Rankings from AP poll. I played the best game of my short basketball career against Hobbs in 69 or 70 , hard to remember. That coach said they were going to run with us. 16 overall in the country in the class of 2024. Read even more great stories in this edition of Focus on Lea County. [7] He is buried in Prairie Haven Cemetery in Hobbs, New Mexico. 1000s of products online. It was the end of the Vietnam War, and Clampitts athletic background appealed to a recruiter. Felix F. Chavez. He will leave a role as offensive coordinator at Ohio State to fill that position. In 53 years of coaching boys basketball in New Mexico, Taskers career record stands at 1,119 wins and 290 losses. [8], Tasker's career at Hobbs High School began slowly, with losses in his first three games and mixed results in his first six seasons overall. 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(New Mexico Activities Association photo), This is a screen shot of a page from a Hobbs High School basketball program in 2010. But not before facing Hobbs one more time in a district championship game. 0:00. ``We had lost our first three games that year by one or two points. On 2/17, the Hobbs varsity basketball team lost their away conference game against Carlsbad (NM) by a score of 49-32. The Maysville senior delivered consistent performances all year for the Panthers, averaging 21.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.5 . 27 talking about this. The Eagles last two state titles came in 1987 and 1988. The 2023 high school state basketball tournaments begin Friday, with the girls up first. He can take you off the dribble, he can pull up on you. <Subject and Grade Level> <About Me> Contact Us Hobbs Freshman High School. [1], As head basketball coach at Hobbs High School, Ralph Tasker was largely responsible for creating one of the most successful high school basketball programs in the United States. Lots and lots of buckets. Robinson came through the other day, he recalled, and sent a message later about how nice the new Boys & Girls Club is. He ran a fast-break offense, up-tempo game. DIMMITT Eddie Walker had the perfect set drawn up for the waning seconds of a tied game Tuesday. It shows the 1969-70 Hobbs High state championship team and adds some statistics. The three-peat went down in the record books for high scoring (100 points or more in 14 consecutive games), and thats the year the stadium was named after Ralph Tasker. With a member of the states best high school team ever at the programs helm, Hobbs basketball players certainly get an early start. On 2/23, the Hobbs varsity basketball team won their home tournament game against Clovis (NM) by a score of 61-51. Division regular season and conference tournament champion The Cavemen won a consolation game and eventually finished in third place at state in 1969-70. The Cavemen (20-7) was undefeated in District 5-4A . Our staff of professionally trained journalists and sales executives work to bring readers the latest in real news and shopping choices in Lea County. Shelby Reeves. ``He is the role model that kids looked for then and should be looking for now, said Jeff Stoltz, a forward on the 1965-66 team that went 28-0. Senior guard Isaiah Burke led the Bears with a game-high 20 points. Cross Country Jason Kirkland: Football. FROM TASKER TO REEVES, NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED FOR HOBBS BOYS BASKETBALL, https://www.nmact.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/nmaa-logo-full.png, https://www.nmact.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/hobbs-boys-basketball.jpeg, LORDSBURGS QUINCY CONNOR CURRENTLY LEADS STATE IN SCORING, 2023 Nusenda Credit Union State Basketball Brackets & Highlights, Coaches Comment On State Basketball Tournament Talent, NUSENDA CREDIT UNION STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS & TICKETS, Monday Morning News presented by Final Forms. Hobbs played for 1 of 1 Prep Academy, which is the program that Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball created in Huntersville, N.C. ESPN's HoopGurlz ranks Huntersville (N.C.) 1 of 1 Prep Academy sophomore center Ella Hobbs at No. McMinn County High School has lost a teacher, coach, friend and role model. Hobbs' stats have been entered for the 49-32 loss @ Carlsbad on 2/17/2023 7:00 PM. The late Hobbs High boys basketball coach Ralph Tasker instructs his 1969-70 state