The Rundown - Week 14 (2024)

AND YOU’RE WATCHING THE RUNDOWN. LATE SEASON SPIRIT. THANK YOU, LADIES. THE RIO RANCHO CHEERLEADERS WELCOMING OUT THIS WEEK. WE WELCOME YOU TO THE RUNDOWN. JUST TWO SHOWS LEFT UNTIL THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON IS ALL WRAPPED UP. I’M RON BURKE AND I’M BETHANY MILLER. THIS WEEKEND IS THE SEMIFINAL ROUND FOR 12 TEAMS THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. EACH ONE LOOKING TO PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO PLAY FOR A STATE TITLE AND HOIST THAT BLUE TROPHY NEXT WEEK. NOW, SEMIFINAL GAMES IN CLASS FIVE, FOUR AND THREE ARE SET TO KICK OFF TOMORROW. TONIGHT, THOUGH, IT’S THE BIG DOGS IN CLASS SIX AA DOING BATTLE BOW WOW WOW. WE START AT RIO RANCHO HIGH, A RIVALRY GAME BETWEEN THE FIFTH SEEDED RAMS AND THE TOP SEED CLEVELAND. NOW, THE LAST TIME THEY MET BACK AT THE END OF OCTOBER, THE STORM WON GOING AWAY 37 NOTHING. THEY RENEW ACQUAINTANCE. THEY GET TO WORK. CLEVELAND ON OFFENSE EARLY ON JORDAN HATCH TO AN OPEN JADEN DAVIS WHO PICKS UP A FIRST DOWN AND MORE BEFORE HE’S TACKLED INSIDE THE RAMS 30 YARD LINE NOW THE STORM THEY CAN RELY ON THE RUN GAME TOO. HERE’S HARRISON MBOYA CHECKING OUT THAT LEFT SIDE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. CLEVELAND JUMPS OUT TO THE EARLY SCORE. THE RAMS DEFENSE BEING CHALLENGED BY AIR AND GROUND. ANOTHER RUN HERE BY MBOYA AS HE CHURNS OUT MORE YARDAGE. AND THEN NUMBER TWO SAID I’LL GET NUMBER TWO HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN AS CLEVELAND’S PILING ON THE POINTS, RIO RANCHO STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP ON THE SCOREBOARD. WE HEAD NOW TO THE SECOND HALF OF PLAY HATCH HAS TIME TO THROW. HE’LL LOOK FOR AND FIND JOSH LYLES THIS TIME AND THEY MOVE THOSE CHAINS AGAIN AND THE CLEVELAND OFFENSE IN RHYTHM ROLLING YEAH THIS DRIVE WOULD BE CAPPED BY NONE OTHER THAN HARRISON BOYA FOR A THIRD TOUCHDOWN IN THIS GAME BUT WATCH HIM BETHANY NEAR THE END ZONE HOP OVER A DEFENDER JUST CLEARING THE HURDLE LOVE IT THE STORM WOULD NOT BE DENIED AS A BIG WIN AS CLEVELAND ROLLS PAST RIO RANCHO 38 TO 7. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK NOW AT CLEVELAND’S RESUME HEADING INTO THE CLASS SIX, A TITLE GAME NEXT WEEK. THE STORM ENTERED THE MATCH UP AT NINE AND THREE, AIMING FOR A SIX DA TITLE IN PROGRAM HISTORY. A WIN NEXT WEEK WOULD BE FOR FOUR FOR THE PROGRAM BECAUSE CLEVELAND ACTUALLY OFFICIALLY WON THAT COVETED TITLE BACK IN 2020. CAN’T FORGET THAT THAT STORM OFFENSE AVERAGING 30 POINTS A GAME SO FAR WHILE HOLDING OPPONENTS TO ONLY 12 POINTS PER, DID WE NOT SEE THAT ONE COMING? I THINK SO. YESTERDAY. WELL, LET’S FIND OUT WHO CLEVELAND WILL FACE IN THE SIX A TITLE GAME SEVEN SEED LAS CRUCES UPSETTING CENTENNIAL LAST WEEK TO FACE THREE SEED LA CUEVA IN TONIGHT’S SEMIFINAL GAME. THE BEARS NEED JUST TWO PLAYS AND 23 SECONDS AT THE START OF THIS