Alamogordo NM
11-08-2026 11:57am

Alamogordo Tigers Dominate Chaparral 54-0 in 5A First Round, Advance to Face Los Lunas

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — The Alamogordo Tigers made a statement in the opening round of the 2026 Nusenda Credit Union 5A Football Championships, rolling past the No. 12 Chaparral Lobos 54-0 on Friday night at Tiger Stadium. The win improves Alamogordo to 7-4 and sends the fifth-seeded Tigers into the quarterfinals against the No. 4 Los Lunas Tigers.

Alamogordo’s offense clicked from the start in a dominant performance that featured a balanced attack and multiple big plays. Scoring unfolded as follows, according to live updates from Otero County Sports:

• Qymani Patterson scored on a 45-yard TD run (Russell extra point good) for a 7-0 lead.

• Nathanael Cereceres added a 9-yard TD run (Russell XP no good), making it 13-0 at the end of the first quarter.

• Tristan Bowman ran it in from 9 yards (Bowman 2-point conversion run good) to push the lead to 21-0 early in the second.

• Cereceres connected with Rudy Wolfe on an 18-yard TD pass (Russell XP good) for 28-0.

• Cereceres then hit Bowman on a 76-yard TD strike (Russell XP good), giving the Tigers a 35-0 halftime lead.

• Leyton Niland scored from 2 yards in the third (Russell XP no good) to make it 41-0.

• Rudy Wolfe broke a 51-yard TD run (XP good) for 48-0.

• Niland closed the scoring with a 42-yard TD run for the final 54-0.

MaxPreps reported Alamogordo piled up 351 rushing yards and 150 passing yards. Cereceres was efficient through the air (5-of-7 for 141 yards and two TDs), Patterson led the ground game with 110 yards and a score on seven carries, and Bowman hauled in 111 receiving yards with a touchdown. The Tigers had scored 54 unanswered points after previously beating Chaparral 56-7 in the regular-season finale.

The shutout marked a strong home performance for a team that earned the No. 5 seed after a solid finish to the regular season. Alamogordo will now travel to Los Lunas for a quarterfinal matchup set for Saturday, November 14, at 1 p.m.

Rest of the 5A First Round and Quarterfinal Picture

The first round wrapped up over the weekend with several decisive results:

• No. 8 Santa Fe defeated No. 9 Cibola 23-7 in Santa Fe. It was the Demons’ first home playoff game in 41 years.

• No. 6 Gadsden blanked No. 11 Mayfield 50-0.

• No. 7 Goddard edged No. 10 Highland 35-22.

Top seeds Roswell, Piedra Vista, Artesia, and Los Lunas all received first-round byes. The quarterfinals are scheduled for November 13-14:

• No. 1 Roswell vs. No. 8 Santa Fe (Friday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m.)

• No. 4 Los Lunas vs. No. 5 Alamogordo (Saturday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. in Los Lunas)

• No. 3 Artesia vs. No. 6 Gadsden (Saturday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m.)

• No. 2 Piedra Vista vs. No. 7 Goddard (Saturday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m.)

Semifinals are set for November 20-21, with the 5A championship scheduled for November 28. Los Lunas enters the quarterfinals as a dangerous No. 4 seed with a strong regular-season resume and recent wins that included a 50-0 victory over Highland.

For Alamogordo, the focus now shifts to preparation for a road test against a Los Lunas team that also features a physical style of play. The Tigers showed explosive capability in the first round and will look to carry that momentum into the next round of the Nusenda Credit Union 5A Football Championships.

Chris Edwards is the publisher of Alamogordo Town News and a longtime local sports and community reporter and author of several books on Alamogordo sports history. 

More News from Alamogordo
I'm interested
I disagree with this
This is unverified
Spam
Offensive