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Football Friday Night is back this Friday, Sept. 27, for another big edition of the program. Join Beau Bagley and Paul MacKinnon throughout the night for the city's top high school football games.

Del Valle's top-of-the-town with 31-14 win at Canutillo

By Adrian Broaddus

Junior sensation quarterback Jake Fette threw for 234 passing yards and totaled three touchdowns, as Del Valle (3-0) cruised to a 31-14 win at Canutillo (3-1).

The Eagles had multiple opportunities to make this one close and put themselves in scoring situations. However, Del Valle turned Canutillo over on downs twice in Conquistador territory. The Conquistador defense also recorded an interception thanks to Abraham Garcia in the secondary.

Canutillo was led by running back Rene Huerta (77 rushing yards, 1 touchdown) and quarterback Matthew Gasca (170 passing, 1 TD, 1 INT). However, it wasn't enough to compete with the high-powered Del Valle offense in this key district 1-5A division II matchup.

Over the weekend, Fette announced his commitment to Arizona State. The Sun Devils were in town last week to watch Fette in person.

El Dorado outscores Eastwood to remain undefeated, 55-54 

By Steve Escajeda 

In a wild affair that came down to the final 29 seconds and a two-point conversion try, the El Dorado Aztecs defeated the Eastwood Troopers 55-54. 

Trailing 55-48 with less than a minute to play, Eastwood’s backup quarterback Ethan Camacho faced a fourth-and-goal from the 12-yard line. The junior, who came in for injured starter Joseph Cox in the second quarter, hit wide receiver Fabian Penazola in the back of the end zone to get Eastwood to with a point. 

Troopers’ head coach Julio Lopez decided to go for two and win the game, but Camacho’s pass was incomplete in the end zone and the Aztecs held on to go 4-0 on the season. 

Leading El Dorado was running back Ryan Estrada, who rushed for a whopping 310 yards and two touchdowns. The senior, who now has 910 yards rushing in four games, also caught a touchdown pass. 

Aztec quarterback Elijah Issa threw for 182 yards and four touchdowns; he also ran for another two scores. 

Issa threw those touchdowns to four different receivers, one of them being Adrian Olivas, who caught five passes for 99 yards. 

Though Eastwood (2-2) lost its starting quarterback in the first half, Camacho didn’t miss a beat, throwing for 189 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for another 94 yards and a score. 

Trooper receiver and defensive back Jude Walker had a huge game with 10 catches for 147 yards and two touchdowns; defensively, he also returned an interception 82 yards for a score. 

The total yards gained by both teams proves how close the game was; El Dorado had 517 and Eastwood had 515. 

Next Friday, El Dorado begins District 1-5A (div. 1) action by hosting Bel Air at the SAC, while Eastwood is home in its District 1-6A opener against Socorro.       

The Chapin Huskies clip the Andress Eagles wings 54-8

By Brandon Cohn 

Chapin, 2-2, 2-0 2-5A will play at Burges on September 27, while Andress, 1-3, 1-1 2-5A, will host Hanks next Friday.

 Pebble Hills can’t stop Cleveland offensive attack, 49-27

By Joe Rodriguez 

The Cleveland Storm lived up to their mascot name as they came into the Borderland and took care of business defeating the Pebble Hills Spartans 49-27. The team from Rio Rancho, New Mexico (just outside of Albuquerque) put on an offensive display at the Socorro Student Activities Complex.

The storm accumulated over 600 yards offensively and scored in seven of their nine possessions in the game, all of them being touchdowns.

The game was close at halftime with the Spartans only being down 14-13. Then the second half came. The first five possessions (which consisted of a grand total of 26 plays) in the second half led to five touchdowns.

Isaiah Yannis was the player of the game carrying the ball 18 times for 167 yards and had a couple of touchdowns.

Both of these teams will have their by week next week prior to starting district play. Pebble Hills will host Coronado, while Cleveland will host Farmington.

Clint wins first game of the season over Bowie, 29-19

By Angel Torres 

The Clint Lions are winless no longer defeating the previously unbeaten Bowie Bears, 29-19, at Lion Stadium.

Clint quarterback Brandon Quezada went 2-for-2 passing for 120 yards including an 85-yard catch and run by running back Jose Arvizu who also added a rushing score later in the night. Quezada would also run for 11 times for 78 yards. Clint running back Angel Veliz rushed 11 times for 58 yards including two scores.

Bowie quarterback Abraham Carrasco tossed a 7-yard touchdown pass to Joe Rodriguez to begin the scoring and brought the Bears to within 10 late in the game with a 52-yard catch and run by tight end Johan Camacho.

Bowie running back Alan Mota rushed for 14 times for 79 yards including a score, but it was not enough to overcome their deficit. Clint, now 1-2, travels to face San Elizario next week, while the 2-1 Bowie Bears host Irvin in a critical district matchup.  

Franklin dominates Americas in emotional night, 51-17

By Sebastian Perez-Navarro 

After the tragic loss of Franklin player Emmanuel Lopez in a car accident, the Americas Trailblazers and Cougars left their hearts out on the field.

The Cougars won Thursday night's competition, 51-17. Junior Ernie Powers took three touchdowns into the house from 57, 71 and 89 yards out. His fellow class of 2026 teammate Atreyu DeLaRiva decided to join the ground attack, netting two total touchdowns.

For Americas, junior running back Cam’ron Johnson lifted the Trailblazers twice into the endzone.

But the most important part of the night wasn’t the score. At the end both Franklin and Americas joined at midfield to pray in honor of their lost brother.

Hanks outlasts Horizon, 42-21

By Sebastian Perez-Navarro 

Hanks’ homecoming theme was “Knights take on the universe,” and the week’s festivities ended with an out of world win.

The Knights beat the Scorpions on friday 42-21. Coach Scott Veliz put all of his offensive confidence on a sophomore led group. Jordan Morales led the way with three passing touchdowns, all of which were thrown to fellow sophomore Alex Robles, who went over 150 receiving yards. Both classes of 2026 players put on a more than impressive showing in their homecoming varsity debut. Austin Ducher was able to pound the rock, getting over the 100 yard hump and recording a late touchdown which all but sealed Hank’s homecoming fate.

The Scorpion improved after a shutout in their first district game against Chapin, as quarterback Julian Williams both rushed and passed for a touchdown. The receiver of said play was wideout, and kicker, Sergio Santana.

Riverside wrangles the Rockets, 56-34

 By Jorge Guajardo

The Riverside Rangers improved to 4-0 on the young season after handling the Irvin Rockets, 56-34, at Tony Shaw Field.

The Rangers were led offensively by Carlos Rojas III, who had an outstanding game rushing for 362 yards on 21 carries and scoring five touchdowns on the ground. Rojas III had several exciting plays, tallying four rushes of over 50 yards, the longest being a 69-yard run on a 3rd and 15 from Riverside's own 15-yard line.

Rojas also added 73 yards through the air on 6-13 passing and another three touchdowns. Riverside scored eight total touchdowns, and Rojas accounted for all of them.

It was a game of runs. While Riverside built an early 35-0 lead in the first half, Irvin showed life at the end of the first with a touchdown pass from Dallas Medina to Michael Salazar to get the Rockets on the board before the half.

Irvin quarterback Dallas Medina had a solid game, completing 17 passes on 30 attempts for 246 yards and two touchdowns. However, Riverside's large lead proved insurmountable even when Irvin crawled back into the game to make it 35-20 early in the third quarter.

Riverside will face the Bowie Bears next after a bye week and will look to build on their 4-0 start.

Irvin will also face the Bowie Bears in their next game. The Rockets are seeking to rebound from their loss to the Rangers.