Friday Night Roundup: Roswell Runs Past Alamogordo; Tularosa, Grady Roll to Shutouts

Alamogordo, Tiger Stadium- The Roswell Coyotes leaned on a punishing ground game and never trailed Friday night, pulling away from Alamogordo 56-26 in the district opener for both teams.

Roswell struck early and often. Luis Rodriguez broke loose for a 58-yard touchdown run just over two minutes into the game, and with 9:48 still showing in the first quarter the Coyotes led 7-0. Andruw Fuentez then found Danny Castro on a 38-yard scoring strike at the 5:42 mark to make it 14-0.

Alamogordo answered late in the opening frame. Qymani Patterson raced 36 yards for the Tigers' first touchdown, though the extra point missed, and Roswell carried a 14-6 lead into the second quarter.

The second period turned into a shootout. Fuentez added a 12-yard touchdown run at 9:37 to push the lead to 21-6, but the Tigers kept fighting — Samuel Strong ripped off a 35-yard scoring run, with Russell converting the extra point, to cut it to 21-13 with 8:06 before halftime. Fuentez responded again, this time from 45 yards out, restoring a 28-13 cushion. Alamogordo got the last word of the half when Tristan Bowman punched in a 4-yard touchdown as time expired, and the missed extra point left the score 28-19 at the break.

Any hopes of an Alamogordo comeback faded in the third quarter, when Roswell scored twice without an answer. Zeke Barrientos went 38 yards to paydirt with 6:29 to play in the period, and Rodriguez added his second long touchdown of the night — a 43-yard burst at 3:49 — to open a 42-19 lead heading to the fourth.

Patterson gave the Tigers a spark early in the final quarter with an 8-yard touchdown run to make it 42-26, but Roswell slammed the door. Danny Guevara scored from 9 yards out at 9:44, and Jonathan Ellis capped the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown run with 2:34 remaining.

The loss drops Alamogordo to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in district play. The Tigers travel to face Goddard next Friday.

Scoring Summary

First quarter: Roswell — Rodriguez 58 run (XP good), 9:48. Roswell — Castro 38 pass from Fuentez (XP good), 5:42. Alamogordo — Patterson 36 run (XP no good), 1:12.

Second quarter: Roswell — Fuentez 12 run (XP good), 9:37. Alamogordo — Strong 35 run (Russell XP good), 8:06. Roswell — Fuentez 45 run (XP good), 6:50. Alamogordo — Bowman 4 run (XP no good), 0:00.

Third quarter: Roswell — Barrientos 38 run (XP good), 6:29. Roswell — Rodriguez 43 run (XP good), 3:49.

Fourth quarter: Alamogordo — Patterson 8 run (XP good), 10:44. Roswell — Guevara 9 run (XP good), 9:44. Roswell — Ellis 4 run (XP good), 2:34.

Tularosa 51, McCurdy 0

The Tularosa Wildcats had no trouble Friday, blanking McCurdy 51-0 to improve to 3-1 on the season. Tularosa returns home next Friday to host Laguna Acoma.

8-Man: Grady 55, Cloudcroft 0

In 8-man action, Grady handed Cloudcroft a 55-0 defeat. The loss evens the Bears' record at 2-2. Cloudcroft will look to bounce back at home next Friday against Tatum.

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