5A Girls Team Rankings Going Into Week Twelve
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Class 5A Girls Team Power Rankings Going Into Week Twelve RankTeamPrevious Ranking1Volcano Vista 20-3 (5-1)22Hobbs 18-3 (1-1)13Carlsbad 20-2 (2-0)84Farmington 20-2 (5-1)35La Cueva 16-6 (5-1)56Sandia 17-5 (4-2)47Albuquerque 19-2 (6-0)68Las Cruces 16-6 (5-1)79Clovis 17-4 (1-1)910Centennial 14-7 (5-1)10 #1 Volcano Vista: The Hawks…
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Rank | Team | Previous Ranking |
1 | Volcano Vista 20-3 (5-1) | 2 |
2 | Hobbs 18-3 (1-1) | 1 |
3 | Carlsbad 20-2 (2-0) | 8 |
4 | Farmington 20-2 (5-1) | 3 |
5 | La Cueva 16-6 (5-1) | 5 |
6 | Sandia 17-5 (4-2) | 4 |
7 | Albuquerque 19-2 (6-0) | 6 |
8 | Las Cruces 16-6 (5-1) | 7 |
9 | Clovis 17-4 (1-1) | 9 |
10 | Centennial 14-7 (5-1) | 10 |
#1 Volcano Vista: The Hawks remain undefeated in district play at 5-0 in 5A District 1. They went 2-0 this week vs Atrisco Heritage and Cleveland (Rio Rancho). Storm Nguyen Storm Nguyen PG Volcano | 2023 State NM scored a team high 19 points vs Atrisco Heritage on Wednesday and Taejhuan Hill Taejhuan Hill 5'11" | C Volcano Vista | 2024 State NM led the team in scoring with 24 points vs Cleveland this past Friday. With some help of from Carlsbad defeating Hobbs, the Volcano Vista Hawks are my new top ranked team.
#2 Hobbs: Despite the Eagles losing a crucial district game to Carlsbad, The Hobbs Eagles are still the team to beat once the State Tournament starts. They are still 18-3 this season and this is the first loss to a team in New Mexico this year.
#3 Carlsbad: The Carlsbad Cavemen were ranked 8th last week in the team rankings but after defeating the previously #1 ranked Hobbs Eagles this week, they jumped into the Top 3 in the 5A Rankings going into Week Twelve. They are now 2-0 in 5A District-4 and are tied with Farmington with the best record in 5A at 20-2.
#4 Farmington: The Farmington Scorpions lost their first district game to the Sandia Matadors this week but still lead 5A District-2 with a 5-1 record and 20-2 overall. They are led by Kamalani Anitielu Kamalani Anitielu 5'6" | PG Farmington | 2023 State NM and Kapiolani Anitielu Kapiolani Anitielu 5'10" | SF Farmington | 2024 State NM who combine for over 32 points per game this season.
#5 La Cueva: The La Cueva Bears are catching their stride at the right time. They have won 8 of their last 9 games and are tied for first place in 5A District-2 at 5-1. This past Tuesday vs Eldorado, Alexis Ayers Alexis Ayers 5'5" | CG La Cueva | 2023 State NM and Jordyn Dyer combined for 40 points vs district rival Eldorado.
#6. Sandia: The Sandia Matadors went 3-0 this week and picked up an important district victory vs Farmington; who has been one of the top three teams all season. Sydney Benally Sydney Benally 5'9" | PG Sandia | 2025 State NM led the Matadors in scoring each game scoring 29 vs West Mesa, 21 vs Cibola and 32 vs Farmington. Their win vs Farmington keeps them in the hunt for the 5A District-2 Title.
#7 Albuquerque: The Bulldogs lead 5A District-5 at 6-6 and went 2-0 this week in wins vs Los Lunas and Santa Fe. They currently have the third best record in terms of winning percentage at 19-2. Leilani Love Leilani Love 6'1" | C Albuquerque | 2023 State NM and Ariana Sanchez Ariana Sanchez 5'10" | CG Albuquerque | 2023 State NM have had a huge hand in that.
#8 Las Cruces: The Bulldawgs are currently 5-1 in district play and 16-6 overall this season. They lost to district rival Centennial on Monday but Emma Christiano Emma Christiano 5'4" | PG Las Cruces | 2023 State NM scored 20 points. They defeated Mayfield on Thursday and are tied with Centennial at the top of 5A District-3.
#9 Clovis: Zarai Lewis Zarai Lewis 5'7" | SG Clovis | 2024 State NM and the Wildcats defeated district rival Roswell this past Friday. She led the Wildcats in scoring and they improved to 17-4 this season.
#10 Centennial: The Hawks went 2-0 in 5A District-3 this week in wins vs Las Cruces and Alamogordo. They were led by Joslyn Montez Joslyn Montez 5'5" | PG Centennial | 2023 State NM and Aspen Salazar Aspen Salazar 5'9" | SF Centennial | 2023 State NM who combined for 38 points vs Las Cruces. That win helped Centennial regain the top spot in 5A District-3. They again combined for 33 points vs Alamogordo on Thursday.