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3.................Lake Arthur 7.................NMMI Colts 8............NMMI Broncos 10/11................Goddard 13..........................Dexter

14...................Hagerman 16/17................Gateway 20.........................Artesia 21/22.................Roswell 23....................Schedules

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Tiny Lake Arthur expecting big results in 2016 By Paul Lessard Daily Record Correspondent The smallest high school in Chaves County (and one of the smallest in the state with just 26 students) is expecting big results from its storied football program in 2016. Every year, the Lake Arthur Panthers are expected to compete for the district title and ultimately the state title in 6-man, and this year those expectations remain the same. The Panthers still have a bitter taste in their mouth from the end of the 2015 season, which ended in a close loss to their district rival Hondo in the state semifinals. That loss ended a streak of six conseuctive finals appearances. The loss capped a 6-3 record for Lake Arthur, but it also meant the escape of the elusive blue trophy. The Panthers are very accustomed to winning as they have run up a gaudy 78-18 record since 2007. The Panthers will be coached once again by Jose Porras, the longest tenured head coach anywhere in Chaves County. Porras has coached in nine state finals, winning five titles. He’s also very optimistic about adding number ten and six, respectively, to his long list of credentials. “We are going to be led by a good senior bunch that has been together for a long time and are very familiar to each other,” said Porras. “They are very athletic and this year that senior bunch is going to come into their own. I am very excited for them. They have been through the thick and the thin. One of

their goals for the year is to go out on top.” Porras believes that the state title will once again go through neighboring rival, Hondo, but also understands that there is a plethora of talent around the state vying for wins. “(Winning state) is going to be tough,” explained Porras. “Our rival, Hondo, has a good program. Brandon Devine does a good job with that program and we always battle for that top spot.” He continued, “San Jon did an excellent job last year. Floyd also did a good job last year as well – they are an up-and-coming program. Animas should do real well this year as should Reserve, a young program, but improving yearly. So, it seems that with the small schools, we’re the little 6-man bunch, but the programs are getting better every year and it makes it interesting. You look forward to it every year.” The Panthers will be led by some experienced seniors. Brandon Dalton will be the starting quarterback and one of the team leaders. “He’s been living in the shadows of his two older brothers the last few years and this year he will come into his own,” Porras said. “I look forward to the great things he’s going to do this year.” The other returning three-year starter is running back Saul De La Cruz. “Again, looking forward to the great things he’s going to do this year running the ball,” Porras said. “He’s a quick athlete and is just one of those stellar backs.” The third senior is Abi Lopez.

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Lake Arthur’s Saul De La Cruz stiff arms an opponent during the Panthers’ 66-12 win over NMSD last season. De La Cruz is one of three seniors returning with three years of starting experience, and will look to lead Lake Arthur to a title in 2016. “He is multi-talented and grown throughout the years. He’ll be one of our receivers, lineman, and defensive end,” Porras said. The supporting cast for the seniors is strong with junior Luis Tarango, a returning starter, and sophomores Kyle Palmer and Jorge Rangel. They’ll also benefit from newcomer Alfonso Sierra. The Panthers begin their quest for the elusive state championship with an away match with Reserve on Sept. 2. The Panthers will play

every six-man team in the state this year, but have to travel to Animas, Roy, Santa Fe and Vaughn as

well as to Reserve, a heavy load for any team to carry. Still, Coach Porras believes that this team has

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Numbers, returners key for Colts’ success By Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press

Despite losing a solid core of seniors to graduation and remaining in one of the toughest 4A districts in the state, Colt head football coach Randy Montoya has a positive outlook for the upcoming season. “ W e h a d a b ig c la s s of 19 seniors, and all of them were very important to us, especially when you try to put the pieces together,” Montoya said. “But again, it is what it is. Every program goes through it and we’ve just got to put the pieces together and try to figure out the best combination for our kids.” And the NMMI varsity does bring back some key players, starting with junior Gavin Maloney, who stepped in as quarterback midway through last year. “He didn’t start the season, but there towards the end, he picked up that spot,” the coach said. “Having that seven, eight games under his belt from last year was pretty important. You can already tell the difference in him this year.” Other familiar names include Fausto Baranzini in the backfield; wide receivers Jake Guerrero and Christian Padilla; and linemen Hugo Valero and Christian Taylor. “So we lost quite a few seniors, but these guys are improving. They’re getting better and hopefully they’re going to have a good year,” Montoya said. And overall, number are up, with 70 players vying for spots on the varsity and JV roster, coach said. While he and

his staff are still evaluating the newcomers, they’re keeping an eye out on an athlete who’s not new to NMMI, but is new to football. “Probably the biggest name that impressed the whole coaching staff is Franch Marchi,” he said. “He was a baseball player last year and he decided to come out. He’s been a real nice surprise for the entire staff. He’s not very big, but he sure gives it his all. He throws his body around, He’s not scared of anything. So we’re tickled to death to see him. And there’s a lot of new faces. Lots of new faces.” Those players got their first taste of competition in a scrimmage against the Clovis JV Aug. 18, and there were pluses and minuses. “We still made a lot of mistakes in our scrimmage against Clovis JV, but for the most part, we’re pleased with what we saw,” Montoya said. “Obviously, there’s things we need to work on, but that’s just part of the process.” And he’s pleased with the mental attitude of the team, especially considering they’ve only been together two weeks. “For the most part, we’ve been real positive,” Montoya said. “Being the first week of school, I think they’re still in a mental funk. Just the fact that so much is going on with school and the corps and practice. So again, some mental breakdowns vs. Clovis, ain’t no doubt, but hopefully nothing we can’t fix and continue getting better and moving forward.” Action kicks off Friday at home against

