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Week 9: New Mexico high school football scores and summaries
Albuquerque High’s Alberto Landeros (20) jumps past Eldorado Matthew Rodriguez (31) on Thursday at Wilson Stadium in Albuquerque.
This story will be updated throughout the weekend.
Thursday (Oct. 16)
---> ABQ High 17, Eldorado 14
Roughly half the fourth quarter was still left when the Albuquerque High Bulldogs started the most meaningful drive of the night.
Nearly six minutes later, the Bulldogs had probably kept their prep football season alive.
AHS quarterback Julian Madera scored on a 7-yard run with just 29 seconds to go, and the Bulldogs, down 11 late in the third quarter, pulled out an exciting 17-14 win over Eldorado on Thursday night at Wilson Stadium.
The Bulldogs went 88 yards on 12 plays — 11 of them rushes — to beat the Eagles (3-5, 2-3).
---> Las Cruces 47, Alamogordo 0
In Alamogordo, Class 6A’s top-ranked team authored another excellent performance. Quarterback Gunnar Guardiola threw three touchdown passes for the Bulldawgs (8-0, 4-0 in 3-6A), Danny Amaro ran for two scores and Francisco Winnikoff caught two TD passes against the Tigers (4-5, 1-4).
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---> Valley 39, Del Norte 23
At Milne Stadium, the Vikings (3-5, 3-2 in 1-5A) received touchdowns from five players, including two rushing TDs from Antwan Lozano, as Valley advanced to a huge home game next week against Los Alamos.
Gabe Gonzales, Zaid Al-Omari, Zach Perez and Josh Sanchez also reached the end zone for the Vikings against the Knights (1-7, 1-4).
Sandia 54, West Mesa 0
Goddard 48, Mayfield 10
Hozho Academy 9, Navajo Prep 8
Deming 42, Santa Teresa 16
Cuba beats McCurdy by forfeit
Friday (Oct. 17)
---> Silver 21, Albuquerque Academy 17
Another week, another fantastic — and unpredictable — finish in District 2-4A prep football.
Albuquerque Academy, riding some recent momentum, stood poised Friday afternoon to claim another district win, having come from two touchdowns down to lead visiting Silver in the fourth quarter.
But it was the Colts who summoned some late-game magic, adding more chaos in the state’s wildest district.
Silver senior running back Michael James Jimenez scored on a 1-yard run — and the ball barely crossed the goal line — with 31 seconds remaining on fourth down, and the seventh-ranked Colts’ clutch drive allowed them to hit the road back home with a dramatic 21-17 victory over the sixth-ranked Chargers.
---> Rio Rancho 28, Volcano Vista 27 (OT)
Sometimes, this is the way the math works in football.
Take the seventh-ranked Rio Rancho Rams, for example, a team that never led, not even for one second, through 48 minutes of their crucial District 1-6A showdown against No. 3-ranked Volcano Vista.
But they won the overtime, they won the night, and they won the most important game of their season.
Quarterback Micah Takahashi’s 8-yard run on third down in OT put the Rams ahead, and the Rio Rancho defense moments later stood extremely tall on a 2-point conversion try by the Hawks as the Rams escaped the West Side with an exciting 28-27 victory at Nusenda Community Stadium.
---> Cleveland 54, Piedra Vista 0
In Rio Rancho, the Storm’s seniors made sure to make the most of their last home game.
Five different seniors scored for second-ranked Cleveland (7-1, 3-0 in 1-6A) in an offensive explosion.
“A big thing for us was just going out there and having fun,” senior quarterback Jordan Hatch said. “It’s business, but these are our brothers. We don’t have a lot of time left.”
Hatch and his band of brothers put up 34 first-half points, a bounce back from last week’s season low, 27-point performance against Cibola.
---> Los Lunas 38, Santa Fe 0
In Los Lunas, the Tigers (5-3, 4-1 in 2-6A) used a high-powered ground game and a stingy defense to post a shutout over the Demons (4-4, 2-3).
Despite committing three turnovers, Los Lunas built a 24-0 lead at the half, amassing over 250 yards rushing. "Our O-line did a heck of a job. They were creating movement all night," said Los Lunas coach Greg Henington.
Meanwhile, the Demons were held to less than 75 total yards in the first half, and were unable to mount a serious threat throughout the game.
Four different Tigers found the end zone, led by Jagger Casillas who had a pair of touchdowns.
---> Artesia 42, Roswell 28
At Wool Bowl in Roswell, the top-ranked Bulldogs (7-1, 5-0 in 2-A) beat the second-ranked Coyotes (5-3, 4-1) in a showdown for first place in their district.
Artesia quarterback Derrick Warren threw for 318 yards and six touchdowns, and Bryce Parra rushed for 106 yards, and also had three catches for 128 yards and a score.
Trent Egeland caught three of Warren’s six touchdown throws, and had 153 receiving yards on nine catches.
---> Belen 21, Highland 8
In Belen, Eagles quarterback Chalito Cano ran for a 60-yard touchdown, and also threw a touchdown pass as surging Belen (4-4, 3-2 in 1-5A), ranked 10th in 5A, beat visiting, eighth-ranked Highland (5-3, 3-2).
Logan Gonzalez added a 22-yard scoring run for the Eagles.
---> Hobbs 51, Clovis 29
At Leon Williams Stadium in Clovis, junior Shamus Wright rushed for over 100 yards and two touchdowns as the fourth-ranked Eagles (6-2, 3-1 in 3-6A) finally pulled away for a win over their longtime rivals, the Wildcats (2-6, 1-3).
QB Junior Medrano threw two touchdowns and rushed for a third for Hobbs.