championship team on how to average 114 points a game. They really werent happy about that.. [1] In 2009, he was posthumously awarded the Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. This is the NEW official Hobbs High School Boys Soccer Team Facebook page. Your email address will not be published. Karl Bernard Hobbs II (born August 7, 1961) is an American men's college basketball coach, currently the associate head coach at Rutgers University.He is the former head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. He would tell me about teams, just being around him was wonderful. Hobbs Coaching Records: 1954-98: Ralph Tasker: 1003-215.823: 1999-12: Russ Gilmore: 288-84.774: 2013-18: Mike Smith: 153-59.722: 2019-Shelby Reeves: 71-25.740 . He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs after high school. The victory marked head coach Jason Slate's 500 th win for the Cougars. 1401 E. Sanger, Hobbs, NM 88240; Call Us. Satchel Hogue, Kirtland Central High School, senior: 6-foot guard with range and skill, Joe Jack, Albuquerque Academy, junior: At 63 hes a matchup nightmare in 4A, Brian Kalb, St. Pius X School, senior: A 63 post player who can score at every spot on the floor and knows how to make his teammates better, Derek Sanchez, Pojoaque Valley, senior: 61 senior averaging almost 25 points a game and tough to defend, Nick Sanchez, Artesia High School, senior: 3rd year point guard with over 1,00 career points, can really score and set the pace for the Bulldogs, Jett Wyckoff, Hope Christian School, senior: A 63 forward who can score at every spot on the floor, reached the 1,000-point mark for his career, Cooper Hautau, Bosque School, junior: Averaging over 19 points a game for the Bobcats, guard with range, Adam Montoya, St. Michaels High School, senior: Returning leader for the Horsemen, Kyle Morris, Bosque School, junior: Has over 1,000 career points with another season left to play, consistent scorer for the Bobcats, Jude Thomas, Navajo Prep School, junior: 6 guard who leads the upstart Eagles with over 17 points a game, a key part of a three-headed monster at Navajo Prep, Jahvon Askew, Texico High School, senior: A 62 guard who can play above the rim making him a dynamic rebounder and scorer, Julian Bernadino, ATC, junior: Athletic and, at 63, is a tough matchup, Marky Chavez, Santa Rosa High School, senior: Lefty slasher with a smooth jump shot, Andres Madrid, Santa Rosa High School, senior: 3-year starter who plays inside and outside and can beat you at both, Jodaiah Padilla, Pecos High School, senior: Good ball handling ability, Hes a legitimate scoring threat every time he has the ball, Rylan Ruf, Clayton High School, senior: Ability to play interior and perimeter, He can score from anywhere on the floor, Cash Burney, Ft.Sumner/House, junior: A HUGE presence inside at 67, Big and strong and not afraid to shoot, Brock Burns, Logan High School, junior: Overall athlete could play for anyone at any class, Michael Cardonita, Melrose High School, junior: Can get to the rim in a variety of ways and a long,athletic defender, Orren Floyd, Maxwell High School, senior: Excellent 3-point shooter who can also get to the basket using either hand, Steven Masini, Dora High School, senior: A 65 post player who averages 25 points and 15 rebounds a game. He is the former head coach of the George Washington University Colonials men's basketball team. At 5 p.m. Saturday at Carlsbad High School the No. Hobbs (16-7) is headed to the state tournament for the 39th time since Tasker took over the program in 1949. We knew what people were going to try to do, so it was a matter of who could execute a little bit better.. FARMINGTON Four local and area high school girls basketball teams received invitations to the 2023 New Mexico Activities Association's state tournament which begin March 1 across the state. It was a special time, Henry said. . He allowed me to sit next to him and I got to run the clock. The Sandia Matadors have been a second half team most of this season, and that proved true again on State tournament prep basketball tips off Friday: The Journal previews the matchups (brackets attached). Athletic Director - Brenda Wilson Assistant Athletic Director - Jason Parrish. During his tenure, the Colonials won two Atlantic 10 Conference championships and made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2005-07. Wish I could talk to a Hobbs