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The New Mexico Military Institute’s Connor Roe prepares to catch a pass during a Colt football practice earlier in August. Fort Sumner, and Montoya said he’s beefed up the pre-district with the addition of another 4A team, Taos, and tough 3A school Santa Rosa. “Of course, Fort Sumner and Capitan are always strong, strong programs no matter what classification they are,” Montoya said, adding Hot Springs is a 4A school with playoff implications, and 3A Loving is generally strong. “We added a couple of new teams. Tried to beef it up a little bit. Try to get us ready to make a

good run to the playoffs.” And they’re going to have to be ready, because District 4-4A got even tougher this year with Moriarty moving down a notch to replace St. Michael’s. “They’ve been in 5A for a long time and they’re always running deep into the playoffs, so there’s no doubt they’re going to be a team to be reckoned with,” Montoya said. “We’re in a tough district. It’s not the NMAA’s fault. The numbers are what they are. Even if we didn’t have the multiplier

that they use on us, we’d still be in our classification, where we are now.” So, against Hope Christian, Ruidoso and Portales as well as Moriarty, what do the Colts have to do to succeed? “My biggest thing right now is just keeping these kids healthy,” he said. “We saw from the scrimmage, with all the young faces, there’s still a lot of kids who are confused or not 100 percent positive on what they’re doing. So our main core, our top kids, they need to make sure they stay healthy.

It’s going to be a long season. It’s going to be a long grind. Obviously, we’ve got to limit our mental mistakes. We’ve got to take care of the ball and be smart in our decisions.” And if they can do that, Montoya said, they can succeed. “The kids have been working hard. It’s neat to have so many out here and so many different faces. We’re getting to know them and it’s just an honor to be able to coach. I hope they have a real good season.”

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Broncos hoping change will bring familiar results By Karen Boehler NMMI Sports Press Change is the word to describe the Bronco football team this season, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The NMMI gridders will be playing in a new conference — the Southwest Junior College Football Conference — with four new coaches to guide them and a lot of freshmen on board. But even though the Broncos placed 39 players at fouryear schools last year, head coach Joe Forchtner doesn’t sound concerned. “We obviously lost a lot, but we’ve got some guys who got a lot of playing time coming back this year,” he said. Leading the sophomores will be wide receiver Sedarius Young, who led the nation in yards per reception in 2015. Jarvis Scott and David Goodwin are returning running backs, and although Kody Washington was injured, he played a lot early in the season so has some game experience. Edward Taufa’asau is a returning starting left tackle and Kordell Va’a played significant minutes on the offensive line. Obviously, the Broncos have big shoes to fill with the loss of Conner Cramer, who went to New Mexico State University after one season at the Institute, but Forchtner is looking to sophomore Jordan Taamu and transfer Jarrad Hayes, a redshirt sophomore, to take up the slack. “We’ve got a couple of quarterbacks who went through the spring with us, so even though they don’t have a lot of game experience, they have time under their belt in the program,” he said.

And Taamu did see limited playing time last season when Cramer was hurt or during mop-up times. On defense, “The good news is we return most of our defensive secondary,” the coach said. That includes corners Davon Conyers; Shamar Busby; and Brian Henderson, “All who played last year a lot.” Theo Hyppolite is back at safety and Diontez Champion at strong safety. “Those guys played a lot of minutes last year,” Forchtner said, as did defensive lineman Nathaniel Anderson and inside backer Randy Hooks. “We’ve got a good core of guys,” Forchtner said. “We lost a lot, but I feel pretty good about the guys we’ve got coming back.” He ’ s e q u a lly e x c ite d about the freshmen. “I feel like we have a lot of guys who are very athletic and work really hard when they’re on the field,” Forchtner said. “Kind of the challenge right now is to get those guys to learn our system. Athletically, they’re fine, but there’s some pretty steep learning curves coming into college football and knowing the system – the offense and defense, the alignments, the calls, the new techniques, all that stuff. They have to learn so much and they’ve been here for two weeks. Hopefully this week we can make a big jump and really get to where we want to be going into the first game.” And that’s not far away. The Broncos open at home versus Air Force Prep Aug. 27, which, at the time of the interview for this story, was only 11 days away. “I feel good for where we’re at,” Forchtner said.

