Top-ranked Las Cruces High plays at No. 2 Rio Rancho Cleveland for the Class 6A state football championship at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Here is a look at the state championship winners in New Mexico's biggest Classification through the years.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement2024 Rio Rancho Cleveland 26, La Cueva 8
2023 La Cueva 35, Rio Rancho Cleveland 14
2022 Rio Rancho Cleveland 75, La Cueva 61
2021 Rio Rancho Cleveland 35, Rio Rancho High 14
2020 No game due to COVID shutdown
Las Cruces running back Daniel Amaro bolts 31 yards for a touchdown to give the Bulldawgs a commanding 30-7 lead early in the second half.2019 Rio Rancho Cleveland 48, Rio Rancho High 40
2018 La Cueva 33, Rio Rancho Cleveland 14
2017 Manzano 14, La Cueva 7
2016 Rio Rancho High 39, Las Cruces High 17
2015 Rio Rancho Cleveland 48, El Dorado 35
2014 Rio Rancho High 33, Las Cruces Mayfield 31
2013 Las Cruces High 27, Las Cruces Mayfield 26
2012 Las Cruces High 35, Sandia 28
2011 Rio Rancho Cleveland 48, Las Cruces Mayfield 28
2010 Las Cruces Mayfield 69, Manzano 42
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement2009 La Cueva 31, Las Cruces Mayfield 14
2008 Las Cruces High 26, Eldorado 21
2007 Las Cruces Mayfield 49, Clovis 48
2006 Las Cruces Mayfield 31, Alamogordo 7
2005 Las Cruces Mayfield 17, Clovis 7
2004 La Cueva 40, Clovis 0
Las Cruces quarterback Gunnar Guardiola looks downfield for a receiver in the first quarter of Friday’s Class 6A semifinal against La Cueva in Albuquerque2003 La Cueva 24, Las Cruces Mayfield 21
2002 Las Cruces High 17, Las Cruces Mayfield 14
2001 Clovis 17, Las Cruces Mayfield 10
2000 Las Cruces High 45, Carlsbad 21
1999 Las Cruces High 24, Roswell Goddard 12
1998 Las Cruces Mayfield 13, Roswell Goddard 7
1997 Roswell Goddard 3, Clovis 0
1996 Las Cruces Mayfield 14, Manzano 0
1995 Las Cruces Mayfield 13, Clovis 12
1994 Clovis 14, Roswell Goddard 10
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement1993 Roswell Goddard 24, Clovis 21
1992 La Cueva 35, Roswell 0
1991 Clovis 13, Eldorado 10
1990 Clovis 28, Eldorado 0
1989 Highland 6, Clovis 0
1988 Roswell 14, Clovis 3
1987 Roswell 29, Las Cruces Mayfield 7
1986 Highland 14, Roswell 7
1985 Clovis 36, Alamogordo 12
1984 Clovis 17, Roswell 0
1983 Clovis 50, Roswell 18
1983 Clovis 20, Alamogordo 7
1981 Clovis 27, Hobbs 7
1980 Eldorado 14, Clovis 11
1979 Santa Fe 19, El Dorado 15
1978 Clovis 7, El Dorado 3
Mayfield’s Xavier Ochoa, Israel Cabanas, Steven Arellin, Jr., and Marcus Castillo lock arms to walk to the center of the field for the coin toss before Friday’s first round 5A state tournament game against Highland in Albuquerque. It would be the last high school game for Ochoa, Arellin, and Castillo.1977 Clovis 3, El Dorado 0
1976 Sandia 23, Las Cruces Mayfield 6
1975 Las Cruces High 29, Eldorado 15
1974 Del Norte 14, Hobbs 6
1973 Clovis 16, Hobbs 0
1972 Hobbs 31, Las Cruces Mayfield 15
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement1971 Las Cruces Mayfield 24, West Mesa 20
1970 Hobbs 20, Highland 0
Highland running back William Anchondo scores a 63-yard touchdown in the second quarter of Friday’s 5A state tournament game against Mayfield in Albuquerque. The Trojans had no answer for Anchondo who scored on touchdowns of 56, 63, and 18 yards in the first half.1969 Artesia 21, Hobbs 8
1968 Artesia 40, Sandia 0
1967 Artesia 40, Albuquerque High 14
1966 Artesia 40, Highland 14
1965 Highland 13, Hobbs 10
1964 Artesia 20, Highland 6
1963 Highland 20, Las Cruces High 0
1962 Carlsbad 34, Farmington 0
1961 Carlsbad 27, Albuquerque High 0
1960 Clovis 26, Farmington 14
1959 Las Cruces High 31, Artesia 14
1958 Carlsbad 20, Las Cruces High 14
1957 Artesia 27, Highland 7
1956 Carlsbad 26, Highland 7
1955 Roswell 19, Las Cruces High 14
1954 Highland 20, Artesia 0
1953 Roswell 21, Albuquerque 19
1952 Farmington declared champ on points system
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement1951 Carlsbad declared champ on points system
1950 Carlsbad declared champ on points system
Felix F. Chavez can be reached at [email protected]; @Fchavezeptimes on X
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Big school state HS football champions in New Mexico from 1950-2024
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