57th Annual Hobbs Holiday Tournament Team Preview Capsules

Centennial Hawks

Las Cruces, N.M.

Year at Holiday Tournament: 2nd (2013)

Record: 6-2

Coach: Steve Heredia

Key Players: Omar Baez (6-3, F, Sr.), Cesar Molina (5-11, PG, Jr.), James Mulheron (6-5, F, Sr.), Vince Carrillo (6-3, F, Sr.)

Overview: Centennial returns to the Holiday Tournament with many of its key pieces back from a team that took fourth last season in Hobbs – losing close games to eventual tourney champ Lawton, Okla., (54-50) in the semifinals and Cleveland (60-56) in the third-place game. The Hawks have a pair of quality backcourt players in Cesar Molina and Omar Baez and frontcourt players in James Mulheron and Vince Carrillo. Centennial played Hobbs close in Las Cruces early in the season, losing to the Eagles 66-60. The Hawks are ranked No. 4 in the state and No. 1 in Class 5A according to MaxPreps.com.

Cibola Cougars

Albuquerque, N.M.

Year at Holiday Tournament: 2nd (2009)

Record: 3-2

Coach: Ray Rodriguez

Key Players: Christian Cunningham (6-6, F, Sr.), Malik Liddell (6-1, G-F, Sr.)

Overview: While Cibola sits at 3-2 on the season, the Cougars could very well be 5-0 if not for losing their season opener at Albuquerque Eldorado 66-61 and falling in a nail biter to La Cueva on the road, 50-49. Cibola is always dangerous with Rodriguez at the helm and he has a difference maker down low in 6-foot-6 senior Christian Cunningham and on the perimeter in 6-foot-2 Malik Liddell. The Cougars last played at the Holiday Tournament in 2009, going 1-2 and taking fifth. Cibola is ranked No. 7 in Class 6A and No. 14 overall.

Hobbs boys basketball statistics (5-0)

2014-15 Hobbs boys basketball statistics

5 games (5-0)

INDIVIDUAL

Kelvin Jones – 91 pts (18.2 ppg), 39/63 FG, 13/25 FT, 51 reb, 22 blks

Trey Nelson – 79 pts (15.8 ppg), 28/61 FG, 10/17 3FG, 13/18 FT, 9 reb

Josh Ruiz – 69 pts (13.8 ppg), 25/43 FG, 3/3 3FG, 16/24 FT, 41 reb

Pierre Swain – 68 pts (13.6 ppg), 29/48 FG, 10/14 FT, 18 reb

Andre Foster – 40 pts (8.0 ppg), 19/36 FG, 1/6 3FG, 1/3 FT, 10 reb

Nick Lopez – 28 pts (5.6 ppg), 9/17 FG, 10/15 FT, 4 reb

Jordan Gonzales – 27 pts (5.4 ppg), 11/24 FG, 0/4 3FG, 5/6 FT, 7 reb

Nathan Smith – 15 pts (3.0 ppg), 6/16 FG, 3/7 FT, 9 reb

Jeffery Poe – 11 pts (2.2 ppg), 5/10 FG, 1/2 FT, 5 reb

Zach Munoz – 9 pts (1.8 ppg), 3/3 FG, 3/4 FT, 4 reb

Anthony Hernandez – 3 pt (0.8 ppg), 1/5 FG, 1/2 FT, 2 reb

Jordan Black – 0 pt, 0/1 FG

TEAM

Hobbs

440 points (88 ppg)

175/325 FG (53.8%)

14/30 3FG (46.7%)

86/122 FT (70.5%)

169 rebounds (33.8 rpg)

80 turnovers (16.0 tpg)

Opponents

304 points (60.8 ppg)

105/266 FG (39.5%)

25/87 3FG (28.7%)

67/102 FT (65.7%)

132 rebounds (26.4 rpg)

117 turnovers (23.4 tpg)

57th Annual Hobbs Holiday Tournament bracket

Tournament breakdown

4 New Mexico schools - Hobbs, Cibola (Albuquerque), Cleveland (Rio Rancho), Centennial (Las Cruces)
3 Texas schools - Odessa High, El Paso High, Hirschi (Wichita Falls)
1 Oklahoma school - Moore

Video highlights of the Hobbs boys basketball team's win over Permian

Hobbs boys basketball season stats through two games

2014-15 Hobbs boys basketball statistics

2 games (2-0)

