (C Madeira 118) 8-1
11 – Martini Wager (L Contreras 118) 8-1
4 – Bosque Barbie (O Ceballos 115) 12-1
6 – St Wager (M Perez 118) 15-1
1 – Texas Cowgirl (C Lambert 118) 20-1
5 – Trillua (A Castanon 122) 20-1
12 – Music Goes Round (J Espitia 118) 20-1
1 — No. 3 Thanksfortheride is sharp, ran second in last start.
2 — No. 2 After Curfew gets good jockey aboard, ran third in last start.
3 — No. 8 Mikay as Lady won in last out at distance.

10th – Purse $29,000. 3 year olds. Allowance. Fillies. 6 and one-half furlongs.
(Late Daily Double, $1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
7 – Lauren P. (L Contreras 118) 5-2
3 – Initial T (M Perez 120) 7-2
5 – Crocodile Tuff (A Medellin 118) 4-1
6 – Collection Plate (M Villa 120) 5-1
1 – Miriam’s Star (K Tohill 120) 6-1
4 – Tasha’s Star (A Castanon 120) 6-1
2 – Po’s Dream Kitty (T Wales 118) 8-1
1 — No. 7 Lauren P. comes from good barn, has hit board in 3 of 4 starts.
2 — No. 3 Initial T is solid, ran ok in last start.
3 — No. 4 Tasha’s Star looks for better effort here today.

11th – Purse $14,500. 4 year olds and up. Claiming $6,500-$7,500. New Mexico breds. One mile.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
2 – Rampaging King (N Smith 120) 5-2
3 – Lode of Diamonds (S Martinez 120) 4-1
1 – Golden Fushe (R Jaime 115) 5-1
5 – Kings Eagle (M Perez 117) 6-1
8 – Slew Secret (A Medellin 117) 6-1
6 – Risky Reason (M Villa 122) 8-1
7 – Tenthousandandone (L Contreras 117) 12-1
10 – General Mania (C Lambert 117) 15-1
4 – Trailing Adam (J Coates 120) 20-1
9 – Star of Kings (F Rojas 117) 20-1
AE 11 – Fancy Catillac (A Juarez, Jr 117) 15-1
AE 12 – Band Champ (A Medellin 117) 9-2
1 — No. 2 Rampaging King is sharp coming in, ran second in last start for a good barn.
2 — No. 6 Risky Reason earned a solid win in last start, has hit board in 4 of 10.
3 — No. 9 Star of Kings has hit board in 10 of 32 races.

Antonio Margarito situation

I have to agree with California's decision to suspend welterweight Antonio Margarito for one year after illegal wraps were discovered on his hands before a loss last month to Shane Mosley. The commission’s decision will likely be upheld in other states.

Even if Margarito didn't know the wraps were illegal, he is part of the problem and should know what is going.

I don't even believe he should be able to fight anywhere in the world until next year. What happened was a disgrace to the sport and will forever tarnish Margarito's career. He is a good fighter without help, but the decision by his trainer to do what he did is reprehensible.

- Felix

Prep hoops rankings, not enough votes in 1A

New Mexico High School Coaches Association
Top 10 Polls
5A Boys
1. Manzano(9) 1 117
2. Hobbs(2) 3 91
3. Gallup(1) 2 90
4. Las Curces 9 77
5. Eldorado 7 75
6. Valley 6 59
7. Highland 3 53
8. La Cueva 5 41
9. Clovis 8 23
10. Rio Grande 10 18
Others: Onate 8, Alamogordo 7, Rio Rancho 4, West Mesa 1, Sandia 1, Gadsden 1, Los Lunas 1.

4A Boys
1. Espanola(9) 1 142
2. Artesia(3) 2 116
3. Deming(1) 3 108
4. Roswell(1) 6 96
5. Los Alamos 4 86
6. Alb. Academy(1) 5 75
7. St. Pius 7 65
8. Capital 8 48
9. Belen 9 40
10. Bernalillo nr 16
Others: Grants 11, Silver 10, Goddard 10, Chaparral 9, Del Norte 2, and Santa Teresa 1.

3A Boys
1. Hope Christian(9) 1 90
2. St. Michaels 2 79
3. Portales 3 67
4. Sandia Prep 4 54
5. Bloomfield 5 46
6. Pojoaque 5 45
7. W. Las Vegas 7 30
8. Socorro 8 26
9. Wingate 9 20
10. Santa Fe Indian 10 19
Others: Laguna Acoma 14, Ruidoso 5.

2A Boys
1. Mesilla Valley(9) 1 138
2. Texico(3) 4 137
3. Santa Rosa(1) 2 113
4. Mesa Vista(1) 3 112
5. Bosque 5 75
6. Rehoboth(1) 8 55
7. Hagerman 7 45
8. Tularosa 6 41
9. Penasco 9 40
10. Lordsburg nr 30
Others: Pecos 19, Questa 15, Navajo Pine 10, Clayton 6, Jemez Valley 6, Ramah 3, Mora 3, McCurdy 2, Santa Fe Prep 2, Monte Del Sol 1, Capitan 1.

5A Girls
1. Rio Rancho(11) 1 119
2. Eldorado(1) 2 109
3. Las Cruces 3 70
4. Mayfield 7 67
5. La Cueva 4 61
Clovis 5 61
7. Valley 8 59
8. Sandia 9 41
9. Cibola 6 36
10. Hobbs 10 15
Others: Rio Grande 9, Alamogordo 7, Gallup 6.

4A Girls
1. St. Pius(12) 1 147
2. Moriarty(3) 2 128
3. Roswell 3 105
4. Kirtland 5 82
5. Deming 4 77
6. Shiprock 7 60
7. Belen 6 58
8. Del Norte 9 46
9. Alb. Academy 8 37
10. Aztec 10 30
Others: Espanola 15, Grants 12, Artesia 8, Farmington 7, Volcano Vista 7, Los Alamos 3, Capital 2, and Silver 1.

3A Girls
1. Pojoaque(9) 1 90
2. Lovington 3 68
3. W. Las Vegas 2 64
4. St. Michaels 3 60
5. Portales 5 48
6. Santa Fe Indian 6 33
7. Socorro 9 27
8. Crownpoint 8 27
9. Ruidoso 7 26
10. Hope Christian 10 22
Others: Robertson 11, Miyamura 6, Tohatchi 4, Hatch 4, Laguna Acoma 2.

2A Girls
1. Texico(8) 1 98
2. Navajo Prep(1) 3 88
3. Clayton 4 66
4. Rehoboth 5 57
5. Santa Rosa(1) 2 50
6. Navajo Pine 6 44
Mora 7 44
8. Lordsburg 10 30
9. McCurdy 8 24
10. Tularosa 9 6
Others: Questa 5, Jal 5, Mesa Vista 3, Estancia 3, Penasco 2, Cloudcroft 2, Ramah 1, Capitan 1.

