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RIO RANCHO 鈥� Earlier this week, head coach Ken Stevens talked about how different this Hobbs team is from the Eagles teams Cleveland has faced in past playoffs.

Unfortunately for Hobbs, this is a different Storm team as well: they have Evan Na帽ez.

Behind the sophomore receiver鈥檚 six-touchdown afternoon, No. 2 Cleveland (11-1) defeated No. 3 Hobbs (9-3) in a shortened 67-16 victory, en route to a seventh straight 6A title game appearance.

鈥淲e just had a good game plan,鈥� Na帽ez said. 鈥淲e knew what they were doing. We kind of got anything we wanted, any route was open with us.鈥�

Na帽ez took anything he wanted and then some, cashing in four receiving touchdowns, a rushing touchdown and a kickoff return score in his signature semifinal outing.

鈥淭he kid is incredible,鈥� Cleveland quarterback Jordan Hatch said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 just a crazy athlete. So he makes my job easier, he makes my stats look better. I love him for that.鈥�

Saturday鈥檚 offensive barrage marks the first time the Storm have posted 60 or more points in a game since 2023, spoiling the party of Hobbs鈥� first semifinal since 1982.

But while the offense ended on a high note, the afternoon did not open that way. Hobbs threw some early adversity at the Storm, holding them to three points and intercepting Hatch in the first quarter.

鈥淚 think that鈥檚 kind of something we have to work on, coming out sharper and faster,鈥� Hatch said.

鈥淢e personally, too. I threw a pick on a basic route. They kind of dropped that nickel deep, and I just didn鈥檛 see it. There鈥檚 just stuff we have to fine-tune like that.鈥�

Cleveland鈥檚 defense picked up the slack for the slow-to-start offensive unit. The number 鈥渟ix鈥� proved to be a lucky one on both sides of the ball, with the Storm forcing six turnovers in a season-high outing.

鈥淚 think we pick up at the end of the year when we鈥檙e supposed to,鈥� Cleveland linebacker Troy Logan, who forced a fumble in the win, said about his defense. 鈥淚 feel like there are a lot of teams that play their best during the season, and then they kind of fall off in the playoffs, but we progressively get better every single weekend, and I think that showed today.鈥�

It was only a matter of time before Hatch and Co. turned up the heat, putting up 28 points in the second quarter alone.

While many fans thought that would be enough to call it, the true dagger came in the middle of the third quarter. After a broken play allowed Hobbs to go 60 yards in for a score, Na帽ez answered the Eagles鈥� drive with a 100-yard touchdown kickoff return.

鈥淚 was coming one way, saw a hole open up, and then two people had to cut back,鈥� Na帽ez said. 鈥淚 started getting tired at the end, but had to run through it.鈥�

The championship matchup was set before the fourth quarter even began.

Some of that is likely due to Cleveland鈥檚 eagerness to get a second chance at the one blemish on their record this season: The Las Cruces Bulldawgs.

鈥淓verybody says not to look ahead on your schedule, but we鈥檝e had this one marked since the first game happened,鈥� Logan said. 鈥淲e knew that this was what it was going to come down to.鈥�

Cleveland and Las Cruces will battle for the 6A state championship next Saturday at Lightning Bolt Stadium.

鈥淲e were all kind of hoping we would have the chance to play (Las Cruces) again, because I feel like, as a team, we鈥檙e just so much better now than we were then,鈥� Hatch said. 鈥淪o I鈥檓 excited to get our 鈥榞et back鈥�.鈥