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C LO V I S W I L D C AT S District 2/5-6A • 6-6 last season
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Above: Sophomore Chance Harris, who played last year in the Wildcat secondary, steps into the starting quarterback role this season. Below: Cal Fullerton enters his second year as head coach.
Clovis breakdown Head coach: Cal Fullerton, 6-6, second season Returning starters: 2 offense, 4 defense. Last playoff appearance: 2017, lost to Manzano 45-7 in 6A quarterfinals State titles: 13 (1960, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001) Biggest strength entering season: Team chemistry. Biggest concern entering season: Inexperience. Biggest offensive key (player): Senior OL Stephen Acosta:“Our line is really inexperienced besides him, so he kind of gets those guys going,”Fullerton said.“He’s the man we have to follow. When he plays well, we all play well.” Biggest defensive key (players): Senior CB Montez Wright and senior LBS Jaylen Mason:“I think they’re two of the better defenders, two of the better football players in the state,” Fullerton said.“How they go, our defense is going to go.” Biggest intangibles guy: Sophomore QB Chance Harris: “I think if he can be a leader and be poised and calm and get the football to our guys, we’ve got the guys who can beat people 1-on-1.” Three most important games on the schedule: at Hobbs, Aug. 24: “Big rivalry game.”; at Aztec, Aug. 31: “Long road trip. It’s an eight-hour trip. You never know how the kids are going to react.”; Rio Rancho, Sept. 7: “They’re one of the better teams in the state every year.”
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Senior running back DeMarco Fitch tries to break a tackle after he gets out of the backfield on a screen pass.
Cats optimistic despite youth By Peter Stein STAFF WRITER pstein@thenews.email
CLOVIS — As he looked ahead at his 2018 Clovis football team this past Friday — the last Friday Clovis wouldn’t have a game to play for awhile — Wildcats secondyear head coach Cal Fullerton saw a team long on potential, but short on varsity experience. Fullerton returns six total starters and 11 players in all who saw significant time on last year’s 6-6 state quarterfinalist team. And yet there was an optimism, not just an optimism that comes from every preseason, but one based on what Fullerton had seen from his players this month in practice and in a recent scrimmage against Las Cruces. “Lots of things we obviously can work on ... but the effort and the toughness were there,” Fullerton said. “And if you’ve got effort and toughness then you can work around those other things. If you don’t have very good effort, if you’re not very tough, then it’s always going to be a long year for football teams.” Clovis will likely need all that effort and toughness to compete in a brutal District 2/5-6A field. “You look around the state, especially in our district, you’ve got the returning state champions (Manzano), you’ve got the returning runners-up (La Cueva),” Fullerton said. “Manzano’s got a running back who’s one of the best running backs in the state. La Cueva’s got their quarterback back. Eldorado’s one of the top teams in the state; they’ve got their quarterback back. Sandia’s got a defensive back and running back who’s had a couple of D-1 offers. So I think our 6A district is loaded this year, just like it was last year. I think it’s the best district in the state.” Yet even with all that lying ahead, the Wildcats are mostly focused on overcoming a different kind of opponent. “Our toughest competition, really, would be ourselves,” senior offensive and defensive lineman D’Angelo Green
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“We always have to show leadership as seniors. But it doesn’t specifically mean that only us seniors have to show leadership. Everyone does. It’s our football team, it’s our program, it’s the way we live, it’s how Coach Cal trained us.” — Clovis senior tackle/defensive end D’Angelo Green
said. “Getting ready, waking up every morning, looking at ourselves in the mirror. How are we going to beat that guy in front of us? How are we going to be better?” “Our toughest competition is actually ourselves,” senior offensive guard and defensive nose Stephen Acosta said. “But we have the toughness and we are ready for the season.” With so many players stepping into new roles, leadership will be huge. “We always have to show leadership as seniors,” Green said. “But it doesn’t specifically mean that only us seniors have to show leadership. Everyone does. It’s our football team, it’s our program, it’s the way we live, it’s how Coach Cal trained us.” “For most of us it is how we wake up in the morning,” Acosta said. “How we wake up shows how we’re going to produce the rest of the day. Are we going to be leaders today or are we going to be followers?” Among the new leaders, at least offensively, is first-year starting quarterback Chance Harris. Though just a sophomore, Harris has earned the coaching staff’s confidence with what he’s shown them. “His work ethic; he hasn’t missed a day since the offseason started. He’s one of our hardest workers,” Fullerton said. “He’s one of our strongest kids, even as a sophomore. He’s been to a lot of quarterback camps, a lot of quarterback coaches, and he’s really got the skill set to be a good quarterback. “The only thing we’re going to have to help him with is being a sophomore, and him not having the mentality of, ‘Hey, I’m a sophomore.’ He’s got to be poised, he’s got to be calm, and he’s also got to be one of our leaders. So when things go bad, he can’t show it. When things
are bad, he’s got to be the one that still has his head up, that’s still confident, because those guys are going to be looking at him no matter what. Whatever type of attitude he’s going to have at the quarterback position is the type of attitude our offense will have.” Last year’s Wildcats had a stable of running backs, though Demerius Milton received a good deal of the carries. This year’s ground attack, according to Fullerton, will be even more of a committee. There are three seniors — DeMarco Fitch, Andrew Jaramillo and Montez Wright — and a sophomore, Jeston Webskowski, with each expected to carry a large part of the load. “Two of ’em are bulls and two of ’em got the shakes. And all four can play,” Fullerton said. “They’re going to be fun to watch, I promise.” Fullerton expects the defense to be fairly strong, too. “We watched film from the scrimmage,” he said, “and Las Cruces had a little bit of success here and there, but I think overall our defense flew to the ball, they lit their hair on fire and got to the football and made plays. ... Coach (Drew) Hatley does a great job on the defensive side of the ball and he’ll have those guys ready to play every night.” There will be challenges. A young team in a tough district can expect nothing less. But Fullerton thinks the pieces are there for a solid, competitive season. “Yeah, I do, for sure,” he said. “I think we’ve got good locker-room chemistry. After the offseason that we had, I think our kids are together, I think our kids are rooting for each other.” The journey begins this Friday.
Schedule August 24 — at Hobbs, 7 p.m.; 31 — at Aztec, 7 p.m. September 7 — Rio Rancho, 7 p.m.; 14.at Monterrey, 6:30 p.m.; 21 — Coronado, 7 p.m.; 28 — Cooper, 7 p.m.
October 5 — at Sandia, 7 p.m.*; 12 — at Manzano, 7 p.m.*; 19 — Eldorado, 7 p.m.* November 2 — La Cueva, 7 p.m.* * — District 2-6A. All times Mountain
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Name
Year
Pos.
Ht
Wt
1
Montez Wright
12
RB-CB
5-8
165
2
Darian Morgan
11
WR-DE
6-3
195
3
Jeremiah Lucero
12
RB-SS
5-7
150
4
Malik Phillips
11
WR-CB
5-10
150
5
Khamphai Xaysaleumsack
12
RB-OLB
5-10
175
6
Skyler Segura
11
WR-CB
5-6
145
7
Jailen Gallegos
12
WR-FS
6-0
150
8
Devin Gillespie
11
QB-FS
5-10
145
9
Ernesto Acuna
10
WR-OLB
6-1
180
10
Chance Harris
10
QB-FS
6-0
190
13
Jaden Phillips
10
TE-DE
6-2
220
14
Caden Zarikta
12
WR-CB
6-0
155
15
C.J. Gutierrez
10
WR-FS
5-11
170
16
Ethan Culiver
11
WR-FS
5-10
150
19
Brandon Mason
11
WR-CB
5-9
145
20
Jeston Webskowski
10
RB-FS
5-11
180
21
Jaylen Mason
12
WR-OLB
6-2
205
22
Blake Muscato
10
RB-CB
5-8
160
23
DeMarco Fitch
12
RB-LB
5-7
170
24
Jace Sandoval
11
TE-LB
5-9
160
26
Ruben Garcia
11
RB-LB
5-9
188
29
Xavier De La Rosa
12
RB-LB
5-9
170
30
Daniel Bowley
12
RB-CB
5-8
175
33
Andrew Jaramillo
12
RB-DE
5-11
200
42
A.J. Silva
11
RB-LB
5-7
175
48
Ian Yruegas
12
TE-LB
5-10
205
49
Josiah Villasenor
11
TE-OLB
5-9
175
52
D’Angelo Green
12
OT-DE
6-3
210
54
Izaiah Ross
12
OT-DT
6-1
180
55
Stephen Acosta
12
OG-DT
6-0
255
57
Guy Campbell
12
OT-DE
6-4
210
58
Dakota Foust
12
OT-DT
6-2
210
61
Ignacio Moreno
12
OG-DT
6-0
230
62
Johnny Jiminez
10
OG-DT
6-1
230
63
Jose Mendoza
12
OG-OLB
6-0
195
64
Jacob Fuller
12
OG-OLB
5-8
170
66
James Gonzales
11
OT-DT
5-11
227
68
John Gallegos
12
OT-DE
6-4
205
70
Ian Sullivan
12
OG-DT
5-10
175
71
Bryce Cabeldue
11
OT-DE
6-6
220
73
Zechariah Gonzales
11
OG-DT
6-0
300
75
Logan Flores
11
OG-DT
5-11
240
82
Ivan Hamilton
11
OT-DE
6-2
200
88
Martavious Daniels
11
WR-CB
5-10
165
89
Jose Mendoza
11
5-9
155
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P O R TA L E S R A M S District 3/4-4A • 8-3 last season
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Portales’ Baylor Diaz prepares to stiff-arm a Robertson defender during an Aug. 17 scrimmage. Diaz will battle Julian Urioste for the starting quarterback job.