Prep Hoops Scores, Feb. 10

Boys Basketball
Albuquerque Academy 75, Valencia 40
Bernalillo 48, Capital 38
Chaparral 48, Santa Teresa 44
Clovis 70, Carlsbad 55
Dora 69, Eunice 54
Espanola Valley 91, Taos 44
Evangel Christian 63, NMSD 47
Fort Sumner 66, Melrose 45
Gadsden 64, Mayfield 61
Grants 37, Volcano Vista 31
Hope Christian 80, Rio Grande 78, OT
Lovington 62, NMMI 45
Manzano 61, Los Lunas 42
Mesilla Valley Christian 79, Lordsburg 66
Roswell 72, Artesia 58
Socorro 59, Hatch Valley 56
St. Pius 63, Belen 47
Tatum 45, Lake Arthur 28 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Cloudcroft vs. Capitan, ppd. to Feb 12.
Ruidoso vs. Portales, ppd. to Feb 21.

Girls Basketball
Albuquerque Academy 68, Valencia 31
Albuquerque High 55, Valley 52
Clovis 53, Carlsbad 44
Dora 62, Eunice 50
Eldorado 55, Highland 40
Fort Sumner 45, Melrose 43
Las Cruces 70, Onate 30
Menaul 43, Bosque School 37
Mora 71, Monte del Sol 15
Pecos 53, Santa Fe Prep 37
Portales 61, Dexter 17
Rio Grande 64, La Cueva 53
Roswell 61, Artesia 34
Sandia 67, Santa Fe 42
St. Pius 42, Belen 41
Tatum 57, Lake Arthur 25
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Capitan vs. Cloudcroft, ppd. to Feb 12.

Boxer Alfred Angulo

Boxing fans, if you get a chance, watch HBO's Boxing After Dark on Saturday, Feb. 14. There are three fights, but the one fighter I am going to look out for is Mexican junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo. He's 14-0 with 11 knockouts and is all action. He will face Cosme Rivera.

Angulo is a possible rising star in a good division. He will give everything he has and has a bright future.

Also on the card is lightweight champion Nate Campbell and former welterweight contender Kermit Cintron vs. Spain's Sergio Martinez, in what could be a great fight between two fighters who need this win.

- Felix

5A Girls Seedings early predictions

With the 5A girls basketball state tournament just a few weeks away, here are is my early prediction on who will be seeded 1-16 in 5A.

1. Rio Rancho
2. Eldorado
3. Clovis
4. Valley
5. La Cueva
6. Mayfield
7. Hobbs
8. Las Cruces High
9. Sandia
10. Gallup
11. Cibola
12. Rio Grande
13. Alamogordo
14. Manzano
15. West Mesa
16. Carlsbad

5A Basketball Seeds, early predictions

Here is my early prediction for seeding in next month's Class 5A boys state tournament
Boys
1. Manzano
2. Gallup
3. Hobbs
4. Eldorado
5. Valley
6. Las Cruces High
7. Highland
8. La Cueva
9. Rio Rancho
10. Clovis
11. Rio Grande
12. Onate
13. Alamgordo
14. Sandia
15. Gadsden
16. Carlsbad

Boys Prep Hoops Standings

Boys Basketball Standings
Class 5A
District 1-5A
Gallup 17-3 5-0
Rio Rancho 12-10 3-2
West Mesa 9-12 1-3
Cibola 6-15 0-4

District 2-5A
Valley 17-5 4-1
La Cueva 15-7 4-1
Santa Fe 9-13 2-3
Sandia 11-11 1-3
Albuquerque High 3-18 1-4

District 3-5A
Las Cruces High 18-4 5-0
Alamogordo 16-6 3-2
Onate 13-10 3-2
Gadsden 11-10 1-4
Mayfield 5-16 0-4

District 4-5A
Hobbs 20-4 2-0
Clovis 13-9 0-1
Carlsbad 12-11 0-1

District 5-5A
Manzano 21-2 5-0
Eldorado 16-6 3-1
Rio Grande 14-8 3-2
Highland 17-5 1-4
Los Lunas 9-14 0-5

Class 4A
District 1-4A
Farmington 9-12 4-1
Shiprock 12-8 3-2
Piedra Vista 9-14 3-2
Aztec 7-14 1-3
Kirtland Central 6-15 0-3

District 2-4A
Espanola Valley 19-4 6-1
Los Alamos 15-7 3-2
Bernalillo 13-9 2-2
Capital 12-10 2-5
Taos 3-14 0-3

District 3-4A
Deming 16-6 2-0
Silver 2-0 10-11
Santa Teresa 12-9 0-2
Chaparral 9-13 0-2

District 4-4A
Roswell High 16-5 1-0
Artesia 17-6 1-0
Goddard 9-12 0-2

District 5-4A
Albuquerque Academy 10-11 2-0
Del Norte 7-15 1-1
Moriarty 6-15 1-1
Valencia 2-19 0-2

District 6-4A
St. Pius 14-8 2-0
Belen 12-9 2-0
Grants 15-6 0-2
Volcano Vista 3-19 0-2

Class 3A
District 1-3A
Bloomfield 17-5 8-0
Wingate 14-5 5-1
Crownpoint 12-8 4-3
Newcomb 11-9 4-3
Tohatchi 6-15 2-5
Zuni 2-16 0-5
Miyamura 1-16 0-6

District 2-3A
St. Mike’s 15-7 6-0
Pojoaque 13-8 4-1
W. Las Vegas 13-9 3-3
Sante Fe Indian 9-10 1-3
Robertson 5-12 1-3
Raton 1-10 0-5

DIstrict 3-3A
Socorro 11-11 2-0
Hatch Valley 6-16 2-0
Hot Springs 7-15 0-2
Cobore 2-13 0-2

District 4-3A
Portales 14-7 4-0
Lovington 9-12 3-2
Ruidoso 8-15 2-2
NMMI 10-11 1-3
Dexter 6-16 1-4

District 5-3A
Hope Christian 19-3 5-0
Sandia Prep 14-6 3-1
Thoreau 9-10 2-2
Laguna Acoma 4-16 1-4
Cuba 6-17 1-5

Class 2A
District 1-2A
Rehoboth 17-3 3-0
Navajo Pine 15-8 2-1
Ramah 6-12 0-2
Tse Hi Gai 1-12 0-2

District 2-2A
Escalante 10-11 2-0
Coronado 10-10 0-0
Navajo Prep 7-11 0-1
Dulce 2-15 0-1

