Week 3: High school football scores and summaries
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Thursday
Featured games
—> Albuquerque High 12, Cibola 7
At Milne, the Bulldogs (2-0-1) held off Cibola (0-3) in a tight defensive matchup.
Adam Aguirre threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Giovanni Rivera, and Deven Poole scored on a 3-yard run for the Bulldogs. The Poole TD was set up by Julian Madera’s long run that got the Bulldogs into the red zone.
—> Hope Christian 50, Atrisco Heritage 0
At Nusenda Community Stadium, the Huskies (3-0) got another big night from senior receiver Darrien Williams, who scored three touchdowns – for the second straight week – in a dominant win over the Jaguars (1-2).
Kane Otero added a pair of rushing scores for the Huskies.
—> Centennial 37, Artesia 14
At the Field of Dreams in Las Cruces, the Hawks (1-2) won their home opener as the defending Class 5A state champions are off to an 0-3 start for the first time in over 40 years.
Dailen Ramirez and quarterback Ruiz Laborin both scored on short runs in the first half, and the Hawks led 17-0 at intermission.
Ramirez returned the opening kickoff of the second half 88 yards for a score and a 24-0 bulge.
Artesia scored both its touchdowns in the final 100 seconds of the game.
Other games
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Capitan 19, Socorro 12
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Cobre 28, Anthony 22
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Crownpoint 18, Shiprock 6
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Roy 54, N.M. School/Deaf 0
Friday
Featured games
—> Volcano Vista 42, La Cueva 31
This might have been the first truly signature victory by anybody — New Mexico on New Mexico — in Class 6A so far this season.
Fourth-ranked Volcano Vista got it done in all three phases against La Cueva, and the Hawks led for all but five minutes in an impressive 42-31 win over the second-ranked Bears on Friday night at Nusenda Community Stadium.
“Getting those guys is a big win for our program,” Hawks coach Chad Wallin said.
Junior quarterback Jude Herrera, who has been off to a flying start for Volcano Vista (3-0), rushed for three touchdowns, all under 10 yards, and he also threw for a score for the Hawks in their final nondistrict contest.
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—> Sandia 42, Eldorado 36
When Sandia had finally gathered for its postgame huddle, Tylon Wilder decided he wouldn’t be the one to speak to the players.
Instead, the coach ceded the space at the center of the semicircle to the Matadors’ four captains — Jahleel Lewis, Mateo Hogan, Aiden Maldonado and Isaac Sullivan.
The four had earned the right to talk, one after the other, after Friday’s game against Eldorado.
“Yeah, that was a sloppy game, but what I loved was our heart,” Maldonado said. “That game went into what, two overtimes? … Nobody gave up and I love every single one of you.”
Yes, it did go into a pair of extra periods. And no, Sandia didn’t quit.
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—> Cleveland 35, Amarillo, Texas, 28
In Amarillo, Class 6A’s top-ranked Storm (3-0) kept their unbeaten streak alive, as quarterback Michael Denison threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Noah Valler with 37 seconds left.
—> Roswell 39, Rio Rancho 35
At Wool Bowl, a late, 6-yard touchdown pass to Danny Castro with just over four minutes to go capped a wild night as the Coyotes (2-1) came from behind to down the Rams (1-2).
—> Belen 35, Los Alamos 21
In Belen, Gonzalo Cano threw a pair of touchdown passes to Vicente Story, and Cano also scored on a sneak for a score as the Eagles (3-0) downed the Hilltoppers (1-2).
Jeremiah Lord and Ramon Martinez added touchdown runs for Belen.
—> Goddard 28, Los Lunas 23
In Los Lunas, the Rockets (1-2) built up a 28-7 lead but had to hold off a furious Tigers (1-2) rally in the fourth quarter.
Jose Porras had two touchdown catches for Goddard, and Jesus Ortiz intercepted two passes for the Rocket defense.
—> Moriarty 51, Albuquerque Academy 20
In Moriarty, Mario Romero rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns covering 60, 18 and 14 yards and the Pintos (3-0) continued their extremely impressive start with a rout of the Chargers (1-2).
Mateo Griego-Manley added 146 rush yards, and scored on runs of 42 and 33 yards.
Noah Wolf had an interception and fumble recovery for the Moriarty defense.
—> St. Pius 54, Pagosa Springs, Colo. 28
In Pagosa Springs, senior running back Hershul Olloway Jr., scored four touchdowns — two rushing, two receiving — and the Sartans (2-1) won on the road.
Curtis Flakes III caught five balls for 190 yards and two scores for the Sartans. Quarterback Isaiah Carpenter threw for 358 yards on just 11 completions, and four TDs.
Freshman Cy Saenz added two rushing touchdowns for St. Pius.
—> Valencia 47, Miyamura 13
In Tome, senior quarterback Santino Mares rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for a score as the Jaguars (3-0) remained perfect, easily handling the Patriots (0-3).
Danny Cristian added a pick-6 for Valencia. Nicholas Herrera, Malachi McCoy and Dominik Suarez scored on running plays for the Jags.
