Thursday Throwdown: Alamogordo-Capital (Story and Video)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SANTA FE</strong> – The Alamogordo Tigers discovered again Thursday night that winning football games on the road is never easy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After building a 21-0 third quarter lead, Alamogordo held off rejuvenated Capital the rest of the way for a hard-fought 21-14 victory at Jaguar Field. The Tigers improved to 3-1 and travel to El Paso (TX) Riverside next Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Capital, which lost its third straight game by eight points or less, goes to Albuquerque Academy on Sat., Sept. 16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alamogordo outgained Capital, 187-30, in the first half and took an 18-0 lead into intermission. They scored first on <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='275510' first='Elijah' last='Montoya']</strong>'s 9-yard TD pass to <strong>Jason Warren </strong>with 4:45 left in the first quarter. After a well-executed Alamogordo punt was downed at the 1-yard line, a Capital fumble in the end zone resulted in a safety for the Tigers on the first snap of the second quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alamogordo increased the lead to 15-0 when Devin Beres scored on a 9-yard TD run with 5:15 left in the second quarter. Tigers placekicker <strong>Aidan Vazquez</strong> booted a 31-yard field goal in the final seconds of the second quarter for an 18-0 halftime lead for Alamogordo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vazquez booted another field goal from 30 yards out with 7:49 left in the third quarter to give Alamogordo a 21-0 lead and it appeared the Tigers would cruise to their third victory of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Capital, though, decided it wouldn't go down without a fight.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Jaguars scored 14 points in a 42-second span late in the third quarter on a pair of TD passes by quarterback <strong>Deavan Montano</strong>. The second touchdown occurred so quickly after the first because Alamogordo fumbled on the ensuing kickoff return and the Jaguars recovered at the 19.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>However, Capital got no closer after making it a one-score game. Alamogordo took precious time off the clock after converting a third-and-25 from its own 8-yard line. The Capital defense, though, eventually halted the drive with an interception in the end zone.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Alamogordo defense stopped Capital's ensuing drive at midfield and the Jaguars elected to punt. The Tigers got the ball back with 5:12 left in the fourth quarter and smartly stuck to the ground, rushing for nearly 60 yards in a clock-killing drive.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Several other games were played Thursday night. West Mesa outlasted Albuquerque High, 43-35, in shootout at Community Stadium, Bernalillo rallied past Highland in a defensive battle, 18-14, at Milne Stadium, Atrisco Heritage routed Manzano, 54-17, at Wilson Stadium, Socorro defeated Hope Christian, 29-21, at home and Pojoaque Valley mercy ruled Santa Fe Indian School, 55-0. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIDEO: Alamogordo at Capital (Part 1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/EZNb-M5r0RY?si=QIuWLQsAIhIBLi_t","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/EZNb-M5r0RY?si=QIuWLQsAIhIBLi_t </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIDEO: Alamogordo at Capital (Part 2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/qnUXPNhh8tQ?si=b_27rAdBtcfkS-NL","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/qnUXPNhh8tQ?si=b_27rAdBtcfkS-NL </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA AND SCOREBOARD</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CharlesWiniecki/status/1699989913100550598?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/CharlesWiniecki/status/1699989913100550598?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Week 4 Thursday Night Scoreboard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":987913,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepredzone.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-08-at-12-07-52-NM-High-School-Football-Scores-9_7_2023-Results.png?w=640" alt="" class="wp-image-987913" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: MaxPreps</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/JamesDYodice/status/1699995662127911280?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/JamesDYodice/status/1699995662127911280?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->