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NMMI DB Davon Conyers breaks up the pass attempt to Snow College’s Dalton Fackrell, on a fourth and 6 play at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, last October. Conyers is one of the returning secondary players for the NMMI Broncos in 2016. “If we improve, I think I’ll be really excited about where we’re at. If we don’t, if we don’t make good improvements, especially this week, going into the game week next week, I’ll be pretty nervous.” What he isn’t nervous about the is Broncos’ new conference, instead calling the move from the WSFL to the SWJCFC “interesting.” “I’ve heard a lot about the conference,” he said. “We’ve watched a lot of tape on them. We’ve played teams from that conference before, but we’ve never gone all the way through that confer-

ence schedule. So we don’t really know what we’ve got in store for ourselves, but I know were going to have to show up every week. It’s the same as it was in the WSFL. If you don’t show up, you get beat. If you do, you can win. You can win or lose every week.” The league, which includes Texas teams Cisco, Trinity Valley, Kilgore, Blinn, Tyler and Navarro along with NE Oklahoma A&M, has three teams ranked in the top 20 nationally: Trinity Valley (No. 3, just behind Snow); Navarro (9); and Tyler (13, behind Arizona Western.)

As those rankings show, the WSFL was no slouch, but the quality of the teams in the SWJCFC, from top to bottom, is impressive. “Kind of just from talking to people, this conference has a lot of depth, where you can’t really go into the schedule and say, ‘OK. We should win this one. We should win that one,’” Forchtner said. And after living up to their motto of “Redemption” last year — finishing second in the conference after being ranked dead last at the start — Forchtner sees the same attitudes and goals on the

field this year. “We were five points away from winning the conference championship outright. So our focus will be the same thing. Grindhouse. Blue collar. Physical play. Disciplined play,” he said. “I think even though we had that last year, there were a few mental letdowns on critical plays. Extra points. Punts. Things like that, where it probably cost us a regular-season conference championship. So it’s play physical. Be blue collar. Do your job and focus on the details so those close game like that we can win.”

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New faces looking to uphold Goddard tradition By Doug Walp Record Sports Editor After a relatively down year for Goddard High football in 2015, despite advancing to the quarterfinal round of the Class 5A playoffs, the Rockets are looking to compete for a state championship again this season. Goddard of course has a new face at the helm of its program, although it’s not an unfamiliar one, as longtime Rocket assistant coach Chris White takes over the head coaching reigns from Mike Whalen. White has said multiple times since taking over not to expect any earth-shatAJ Dickman Photo

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tering changes with him as the new head coach, that the program already has a storied tradition of winning and overall excellence that he’s hoping to add to. “The main thing here is we have a tradition as a blue collar team, and that’s not going to change,“ White said. “The values that we teach and what I believe the game of football is, things like that aren’t going to change within our program. You’re not going to see drastic changes. “I’ve been here a long time so I’m familiar with the school, with the kids, and with the program. So I think it’s been a smooth transition. No surprises or big hurdles or anything like that.” See GODDARD, Page 11

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The Rockets started 0-2 and finished 6-6 last year, their worst record since a 5-6 campaign in 2004. But that hasn’t changed the expectations for this season in the slightest. “We were in the quarterfinals last year, but like I said, that’s a down year for us,” White said. “We feel like somebody shoved us off the top of the mountain. So we’re scratching to get back. “We expect to win the state championship. So anything short of that and we’re going to be disappointed. Are you going to win the state championship every year? No, obviously you’re not. But we’re never going to say ‘hey, we want to have a winning season,’ or ‘hey, we want to beat this certain team,’ or ‘hey, we want to make the playoffs.’ We’re playing for the blue trophy in December. And we start from Day 1 like that. You’re going to have your heart broken a lot of years with those expectations, but that’s just how it is.” White says one of the most important aspects for this year’s Rocket team will be their versatility, especially in relation to their skill players. “Our kids do multiple things,” he said. “We’re not like some schools that have the luxury of one guy playing one position on offense or one position on defense. A lot of our kids will play both ways. Hopefully they won’t all have to play both ways all the time, but if something happens you’ve got to be ready.” White’s players are so well-rounded that he hasn’t even necessarily locked down starting roles with a lot of his skill guys. That may change as the season progresses, but White also said that

2 0 1 6 R o s w e l l D a i l y R e c o rd P i g s k i n P r e v i e w having players being able to play multiple positions allows him and his fellow coaches to scheme more strategically when it comes to facing some of the more talented and physical opponents the Rockets have on the schedule this year. “We have quite a few kids that will be rolling through some positions,” White said. “That’s a good thing. It gives us some depth. And we’ll just continue to develop and evaluate from there, as far as who can get it done and not.” In fact, one example of a position still in a bit of flux for the Rockets is at quarterback. Cameron Stevenson took almost every meaningful snap under-center for the Rockets as a sophomore last season, but White wouldn’t commit to having the junior as his starting snap-caller for Goddard’s first offensive series Friday night in Santa Fe. “I can tell you Stevenson and Dalton Bowles will both be playing quarterback this year some,” White said. “It’ll depend on what part of the game we’re in. We have two quality quarterbacks.” White also specifically alluded to Stevenson’s aptitude as a receiver as one of the reasons the quarterback situation is still a little hazy. “I think Stevenson might be one of the best wide receivers in the state, and nobody even knows about it,” he said. “So you’re liable to see me do anything, as far as personnel-wise.” Bowles, meanwhile, started at free safety as a freshman on the varsity squad last year and also played some wide out, but it certainly sounds like his role will be expanded greatly on offense this year. White said in addition to playing some QB for the Rockets, the sopho-