INDIVIDUAL

Kelvin Jones (2 games) – 35 pts (17.5 ppg), 14/24 FG, 7/10 FT, 23 reb, 9 blks

Josh Ruiz (2 games) – 28 pts (14 ppg), 9/17 FG, 1/1 3FG, 9/14 FT, 15 reb

Trey Nelson (2 games) – 21 pts (10.5 ppg), 7/25 FG, 2/6 3FG, 5/6 FT, 3 reb

Pierre Swain (2 games) – 15 pts (7.5 ppg), 6/11 FG, 3/4 FT, 5 reb

Andre Foster (2 games) – 11 pts (5.5 ppg), 5/18 FG, 0/3 3FG, 1/2 FT, 2 reb

Nathan Smith (2 games) – 8 pts (4 ppg), 4/7 FG, 0/3 FT, 4 reb

Jordan Gonzales (2 games) – 8 pts (4 ppg), 4/8 FG, 0/2 3FG, 2 reb

Zach Munoz (2 games) – 7 pts (3.5 ppg), 2/2 FG, 3/4 FT, 2 reb

Nick Lopez (2 games) – 4 pts (2 ppg), 1/7 FG, 2/4 FT, 0 reb

Anthony Hernandez (2 game) – 1 pt (0.5 ppg), 0/1 FG, 1/2 FT, 0 reb

TEAM

Offense

140 points (70 ppg)

53/124 FG (42.7%)

3/12 3FG (25%)

31/50 FT (62%)

64 rebounds (32 rpg)

29 turnovers (14.5 tpg)

Defense

83 points (41.5 ppg)

26/84 FG (31%)

4/25 3FG (16%)

27/40 FT (67.5%)

58 rebounds (29 rpg)

52 turnovers (26 tpg)

VIDEO: Hobbs boys basketball vs. Midland Lee in Eagles' home opener at Tasker Arena

Hobbs, Lovington football officially begin practice for 2014 season

Video: Hobbs Eagles basketball update

Hobbs Nite League: Standings, Leading Scorers, Leading 3-point Shooters

HOBBS NITE LEAGUE

Standings

(Through June 21)

Team TTB 6-1

Unique 6-1

Gold Mind 4-2

Score              3-2

Who U Wit 5-3

Kin Folks 3-3

Top Flight 3-4

Hobbs            3-5

Ol’ Skool 2-5

Mustangs 1-4

Team Scoring Leaders

1. Team TTB  104.0

2. Unique         94.0

3. Score         90.4

4. Hobbs         89.8

5. Kin Folks 88.6

6. Ol’ Skool 85.3

7. Mustangs 84.8

8. Top Flight 84.4

9. Who U Wit 82.4

10. Gold Mind 78.3

Individual Scoring Leaders

1. Anthony Flemons, Top Flight - 35.8

2. Billy Austin, Unique - 35.6

3. Dane Pannell, Kin Folks - 31.8

4. DeBryce Evans, Team TTB - 29.0

5. Josh Ramirez, Mustangs - 25.3

6. Casey Riddle, Score - 23.4

7. Aaron Ibarra, Ol’ Skool - 22.8

8. Trey Nelson, Hobbs - 22.1

9. Chris Cerny, Top Flight - 21.5

10. Shelby Reeves, Jr., Team TTB - 20.9

11. Daniel Salazar, Who U Wit - 20.3

Most 3-pointers made

1. Billy Austin, Unique - 30

2. Jesse Molina, Who U Wit - 29

2. Anthony Flemons, Top Flight - 29

4. Cayson Meridyth, Team TTB - 27

4. Trey Nelson, Hobbs - 27

6. Jarod Adams, Team TTB - 23

7. Josh Ramirez, Mustangs - 22

7. Daniel Salazar, Who U Wit - 22

9. Adrianne Ross, Ol’ Skool - 17

9. Shelby Reeves Jr., Team TTB - 17

9. Allen Haynes, Ol’ Skool - 17

9. Quantel Nash, Score - 17

Hobbs boys basketball stats (9-0)

2013-14 Hobbs boys basketball stats (through 9 games, 9-0)

Individual Stats

Devante Brown (9 games) - 143 pts (15.9 ppg), 54/100 FG, 32/46 FT, 3/8 3FG, 57 reb