District 3-2A
Mesa Vista 19-2 2-0
Penasco 14-8 2-0
Questa 14-8 0-2
McCurdy 4-13 0-2

DIstrict 4-2A
Pecos 13-8 2-0
Monte Del Sol 10-12 1-1
Mora 8-14 1-1
Santa Fe Prep 9-11 0-2

District 5-2A
Mesilla Valley Christian 20-2 4-0
Tularosa 15-7 3-2
Lordsburg 13-9 3-2
Capitan 7-7 2-3
Cloudcroft 2-14 0-5

District 6-2A
Texico 21-1 3-0
Santa Rosa 20-3 2-1
Clayton 15-7 1-2
Tucumcari 6-14 0-3

District 7-2A
Hagerman 19-3 4-0
Eunice 5-14 2-1
Jal 7-15 1-2
Loving 5-15 0-4

District 8-2A
Bosque 19-5 4-0
Jemez Valley 12-9 2-2
Estancia 6-10 1-2
East Mountain 4-12 0-3

Class 1A
District 1-1A
Springer 21-2 9-0
Des Moines 11-10 7-2
Cimarron 7-11 2-3
Wagon Mound 9-12 3-5
Moreno Valley 1-4 1-4
Maxwell 0-8 0-4
Roy 0-10 0-4

District 2-1A
Santa Fe Waldorf 7-5 5-0
Evangel Christian 7-15 4-2
Walatowa Charter 2-7 2-3
Desert Academy 7-13 1-3
NM School For the Deaf 4-7 0-4

District 3-1A
Dora 19-5 6-0
Fort Sumner 13-6 2-2
Elida 14-7 2-3
Floyd 14-8 2-3
Melrose 9-12 1-5

District 4-1A
Logan 13-8 7-0
Clovis Christian 8-13 6-1
Grady 8-12 4-4
House 9-13 2-6
San Jon 7-13 1-4
Mosquero 0-6 0-5

District 5-1A
Cliff 21-2 3-0
Reserve 17-2 2-1
Quemado 10-9 1-2
Animas 7-11 0-3

District 6-1A
Gallup Catholic 14-8 7-1
Magdalena 10-9 5-1
Temple Baptist 10-4 4-2
Menaul 11-8 4-4
Pine Hill 5-14 3-4
To’Hajillee 6-14 2-7
Alamo Navajo 3-11 0-6

District 7-1A
Carrizozo 6-3 3-0
Mountainair 10-11 3-2
Vaughn 2-9 1-1
Hondo Valley 8-12 1-3
Corona 4-6 0-2

District 8-1A
Tatum 14-7 4-0
Gateway Christian 7-11 2-1
Valley Christian 6-9 1-1
Lake Arthur 2-13 1-1
Mescalero Apache 2-15 0-5

Sunland Park Picks for Feb. 10

Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino Graded Selections
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Post Time: 12:15 p.m.
Compiled by Eric Alwan and Felix Chavez
Simulcasting from the Meadows begins at 10:15 a.m. Philadelphia Park, Tampa Bay and Freehold, 10:25 a.m. Monticello, 10:40 a.m. Beulah Park, 11:15 a.m. Louisiana Downs, 12:00 p.m. Sunland Park. 12:15 p.m. Turf Paradise, 12:30 p.m. Portland Meadows, 1:45 p.m. Dover, 2:30 p.m. Mountaineer and Northfield, 5:00 p.m. Pompano, 5:25 p.m.

1st – Purse $25,000. 3 and 4 year olds. Maiden. 350 yards.
(Daily Double, $1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
8 – Jess My Way (O Rincon 122) 3-1
4 – Ja Jess Classy (N Garcia 124) 4-1
1 – Miss Jess Corona (D Essman 124) 9-2
3 – Metallic Lady (M Uribe 122) 6-1
5 – Bit Happens (T Guymon 122) 8-1
9 – Separate Wagons (B Perez 122) 10-1
10 – Classykisser (A Rivera 122) 10-1
2 – Leopardo Fame (S Martinez 122) 12-1
7 – Falling Apart (N Smith 122) 12-1
6 – Oneslickstone (J Levario 122) 15-1
AE 11 – Theultimateshazoom (F Martinez 122) 10-1
AE 12 – Take the Mountain (A Medellin 122) 15-1
1 — No. 8 Jess My Way should be a serious contender today, has finished third twice in five starts.
2 — No. 3 Metallic Lady might like shorter distance today, comes from low percentage barn.
3 — No. 9 Separate Wagons could be in for a better effort today for trainer Carl Draper, keep an eye out for this horse.

2nd – Purse $18,000. 4 year olds and up. Starter Allowance. 350 yards.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
2 – Smashed Val (Ad Fuentes 124) 3-1
4 – Fred Ex (V Rodriguez 124) 4-1
8 – Digging Out of Debt (M Bourdieu 122) 9-2
10 – Czech This Effort (E Ramirez 122) 6-1
3 – Mb Shiney Delivery (A Medellin 122) 8-1
9 – El Siete de Copas (K Muntz 122) 8-1
7 – Foolish Kisses (J Maldonado 122) 10-1
6 – Blushing Thoughts (A Escareno 122) 12-1
1 – Hope Dancer (S Estrada 122) 15-1
5 – Eyeseehalos (A Torres 122) 15-1
AE 11 – Will Win First (O Rincon 122) 10-1
AE 12 – Flash With the Best (M Bourdieu 122) 8-1
1 — No. 2 Smashed Val comes from high percentage barn, has won 5 of 25.
2 — No. 4 Fred Ex has been consistent in 22 starts, won last out.
3 — No. 10 Czech This Effort looks for better effort today, comes from decent barn.

3rd – Purse $31,500. 3 year olds and up. Allowance. New Mexico breds. 400 yards.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
6 – Talken Real Class (F Martinez 122) 3-1
7 – Paying On Time (T Guymon 122) 4-1
1 – Shezamajorsixarun (F Lozano 122) 6-1
2 – Reckless Dean (O Rincon 124) 6-1
4 – Rimes Flame (M Villa 122) 8-1
10 – Mo Jo Fame (A Medellin 122) 8-1
3 – Sa Traveling First (E Ramirez 122) 10-1
5 – Robnette (B Theriot 122) 12-1
8 – Kates Lil Dasher (JR Valenzuela 124) 12-1
9 – Mo Corona (S Martinez 122) 12-1
AE 11 – Blazin Buffalo Gal (S Estrada 122) 10-1
AE 12 – Mr Tornado Alley (B Perez 122) 8-1
1 — No. 10 Mo Jo Fame has hit the board in 3 of 4 starts, comes from solid barn.
2 — No. 2 Reckless Dean has hit the board in 6 of 12 starts, just missed a win in last start.
3 — No. 6 Talken Real Class hopes to give a better effort today, gets Freddie Martinez to ride.

