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Staff photo: Tony Bullocks Farwell junior running back Miguel Vasquez takes a handoff from senior quarterback Heath Hadley during the first quarter for a 41-yard touchdown against Crosbyton. Vasquez ran for 193 yards and two more scores as the Steers routed the Chiefs 54-8.
Staff report
FARWELL — Junior running back Miguel Vasquez broke off three touchdown runs of more than 30 yards and Farwell improved to 2-0 with a 54-8 thumping of Crosbyton on Friday night.
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Farwell junior running back Miguel Vasquez takes a handoff from senior quarterback Heath Hadley during the first quarter for a 41-yard touchdown against Crosbyton. Vasquez ran for 193 yards and two more scores as the Steers routed the Chiefs 54-8.
Vasquez carried just nine times for the Steers (2-0), but finished with 193 yards and scored on runs of 41 and 36 yards in the second quarter and 70 yards in the third. Farwell, which had lost to the Chiefs (0-2) in each of the last two years, built a 34-0 lead by halftime and cruised from there.
The Steers finished with 476 total yards, including 372 on the ground, while holding the Chiefs to 130 yards. Farwell averaged more than 12 yards per carry in the game.
Senior quarterback Heath Hadley went 7-of-15 through the air, including a 14-yard TD pass to Patrick Pena in the second quarter, and also ran for a score. Junior Jeremiah Smith added scoring runs of 13 and 39 yards.
Bovina 62, Shamrock 18 — In a neutral-site game played at Randall H.S. in Canyon, Texas, the Mustangs took control early and never let up in an easy win over the Irish.
Senior quarterback David Lara completed 14-of-27 passes for 447 yards and five touchdowns, two to junior wide receiver Bryan De La Torre. Six players caught at least one pass for the Mustangs (1-0), whose opener the previous week was canceled just before halftime due to lightning.
Bovina led 20-0 at halftime and put the game completely out of reach with a 28-point third quarter. The Mustangs compiled 597 total yards in the game.
Shamrock (0-2), which had 341 total yards, didn’t throw a pass until quarterback Dylan Harper found running back Payton Garza for a score on the final play of the game. Senior Colton Eddleman rushed for a game-high 130 yards for the Irish.
Muleshoe 54, Snyder 21 — The Mules bounced back from a first-week loss at Levelland in a big way, blanking the Chiefs until the final quarter.
Senior quarterback Beto Diaz led an attack that piled up 23 first downs and 601 yards of offense. He threw for 280 yards and five touchdowns and also rushed for 140 yards and a pair of scores.
Senior wide receiver Jason Florez caught 8 passes for 138 yards and was on the receiving end of three of the scoring passes from Diaz.
Meantime, the Mules turned the Chiefs (0-2) over four times and limited Snyder to five first downs and 262 total yards.
Coyotes’ home opener canceled — The Dora Coyotes’ first home football game will have to wait another week as the To’hajiilee Warriors had to cancel their season.
“To’hajiilee could not find a football coach,” Dora athletic director Arnold Peralez said. “They canceled their entire season, but they didn’t let us know until Wednesday afternoon.
“It’s not a forfeit because they canceled the season and notified the NMAA. This doesn’t count as a win or a loss for either team.”
Dora (0-1) will now host Tatum in its home opener at 7 p.m. on Friday.
