Bobcats make Falcons fly away early
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor HAGERMAN — The Bobcats (2-0) had several players either down or out because of a stomach bug going around the school this week, and during the game several starters, including Isaac Bejarano, were knocked around enough that they had to leave the field. But you wouldn’t know that from the score, [...]
Lake Arthur, Hagerman, Goddard win on the road
Staff Report It was a mix of wins and losses for area football teams on the road Friday, with Goddard, Hagerman and Lake Arthur bringing home victories while NMMI, Dexter and Gateway all had long bus rides home. Lake Arthur 56, Vaughn 7 VAUGHN — Defending 6-man state champ Lake Arthur opened its season in [...]
Seniors and a tough pre-season could lead ’Cats to state football repeat
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor HAGERMAN — As 1A defending state football champs, the Bobcats have a target on their collective backs. But that’s OK, says coach Randy Montoya. “Yes, we do, and we’re pretty excited about this year,” he said. “That’s just part of having a successful season last year. But we’ve just got to [...]
Hagerman edges Clayton for Class A title
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor HAGERMAN — Despite — or perhaps because of — a plethora of mistakes in the Class A championship football game Friday, Hagerman defeated Clayton 13-12 to take their first title since 2000 in a game that went right down to the wire. Anyone whose heart wasn’t beating a little faster as [...]
Hagerman heads to football title game
Bobcats top Foxes to earn trip to state Staff Report HAGERMAN — One down, one to go. Friday, the Hagerman football squad advanced to next week’s Class A championship game with a 30-14 victory over Fort Sumner. It’s the first trip to a state title game for Hagerman since 2000, and coach Randy Montoya is [...]
Small school football playoffs set
Staff report Small school football teams now know who they’ll be facing in the post season, and while some matchups were pretty much known, others came as a surprise. Dexter, the District 4AA champ, will host Tucumcari. No date or time has been announced, but that matchup will be either Nov. 6 or 7. NMMI [...]
Hagerman closes regular season with 39-7 victory
Karen Boehler CCSR writer/editor HAGERMAN — A 9-1 record is good, says Hagerman football coach Randy Montoya, but everything resets starting Monday. “I just got done telling my boys, ‘It don’t matter from here on out now. It’s back to 0-0. It’s a whole new season. Anything happens, we lose, we’re done. It doesn’t matter [...]
Goddard crushes Roswell in cross-town rivalry
Tom Ruiz CCSR Special Correspondent For the first few minutes, the crosstown rivalry and District 4AAAA game between the Goddard Rockets and Roswell Coyotes was turning into an instant classic. The question being asked all week was whether or not the Coyotes could knock off the defending Class AAAA state champions and shock the high [...]
Demons get season’s first win; NMMI opens district with victory
Gateway, Goddard, Hagerman also win Staff Report DEXTER — The Dexter Demons have to be celebrating. The football squad earned its first win of the season just when it needed it — against Eunice, its first district foe — downing the Cardinals 22-18 in Dexter Friday. The Demons (1-7, 1-0) scored first, holding a 7-0 [...]
Goddard, Hagerman, Gateway win on the road; Dexter falls again
Staff Report It was a mixed night on the road for Chaves County football teams. Goddard (4-3) bounced back from a loss last week to topple AAAAA Carlsbad 41-17. Dexter (0-7) still hasn’t found a way to win, but the Demons got closer Friday, losing to Tucumcari by only one point, 21-20. Hagerman (6-1, 1-0) [...]