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Rio Rancho High School football, Rio Rancho, New Mexico

## Contents

* 1 Seasons
* 2 Game Results by Year
* 3 Football Rivalry with Cleveland
* 4 Notes

The Rio Rancho Rams compete in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 1. They played their inaugural football season in 1997. Rio Rancho plays their home games at Rams Stadium adjacent to the high school campus. The press box on the west side of the stadium is named after Gary Hveem, who served as Rio Rancho's athletic director from its inception in 1997 to 2006.

In 2020, the NMAA realigned the state's schools in the 6A classification and adjusted district boundaries.[1] In addition to Rio Rancho High School, the schools in district 1-6A include: Atrisco Heritage Academy, Cibola High School, Volcano Vista High School, Cleveland High School and West Mesa High School.

## Seasons[edit]

State Champions ‡ | District Champions † | Playoff berth ^

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Season  | Head coach  | NMAA District  | Season Results  | Postseason Results

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District  |  | Overall
Wins  | Losses  |  | Wins  | Losses
Rio Rancho Rams
1997  | Bill Moon  | IND  | —  | —  |  | 0  | 10  | —
1998  | 5-4A  | 1  | 5  |  | 2  | 8  | —
1999  | 5-4A  | 2  | 4  |  | 4  | 6  | —
2000  | Wilson Holland  | 1-5A  | 4  | 1  |  | 6  | 5  | 1st Round - Carlsbad 21, Rio Rancho 14
2001  | 1-5A  | 2  | 3  |  | 4  | 6  | —
2002  | 1-5A  | 2  | 3  |  | 3  | 7  | —
2003  | Phil Lopez  | 1-5A  | 3  | 2  |  | 7  | 3  | —
2004  | 1-5A  | 5  | 0  |  | 8  | 3  | 1st Round - Highland 20, Rio Rancho 14
2005  | 1-5A  | 3  | 0  |  | 7  | 4  | 1st Round - Alamogordo 27, Rio Rancho 25
2006  | 1-5A  | 3  | 0  |  | 7  | 4  | 1st Round - Rio Grande 24, Rio Rancho 14
2007  | Mike Worley  | 1-5A  | 2  | 1  |  | 6  | 6  | 1st Round - Rio Rancho 28, Hobbs 21
Quarterfinals - Mayfield 57, Rio Rancho 16
2008  | 1-5A  | 3  | 0  |  | 8  | 4  | 1st Round - Rio Rancho 48, Highland 20
Quarterfinals - Eldorado 34, Rio Rancho 0
2009  | David Howes  | 1-5A  | 4  | 0  |  | 7  | 4  | 1st Round - Hobbs 56, Rio Rancho 43
2010  | 1-5A  | 2  | 1  |  | 4  | 7  | 1st Round - Mayfield 27, Rio Rancho 3
2011  | 1-5A  | 2  | 1  |  | 9  | 4  | 1st Round - Rio Rancho 56, Alamogordo 34
Quarterfinals - Rio Rancho 48, Las Cruces 41
Semifinals - Cleveland 42, Rio Rancho 28
2012  | 1-5A  | 3  | 0  |  | 9  | 2  | Quarterfinals - Volcano Vista 25, Rio Rancho 24
2013  | 1-5A  | 1  | 2  |  | 7  | 5  | 1st Round - Rio Rancho 41, Carlsbad 38
Quarterfinals - Mayfield 45, Rio Rancho 24
2014  | 1-6A  | 4  | 0  |  | 13  | 0  | Quarterfinals - Rio Rancho 41, Las Cruces 23
Semifinals - Rio Rancho 64, Eldorado 43
Championship - Rio Rancho 33, Mayfield 31
2015  | 1-6A  | 3  | 1  |  | 7  | 4  | Quarterfinals - Las Cruces 55, Rio Rancho 14
2016  | 1-6A  | 4  | 0  |  | 13  | 0  | Quarterfinals - Rio Rancho 48, Oñate 0
Semifinals - Rio Rancho 35, Manzano 7
Championship - Rio Rancho 39, Las Cruces 17
2017  | 1-6A  | 3  | 1  |  | 9  | 3  | 1st Round - Rio Rancho 24, Centennial 7
Quarterfinals - Las Cruces 28, Rio Rancho 10
2018  | 1-6A  | 3  | 2  |  | 4  | 7  | 1st Round - Manzano 40, Rio Rancho 14
2019  | 1-6A  | 3  | 2  |  | 8  | 5  | Quarterfinals - Rio Rancho 35, Las Cruces 0
Semifinals - Rio Rancho 48, Volcano Vista 30
Championship - Cleveland 48, Rio Rancho 40
2020  | Gerry Pannoni  | 1-6A  | 0  | 1  |  | 4  | 1  | A shortened season was played in March/April of 2021 and no state tournament was played due to COVID-19
2021  | 1-6A  | 3  | 1  |  | 8  | 2  | Quarterfinals - Rio Rancho 44, Cibola 20
Semifinals - Rio Rancho 35, La Cueva 34 2OT
Championship - Cleveland 35, Rio Rancho 14