player from then. Abbott, who passed away recently, attended Hobbs High, graduating in 1959. Among those who remember that offense and among those entertained was Chuck Edwards Ashcraft, who broad-casted Farmington basketball games on the radio from 1969-74, during the stretch when Abbott was Farmingtons boys basketball head coach. New Mexico and ABQ News, Sports, Business and more, By Eric Butler / For the Journal There were players like Duane Henry and Randall Pugh, who both played college ball for Trinity University. [5], After attending Alderson-Broaddus College on a basketball scholarship, Tasker became the head basketball coach at the high school in Sulphur Springs, Ohio. The Bengals are coached by Joshua Dunlap, a 2008 Hobbs High School graduate. Hobbs High School basketball should experience a smooth transition when Shelby Reeves (right) takes over as head coach of the Eagles next season. In 1991, the Eagles were 21-1 going into the tournament, but lost 86-82 to Albuquerque La Cueva. Coaching protocols, jewelry allowances changed for high school volleyball in 2023 [14] The 1969-70 Eagles team averaged 114.6 points per game and scored 100 points or more in 14 consecutive games, both national high school records. He had spent the previous four years at Lovington and led that school to a state championship. Andrew Nicholas "Bo" Hobbs Jr., former athlete and basketball coach at Richmond's Thomas Jefferson High School, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. His summers were spent running a city basketball program, developing talent for his teams. And then Larry Williams and Randall Pugh were our safeties.. When he moved on to Farmington, Abbott brought a slice of Hobbs basketball with him, sticking adamantly to the fast-break offense. Wilson, 61, was announced Tuesday at the head coach at Tulsa University. ``It was a joint decision, she said. Coach Tasker allowed me to come into the gym at the age of 6, I had to come with my brothers, Reeves recalled. It had 19 consecutive seasons (1966 through 1984) in which it won 20 or more games. Daniel Buford. ``Its a terrible empty feeling, Tasker said in an interview at the gymnasium that bears his name. 2022-2023 SCHEDULE. They would send somebody deep, theyd run people all over the place from that position they were trying to hit the home run ball, Henry said. Boys prep basketball: West Mesa takes half-game lead in A playoff game in District 2-5A boys basketball seems imminent, thanks to the West Mesa Mustangs. [18] Russ Gilmore, who succeeded Tasker as head basketball coach at Hobbs High and who has won five New Mexico State Championships of his own, credits Tasker with helping him assume control of the program. The Hobbs High School boys basketball team is getting ready for its biggest game of 2022, so far. ``They gave me a paper and I signed it. MaxPreps is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Karl Bernard Hobbs II[1] (born August 7, 1961) is an American men's college basketball coach, currently the associate head coach at Rutgers University. But Abbott was a Hobbs guy, an Eagle first. Next up: the state tournament in 1970, the first to be played in Las Cruces at the new Pan American Center. View the Hobbs Varsity Boys Basketball team schedule on sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com. In fact, so lofty was his status in town that the Hobbs gym was rededicated as Ralph Tasker Arena for the first game of the 1969-70 season. While most people could read eight lines in 30 seconds, I could read 10 or 11 lines in 30 seconds. Theyve been my life.. Nowhere in sports is consistency more valued than on the high school level, where a coach can lead fathers and then their sons at the same school. Alamogordo was stacked with a lot of talent and they used to line up four across, kind of, at the free throw line. Tasker's first Hobbs team went 13-7, them improved to 27-6 the following year. People in this southeastern New Mexico oil town of 29,000 have given it plenty of thought, and most dont like it. The Mustangs, contrary to Mayfields strategy, seemed intent to play the way Hobbs wanted them to play. Del Norte has played in the last two state finals in 4A; Del Norte is the 9, facing a roadie Saturday at Deming. Abbotts success in Farmington was part of a long and circuitous career that led him from Hobbs, around the mountain west and southwest, then back home to Hobbs.