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  • Future prep football playoffs could be changed

    James Yodice Albuquerque Journal, Syndicated content|Updated Dec 2, 2022

    The prep football season is over, but it remained a topic of conversation Thursday at the New Mexico Activities Association's latest board of directors meeting. There was a bit of a two-pronged discussion Thursday — one focused on the quality of facilities that are hosting playoff games, and another (and lesser) give-and-take about whether higher seeds should possibly be allowed to start hosting postseason games in every round and not just through the quarterfinals. That second item didn't have much traction Thursday. "...

  • Finally, Jaden Isler is home

    James Yodice, Albuquerque Journal|Updated Dec 11, 2018

    The lure, Jaden Isler said, was too strong to ignore. "When momma calls," he said, "you come home." The Clovis High School boys basketball program has begun a new era with Isler as its head coach. After four glorious seasons coaching the Elida girls 45 miles down the road, where he led the Tigers to four straight state championships, Isler returned to his alma mater last spring. The 29-year-old, a 2008 Clovis graduate, is following in the footsteps of his late father, J.D.,...