2025 NMAA Football State Championship: Scores and schedules

The 2025 NMAA Football State Championship is heating up.

Here's a look at all the scores and matchups throughout the postseason:

CLASS 6A

Round 1 — Nov. 7-8

(8) Los Lunas 28, (9) Piedra Vista 24

(5) La Cueva 41, (12) Eldorado 7

(11) Carlsbad 35, (6) Rio Rancho 13

(7) Volcano Vista 14, (10) Cibola 10

Quarterfinals — Nov. 14-15

---> (1) Las Cruces 49, (8) Los Lunas 29

This was far from vintage Las Cruces High Bulldawgs football, but they did the one thing they had to do:

Advance.

The No. 1 seed in Class 6A football was, by their standards, unusually sloppy and frequently out of sorts in a game with costly turnovers, ill-timed penalties and unexpected dropped passes, but Las Cruces, keyed by a crucial sequence midway through the second half, survived a tighter-than-it-looked quarterfinal against No. 8 Los Lunas, ousting the Tigers 49-29 on Friday night at the Field of Dreams.

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---> (2) Cleveland 42, (7) Volcano Vista 0

Cleveland running back Samuel Bustillos described the Storm's simple, yet stellar gameplan: “Start with the run, open up the pass, everything clicks.”

Coming off a first-round bye, No. 2 Cleveland (10-1) defeated seventh-seeded Volcano Vista (8-4) 42-0 in a dominant quarterfinal victory.

Cleveland’s offense, usually known for its pass game, established the run early and often at Lightning Bolt Stadium and still managed its ninth 40-plus-point performance of the season.

“We really just went out there with a great mentality,” Cleveland linebacker/running back Troy Logan said. “That we wanted to hold these guys to zero points and play them even better than we did the first time.”

Logan punched in two rushing touchdowns, Bustillos tallied over 100 total yards and junior back Damian Rodriguez took in a 20-plus-yard rushing score in an all-star day for the running back group.

“It's a good group of dudes,” Bustillos said. “We all work, not even just the running backs, the whole offense, the whole team. We're all working. We all trust one another.”

Cleveland’s smashmouth brand of football carried over to the defensive side, holding the Hawks scoreless for the first time in Volcano’s season.

---> (3) Hobbs 30, (11) Carlsbad 19

At Watson Memorial Stadium in Hobbs, the third-seeded Eagles (9-2) grinded out a win over the 11th-seeded Cavemen (6-6), sending Hobbs into the semifinals for the first time in 44 years.

Quarterback Junior Medrano threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third for the Eagles.

---> (5) La Cueva 24, (4) Centennial 21

Semifinals — Nov. 21-22

(1) Las Cruces vs. (5) La Cueva, at Wilson Stadium, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.

(3) Hobbs vs. (2) Cleveland, at Cleveland HS, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m.

Championship — Nov. 29

(1) Las Cruces-(5) La Cueva winner vs. (3) Hobbs-(2) Cleveland winner

CLASS 5A

Round 1

(8) Highland 36, (9) Mayfield 22

(5) Goddard 35, (12) Deming 14

(6) Gadsden 50, (11) Capital 0

(7) Belen 50, (10) Valley 23

Quarterfinals — Nov. 14-15 at high seed

(1) Artesia 49, (8) Highland 13

(4) Lovington 28, (5) Goddard 14

(6) Gadsden 31, (3) Los Alamos 13

---> (2) Roswell 51, (7) Belen 0

The second-seeded Coyotes (8-3) rolled past the seventh-seeded Eagles (7-5) in the 5A quarterfinals.

Roswell rushed for over 200 yards as a team in the victory, as it advances to play either Los Alamos or Gadsden in the semifinals. Rendan Duran rushed for 97 yards, including a 61-yard scoring run.

Semifinals — Nov. 22

(1) Artesia at (4) Lovington, 1 p.m.

(2) Roswell at (6) Gadsden, 2 p.m.

Championship — Nov. 29

(1) Artesia-(4) Lovington winner vs. (2) Roswell-(6) Gadsden winner

CLASS 4A

Round 1

(8) Bernalillo 31, (9) Manzano 28

(5) ABQ Academy 42, (12) Valencia 0

(6) Moriarty 49, (11) Portales 13

(7) Grants 14, (10) Silver 7

Quarterfinals — Nov. 14-15

---> (4) Taos 25, (5) ABQ Academy 24

In Taos, the fourth-seeded Tigers (7-4) struck for a 44-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds remaining, then kicked the PAT for the decisive point in a tight Class 4A quarterfinal win over the fifth-seeded Chargers (7-5).

Quarterback Evan Salazar threw the game-tying TD pass to Alejandro Ortega.

