Pojoaque Valley hires 2017 graduate, former player Roybal as boys basketball coach
Life came full circle for Dominic Roybal on Friday evening. Roybal's senior year nearly a decade ago as a member of the Pojoaque Valley boys basketball program saw him face the gauntlet of power teams that is District 2-3A. When he steps on the floor as the head coach of his alma mater for the 2026-27 season, Roybal will again face those powerhouse teams.
Roybal was announced as the Elks head ...
Life came full circle for Dominic Roybal on Friday evening. Roybal's senior year nearly a decade ago as a member of the Pojoaque Valley boys basketball program saw him face the gauntlet of power teams that is District 2-3A. When he steps on the floor as the head coach of his alma mater for the 2026-27 season, Roybal will again face those powerhouse teams.
Roybal was announced as the Elks head coach, replacing Ryan Cordova after three seasons and a 45-39 record. He also returns to a program that will return to Class 3A next year after spending the past eight seasons in 4A. Roybal, a 2017 graduate, said it feels appropriate that he will find his team battling St.
Michael's, Santa Fe Indian School, West Las Vegas and Las Vegas Robertson once again. "It feels just like when I graduated high school," Roybal said. "That was my district, and now that I'm coming back, it's to the same district.