Rams getting ready to ‘EAT’ By Eric Murray STAFF WRITER emurray@thenews.email
PORTALES — Effort. Attitude. Trustworthiness. These are all part of Portales coach Jaime Ramirez’ ‘EAT’ principle. Ramirez and company will use that concept as motivation heading into the 2018 season, as this year’s team is very young and inexperienced — but certainly trying to make their mark. The Rams return just eight starters — three offense and five defense — from last year’s 10-2 squad that won the District 4 title and made it to their third-straight Class 4A semifinal. Portales, of course, won its fifth and most recent state title two years ago. Despite the youth on this year’s roster, however, expectations don’t change at a strong program like Portales. “We set goals every year, and the one goal that we wanted to do every year is that we want to show great effort, great attitude and we want to make sure each and every play we’re showing what we call
our ‘EAT’ principle,” Ramirez explained. “We want our boys to understand that’s what we do, and that’s what our program is. We feel that when we teach the right concepts of character and teach the kids to do things right, on and off the field — and hold the boys accountable, the X’s and O’s takes care of itself. Our expectations for the way that we play have never changed.” An overhauled roster features a quarterback battle between senior Julian Urioste and sophomore Baylor Diaz. Urioste played exceptionally well in last year’s 4A semifinal game at Robertson, but he did bang up his ribs earlier this summer in a 7-on-7 scrimmage against Clovis. Ramirez says that Urioste is pretty much completely healthy, rating his status at 98-99 percent. However, that’s opened the door for Diaz to get a lot of reps throughout the summer, leaving the door open as far as who the starter will be. Both are dual-threat guys, and both could end up playing in any
given game. Diaz, with all of these extra reps, has shown lots of growth in a short period. According to Ramirez, if Urioste wins the starting job, Diaz will battle Romeo Gbassagee and Jordan Garcia for playing time at running back. Philip Blidi leads an offensive line still trying to distinguish itself. Ramirez is still seeking the five best starters for the job. However, it’s the receiving corps that has really caught Ramirez’ eye, thus far. “I like our receiving corps. We try to go really fast, so that our receivers get a lot of running in,” Ramirez said. “We try to go twodeep, and play two-deep, all throughout the game.” Left wideout, which Ramirez considers the No. 1 spot, features a battle between Rico Diaz and Steven Bustamante. Bustamante is also currently battling for the left slot position with Kellan Hightower. Right wideout features a four-way battle between Jalen Allen, Hassan Howard, Justin Paden and Brandon Jimenez. Right slot, meanwhile, is
currently led by Jakeb Killette. Overall, Ramirez says to expect pretty much the same offense as before, with the only exception being some tweaks, as he does annually. Defensively, the defensive line is considered the biggest strength of the team. Blidi and Gbassagee are dominant pass rushers, while the nose tackle spot features a battle between J.J. Lujan, Fred Johnson and Christian Rodriguez. Plenty of position battles are also up in the air in the linebacking corps and secondary, but Ramirez likes the team’s depth there, nonetheless. Outside linebackers — known as STUD and BANDIT, include Paden and Bustamante at STUD, and Diaz and Hightower at BANDIT. SAM linebacker is Matthew King, while MIKE is Isaiah Saiz. WILL, meanwhile, appears to be Jakeb Killette. Diaz will also battle it out at cornerback with Howard, while Urioste will battle Allen and Jayden Killette at the corner spot. Free safety is a three-way battle between Allen, Garcia and Dason Davis. The schedule, meanwhile, will be just as fierce as the position battles. In District 4, out goes Hope Christian and NMMI, and in comes Lovington. Hope will still open the season at Portales, while
the now-condensed district slate is down to three games versus Ruidoso, Moriarty and Lovington to close out the regular season. “We’re preparing all those other games to help us be prepared to tackle our district,” Ramirez explained. “(However), I can’t look at anybody on our schedule and say, ‘We’re gonna beat them. We’re gonna beat this team, or that team.’ They’re all good.” In conclusion, Ramirez and company still believe that they can compete with anybody in the state, and with Portales’ track record, it’s hard to bet against the Rams. The EAT principle, however, is just one way that Portales players show their hunger to win. “(Defensive coordinator) Vic Lopez has said on defense, ‘We don’t have to be a hundred deep. We would rather have 11 lions than a hundred sheep,” Ramirez explained. “That’s kinda been our M.O. on everything that we do. We’re gonna be aggressive, we’re gonna be a bunch of hunters, just like a lion is. “We’re gonna make sure we show great effort. That EAT principle is just one of the things we have in our locker room. The kids know — it’s hung up on the door and they see that every single day — and it’s something that we believe in.”
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Romeo Gbassagee will look to be the bell cow for the Ram offense in 2018. Here, he awaits a handoff against Robertson. Gbassagee would go on to score his second touchdown of the scrimmage on that very same play.
Coach: Jaime Ramirez, seventh season, 48-22 Returning starters: 3 offense, 5 defense. Last playoff appearance: 2017. Lost to Robertson, 2014, in 4A semifinal. State titles: 5; 1979, 1981, 1988, 2008 and 2016. Biggest strength entering season: Defensive line. Biggest concern entering season: Youth and general inexperience. Biggest offensive key (player): Julian Urioste and Baylor Diaz, quarterbacks. Biggest defensive key (player): Philip Blidi, defensive end. Biggest intangibles guy: Several, including running back Romeo Gbassagee and wide receiver/outside linebacker Jakeb Killette. Three most important games on the schedule: The District 4-4A schedule — at Ruidoso, Oct. 19; vs. Moriarty, Oct. 26; and at Lovington, Nov. 2.
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Roster # 2 5 8 9 11 12 22 24 24 25 27 27 28 32 53 60 61 62 64 65 74 75 76 78 80
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Jalen Allen, right, goes high against Freddie Smith to break up a pass.
Schedule August 24 — Hope Christian, 7 p.m.; 31 — St. Michael’s, 7 p.m. September 7 — at West Las Vegas, 7 p.m.; 14. — at Goddard, 7 p.m.; 22 — at St. Pius X, 5 p.m.
October 5 — Capital, 7 p.m.; 12 — Dexter, 7 p.m.; 19 — at Ruidoso, 7 p.m.*; 26 — Moriarty, 7 p.m.* November 2 — at Lovington, 7 p.m.* * — District 3/4-4A. All times Mountain
Name Jakeb Killette Prince Bowah Hasaan Howard Louis Valenzuela Jalen Allen Julian Urioste Julian Garcia Luciano Rodriguez Justin Paden Brandon Jimenez Baylor Diaz Stephen Bustamante Christian Rodriguez Romeo Gbassagee Gavriel Gaona Cesar Escobar William Blackwell Philip Blidi Isiah Saiz Jj Lujan Daniel Esquivel Fabien Olivas Gunnar Standifer Fred Johnson Frederick Smith Anthony Montoya Carlos Delgado Dason Davis Eddie Perez Enrique Diaz Fernando Jimenez Jacob Nixon Jayden Killette Jordan Garcia Justin Paden Kellan Hightower Matt King Serefin Lucero Shance Gonzales Tyler Underhill Victor Salazar
Year Pos. WR, RB Sr. RB, CB WR, OLB Sr. WR, CB Sr. QB QB, CB Sr. RB, MLB Sr. MLB So. WR, OLB OLB QB, WR, CB So. WR, CB Sr. RB RB Jr. Jr. DT, T DE, T C, DT
Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
G, C
Jr.
WR, OLB
Ht 5-9 5-6 5-11
Wt 165 135 170
6-0 5-11 5-9
145 150 160
6-1 5-9 5-8
155 118 180
5-9
185
5-10 6-0 5-8 6-4
210 170 200 220
6-2 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-9 5-9
260 175 185 275 155 150
So. 5-6 WR, FS WR WR T RB WR, FS RB OLB WR OLB OLB
So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr.
4-5 6-0
155
5-10
125
5-9
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E N M U G R EY H O U N D S Lone Star Conference • 8-2 last season
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Senior Tayshaun Gary was 16th in the Lone Star Conference in rushing last season with 417 yards on 56 carries. The Greyhounds had four of the top rushers in the conference last season, and also the 21st- and 22nd-ranked rushers. Four of those six return for Eastern New Mexico in 2018.
Hounds look to avenge snub By Peter Stein STAFF WRITER pstein@thenews.email
PORTALES — Getting so agonizingly close to two big goals and falling just short of both has only made Eastern New Mexico University’s football team that much hungrier. Last year’s Greyhounds sat one home victory away from a Lone Star Conference championship and a berth in the Division II playoffs. When that victory was denied by Midwestern State, the Hounds finished at an impressive but hollow 8-2, with no conference title, no playoff spot, not even the bowl berth they had achieved a year earlier. They would obviously prefer a different ending to this season. “I’ve got a sour taste in my mouth,” junior redshirt quarterback Wyatt Strand said. “We thought we’d at least get a bowl game; we were hoping for a playoff game. This season there’s more of an urgency to play harder. It motivates us.” Though all-time rushing leader Kamal Cass has graduated, ENMU returns a solid group that includes Strand, fifth-year linebacker Brad Hardin and junior running back Paul Terry, who has nice experience in the program if not yet Cass’ resume. These Greyhounds may be a bit different than those 2017 Greyhounds. But these Hounds believe they have enough tools to make their own run. “I think we’re a little ahead of where we were last year,” Eastern head coach Kelley Lee said. “However, we’ve got a little more difficult schedule early, so we need to be ahead. We’re hoping that translates to as many wins and we can push and try to get to the next level.” On a warm Tuesday morning, preparing for his second season as head coach following five as offensive coordinator, Lee liked what he was already seeing from the 2018 team. “We’ve made some real good progress,” he said. “It’s been very competitive, people competing for spots. Offense vs. defense, not one side’s really gotten the better of either side, which as a head coach you like to see.” And Lee wasn’t the only one liking what he saw. “We’ve had a fantastic camp,” Strand said. “This is probably, if not the best, one of the best I’ve had since I’ve been here, and this is my fourth year. The defense is looking fantastic. ... The offense is getting itself put together. It’s just been a great camp so far.” “Offensively, we lost a great back in Kamal Cass, but I think we brought back the majority of our o-line and some good running backs — Paul Terry, Johnny Smith and Tashaun Gary,” said co-captain Charles Countee, a redshirt junior cornerback origi-
nally from Albuquerque. “Receiver-wise, we’ve got some new young guys, some bigger guys. ... On the defensive side of the ball, we bring back a lot of vets. I think we bring back three out of five DBs, two out of the four d-linemen and both of our linebackers, especially our vet Brad Hardin.” The experienced defense Countee described is part of new defensive coordinator Michael Walton’s 4-2-5 scheme, transitioning the Greyhounds from the mostly 34 team they were a year ago. Offensively, there’s no overlooking the departure of Cass, an All-American. But the running backs — with Terry expected to stick out as the feature back — are talented enough to keep Eastern’s ground attack plenty dangerous. “It’ll be the same general philosophy,” Lee said. “Kamal’s a great player and we miss him a lot. But the kid (E’lon Spight) that played before him rushed for 1,700 yards and was an All-American, so in our offense that’s kind of a position where we recruit a lot of good ones and we expect the next guy to step up and play well.” Terry, a junior out of Amarillo who took part in a few series per game last season, is now ready to be ‘the next guy’. “I’m very excited,” he said. “I’ve been in line for a couple of years now — about three — so I’ve been waiting for my opportunity.” Though even with the running game’s talent and depth, Lee acknowledged, “it makes you feel better with a quarterback like Wyatt.” Indeed, an experienced passer who can also run the ball effectively is an asset. “He’s going on his 22nd straight start,” Lee said, “so that’s a lot of playing time. That’s a career for most players and he’s just going into his junior year. I let him call a couple of series in a scrimmage the other day — I stepped off to the side, he called the plays. Took the offense right down and scored both times, so he’s got a phenomenal grasp of what we’re trying to accomplish and he’s like another coach on the field.” “I feel very comfortable back there but not satisfied,” Strand said. “I’m trying to get better every single day, trying to make everybody else better around me. I’ve got some guys that I came in with on the offensive line, and skill guys, so it’s very comfortable.” Among Strand’s words, two leap out — ‘not satisfied’ — which seem to epitomize the Greyhounds’ attitude this season. After last year’s glimpse at national potential, these Hounds are ready to not just match that success, but improve on it. “We’re excited to do great things this year,” Strand said. “We all know what the goal is at hand,” Terry said, “and that’s the conference championship and even more.”
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Head coach: Kelley Lee, second season, 8-2 National titles: none Last postseason appearance: 2016 (lost to Fort Hays State 45-12 in C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl Returning starters: 7 offense, 4 defense Key offensive players: RB Paul Terry, QB Wyatt Strand, RB/WR Johnny Smith Key defensive players: DB Todd Countee, LB Brad Hardin Biggest team strength: The Greyhounds know what they do — ball control, focused on the run.They
led the nation in time of possession and rushed for 3,527 on 666 carries. They were the only team in the Lone Star Conference to reach the 2,000yard mark. Biggest team struggle: Replacing heavy losses on defense, and hoping Terry, Smith and Tayshaun Gary can replace the yardage from three-time LSC leading rusher Kamal Cass. Key games on schedule: Defending national champ Texas A&M-Commerce Sept. 15, LSC champion Midwestern State Sept. 29 and at West Texas A&M Oct. 20 for the Wagon Wheel Game.
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Junior Wyatt Strand has started the last 22 games for the Greyhounds. He was the Lone Star Conference’s seventh-leading rusher last year with 678 yards.
