RIO RANCHO — Josh Perry ran for 239 yards and five touchdowns, and fellow senior Nic Trujillo caught three TD passes from quarterback Evan Wysong as the No. 1-ranked Cleveland Storm scored the first eight times it had the ball in a 56-21 rout of No. 5 Volcano Vista on Friday night.
Early, the teams swapped touchdowns: Perry on a 5-yard run and the Hawks’ Tyler Stuart catching a 21-yard TD pass from quarterback Elliot Pasket-Bell. Those were followed by an 18-yard TD reception by Trujillo and a 30-yard scoring pass from Pasket-Bell to Tristan Cordova, making it 14-all.
Then, after Perry’s 15-yard touchdown run, the Hawks’ would-be tying drive was thwarted when Jeff Bem, the Storm’s placekicker intercepted Paskett-Bell.
Two plays later, Perry went around right end for a 63-yard touchdown run and the Hawks (5-2, 0-1 in 1-5A) never recovered against Cleveland (5-2, 1-0).
— Gary Herron
SO FRIDAY NIGHT: La Cueva (6-1) rolled in its District 2-6A opener, stomping Eldorado (1-6) 63-21 at Wilson Stadium. …
At Milne Stadium, Clovis kicked a field goal with 3 seconds remaining as the Wildcats (1-6) won for the first time this season, edging Albuquerque High (1-5, 0-1) 31-28 in a District 5-6A opener. …
Los Lunas (3-4) stopped a four-game losing streak, winning 44-21 on Friday at Capital (3-4) in the other 5-6A opener. …
At the Field of Dreams in Las Cruces, No. 4-ranked Hobbs (6-0) outscored 10th-ranked Las Cruces (1-4) 44-28 in a District 3/4-6A opener. The other 3/4-6A opener Friday had Carlsbad (3-3) beating Alamogordo 47-37. …
The Class 5A showdown between No. 2 Roswell and No. 1 Piedra Vista at Wool Bowl went to the Coyotes, 32-14. Both teams are 6-1; the Panthers were 5A’s last unbeaten team.
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Friday night football scores as reported to the Associated Press:
Artesia 51, Santa Teresa 0
Bloomfield 28, Bayfield, Colo. 12
Carlsbad 47, Alamogordo 37
Cleveland 56, Volcano Vista 21
Clovis 31, Albuquerque High 28
EP Chapin, Texas 61, Chaparral 0
Eunice 50, Hagerman 0
Gadsden 20, Valencia 13
Gateway Christian 56, Floyd 6
Hobbs 44, Las Cruces 28
Hot Springs 49, Crownpoint 12
Jal 50, Loving 14
La Cueva 63, Eldorado 21
Laguna-Acoma 12, Zuni 6
Legacy 48, Pine Hill 6
Los Lunas 44, Capital 21
Lovington 55, Santa Fe 8
Melrose 54, Dulce 0
Raton 56, Santa Fe Indian 6
Robertson 50, Pojoaque 0
Roswell 32, Piedra Vista 14
Ruidoso 45, Tucumcari 0
Santa Rosa 35, Estancia 0
51 St. Michael’s, West Las Vegas 20
Taos 29, Aztec 14
Thoreau 48, Tohatchi 6
Tularosa 43, Escalante 6
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