Jordan Chavarria (9 games) - 140 pts (15.6 ppg), 52/90 FG, 35/44 FT, 57 reb

Cayson Meridyth (9 games) - 105 pts (11.7 ppg), 41/88 FG, 8/27 3FG, 15/25 FT, 14 reb  

Gabriel Jurado (9 games) - 81 pts (9.0 ppg), 34/60 FG, 13/30 FT, 61 reb 

Trey Nelson (8 games) - 61 pts (7.6 ppg), 22/48 FG, 4/14 3FG, 13/19 FT, 10 reb

Adrian Trevino (9 games) - 52 pts (5.8 ppg), 20/42 FG, 3/7 3FG, 9/13 FT, 9 reb

Kelvin Jones (9 games) - 54 pts (5.0 ppg), 20/42 FG, 14/30 FT, 49 reb

Fernando Montes (9 games) - 23 pts (2.6 ppg), 8/16 FG, 7/14 FT, 14 reb 

Andre Foster (8 games) - 19 pts (2.4 ppg), 6/21 FG, 0/3 3FG, 7/16 FT, 5 reb

Nick Lopez (5 game) - 8 pts (1.6 ppg), 4/5 FG, 2 reb

Pierre Swain (5 games) - 4 pts (0.8 ppg), 2/4 FG

Jordan Black (4 games) - 0 pts, 0/5 FG, 0/1 FT, 0/1 3FG 

Evander White (2 games) - 4 pts (2 ppg), 1/2 FG, 2/2 FT

Andre Gomez (1 game) - 3 pts (3 ppg), 0/1 FG, 3/4 FT

Josh Ruiz (1 game) - 0 pts, 2 reb

Team Stats (9 games)

OFFENSE

697 points (77.4 ppg)

FG - 260/541 (48.1%)

3FG - 18/63 (28.6%)

FT - 151/246 (61.4%)

Reb - 302 (33.6 rpg)

Turnovers - 165 (18.3 tpg)

DEFENSE

501 points (55.7 ppg)

FG - 178/428 (41.6%)

3FG - 23/109 (21.1%)

FT - 122/219 (55.7%)

Reb - 256 (28.4 rpg)

Turnovers - 226 (25.1 tpg)

Hobbs football stats through week 8

Hobbs statistics through week 8

Individual Stats

Passing

David Romero: 127-for-203 (62.6 percent), 1,778 yards, 21 TDs, 14 INTs

Kolin Zembas: 3-for-8 (37.5 percent), 42 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INTs

Isaac Amaya: 0-for-1

Receiving

Steven Olivas: 34 rec., 731 yards, 13 TDs

Kolin Zembas: 32 rec., 483 yards, 6 TDs

Brody Engle: 22 rec., 276 yards, TD

Brandon Amaya: 18 rec., 72 yards, TD

Oscar Baeza: 13 rec., 105 yards

Column - Playoff destiny in Hobbs football team's hands

  The Hobbs football team continued to do what it needs to do to be considered a Class 5A playoff team Friday night by crushing Lea County foe and Class 3A Lovington 47-0 at Watson Stadium.

  The Eagles have shown an ability all season to not just beat, but pummel teams that – on paper – Hobbs is better than (whether we knew the Eagles were better or not prior to the game).

  In Hobbs’ six wins this season, the Eagles are outscoring their opponents by 24.6 points per game. The closest a team has come to beating Hobbs in those games is Roswell High, who lost by 14 points but trailed by as much as 27 in the second half.

  But Roswell at 5-2 also holds the only winning record of the teams Hobbs has beaten as those teams combined are 13-27. Of course, that’s not all Hobbs’ fault as I don’t think a lot of people thought Artesia (2-5), Lovington  (1-5) or even Alamogordo (1-5) would be where they are this season.

VIDEO - Hobbs vs. Lovington football

  The Hobbs football team defeated Lovington 47-0 on Friday at Watson Stadium. This is my first crack at voicing over my crudely shot, cell-phone video so my apologies in advance if I mispronounce someone's name.

