Basketball games postponements for Friday ...

Yes, the St. Michael's-Santa Fe High boys basketball game is postponed after snow pounded the city for the past two days. It is just one of a series of postponements for the day.
Also not playing:

Boys
Santa Fe Indian School at Española Valley
Desert Academy vs. Albuquerque Menaul (Bugg Light Invite)
Santa Fe Waldorf at Bugg Light Invite
Kirtland Central at Pojoaque Valley
Pecos at Springer
Girls
Miyamura at SFIS
Desert Academy at Albuquerque Menaul (Bugg Light Invite)
Monte del Sol at Bugg Light Invite
Pojoaque Valley at Socorro

Florida High School Athletic Association brings hammer down on private school

Mandarin Christian School of Jacksonville, Fla., was hit hard by sanctions from the FHSAA after a series of violations, mostly regarding recruiting prospective student athletes to the schools. And people in New Mexico want to complain about the private school issues here ...
Just check this out.

First prep basketball poll of the 2010-11 season

For those basketball addicts, here are the coaches polls for this week.
Enjoy.


Boys
Class AAAAA
1. Albuquerque Eldorado(4) 123
2. Albuquerque La Cueva (4) 122
3. Clovis (6) 121
4. Las Cruces Oñate 71
5. Rio Rancho Cleveland 68
6. Albuquerque West Mesa 62
7. Albuquerque Manzano 48
8. Albuquerque High 40
9. Albuquerque Highland 28
10. Albuquerque Volcano Vista 26
Also receiving votes: Las Cruces Mayfield 25, Las Cruces High 16, Albuquerque Valley 7, Albuquerque Cibola 4, Hobbs 3, Gadsden 3, Albuquerque Sandia 2, Alamogordo 1.
Class AAAA
1. Española Valley (9) 133
2. Roswell (3) 113
3. Capital (1) 101
4. Gallup (1) 80
5. Grants 76
6. Piedra Vista 74
7. Valencia 53
8. Santa Teresa 46
9. Kirtland Central 28
10. Albuquerque St. Pius X 23
Also receiving votes: Albuquerque Academy 20, Los Lunas 18, Santa Fe High 18, Roswell Goddard 12, Belen 12, Los Alamos 10, Artesia 5, Farmington 2, Deming 1.
Class AAA
1. Albuquerque Hope Christian (7)88
2. Albuquerque Sandia Prep (2) 83
3. St. Michael's 68
4. Lovington 57
5. Portales 46
6. Pojoaque Valley 45
7. Las Vegas Robertson 26
8. Wingate 20
9. Santa Fe Indian School 19
10. Taos 16
Also receiving votes: Silver 13, Socorro 7, Hot Springs 5, Ruidoso 2.
Class AA
1. Bosque School (5) 105
2. Tularosa (5) 102
3. Mesilla Valley Christian (1) 91
4. Texico (1) 62
5. Santa Rosa 55
6. Mesa Vista 52
7. Mora 32
8. Peñasco 27
9. Pecos 25
10. Rehoboth 24
Also receiving votes: Estancia 21, Clayton High School 21, Santa Fe Prep 14, Dexter 9, Monte del Sol 5, Navajo Pine 5, Tucumcari 4, Loving 3, Cuba 2, Laguna Acoma 1.
Class A
1. Hagerman (4) 65
2. Cliff (2) 59
3. Springer (1) 47
4. Fort Sumner 42
5. Floyd 33
6. (tie) Logan 27
6. (tie) Dora 27
8. Des Moines 20
9. (tie) Questa 13
9. (tie) McCurdy School 13
Also receiving votes: Jal 12, Gallup Catholic 10, Albuquerque Menaul 8, Ramah 3, Coronado 2, Melrose 2, Escalante 2.
Class B
1. Quemado (3) 30
2. Elida 24
3. Reserve 21
4. (tie) San Jon 19
4. (tie) Carrizozo 19
6. (tie) Wagon Mound 14
6. (tie) Valley Christian Academy 14
8. Hondo Valley 10
9. Grady 6
10. Clovis Christian 4
Also receiving votes: Maxwell 2, Roy 1, Walatowa 1.
Girls
Class AAAAA
1. Albuquerque Eldorado (8) 125
2. Albuquerque La Cueva (4) 114
3. Las Cruces Mayfield (2) 91
4. Albuquerque Cibola 90
5. Albuquerque Sandia 78
6. Clovis 54
7. Rio Rancho Cleveland 49
8. Hobbs 48
9. Albuquerque Volcano Vista 46
10. Albuquerque Valley 27
Also receiving votes: Las Cruces 19, Carlsbad 12, Las Cruces Oñate 8, Albuquerque Manzano 6, Rio Rancho 2, Albuquerque High 1.
Class AAAA
1. Kirtland Central (7) 88
2. Roswell (2) 74
3. Gallup 68
4. Piedra Vista 63
5. Albuquerque Del Norte 45
6. Española Valley 32
7. Grants 31
8. Albuquerque Academy 29
9. (tie) Miyamura 14
9. (tie) Valencia 14
Also receiving votes: Artesia 13, Albuquerque St. Pius X 10, Deming 5, Chaparral 4, Los Alamos 4, Bernalillo 1.
Class AAA
1. Lovington (4) 75
2. Santa Fe Indian School (3) 73
3. Albuquerque Hope Christian (1) 65
4. Portales 43
5. Shiprock 41
6. West Las Vegas 35
7. Ruidoso 26
8. Pojoaque Valley 23
9. St. Michael's 22
10. Hot Springs 13
Also receiving votes: Las Vegas Robertson 8, Taos 8, Socorro 2, Hatch Valley 2, Wingate 2, Thoreau 1, Silver 1.
Class AA
1. Texico (6) 69
2. Tularosa 49
3. Navajo Pine (1) 43
4. Navajo Prep 37
5. (tie) Estancia 28
5. (tie) Peñasco 28
7. Clayton 23
8. Lordsburg 16
9. Santa Rosa 15
10. (tie) Mora 13
10. (tie) Magdalena 13
Also receiving votes: Tucumcari 10, Rehoboth 9, Mesilla Valley Christian 9, Mesa Vista 6, Pecos 4, Dulce 3, Newcomb 3, Laguna Acoma 3, Bosque School 3, Cloudcroft 1.
Class A
1. (tie) Des Moines (4) 88
1. (tie) Cliff High School (4) 88
3. Fort Sumner (2) 82
4. Tatum (1) 79
5. Dora 56
6. Animas 49
7. Floyd 34
8. Jal 33
9. Cimarron 27
10. Melrose 24
Also receiving votes: Springer 16, Escalante 13, Ramah 13, Logan 10, Mescalero Apache 9, Coronado 9, Gallup Catholic 7, Desert Academy 7, McCurdy School 6, Tse Yi Gai 5, Questa 5.
Class B
1. Elida (2) 50
2. (tie) Grady (4) 48
2. (tie) Carrizozo 48
4. Hondo Valley 40
5. Reserve 31
6. Roy 29
7. Corona 27
8. San Jon 21
9. Quemado 15
10. Walatowa 9
Also receiving votes: Clovis Christian 6. Lake Arthur 2, Vaughn 2, Santa Fe Waldorf 1, Valley Christian Academy 1.

After (ANOTHER) long respite, I return with a bang ... literally

Well, I don't, but Arcadia DeSoto County (Fla.) basketball player Mason Holland sure will. Monday, he announced his presence with ... Ummm .. Authority??
Thanks to the Palm Beach Post's blog, here's a story about when anger management goes wrong ...

Go to 1:23 of the video to see the incident.