Prep Roundup: Sept. 12-Oct. 4

FOOTBALL

This week...

It’s a Bye week for the Rio Rancho Rams (3-2) and the Cleveland Storm (4-1), and a well-earned one at that. The Storm have been on a three-game road trip in which they went 3-0. Rio Rancho played two of their last three at home, but they are dealing with a plethora of injuries. The Rams started five sophomores last week.

For undefeated Bernalillo (4-0, 1-0 in 4A-D1), the real work begins this week. The Spartans have a trip to Española Valley (5-0, 2-0 in 4A-D1) to take on the also-undefeated Sundevils. EVHS wide receiver Victor Parra is tearing the stat sheets apart with a 71.6 yards-per-game average. The Spartans have a sizable defensive front that should make for an interesting matchup.

Scores

Sept. 12 – CHS 35, Las Cruces 25

Sept. 13 – Centennial 43, RRHS 27

Sept. 13 – BHS 42, Moriarty 0

Sept. 20 – RRHS 26, Eastlake (El Paso, TX) 21

Sept. 20 – CHS 49, Pebble Hills (El Paso, TX) 27

Sept. 20 – BHS Bye

Schedule

Sept. 27 – BHS @ Espanola Valley, 6 p.m.

Sept. 27 – CHS Bye

Sept. 27 – RRHS Bye

Oct. 4 – BHS vs Kirtland Central, 6 p.m.

Oct. 4 – RRHS vs Cibola, 7 p.m.

Oct. 4 – CHS vs Farmington, 7 p.m.

6A-1 Standings

Team W-L-T PCT PF PA Streak

Volcano Vista 4-1-0 0.800 118 66 4

Cleveland 4-1-0 0.800 221 94 4

Rio Rancho 3-2-0 0.600 178 113 1

Farmington 3-2-0 0.600 149 116 1

Cibola 2-3-0 0.400 89 128 1

Piedra Vista 1-3-0 0.250 103 107 3

4A-1 Standings

Team W-L-T PCT PF PA Streak

Bloomfield 4-0-0 1.000 210 34 4

Espanola Vlly 5-0-0 1.000 116 45 5

Bernalillo 4-0-0 1.000 122 32 4

Taos 3-1-0 0.750 107 78 3

Grants 2-3-0 0.400 88 127 1

Moriarty 2-3-0 0.400 118 134 3

Kirtland Cntrl 1-4-0 0.200 102 145 2

Aztec 0-4-0 0.000 22 184 4

BOYS SOCCER

This week...

Soccer is entering district play this week and RRHS (6-2) is riding a 6-game winning streak that includes a win over #3 Atrisco Heritage (6-3-1) that saw the Rams jump up the MaxPreps rankings from #7 to #4. (Atrisco dropped to #5).

By the time of print, the Rams will have already played their first game, a home matchup against Farmington (3-7). Their next match is against Volcano Vista. Look for the Meserve brothers (Aaron and Sean), along with striker Bryson Strohecker to start racking up gaudy, video-game numbers over the next few matches.

For the Storm, the road looks similar. CHS faces a struggling Cibola (2-6) team first and then takes a trip north to face Farmington (3-7).

Bernalillo will look to make their presence known in a tightly packed district. The Spartans have three games over the next week.

Scores

Sept. 12 – CHS 1, Capital 0

Sept. 13 – Academy 3, CHS 0

Sept. 14 – Hobbs 2, CHS 2 (CHS loss in PK)

Sept. 14 – BHS 4, Robertson 3

Sept. 17 – RRHS 2, Los Alamos 1

Sept. 17 – BHS 2, Taos 2 (2OT)

Sept. 19 – RRHS 4, Atrisco Heritage 2

Sept. 19 – BHS 6, Moriarty 0

Schedule

Sept. 24 – BHS @ Hope, 4 p.m.

Sept. 25 – RRHS vs Farmington, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 25 – CHS @ Cibola, 4 p.m.

Sept. 25 – BHS @ Hope Christian, 4 p.m.

Sept. 26 – BHS vs Del Norte, 5 p.m.

