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  • Rio Rancho tops Clovis

    Gary Herron - Rio Rancho Observer|Updated Sep 7, 2019

    RIO RANCHO — Sophomore running back Zach Vigil carried the ball 28 times for 167 yards, scoring four times on runs of 4, 1, 5 and 1 yard, as No. 7 Rio Rancho beat visiting No. 6 Clovis for the ninth year in a row, 48-28. The Wildcats (2-1) surprisingly never got into the Rams’ red zone, but made up for it with four touchdowns covering 60 or more yards. The Rams (1-2), going 7 for 7 in the red zone, also had senior quarterback Isaiah Chavez surpass the century mark on the ground — until he took a 15-yard loss while...

  • Clovis runners grab red

    Gary Herron, Rio Rancho Observer|Updated Nov 10, 2018

    RIO RANCHO - The Clovis High School boys cross country team was up on the podium at Rio Rancho Stadium Saturday afternoon, happily accepting the red trophy emblematic of its second-place finish in the Class 5A cross country state championships. The Wildcats, who'd finished fourth in 2017, just missing a trophy - after an eighth-place finish in '16 and a 10th-place finish in '15, naturally had their sights set on the first blue trophy in school history. But when repeat...

  • Rio Rancho survives Wildcats

    Gary Herron, Special to The News|Updated Sep 9, 2017

    RIO RANCHO — Three turnovers in the game’s final 4 minutes and 20 seconds led visiting Clovis High into an overtime session, and Rio Rancho’s Cailon Bailon scored on a short touchdown run in the OT to give the Rams a 34-31 victory Friday night. The Wildcats (2-1) had taken the lead in what was a seesaw battle at Rio Rancho Stadium when quarterback Brandt Davis sliced his way into the end zone with 5:33 to play. Davis had thrown two touchdown passes earlier in the game. After Kabel Brooks tacked on the point-after, the ...

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