## Game Results by Year[edit]

* District game

** Playoff game

| 1997 (Independent)

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Moriarty  | L  | 26-0
Rio Grande  | L  | 26-0
Albuquerque  | L  | 27-20
Los Lunas  | L  | 35-0
Albuquerque Academy  | L  | 19-0
St. Pius X  | L  | 35-13
Taos  | L  | 45-9
NMMI  | L  | 49-21
Robertson  | L  | 32-7
Raton  | L  | 63-0

| 1998 (5AAAA)

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Moriarty  | L  | 28-18
Tucumcari  | W  | 13-6
Albuquerque  | L  | 20-13
Capital  | L  | 41-24
Eldorado * | L  | 51-0
Belen * | L  | 34-14
Cibola * | L  | 37-3
Sandia * | W  | 9-6
Los Lunas * | L  | 39-12
Highland * | L  | 35-6

| 1999 (5AAAA)

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Moriarty  | L  | 14-11
Kirtland Central  | L  | 28-14
Albuquerque  | W  | 25-7
Capital  | W  | 34-0
Eldorado * | L  | 20-0
Belen * | W  | 14-7
Cibola * | L  | 21-7
Sandia * | W  | 22-0
Los Lunas * | L  | 6-0
Highland * | L  | 49-6

| 2000 (1AAAAA) † ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Kirtland Central  | W  | 21-14
Artesia  | L  | 21-0
Capital  | L  | 73-6
Piedra Vista  | L  | 37-35
Sandia  | W  | 28-10
Albuquerque * | W  | 31-6
Gallup * | W  | 21-17
West Mesa * | W  | 14-7
Cibola * | W  | 26-14
Valley * | L  | 34-14
Carlsbad ** | L  | 21-14

| 2001 (1AAAAA)

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Liberal, KS  | L  | 27-10
Artesia  | L  | 48-6
Kirtland Central  | W  | 31-24
Piedra Vista  | W  | 17-13
Sandia  | L  | 35-7
Albuquerque * | L  | 28-7
Gallup * | L  | 33-16
West Mesa * | L  | 28-21
Cibola * | W  | 28-21
Valley * | W  | 28-24

| 2002 (1AAAAA)

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Gadsden  | W  | Forfeit
Artesia  | L  | 37-0
Kirtland Central  | L  | 50-24
Piedra Vista  | L  | 28-6
Sandia  | L  | 27-14
Rio Grande * | L  | 18-0
Gallup * | W  | 27-24
West Mesa * | W  | 41-27
Cibola * | L  | 21-0
Valley * | L  | 28-16

| 2003 (1AAAAA)

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Gadsden  | W  | 14-7
Artesia  | L  | 41-27
Santa Fe  | W  | 42-0
Piedra Vista  | W  | 35-14
Sandia  | W  | 37-10
Rio Grande * | L  | 27-10
Gallup * | W  | 42-11
West Mesa * | W  | 40-7
Cibola * | L  | 37-22
Valley * | L  | 50-7

| 2004 (1AAAAA) † ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
St. Pius X  | W  | 28-12
Artesia  | L  | 30-13
Santa Fe  | W  | 47-3
Clovis  | L  | 28-21
Cibola  | W  | 35-17
Rio Grande * | W  | 56-19
Gallup * | W  | 69-0
West Mesa * | W  | 46-7
Eldorado * | W  | 48-26
Valley * | W  | 47-12
Highland ** | L  | 20-14

| 2005 (1AAAAA) † ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Highland  | W  | 27-7
St. Pius X  | W  | 29-15
Artesia  | L  | 49-35
Santa Fe  | W  | 41-13
Clovis  | L  | 20-14
Manzano  | W  | 18-7
Eldorado  | L  | 23-3
Gallup * | W  | 49-3
West Mesa * | W  | 45-6
Cibola * | W  | 56-22
Alamogordo ** | L  | 27-25

| 2006 (1AAAAA) † ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Highland  | L  | 36-12
St. Pius X  | W  | 35-15
Artesia  | L  | 47-21
Santa Fe  | W  | 35-13
Clovis  | L  | 36-33
Manzano  | W  | 28-6
Eldorado  | W  | 20-17
Gallup * | W  | 49-8
West Mesa * | W  | 42-18
Cibola * | W  | 34-14
Rio Grande ** | L  | 24-14

