Despite a 7-0 loss, a king and queen grace Gallup

Miyamura boys lose 3-0 against Kirtland Central

Within the first minute of a boys’ district soccer game that pit Miyamura High School against Kirtland Central High School, Kirtland Broncos sophomore and captain Jaxon Manning put it in the goal with an assist by junior Colten Warner to put Kirtland on the board 1-0.

The Broncos didn’t stop there. They continued to pressure and pass the ball to Manning, who once more found his way in the 18-yard box, firing a shot to put Kirtland up 2-0 with 19:30 remaining in the first half.

The Miyamura Patriots’ defense attempted to put more pressure on Manning and on the ball to score before halftime, but Manning escaped the Patriots’...

Loss drops Bengals to 1-4. Photos by Ryan Hudgeons

Rehoboth Christian School seniors and captains of the boys’ soccer team, Allen West and John Barriga, carried the Lynx to a 5-1 victory against the Gallup High School Bengals during a non-conference home game Sept. 11.

Scoreless in the first half beneath the sun, the Bengals went up 1-0 with 12:32 remaining in the first half, when senior and captain Justin Martinez found his way through Lynx defenders.

The advantage didn’t last for long, though, as West answered back with a clear breakaway in front of the net to tie the game with 7:33 remaining on the clock.

Battle it out

Drenched in sweat and scuffed with turf burns, both teams battled each other on both ends of the field...