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Roster No. Player Pos. 1 Tony Andrews DB 2 Johnny Smith RB 3 Tayshaun Gary RB 4 Vavrix Owens LB 5 Todd Countee DB 6 Paul Terry RB 7 Brad Hardin LB 8 De'John Burns DB 9 Josh Miller LB 10 Jacob Chavez QB 11 Charles Countee DB 12 KeAyr Gragg DB 14 Roope Henry LB 15 Terrence Trujillo QB 16 Wyatt Strand QB 17 Davon Conyers DB 18 Cameron Smith RB 19 Hayden Hill DL 20 Ricky Barfield DB 21 Dante Urrea DB 22 Samuel Obeng DB 23 Keyon Hardin DB 24 Ennis Thompson LB 25 Cambry Gilbert RB 26 Jeremiah Burke RB 27 Ryan Moore DB 28 Currie Thomason FB 29 Rasaan Washington DB 30 Kazyan Martin RB 31 Tyreick Branch DB 32 Niko Johnson DS 33 Emilio Rodriguez DB 34 Matthew Askew-Betts RB 35 Luke Bussen K 36 Deon Lee DB 37 Elijah McCoy RB 38 Zerrian Mander DB 39 Orlando Perez DB 40 Noah Sweitzer LB 41 Colby Russ DB 42 Connor Sosa DB 43 Brandon Baeza RB 44 Jontay Edwards FB 45 Lafaele Simanu LB 46 Troy Bethsold LB 47 Dodrey Nevens LB 49 Nathaniel Bradford RB 50 Caleb Ortiz DE 51 Aseli Finau DL 52 James Morrison OL 53 Jamauri Bennett LB 54 Leonal Baltazar DL 56 Xavier Williams LB 57 Rapi Sotoa OL 58 Adrian Mackey DL 59 Justin Slavey OL 60 Dakarai Monegain-Box DL 62 Matthew Arce OL 63 Diego Archuleta OL 64 Cannin Prieto OL 65 Matthew Cook LB 66 Braeden Loftus-Fox OL 67 Giuseppe Scalise IV OL 68 Cody Wilhelm OL 69 Denver Pomale OL 70 Mister Birdo OL 71 Bailey Adair OL 73 Dylan Weaver OL 74 Isaiah Callahan OL 75 Dan Bradbury OL 76 Toni Makihele OL 77 Kevin McCracken OL 78 Nathan Dawdy OL 79 Chase Latimore OL 80 Russell Montoya WR 81 Tyler Lynch TE 82 Michael Deleon WR 83 Nathan Betts WR 84 Jared Harjehausen K 86 Tyler Vargas K 87 Ashton Williams WR 88 Sanchez Lofton WR 89 Jerome Earle TE 90 Kennedy Tulimasealii DL 91 Michael Fulton II DL 92 Troy Te'o DL 93 Anthony Clayton DL 94 Rakeem Hatchett DL 96 Daniel Garces DL 97 Brandon Agomuo DL 98 Phil Tuiava DL 99 Jamar Claibourn DL Cailon Bailon LB Steve Bradshaw LB Cameron Burkley OL Elijah Cofer DB Cormac Fisher OL Jacob Gill DL Tafari Gomillion RB KeAndre Hall DE Tranarri Haskins WR Dennis Hayden RB Derek Loidolt LB James Lopez II WR Miguel Martinez LB Sam Piotraschke OL Camron Pitcher Jr. LB 6-1 Colin Powers OL Roel Sanchez QB Jaylien Spires DB Hunter St. John TE Cassius Trujillo OL Trent Welch LB Davin Williams-Mumin DB Qadeer Williams-Mumin LB Jaylen Wilson OL Brett Wydra OL
Ht. 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-9 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-8 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-2 5-7 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-0 6-6 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-0 5-9 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-6 220 6-2 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-2
Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 170 Gr. South Euclid, Ohio/Lake Erie College 175 R-Jr. El Paso, TX/Andress HS 175 R-Sr. El Paso, TX/Andress HS 210 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz./Scottsdale CC 195 R-Sr. Albuquerque/Manzano HS 200 Jr. Amarillo, TX/Randall HS 235 Gr. Aztec/Aztec HS 180 R-Jr. Amarillo, TX/Palo Duro HS 230 Sr. North Bonneville, Wash./Feather River 180 R-Fr. Rosenberg, TX/B.F. Terry HS 180 R-Jr. Albuquerque/Manzano HS 200 Jr. Bakersfield, Calif./San Diego Mesa 186 R-So. Albuquerque/Cleveland HS 200 R-So. Durango, Colo./Durango HS 190 R-Jr. Logan/Logan HS 195 R-Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg HS 175 Jr. Arlington, TX/Lamar HS 260 Sr. San Antonio, TX/Eastern Arizona 190 Jr. St. Louis, Mo./Southwestern College 190 So. Deming/Deming HS 185 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif./Glendale CC 180 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif./Glendale CC 195 R-Fr. El Paso, TX/Andress HS 160 R-So. Post, TX/Post HS 180 R-So. Silver City/Silver City HS 175 R-Fr. Albuquerque/Manzano HS 230 Jr. San Diego, Calif./Palomar College 170 Jr. Eureka, Calif./Redwoods 200 R-Fr. Albuquerque/Cibola HS 175 R-Fr. Amarillo, TX/Palo Duro HS 230 Jr. West Covina, Calif./Pasadena City 205 Jr. Buckeye, Ariz./Phoenix College 200 R-Fr. Clovis/Garden City JC 175 R-So. Clovis/Clovis HS 200 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz./Phoenix College 170 R-So. Carlsbad/Carlsbad HS 170 Fr. Amarillo, TX/Randall HS 180 R-So. Portales/Manzano HS 220 R-So. Rio Rancho/West TX A&M University 185 Fr. Amarillo, TX/Randall HS 195 Jr. Denair, Calif./Santa Rosa JC 170 Fr. Las Cruces/Las Cruces HS 250 Fr. Anchorage, AK/Bartlett HS 205 R-Fr. Pago Pago, Am. Samoa/Faga'itua HS 215 R-Jr. Peoria, Ariz./Liberty HS Fr. 220 R-So. Bristow, Ohio/Bristow HS 245 R-So. Estancia/Estancia HS 245 R-Fr. Anchorage, AK/Soldotna HS 240 Jr. Anthony, Fla./NMMI 205 Jr. Ocala, Fla./Itasca CC 245 Gr. Amarillo, TX/Caprock HS 240 R-Fr. El Paso, TX/Andress HS 290 R-Fr. Anchorage, AK/West Anchorage HS 270 Jr. Hobbs/New Mexico Military Institute 275 R-Jr. Aztec/Aztec HS 255 R-So. Denver, Colo./Denver HS 260 Fr. Littlefield, TX/Littlefield HS 260 Fr. Albuquerque/Atrisco Heritage 270 Fr. Hobbs/Hobbs HS 245 R-Jr. Albuquerque/Cleveland HS 310 Jr. West Jordan, Utah/Phoenix College 270 Jr. El Dorado Hills, Calif./Sierra College 285 Fr. Lubbock, TX/Coronado HS 255 R-Fr. Harbor City, Calif./Narbonne HS 295 Gr. Albuquerque/Albuquerque HS 280 R-Fr. Gatesville, TX/Gatesville HS 265 So. Farmington/UNM 260 R-Jr. Clovis/Clovis HS 305 Fr. Anchorage, AK/West Anchorage HS 275 Fr. Anchorage, AK/A.J. Dimond HS 250 R-Fr. Rio Rancho/Rio Rancho HS 295 R-Fr. Hobbs/Hobbs HS 275 Fr. Albuquerque/Del Norte HS 165 R-Sr. Albuquerque/Valley HS 240 R-Jr. Higley, Ariz./Williams Field HS 170 R-Fr. Earth, TX/Springlake-Earth HS 195 Fr. Amarillo, TX/Amarillo HS 215 Fr. Anchorage, AK/W. Anchorage HS 185 Jr. San Diego, Calif./Palomar College Fr. 180 Sr. Ocala, Fla./Vanguard HS 235 R-Fr. Nara Vista/Logan HS Fr. 255 Jr. Pasadena, Calif./Glendale CC 260 R-Fr. Lubbock, TX/Lubbock Cooper HS 295 Jr. Riverview, Fla./Southwestern 285 R-Fr. Lubbock, TX/Estacado HS 235 Jr. Matthews, N.C./Feather River 275 Jr. Houston, TX/New Mexico State 280 R-Fr. Colo. Springs, Colo./Vista Ridge HS 310 Jr. Sacramento, Calif./American River 195 Fr. Rio Rancho/Rio Rancho HS 215 Fr. Menifee, Calif./Paloma Valley HS 290 R-So. Las Cruces/Centennial HS 185 Fr. Amarillo, TX/Tascosa HS 270 Fr. Midland, TX/Midland Lee HS 230 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian 170 Fr. Amarillo, TX/Tascosa HS 285 Sr. Lubbock, TX/Coronado HS 175 Fr. Amarillo, TX/Palo Duro HS Fr. 190 Fr. Albuquerque/La Cueva HS 190 Fr. Albuquerque/Valley HS 205 Fr. Artesia/Artesia HS 310 Fr. Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins HS Fr. Corona, Calif./Centennial HS 295 Fr. Lubbock, TX/Lubbock-Cooper HS 180 Fr. Helotes, TX/Sandra Day O'Connor HS 175 Fr. El Paso, TX/Pebble Hills HS 220 Fr. Clovis/Clovis HS 280 Fr. Las Vegas/West Las Vegas HS 220 Fr. Amarillo, TX/Bushland HS 175 Fr. Peoria, Ariz./Liberty HS 185 Fr. Peoria, Ariz./Liberty HS 265 Fr. Lubbock, TX/Monterey HS 305 Fr. El Paso, TX/Andress HS
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Kelley Lee enters his second season as head coach for Eastern New Mexico University, following five years as the team’s offensive coordinator.
Schedule August 30 — at Missouri S&T, 6 p.m. September 8 — Colorado Mesa, 7 p.m.; 15 — Texas A&M-Commerce, 7 p.m.*; 22 — at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6 p.m.*; 29 — Midwestern State, 7 p.m.* October 6 — at Tarleton State, 6 p.m.*; 13 —
Western New Mexico, 7 p.m.*; 20 — at West Texas A&M, 5 p.m.*; 27 — Texas Permian Basin, 7 p.m.* November 3 — at Angelo State, 1 p.m.; 10 — Western Oregon, 1 p.m. * — Lone Star Conference. All times Mountain
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2018 Schedule All times Mountain ENMU games in green • LSC games in bold Aug. 30 Eastern New Mexico at Missouri S&T, 6 p.m. Delta State at Tarleton State, 6 p.m. Texas A&M-Kingsville at Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m.