ONE TO MAKE SOME MAGIC. CAM DYER HANDS IT OFF TO CHEETO LUMBRERA ON UNTOUCHED 71 YARDS TO THE HOUSE AND LA CUEVA IS ON THE BOARD. FIRST UP SEVEN NOTHING. SO ON THE BULLDOGS FIRST OFFENSIVE POSSESSION THIRD AND SHORT. DANIEL AMARO TAKES THE HAND OFF. HE’S GOT NOWHERE TO GO. THE BEARS DEFENSE COMING UP BIG THERE SO LA CUEVA BACK ON OFFENSE CHECK OUT THIS THROW BY CAM DYER PUTS EVERYTHING INTO IT RIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF TANNER MONTANO THAT PLAY GETS THE BEARS INTO TO THE RED ZONE AND DYER WOULD TAKE IT THE REST OF THE WAY. THE QUARTERBACK CALLING HIS OWN NUMBER AS LA CUEVA TAKES A 14 NOTHING LEAD. RON THE BEARS CRUISING JUST FIVE MINUTES INTO THE GAME. OKAY, SO THE BULLDOGS TRYING TO STOP THAT MOMENTUM, PICK UP SOME OF THEIR OWN AMARO IN THE SHOTGUN ALMOST TRIPPED UP BUT HE LOSES THIS TACKLER AND HE TAKES IT 42 YARDS FOR PAYDIRT. LOVE THE BALANCE. LAS CRUCES ON THE BOARD TRAILING 14 TO 7. BUT THE BEARS WOULD NOT STOP THEIR OFFENSIVE ASSAULT. DYER HITTING JACKSON HICKS ON THE SHORT PASS. HE’S GOING TO TAKE IT DOWN FIELD BEFORE HE’S BROUGHT DOWN AFTER A 435 YARD GAIN. THEN ON THE NEXT PLAY, WHO ELSE? CAM DYER, HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN OF THE FIRST QUARTER, LA CUEVA. NOW AHEAD, 21 SEVEN. LISTEN TO THIS. THE BEARS WOULD HAVE 230 YARDS OF OFFENSE IN LESS THAN SEVEN MINUTES ON TEN PLAYS. WOW. THE BEARS ARE HEADING BACK TO THE SIX A TITLE GAME DEFEATING THE BULLDOGS. 6333. IT WAS A GREAT RUN FROM ZERO AND FOUR TWO FINAL FOUR, YOU KNOW, AND OUR GUYS DID A TREMENDOUS JOB. RIGHT NOW I’M HURTING FOR THESE SENIORS BECAUSE I KNOW THEY DIDN’T WANT TO END THIS WEEK. YOU KNOW, THEY WANTED TO HAVE A THANKSGIVING PRACTICE. BUT BEST OF LUCK TO THE TWO TEAMS THAT ARE IN IT NEXT WEEK. WE’VE BEEN OVER THAT HUMP BEFORE. WE KNOW HOW TO DO THAT AND WE KNOW OUR COACHES KNOW WHAT TO DO. OUR KIDS ARE READY FOR THAT. IT’S JUST ABOUT DOING OUR JOB, TRYING TO GET BETTER DURING THE WEEK. WE GOT TO HAVE A GOOD WEEK OF PRACTICE AND THEN JUST ENJOY THE MOMENT. WELL, HERE’S A LOOK AT THE BEARS RESUME. BOTH LA CUEVA AND CLEVELAND ENTERING NEXT WEEKEND AT NINE AND THREE. THE BEARS ALSO LOOKING FOR THEIR SIXTH STATE TITLE. THE FIRST SINCE 2018. LA CUEVA’S OFFENSE STEAMROLLING OPPONENTS AVERAGING 43 POINTS A GAME WHILE THE DEFENSE IS ALLOWING JUST UNDER 17 POINTS. AND IF CLEVELAND AND LA CUEVA IN THE SIX A TITLE GAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR FOR, WELL, THAT’S BECAUSE THESE TWO TEAMS PLAYED A ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC PLAYOFF GAMES IN HISTORY LAST SEASON IN THE STORM’S 75 TO 61. THAT’S NOT A TYPO OVER THE BEARS LAST YEAR WAS THE HIGHEST SCORING 11 MAN STATE FINAL IN NEW MEXICO HISTORY. THE WIN EARNED THE CLEVELAND STORM BACK TO BACK TO BACK BLUE TROPHIES. THE STORM WOULD TRAIL AT THE HALF, BUT HARRISON, BOY, WE’VE HEARD THAT NAME BEFORE. HE SCORED FOUR