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Goddard’s Cameron Stevenson throws a pass during the Rockets’ 27-26 win over Capital in the opening round of the Class 5A playoffs at the Wool Bowl last November. Stevenson may not be on the only Rocket quarterback this season, though. more will likely see time at receiver and tailback, and then at safety on the other side of the ball. Another returning and versatile skill player for the Rockets is senior Carter Beene, who White said is “more than adequate as a quarterback,” and would have no problem running the offense as the quarterback himself if needed. Beene has been the starting JV quarterback for the last two seasons, but is also a talented outside receiver, wingback and tight end as well as an outside linebacker and defensive end on defense. “You’ll see Carter play a variety of positions,” White

said. Devon Quiroz is another talented returning senior that can play multiple positions for Goddard. Quiroz has started on the varsity squad since he was a sophomore and plays at running back, slot receiver, outside linebacker and even in the secondary as a corner. “He’s another multiple kid that’s been doing it for a long time,” said White. “That’s part of what makes us who we are, that our kids can do multiple things.” Talented players that can win games and do a lot of different things on the football field is indeed

part of what Goddard is, but it also isn’t the only part. Respect is another. “First and foremost, we try to remember that I’m not the first coach to coach football and these aren’t the first players to play, and we’re going to respect the guys that came before us and what made the game great. And that was just guys that were willing to sacrifice to be a part of something bigger than them. That’s all we’re trying to do here, just carry on our tradition.” And again, that tradition isn’t limited to just winning games at Goddard, but ultimately playing the

right way. “More than anything, we just want to make our community proud,” White said. “I want the kids to roll out there and have people say ‘that’s the Goddard Rockets that we always remember.’ Kids that play with every bit of heart that they have.” The Rockets will open their 2016 campaign with a fairly length road trip up to Santa Fe to face off against the Capital Jaguars out of District 2. Goddard ended Capital’s season last year with a 27-26 win over the Jaguars at the Wool Bowl Nov. 13. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.

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Demons aiming to represent Dexter with dignity By AJ Dickman Roswell Daily Record

Replacing an all-state quarterback is never an easy task, but that’s just what second-year Dexter head coach Kevin Graham will have to do as the Demons prepare for life after Dominic Lomeli. “Dom was a tremendous leader for us and we’re trying to fill his shoes,” Graham said. “But we have very hungry kids that want to step up.” Throughout summer practice and into the first weeks of the school year, senior Adam Oropesa and sophomore Jarren Amaro have battled it out for the opportunity to be the Demons’ starting passer and it has been close. “I think it’s great that they are so even with each other,” Graham said. “It’s a good problem to have. One of them does this a little better, the other does that a little better. We’ve been splitting reps 50-50 so both should be ready to go.” Graham said he’d name his starter on game day, either on the way to Santa Rosa or shortly before kickoff. “They are so inexperienced, I don’t want them thinking about it all night,” he said. “I’m going to try it this way and if it doesn’t work, then I’ll admit I was wrong.” To protect either of the Demons’ signal callers, Dexter boasts three senior linemen — Dayton Harris, Dante Reyes and Zach Schmidt — which is a situation many fans will be familiar with. The last time the Demons had such an experienced line, they made it to the state title game. Besides quarterback, the Demons have had

healthy competition at tailback as well, with sophomore Nick Cobos pushing senior star Gabino Rodriguez throughout two-a-days. Cobos attended the NMPreps.com Elite Combine over the summer wh ere h e wa s g iven a three-star rating. Overall, the Demons are a balanced squad made up of nine seniors, 11 sophomores and 17 sophomores, with a few freshman in the mix as well. “The seniors are really stepping forward and assuming leadership roles, but so are some of the younger kids,” Graham said. “They are gelling together very well.” As is the norm in small school football, many kids play both ways, which makes conditioning all the more important and Graham is happy with his teams endurance and drive. “We did a conditioning drill (Wednesday night) and I think they could still be out there going right now,” he said. Graham said practices have gone more smoothly this year now that his system is established. “The kids that were here last year have really stepped up and they’ve got a year of learning the system under their belts, which makes things a lot easier,” he said. “They know what they are doing.” In the second year of his eighth coaching gig, Graham said Dexter is a special place. “I’ve been around. I was in Artesia, I grew up there and I went back and coached there. Dexter has the same kind of stuff,” he said. “You don’t find many places like Dexter. I truly love it here.” Graham elaborated on