| 2007 (1AAAAA) † ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Highland  | W  | 20-0
Roswell  | W  | 29-0
Artesia  | L  | 42-35
Robertson  | W  | 56-21
Clovis  | L  | 38-8
Manzano  | L  | 25-16
Eldorado  | L  | 23-13
Gallup * | W  | 35-17
West Mesa * | W  | 58-27
Cibola * | L  | 35-21
Hobbs ** | W  | 28-21
Mayfield ** | L  | 57-16

| 2008 (1AAAAA) † ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Hobbs  | W  | 24-20
Roswell  | W  | 56-14
Goddard  | L  | 50-36
Clovis  | L  | 21-18
Manzano  | L  | 28-27
Piedra Vista  | W  | 38-0
Carlsbad  | W  | 24-3
Gallup * | W  | 64-6
West Mesa * | W  | 45-6
Cibola * | W  | 43-17
Highland ** | W  | 48-20
Eldorado ** | L  | 34-0

| 2009 (1AAAAA) † ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Hobbs  | W  | 42-27
Salpointe Catholic, AZ  | L  | 34-24
Aztec  | W  | 44-40
Goddard  | L  | 35-28
Clovis  | W  | 21-17
Manzano  | L  | 56-21
Gallup * | W  | 62-28
West Mesa * | W  | 54-20
Cleveland * | W  | 50-19
Cibola * | W  | 43-39
Hobbs ** | L  | 56-43

| 2010 (1AAAAA) ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Goddard  | L  | 34-3
Salpointe Catholic, AZ  | L  | 31-8
Eldorado  | L  | 39-0
Oñate  | W  | 35-14
Clovis  | L  | 28-7
Rio Grande  | W  | 46-6
Sandia  | L  | 21-7
Volcano Vista * | W  | 21-14
Cibola * | W  | 17-7
Cleveland * | L  | 27-7
Mayfield ** | L  | 27-3

| 2011 (1AAAAA) ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Goddard  | L  | 33-25
Notre Dame Prep, AZ  | W  | 32-27
Eldorado  | L  | 31-28
Oñate  | W  | 42-14
Clovis  | W  | 27-14
Rio Grande  | W  | 56-7
Sandia  | W  | 42-21
Volcano Vista * | W  | 38-28
Cibola * | W  | 28-14
Cleveland * | L  | 34-32
Alamogordo ** | W  | 56-34
Las Cruces ** | W  | 48-41
Cleveland ** | L  | 42-28

| 2012 (1AAAAA) † ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Highland  | W  | 54-0
Gadsden  | W  | 54-2
Goddard  | L  | 21-17
Las Cruces  | W  | 42-21
Clovis  | W  | 42-33
Atrisco Heritage  | W  | 49-28
Eldorado  | W  | 39-38
Volcano Vista * | W  | 37-34
Cibola * | W  | 52-21
Cleveland * | W  | 35-0
Volcano Vista ** | L  | 25-24

| 2013 (1AAAAA) ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Highland  | W  | 59-14
Gadsden  | W  | 46-6
Goddard  | W  | 28-21
Las Cruces  | L  | 42-6
Clovis  | W  | 62-59
Atrisco Heritage  | W  | 28-27
Eldorado  | L  | 35-14
Volcano Vista * | W  | 28-6
Cibola * | L  | 28-27
Cleveland * | L  | 28-14
Carlsbad ** | W  | 41-38
Mayfield ** | L  | 45-24

| 2014 (1AAAAAA) † ^ ‡

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Valley  | W  | 55-0
EP Americas, TX  | W  | 46-18
La Cueva  | W  | 41-20
Las Cruces  | W  | 30-22
Clovis  | W  | 42-14
Atrisco Heritage  | W  | 57-14
Santa Fe * | W  | 63-7
Volcano Vista * | W  | 42-0
Cibola * | W  | 51-16
Cleveland * | W  | 24-22
Las Cruces ** | W  | 41-23
Eldorado ** | W  | 64-43
Mayfield ** | W  | 33-31

| 2015 (1AAAAAA) ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Valley  | W  | 42-12
EP Americas, TX  | L  | 33-21
La Cueva  | W  | 28-3
Las Cruces  | L  | 34-31
Clovis  | W  | 37-34
Atrisco Heritage  | W  | 33-7
Santa Fe * | W  | 51-0
Volcano Vista * | W  | 36-34
Cibola * | W  | 36-17
Cleveland * | L  | 44-14
Las Cruces ** | L  | 55-14

