Clovis coach Eric Roanhaus talks with running backs Quran Wiggins, left, and Travis Davis in Friday’s game at Hobbs.

Clovis junior quarterback Jordan Hill is pulled down by Hobbs defender LaDaniel Adams in Friday’s game at Hobbs. Hill had six carries for 32 yards and threw for a touchdown in the Wildcats’ 30-0 win over the Eagles.

Clovis senior running back Kenny Davis looks for open space as teammate Jared Womack throws a block on Hobbs’ Tyler Janecka in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game at Hobbs.

The state seeding committee went by records, and 8-2 Clovis got what it wanted.

The Wildcats will have an open week to start the Class 5A playoffs, and will host either fifth-seeded Onate or No. 12 Carlsbad Nov. 20 at Leon Williams Stadium.

Mayfield, at 9-1, claims the top spot, followed by 9-1 Manzano and 9-1 La Cueva.

There was some concern Las Cruces’ Friday win over Mayfield could cause havoc for Clovis, but the Bulldawgs ended up as the seventh seed.

“Las Cruces didn’t throw a wrench in much of anything,” Clovis assistant Darren Kelley said. “Mayfield still won the district out of the tiebreaker system, and you had three teams with 9-1 records.

“(In our case) I think the biggest thing they were looking at was records. We were 8-2 and Onate was 8-2, but we won a district championship.”

Assuming top seeds win, Clovis will be doing a lot of traveling. Clovis owes playoff home games to Mayfield, La Cueva and Manzano.

Wrecking season: A 14-yard carry for Clovis wasn’t that unusual, with the Cats gaining 318 yards on the ground. But senior Kenny Davis’ lone carry for that amount set off a chant from the Clovis sidelines of “Young Wreck.”

That, Davis said, is his performing name as a rap artist. He’s been doing it since freshman year and got his name from friends telling him that he “wrecked” when he rapped.

Wherever Davis goes, he brings a small bag with a Wildcats logo. Inside that bag are copies of his CD, “Wrecking Season.”

Davis is hopeful that the playoffs will be a wrecking season for the Wildcats, winners of five straight.

“I think we’re playing a lot better than in the beginning of they season,” Davis said. “I think we have a shot at taking state.”

That notion has more universal appeal among teammates than his album, however.

“He’s selling his CD, $7 apiece,” senior lineman Jared Burns joked. “(Worst) music you can buy.”

Best drive: Leading just 10-0 at the half, the Wildcats opened the third quarter by taking away any notions of a Hobbs comeback. Wiggins had a 9-yard run to convert a third-and-3, then added a 32-yarder two plays later to get the ball inside the red zone. Travis Davis, who had 102 yards on 13 carries, punched it in from 3 yards out for the score.

Worst drive: Clovis had one three-and-out in the fourth, but already led 30-0 by that point. So the winner/loser is the second drive of the first quarter. The Wildcats got a first down on Jordan Hill’s 11-yard keeper, but lost two yards on the next three runs and were forced to punt for the first time since Oct. 9 against Eldorado. Punter/kicker Andrew North averaged averaged 32 yards on three punts, and split the uprights on a second-half kickoff (which equates to a 70-yard field goal).

Best defensive series: Hobbs opted to receive, but the Wildcats turned out to be the recipients. Tanner Wilson’s third-down pass was intercepted by junior linebacker Kevin Armstrong. His return to the Hobbs 26 was negated by a hold on the play, but Clovis scored easily on a 36-yard field to take control early.

Worst defensive series: Hobbs never got inside the Clovis 20, but the Eagles got to it once on an eight-play drive. A false start gave Hobbs a first and 15 at their own 15, but Patrick Smith busted open a screen pass for 41 yards. Hobbs got to the Wildcat 20 on a 5-yard run on a third-and-7 play later in the drive, but Pablo De La Rosa knocked down a fourth-down pass in the end zone. De La Rosa added two interceptions on jump ball plays later, and Emery Sierra added his fourth interception of the year.