4th – Purse $8,500. 4 year olds and up. Claiming $5,000. Fillies and Mares. 5 and one-half furlongs.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
9 – Fictional (M Bourdieu 120) 5-2
8 – Ladymakesawager (M Perez 120) 7-2
2 – Lovely Memory (C Lambert 120) 6-1
3 – Danielas Speed (J Maldonado 120) 6-1
5 – Corseshecan (L Contreras 120) 6-1
7 – Top Fantasy (C Rivas 120) 8-1
1 – It’s You Babe (T Wales 120) 12-1
4 – Pat’s Prospect (A Medellin 120) 12-1
6 – Encantada (C Madeira 120) 12-1
1 — No. 9 Fictional has hit the board in 6 of 8, ries hard and distance should be ok.
2 — No. 2 Lovely Memory hopes to regain some form today, comes from low percentage barn.
3 — No. 8 Ladymakesawager comes from good barn, gets solid jockey aboard.

5th – Purse $15,000. 3 year olds. Claiming $12,500. Fillies. 6 furlongs.
($1 Pick 3, $1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
1 – Beencaughtcheating (A Medellin 118) 3-1
5 – Thanks Be to Gold (J Espitia 118) 7-2
8 – Running Jones (L Contreras 118) 4-1
4 – Smokinjomoko (T Wales 118) 6-1
6 – Should (K Tohill 120) 6-1
2 – Gulches Dancer (M Perez 118) 8-1
7 – Miss Stormin (J Martinez 120) 10-1
3 – Heaven’s Prize (J Barajas 118) 15-1
9 – Scarlet O. (B Theriot 118) 15-1
1 — No. 8 Running Jones cold be a factor in second race on this track for trainer Steve Asmussen.
2 — No. 1 Beencaughtcheating hopes for better effort here today, comes from good barn and gets solid jockey aboard.
3 — No. 7 Miss Stormin won at this distance in last start, has hit board in five of seven races.

6th – Purse $12,500. 4 and 5 year olds. Maiden. Claiming $8,000. New Mexcio breds. 6 and one-half furlongs.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
6 – Ghostly Fly (M Perez 122) 3-1
8 – Ty’s Band (A Juarez, Jr 122) 4-1
4 – Wildinthewildwest (J Carreno 122) 6-1
12 – Podash (M Bourdieu 122) 6-1
9 – B. D. Booger Brown (J Rochabrun 122) 8-1
3 – Skipper Do (A Cruz 122) 10-1
11 – Conn E Socks (J Coates 122) 12-1
1 – Odelay Sallie (V Smallwood 117) 15-1
2 – Toro Loco (C Madeira 122) 15-1
5 – Five Hundred Beans (F Lozano 122) 15-1
7 – Prestons Pride (J Torres 122) 15-1
10 – Astro Dome (B Theriot 122) 20-1
1 — No. 6 Ghostly Fly looks to be much the best here today, comes from good barn.
2 — No. 9 B. D. Booger Brown is a first time starter with some good works and comes from good barn.
3 — No. 12 Podash is another first time starter worth a look today.

7th – Purse $12,400. 4 year olds and up. Claiming $5,000. New Mexico breds. 5 and one-half furlongs.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
5 – Da Candy Man (V Warhol 118) 3-1
3 – Gonehollywoodtoots (J Carreno 118) 4-1
6 – Speedwheel Red (M Perez 118) 6-1
9 – Cowboyed Up (C Lambert 118) 6-1
10 – Kawana Band (A Medellin 118) 8-1
4 – Bubba Hyde (M Bourdieu 118) 10-1
8 – Mamachaq (A Castanon 122) 10-1
1 – Here Comes Bully (R Jaime 118) 15-1
7 – Abullwithapurpose (L Contreras 118) 15-1
12 – Elegant Judge (M Villa 118) 15-1
2 – Devil’s Dixie (A Juarez, Jr 118) 20-1
11 – Catch Simon (C Rivas 118) 20-1
1 — No. 5 Da Candy Man is sharp coming in, has won 3 of 26.
2 — No. 3 Gonehollywoodtoots won last start, has hit board in 7 of 14, likes distance.
3 — No. 6 Speedwheel Red has hit the board in 5 of 7 races, comes from good barn.

8th – Purse $13,000. 4 year olds and up. Claiming $8,000. Fillies and Mares. 5 and one-half furlongs.
(50-cent Pick 4, $1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
7 – Five Times a Cat (R Jaime 118) 3-1
5 – Lone Star Princess (J Espitia 118) 9-2
2 – Native Deelites (K Tohill 118) 6-1
6 – Mysterious Times (A Juarez, Jr 118) 6-1
8 – Tightwad (A Medellin 120) 6-1
9 – Shanna Savana (L Contreras 118) 6-1
3 – Supercilious Girl (T Wales 118) 8-1
4 – Tower Inferno (J Barajas 118) 8-1
1 – Strayed (M Villa 118) 15-1
1 — No. 5 Lone Star Princess is sharp coming into race, has won 4 of 17.
2 — No. 9 Shanna Savana comes from good barn, gets good jockey aboard.
3 — No. 4 Tower Inferno is also sharp coming, has hit the board in 7 of 14 races.

9th – Purse $15,800. 4 year olds and up. Claiming $8,000. New Mexico breds. 6 furlongs.
($1 Pick 3, $1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
2 – Abo Seamore (J Martinez 118) 3-1
5 – Bad as Bean (A Juarez, Jr 120) 4-1
4 – Timely Shot (A Medellin 118) 6-1
7 – Missing Deputy (K Tohill 118) 6-1
9 – Ham It Up (M Villa 122) 6-1
11 – Chili Pache (J Rochabrun 118) 8-1
6 – I’mspeedytoo (T Wales 118) 12-1
1 – Unbridled F Five (N Smith 118) 15-1
8 – Drone’s Time (D Essman 118) 15-1
10 – Soaring Quotes (C Madeira 118) 15-1
3 – Superbly Timed (M Perez 118) 20-1
1 — No. 9 Ham It Up won last start, is usually in the hunt and comes from decent percentage barn.
2 — No. 5 Bad as Bean won last start, has been competitive in career.
3 — No. 2 Abo Seamore comes from decent percentage barn.

