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The Centennial Hawks padded their lead with a pair of State Championships in Girls Powerlifting.
A Las Cruces Digest Report
Photo: Courtesy Organ Mountain High School (via Facebook)
Fourth Update (Winter Sports)
This past weekend marked the official end of Winter Sports with the NMAA State Powerlifting Championships. Overall, schools in our broader community had a lackluster showing; however, Centennial High School garnered two gold medals in the Girls 5A division.
These two State-topping performances separated the Hawks from the rest of the field, with the exception of the Las Cruces High School Bulldawgs who lagged 11 points behind entering Spring sports season. Just before publishing, the following post came across the Las Cruces Digest feed: “2001 Record Broken: 1600 m medley relay: Congrats Devin Eichelberger, Corbin Coombs, Jaden Gonzales, Kyler Peterson! OM boys remain undefeated this year and OM girls took runner-up this weekend at the LCHS invite.” The Organ Mountain High School Facebook post indicated an extra 7-points for the Knights, putting them right back into contention for the Cup.
Here are the standings for the Copa de vecinos at the end of Winter Sports:
Centennial Hawks
43 points
- Boys Soccer State Champions (5 pts.)
- Mariah Ceasar, Girls Powerlifing State Champion (5 pts.)
- Aliyah Salas, Girls Powerlifting State Champion (5 pts.)
- Boys Soccer District 3/5A Champion (3 pts.)
- Girls Cross Country, 7 qualifying runners (3 pts.)
- Boys Cross Country, 6 qualifying runners (3 pts.)
- Volleyball, 2nd Place District 3/5A (2 pts.)
- Football District 3/6A Champions (3 pts.)
- Boys Basketball , 3rd Place District 3/5A (1 pt.)
- Girls Basketball, 3rd Place District 3/5A (1 pt.)
- Boys Swimming (2.5 pts.)
- Girls Swimming (1 pt.)
- Boys Wrestling (3 pts.)
- Girls Wrestling (1.5 pts.)
- Boys Powerlifting (3 pts.)
- Girls Powerlifting (1 pt.)
Las Cruces Bulldawgs
32 points
- Volleyball, Class 5A State Champions (5pts.)
- Kolby Gonzales, Class 5A Wrestling Champion (5 pts.)
- Girls Soccer District 3/5A Champions (3 pts.)
- Boys Cross Country, 1 qualifying runner (½ pt.)
- Girls Cross Country, 2 qualifying runners (1 pt.)
- Volleyball, District 3/5A Champions (3 pts.)
- Football, 2nd Place District 3/6A (2 pts.)
- Boys Wrestling (3 pts.)
- Girls Wrestling (2.5 pts.)
- Boys Basketball, 2nd Place District 3/5A (2 pts.)
- Girls Girls Basketball, 2nd Place District 3/5A (2pts.)
- Boys Swimming (½ pt.)
- Girls Swimming (½ pt.)
- Boys Powerlifting (1½ pts.)
- Girls Powerlifting (½ pt.)
Organ Mountain Knights
28½ points
- State Record, 1600M Medley Relay (Set at Las Cruces High School Invitational) (7 pts.)
- Corbin Coombs, Boys Cross Country State Champion (5pts.)
- Boys Soccer, 3rd Place District 3/5A (1 pt.)
- Girls Soccer, 3rd Place District 3/5A (1 pt.)
- Boys Cross Country, 7 qualifying runners (3 pts.)
- Girls Cross Country, 6 qualifying runners (3 pts.)
- Volleyball, 3rd Place District 3/5A (1 pt.)
- Boys Basketball, District 3/5A Champions (3 pts.)
- Boys Wrestling (2½ pts.)
- Boys Powerlifting (1½ pts.)
- Girls Powerlifting (½ pt.)
Santa Teresa Desert Warriors
15½ points
- Boys Soccer District 3/4A Champions (3 pts.)
- Girls Soccer District 3/4A Champions (3 pts.)
- Boys Cross Country, 2 qualifying runners (1 pt.)
- Girls Cross Country, 2 qualifying runners (1 pt.)
- Volleyball, District 3/4A Champions (3 pts.)
- Girls Basketball, 3rd Place District 3/4A, (1 pt.)
- Girls Wrestling (2 pts.)
- Boys Wrestling (1½ pts.)
Hatch Valley Bears
14 points
- Brandon Avalos, Boys Powerlifting State Champion (5 pts.)
- Boys Soccer, 2nd Place District 3/4-A/3A (2 pts.)
- Girls Soccer, 2nd Place District 3/4/5-A/3A (2 pts.)
- Volleyball, 3rd Place District 3/3A (1 pt.)
- Boys Powerlifting (2 pts.)
- Girls Powerlifting (2 pts.)
Gadsden Panthers
11.5 points
- Mathius Soto, Wrestling State Champion (5 pts.)
- Boys Soccer, 2nd Place District 3/5A (2 pts.)
- Boys Wrestling (2½ pts.)
- Girls Wrestling (2 pts.)
Mayfield Trojans
11 points
- Girls Soccer, 2nd Place District 3/5A (2 pts.)
- Boys Cross Country, 2 qualifying runners (1 pt.)
- Girls Cross Country, 7 qualifying runners (3 pts.)
- Girls Basketball, District 3/5A Champions (3 pts.)
- Girls Swimming (½ pt.)
- Girls Powerlifting (1½ pts.)
Mesilla Valley Christian SonBlazers
11 Points
- Volleyball, District 3/2A Champions (3 pts.)
- Football, 2nd Place 8-Man District
- Boys Basketball, District 3/2A Champions (3 pts.)
- Girls Basketball, District 3/2A Champions (3 pts.)
[The SonBlazers did not compete in Soccer or Cross Country. No points were available to be awarded. It should also be noted that the SonBlazers advanced to the championship match in volleyball where they lost a close match to Texico, 3-1. They were also state runners-up in 8-Man Football.]
Chaparral Lobos
5½ points
- Boys Soccer, 2nd Place District 3/4A (2 pts.)
- Boys Cross Country, 1 qualifying runner (½ pt.)
- Boys Wrestling, (1½ pts.)
- Girls Wrestling (½ pt)
- Boys Basketball, 3rd Place District 3/4A (1 pt.)