Sept. 28 – CHS @ Farmington, 1 p.m.

Oct. 2 – RRHS vs Cibola, 6 p.m.

Oct. 2 – CHS @ Piedra Vista, 3 p.m.

5A-1 Standings

Team W-L-T PCT GF GA Streak

Piedra Vista 8-2-0 0.800 33 8 2

Rio Rancho 8-2-0 0.800 34 12 6

Cleveland 5-4-1 0.550 15 14 2

Volcano Vista 3-4-2 0.444 14 20 1

Farmington 3-7-0 0.300 22 30 1

Cibola 2-6-0 0.250 10 26 2

4A-6 Standings

Team W-L-T PCT GF GA Streak

Hope 6-1-1 0.812 35 10 1

Academy 7-3-1 0.682 29 14 1

Bernalillo 6-4-1 0.591 37 26 1

Del Norte 4-4-2 0.500 29 31 2

Valley 3-9-0 0.250 16 72 1

GIRLS SOCCER

This week...

It’s “get right” week for the girls. Both the Storm (5-5) and the Rams (5-5) have been struggling of late and will look to, that’s correct, “get right” against some well-known opponents as district play kicks off. (Pun intended.)

The Rams will ease into their district season with a home match against the Farmington Scorpions who haven’t lost in four games. But the Rams are starting to come back to life after some mid-season woes, taking two of their last three.

The Storm took some lumps during the Metro Tournament but a win last week against Carlsbad got them back to their winning ways. This week, Coach Rusk will look to keep that momentum going against Cibola (5-3-1), before facing the sturdy Scorpions themselves.

In 4A the girls of Bernalillo High School (3-5-1) will have their work cut out for them as the take on the district leaders Hope Christian (9-0) at home. Hope is undefeated and has only allowed two goals all season.

Scores

Sept. 12 - Los Alamos 3, CHS 3 (CHS loss on PK)

Sept. 13 – Farmington 4, CHS 4 (CHS loss on PK)

Sept. 14 – CHS 8, Carlsbad 1

Sept. 17 – Los Alamos 4, RRHS 1

Sept. 19 – RRHS 3, Atrisco Heritage 2

Sept. 19 – Moriarty 3, BHS 1

Schedule

Sept. 24 – BHS vs Hope Christian, 6 p.m.

Sept. 25 – RRHS @ Farmington, 6 p.m.

Sept. 25 – CHS vs Cibola, 5 p.m.

Sept. 26 – BHS @ Del Norte, 4 p.m.

Sept. 28 – RRHS vs Volcano, 9 a.m.

Oct. 1 – BHS @ Belen, 3 p.m.

Oct. 2 – RRHS @ Cibola, 4 p.m.

Oct. 2 – CHS vs Piedra Vista, 6 p.m.

Oct. 3 – BHS vs. Academy, 4 p.m.

5A-1 Standings

Team W-L-T PCT GF GA Streak

Piedra Vista 7-2-0 0.778 19 12 2

Farmington 8-2-1 0.773 53 14 1

Cibola 5-3-1 0.611 37 10 1

Volcano Vista 6-4-0 0.600 48 13 1

Rio Rancho 5-5-0 0.500 18 14 1

Cleveland 5-5-0 0.500 24 19 1

4A-6 Standings

Team W-L-T PCT GF GA Streak

Hope 9-0-0 1.000 38 2 9

Academy 8-2-1 0.773 35 8 1

Valley 4-6-0 0.400 24 41 1

Bernalillo 3-5-1 0.389 24 15 3

Del Norte 0-7-1 0.000 2 58 7

VOLLEYBALL

This week...

The red-hot Cleveland Storm and the Darkhorse Rio Rams are heading into another tournament this week. This one, however, is on their home turf as CHS and RRHS will be hosting the 2024 Volleybash Tournament, Sept. 27-28.

Like the Metro Championships, Volleybash will include 16 teams, divided into four “Pools” of four each. The Pools play a Round Robin stage to determine seeding for the bracket play stage. The top seed in each Pool goes onto the “Championship Bracket”; second place to the “Gold Bracket”; third to the “Silver Bracket”; and finally, the “Bronze Bracket”.

