Making the rounds after an eventful weekend:
WILDCAT FORMATION: We鈥檙e four weeks into this season, and I鈥檒l stick with La Cueva beating Pinnacle High (Phoenix) in double overtime as the most significant regular-season result that has occurred so far for any New Mexico high school football team.
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Here is Cheeto Lumbrera III after a five-TD performance for La Cueva in a 42-19 win over Sandia at Wilson Stadium. Ran for 175 yards and four scores on the ground and also caught a 71-yard touchdown pass on the game鈥檚 first snap.
鈥 James Yodice (@JamesDYodice)
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