TOUCHDOWNS IN THE SECOND HALF TO LEAD CLEVELAND TO VICTORY. I CANNOT WAIT. DO YOU THINK DO YOU THINK THEY CAN TOP IT? I THINK BACK TO LAST YEAR. YOU LAST SIX, THEY ALL WRAPPED UP. LET’S GO NOW TO CLASS FIVE, BOTH SEMIFINAL GAMES KICKING OFF TOMORROW AT 1:00. THE TOP TEAM IN THE STATE, THE ROSWELL COYOTES HOST FIVE SEED DEMING AT THE WOOL BOWL. ROSWELL HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY DOMINANT, STANDING TALL AT 11 AND ZERO ENTERING THIS MATCHUP AND OUTSCORING OPPONENTS 472 73. KYLE HEAD COACH JEFF LYNNE SAYS DESPITE HIS TEAM’S SUCCESS, HE’S HOPING HIS PLAYERS WILL TAKE NOTES FROM LAST SEASON AND NOT LOOK TOO FAR AHEAD. OUR EXPERIENCE LAST YEAR IN THE SEMIFINALS IS THE THING THAT WE KEEP GOING BACK TO. WE FELT LIKE WE HAD A GOOD TEAM LAST YEAR AND WE GOT UPSET IN THE SEMIFINALS TO PIEDRA VISTA. I’M HOPING THAT KEEPS THAT CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER. I THINK DEMING’S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPROVED FOOTBALL TEAMS I’VE SEEN. IT’S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO, YOU KNOW, TO TO MOVE FAST AND KIND OF KEEP THOSE GUYS ON THE RUN AND THEY’RE A REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM THAT’S IMPROVED EVERY WEEK. AND AND THEY’RE REALLY PLAYING THEIR BEST FOOTBALL AT THE RIGHT TIME. AND YOU HEARD COACH LYNN THERE. DEMING ENTERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON SEMIFINAL ON A SIX GAME WIN STREAK. THE WILDCATS SHUT OUT GODDARD IN THE QUARTERS LAST WEEK AFTER LOSING TO THE ROCKETS EARLIER IN THE SEASON, AND DEMING HAS GOTTEN CLOSE TO WINNING A STATE TITLE THE PAST COUPLE SEASONS. JUST LAST YEAR, THE WILDCATS LOST TO EVENTUAL STATE CHAMP ARTESIA IN THE SEMIFINAL ROUND, AND IN 2019, DEMING FINISHED RUNNER UP IN CLASS FIVE, A LOSING TO ROSWELL. IT’S TIME FOR US TO WIN A BIG GAME. WE’VE WE’VE BEEN IN THE PLAYOFFS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND THESE BOYS KNOW THE EXPECTATIONS KNOW THE STANDARDS. SO IT’S TIME FOR US TO GET IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL, TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. BUT WE HAVE TO BEAT THE BEST. AND ROSWELL IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE STATE. I LOVE THE ENERGY THESE TEAMS HAVE TO BRING INTO THIS GAME. THE WILDCATS WILL TRY TO PULL OFF THE UPSET TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS FIVE SEED DEMING HOST, ONE SEED ROSWELL. THE WINNER WILL PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE FIVE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME KICK OFF IS AT 1:00. I CAN’T WAIT FOR THAT ONE. NOW TO THE OTHER SEMIFINAL FEATURING THE REIGNING STATE CHAMPIONS, THE ARTESIA BULLDOGS. THE TWO SEED IS TEN AND ONE ENTERING THE SEMIFINAL MATCHUP, THE ONLY LOSS THIS SEASON FOR THE BULLDOGS. CAME AGAINST ROSWELL IN WEEK EIGHT. ARTESIA LOSING THAT ONE BY 21 POINTS. NOW, SINCE THEN, THE