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Hagerman ready for another deep postseason run By AJ Dickman Roswell Daily Record At the end of last year’s football season, the Hagerman Bobcats found themselves in an unfamiliar situation — bounced from the first round of the Class 2A state playoffs. The guys in green made it past the first round from 2012-14, including a dominating, undefeated run to the 2013 state title and a runner-up finish in 2014. And with a large senior class coming back that knows what it’s like to reach the top of the mountain, the Bobcats look to bring glory to Hagerman once again. “We have seniors, but they’re all skill positions,” said first-year head coach Kris Foust. “We have one senior lineman, so we’re pretty young on the line.” Hagerman lost five seniors from last year’s squad, including three big linemen that played both sides of the ball, but the anchor is back in Logan Franklin, the 6-foot-2, 200 pound bruiser that does whatever it takes to help his team win. “Logan Franklin is a great kid and a great athlete,” Foust said. “If you tell him to go play receiver, he wouldn’t hesitate.” After two quarterbacks went down with injuries last season, Franklin stepped up to lead his team against the s c h o o l’ s b ig g e s t r iv a l, the Dexter Demons. The foes in blue from across the Felix hung 50 points on the scoreboard and didn’t allow the Bobcats to score, but Franklin showed poise and leadership in the loss. “All our seniors demonstrate remarkable lead-

ership, but especially on our young line, Franklin’s leadership can’t be replaced,” Foust said. “He’s a very valuable member of this team.” Franklin and the other big guys up front will plow the way for a trio of senior running backs — Isaac Morales, Sebastian Garcia and Andres Arebalos — that range in size and speed. Morales looks to handle the short yardage situations at 5-foot-9, 180 pounds while Garcia will contribute in the passing game at 5-foot-8, 137 pounds. The easiest player to pick out for the Bobcats is Arebalos at 5-foot, 118 pounds, but the experienced senior plays much bigger than his measurements might suggest. “It kind of works for him,” Foust said. “When we’re running up the middle, linebackers lose him because they can’t see him over our line, but then he’ll run right into that linebacker and hit him in the mouth.” Foust compared Arebalos to Super Mario, the famous Nintendo video game character. “He starts off as the small version, but when you give him the ball it’s like giving him that mushroom and he just pops up to a full-grown Super Mario,” the coach joked. At quarterback, the Bobcats return sophomore Jakob Bejarano, who took over early last season after an injury to the starter. “It started as a fill in for an injury, but the head coach felt the previous quarterback looked better at receiver,” Foust said. “We tried it out and it worked. It’s very calming

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Hagerman Bobcat senior running back Andres Arebalos makes a move after catching a short pass in mid-August during a scrimmage in Artesia. Head coach Kris Foust compared Arebalos to the famous Nintendo video game charater, Super Mario. going into a season knowing you have a quarterback with experience that has shown composure in tough situations.” Bejarano found his stride midway through the season as the Bobcats rattled off five-straight wins after an 0-3 start. Bejarano was efficient through the air and complemented the running game when necessary. Other than Bejarano, Foust said he is optimistic about the young talent

on his team. “We’ve got some freshmen coming up that can do some good things,” he said. “Jose Rodriguez is a slot receiver and plays in the defensive backfield on the other side. Victor Quintor has been looking really good on offense and defense as a fullback and a slot (cornerback). I’m really excited about our young kids.” Foust said expectations are high in Hagerman, while the schedule

only gets tougher with the Lordsburg Mavericks, fresh off an appearance in the 3A state semifinals, dropping a class and joining District 2-2A with the Bobcats and Jal Panthers. “Anytime we get another team in our class, it’s a good thing,” he said. “Just because they played a class above us last year doesn’t mean we’ll be afraid of them. Most of our schedule is against that class. We’re excit-

ed to matchup against them.” Without looking too far down the road, Foust said the Bobcats are eager to take on the Demons after last year’s shellacking in Hagerman. “We’re looking forward to Dexter, as always, but our first game is a big one,” he said. “Our seniors played Capitan a few years ago in the playoffs and they want this victory to start our season off strong.”

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Gateway Christian senior linebacker Blaine Arnold ties up junior running back Gideon Perry during summer practice at Gateway Christian School on Aug. 4. By AJ Dickman Roswell Daily Record The Gateway Christian Warriors came up just short in 2015 as they fell to the undefeated Melrose Buffaloes in a tight, backand-forth contest for the 8-man state title. The Warriors will look to get back on track right away as they play their archrivals to open the new season at 4 p.m. Friday in Cloudcroft. “It’s always good to find out where you’re at right away and with Melrose, we’ll find out,” said 13-year Gateway head coach Shaun Wigley. “They have a returning state champion quarterback and should be tough as always.”