Taos missed the PAT, but Academy was offsides. The Tigers didn’t miss the second try and that was the difference.

The Tigers at one point trailed the game 17-3 following a pick-6 by the Chargers’ Gage Conway.

---> (3) Chaparral 42, (6) Moriarty 41 (OT)

In Chaparral, the third-seeded Lobos (8-3) spotted the sixth-seeded Pintos (6-5) a lead in overtime, but Moriarty missed its PAT. Chaparral came back to score on an Israel Nieto run, and also converted the PAT to walk off the Pintos in a Class 4A quarterfinal thriller.

Chaparral will face No. 2 St. Pius in the semifinals next week.

---> (2) St. Pius 49, (7) Grants 7

For the second consecutive season, Grants served as quarterfinal fodder for an explosive St. Pius squad.

The second-seeded Sartans (9-1) raced out to a 42-7 halftime lead and rolled to an 48-7 victory over the No. 7 Pirates (7-5) in a Class 4A quarterfinal matchup at Nusenda Community Stadium on Friday night. In 2024, St. Pius topped Grants 46-14 en route to a Class 4A championship game appearance.

“These kids got the job done,” said Sartans head coach Curtis Flakes II. “We’ve had two weeks to prepare and get ready. It's just a great opportunity for us to come out here and do what we do.”

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---> (1) Bloomfield 49, (8) Bernalillo 0

Semifinals — Nov. 22

(1) Bloomfield at (4) Taos, 2 p.m.

(3) Chaparral vs. (2) St. Pius, at Community Stadium, 1 p.m.

Championship — Nov. 29

(1) Bloomfield-(4) Taos winner vs. (3) Chaparral-(2) St. Pius winner

CLASS 3A

Round 1

(8) Robertson 29, (9) Hatch Valley 8

(5) NMMI 48, (12) Wingate 7

(11) Hot Springs 24, (6) Thoreau 14

(10) Ruidoso 22, (7) West Las Vegas 13

Quarterfinals — Nov. 14-15

(1) St. Michael's 28, (8) Robertson 7

(5) NMMI 42, (4) Pojoaque 28

(3) Hope Christian 48, (11) Hot Springs 21

(2) Dexter 57, (10) Ruidoso 6

Semifinals — Nov. 22

(5) NMMI at (1) St. Michael's, 1 p.m.

(3) Hope Christian at (2) Dexter, 1 p.m.

Championship — Nov. 29

(5) NMMI-(1) St. Michael's winner vs. (3) Hope Christian-(2) Dexter winner

CLASS 2A

Round 1

(8) Navajo Prep 22, (9) Jal 13

(5) Raton 53, (12) Tularosa 12

(6) Santa Rosa 50, (11) Tucumcari 0

(7) Loving 44, (10) Estancia 40

Quarterfinals — Nov. 15

(1) Texico 54, (8) Navajo Prep 6

(4) Hozho Academy 49, (5) Raton 47

(3) Eunice 49, (6) Santa Rosa 14

(2) Legacy Academy 49, (7) Loving 18

Semifinals — Nov. 22

(4) Hozho Academy at (1) Texico, 1 p.m.

(3) Eunice vs. (2) Legacy Academy, at Bernalillo HS, 1 p.m.

Championship — Nov. 29

(4) Hozho Academy-(1) Texico winner vs. (3) Eunice-(2) Legacy Academy winner

8-MAN

Round 1

(8) Menaul 64, (9) Clayton 20

(5) Escalante 38, (12) Alamo Navajo 0

(6) Gateway Christian 50, (11) Hagerman/Lake Arthur 0

(7) Lordsburg 30, (10) Questa 22

Quarterfinals

(1) Fort Sumner/House 50, (8) Menaul 0

(3) Tatum 36, (6) Gateway Christian 34

(4) Mesilla Valley 42, (5) Escalante 8

(2) Melrose 66, (7) Lordsburg 14

Semifinals — Nov. 14

(1) Fort Sumner/House 54, (4) Mesilla Valley 12

(2) Melrose 32, (3) Tatum 14

Championship — Nov. 21

(2) Melrose at (1) Fort Sumner/House, 7 p.m.

6-MAN

Quarterfinals

(1) Grady 71, (8) Dora 0

(4) Elida 63, (5) Animas 7

(3) Magdalena 40, (6) Mountainair 8

(2) Logan 66, (7) Floyd 0

Semifinals

(1) Grady 59, (4) Elida 0

(2) Logan 40, (3) Magdalena 12

Championship — Nov. 14

---> (2) Logan 32, (1) Grady 31

In Grady, the first state championship trophy was handed out, with second-seeded Logan coming from down 31-5 at halftime to stun No. 1 seed Grady, 32-31, in the Class 6-Man final.