Weekly News Roundup – May 15
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It’s been six weeks since the abbreviated spring high school football season ended, but the offseason has been buzzing with activity as teams begin to prepare for the – hopefully – normal 10-game regular season fall schedule. Here are some…
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Continue ReadingIt’s been six weeks since the abbreviated spring high school football season ended, but the offseason has been buzzing with activity as teams begin to prepare for the – hopefully – normal 10-game regular season fall schedule. Here are some newsworthy items from this past week:
Cibola QB Ahead of Schedule: Cibola quarterback Aden Chavez Aden Chavez 6'5" | 210 lbs | QB Cibola | 2023 State NM , our No. 1 prospect for the 2023 class, suffered a broken collarbone in the Cougars’ second (and final) spring game against Eldorado, undergoing surgery a few days later.
Chavez had big plans for the summer as far as attending camps, and those plans looked doomed. However, Chavez has healed rapidly and released a short video on social media May 5 showing him tossing a football.
Chavez told Prep Redzone New Mexico that he plans to compete at the Elite 11 Regional in Los Angeles on June 6, two days after participating in a camp at Texas Tech in Lubbock. Additional camps on June 9 (QB Collective), June 27 (Las Vegas, Nev.), July 10-11 (Atlanta) and July 30 (Colorado State) follow his trip to the Elite 11 Regional.
“I’m ahead of schedule,” Chavez told Prep Redzone New Mexico. “I’m doing physical therapy twice a week and working with my trainer.”
Wysong Honored: Cleveland wide receiver Luke Wysong Luke Wysong 5'10" | WR Cleveland | 2021 State NM , arguably the fastest senior player in the state, was named the 2021 New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year. In 3 games for the Storm this spring, Wysong had 15 receptions for 457 yards and six touchdowns, 12 rushes for 66 yards and 1 TD and 561 all-purpose yards.
Wysong, of course, concluded his prep career with a flourish by catching five touchdowns against Las Cruces on April 3 at UNM Stadium in Albuquerque. Starting this fall, Wysong will be wearing the Lobos uniform on the same field. He signed with UNM in December.
Los Lunas Hires New Coach: Greg Hennington, most recently the offensive coordinator at Eldorado, has been named the new head coach at Los Lunas High School. Hennington was the head coach at Belen from 2016-2018 and led the Eagles to a 27-9 record over those three seasons before joining Eldorado. He succeeds Jeremy Maupin, who was recently named the new head coach at Artesia. Los Lunas won all three of its games this spring and advanced to the Class 5A state championship games against Roswell in 2018 and 2019.
“Los Lunas Schools is extremely excited and confident of Coach Henington’s ability to lead a program that has been consistently successful,” athletic director Wilson Holland said in a statement.
RECRUITING NEWS: 2021 Grants wide receiver Bryan Hernandez committed to JUCO Gavilan College in Gilroy, CA. . .2022 Valencia OL Jonathon Croker Jonathon Croker 6'1" | 245 lbs | OL Valencia | 2022 State NM was offered by the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA.
4 weeks since my collarbone surgery! @cibolafootball @CoachRodWill @JamesDYodice @PrepRedzoneNM @AdamDiehl15 pic.twitter.com/BAo0QitS3m
— Aden Chavez 🏈 (@AdenChavez08) May 5, 2021
June 6th is the day! Play Book athlete @AdenChavez08 will show his skills at the Elite 11 Regionals in Los Angeles.#WHYIGRINDhttps://t.co/3Dg2dXkgcd pic.twitter.com/Uig27CGyCl
— PLAYBOOK ATHLETE (@PlayBookAthlete) May 14, 2021
Congratulations @LukeWysong
NM GATORADE POY!!
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Your legacy is set in stone!! Your story will be told for years and years to come!! pic.twitter.com/D6Hw4qVzBG— Cleveland Storm 🏈 (@CHSStormFB) May 13, 2021
Congratulations, Luke! pic.twitter.com/PWjl5187pN
— Cleveland Storm 🏈 (@CHSStormFB) April 22, 2021
Welcome, Greg Henington, the new @LLHSTigers football coach! His resume includes Eldorado HS, Belen HS, Mayfield HS, VHS, and NMHU! #WeRockLLS @LLTigerSports @vhsjags @lunas_los @LLS_SPSV @liveloslunas @Valencia_County pic.twitter.com/aihzpCL68t
— LLSchools (@LL_Schools) May 14, 2021