NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The playoffs have arrived for 11-man football and the opening round kicked off on Friday. Here is a look at scores and highlights from week 12 of Friday Night Football. 2024 high school football playoff brackets Sandia: 17 — Rio Rancho: 41 West Mesa: 7 — Las Cruces: 49 Game of the Week Hobbs: 35 — Eldorado: 14 Piedra Vista: 27 — Los Lunas: 28 Cleveland joins the show Highland: 20 — Miyamura: 12 The Numbers Game This postseason, the top four seeds in classes 2A-6A were all granted bye weeks for the opening round. Looking back at the last five seasons, there have been a least two teams every year to lose the week immediately following a bye. In total, there have been 15 teams to lose out of 80, meaning there is a 19% chance that any given team with a bye loses in its first playoff game. Mesa Tractor Student Athlete of the Week Kidzz Mechanical Kick Return of the Week Chaparral: 10 — Portales: 0 Thoreau: 22 — Hope Christian: 20 St. Michael's joins the show Hot Springs: 12 — NMMI: 35