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2017 LSC standings School Midwestern State Texas A&M-Commerce Eastern New Mexico Angelo State Tarleton State Western New Mexico Texas A&M-Kingsville West Texas A&M UT Permian Basin
LSC 8-0 7-1 6-2 4-4 4-4 3-5 2-6 1-7 1-7
Pct. 1.000 0.875 0.750 0.500 0.500 0.375 0.250 0.125 0.125
All 10-1 14-1 8-2 6-5 6-6 4-7 4-7 3-8 2-9
Pct. 0.909 0.933 0.800 0.545 0.500 0.364 0.364 0.273 0.182
Streak L1 W10 L1 L1 L3 W2 W1 L4 L3
PF 468 557 324 418 359 255 292 153 204
PA 291 251 287 247 333 383 345 312 466
2017 LSC statistical leaders
Sept. 1 Angelo State at Western Oregon, 2:05 p.m. Western New Mexico at San Diego, 3 p.m. UT Permian Basin at Texas Southern, 6 p.m. Humboldt State at Midwestern State, 6 p.m. West Texas A&M at Azusa Pacific, 7 p.m. Sept. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce at William Jewell, 11 a.m. UT Permian Basin at Northern Michigan, 11 a.m. Western New Mexico at Idaho, 3 p.m. Angelo State at Abilene Christian, 5 p.m. Oklahoma Panhandle State at West Texas A&M, 5 p.m. Tarleton State at Stephen F. Austin, 5 p.m. West Florida at Midwestern State, 6 p.m. Texas Wesleyan at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6 p.m. Colorado Mesa at Eastern New Mexico, 7 p.m. Sept. 15 Midwestern State at UT Permian Basin, 5 p.m. Texas A&M-Kingsville at Angelo State, 5 p.m. Tarleton State at West Texas A&M, 5 p.m. Texas A&M-Commerce at Eastern New Mexico, 7 p.m. Sept. 22 West Texas A&M at Western New Mexico, noon Colorado State-Pueblo at Texas A&M-Commerce, 5 p.m. Eastern New Mexico at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6 p.m. UT Permian Basin at Tarleton State, 6 p.m. Angelo State at Midwestern State, 6 p.m. Sept. 29 Western New Mexico at UT Permian Basin, 5 p.m. Tarleton State at Angelo State, 5 p.m. Lock Haven at Texas A&M-Commerce, 5 p.m. New Mexico Highlands at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6 p.m. Midwestern State at Eastern New Mexico, 7 p.m. West Texas A&M at Central Washington, 7 p.m. Oct. 6 Angelo State at W estern New Mexico, 2 p.m. UT Permian Basin at West Texas A&M, 5 p.m. Western Oregon at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6 p.m. Texas A&M-Commerce at Midwestern State, 6 p.m. Eastern New Mexico at Tarleton State, 6 p.m. Oct. 13 Tarleton State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 3 p.m. West Texas A&M at Angelo State, 3 p.m. Humboldt State at UT Permian Basin, 5 p.m. Western New Mexico at Eastern New Mexico, 7 p.m. Midwestern State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6 p.m. Oct. 20 Texas A&M-Commerce at Western New Mexico, noon Angelo State at UT Permian Basin, 5 p.m. Eastern New Mexico at West Texas A&M, 5 p.m. Texas A&M-Kingsville at Tarleton State, 5 p.m. Oct. 27 West Texas A&M at Texas A&M-Commerce, 3 p.m. Adams State at Angelo State, 3 p.m. Western New Mexico at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6 p.m. Tarleton State at Midwestern State, 6 p.m. UT Permian Basin at Eastern New Mexico, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 Midwestern State at W estern New Mexico, noon Eastern New Mexico at Angelo State, 1 p.m. Texas A&M-Commerce at UT Permian Basin, 5 p.m. Texas A&M-Kingsville at West Texas A&M, 5 p.m. Lincoln (Mo.) at Tarleton State, 6 p.m. West Texas A&M at Midwestern State, noon
Nov. 10 Western New Mexico at Tarleton State, 1 p.m. Western Oregon at Eastern New Mexico, 1 p.m. Angelo State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 3 p.m. UT Permian Basin at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6 p.m.
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Eastern New Mexico’s Kamal Cass led the Lone Star Conference in rushing and scoring in 2017. The Clovis native, with 1,443 yards on 279 carries, posted more than 150 percent the yardage of second-place Angelo State’s Josh Stevens. Passing
Rushing G 1. Kamal Cass (ENMU) 10 2. Josh Stevens (ASU) 11 3. Adrian Seales (MSU) 10 4. Nick Pelrean (TAMUK) 9 5. Justin Harris (WNMU) 11 6. Brandon Infiesto (UTPB) 11 7. Wyatt Strand (ENMU) 10 8. Warren Witherspoon (WT) 10 9. Vincent Johnson (MSU) 11 10. Xavier Turner (TSU) 12 11. Carandal Hale (TAMUC) 15 12. Tyrese Nathan (ASU) 8 13. Johnny Smith (ENMU) 10 14. Marquis Simmons (UTPB) 9 15. Jeff Carr (TAMUK) 11 16. Tayshaun Gary (ENMU) 10 17. Adam Berryman (TSU) 10 18. E.J. Thompson (TAMUC) 15 19. Jake Faber (ASU) 8 20. Daniel McCants (TSU) 11
ATT 279 187 121 115 158 148 157 177 112 149 170 74 51 77 111 56 72 97 77 61
G 1. D'Angelo Bowie (WNMU) 9 2. Jordan Thomas (TAMUK) 11 3. Donovan Thompson (ASU) 8 4. Jeff Thomas (TSU) 12 5. Buck Wilson (TAMUC) 13 6. Lawson Ayo (ASU) 11 7. Evan Beebe (WNMU) 9 8. D.J. Myers (MSU) 10 9. Del'michael High (TSU) 12 10. Tyrique Edwards (MSU) 11 11. DeAndre Black (MSU) 8 12. Mitchell Leonard (UTPB) 11 13. Kristian Brown (UTPB) 11 14. Marquis Wimberly (TAMUC) 15 15. Vincent Hobbs (TAMUC) 15 16. D'Arthur Cowan (TAMUC) 15 17. Darrion Landry (TAMUC) 14 18. Elijah Jones (WNMU) 10 19. Savon Rollison (TSU) 8 20. Shawn Hooks (TAMUC) 11
REC 68 59 51 58 65 49 46 40 52 48 26 42 35 64 64 63 42 30 23 29
YDS 1443 934 839 731 754 749 678 669 722 765 819 430 449 388 464 417 365 488 244 306
AVG 5.2 5.0 6.9 6.4 4.8 5.1 4.3 3.8 6.4 5.1 4.8 5.8 8.8 5.0 4.2 7.4 5.1 5.0 3.2 5.0
TD LONG AVG/G 14 88 144.3 11 53 84.9 8 81 83.9 7 68 81.2 4 52 68.5 4 66 68.1 6 50 67.8 1 51 66.9 16 84 65.6 11 56 63.8 5 33 54.6 4 42 53.8 4 56 44.9 2 28 43.1 2 57 42.2 3 53 41.7 5 69 36.5 4 24 32.5 5 24 30.5 2 35 27.8
Receiving YDS 883 1073 724 892 950 755 578 638 764 680 488 601 584 794 785 779 648 445 326 407
TD LONG AVG/C AVG/G REC/G 10 86 13.0 98.1 7.6 13 99 18.2 97.5 5.4 1 46 14.2 90.5 6.4 6 76 15.4 74.3 4.8 11 61 14.6 73.1 5.0 8 54 15.4 68.6 4.5 2 59 12.6 64.2 5.1 7 0 16.0 63.8 4.0 8 46 14.7 63.7 4.3 6 0 14.2 61.8 4.4 4 94 18.8 61.0 3.3 3 55 14.3 54.6 3.8 5 78 16.7 53.1 3.2 6 51 12.4 52.9 4.3 7 74 12.3 52.3 4.3 9 90 12.4 51.9 4.2 9 70 15.4 46.3 3.0 3 53 14.8 44.5 3.0 2 80 14.2 40.8 2.9 4 50 14.0 37.0 2.6
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
G COMP ATT INT PCT YDS TD LONG AVG/G EFFIC Luis Perez (TAMUC) 15 421 596 11 70.6 4999 46 90 333.3 162.9 Javia Hall (WNMU) 10 255 458 12 55.7 3006 24 86 300.6 122.9 Layton Rabb (MSU) 11 228 357 5 63.9 3109 31 94 282.6 162.9 Jake Faber (ASU) 8 149 256 7 58.2 1905 17 47 238.1 137.2 Zed Woerner (TSU) 12 182 309 11 58.9 2466 22 78 205.5 142.3 Cade Dyal (TAMUK) 11 191 307 10 62.2 2053 19 99 186.6 132.3 Kameron Mathis (UTPB) 11 136 299 11 45.5 1806 12 78 164.2 102.1 Charlie Rotherham (ASU) 10 134 232 5 57.8 1553 6 54 155.3 118.2 Justin Houghtaling (WT) 9 85 180 9 47.2 1160 4 60 128.9 98.7 Minimum of 15 attempts/game to qualify
Scoring G 10 15 11 11 11 10 8 9 11 12
1. Kamal Cass (ENMU) 2. Kristov Martinez (TAMUC) 3. Vincent Johnson (MSU) 4. Jordan Thomas (TAMUK) 5. Connor Flanigan (ASU) 6. Bailey Hale (ENMU) 7. Jaron Imbriani (MSU) 8. D'Angelo Bowie (WNMU) 9. Josh Stevens (ASU) 10. Xavier Turner (TSU)
TD 16 0 16 15 0 0 0 10 12 12
FG 0 24 0 0 17 12 5 0 0 0
XPT 2XP 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 1 33 0 36 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PTS PTS/G 96 9.6 137 9.1 96 8.7 92 8.4 84 7.6 72 7.2 55 6.9 60 6.7 72 6.5 72 6.0
Tackles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Basil Jackson (TSU) Chris Hoad (UTPB) Dominic Barry (WNMU) Justin Jackson (ASU) Grant Aschenbeck (ASU) Sir'Vell Ford (MSU) Keegan Gray (UTPB) Trevor Myklebust (WT) Trevor Moses (TAMUK) Josh Wydermyer (MSU) Daelin Young (WT) Brucks Saathoff (TAMUC) Ian Davis (WNMU) Carter James (WT) Devin Hafford (TSU)
G 10 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 15 11 11 12
SOLO 64 61 47 51 39 42 52 48 29 40 57 51 48 38 57
ASST 58 61 71 62 60 46 44 44 53 41 19 50 25 35 19
YDS TOTAL AVG/G SACKS 40 122 12.2 4.5 27 122 11.1 1 54 118 10.7 5.5 33 113 10.3 0 19 99 9.0 2 8 88 8.8 0 55 96 8.7 1 8 92 8.4 1.5 13 82 7.5 1 1 81 7.4 0 67 76 6.9 8 30 101 6.7 4 1 73 6.6 0 12 73 6.6 0 7 76 6.3 0
2017 LSC results Aug. 31 Angelo State 42, McKendree 2 Eastern N.M. 23, Southwest Baptist 21 Midwestern State 53, Quincy (Ill.) 6 Sept. 1 Texas A&M-Commerce 8, North Alabama 7 Sept. 2 Tarleton State 16, Delta State 34 Texas A&M-Kingsville 10, Central Wash. 34 Western N.M. 20, San Diego 34 West Texas A&M 13, Azusa Pacific 24 UT Permian Basin 22, Sul Ross 47 Sept. 9 Angelo State 48, Northern Michigan 20 Tarleton State 48, Okla. Panhandle 20 * Eastern N.M. 37, Western N.M. 34 Texas A&M-Kingsville 35, Simon Fraser 7 West Texas A&M 24, Colorado St.-Pueblo 21 Texas A&M-Commerce 59, William Jewell 6 UT Permian Basin 6, Lamar University 72 * Angelo State 24, Tarleton State 30 Sept. 16 * Eastern N.M. 22, Texas A&M-Commerce 51 * Texas A&M-Kingsville 13, Midwestern State 35 Western N.M. 21, Western Oregon 58 * West Texas A&M 17, UT Permian Basin 6 Sept. 23 * Angelo State 21, Eastern N.M. 31 * Tarleton State 30, West Texas A&M 20 * Texas A&M-Kingsville 7, Texas A&MCommerce 38 * Western N.M. 32, UT Permian Basin 41 Sept. 30 * Angelo State 40, Texas A&M-Kingsville 14
* Tarleton State 32, UT Permian Basin 17 * Eastern N.M. 28, West Texas A&M 14 * Midwestern State 35, Western N.M. 24 Oct. 7 * Tarleton State 25, Western N.M. 38 * Eastern N.M. 20, UT Permian Basin 17 * Texas A&M-Kingsville 37, West Texas A&M 9 * Midwestern State 47, Texas A&M-Commerce 42 Oct. 14 * Angelo State 27, Midwestern State 41 * Tarleton State 15, Eastern N.M. 24 * Texas A&M-Kingsville 47, UT Permian Basin 21 * Western N.M. 3, Texas A&M-Commerce 52 West Texas A&M 17, Adams State 14 Oct. 21 * Angelo State 20, Texas A&M-Commerce 34 * Tarleton State 41, Texas A&M-Kingsville 34 * Midwestern State 45, West Texas A&M 3 Western N.M. 20, Fort Lewis 17 UT Permian Basin 42, Quincy 7 Oct. 28 * Angelo State 44, Western N.M. 7 Tarleton State 28, Western Oregon 6 * Eastern N.M. 51, Texas A&M-Kingsville 34 * Midwestern State 66, UT Permian Basin 8 * West Texas A&M 16, Texas A&M-Commerce 35 Nov. 2 Eastern N.M. 45, West Liberty 24 Nov. 4 * Angelo State 51, West Texas A&M 3 * Tarleton State 42, Midwestern State 45 * Texas A&M-Kingsville 23, Western N.M. 35
* Texas A&M-Commerce 52, UT Permian Basin 0 Nov. 8 Texas A&M-Kingsville 38, William Jewell 34 Nov. 11 * Angelo State 74, UT Permian Basin 24 * Tarleton State 21, Texas A&M-Commerce 33 * Eastern N.M. 43, Midwestern State 56 * Western N.M. 21, West Texas A&M 17 Nov. 18 Division II First Round Midwestern State 24, Sioux Falls 20 Texas A&M-Commerce 20, Winona State 6 Nov. 25 Division II Second Round Midwestern State 21, Minnesota State 63 Texas A&M-Commerce 34, Central Wash. 31 Dec. 2 C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl Angelo State 25, Washburn 41 Corsicana Bowl Tarleton State 31, Central Oklahoma 38 Division II Quarterfinals Texas A&M-Commerce 31, Minnesota State 21 Dec. 9 Division II Semifinals Texas A&M-Commerce 31, Harding 17 Dec. 16 Division II Championship Texas A&M-Commerce 37, West Florida 27 Visiting team listed first, home team second. * - denotes LSC contest
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Clovis’ Gray gets set for Lobo career By Kevin Wilson MANAGING EDITOR kwilson@thenews.email
ALBUQUERQUE — When Micah Gray started his first game as a sophomore, it was quickly evident he’d have a chance to become Clovis’ career rusher. But then the Wildcats went to Frenship a year later, and Gray’s fortunes took a hit in every sense of Gray the word. Gray crumbled to the ground after taking a hit to the
neck. He made a full recovery, and came back in time to help the Wildcats claim a district title. Now, Gray is in his second year with a much larger program — the University of New Mexico. Gray comes in as a freshman following a redshirt season, and is hopeful to make a mark early on.