---> Legacy Academy 42, Estancia 14
In Estancia, Xander Chavez rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns, and also contributed 14 tackles as 2A’s fourth-ranked Silverbacks (7-1, 3-0 in 2-2A) won big on the road.
Quarterback Lorenzo Sedillo-Urban threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns, and he rushed for 124 yards on six carries with two scores.
---> Los Alamos 50, Rio Grande 0
In Los Alamos, junior tailback Jordan Herrera had three touchdown runs as the sixth-ranked Hilltoppers (8-0, 5-0 in 1-5A) made short work of the Ravens (0-8, 0-5).
---> St. Michael’s 42, West Las Vegas 0
In Las Vegas, Isaiah Dominguez ran for two scores and caught a third as 3A’s top-ranked team, St. Michael’s (8-0, 2-0 in 2-3A) blanked West Las Vegas (4-4, 1-1) 42-0. Brayden Hollis caught a touchdown pass and also returned a punt for a score for the Horsemen.
---> Centennial 54, Organ Mountain 8
Sixth-ranked Centennial (6-2) pulled into a three-way tie for second place in 3-6A with idle Carlsbad and Hobbs by virtue of the Hawks’ 54-8 rout of Organ Mountain (2-7, 0-5) at the Field of Dreams.
---> Texico 42, Eunice 34
In Eunice, Jett Curtis rushed for a TD, caught a touchdown pass, and intercepted two passes as 2A’s third-ranked Texico (6-3, 3-0 in 3-2A) beat second-ranked Eunice (5-2, 1-1) by a 42-34 score.
---> Lovington 58, Gadsden 28
In Lovington, Jayden Gutierrez completed only eight passes, but four of them went for touchdowns as 5A’s third-ranked Wildcats (4-4, 3-2 in 2-5A) routed the fifth-ranked Panthers (4-4, 1-4). Gutierrez also rushed for 187 yards and scored three times. Elijah Rivero had three receptions, all for touchdowns, and became the school’s all-time leader in career touchdown catches.
---> Bloomfield 60, Bernalillo 6
In Bernalillo, 4A’s top-ranked Bloomfield (7-1, 5-0) overcame an early deficit and blew out the fifth-ranked Spartans (6-2, 3-2) in a District 1-4A matchup, 60-16.
Taos 40, Kirtland Central 0
Animas 50, Carrizozo 0
Raton 54, Capitan 6
Magdalena 74, El Paso, Texas 26
Escalante 50, Clayton 0
Grady 57, Floyd 6
Mesilla Valley 50, Hagerman/Lake Arthur 0
Newcomb 16, Laguna-Acoma 7
Logan 66, Roy/Mosquero 0
Loving 46, Tularosa 0
MTLCA, Texas 53, Clovis Christian 6
Miyamura 28, Capital 12
Moriarty 13, Grants 12
Pojoaque 52, Santa Fe Indian 0
Ruidoso beats Cobre by forfeit
Santa Rosa 49, Tucumcari 0
Tatum 52, Mescalero Apache 6
Wingate 53, Tohatchi 40
Thoreau 56, Zuni 0
Fort Sumner/House 52, Cloudcroft 0
Hatch Valley 33, Hot Springs 12
Melrose 58, Lordsburg 14
Dexter 34, N.M. Military Institute 16
Shiprock 19, Crownpoint 18
Saturday (Oct. 18)
---> St. Pius 50, Chaparral 0
Saturday afternoon’s Class 4A prep football matchup between two of the top three ranked teams in New Mexico was as anticlimactic as they come.
In a stunning one-sided result, No. 2-ranked St. Pius demolished No. 3 Chaparral 50-0 in a District 2-4A contest at Milne Stadium. The game was over by halftime.
And first place in 2-4A changed hands in the process.
The Sartans (6-1, 3-1) now occupy first place alone, with the Lobos (6-3, 3-2) having lost two in a row.
“Pretty cool to watch our kids have their best game of the year,” St. Pius coach Curtis Flakes II said.
---> La Cueva 49, Atrisco Heritage 14
In the early game Saturday at Nusenda Community Stadium, Jhett Kinghorn, who had two interceptions last week against Los Lunas, had two more interceptions Saturday against the Jaguars, and the Bears’ offensive depth carried the day in a District 2-6A win.
No. 5-ranked La Cueva is 6-2 overall and 5-0 in 2-6A. Atrisco fell to 1-7, 0-5.
---> Cibola 28, Farmington 10
In the late game Saturday at Nusenda Community Stadium, the ninth-ranked Cougars (5-3, 1-2 in District 1-6A) picked up a crucial victory, overcoming a sloppy first half and ending a two-game skid with a victory over the Scorpions (1-7, 0-3).
Hayes Baum, Cibola’s senior linebacker, had a pick-6 in the win for Cibola, which scored 21 unanswered points in the second half. Damian Suarez had a nice outing for the Cougars, rushing for nearly 100 yards with a TD.
---> Valencia 22, Manzano 14
At Wilson Stadium, quarterback Santino Mares rushed for two touchdowns, and Michael Storms III also ran for a score as the Jaguars (4-4, 2-2 in 2-4A) beat the ninth-ranked Monarchs (4-4, 1-3).
The Valencia defense intercepted three passes in the win. Manzano’s two touchdowns came on special teams and on defense.
---> Robertson 9, Hope Christian 7
In Las Vegas, Brenan Deisler caught a touchdown pass in the final minute of the first half, and he also kicked a third-quarter field goal as the seventh-ranked Cardinals (6-3, 1-2 in 2-3A) ended a modest two-game losing streak with a win over the fourth-ranked Huskies (6-3, 1-2). The Huskies were being shutout until late in the fourth quarter.
Menaul 40, Questa 30
Dora at Elida, late
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