—> Valley 49, Rio Grande 37
At Milne Stadium, Jeremiah Garcia threw three touchdown passes, and the Vikings (1-2) beat the Ravens (0-3).
Gabriel Gonzales, Levi Paulus and Michael Garcia each caught a TD pass.
Zach Perez rushed for two touchdowns for Valley.
Other games
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Bloomfield 55, Taos 0
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Carlsbad 47, Lovington 14
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Chaparral 47, Santa Teresa 26
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Deming 28, Hot Springs 21
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Dexter 53, Ruidoso 14
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Durango, Colo. 26, Farmington 7
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Escalante 52, Dulce 0
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Española Valley 20, Bernalillo 16
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Estancia 39, Jal 0
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Eunice 41, Tucumcari 6
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Floyd 73, Elida 12
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Fort Sumner/House 54, Melrose 6
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Gadsden 51, Silver 14
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Grady 64, Tatum 40
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Hobbs 35, Parkland, Texas 34
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Legacy Academy 41, Hozho Academy 6
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Logan 67, Animas 6
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Lordsburg 56, Navajo Pine 0
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Loving 24, NMMI 6
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Las Cruces 42, Mayfield 0
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Menaul 46, Ramah 14
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Mesilla Valley 48, Maryvale Prep, Ariz. 16
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Mountainair 54, Dora 0
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Navajo Prep 42, Zuni 6
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Olympus, Utah 29, Piedra Vista 14
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Pojoaque Valley 37, Aztec 0
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Portales 49, Capital 0
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Raton 33, Trinidad, Colo. 28
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Santa Fe 35, Clovis 0
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Santa Rosa 50, Laguna-Acoma 0
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Texico 41, Farwell, Texas 13
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Thoreau 38, Cuba 0
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Tularosa 8, Hatch Valley 7
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West Las Vegas 48, Gallup 10
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Cloudcroft at Hagerman, no score reported
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Tohatchi at Santa Fe Indian, no score reported
Saturday
Featured games
—> West Mesa 37, Highland 12
At Nusenda Community Stadium, the Mustangs (2-1) pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Hornets (2-1) 23-0 after halftime.
West Mesa rushed for five touchdowns — two each from Noah Jackson and Isaiah Cazares, and a fifth from Chris Martinez — as the Mustangs took control.
It was Highland running the ball effectively in the first half, which ended 14-12 for West Mesa.
“We were having trouble getting them off the field,” Mustangs coach Landrick Brody said. The West Mesa offense has had to change tone a bit since starting quarterback Jericho Brody broke his collarbone on the second drive of the game in Week 2, an eventual 41-39 victory over Valley. He’s going to miss a large chunk of the regular season.
—> Manzano 54, Del Norte 14
At Milne Stadium, the Monarchs (1-2) gave new head coach Michael Holguin his first victory with the program as they rolled past the Knights (0-3) in a District 1-4A opener.
Junior Broden Price scored three touchdowns for Manzano — two on the ground — and also a 67-yard punt return for a score. He also recovered a fumble on defense.
Vinny Varela had a pair of TDs, one in the air and one rushing. Jared Carter registered a pick-6 for the Monarchs.
—> St. Michael’s 42, Robertson 0
In Santa Fe, Class 3A’s top-ranked Horsemen (3-0) won their 35th straight game, as they belted the fourth-ranked Cardinals (1-2) in a District 1-3A opener.
St. Mike’s scored 21 of its 35 first-half points in the final 4½ minutes of the second quarter.
Other games
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Newcomb 40, McCurdy 6
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Organ Mountain 27, Alamogordo 0
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El Paso Leadership Academy def. Reserve by forfeit
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Sierra Grande K-12 School at Questa, late
More prep football coverage
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Saturday: West Mesa's huge second half propels them past Highland
The Mustangs scored 23 unanswered points after halftime, while Manzano earned its first win and St. Michael’s extended its streak to 35 games.
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Sandia gets to enjoy the spoils of a wild finish against Eldorado
Key 4th-down plays help Matadors leave with double-overtime win
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Hope Christian blanks Atrisco Heritage, AHS wins slugfest against Cibola
Centennial wins its first game, defeating 0-3 Artesia
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Mayfield football receives first NMAA strike
Player suspensions will be served this week after Mayfield players left the sideline during a skirmish with Organ Mountain.
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Week 2: High school football scores and summaries
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Rio Rancho rebounds with rout of Los Lunas
Micah Takahashi accounted for five touchdowns as the Rams beat third-ranked Los Lunas 48-20.
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Cleveland's big men make their case to contribute on offense a bit more
Defensive linemen Jacari Smith and Joaquin Manning both score in Storm's rout of Chatfield (Colorado)
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Bernalillo stuns Academy on fumble return
Teo Martinez y Marr returned a late fumble for a touchdown as Bernalillo beat Class 4A No. 3 Albuquerque Academy 12-7.
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Vote: New Mexico high school football star of Week 1
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Sartans go big early, rout West Mesa in opener
ABQ Academy QB Braun accounts for six scores in win over Manzano
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