Sights and Sounds: Capital City Jamboree 7×7

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SANTA FE</strong> – The Santa Fe Demons hosted the annual Capital City Jamboree Thursday night at picturesque Ivan Head Stadium. The four participating teams were Santa Fe, Capital, St. Michael's and Espanola Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The start of the events was delayed by nearly an hour by lightning. As a result, the scheduled 5:30 p.m. start was pushed back to 6:25 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two of the four teams are led by first-year head coaches: Adrian Gonzales at Santa Fe and Caleb Holbrook at Espanola Valley. Gonzales was previously the head coach at West Las Vegas before joining the SFHS staff last season. Holbrook, a college quarterback at Oklahoma Panhandle State, was an assistant at Los Alamos in 2024. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Physically, the most impressive athlete on the field was 6-foot-4, 225-pound Santa Fe rising senior TE/DL <strong>Leyton Opare</strong>, who's also an elite wrestler. Opare is expected to be a major contributor to the Demons' offense this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>All four schools are participating in the Bernalillo 7x7 Jamboree on Saturday along with more than a dozen other schools. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIDEO 1: Santa Fe vs. Capital</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/0-I-aQG5c5w?si=OhL_nBNav6eW_wie","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/0-I-aQG5c5w?si=OhL_nBNav6eW_wie </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIDEO 2: St. Michael's JV vs. Espanola Valley JV</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/0XuGPt5FcCY?si=QZNW7KHAfrZ6U9tV","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/0XuGPt5FcCY?si=QZNW7KHAfrZ6U9tV </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIDEO 3: Capital vs. St. Michael's </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/UvRTvWSVlT4?si=6Ti07Rq8qTo9Kyox","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/UvRTvWSVlT4?si=6Ti07Rq8qTo9Kyox </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->