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Demons stunClovis. 24-21By PANCHO MORRIS The New Mexican StaffThere’s something about homecoming games that brings out the best in Santa Fe High School.A year ago, the Demons upset top-rated Roswell High 14-13 before the homecoming folks. On Friday, Santa Fe struck again, outscoring third-ranked Clovis 24-21 before the largest home crowd of the season at Ivan Head Stadium.The victory was only the second of the year for unranked Santa Fe, 2-3, but it could not have come at a more opportune time. The District 1AAAA season is just a couple of weeks away and the Demons were in desperate need of a shot of confidence.Santa Fe played well enough to win — at least offensively ~ but the Wildcats did have a paw in the outcome.The Demon defenders never did find a way in stopping the Wildcat groundhogs. But four turnovers, including two deadly fumbles in the final 7 minutes did.Clovis’ third fumble of the game occurred on second-and-goal from Santa Fe’s 6-yard line with 7:27 tp play. Quarterback John Ainsworth optioned left, then blindly pitched to ... no one. Greg Stone pounced on the ball to keep the Demons’ 24-21 lead safe.Less than 2 minutes later,Clovis had possession at the Demons’ 44. The Wildcats drove it to the 14 when Frank Morloek coughed up the ball for the second time. Martin Mena emerged from a pile of helmets and shoulder pads with the ball as Santa Fe’s sideline explodedwith joy with only 3:52 remain-ing-The Demons, thanks to offsides by Clovis on third-and-2 from their own 21, and quarterback Eddie Fernandez’s 11-yard scramble on third-and-6, ran out the clock.Fernandez had his finest hour. The 5-7, 145-pound senior completed 13-of-21 passes — most while scrambling for his life — for 159 of Santa Fe’s 180 passing yards. He also rushed 12 times for 35 yards.Four times in the first half Fernandez kept thrives alive with pinpoint passes as Santa took a 17-14 half time lead.After Morloek shaked, rattled and rolled his way 8 yards for Clovis1 first touchdown, on the fifth play of its opening drive, the Demons scored 10 points in six plays.Hugo Ojeda got Santa Fe on the board with a 23-yard field goal. One play after the ensuing kickoff, Morloek fumbled • at Clovis’ 30 with Santa Fe’s Lyle Smith recovering.On fcHirth-azid-CNQe from the 21, Santa Fe staged a fake field goal. Holder Damian Padilla ran late onto the held, turnedDemon linebacker Geoff Thompson, right, yanks Clovis runnerback and signaled for the tee, then broke down the sidelines as the ball was snapped to Ojeda The picture-perfect touchdown* pass was followed by Ojeda’s extra point kick for the 10-7 lead.Ainsworth’s first pass of the first half found Ken Murphy for a 19-yard touchdown and 14-10Clovis advantage late in the second quarter. However, the Demons came back with an 80-ard scoring drived capped off y the first of two 1-yard plunges from Roland Vigil. *ILeslie TalknU/The New MexicanVorada Siiivongxay to the turf in Friday's homecoming game.-Pollard’s 19-yard touchdown run off a reverse with 3:35 left in the third quarter.inert;.V I till UlUmeThe only Wildcat drive that didn’t end in a turnover in the second half resulted in AndreUndaunted, the Demons drove 72 yards for what proved to be the game winner. Two Fernan-dez-to-Padilla passes worked for 32 yards, while Fernandez scrambled 23 yards to the Clovisi. From _honors.Clovis won the total yardage battle, 308-297. The Wildcats rushed for 273 of their total as Morloek carried 21 times for 131 yards and Vorada Siiivongxay amassed 98 yards on 14 tries.The loss lowered the Wildcats to 4-2 on the season.
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Sat, Oct 03, 1987
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