The Hobbs Eagles have dominated the court pretty much since basketball came to New Mexico, and certainly for most of legendary coach Ralph Tasker's lengthy reign, but there was something awfully special about the '69-70 Hobbs team that went 26-1 and included standouts like Larry Williams and Larry Robinson. From 2017-2020 Hobbs was the girls JV coach at Sentinel under one of the greatest high school coaches of all time, Karen Deden. Clampitt had some basketball scholarship opportunities, but he decided to pursue baseball. on the Internet. We had shooters and we averaged 114.6 points per game. We played Mayfield in the quarterfinals and they were a running team as well. [3] The Hobbs Eagles' home gymnasium is named Ralph Tasker Arena in his honor. He wound up enlisting for three years, and spent much of his time as a physical activity specialist in Ft. Carson, Colorado. Reeves, a HHS graduate and former basketball-playing Eagle himself, is a longtime assistant basketball coach. ``Thats all there is to that., ``It really bothers me because the Eagles are very important to me. We ran 24-7. (New Mexico Activities Association photo), This is a screen shot of a page from a Hobbs High School basketball program in 2010. [7], After World War II, Tasker became the head basketball coach at Lovington High School in Lovington, New Mexico. Duane is the glue that kept in touch with everyone, Clampitt stated. 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. But he didnt; he kept on playing his brand of ball. Clampitt grew up playing sports in Eunice, but moved to Hobbs prior to junior high. Since then, Hobbs is 0-7 in first-round games at the state tournament. There were players like Duane Henry and Randall Pugh, who both played college ball for Trinity University. He left for the oilfields, but applied for the directors spot when it later opened and was hired. Theyve been my life.. ADVERTISEMENT The winning started immediately. I was a sophomore at El Paso Irvin. And as a result, the Eagles loss margin that day was in the 50-point range. We could have played with anyone in the country.. Hank Iba was known as the father of Oklahoma basketball for years. Hobbs Freshman High School Staff Physical Education Department Coach Jennifer Williams- Pe, Basketball,Cross Country. He always told us that an assist was worth more than two points. His arrival came on the heels of a series of sanctions on the UConn program for recruiting violations.[17]. Conference tournament champion. But the young Eagles not only. In 1998, he became the Associate Head Boys' Basketball Coach at LACES, where he stayed for 8 years. Robinson said that because Hobbs quickly swapped players in and out to keep fresh legs on the court, neither he nor any of the other starters played the minutes that opposing teams starters did. For a long time, Don Abbott was a fixture around Hobbs basketball. 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. Senior guard Isaiah Burke led the Bears with a game-high 20 points. [17] However, Robert Hughes (basketball coach) and Morgan Wootten have since passed him on that list. High School Basketball in the southwest. Shane Douma-Sanchez, Del Norte High School, senior: Can score from everywhere on the court and is a great passer, so he is very hard to game plan, the states leading scorer (also one of the states best in assists) who put up 60 points in a game earlier this season. Abbott, who passed away recently, attended Hobbs High, graduating in 1959. [7] He is buried in Prairie Haven Cemetery in Hobbs, New Mexico. <Subject and Grade Level> <About Me> Contact Us Hobbs Freshman High School. [10], To start the 200910 season, Hobbs brought in a 6-player recruiting class in which (as of December 21, 2009) four players average at least 15 minutes per game. Daniel Buford. 0:00. That defeat came six weeks after Taskers wife of 49 years died. We all played by position on the press. In March 1970, this group of Eagles became part of the lore and is still regarded by many Hobbs hoops aficionados as the greatest in school history. Shelby Reeves. [1] He won twelve New Mexico Boys' State Basketball Championships: one with Lovington (1949) and eleven with Hobbs (1956, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988). His teams were typically characterized by their frenetic, trapping defense which has led the Colonials to be one of the top teams in steals. DIMMITT Eddie Walker had the perfect set drawn up for the waning seconds of a tied game Tuesday. (Herald-Leader photo by Frank Anderson) The Fighting Tigers looked like they would finally snag a region title in 1993 when they made it to the title game against Grayson County, a team they had whipped twice during the regular season. 