Hobbs football stats through week 6

Hobbs statistics through week 6 (Eagles are 5-1)

Individual Stats

Passing

David Romero: 88-for-156 (56.4 percent), 1,358 yards, 15 TDs, 10 INTs

Kolin Zembas: 3-for-6 (50 percent), 42 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs

Receiving

Steven Olivas: 26 rec., 573 yards, 9 TDs

Kolin Zembas: 21 rec., 372 yards, 5 TDs

Brody Engle: 14 rec., 172 yards, TD

Brandon Amaya: 13 rec., 47 yards

Oscar Baeza: 6 rec., 83 yards

Dalton Piwenitzky: 4 rec., 52 yards

Jeremy Padilla: 3 rec., 56 yards

Alec Smith: 1 rec., 32 yards

Lane Moore: 1 rec., 5 yards

Sam Anaya: 1 rec., 4 yards

Devin Beard: 1 rec. 4 yards

Sunday column - Eagles answer the call

  Last week after the Hobbs football team’s 50-7 loss to Class 4A defending champion Goddard in Roswell I wrote Friday’s contest against Alamogordo will tell us a lot about the Eagles’ resolve and character.

  After all – as Hobbs fans know – losses such as the Goddard defeat in the past have had residual effects on the Eagles, usually leading to a downward spiral.

  Anyone who watched Hobbs against Alamogordo Friday night knows it’s safe to say the Eagles weren’t going to let that happen.

  Hobbs dominated the Tigers to the tune of a 41-0 victory in front of the biggest crowd I’ve seen at Watson Stadium in my eight seasons covering Lea County sports.

  The Eagles’ defense dominated – posting its first shutout in six years, holding Alamogordo to 209 yards, getting key stops on its side of the field and creating turnovers to give the Hobbs offense short fields to work with.

Video - Hobbs football's 41-0 win over Alamogordo at Watson Stadium

Hobbs football stats through Week 5

Individual Stats

Passing

David Romero: 72-for-133 (54.1 percent), 1,075 yards, 12 TDs, 9 INTs

Kolin Zembas: 2-for-5 (40 percent), 37 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs

Receiving

Kolin Zembas: 21 rec., 372 yards, 5 TDs

Steven Olivas: 20 rec., 397 yards, 6 TDs

Brandon Amaya: 11 rec., 29 yards

Brody Engle: 9 rec., 100 yards, TD

Dalton Piwenitzky: 4 rec., 52 yards

Oscar Baeza: 3 rec., 66 yards

Jeremy Padilla: 3 rec., 56 yards

Alec Smith: 1 rec., 32 yards

Sam Anaya: 1 rec., 4 yards

Devin Beard: 1 rec. 4 yards

Sunday Column: Loss to test Hobbs football's resolve

  There were no happy faces on the Hobbs sideline as the clock ticked to zero and the scoreboard read 50-7 in favor of Goddard on Friday night at the Wool Bowl in Roswell.

  Prior to the game Hobbs had aspirations of making a statement against the defending Class 4A state champion Rockets – a program the Eagles have struggled with since 1988, going 3-23 over that time.

  Hobbs was 4-0 for the first time since 2000 heading into the contest and felt like it had the pieces to compete with the Rockets.

  Instead, Goddard showed why it’s one of the premier programs in the state and the Eagles confirmed they still have work to do as the Rockets took advantage of Hobbs’ carelessness with the football early in the game (four turnovers in the first five possessions) to build a 41-0 halftime lead on its way to the 43-point victory.

  The lesson learned was a painful one for the Eagles on Friday.

Hobbs football stats through week 4

Hobbs statistics through week 4

Individual Stats

Passing

David Romero: 58-for-109 (53.2 percent), 950 yards, 11 TDs, 7 INTs

Kolin Zembas: 2-for-5 (40 percent), 37 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs

Receiving

Kolin Zembas: 18 rec., 334 yards, 5 TDs

Steven Olivas: 16 rec., 347 yards, 5 TDs

Brody Engle: 8 rec., 94 yards, TD

Brandon Amaya: 7 rec., 19 yards

Jeremy Padilla: 3 rec., 56 yards

Dalton Piwenitzky: 3 rec., 36 yards

Oscar Baeza: 2 rec., 61 yards

Alec Smith: 1 rec., 32 yards

Sam Anaya: 1 rec., 4 yards

Devin Beard: 1 rec. 4 yards

Hobbs football stats through week 3

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Hobbs' Brody Engle makes a tackle during the Eagles' win over Roswell.

The 3-0 Hobbs football team's statistics through week 3 of the 2013 season. The Eagles travel to Las Cruces to face Oñate 2 p.m. Saturday.

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Passing

David Romero: 47-for-82 (57.3 percent), 649 yards, 8 TDs, 5 INTs

Kolin Zembas: 2-for-5 (40 percent), 37 yards, 0 TDs, 2 INTs