Alamogordo NM
11-12-2026 2:43am

Tigers Get Hometown Send-Off Before 5A Quarterfinal at Los Lunas

Alamogordo N.M. - The Alamogordo Tigers are hitting the road for the biggest game of their season, and the town is being asked to give them a proper goodbye.

Alamogordo High School will hold a Tiger Football Playoff Send-Off at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, as the team departs for Saturday's Class 5A state quarterfinal against Los Lunas. Organizers are calling on students, families, alumni, local businesses and the wider community to turn out in black and gold.

Send-off details

  • When: Friday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m.
  • Where: Alamogordo High School, front drop-off lane
  • Route: The team bus leaves the front of the school, travels along Cuba Avenue to 10th Street, and continues on to White Sands Boulevard.
  • What to bring: Tiger flags, noise and black-and-gold gear.

Fans who can't make it to the school are encouraged to find a spot anywhere along the route to cheer the bus as it passes.

The game: No. 5 Alamogordo at No. 4 Los Lunas

  • Kickoff: Saturday, Nov. 14, 1 p.m.
  • Site: Los Lunas High School
  • How to watch: Live stream on the NFHS Network, the NMAA's official streaming partner.

It's a Tigers-vs.-Tigers matchup. Fifth-seeded Alamogordo (7-4) earned the trip with a dominant 54-0 first-round shutout of district rival Chaparral last Friday, its fifth straight win. Over that five-game streak, Alamogordo's defense has given up just 47 points combined — fewer than it allowed in its season opener alone.

The offense was balanced against Chaparral. Junior quarterback Nathaniel Cereceres threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 69 yards and another score on just seven carries. Junior receiver Tristan Bowman piled up 111 receiving yards, including a 76-yard catch, and scored both through the air and on the ground. Sophomore running back Qymani Patterson added 110 rushing yards and a touchdown, breaking off a 45-yard run.

Los Lunas (7-3) is in its first season in Class 5A after moving down from 6A and earned the No. 4 seed and a first-round bye under first-year head coach Stephen Johnston. The hosts are rolling too: they closed the regular season with a 50-0 rout of Highland, and quarterback Luke Cieremans threw four touchdown passes in that game. Los Lunas' defense has allowed only 33 points over its last seven games.

Class 5A playoff picture

First-round results (Nov. 6–7)

  • No. 5 Alamogordo 54, No. 12 Chaparral 0
  • No. 6 Gadsden 50, No. 11 Mayfield 0
  • No. 7 Goddard 35, No. 10 Highland 22
  • No. 8 Santa Fe 23, No. 9 Cibola 7

Roswell, Piedra Vista, Artesia and Los Lunas had first-round byes as the top four seeds.

Quarterfinals (Nov. 13–14)

  • No. 1 Roswell vs. No. 8 Santa Fe — Friday, 6 p.m., Wool Bowl
  • No. 4 Los Lunas vs. No. 5 Alamogordo — Saturday, 1 p.m., Los Lunas HS
  • No. 3 Artesia vs. No. 6 Gadsden — Saturday, 1 p.m., Bulldog Bowl
  • No. 2 Piedra Vista vs. No. 7 Goddard — Saturday, 1 p.m., Hutchison Stadium

What's next: Semifinals are Nov. 20–21, and the Class 5A state championship is Nov. 28 at a finalist's home site. A win Saturday would put Alamogordo in the final four.

Around the state

Other quarterfinals this weekend include Class 6A's No. 1 Cleveland hosting No. 9 Rio Rancho and No. 2 Volcano Vista hosting No. 7 Carlsbad; Class 4A's No. 1 Bloomfield hosting No. 8 Valencia; and Class 3A's No. 1 St. Michael's hosting No. 8 Pojoaque Valley. Six-man crowns its champion Nov. 14, eight-man on Nov. 21, and Classes 2A through 6A on Nov. 28.

All times Mountain. Records and statistics as reported by MaxPreps

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