| 2016 (1AAAAAA) † ^ ‡

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Mayfield  | W  | 34-7
EP Americas, TX  | W  | 31-7
Clovis  | W  | 45-7
Oñate  | W  | 38-10
Manzano  | W  | 64-27
Sandia  | W  | 49-0
Cleveland * | W  | 42-28
Volcano Vista * | W  | 63-14
Cibola * | W  | 42-3
Piedra Vista * | W  | 52-28
Oñate ** | W  | 48-0
Manzano ** | W  | 35-7
Las Cruces ** | W  | 39-17

| 2017 (1AAAAAA) ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Mayfield  | W  | 42-21
EP Americas, TX  | W  | 42-10
Clovis  | W  | 34-31
Oñate  | W  | 52-7
Manzano  | L  | 55-7
Sandia  | W  | 42-20
Cleveland * | L  | 35-32
Volcano Vista * | W  | 34-18
Cibola * | W  | 41-12
Piedra Vista * | W  | 59-14
Centennial ** | W  | 24-7
Las Cruces ** | L  | 28-10

| 2018 (1AAAAAA) ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Centennial  | L  | 29-14
Pine Creek, CO  | L  | 45-23
Clovis  | W  | 20-13
Las Cruces  | L  | 44-33
La Cueva  | L  | 23-18
Cibola * | W  | 34-28
West Mesa * | W  | 45-0
Atrisco Heritage * | W  | 57-7
Volcano Vista * | L  | 38-35
Cleveland * | L  | 42-7
Manzano ** | L  | 40-14

| 2019 (1AAAAAA) ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Centennial  | L  | 54-53
Pine Creek, CO  | L  | 62-32
Clovis  | W  | 48-28
Las Cruces  | W  | 26-21
La Cueva  | W  | 24-21
Cibola * | W  | 48-13
West Mesa * | W  | 61-7
Atrisco Heritage * | W  | 44-9
Volcano Vista * | L  | 51-43
Cleveland * | L  | 35-20
Las Cruces ** | W  | 35-0
Volcano Vista ** | W  | 48-30
Cleveland ** | L  | 48-40

| 2020 (1AAAAAA)

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
Santa Fe  | W  | 57-0
Clovis  | W  | 27-14
Cleveland * | L  | 42-0
Goddard  | W  | 35-20

| 2021 (1AAAAAA) ^

Opponent  | W/L  | Score
La Cueva  | W  | 50-0
Eldorado  | W  | 40-0
Organ Mountain  | W  | 61-7
Carlsbad  | W  | 50-0
Cibola * | W  | 65-35
Atrisco Heritage * | W  | 50-0
Volcano Vista * | W  | 57-7
Cleveland * | L  | 28-27
Cibola ** | W  | 44-20
La Cueva ** | W  | 35-34
Cleveland ** | L  | 35-14

## Football Rivalry with Cleveland[edit]

Cleveland leads the series 12-4

#  | Date  | Winning team  | Losing team  | Location

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1 | 2009 | Rio Rancho | 50  | V. Sue Cleveland | 19 | Rio Rancho High School
2 | 2010 | V. Sue Cleveland | 27  | Rio Rancho | 7 | Cleveland High School
3 | 2011 | V. Sue Cleveland | 34  | Rio Rancho | 32 | Rio Rancho High School
* 4  | V. Sue Cleveland | 42  | Rio Rancho | 28 | Cleveland High School
5 | 2012 | Rio Rancho | 35  | V. Sue Cleveland | 0 | Cleveland High School
6 | 2013 | V. Sue Cleveland | 28  | Rio Rancho | 14 | Rio Rancho High School
7 | 2014 | Rio Rancho | 24  | V. Sue Cleveland | 22 | Cleveland High School
8 | 2015 | V. Sue Cleveland | 44  | Rio Rancho | 14 | Rio Rancho High School
9 | 2016 | Rio Rancho | 42  | V. Sue Cleveland | 28 | Cleveland High School
10 | 2017 | V. Sue Cleveland | 35  | Rio Rancho | 32 | Rio Rancho High School
11 | 2018 | V. Sue Cleveland | 42  | Rio Rancho | 7 | Cleveland High School
12 | 2019 | V. Sue Cleveland | 35  | Rio Rancho | 20 | Rio Rancho High School|-
* 13  | V. Sue Cleveland | 48  | Rio Rancho | 40 | Rio Rancho High School
14 | 2020 | V. Sue Cleveland | 42  | Rio Rancho | 0 | Cleveland High School
15 | 2021 | V. Sue Cleveland | 28  | Rio Rancho | 27 | Rio Rancho High School|-
* 16  | V. Sue Cleveland | 35  | Rio Rancho | 14 | Cleveland High School

* \- indicates a State Playoff game

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ NMAA Member School Classification and Alignment.