in the crimson helmet?
Definitely a lot stronger. I think I’m a lot quicker and faster as well. Your junior year, you suffered a serious neck injury in a game against Frenship. What was the most difficult thing about the months-long recovery?
What were you able to pick up during your redshirt season last year?
It was just the mental aspect, coming back on the field again.
I was able to adjust to the speed of the game, get stronger.
How often did you have concerns during that time you’d never play football again, let alone have a college football chance?
What do you think is the biggest difference between the Micah Gray who last rushed for Clovis High and the Micah Gray
Immediately after, and then up until I got cleared to play.
You had chances to play immediately at smaller schools, but instead you chose to come on as a preferred walkon at UNM. What made that sound like the best offer to you?
It was my dream. I also had some local scholarship money, so tuition wasn’t going to be a problem. Plus I had friends coming up here as well. What’s been the hardest adjustment to college football for you?
Definitely speed of the game. Everyone is fast. The holes close quicker, linebackers are on you a lot faster.
Is there a different excitement being a running back at a school like UNM that relies so heavily on the run game? (The Lobos led the nation in rushing in 2016 and finished 18th in 2017).
I feel like there’s more of an opening for my type of play, and there are openings on special teams. There are more opportunities to get on the field since we run the ball so much. What kind of goals do you have for this season, personally and as a team?
Get on the field, get on some special teams. Just try to play and help the team out.
T E X I CO W O LV E R I N E S District 6/7-2A • 2-9 last season
Texico breakdown Coach: Pat Crowley, second season, 2-9 Returning starters: 4 offense, 5 defense Last playoff appearance: 2017, lost to Dexter 36-13 in the Class 3A first round State titles: 6 (1983, 1990, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2008) Biggest strength entering season: “I would say the enthusiasm,” Crowley said. Biggest concern entering season: Injuries.“We’re thin up front. It’s feast or famine at this level of football.” Biggest offensive key player: Starting tailback Chris Harrison. Biggest defensive key player: Robbie Clauss. Biggest intangibles guy: Sophomore Gabe Dickerman. Three most important games on the schedule: The district lineup — Fort Sumner Oct. 12, Santa Rosa Oct. 19 and Clayton Oct. 26.
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Sophomore Gabe Dickerman goes high for an interception.
Roster Name Gabe Dickerman Anders Nelson Andrew Sanders Skyler Davis Brennan Davis Isaac Ortiz Ben Loewen Tracyn Romans Alex Buendia Caide Collins Brayden Bender James Pyeatte Gabriel Bailey Robby Clauss Damien Aragon Christopher Harrison Tyler Marlin Matthew Hill Ezekiel Soliz Francisco Mendoza Colter Figg Manuel Loera Brandon Palaia Mason Pieratt Troy Teague Julian Hernandez Collin Haakma Caleb Gutzler Jonathan Herrell Braylin Golden Grant Jenkins Avante Bumgardner Arturo Carrasco Marcos Garcia David Lopez Bryce Douma Reyes Hernandez Derrick Bernal
# 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 15 20 22 23 24 28 30 32 35 36 44 45 50 53 56 60 63 64 67 70 71 72 73 74 75 80 81 83 85 88
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Running back James Pyeatte gets the handoff from Gabe Dickerman.
Schedule August 24 — Jal, 7 p.m.; 31 — at Dexter, 7 p.m. September 7 — NMMI, 7 p.m.; 14 — at Capitan, 7 p.m.; 21 — Farwell, 7 p.m.; 28 — Eunice, 7 p.m.
October 5 — at Tucumcari, 7 p.m.; 12 — Fort Sumner, 7 p.m*.; 19 — at Santa Rosa, 7 p.m.*; 26 — Clayton, 7 p.m.* November * — District 6/7-2A. All times Mountain
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M E L R O S E B U F FA LO E S Eight-Man District 3 • 11-0 last season • State champion Melrose breakdown Coach:Caleb King,0-0, first season Returning starters:4 offense,3 defense. Last playoff appearance:2017,beat Mountainair 76-24 in 8man championship State titles:11 (1994, 1996,1999,2004,2008, 2009,2010,2014,2015, 2016,2017) Biggest strength entering season: “We’ve got a pretty good young core,”King said,“and we’ve got a pretty strong offensive line.The offensive line and defensive line should be strong for us.” Biggest concern entering season: “Just depth and staying healthy,” King said.“Those are always big things in foot-
ball ...but we don’t have a big rotation.” Biggest offensive key (player):Jr.QB Tristan Sena:“He’s our most experienced,”King said. “He’s been starting since he was an eighth-grader. Everybody knows who he is.” Biggest defensive key (player): Soph.LB Tate Sorgen:“He’ll anchor our defense,”King said of the 6-2,210-pound Sorgen. Biggest intangibles guy:Jr.Jake Pierce,TE,OL, LB:“He’ll kind of play a little everywhere,”King said. Three most important games on the schedule: Tatum,Sept.7; Mountainair,Sept.21; Gateway Christian,Oct. 19.
Schedule Staff photo: Kevin Wilson
Melrose’s Devon Bailey intercepts a pass intended for Tate Sorgen.
Roster No roster available at press time.
September 1 — Ramah, 3 p.m.; 7 — Tatum, 7 p.m.; 13 — at Magdalena, 7 p.m.; 21 — Mountainair, 7 p.m.; 28 — at Logan, 7 p.m.
October 5 — at Tatum, 7 p.m.*; 12 — at Dora, 7 p.m.*; 19 — Gateway Christian, 7 p.m.*; 26 — Meilla Valley, 7 p.m.* * — District 3/8-Man.
ELIDA TIGERS
Six-Man District 1 • Did not field team last season Elida breakdown Coach: Jarred Hestand, 1st year, 0-0. Returning starters: Elida did not field a team last season. Last playoff appearance (and result): N/A. State titles: None. Biggest strength entering season: Team speed. Biggest concern entering season: Team discipline/unity as a result of not having a team in so long.
Biggest offensive key (player): Will Haley, running back. Biggest defensive key (player): Wesley Poling, middle linebacker. Biggest intangibles guy: Teagan Burton, quarterback. Three most important games on the schedule: at Lake Arthur, Aug. 24; neutral site against Animas in Cloudcroft; Sept. 1; at Springer, Oct. 5.
Schedule September 1 — vs. Animas at Cloudcroft, 4 p.m.; 7 — at Vaughn, 4 p.m.; 13 — Carrizozo, 4 p.m.; 21 — at Floyd, 4 p.m.*; 28 — Roy, 1 p.m.*
October 13 — at San Jon, 4 p.m.*; 19 — Hondo Valley, 1 p.m. * — District 1/6-Man. All times Mountain
Roster
Staff photo: Eric Murray
Rylan Creighton hauls in a pass, as Logan Victor tries to make the stop.
Name Baylee Oder Chris Diaz Colton Ferguson Emmit Falcon Graylen East Ivan McCollum Johny Woodruff
Gr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr.
Kalynn Kirk Levi Kline Logan Victor Rylan Creighton Teagan Burton Teigan Delk Wesley Poling Will Haley
So. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr.
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F L O Y D B R O N CO S Six-Man District 1 • 1-6 last season
Floyd breakdown
Coach: Steve Foust, seventh season, 16-30 Returning starters: 3 offense, 3 defense. Last playoff appearance (and result): 2015. Beat Reserve, 40-20, in 6Man quarterfinals; beat Grady/San Jon, 40-38, in semifinals; lost to Hondo Valley, 40-22, in 6-Man title game. State titles: 1 (2000). Biggest strength entering season: Attitude. Biggest concern entering season: Experience and depth. Biggest offensive key (player): Starting offensive line. Biggest defensive key (player): John McDonald, Cobe Correa and Paco Torres. Biggest intangibles guy: McDonald. Three most important games on the schedule: Foust declined to identify three, noting they’re all as important as the others.
Roster # 14 22 28 32 33 42 52 55
Name Ibis Melendez Ricardo Ramirez Alex Martinez Paco Torres Johnathon Wofford Chance Essary Cobe Correa John McDonald
Staff photo: Eric Murray
Floyd’s John McDonald, left, practices his form tackle on teammate Chance Essary. McDonald is the lone senior on the Bronco roster.
Year FB, DE ATH ATH QB, CB ATH, CB OL, DE DE, OL DE, OL
Pos. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr.
Ht 5-10 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-11 5-10 5-5 6-3
Wt 145 125 135 145 145 155 165 200
Schedule August 31 — Carrizozo, 3 p.m September 14 — at Hondo Valley, 7 p.m.; 21 — Elida, 4 p.m.*; 28 — at Lake Arthur, 7 p.m.*
October 5 — Roy, 3 p.m.*; 12 — at Springer, 7 p.m.*; 19 — Grady, 3 p.m.* * — District 1/6-Man. All times Mountain
P H OT O G A L L E R Y Clockwise, from left Staff photo: Ron Warnick
Assistant coach Eddie Encinias guides Tucumcari players through agility drills Staff photo: Kevin Wilson
Melrose’s Xander Chavez makes the catch against lineman Graylin Moore. Staff photo: Eric Murray
Elida’s Teigan Delk, right, tries to guard Greylan East, during a drill.