10th – Purse $35,500. 4 year olds and up. Claiming $25,000. Fillies and Mares. New Mexico breds. 6 furlongs. (Late Daily Double, $1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
10 – Complete Pride (C Madeira 118) 3-1
1 – Ztrava Ganza (A Medellin 118) 4-1
5 – Tricky Sunset (R Jaime 118) 6-1
7 – Wild Gini (T Wales 118) 6-1
4 – Betternilook (J Martinez 118) 8-1
6 – Mega Dome (L Contreras 118) 8-1
8 – Sweetghostrun (M Bourdieu 118) 10-1
9 – Pache Slew (K Tohill 118) 10-1
3 – Sizzle (C Lambert 118) 12-1
2 – D. E. Fantazma (A Juarez, Jr 118) 15-1
1 — No. 10 Complete Pride will be hard to beat today for trainer Joe Marr, is dropping in class and has hit board in half of 30 starts.
2 — No. 1 Ztrava Ganza should be tough today, gets solid jockey aboard.
3 — No. 6 Mega Dome comes from solild barn, ran third in last start.

11th – Purse $8,700. 4 year olds and up. Claiming $5,000. One mile.
($1 Exacta, Trifecta, 10-cent Superfecta)
10 – Tovar (A Castanon 118) 5-2
3 – Youarefun (K Tohill 118) 3-1
7 – Bye Bye Bubba (M Bourdieu 118) 6-1
8 – Our Big Squeeze (J Carreno 118) 6-1
9 – Sugarbuga (C Lambert 118) 8-1
6 – Wynn Walker (R Jaime 118) 10-1
2 – Four More Years Gw (J Torres 115) 12-1
5 – Star Sea (T Wales 118) 12-1
4 – Flying Finlander (F Rojas 118) 15-1
1 – Silvertongueddevil (C Rivas 118) 20-1
AE 11 – Marquis Form (Q Bui 118) 6-1
AE 12 – Strong Force (J Rochabrun 118) 10-1
1 — No. 10 Tovar comes from good barn, likes distance.
2 — No. 7 Bye Bye Bubba has won 2 of 10, comes from low percentage barn.
3 — No. 9 Sugarbuga ran second in last start, might be worth considering in exotics.

Steve Stanard news

Former New Mexico State defensive coordinator Steve Stanard is now the defensive coordinator at Tulane after one year as an assistant coach at Ohio. Stanard served as assistant at NMSU from 1999-2002.

- Felix

Prep Basketball Scores, Feb. 7

Boys Basketball
Cliff 74, Reserve 73
Clovis Christian 61, House 47
Dora 64, Melrose 63
Farmington 47, Piedra Vista 40
Rehoboth 61, Newcomb 40
Roswell 74, Ruidoso 54
Springer 74, Wagon Mound 40
Texico 54, Tucumcari 43

Girls Basketball
Alamo-Navajo 55, Temple Baptist 41
Cibola 62, West Mesa 51
Clayton 77, Santa Rosa 58
Clovis Christian 61, House 11
Dora 46, Melrose 36
Grady 45, Mosquero 33
Kirtland Central 72, Goddard 49
Mora 49, Pecos 47
Rio Rancho 59, Gallup 40
Texico 59, Tucumcari 24
Tse Yi Gai 47, Ramah 41

Prep Basketball Scores, Feb. 6

Boys Basketball
Albuquerque Academy 72, Del Norte 53
Belen 58, Grants 50
Bosque School 77, East Mountain 30
Carlsbad 62, Artesia 51
Clayton 49, Tucumcari 41
Deming 55, Santa Teresa 46
Eldorado 51, Sandia 34
Floyd 40, Fort Sumner 39
Gallup 75, Rio Rancho 67
Hagerman 62, Eunice 38
Hobbs 84, Clovis 62
Hope Christian 96, Cuba 45
Jal 52, Loving 41
Las Cruces 89, Alamogordo 61
Mesa Vista 74, Questa 55
Monte del Sol 43, Santa Fe Prep 41
Moriarty 59, Valencia 39
Onate 58, Gadsden 45
Pojoaque 56, Robertson 45
Portales 61, NMMI 30
Roswell 55, Goddard 39
Sandia Prep 67, Laguna-Acoma 39
Santa Fe Indian 68, West Las Vegas 64
Springer 94, Cimarron 73
St. Michael’s 64, Raton 38
St. Pius 51, Volcano Vista 44
Tatum 54, Gateway Christian 44
Texico 46, Santa Rosa 35
Tularosa 70, Cloudcroft 30

Girls Basketball
Alamogordo 56, Las Cruces 50
Albuquerque High 51, Santa Fe 39
Artesia 46, Carlsbad 42
Cimarron 57, Springer 20
Clovis 52, Hobbs 33
Del Norte 42, Albuquerque Academy 30
Espanola Valley 53, Capital 28
Eunice 64, Hagerman 56
Fort Sumner 38, Floyd 35
Lovington 27, Portales 25
Magdalena 81, Pine Hill 30
Miyamura 48, Bloomfield 42
Moriarty 56, Valencia 15
Piedra Vista 47, Farmington 26
Roswell 54, Goddard 34
Shiprock 61, Aztec 59
Socorro 59, Cobre 17
St. Pius 59, Volcano Vista 49
Tatum 36, Gateway Christian 19
Texico 39, Santa Rosa 26
Tularosa 65, Cloudcroft 33
Valley 49, La Cueva 45

Eastern New Mexico making waves

It's great to see Eastern New Mexico University making a commitment to recruiting in-state football talent. There are several players in the state that can make a contribution to the Division II school. At last count, ENMU signed nine New Mexico players and was also interested in Mayfield's Matt Flores at tight end.

Eastern New Mexico plays in a good conference, the Lone Star, and it has a fair football tradition.

There might not be a lot of Division I prospects in New Mexico, but there are enough players that can make it on the D-II level.

- Felix

WAC Signees that Sun News Has Received; Added UTEP

Fresno State recruits
Fresno State’s 2009 football recruits, with position, height, weight, high school and hometown, who signed on Wednesday’s first day of the national signing period for college football:
Lars Bramer, ol, 6-5, 260, Buchanan, Clovis, Calif.
Erik Brown, cb, 5-11, 185, Saguaro, Saguaro, Ariz.
Travis Brown, lb, 6-2, 235, Clovis West, Fresno, Calif.
J.B. Dock, cb, 5-10, 165, Saint Bonaventure, Ventura, Calif.
Nat Harrison, ath, 6-2, 215, Edison, Fresno, Calif.
Alex Jefferies, wr, 6-1, 180, Eisenhower, Rialto, Calif.
Andy Jennings, dl, 6-3, 240, Pitman, Turlock, Calif.
Ben Letcher, dl, 6-2, 230, Centennial, Corona, Calif.
Nikko Motta, ath, 6-3, 275, Sanger, Sanger, Calif.
Ibe Nduka, lb, 6-0, 220, Etiwanda, Etiwanda, Calif.
Donahvaugh Pritchett, dl, 6-5, 260, Santa Rosa CC, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Robbie Rouse, rb, 5-7, 185, Madison, San Diego, Calif.
Patrick Sua, lb, 6-2, 215, Highland, Bakersfield, Calif.
Jeremiah Toma, lb, 6-0, 215, Grant, Sacramento, Calif.

