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TDFL closes out another successful season

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Playoff events BRING in teams from across the REGION

The past weekend of games in the Tony Dorsett Football League, Oct. 28-29, went well and organizers are gearing up for next year.

In the Pee Wee division, the Aztec Tigers beat the Gallup Sundance Dental Care Raptors 30-0. For third place in Pee Wee, the Farmington Panthers beat the Rio Grande Ravens 38-0.

“It was a very good weekend of games,” co-organizer Sammy Chioda said of the games. “I think everyone from players, to parents to coaches had a very good time.”

In the Rookies category, the La Gente Bombers won out 12-6 over the Farmington Titans and third place in that section went to Moab Devils who beat Volcano Vista Hawks. The score in that game wasn’t immediately available.

In the Freshmen division, a round robin of games, the Volcano Vista Hawks beat the Grants Pirates. Third place went to the Rico Auto Complex Destroyers of Gallup.

In the Sophomore A division, Hollywood Orthodontics Huskies of Gallup defeated the Belen Eagles 22-14 in the division’s championship game.

Third place went to the Navajo Times Mighty Scouts who beat the Ute Mountain Wolfpack of Colorado 20-12.

In Sophomore AA, the Pagosa Springs Pirates of Colorado lost to the Rio Grande Ravens 22-20. That game went down to the wire with Rio Grande defending well against a Pagosa drive.

In the Junior division, the Grants Pirates swept the New Mexico Soldados of Albuquerque 44-26 and 18-13 in games played on the first day of TDFL.

By Bernie Dotson
Sun Correspondent