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T U C U M C A R I R AT T L E R S District 4-3A • 2-9 last season
Staff photo: Ron Warnick
Head coach Wayne Ferguson guides Tucumcari High School football players through a drill at the Rattler practice field.
Rattlers aiming for rebound By Ron Warnick STAFF WRITER rwarnick@qcsunonline.com
TUCUMCARI — Tucumcari's football coach said he's hopeful a bigger dose of team speed will result in improvement over last year's 2-9 record and perhaps the Rattlers' first winning season since 2012. "We like what we see," coach Wayne Ferguson, in his eighth season, said. "We have experience in the skill positions. We have pretty high hopes." Ferguson said he'll run more play-action and spread formations with the team's wing-T offense. "It's an extension of our speed to get us where we want to go," he explained. Ferguson said the additional speed also should bolster the Rattlers' defense. "We're not going to line up and out-physical people at the
line of scrimmage," he said. "We'll need to use our speed and our technique to attack the football." Ferguson said he expects several returning starters will lead the Rattlers: -- Kaleb Hayes, all-district offensive tackle and defensive end. "He's one of the better 3A football players in the state," Ferguson said. "If I had 10 more of him, we'd be really good." -- Seth Martinez: running back, receiver and defensive back. "He's got a lot of speed," Ferguson said. "We expect a lot of big things from him." -- Robbie Hartmann, fullback and outside linebacker. Ferguson said Hartmann also is blessed with speed that should help him excel on both sides of the ball. -- Rod Dunlap: all-district wide receiver and strong safety. Dunlap, however, will miss the first game of the season Aug. 24 at Escalante because
he's going through boot-camp training in the National Guard. At quarterback, the picture looks more uncertain. Ferguson said his returning starter, Casey Carter, became academically ineligible. Two backups are battling for the position. The winner of that spot probably won't be announced until shortly before the season opener. "It's trial-by-error right now," Ferguson said of the quarterback competition. Another concern for the Rattlers is a lack of roster depth. The team counts only about 30 players on its squad. "We're going to have to stay healthy because we don't have the numbers to replace people (if they get hurt)," Ferguson said. Tucumcari also faces inexperienced personnel in the trenches. "We have a young line we're starting off offensively
Tucumcari breakdown Coach: Wayne Ferguson, eighth season, 21-63 Returning starters: 5 on offense, 5 on defense. Last playoff appearance: 2017, fell to Tularosa 43-8 in the Class 3A first round. State titles: 2 (1959, 2002) Biggest strength entering season: Team speed Biggest concern entering season: Lack of depth Biggest offensive key (play-
ers): Kaleb Hayes, OT; and Rod Dunlap, WR Biggest defensive key (players): Seth Martinez, DB, and Robbie Hartmann, LB Biggest intangibles guy: Whoever emerges as starting quarterback Three most important games on the schedule: District games with Tularosa (Oct. 19), at Dexter (Oct. 26) and New Mexico Military Institute (Nov. 2)
Schedule August 24 — at Escalante, 7 p.m.; 31 — Albuquerque Academy, 7 p.m. September 7 — at Fort Sumner, 7 p.m.; 14 — at Raton, 7 p.m.; 21 — Santa Rosa, 7 p.m.; 28 — Robertson, 7 p.m.
October 5 — Texico, 7 p.m.; 19 — Tularosa, 7 p.m*.; 26 — at Dexter, 7 p.m.* November 2 — NMMI, 7 p.m.* * — District 4-3A. All times Mountain
and defensively. They'll have to mature pretty fast," Ferguson said. He said a priority for Tucumcari this season is keeping possession of the ball. "We had a turnover issue last year," he said. "We lost games we led until the third and fourth quarter. If we can limit our own mistakes and
take care of the football, we look to be better." The Rattlers retain one of the toughest schedules in New Mexico. A realignment of Class 3A also placed Tucumcari from one of the largest schools in its classification to the smallest. "We don't play any patsies," Ferguson said. "It seems every
team that we play is a state champion or a state finalist." Still, that rugged schedule boosts Tucumcari's case during playoff seedings. Despite last year's 2-9 record, one of those wins came during district play. That led to a postseason berth. "Everything's preseason until district," Ferguson said.
Roster # 3 10 11 12 13 17 22 23 32 33 40 43 44 45 52 55 56 60 63 67 68 69 70 72 73 74 75 76 80 82 88
Name Dominick Jasper Alijah Jimenez Ayden Lusk Andrew Casteel Nathan Griego Joseph Holakowski Caleb White Rod Dunlap Seth Martinez Julian Vargas Jonathan Clark Robbie Hartmann Karl Jimenez Toriano Lampkin Jordan Young David Lowry Camden Sandoval Nathan Aragon Colt Garcia Ignacio Martinez Dyson Clark Khobie Salvador Will Norton Daniel Chavarria Reyes Garcia Jeremiah Cordova Kaleb Hayes Devin Apodaca Alex Garcia Gerardo Villa-Vargas Ty Lampkin Brenton Lucas Jeffrey Knox Jesus Ramos Nathan Estergo
Year WR, CB QB, DE QB, FS QB, LB WR, CB RB, SS RB, CB WR, SS RB, SS TE, LB RB, CB RB, LB FB, LB RB, LB OT, DT OG, DT OG, DT OC, DT OG, DE OG, DT OG, DE OT, DT C, DT OT, DT OG, DE OT, DT OT, DE OT, DT WR, FS WR, FS WR, FS FB, LB RB, CB WR, SS
Pos. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. 7th So. Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr.
Ht 5-5 5-9 5-10 5-7 5-6 6-0 5-8 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-7 5-10 5-8 5-7 5-9 5-5 5-9 5-5 5-11 5-9 5-7 6-2 5-6 5-10 6-1 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-1 5-8
Wt 135 173 124 180 94 145 147 150 170 150 165 175 160 165 182 244 217 203 180 225 201 218 241 246 170 205 233 240 135 145 142 145
6-0 5-9
145 160
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LO G A N LO N G H O R N S Eight-Man District 3 • 3-8 last season
Staff photo: Steve Hansen
Austin Earle, center for the Logan Longhorns, takes a turn as running back during defensive drills Friday. Wyatt Wright, quarterback, and Zack Byrd, an offensive lineman, prepare to run interference.
Roster # 6 7 10 13 22 24 30 31 45 63 75 89
Name Kyle Knight Jantzen Paris Chase Hittson Wyatt Wright Jordan Evans Austin Earle Gary Trujillo Jason Knight Nick Brown Bradley Mackey Chase Earle Robert Stringfellow Cole Rose Gage Bruhn Grady Johnston Hayden Tobin Mateo Rodriguez Matthew Norman Michael Sena Nick Black Park Strong Skyler DeLuca Zack Byrd
Year Pos. QB, FS Sr. QB, WR, CB Jr. SB, MLB Sr. QB, FS So. DB, WR So. OL, LB So. WR, CB Jr. TE, WR Jr. RB, LB So. Sr. OL, DL Sr. OL, DL Jr. Jr. Jr. 8th Fr. So. 8th 8th Fr. 8th 8th Fr.
Logan breakdown Ht 5-9 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-4 5-10 5-10 5-7 5-11 6-1 6-0
Wt 125 135 175
135 178
Coach: Chase Disney, first season. Returning starters: 7 offense, 7 defens Last playoff appearance: 2017, lost to Mesilla Valley 60-6 in the eight-man quarterfinal round. State titles: None. Biggest strength entering season: Plenty of returning experience, primarily seniors Chase Hittson (RB), Kyle Knight (QB) and Chase Earle (DE/G) Biggest concern entering season: Whether the Longhorns can overcome their recent track
record. Though Logan has made the playoffs the last two seasons, both were sub-.500 campaigns and the Longhorns are on their third coach in as many years. "No one believes in us," Hittson said. "Our job is to make them believe this season." Key offensive player: Knight. Key defensive player: Earle. Three most important games on the schedule: Friday at Mountainair, Sept. 28 against Melrose and Oct. 12 against Mesilla Valley.
Schedule August 24 — at Mountainair, 7 p.m.; 31 — Springfield (Colorado), 7 p.m. September 7 — at Magdalena, 7 p.m.; 15 — at Boise City (Oklahoma), 7 p.m.; 21 — Foothill, 7 p.m.; 28 — Melrose, 7 p.m.*
October 5 — at Dora, 7 p.m.*; 12 — Mesilla Valley, 7 p.m.*; 19 — Tatum, 7 p.m.*; 28 — at Gateway Christian, 7 p.m. * District 3/8-Man. All times Mountain
S A N J O N C O YO T E S District 1/Six-man • 5-3 last season
San Jon breakdown Coach: Adrian Jones, second season, 5-3 Returning starters: 4 offense, 4 defense Biggest strength entering season: Speed and blocking. Biggest concern entering sea-
son: Inexperience and depth. Key offensive player: Junior QB Chisum Rush. Most important games on the schedule: Home games against Springer Sept. 28, Elida Oct. 13
Schedule Roster No roster submitted at press time
August 24 — Vaughn, 4 p.m.; 31 — at Lake Arthur, 6 p.m. September 7 — at Hondo Valley, 6 p.m.; 21 — Roy, 4 p.m.*;
28 — Springer, 4 p.m.* October 13 — Elida, 4 p.m.*; 19 — at Floyd, 3 p.m.* * — District 1/6-Man. All times Mountain
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D O R A C O YO T E S Eight-Man District 3 • 6-4 last season
Staff photo: Eric Murray
Marcus Pallares, A.J. Garcia, and Hunter Jones go through warmups. The Coyotes open the season Aug. 30 in Estancia against Tohajille.
Dora breakdown Coach: Mason McBee, eighth season Last playoff appearance: 2017. lost to Tatum, 40-26 in the eightman quarterfinals State titles: None. Biggest strength entering season: Not sure. Biggest concern entering season: Lack of depth. Dora has just 10 players, thanks to a combination of graduation and Elida forming its own team this year. Biggest offensive key (player): A.J.
Garcia, center. Biggest defensive key (player): Garcia, linebacker. Biggest intangibles guy: Marcus Pallares. Three most important games on the schedule: The last three, which are all District 3 contests. Dora will host defending state champion Melrose on Oct. 12, followed by a roadtrip to Mesilla Valley on Oct. 19, and finally, the Coyotes host Tatum on Oct. 26 to close out the regular season.
Roster
Schedule
Name Aaron Garcia Alex Urioste Austen Jones Cutter Watson David Smidth Hunter Jones Jake Siewert James Rooney Joseph Urioste Marcus Pallares Trenton Paxton
Gr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr.
August 30 — at Tohajille,TBA September 7 — Jemez Valley, 7 p.m.; 14 — Menual, 7 p.m.; 22 — at Pine Hill, 1 p.m.; 28 — at Gateway Christian, 7 p.m.* October 5 — at Logan,7 p.m.*; 12 — Melrose,7 p.m.*; 19 — at Mesilla Valley,7 p.m.*; 26 — Tatum,7 p.m.* * — District 3/8-Man.
FA R W E L L S T E E R S
Texas 2A Region I District 2 • 6-5 last season Roster
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson
Senior Patrick Pena returns to the backfield after spending the last two seasons at wide receiver for the Steers.
Far well breakdown Coach: Danny Brittain, fifth year, 31-14 Returning starteres: 6 offense, 7 defense Last playoff appearance: 2017, fell to Wellington 34-0 in the 2A regionals. State titles: None. Biggest strength entering season: “I would say our experience,” Brittain said.“We’ve got a lot of kids who played a lot. We had a lot of injuries last year, so those younger players got a lot of time in the regular season and playoffs. I felt we were kind of a step ahead when we started practice.”