Boise State Recruits
Nicholas Alexander, DE, 6-foot-4, 230, Los Angeles, Calif.
Jonathan Brown, S, 5-foot-11, 200, Alameda, Calif.
Jake Broyles, OL, 6-foot-5, 250, Henderson, Nev.
Aaron Burks, WR, 6-foot-3, 180, Grand Prairie, Texas
John Michael Davis, LB, 6-foot-0, 225, Santa Margarita, Calif.
Spencer Gerke, OL, 6-foot-3, 285, Boise, Idaho
Quaylon Ewing, DB, 6-foot-1, 180, Houston, Texas
Geraldo Hiwat, WR, 6-foot-3, 195, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Malcolm Johnson, RB, 5-foot-11, 190, Gresham, Ore.
Justin Jungblut, DL, 6-foot-5, 250, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Charles Leno Jr., OL, 6-foot-5, 255, Oakland, Calif.
Gabe Linehan, TE, 6-foot-3, 220, Banks, Ore.
Ebo Makinde, DB, 5-foot-11, 170, Phoenix, Ariz.
Kharyee Marshall, DE, 6-foot-2, 205, Phoenix, Ariz.
Allen Mooney, LB, 5-foot-10, 215, Maple Valley, Wash.
Kirby Moore, WR, 6-foot-2, 210, Prosser, Wash.
Trevor Peterson, TE, 6-foot-3, 225, Camino, Calif.
Joe Southwick, QB, 6-foot-2, 185, Danville, Calif.
Mike Tamburo, QB, 6-foot-0, 195, Suwanee, Ga.
Bryant Thomas, OL, 6-foot-2, 260, Boise, Idaho
Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe, DL, 6-foot-3, 300, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Winston Venable, S, 6-foot-0, 210, San Rafael, Calif.

Idaho Recuits
Jeffrey Bediako, LB, 6-foot-3, 228 pounds, Boise, Idaho
Jared Heston, LB, 6-1, 220, Coeur dAlene, Idaho
Tracy Carter, DB, 5-11, 170, Mesquite, Texas
Taylor Davis, QB, 6-3, 191, Anthem, Ariz.
Taylor Elmo, ATH, 6-3, 220, Yakima, Wash.
Aaron Grymes, DB, 5-11, 170, Seattle
Tevita Halaholo, OL, 6-5, 358, San Mateo College, San Bruno, Calif.
Clayton Homme, TE, 6-5, 200, Kennewick, Wash.
Jordan Johnson, OL, 6-5, 306, Corona, Calif.
Vince Keener, DE, 6-4, 220, Avondale, Ariz.
Michael LaGrone, TE, 6-2, 215, Reno, Nev.
Brian Reader, QB, 6-3, 220, Monterey Pennisula JC, Prunedale, Calif.
Kyle Salm, OL, 6-6, 273, San Dimas, Calif.
Conrad Scheidt, LB, 6-0, 207, Waianae, Hawaii
Michael Terry, LB, 6-1, 225, Rosharon, Texas
Korey Toomer, LB, 6-2, 225, Las Vegas, Nev.
Justin Veltung, WR, 5-11, 175, Puyallup, Wash.
Gary Walker, S, 6-0, 190, Redlands, Calif.
Denzell Wedgeworth, WR, 5-10, 190, Hemingway, S.C.
Trey Williams, DB, 6-2, 200, Itta Bena, Miss.

Nevada Recruits
Mid-year enrollees
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp Hometown (Previous School)
Joe Washington WR 6-0 195 Fr. -HS Stockton, Calif. (Stagg HS)
Jose Acuna OL 6-6 308 Jr.-JC San Jacinto, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto College)
Maurice Patterson WR 6-3 200 Jr.-JC San Marcos, Calif. (Palomar JC)
Jack Reynoso DT 6-3 270 Fr. -HS Loomis Calif. (Del Oro HS)
Freshmen
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp Hometown (Previous School)
Stephon Jefferson RB 5-11 190 Fr. -HS Visalia, Calif. (El Diamante HS)
Steven Jeffers TE/OL6-3 258 Fr. -HS Reno, Nev. (Bishop Manogue HS)
Joel Bitonio OL 6-4 290 Fr. -HS Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Wilson HS)
David Fales QB 6-2 193 Fr. -HS Salinas, Calif. (Palma HS)
Mason Magleby QB 6-2 190 Fr. -HS Loomis, Calif. (Del Oro HS)
Josh Banks DE 6-2 255 Fr. -HS Stockton, Calif. (St. Mary's HS)
Sam Foster DE 6-4 250 Fr. -HS Esparto, Calif. (Esparto HS)
Wesley Hollingshed DT 6-2 305 Fr. -HS Atlanta, Ga. (Norcross HS)
Duke Williams DB 6-1 183 Fr. -HS Reno, Nev. (Hug HS)
Sophomore Transfer
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp Hometown (Previous School)
Andre Davis LB 6-1 228 So.-TR Seattle, Wash. (Western Washington)
Junior College Transfers
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp Hometown (Previous School)
Aminiasi Silatolu OL 6-4 295 Jr.-JC Stockton, Calif. (San Joaquin Delta College)
Cory Smith DB 6-2 180 Jr.-JC Visalia, Calif.. (College of Sequios)
Richard Drake K/P 6-0 190 Jr.-JC Los Angeles, Calif. (College of the Canyons)

San Jose State Recruits
Marquis Avery WR 6-4 205 JR Anaheim, Calif./Fullerton College
Pierce Burton DL 6-6 250 FR Sacramento, Calif./Rio Americano HS
Brandon Driver CB 6-0 185 JR Baltimore, Md./Santa Rosa College
Noel Grigsby WR/DB 5-10 170 FR Los Angeles, Calif./Crenshaw HS
Reuben Hasani C 6-3 280 FR Los Angeles, Calif./Venice HS
Chris Hill CB 5-9 175 FR Carson, Calif./Carson HS
Travis Johnson DE/FB 6-3 235 FR San Jose, Calif./The King’s Academy
Ryan Jones OL 6-3 275 FR San Francisco, Calif./Riordan HS
Anthony Larceval DT 6-1 265 FR Spring Valley, Calif./Helix HS
Lamon Muldrow RB 5-9 210 JR Pittsburg, Calif./Sierra College
James Orth WR/S 6-2 190 FR Modesto, Calif./
Modesto Central Catholic HS
Amar Pal OL 6-4 275 FR Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica HS
Abasi Salimu DE 6-5 245 FR Los Angeles, Calif./Crenshaw HS
Jason Simpson DB 6-0 200 FR Redwood City, Calif./Woodside HS
Dasmen Stewart QB 6-3 205 FR Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard HS
Harrison Waid K 6-1 175 FR Sunnyvale, Calif./Fremont HS
Ronnie Yell DB 5-9 165 FR San Diego, Calif./Lincoln HS