Gateway returns their own high-caliber signal caller in junior Justin Reynolds, who will look to build on a strong sophomore season. Backing up Reynolds will be sophomore Jaydon Stephens, another capable passer. “Reynolds is established. He’s our quarterback,” Wigley said. “Last year we had the luxury of bringing Jaydon into good situations and not throwing him into the fire, so to speak. Jaydon is our No. 2, but he’s doing great things at other positions. In 8-man, it’s great to have a quarterback, but if he doesn’t have anyone to throw to, you’re in trouble.” There’s no doubt Reynolds is the starter, but

Wigley said Stephens has pushed the junior to be a better quarterback. “There’s always competition,” Wigley said. “If you don’t have competition, you really don’t have any clear cut winners.” Like most small school players, Reynolds and Stephens will play both sides of the ball, lending their athleticism to the defensive backfield. While Gateway returns a handful of experienced kids from last year, they will also have to cope with the loss of a larger-than-usual senior class that was loaded with talented team leaders. “We’re missing six starters from last year and in See GATEWAY, Page 17

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8-man football, that’s a lot,” he said. “We lost seven seniors and they were a great group. A smart group.” But Wigley said he’s excited about the depth on his 2016 squad, they just need more repetition and time in the system. “Most of these guys haven’t played enough to establish themselves yet,” he said. “With such

2 0 1 6 R o s w e l l D a i l y R e c o rd P i g s k i n P r e v i e w a strong senior class last season, a lot of these younger guys didn’t get the reps I would have liked them to, but I still feel good about our depth. The sophomore class is the meat and potatoes of who we are. There’s a lot of promise there.” With just two seniors on this year’s team, Wigley will be looking to them, but also some younger players, to fill leadership roles. “David Garcia and

Blaine Arnold are our only seniors and I’m expecting a lot out of both of those guys — playing both ways, knowing the system and helping these other guys out,” Wigley said. “We’ve got to develop some young leadership. The seniors can’t do it all.” While all Gateway players have an offensive and defensive position next to their name on the roster, spectators shouldn’t be surprised to see guys moving around and playing in

different spots. “You can’t have one guy at each position. You have to have two or three,” Wigley said. “There’s a fatigue factor, especially in 8-man and it’s football, guys get dinged up.” Wigley said he and his staff have their work cut out for them with so many inexperienced players, but he is confident his squad will succeed based on their dedication and heart. “We have great kids, but not all of these kids are as

developed as past guys, or as athletic in some cases,” he said. “You have to retool. This is a great group as far as attitude and effort-wise. They work hard and they do the right things off the field.” As with any school, wins and state titles are the goal for Gateway, but it’s balanced with the mission of the school, which is for each student to develop a personal relationship with Christ and to grow in Christian maturity.

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“We are a Christian school so we do things with a little different motive, maybe, than some other schools, I don’t know, I’m not at those schools,” Wigley said. “I know that we are family here. I enjoy being around all these guys.” Nobody can deny the success of Wigley’s Warriors. With five state titles under his belt, the Gateway head coach knows how to rebuild, redesign and reload for a new year.

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New coach, new QB, same lofty goals for Artesia By AJ Dickman Roswell Daily Record The Bulldogs are coming off an unprecedented 29th state championship — the 13th time they’ve won back-to-back titles — but will begin the 2016 season with a new head coach for the first time in 26 years. The face is familiar and so is the name. Rex Henderson, nephew of legendary Artesia head coach Cooper Henderson, has taken the reigns of the state’s most storied high school athletics program after serving as an assistant coach for 15 years. “It’s really a dream job,” Rex Henderson said. “I’m honored that they entrusted it to me and that Artesia felt good about it. I’ve really enjoyed working for my uncle. I feel like I’ve learned a lot and grown from working under him. I’ve always wanted to be a head football coach and there’s no better place to have that opportunity than Artesia.” No doubt there is a legacy to live up to, but for Henderson, it has little to do with his last name. “I don’t know that it’s added because of the family name. There are always high expectation in this community for this program,” he said. “In taking a job like this you have to embrace that and use it as an advantage rather than something negative or extra pressure.” Artesia is a program known for reloading after successful years, but this season will be especially challenging as Henderson looks to replace two-time state champion quarterback Justin Houghtaling, who is now a member of the West Texas A&M Buffalo football team.

The player with that unenviable task will be Taylor Null, a 6-foot-1 junior who backed up Houghtaling last season and started in two games. He tossed four touchdowns with no interceptions in a tough loss to Las Cruces, then bounced back the next week to complete 67 percent of his passes on the way to a victory over Alamogordo. “He got valuable experience in those two games and really performed well,” Henderson said. “We’re very excited about having a junior starter that has seen varsity action. He brings a different skill set (than Houghtaling) but is similar in some ways. He learned a lot backing up Justin.” Overall, the Bulldogs return nine players on each side of the ball that either started last season or played significant minutes. “We really have a pretty good group of guys that have some experience,” Henderson said. “I don’t know that that’s always normal in a program that’s as senior-dominated as we usually are.” One of those returning starters is Ethan Duff, who had more than 1,000 receiving yards in 2015. “He’s quick and we will utilize his speed,” Henderson said. “He’s the kind of guy that you hope you can look to when we need a big play in a critical situation. A great young man and the type of guy you want to be a leader for your offense.” On the defensive side, junior linebacker Miguel Martinez sets the tone with his fiery play and knack for getting to the ball. “He’s another returning

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Junior linebacker Miguel Martinez celebrates after sacking the Onate quarterback during a scrimmage earlier in August at the Bulldog Bowl in Artesia. starter that has moved into a leadership role this year,” Henderson said. “He’s just a great athlete with good linebacker instincts. He’s a guy we’re real pleased with and we continue to see him develop.” Martinez was making plays during an Aug. 18 scrimmage in Artesia against the Oñate Knights, despite his left hand being fully wrapped.

