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...

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...

Beating JFK Mid 26 to 0 on Oct. 26.

The Lady Bengals put forth strong effort, but not enough to hold back Aztec High, losing 3-0, in their final game Oct. 25. They finish the season 6-12.