Hawaii Recruiting Class
2009 Signing Class
Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Last School
Kamalani Alo S 6-2 200 Fr Kahuku HS
T.J. Alofipo LB 6-4 240 Fr Silverado [NV] HS
Kalani Brackenridge DB 5-11 165 Fr Kapolei HS
Rodney Bradley* WR 6-1 190 Jr Navarro [TX] CC
Aaron Brown S 6-1 215 Jr Saddleback [CA] CC
George Daily-Lyles LB 5-11 220 Fr Long Beach Poly [CA] HS
Lametrius Davis* DB 5-11 180 Jr Butte [CA] CC
Chizzy Dimude RB 5-9 190 Jr Laney [CA] College
David Graves QB 6-0 190 Fr Folsom [CA] HS
Alex Green RB 6-2 220 Jr Butte [CA] CC
David Hafoka* DT 6-1 315 Jr College of San Mateo [CA]
Melvin Hopkins* DB 5-9 160 Jr Navarro [TX] CC
Joey Iosefa S 6-1 190 Fr Fagaitua HS (American Samoa)
Brett Leonard* OL 6-5 305 Jr Saddleback [CA] JC
John Lister RB 6-1 205 Fr Thousand Oaks [CA] HS
Jordan Loeffler OL 6-5 280 Fr Hilo HS
Chad Lopati LB 6-2 250 Fr Kapolei HS
Benson Ma‘afala OL 6-3 305 Fr Damien Memorial School
Marcus Malepeai DT 6-2 245 Fr Radford HS
Veni Manu DE 6-4 230 Fr Mililani HS
Zachary Masch DT 6-2 285 Jr Arizona Western CC
Corey Nielsen QB 5-11 185 Fr Gahr [CA] HS
Deondre Powell WR 5-8 160 Fr Gahr [CA] HS
Cayman Schutter QB 6-1 180 Fr Punahou School
Destin Stewart WR 6-4 200 Fr Douglass [OK] HS
Billy Ray Stutzmann* WR 6-0 160 Fr Saint Louis School
Aulola Tonga S 6-3 200 Fr Kahuku HS
Michael Wadsworth S 6-1 190 Fr Silverado [NV] HS
Chauncy Winchester Makainai OL 6-4 325 Fr Kailua HS

UTEP Recruits
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School)
Aubrey Alexius LB 6-0 200 Cypress, Texas (Cy Springs HS)
Adam Ayala DL 6-5 265 Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville HS)
Brander Craighead OL 6-6 265 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Mother Teresa Catholic
School/Fork Union Military Academy)
James Davidson LB 6-2 215 Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville HS)
Lance Evbuomwan OL 6-4 285 Mentone, Calif. (East Valley HS/Bakersfield JC)
Wayne Frazier OL 6-3 315 Refugio, Texas (Refugio HS)
Keldon Hampton RB 6-1 220 Eldorado, Ark. (Dallas Kimball HS)
Justin Hickman LB 6-3 245 Chicago, Ill. (Hubbard HS/College of DuPage)
Andy McCloud QB 6-2 190 The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)
Marlon McClure WR/Ret. 5-9 160 Tenaha, Texas (Tenaha HS)
Montreyle McCormick DB 5-10 180 Arlington, Texas (Arlington Martin HS)
Darren Mickens LB 6-2 215 El Paso, Texas (Parkland HS)
Brandon Miller DB 6-2 200 Cincinnati, Ohio (Withrow HS/Bakersfield JC)
Leilyon Myers RB 6-1 225 Compton, Calif. (Lynnwood HS/Palomar JC)
Hunter Nix LB 6-0 215 Prosper, Texas (Prosper HS)
Garrette Nunn RB 5-10 225 Bellville, Texas (Bellville HS)
Germard Reed DL 6-2 240 Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin HS)
Richard Spencer DB 6-2 200 Moreno Valley, Calif. (Rancho Verde HS)
Jerel Watkins OL 6-2 265 Channelview, Texas (Channelview HS)
Craig Wenrick TE 6-5 235 Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound HS)

Mayfield's Matt Flores staying home, other notes

Looks like Mayfield High's Matt Flores will stay home and walk-on to the New Mexico State football squad.

He played tight end on the defensive line as a senior. The 6-foot-3 Flores visited Eastern New Mexico last weekend.

Also just of note, NMSU signee, James Hall Jr. finished with some very impressive numbers at Las Cruces High. His 76 touchdowns are the first all-time in school history and his 4,775 yards rushing were 2nd all time in state history.

- Felix

Prep Basketball Polls

New Mexico High School Coaches Association
Top 10 Polls
February 4th, 2009
5A Boys 1st pvs points
1. Manzano(9) 1 117
2. Gallup(2) 5 89
3. Hobbs(1) 3 78
Highland 2 78
5. La Cueva 6 75
6. Valley 7 52
7. Eldorado 4 44
8. Clovis 8 42
9. Las Cruces 9 39
10. Rio Grande nr 17
Others: Rio Rancho 14, Alamogordo 9, Carlsbad 2, Mayfield 6, Onate 5, Gadsden 2.
West Mesa 1.
4A Boys
1. Espanola(6) 1 127
2. Artesia(3) 2 115
3. Deming(3) 5 99
4. Los Alamos 6 88
5. Alb. Academy(2) 4 85
6. Roswell 3 70
7. St. Pius 7 58
8. Capital 8 42
9. Belen 9 32
10. Grants 10 15
Others: Goddard 11, Bernalillo 9, Santa Teresa 6, Silver City 5, Del Norte 3, Chaparral 2.

3A Boys
1. Hope Christian(12) 1 120
2. St. Michaels 2 94
3. Portales 4 88
4. Sandia Prep 3 83
5. Bloomfield 7 58
Pojoaque 6 58
7. W. Las Vegas 5 54
8. Socorro 8 31
9. Wingate 9 28
10. Santa Fe Indian nr 27
Others: Ruidoso 12, Thoreau 8, Hot Springs 2, Crownpoint 1, and Robertson 1.

