Sights and Sounds: Showdown In Santa Fe (Video/Recap)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SANTA FE</strong> – After a 0-2 start, the Santa Fe Demons suddenly have the look of a team capable of competing for the District 5A-1 title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A week after dismantling Clovis, Santa Fe scored 28 consecutive points in the second half to handle Highland, 55-24, Friday night at Ivan Head Stadium. The Demons improved to 2-2 overall, 1-0 in the district. Highland fell to 2-2 overall, 0-1 in the district.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe amassed over 500 yards in total offense. The double nickel in points marks the most points scored by the Demons in seven years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ahead 27-16 at halftime, Santa broke the game open with two touchdowns in the first six minutes of the third quarter. The Demons returned the second half kickoff to the Highland 17. Shortly thereafter, a TD pass gave them a three-score lead (34-16) with 10:34 left in the third.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Highland's promising drive ended with a fumble around midfield. Dynamic senior RB/SB <strong>Jesus Navarette</strong> broke loose for a long run into the red zone. The explosive play set up a short TD run to make it 42-16 with 6:03 left in the third quarter.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe continued to pile up touchdowns. The Demons' final score of the night occurred when senior&nbsp; <strong>Alex Bobolsky</strong>, another talented playmaker for Sanat Fe, caught a screen pass, sidestepped several Highland defenders and raced about 80 yards for a touchdown with 7:02 left to activate the running clock.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Following an exchange of interceptions, Highland grabbed an 8-6 lead late in the first quarter when junior RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1688720' first='William' last='Anchondo']</strong>'s long run set up a touchdown that capped an impressive 94-yard drive. However, Navarette's long run into the red zone set up <strong>John Henry Clement</strong>'s short TD run that gave Santa Fe the lead for good at 14-8 with 56 seconds remaining in the first quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Navarette (194 yards rushing) and Clement both rushed for two touchdowns for Santa Fe.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Navarette showed off his impressive speed with a 41-yard TD run with 8:39 left in the second quarter to expand the Demons' lead to 20-8. Highland responded by slicing the deficit to 20-16 midway through the second quarter when Anchondo's long run preceded a TD run on first and goal and a successful two-point conversion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was all Santa Fe after that.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Demons took the 27-16 lead into halftime on a 36-yard TD pass to sophomore WR&nbsp; <strong>Nicolas Bauer</strong> with 3:36 left in the second quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIDEO 1: Early First Quarter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/Kx2MbOhU7vk?si=cA0MXmVo4WKb156G","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/Kx2MbOhU7vk?si=cA0MXmVo4WKb156G </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIDEO 2: Late First Quarter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/2fxFXProSOo?si=Ux0L6OUnCjqWcMiw","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/2fxFXProSOo?si=Ux0L6OUnCjqWcMiw </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VIDEO 3: Third Quarter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/MRAvX6V2iDs?si=atvg49U6OVLdj_mt","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/MRAvX6V2iDs?si=atvg49U6OVLdj_mt </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2098759280338059497","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/2098759280338059497 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2098619266287432099","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/2098619266287432099 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2098766894220390612","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/2098766894220390612 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2098765094725537931","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/2098765094725537931 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2098764183521378664","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/2098764183521378664 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2098760334735823279","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/2098760334735823279 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2098762935774720288","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/2098762935774720288 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->