When asked about the injury Henderson said, “two-a-days are rough on everybody.” Henderson expects a tough road to the District 4-5A title as the Bulldogs host the upward-trending Roswell Coyotes on Oct. 21 before facing the perennially tough Goddard Rockets in Roswell at the Wool Bowl Oct. 28. “I think coach (Jeff) Lynn has done a great job

with that program at Roswell,” Henderson said. “I think you’ll see a little different Roswell team that we’ve seen in quite a while so we expect them to be tough again.” “We expect Goddard to be as tough as always,” he said. “They have a great quarterback. We were very impressed with him a year ago. When he got injured it was a turning point in our game with them.”

Henderson didn’t talk about winning state titles, which is always the ultimate goal in the City of Champions. “Our big thing is to get better every week,” Henderson said. “If we can keep improving week to week, then we’re gonna be where we want to be at the end. Consistent improvement is what we’re looking for.”

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Coyotes ready to take next step toward state title By Doug Walp Record Sports Editor Fresh off their best season in over a decade, the Roswell Coyotes are hoping to take yet another step forward in 2016. And despite losing a number of talented skill players to graduation, especially at key positions on the offensive side of the ball, Roswell head coach Jeff Lynn is convinced that this year’s group of Coyotes will be the single most-talented team he’s had, now in his fourth season at the helm of Roswell High. “This should be our best team since I’ve been here,” Lynn said. “But we need to take another step. And the next step is to be in the mix for a state championship. That’s the next step. That’s why you play. “It’s like I tell everybody all the time, ‘we’re out of excuses here,’. I’ve been here for four years. I’ve had all these kids since Day 1. They’ve not known another coach. These are my guys. So with this group, the slogan has been to ‘leave your mark.’ We want them to go out and do some things that haven’t been done in a while.” Still even despite Lynn’s absolute eagerness to compete for a state championship this season, he also says it’s not necessarily ‘win a state championship or bust’ this year because he’s hoping he’s built a program that can compete at the highest level every year, despite what losses they might sustain from one season to the next. The Coyotes very nearly knocked off now-Class 6A Piedra Vista to get to the state playoff semifinals last year, but again have lost several key skill players to graduation since then.

Quarterback Dominic Anaya and slotback Jacob Miley, who combined for more than 2,000 yards of offense for the Coyotes a year ago, are freshmen at NMMI and ENMU, respectively. Tailback and leading ball-carrier from a year ago, Jared Perez, and kicking specialist Sergio Carvajal also graduated, but Lynn is very optimistic about all the returning talent he has up front and says he thinks the Coyote football program, which now consists of 103 total players (freshmen through seniors), has indeed finally reached a point where it should be able to reload fairly consistently year after year. “We’re to the point now we’re we’ve got a bunch of kids in our program,” Lynn said. “We’re doing a good job retaining our kids. We lost some kids, yeah. But there are some guys there that should step up. We’re not going to say it’s a state championship or bust, but I’ll be real disappointed if we don’t have some kids step up and fill those shoes. “And both our offensive and defensive fronts are back. And they were on a pretty good team last year.” In fact, Lynn says the ability to control the trenches might be one of the key aspects of the 2016 Coyotes. “That’s probably a strength of our team,” Lynn said of his offensive and defensive lines. “On our offensive line we’ll probably go to about 250260 across the board. All those kids are back.” Lynn said he also expects his defensive line to be big, and athletic up front. As far as skill positions go, the Coyotes will turn to

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Roswell High’s Luis Mendoza carries the ball during the Coyotes’ 52-14 over Aztec in the opening round of the Class 5A playoffs last November at the Wool Bowl. Mendoza will transition to a starting middle linebacker role for Roswell in 2016. former starting linebacker Garrison “Bear” Kyser at quarterback to replace Anaya. Anyone that’s seen the senior throw a baseball off the mound as a starting pitcher for Roswell High’s varsity baseball team can attest that Kyser can indeed sling it, but Lynn says the senior’s mentality and physicality are big tools as well. “He’s a competitor,” Lynn said of Kyser. “His dad was a starting quarterback here at Roswell High. His brother was a real good player over at Goddard. He kinda

just follows in the same line as those guys. He’s a little different than his dad and his brother – he’s a bigger kid. More of a bruiser, and he’s a lefty. “He’s totally different than Dom (Anaya). Dom was a starting point guard on the basketball team, just a really good athlete. Not saying that Bear’s not, just that Bear’s more power, where Dom was more quick. They both throw the ball about the same.” But Lynn also says that the Coyotes’ offense is about much more than

just one particular player or position. “In our offense we don’t really lean on one guy,” Lynn said. “We spread it around. I want to say we had at least 4-5 guys with at least 400 yards rushing last year.” But since four of those players graduated, there will be some carries to go around this season. Luis Mendoza, another top ball carrier out of the fullback position for the Coyotes last season, will start primarily at middle linebacker and backup now-starting fullback Gabe

