Cavemen go 2-2 with 35-6 Win over Cibola

By Don Eskins

Carlsbad High clubbed the Cibola Cougars 35-6 in the Cavern City on Friday night, September 13. The win pushed CHS’s seasonal record up to 2-2; Cibola fell to 1-3.

In a dominating performance, the Cavemen accumulated 350 total yards of offense against the Cougars while limiting them to just 150.

Up 7-0 following a first-quarter Blas Lopez III interception and 18-yard return for a touchdown, sophomore running back Brock Wright, on his way to a 145-yard rushing night, broke loose for a 74-yard touchdown run in the second period, and the rout was on.

Quarterback Kason Perez went on to connect with Ty Young from two yards out, Brock Wright from 10, and ran in another himself en route to the 35-6 win.

“Our defense was phenomenal; they played lights-out. Offensively, although we did score 35 points, we sputtered a little bit. Cibola was giving us a lot of looks, and it took us a while to figure out what they were doing,” said Caveman head coach Cale Sanders. “But, on homecoming night, we did get the win. Our coaches were very proud of the way our kids battled.”

Defensively, CHS was led by Colton McKibben’s seven solo tackles—three of them tackles for losses—and an interception. Also having big games were Simon Rubio with nine total tackles, one TFL, and a sack; Diego Ramirez with nine total tackles, one TFL, and a sack; Bubba Anderson with eight total tackles, two TFLs, and a sack; and Blas Lopez III with two assists, an interception, and return for touchdown.

Cavemen at Centennial

The Cavemen opened up District 3/6A play on Thursday night, September 19, in Las Cruces against the Class 6A second-ranked Centennial Hawks (4-0). The Cavemen entered the game ranked 10th.

Due to a Wednesday night deadline, the results of that game will be posted in next week’s, September 27, edition of the Carlsbad Local.

District 3/6A pre-conference records and Class 6A rankings through September 18:

Team Season Rank

Centennial 4-0 2

Las Cruces 2-2 5

Hobbs 2-2 6

Carlsbad 2-2 10

Alamogordo 1-3 17

Organ Mt. 1-3 19

Clovis 0-3 18

CHS vs Cibola Recap

Cibola 0 0 0 6 06

CHS 7 14 14 0 35

Cavemen Game Stats Cibola

159 Rushing 17

170 Passing 133

329 Total Yds. 150

14 First Downs 9

2 T urnovers 2

1 Intercepts. 2

1 Fumbles lost 0

7 Penalties 3

43 Total Yds. 46

Scoring Summary:

First Qt:

Blas Lopez III 18 yd. Interception return for TD; L. Ananins expt kick

Second Qt:

B. Wright 74 yd. run; L. Ananins expt kick

K. Perez 2 yd. TD pass to Ty Young; L. Ananins expt kick

Third Qt:

K. Perez 10 yd. TD pass to B. Wright; L. Ananins expt kick

K. Perez 2 yd. run; L. Ananins expt kick

Individual Statistics

Offense

Passing: K. Perez 14-25-170/2 TD/1 int

Rushing: B. Wright 17-145-TD; K. Perez 5-14-TD

Receiving: R. Castaneda 5-59; E. Lopez 4-45; B. Wright 2-44-TD; T. Young 2-15-TD; R. Hernandez 1-7

Defense:

Tackles: C. McKibben 7, S. Rubio 4, B. Anderson 4, J. Akwiembi 3, D. Ramirez 2

Assists: D. Ramirez 7, S. Rubio 5, B. Anderson 4, I. Aimodovar 4, J. Akwiembi 2, R. Sanchez 2, Z Pesante 2, B. Lopez III 2

Sacks: S. Rubio 1, B. Anderson 1, D. Ramirez 1

TFL: C. McKibben 3, B. Anderson 2, S. Rubio 1, D. Ramirez 1

Interceptions: C. McKibben 1, B. Lopez III 1

TD: B. Lopez III 1