The Storm are hoping to continue their dominance in Pool B against Centennial, Piedra Vista and Roswell. Their first match is Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. at CHS versus Roswell.

The Rams are in Pool A with Miyamura, Hobbs and a tough Albuquerque High team. Their first match is Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. at RRHS versus Hobbs.

Scores

Sept. 12 – RRHS 3, West Mesa 0

Sept. 12 – CHS 3, St. Pius 1

Sept. 12 – BHS 3, Moriarty 1

Sept. 13 – RRHS 3, Eldorado 0

Sept. 13 – CHS 3, Abq. High 0

Sept. 14 – RRHS 3, Rio Grande 1

Sept. 14 – CHS 3, La Cueva 0

Sept. 17 – CHS 3, Santa Fe 0

Sept. 19 – Belen 3, BHS 0

Schedule

Sept. 24 – RRHS vs Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 24 – CHS @ Sandia, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 27-28 – RRHS @ Rio Rancho Bash Invite, TBD

Oct. 1 – BHS @ Highland, 6 p.m.

Oct. 4 – CHS vs Mayfield, 5 p.m.

Oct. 4 – RRHS @ Organ Mnt., 7 p.m.

5A-1 Standings

Team W-L-T PCT SW SL Streak

Piedra Vista 7-1-0 0.875 21 8 5

Cleveland 7-2-0 0.778 24 7 5

Rio Rancho 6-2-0 0.750 19 8 6

Farmington 5-3-0 0.625 17 11 1

Cibola 5-3-0 0.625 17 13 1

Volcano Vista 5-4-0 0.556 18 15 2

4A-6 Standings

Team W-L-T PCT SW SL Streak

Academy 7-2-0 0.778 25 8 1

Hope 8-3-0 0.727 27 11 1

Valley 6-4-0 0.600 25 14 2

Bernalillo 6-6-0 0.500 23 24 1

Del Norte 3-4-0 0.429 12 13 1

CROSS COUNTRY

Results – Rio Rancho Jamboree

Sept. 22, 2024 @ Rio Rancho High School

Boys Team Results

Place Team Score

1 Rio Rancho 19

2 Cleveland 77

3 Pecos 148

4 Santa Fe Indian 154

5 Volcano Vista 178

6 La Cueva 180

7 Eldorado 188

8 Taos 192

9 Laguna-Acoma 272

10 Sandia 280

Boys Individual Results

Time Name Place

15:42.30 Charlie Vause 1st

16:06.40 Cody Sullivan 2nd

16:22.20 Mateo Herrera 3rd

Girls Team Results

Place Team Score

1 Rio Rancho 47

2 Cleveland 72

3 La Cueva 83

4 Cottonwood 161

5 Volcano Vista 165

6 Sandia Prep 184

7 Gallup 185

8 Oak Grove 206

9 Sandia 216

10 Eldorado 251

Girls Individual Results

Time Name Place

20:34.30 Mariah Galbraith 3rd

20:43.70 Micah David 5th

20:48.80 Abigail Beam 6th

21:03.70 Ana Zarate-Aguilar 8th

Schedule

Sept. 28 – BHS @ Capital City Invitational (At Municipal Recreation Complex, Santa Fe, NM)

Oct. 5 – Metro Championships @ Nusenda Community Stadium

Boys - Team Rankings

Rank School Score

1 Rio Rancho 65

2 Cleveland 102

3 Los Alamos 114

4 Organ Mountain 118

5 Academy 134

6 Taos 273

7 Volcano Vista 282

8 Zuni 363

9 Centennial 385

10 St. Pius 436

Other teams...

60 Bernalillo 2258

Girls – Team Rankings

Rank School Score

1 Los Alamos 60

2 Rio Rancho 97

3 Academy 113

4 Cleveland 120

5 La Cueva 169

6 Eldorado 204

7 Volcano Vista 239

8 Belen 375

9 Navajo Prep 474

10 Organ Mountain 532

Other teams...

57 Bernalillo 2282