Bengals drop third-straight 50-plus game

The Bloomfield High School Bobcats mercy-ruled Gallup 53-0 Oct. 21 in a football game played at Public School Stadium in Gallup. The loss was the third consecutive game in which the Bengals have given up 50 or more points in a game in 2016. The game was called at the start of the fourth quarter due to the mercy rule, which ends a game earlier than the scheduled stop-time if one team has a large, insurmountable lead over the other.

The Bobcats scored on their first possession of the first quarter, in spite of the fact that Gallup got some very good field positions after a long kickoff return by Kevin Stewart. Stewart got an opening as soon...

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MHS puts up in first half

The Miyamura High School Patriots rolled over the Gallup High School Bengals 54-12 in a football game played Oct. 14 at Gallup Public School Stadium. The Patriots improved to 6-1, 2-0 on the 2016 football season and the Bengals fell to 2-5, 0-2. Both teams play in District 1-5A.

“I was pleased with the way we played in all phases of the game,” Patriots’ head coach Wes Shank said. “I thought our defense stepped up and kept things going in the right direction throughout the entire game, particularly our defensive line.”

Gallup got things going early in the first quarter and looked to be the dominating team when sophomore quarterback Burton...