DOGS HAVE RATTLED OFF THREE DOMINANT WINS AND NOW A REMATCH OF LAST YEAR’S STATE TITLE GAME AGAINST PIEDRA VISTA, IN WHICH ARTESIA WON THE PROGRAM’S 31ST STATE TITLE. THE PLAYOFFS. IT’S ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHO SHOWS UP AND PLAYS THE BEST FOOTBALL THAT DAY AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE PUTTING OURSELVES IN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY THE BEST FOOTBALL SATURDAY. AND I MEAN, I KNOW THEY’RE PROBABLY TALKING ABOUT REVENGE IN A LITTLE BIT. LAST YEAR’S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND I’M SURE THEY USE THAT AS A LITTLE MOTIVATION AND SOME THINGS THERE. AND AND WE’RE JUST FOCUSED ON THIS YEAR AND THIS GROUP AND MAKING SURE WE PLAY OUR BEST FOOTBALL EVERY WEEK. WELL, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BALL WILL BE PIEDRA VISTA. OF COURSE, THE PANTHERS ARE COMING OFF THAT RUNNER UP FINISH IN THE FIVE A TITLE GAME LAST SEASON AGAINST THE BULLDOGS. PV ENTERS SATURDAY’S SEMIFINAL BATTLE ON A FOUR GAME WIN STREAK. THE LAST LOSS COMING TO ROSWELL IN WEEK SEVEN. HEAD COACH JARED HOWELL WITH NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR THE ARTESIA PROGRAM HEADING INTO KICKOFF. EVERYTHING THAT ARTESIA DOES HAS A PURPOSE AND A PLAN. THERE REALLY ISN’T ANYTHING THAT IS DONE THAT IS BY ACCIDENT. THEY REALLY, AGAIN, PAY ATTENTION TO THAT DETAILS. AND THAT’S A CREDIT TO THEM AND THEIR ORGANIZATION. AND AND THE HISTORY THAT THEY HAVE, THE STORIED HISTORY. SO. WELL, THE REMATCH IS ON THE PANTHERS AIMING FOR REVENGE THIS YEAR AGAINST THE BULLDOGS, WHILE ARTESIA WANTS TO PLAY FOR THE PROGRAM’S 36 BLUE TROPHY 32 THREE SEED PIEDRA VISTA TO SEED ARTESIA KICK OFF AT THE BULLDOG BOWL AT 1:00 PM. AND NOW LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE CLASS FOUR, A SEMIFINAL BRACKET REIGNING STATE CHAMP BLOOMFIELD TRAVELS TO FACE FOUR SEED PORTALES AT GREYHOUNDS STADIUM IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE BRACKET, TWO TEAMS PLAYING THEIR BEST FOOTBALL. THE THREE SEED SILVER WILL FACE THE TWO SEED LOVINGTON AT LOVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. BOTH GAMES KICK OFF AT ONE AND IN CLASS THREE A THE SAINT MICHAEL’S HORsem*n COMING OFF THAT CLOSE GAME AGAINST RATON IN THE QUARTERFINAL ROUND WILL TRY TO TAKE DOWN A RED HOT NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE TEAM WHILE COBRA AND ROBERTSON THEY’LL BATTLE IT OUT AT ROBERTSON HIGH SCHOOL. BOTH THOSE GAMES ALSO KICK OFF AT 1:00. WELL, FOOTBALL ISN’T THE ONLY SPORT PLAYING FOR A BLUE TROPHY THIS WEEKEND. THIS MONTH, THE NEW MEXICO STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT UNDERWAY THIS WEEKEND AT THE RIO RANCHO EVENT CENTER. TONIGHT, IT’S A MATCHUP BETWEEN LAS CRUCES AND CLEVELAND WITH A TRIP TO THE FINAL FOUR ON THE LINE. THE STORM WON THIS ONE A TIGHT ONE, THREE SETS TO TWO. THE SEMIFINALS ARE FOR ALL