Najar, a junior. Brandon Watley and Joquain Nieto both return as starting senior receivers, and will be joined Cyan Mendoza and newcomer Daniel Sosa in the slot. “The strength of our team is our depth,” Lynn said. “We’ve got 18 seniors and we follow that up with 20 juniors. We’re only bringing up three sophomores to play on the varsity. And really all 38 of those guys could see playing time. If they’re kids that are on the varsity rosSee ROSWELL, Page 22

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New Roswell High starting quarterback Garrison “Bear” Kyser rolls out during a summer practice in August at Roswell High.

ter, then they are kids that I think can play and help us. “We don’t have a star. We don’t have one guy, where you say ‘that’s the guy,’ but we’ve got a bunch of good high school football players.” Roswell has a lot of experienced players now. As Lynn said, the Coyotes graduated just six seniors last year. The returning players are also coming back with some major burdens lifted off their shoulders. The 2015 Coyotes were able to snap a 14-year losing streak against crosstown rival Goddard as well as pick up Roswell’s first playoff win since 2011. “We’ve done a lot of things,” Lynn said. “We got the monkey off our back with Goddard, and then we won a playoff game. Those

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Middle school schedules were not available from the Roswell Independent School District at the time of this publication. All times local.

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@ Capital ..................... 7 p.m. Piedra Vista................. 7 p.m. @ Carlsbad................... 7 p.m. Clovis............................ 7 p.m. @ Santa Fe.................... 7 p.m. Alamogordo................ 7 p.m. @ Deming..................... 7 p.m. Lovington.................... 7 p.m. Artesia.......................... 7 p.m. @ Roswell..................... 7 p.m.

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Ruidoso ....................... 7 p.m. @ Gadsden................... 7 p.m. Hobbs........................... 7 p.m. @ Los Lunas................ 7 p.m. Belen............................. 7 p.m. @ Farmington.............. 7 p.m. Alamogordo................ 7 p.m. @ Artesia...................... 7 p.m. @ Lovington ............... 7 p.m. Goddard....................... 7 p.m.

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Carlsbad ...................... 7 p.m. @ Hobbs....................... 7 p.m. @ Valencia.................... 7 p.m. Deming......................... 7 p.m. Cleveland..................... 7 p.m. Los Lunas..................... 7 p.m. @ Alamogordo............ 7 p.m. Roswell......................... 7 p.m. @ Goddard ................. 7 p.m. @ Lovington................ 7 p.m.

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@ Santa Rosa .............. 7 p.m. Texico........................... 7 p.m. Hagerman.................... 7 p.m. Tucumcari.................... 7 p.m. @ Portales..................... 7 p.m. @ Estancia.................... 7 p.m. @ Eunice....................... 7 p.m. Loving.......................... 7 p.m. Tularosa ...................... 7 p.m. @ Capitan..................... 7 p.m.

Aug. 26 Capitan ........................ 7 p.m.

Oct. 21 Lordsburg.................... 7 p.m.

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@ Melrose ................... 4 p.m. Logan............................ 7 p.m. Magdalena................... 7 p.m. Dora.............................. 7 p.m. @ Mescalero Apache.. 7 p.m. Mesilla Valley.............. 7 p.m. @ Tatum....................... 7 p.m. @ Carrizozo ................ 7 p.m. Cloudcroft.................... 7 p.m.

Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21

@ Reserve..................... 1 p.m. Hondo.......................... 7 p.m. @ Animas..................... 7 p.m. @ Roy............................ 6 p.m. @ Mescalero Apache.. 7 p.m. @ NMSD...................... 7 p.m. San Jon.......................... 7 p.m. Floyd ........................... 7 p.m. @ Vaughn..................... 2 p.m.

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Aug. 27 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 21 Oct. 28

Air Force Prep ............ 7 p.m. NE Oklahoma A&M.. 6 p.m. @ Cisco College........... 6 p.m. @ Arkansas Baptist..... 6 p.m. @ Trinity Valley CC... 6 p.m. Kilgore College........... 7 p.m. @ Blinn College........... 4 p.m. Tyler Junior College .. 2 p.m. @ Navarro College..... 2 p.m.

Sept. 2 Loving.......................... 7 p.m.

Sept. 9 @ Dexter....................... 7 p.m.

Sept. 16 @ Fort Sumner............. 7 p.m.

Sept. 22 @ Roswell High JV..... 6 p.m. Sept. 30 Tularosa....................... 7 p.m.

Oct. 14 Jal.................................. 7 p.m.

Fort Sumner ................ 7 p.m. Capitan......................... 7 p.m. @ Taos.......................... 7 p.m. @ Santa Rosa............... 7 p.m. Hot Springs................. 7 p.m. @ Loving...................... 7 p.m. @ Ruidoso.................... 7 p.m. Moriarty....................... 7 p.m. @ Hope Christian....... 1 p.m. Portales ........................ 7 p.m.

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