# 2 4 6 6 7 8 10 11 14 22 27 29 34 36 46 50 52 52 63 64 70 72 73 75 84
Name Aaron Meza Leo Ruiz Zach Lusk Robert Trevizo Braden Lunsford Edwyn Garcia Jose Rodriquez Ramon Reyes Leefe Actkinson Patrick Pena Guerrero Olmos Edgar Fierro Ricardo Ortega Dustin Ray Sloan Osborn Juan Silva Eduardo Ortega Brayden Potts Christian Barrett Spencer Schilling Jonathan Sotelo Trace Stancell Parker Mahaney Jesus Guerra Sterling Henderson
Biggest concern entering season: “The fact that we’re replacing our entire backfield due to graduation. Those three were probably 85 percent of our offense.” Biggest offensive key (player): Senior RB Patrick Pena. Biggest defensive key (players): Sterling Henderson, ILB. August Biggest intangibles guy: Ricardo 31 — Friona, 7 p.m. Ortega RB/LB. September Three most important games on 7 — at Crosbyton, 7 p.m.; 14 — the schedule: Seagraves, Bovina Olton, 7 p.m.; 21 — at Texico, 7:30 and Friona (opening week). The p.m.; at Dimmitt, 7 p.m. Aug. 31 opener against Friona and October district matchups with Springlake- 12 — Seagraves, 7 p.m.*; 19 — at Earth Oct. 19 and Bovina Nov. 2.
Year OLB, T QB WR WR, CB WR, OLB WR, CB QB, MLB SS, RB RB, OLB RB, SS RB, MLB
C, G, NG
G, DE T C, NG DE, T T, DE MLB, T
Pos. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr.
Ht 5-11 5-7
Wt 172 140
6-1 5-4 5-11 5-11 5-9 5-8
150 115 140 160 130 180
5-6
135
5-6
170
5-8 5-6
218 220
6-0 5-11
230 190
5-10 5-10 6-2
225 250 250
Schedule Springlake-Earth, 7:30 p.m*.; 26 — Plains, 7 p.m.* November 2 — Bovina, 7 p.m.*; 9 — at Sudan, 7:30 p.m.* * — Region I District 2. All times Central
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Previous State Champs (Classification, Champ, Runnerup, Score) 2017 AAAAAA AAAAA AAAA AA Eight-Man Six-Man
Manzano (13-0) Artesia (11-1) Ruidoso (10-3) Fot Sumner (11-0) Melrose (11-0) Animas (9-0)
1999 La Cueva (11-2) Belen (12-1) Robertson (11-2) Escalante (10-2) Mountainair Reserve (7-2)
14-7 48-14 57-54 55-7 76-24 48-22
2016 AAAAAA AAAAA AAAA AA Eight Man Six Man
Rio Rancho (13-0) St. Piux X (12-1) Portales (12-1) Capitan (12-1) Melrose (11-1) San Jon (8-0)
Las Cruces (11-2) Artesia (10-3) Robertson (12-1) Eunice (8-5) Gateway Christian (11-1) Lake Arthur (6-4)
39-17 34-24 43-14 27-26 58-39 47-46
Eldorado (10-3) Centennial (12-1) Robertson (10-3) Eunice (8-4) Fort Sumner (8-4) Gateway Christian (10-2) Floyd (5-4)
48-35 42-34 17-7 50-14 28-20 30-28 40-20
2015 AAAAAA AAAAA AAAA AAA AA Eight Man Six Man
Cleveland (13-0) Artesia (12-1) Hatch Valley (13-0) Estancia (13-0) Escalante (11-1) Melrose (13-0) Hondo Valley (6-3) 2014
AAAAAA AAAAA AAAA AAA AA Eight Man Six Man
Rio Rancho (13-0) Artesia (12-1) Ruidoso (12-1) Estancia (11-3) Escalante (12-0) Melrose (11-1) Hondo Valley (10-0)
Mayfield (11-2) Belen (11-2) Cobre (10-4) Clayton (11-1) Hagerman (10-2) Logan (12-1) Lake Arthur (9-3)
33-31 49-21 35-28 14-6 34-30 76-37 72-33
AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Eight Man Six Man
2013 Las Cruces (12-1) Farmington (12-1) Robertson (9-5) Clayton (12-1) Hagerman (13-0) Gateway Christian (11-0) Lake Arthur (11-0)
Mayfield (11-2) Goddard (9-3) Silver (9-4) Hatch Valley (10-3) Capitan (9-6) Foothill (8-3) Hondo (9-2)
27-26 7-0 34-7 28-6 35-6 72-55 66-50
Las Cruces (11-1) Goddard (12-0) St. Michael’s (13-0) Santa Rosa (13-0) Escalante (12-1) Gateway Christian (11-0) Lake Arthur (9-1)
Cleveland (13-0) Aztec (13-0) Lovington (9-3) Santa Rosa (11-2) Mesilla Valley (9-3) Gateway Christian (9-2) Lake Arthur (8-2)
AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Eight Man Six Man
Mayfield (10-4) Artesia (8-4) Lovington (9-2) Santa Rosa (9-4) Fort Sumner (10-1) Melrose (7-3) Clovis Christian (10-0)
Sandia (9-3) Los Lunas (13-2) Silver (10-4) Tularosa (11-1) Capitan (8-5) Tatum (9-2) Hondo (5-5)
35-28 17-14 10-7 28-0 48-30 32-26 65-46
Mayfield (9-3) Goddard (11-1) St. Michael’s (12-1) Eunice (11-1) Fort Sumner (8-3) Melrose (10-1) Clovis Christian (9-1)
48-28 28-27 14-10 21-14 41-6 40-32 54-26
Manzano (11-2) Aztec (12-1) Albuquerque Academy (10-1) Tularosa (10-1) Hagerman (10-2) Mountainair (9-1) Lake Arthur (7-4)
69-42 45-34 60-43 13-6 17-12 22-20 60-13
2010
2009 AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Eight Man Six Man
La Cueva (12-1) Goddard (11-2) Lovington (11-2) Tularosa (10-2) Hagerman (11-1) Melrose (11-0) Lake Arthur (9-2)
Mayfield (11-2) Belen (12-1) Socorro (9-4) Lordsburg (11-2) Clayton (8-2) Tatum (10-2) Hondo (9-2)
31-14 28-21 28-21 35-0 13-12 64-14 72-70
Las Cruces (13-0) Goddard (12-1) Portales (10-3) Texico (12-0) Fort Sumner (11-1) Melrose (11-0) Hondo (9-2)
Eldorado (12-1) Aztec (12-1) Lovington (9-4) Dexter (11-1) Clayton (10-2) Tatum (7-5) San Jon (4-6)
26-21 49-45 48-10 28-26 48-0 52-8 56-26
2007 AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Eight Man Six Man
Mayfield (12-1) Artesia (13-2) St. Michael’s (12-2) Santa Rosa (12-1) Fort Sumner (11-1) Mountainair (12-0) Lake Arthur (9-1)
Clovis (9-4) Goddard (9-4) Robertson (9-6) Texico (9-3) Carrizozo (10-2) Animas (10-1) NMSD (6-3)
49-48 58-31 27-6 46-7 39-14 38-26 60-37
AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Eight Man Six Man
2006 Mayfield (13-0) Artesia (13-0) Roberston (12-1) Lordsburg (12-0) Fort Sumner (9-4) Gateway Christian (12-0) N.M.S.D (10-1)
Alamogordo (10-3) Goddard (10-4) Portales (7-6) Santa Rosa (12-1) Clayton (8-4) Mountainair (9-3) San Jon (4-2)
31-7 30-23 28-6 20-10 14-3 54-20 66-59
2005 AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Mayfield (14-0) Silver (12-2) Robertson (13-1) Hatch Valley (10-2) Fort Sumner (11-2) Gateway Christian (10-1)
AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
La Cueva (13-0) Artesia (10-2) Lovington (8-5) Hatch Valley (13-0) Texico (12-0) Melrose (11-1)
Mayfield (14-1) Artesia (13-0) Santa Rosa (13-0) Fort Sumner (10-3) Roy (10-0)
24-12 22-12 18-0 26-0 42-36
Goddard (11-2) Ruidoso (11-3) Clayton (9-3) Texico (8-4) Melrose (7-4)
13-7 35-22 18-7 22-16 49-12
1998
1997 AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Goddard (13-1) Artesia (12-1) Dexter (12-1) Fort Sumner (10-3) Roy (10-0)
AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Mayfield (13-1) Artesia (11-2) Santa Rosa (12-1) Texico (10-3) Melrose (9-2)
AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Mayfield (13-1) Lovington (14-0) Eunice (10-3) Fort Sumner (13-0) Ramah (9-0)
Clovis (8-5) Silver (10-3) Santa Rosa (8-5) Texico (10-3) Mountainair (9-1)
3-0 34-31 27-25 21-0 63-42
Manzano (10-3) Raton (10-4) Eunice (8-5) Jal (9-3) Lake Arthur (9-1)
14-0 35-20 27-0 17-6 72-60
Clovis (11-2) Silver (12-3) Santa Rosa (9-4) Animas (10-2) Melrose (7-3)
13-12 24-7 19-0 28-27 41-30
1996
Clovis (12-2) Aztec (11-3) Lovington (9-5) Tucumcari (10-2) Texico (7-5) Melrose (10-1)
17-7 27-20 28-27 54-7 14-7 78-47
Clovis (9-4) Silver (13-1) St. Michael’s (7-6) Santa Rosa (10-2) Cloudcroft (10-2) Floyd (9-1)
40-0 42-0 40-14 46-7 35-7 74-60
2004
1994 AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Clovis (11-2) Artesia (12-1) Eunice (9-4) Jal (10-2) Melrose (8-1)
AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Goddard (12-1) Artesia (9-4) Santa Rosa (9-3) Loving (7-4) Lake Arthur (8-3)
AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
La Cueva (12-1) Artesia (10-3) Jal (12-1) Loving (9-3) Mountainair (9-0)
AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Clovis (12-2) Goddard (12-2) Menaul (11-0) Hagerman (9-3) Mountainair (11-0)
Goddard (11-3) Lovington (11-4) Tularosa (11-2) Capitan (11-2) Ramah (7-2)
14-10 35-21 13-0 34-0 54-31
Clovis (9-5) Aztec (12-1) Jal (10-2) Cloudcroft (6-6) Roy (6-4)
24-21 28-9 21-3 29-12 70-40
Roswell (12-2) Raton (10-3) Hot Springs (10-1) Tatum (5-6) Ramah (8-2)
35-0 24-0 33-20 27-13 42-30
Eldorado (11-2) Artesia (8-5) Gus Brock Jal (8-2) Loving (7-4) Ramah (8-2)
13-10 28-14 19-13 36-8 56-84
1992
La Cueva (13-0) Artesia (12-1) St. Michael’s (13-1) Hatch Valley (11-2) Texico (12-0) Tatum (12-0)
Mayfield (11-2) Aztec (9-4) Lovington (9-5) Lordsburg (9-4) Loving (9-4) Melrose (9-3)
24-21 35-14 41-26 41-12 21-6 57-40
Las Cruces (9-4) Onate (11-2) Ruidoso (8-5) Tucumcari (11-2) Fort Sumner (12-1) Gateway Christian (11-0)
Mayfield (12-1) Goddard(8-5) Portales (8-5) Santa Rosa (11-1) Texico (11-1) Lake Arthur (8-3)
17-14 17-14 26-22 10-9 15-6 58-12
2001 AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Clovis (13-0) Artesia (11-2) Lovington (13-0) Tularosa (11-2) Fort Sumner (13-0) Ramah (10-1)
AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Las Cruces (13-1) Roswell (10-3) Lovington (11-3) Eunice (11-2) Hagerman (13-0) Floyd (10-0)
AAAA AAA AA A
Las Cruces (13-0) Artesia (11-1) Eunice (9-4) Hagerman (10-1)
AAAA AAA AA A
Del Norte (13-0) Artesia (13-0) Jal (9-3) Hagerman (9-1)
AAAA AAA AA A**
Clovis (14-0) St. Pius (12-0) Kirtland (10-0-2) Cloudcroft (9-0-1)
AAAA AAA AA A
Hobbs (10-2) St. Michael’s (9-3) Ruidoso (10-1-1) Carrizozo (10-0)
AAAA AAA AA A
Mayfield (10-1) Cobre (11-0-1) Jal (6-5) Carrizozo (11-0)
AAAA AAA AA A
Hobbs (12-1) Lovington (9-3-1) Jal (7-4-1) Carrizozo (9-1-1)
AAAA AAA AA A
Artesia (12-1) Lovington (9-3) Kirtland (10-1) Carrizozo (9-2)
AA A B C
Artesia (12-0) Lovington (9-2-1) Hot Springs (12-0) Navajo Mission (6-3-1)
AA A B C
Artesia (9-2-1) Goddard(9-2-1) Jal (10-1) Roy (8-1)
AA A B C
Artesia (12-0) Los Alamos (10-2) Bloomfield (11-0) Roy (8-1)
AA A B C
Highland (11-0) NMMI (9-2-1) Eunice(10-1) Roy (8-1-1)
AA A B C
Artesia (11-1) St. Michael’s (8-3) Kirtland (10-1) Carrizozo (9-1)
AA A B C
Highland (11-0) NMMI (10-0-2) Kirtland (9-0-1) Carrizozo (9-1)
AA A B C
Carlsbad (11-0) Gadsden (6-1) Eunice (6-5) McCurdy (7-0)
AA A B C
Carlsbad (10-0-1) Gadsden (7-0-1) Eunice (9-2) Carrizozo (9-1)
AA A B C
Clovis (6-4-1) Lovington (7-2) Jal (8-1) Carrizozo (9-0)
AA A B C
Las Cruces (11-0) Tucumcari (9-2) Jal (7-3) Menaul (10-0)
AA A B C
Carlsbad (9-1-1) Lovington (5-4) Eunice (10-0) Kirtland (8-2)
AA A B C
Artesia (12-0) Lovington (6-3) Eunice (10-0) Ruidoso (9-0-1)
AA A B C
Carlsbad (9-3) Raton (7-2) Cathedral (9-1) Tatum (8-1-1)
AA A B C
Roswell (11-1) Gadsden (10-0) Santa Rosa (8-1) Ruidoso (10-0)
AA A B CT
Highland (9-2) Gadsden (10-0) Cathedral (9-0-1) ularosa (8-0-1)
AA A B C
Roswell (10-1) Gadsden (10-0) Aztec (10-1) Capitan (11-0)
A B**
Farmington (10-0) Lovington (8-1)
A B C**
Carlsbad (10-0) Lovington (4-3-1) Melrose (5-0 Conf.)