1401 E. Sanger, Hobbs, NM 88240; Call Us. You love having guys like that on your team., Reeves is just the fourth head coach for the program over the past 70+ years. Additionally, he tended to recruit stocky guards and pencil-thin athletic forwards while coaching one of the quickest teams in the country that force turnovers with full-court defense. Joseph West Special Education/Business Market Finance/Coach. Tanner Hobbs "Scroll-stopping" content to present your property, properly. Hobbs, a former defensive end for the Montana football team and former head coach of the Stevensville boys basketball team, has been hired as head coach of the Missoula Big Sky girls basketball team. ``Why do we want to get rid of the man who put Hobbs on the map? said Sereyna Moore, a motel manager. Some of the various schools at which he was a candidate were the University of New Hampshire, Fordham University, Tulane University, American University, the University of Hartford, the University of Delaware, the University of Miami, Siena College and Drexel University before he finally accepted an offer to become the head coach at George Washington University in May 2001. Hopefully, we just introduce them to the sport and make it fun for them. I was the number one presser; I picked up the first person trying to catch the in-bounds pass. He is also the schools all-time leading scorer. Robert Brooks was the number two presser. Hobbs played for the Rhode Island Gulls of the USBL in July 1985 before returning to Connecticut and finishing his Bachelor of Science degree in family studies in the summer of 1986. Robinson averaged 27.3 points and 12.8 rebounds a game. Abbott apparently learned a lot from Task-er, his mentor. In 53 years of coaching boys basketball in New Mexico, Taskers career record stands at 1,119 wins and 290 losses. Hed pass the ball maybe 10 times before someone took a shot. During this time, he worked at both schools in the training and development of their guards and honed his recruiting skills. 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. High School basketball state championship games took over Veterans Memorial Coliseum Thursday night. H, PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN There was a lot to like for every local team competing in this weeken, PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Pickleball sounds like a sport that should be played with an oval gre. He also added former Michigan Head Coach Brian Ellerbe to his staff to replace Darrell Brooks,[11] who left to become the head coach at Bowie State University. The assistant coaches would come in and chew you out, and Coach Tasker would come in and say, Keep your chin up, you need to work some more, youre doing a good job. What I remember about Abbott, he was the bad cop, but he was popular with the players too.. It was a rare experience just to coach against Coach Tasker. Robinson came through the other day, he recalled, and sent a message later about how nice the new Boys & Girls Club is. 2022-2023 SCHEDULE. Thats according to Rick Shed, a statistician and archivist in Hobbs who acquired a collection of photos and videos from the Tasker family and has two online sites he uses to display it. Coach Hobbs has coached every level of high school basketball with stops at Big Sky, Columbia Falls, and the head boys basketball coach at Stevensville while pursuing his teaching career. The Bengals are coached by Joshua Dunlap, a 2008 Hobbs High School graduate. Gone is former coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tommy Rees, who headed to Alabama. When the scores are higher, it may seem like youre not playing any defense, Ash-craft said, but its about tempo., PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Lifting weights is oftentimes something athletes do to prepare for ot, Gabrielle Arsiage/News-Sun The mother was bouncing, but the first baby of 2022 in Lea Coun, What do I do next? or now what? These are just a few of the questions people ask thems, ALBUQUERQUE This time last season, the Hobbs girls basketball team and its fans left Th, Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Many businesses, churches, and other buildings found themselves, Dorothy N. Fowler/News-Sun New Mexico Junior College will be the site of a new medical cli, Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun The fate of one of Hobbs outdoor swimming pools is in limbo. Hobbs' stats have been entered for the 75-64 win @ Roswell on 2/7/2023 7:00 PM. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion 170 - Maison Kleist (Vancleave High School) 26-13, Jr. 182 - Kamar Houston (Oxford High School Wrestling ) 12-4, So. Of course he ran the traditional Ralph Tasker offense and defense, Ashcraft recalled. Describes the history of the basketball program at Hobbs High School in Hobbs, New Mexico from 1950 through 1983. The record held nationally for decades and is still the best in New Mexico prep basketball history. Hobbs has 17 state titles, but none since 2015. They slowed the game down and held the ball for two minutes, three minutes.. On 2/10, the Hobbs varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Clovis (NM) by a score of 88-68. Volleyball. Eva Love, La Cueva High School, junior: Versatile guard with a good range and leadership skills, Good mid-range jumper: Leilani Love, Albuquerque High School, senior: One of the top post players in the state with range off the block as well, scored over 1,000 points in her career, Aspen Salazar, Centennial High School, senior: The top scoring player from the south at almost 20 points a game, passed the 1,000 point mark this season, Caitlin Turnbow, Organ Mountain High School, junior: 510 forward averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds a game, Rock solid, Kera Beall-Gleason, Kirtland Central High School, junior: Can hurt you in many different ways, Kiera Livingston, Gallup High School, senior: A great shooter, Alyssa Maes, St. Pius X, junior: A great playmaker, Azalia Malizia, Valencia High School, junior: A point guard with speed and a pesky defender, Kathleen Obisike, Hope Christian School, senior: Forward capable of a double-double almost every game, scored over 1,000 points in her career and grabbed over 1,000 rebounds, Rylie Whitehair, Gallup High School, sophomore: Very tough post who draws a bunch of double teams, Emma Lewis, Santa Fe Indian School, sophomore: Tough to guard and a good rebounder, Alexis Pacheco, Robertson High School, sophomore: Fast and can create havoc, Lauryn Pecos, St. Michaels High School, senior: Versatile player that can run the point or beat you in the paint, Morgan Crisp, Clayton High School, senior: Sharpshooting guard with unlimited range, Analise MacAuley, Penasco High School, junior: Versatile double-double player with good footwork, Brycelyn Martinez, Escalante High School, senior: Experienced player, game changer that does it all, Daelyn Pacheco, Santa Rosa High School, senior: Easily a double-double with points and assists every game, Isabella Poison, Santa Rosa High School, senior: Dominant on the block offensively and defensively, Bailey Vigil, Dulce High School, junior: Usually the best player on the floor in most of her games, Harmony Abalos, Cliff High School, senior: Point guard who leads her team in every game, Alyce Apachito, ToHajiilee High School, senior/Tyler-Rose Apachito, ToHajiilee High School, senior: Both are experienced players who average double figures, Alyce is unstoppable on the low post, Jordan Clifton, Cliff High School, senior: Experienced post player, Tough to stop inside and out, Tanna Crisp, Roy/Quemado, senior: A post who can play inside or outside, Addy Offutt, Animas High School, senior: Aggressive defensively and outworks everyone on the court, can shoot from the outside or take you off the dribble, Hard to stop everywhere on the floor, Isabelle Sena, Melrose High School, senior: Experienced point guard and glue for that group, Kenyon Aguino, Volcano Vista, sophomore: Can play inside or out with his length and soft touch, Sean Alter, Volcano Vista, senior: Experienced 69 post player that is difficult to defend, Jalin Holland, Los Lunas High School, sophomore: Can score in a variety of ways with excellent ball-handling skills, Andrew Hill, Sandia High School, senior: 62 guard with good ball-handling skills, capable of putting up a big number, Brandon Kehres, Organ Mountain High School, junior: 65 forward who is the top player in District 3 and can get his points in a variety of ways, Michael Mackey, Hobbs High School, senior: Three-year starter scored 51 points earlier this season against Clovis, The Eagles go as he goes, Alex Alfaro, Deming High School, senior: 61 captain, hes our district MVP, Alexis Dominguez, Highland High School, senior: An experienced guard with very high basketball IQ, He gets his shot off quickly and knows when to make the right pass. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Thats our goal.. Canton High School is located at 1110 W Hwy 243Canton, TX 75103. Led by future All-American and NBA All-Star Bill Bridges (basketball), Hobbs captured the 1956 and 1957 New Mexico State Championships. Our staff of professionally trained journalists and sales executives work to bring readers the latest in real news and shopping choices in Lea County. Kelly Smith named volleyball coach at Asheboro. 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. They didnt want us to score a hundred points.. Then, he joined Jim Calhoun as an assistant at UConn where he stayed from 19932001. Skip to main content.

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