Thursday Throwdown: Scores And Game Summaries

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sandia looked as good as advertised.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1613284' first='George' last='Smith']</strong> rushed for two touchdowns (48 and 21 yards) in the first 3-1/2 minutes of the game as Sandia jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first 10 minutes of the first quarter and cruised past Cibola, 49-6, Thursday night at Wilson Stadium in a weather-delayed contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kickoff was delayed until 8:45 p.m. as heavy thunderstorms and lightning moved through the Albuquerque Metro area beginning about an hour before the scheduled kickoff time of 7 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1155132' first='Aiden' last='Maldonado']</strong> scored on a 4-yard TD run late in the first quarter for the Matadors, who are eyeing a Class 6A playoff berth after failing to make the 12-team post season field in 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cibola's lone score of the night came on quarterback <strong>Terry Maes</strong>' 1-yard TD run early in the second quarter to make it 21-6. Sandia responded with a pair of touchdowns later in the quarter to take a 35-6 halftime lead.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1594010' first='Jahleel' last='Lewis']</strong>' 57-yard completion to transfer WR <strong>J'von Smith</strong> set up his 1-yard TD run with just under five minutes left in the second quarter. Sandia scored again with 1:06 left in the second quarter on transfer WR <strong>Deon Sessions</strong>' sensational one-handed grab in the end zone.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sandia added two more touchdowns in the second half. The final 16-1/2 minutes of the game was played with a running clock.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2090810555997311482","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2090810555997311482 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Additional Game Summaries</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gadsden 57, Santa Teresa 7</strong>: Senior RB [player_tooltip player_id='1790772' first='Armando' last='Ramirez'] rushed for 132 yards&nbsp; and 1 TD on 12 carries to lift Gadsden to a mercy rule win over rival Sanat Teresa. The Panthers retain The Helmet for the fifth year in a row. QB Roselio Gomez completed 7-of-11 passes for 107 yards and 3 TD. WR [player_tooltip player_id='1155087' first='Anthony' last='Palomares'] had 3 receptions for 55 yards and 1 TD.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hot Springs 35, Tularosa 6</strong>: The Louis Howell Era got off to a winning start as Hot Springs went on the road and won convincingly at Tularosa. Tigers QB [player_tooltip player_id='1613430' first='Zaiden' last='Baker'] race 80 yards for a TD in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Highland 35, Rio Grande 6</strong>: The Highland Hornets unleashed their powerful ground game as [player_tooltip player_id='1688720' first='William' last='Anchondo'], [player_tooltip player_id='1272783' first='Jasper' last='Groves'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1613656' first='Andres' last='Acosta'] combined for about 400 rushing yards in the weather-delayed Week 1 win over Rio Grande at Milne Stadium. [player_tooltip player_id='1613740' first='Malachi' last='Bouvia'] led the Hornets defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Organ Mountain 46, Deming 14</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id='1680049' first='Jaden' last='Gonzales'] returned a kickoff 85 yards for a TD as Organ Mountain won convincingly on the road over Deming to get the Gregory Mallory Era started on a winning not. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/GadsdenPanthers/status/2090670616273953017","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/GadsdenPanthers/status/2090670616273953017 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MORE SCORES</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chaparral 27, Hatch Valley 14</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Note: The scheduled St. Pius X-West Mesa matchup at Community Stadium in Albuquerque was postponed until Saturday at 11 a.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2090808092590309691","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2090808092590309691 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/JadenGonzales21/status/2090860945434394769","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/JadenGonzales21/status/2090860945434394769 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->