A B C
Carlsbad (10-0) Alamogordo (8-2) Ruidoso (9-0)
Mayfield (10-3) Socorro (11-2) Clayton (9-3) Capitan (10-2)
23-6 46-6 22-16 8-0
Eldorado (11-1-1) St. Pius (10-2) Dexter (12-1) Reserve (8-1)
29-15 22-17 22-6 55-0
Hobbs (8-5) Deming (11-2) Clayton (10-2) Carrizozo (3-7)
14-6 23-0 24-21 48-6
Hobbs (10-4) St. Michael’s (9-3) Jal (7-5) Vaughn (7-3-1)
16-0 27-16 34-0 8-8
Mayfield (10-2) Lovington (9-4) Jal (6-5) Melrose (6-2-1)
31-15 28-6 12-6 19-14
West Mesa (9-2) Portales (8-4) Ruidoso (9-3) Hagerman (8-2)
24-20 16-14 21-6 20-7
Highland (9-2) St. Michael’s (8-4) Kirtland (8-3-1) Navajo Mission (6-5)
20-0 29-7 40-13 12-8
Hobbs (9-4) West Las Vegas (10-1) Eunice (9-3) Cloudcroft (5-4)
21-8 46-14 12-3 28-66
Sandia (9-2) Aztec (10-2) Jal (6-5) Roy (6-4)
40-0 13-12 23-0 30-6
Albuquerque (7-2-2) Cobre (10-1) Bloomfield (10-1) Cloudcroft (2-7)
40-14 14-6 40-0 33-7
Highland (10-1) Gadsden (5-5-1) Jal (9-2) Dexter (7-2)
40-14 21-0 34-23 37-25
Hobbs (11-1) Deming (7-3-2) Tularosa (8-4) Capitan (8-2)
13-10 33-0 20-0 30-7
Highland (9-1) St. Mary’s (9-3) Eunice (5-5-1) Roy (6-3-1)
20-6 12-6 14-0 26-7
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
Mayfield (13-1) St. Pius (12-1) Robertson (5-8) Estancia (9-4) Texico (8-4) Lake Arthur (9-2)
17-10 28-20 59-3 51-28 26-0 101-76
2000 Carlsbad (11-3) Piedra Vista (11-2) Cobre (7-6) Tucumcari (11-1) Fort Sumner (11-1) Ramah (9-1)
45-21 35-31 42-7 9-7 17-7 81-70
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965 1990 AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Clovis (13-1) Lovington (12-0) Animas (11-1) Texico (11-1) Mountainair (10-0)
AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Highland (12-1) Goddard (12-3) Animas (12-0) Loving (10-1) Mountainair (8-2)
AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Roswell (13-1) Portales (12-2) Animas (12-0) Tatum (8-4) Lake Arthur (10-1)
Eldorado (9-4) Bloomfield (11-2) Lordsburg (11-2) Hagerman (8-4) Lake Arthur (6-4)
28-0 13-7 36-0 28-0 47-46
Clovis (10-4) Lovington (12-1) Santa Rosa (9-4) Tatum (8-4) Magdalena (8-2)
6-0 6-0 51-6 11-7 74-28
Clovis (11-3) Ruidoso (8-6) Clayton (12-1) Springer (8-3) Mountainair (8-2)
14-3 31-15 23-8 10-7 60-22
1989
AAAA AAA** AA A Six Man
Roswell (11-1) Artesia (11-2-1) Animas (13-0) Tatum (8-4) Lake Arthur (9-1)
Mayfield (10-1) Lovington (9-3-1) Clayton (9-4) Cloudcroft (8-3) Corona (8-3)
29-7 0-0 14-0 27-14 44-20
1986 AAAA AAA AA A
Highland (11-2) Lovington (13-0) Animas (13-0) Tatum (9-3)
Roswell (10-3) Ruidoso (12-2) Lordsburg (12-2) Melrose (10-1)
14-7 20-7 31-7 21-0
1985 AAAA AAA AA A
Clovis (11-3) Ruidoso (12-1) Animas (12-0) Reserve (8-1-1)
Alamogordo (12-1) Silver (12-2) Jal (10-3) Tatum (7-5)
36-12 21-19 33-14 14-0
Roswell (7-5-1) Aztec (10-4) Tularosa (9-2-1) Carrizozo (9-2)
17-0 33-12 7-7 21-7
1984 AAAA AAA AA** A
Clovis (10-2-1) Artesia (11-1-2) Animas (8-3-1) Reserve (10-0) 1983
AAAA AAA AA A
Clovis (10-1-2) Artesia (8-5) Jal (9-4) Texico (10-1)
AAAA AAA AA A
Clovis (11-2) Artesia (9-4) Moriarty (11-1) Capitan (7-2-1)
AAAA AAA AA A
Clovis (9-3) Portales (10-3) Moriarty (13-0) Reserve (10-0)
AAAA AAA AA A
Eldorado (13-0) Artesia (13-1) Jal (9-3) Reserve (10-0)
AAAA AAA AA A
Santa Fe (13-1) Portales (11-2) Estancia (10-1-1) Hagerman (11-0-1)
AAAA AAA AA A
Clovis (10-4) Artesia (10-3-1) Eunice (11-2) Hagerman (7-3-1)
Roswell (11-1-1) Portales (8-4) Tularosa (8-4) Tatum (9-1)
50-18 22-8 19-7 23-0
Alamogordo (9-4-1) Silver (12-2) Santa Rosa (9-3) Reserve (7-3)
20-7 31-28 23-6 14-12
Hobbs (11-2) Silver (10-3) Estancia (7-6) Texico (9-1)
27-7 20-16 45-8 14-8
Clovis (11-2) Bloomfield (11-2) Moriarty (12-1) Capitan (5-4)
14-11 50-30 28-6 26-20
Eldorado (11-2) Silver (10-4) Hatch Valley (6-5) Texico (11-1)
19-15 15-14 33-7 9-7
Eldorado (12-1) Bloomfield (11-2) Clayton (7-6) Texico (10-2)
7-3 13-0 8-0 35-19
1982
1981
1979
1977 Clovis (12-2) Socorro (10-2-1) Eunice (6-6) Hagerman (11-1)
1963 Las Cruces (8-2-1) Belen (10-1) Eunice (4-7) McCurdy (6-2)
20-0 3-0 32-14 42-0
1962 Farmington (9-2) Raton (8-1) Bloomfield (9-1) Melrose (5-3-1)
34-0 42-0 6-0 19-0
Albuquerque (7-2-2) Portales (7-2) Cathedral (7-4) Estancia (5-5-1)
27-0 40-15 52-0 57-0
Farmington (9-1) Aztec (9-1) Cathedral (6-4) Chama (7-1-1)
20-14 26-7 33-18 34-0
1960
1959 Artesia (8-3-1) Aztec (5-1-2) Navajo Mission (5-1-2) Carrizozo (8-1)
Sandia (11-2) Albq. Academy (10-1) Jal (6-6) Corona (5-6)
3-0 12-7 20-19 48-14
31-7 13-7 76-0 13-7
1958 Las Cruces (8-3) St. Michael’s (7-2) Aztec (9-1-1) Tatum (4-4-1)
20-14 28-6 21-20 18-14
Highland (6-2-2) Raton (8-1) Aztec (8-1) McCurdy (7-1)
27-7 20-6 37-20 12-7
1957
1956 Highland (8-3) Deming (6-2) Eunice (5-4) Kirtland (7-3)
26-7 21-0 12-0 7-0
1955 Las Cruces (9-1) St. Michael’s (7-3) Cathedral (7-3) Kirtland (8-2)
19-14 19-0 12-7 28-7
Artesia (9-2) St. Michael’s (8-2) Fort Sumner (7-3) Kirtland (6-5)
20-0 38-13 13-7 38-7
Albuquerque (7-4) Raton (7-4) Fort Sumner (7-3) Navajo Mission (7-3)
21-19 27-0 21-14 19-12
1954
1953
1952* Capitan (9-0) 1951*
1978
AAAA AAA AA A
1964
1961
1987
1980
2002 AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
Sandia (10-2-1) Artesia (11-1-1) McCurdy (11-1) Carrizozo (9-3)
1991
2003 AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
AAAA AAA AA A
1995
1988
2008 AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Eight Man Six Man
AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
1976 Goddard (10-3) Artesia (9-4) Menaul (10-3) Loving (11-1) Roy (9-1)
1993
2011 AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Eight Man Six Man
Las Cruces (14-0) St. Pius (12-1) Eunice (10-3) Jal (11-2) Melrose (9-1)
1970
2012 AAAAA AAAA AAA AA A Eight Man Six Man
AAAA AAA AA A Six Man
El Rito (5-0 Conf.) 1950*
* Based on NMAA points system ** Co-championship awarded