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Here's a look at the high school football players who filled the stat sheets in Week 9. Which player should be this week's star? Cast your vote below.
Jahleel Lewis, jr., QB, Sandia
What a Week 9 performance from the Matadors’ skilled quarterback. He accounted for seven touchdowns — six passing and one rushing — for Sandia in its victory over West Mesa. He threw for 335 yards.
Jett Curtis, jr., RB/DB, Texico
Curtis, one of 2A’s best overall athletes, had a stellar showing in a 42-34 road win Friday at rival Eunice. He caught two touchdown passes, covering 15 and 27 yards, and he also intercepted two passes.
Jayden Gutierrez, sr., QB, Lovington
Gutierrez accounted for over 400 yards as the Wildcats on Friday routed Gadsden. And like Sandia’s Lewis, he had a hand in seven touchdowns. He was 8-for-10 for 235 yards and four scores, and added 12 carries for 211 yards and got into the end zone three times.
Cross Figg, soph., QB, Texico
The Wolverines get a second nominee this week in Figg, who was brilliant in the aforementioned win over Eunice. He threw for 194 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 174 yards and a score.
Derrick Warren, sr., QB, Artesia
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Warren makes a repeat appearance in our Stars feature, and it’s well earned. In a huge 42-28 road win at Artesia on Friday, Warren sparked the offense with a 19-for-33 performance, with 318 yards and six touchdown passes.
Lorenzo Sedillo-Urban, sr., QB, Legacy Academy
This is one of Class 2A’s most elite dual-threat quarterbacks. On Friday, in a win at Estancia, he was 11-for-17 for 169 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He rushed for 124 yards (on just six carries) and two additional TDs.
NOTE: If you would like to nominate a player for the weekly list, his name and statistics must be submitted to Journal Preps Editor James Yodice by 5 p.m. each Saturday, at jyodice@abqjournal.com, or @JamesDYodice on X.
Which New Mexico high school football player had the best Week 9?
The winner will be the player with the most votes around 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 and will be listed in the Sunday, Oct. 26 Albuquerque Journal print edition.