2A Boys
1. Mesilla Valley(6) 1 137
2. Santa Rosa(7) 4 134
3. Mesa Vista 2 116
4. Texico(2) 3 115
5. Bosque 5 70
6. Tularosa 7 62
7. Hagerman 10 37
8. Rehoboth 9 34
9. Penasco 6 31
10. Questa 10 30
Lordsburg 16, Pecos 9, Clayton 8, Loving 7, Navajo Pine 7, Mora 7, Santa Fe Prep 4, McCurdy 1, Monte del Sol 1.

1A Boys
1. Cliff(6) 1 95
2. Springer(3) 2 89
3. Dora(1) 3 69
4. Reserve 4 60
5. Ft. Sumner 6 51
6. Des Moines 5 35
Tatum 8 35
8. Elida nr 31
9. Cimarron 9 21
10. Gallup Catholic(1) nr. 20
Floyd 18, Quemado 9, Logan 6, Magdalena 6, Gateway Christian 6, Clovis Christian 5, Melrose 4, Wagon Mound 1, Menaul 1.

5A Girls
1 Rio Rancho(9) 1 107
2. Eldorado(2) 2 100
3. Las Cruces 3 76
4. La Cueva 4 60
5. Clovis 6 59
6. Cibola 5 51
7. Mayfield 9 40
8. Valley 7 36
9. Sandia 8 34
10. Hobbs 9 20
Others: Gallup 8, Alamogordo 5, Onate 5, Rio Grande 3, West Mesa 1.

4A Girls
1. St. Pius(13) 1 139
2. Moriarty(1) 2 117
3. Roswell 3 115
4. Deming 4 79
5. Kirtland 5 77
6. Belen 6 67
7. Shiprock 7 45
8. Alb. Academy 7 41
9. Del Norte 9 33
10. Aztec nr 21
Others: Los Alamos 19, Espanola 4, Capital 3, Silver 3, Artesia 2, Grants 2, Volcano Vista 2, Farmington 1.

3A Girls
1. Pojoaque(9) 1 90
2. W. Las Vegas 2 68
3. St. Michaels 3 63
Lovington 4 63
5. Portales 5 60
6. Santa Fe Indian 7 35
7. Ruidoso 6 30
8. Crownpoint nr 22
9. Socorro 9 20
10. Hope Christian 10 18
Others: Tohatchi 15, Robertson 9, Miyamura 1, and Thoreau 1.

2A Girls
1. Texico(9) 1 124
2. Santa Rosa(1) 4 100
3. Navajo Prep(3) 2 99
4. Clayton 3 75
5. Rehoboth 6 59
6. Navajo Pine 7 52
7. Mora 4 50
8. McCurdy 8 31
9. Tularosa nr 24
10. Lordsburg 10 22
Others: Mesa Vista 15, Estancia 13, Jal 9, Ramah 5, Pecos 3, Hagerman 3, Escalante 2, Cloudcroft 2, Questa 1, Capitan 1, and Loving 1.

1A Girls
1. Cliff(1) 2 88
2. Cimarron(5) 1 84
3. Magdalena(2) 3 71
4. Animas(1) 4 56
5. Gallup Catholic 6 50
6. Des Moines 5 44
7. Dora 7 43
8. Elida 8 21
9. Floyd 10 16
10. Ft. Sumner 9 13
Others: Grady 13, Clovis Christian 7, Tatum 6, Quemado 5, Menaul 4, Logan 3, Roy 2, Springer 2, Desert Academy 1, and Mescalero Apache 1.

New Mexico State football signees

Sorry for the late post anonymous, but I've been working on stuff all day.

But New Mexico State head coach DeWayne Walker is happy with his class of 22, which includes four grayshirts, yes grayshirts, which means those guys will join the team next January.

The defensive line and offensive line was a main focus for coach Walker’s first signing class as head coach. The Aggies signed four defensive linemen and four offensive linemen. Also signing with the team were five defensive backs, three wide receivers, three running backs, two quarterbacks and one tight end to round out the signing class.

One of the quarterbacks is JC transfer Jeff Fleming. The 6-foot-4 Fleming is expected to compete right away for the starting nod. True freshman Tanner Rust is also coming, but Walker is hopeful he doesn't lose him to the MLB draft this summer.

Walker is high on incoming freshman receiver David Quiroga and junior college receivers Marcus Allen and William Bullock and he said junior college defensive backs Lorenzo Caldwell and Jonta Green will get chances to play immediately.

One grayshirt will be California running back Reuben Thomas, who Walker said could play in the PAC-10. Some teams may have backed off because he does have to get some work done in the classroom.

- Felix

Prep Hoops Scores, Feb. 3

Boys Basketball
Alamogordo 52, Gadsden 47
Albuquerque Academy 77, Moriarty 46
Artesia 69, Goddard 40
Belen 49, Volcano Vista 36
Eldorado 59, Rio Grande 44
Fort Sumner 76, Grady 45
Hagerman 90, Loving 50
Hobbs 81, Carlsbad 53
Jemez Valley 49, East Mountain 35
La Cueva 75, Albuquerque High 47
Lordsburg 58, Tularosa 56
NMMI 54, Ruidoso 50
Onate 51, Mayfield 39
Penasco 67, Questa 51
Portales 63, Dexter 23
Sandia Prep 88, Cuba 42
Socorro 81, Hot Springs 57
St. Pius 54, Grants 50
Tatum 65, Valley Christian 46
Temple Baptist 62, Menaul 47
Texico 52, Lovington 43

Girls Basketball
Alamogordo 49, Gadsden 38
Artesia 54, Goddard 33
Del Norte 54, Valencia 24
Eldorado 63, Rio Grande 53
Fort Sumner 46, Grady 33
Hagerman 63, Loving 48
Hobbs 36, Carlsbad 29
Jemez Valley 48, East Mountain 34
Kirtland Central 64, Aztec 47
Lake Arthur 32, Gateway Christian 30
Lordsburg 69, Tularosa 43
Magdalena 85, Mountainair 6
Moriarty 47, Albuquerque Academy 28
Pine Hill 36, Tohajilee 31
Roswell 37, Portales 29
Shiprock 56, Piedra Vista 34
Socorro 53, Hot Springs 42
St. Pius 52, Grants 34

James Hall Jr.

According to multiple sources, it looks like Las Cruces High running back James Hall Jr. will be staying in Las Cruces and signing with New Mexico State.

- Felix

Las Cruces High's Mike Bernal

Las Cruces High's Mike Bernal is headed to Eastern New Mexico to play football for the Greyhounds. He visited the campus this weekend and joins Onate High School's Eric Flores as local players, who have committed to the school.

- Felix