Aranda has enjoyed an outstanding off-season from competing in the state power lifting championships to qualifying for the state golf tournament. Create Your School's Own Personalized Spiritstore. And that didnt occur until the final day of September, 55-8 at Ivan Head Stadium against Santa Fe High on Friday night. Head Football Coach, Anthony Gonzales says that its important to keep in touch with his team at this time. Clovis win on Friday night over Albuquerque High was the first for the Wildcats under the programs new head coach, Andrew McCraw, who coached Belen last year. Click here for Lady Cat Soccer pictures from the 20-21 season. That made five state championships in a row for the Eunice Cardinals. 2001 3.5 pts. LOVINGTON, N.M. Class 4A Football State Championship highlights of (6) Ruidoso vs. (1) Lovington. The second half saw the Wildcats dominate the game with the Warriors only managing to score one more touchdown as the Wildcats extended their lead even further. He has plenty of help in Hinson, Corrales, Aguilera and Hilliard. State Required fields are marked*. Quite the opposite. Your email address will not be published. Lovington Wildcats Win State Championship Title 41 to 21, Hobbs Municipal Election Slated for March 1st, New Executive Assistant for the City of Hobbs, BLM to Auction More Federal Land in Lea County for Oil & Gas Leases, Area Lawmakers Support Lea County Highway Improvement Projects. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 5'10" | DB Get our monthly digest of local news stories and more. You know we are an important part of their lives and they are an important part of our lives, said Anthony. google_ad_slot = "7556781555"; Hobbs played a turnover-free game. Win or lose, were going to show up and play to the best of our ability every Friday. Santa Fe High School. Gomez LEGAL INNOVATION | Tu Agente Digitalizador; LEGAL3 | Gestin Definitiva de Despachos; LEGAL GOV | Gestin Avanzada Sector Pblico Perez is also an all-state linebacker. Lovington High School Wildcats New Mexico Lobos football team Chicago Bears: NFL Debut: 2000: Contract: Five-year contract($8 million) Relationship status: Lobo baseball tops St. Bonaventure, raises its NCAA-leading batting Catcher Jake Holland hit two home runs and had five RBIs as the host New Mexico baseball team pounded 16 hits and downed St. Lobos-Colorado State rematch: Here's what is at stake. We have to get the kids to look past that. Were not done, were going to keep going.. Lovington 2022 Preview Head Coach: Anthony Gonzales Mascot: Wildcats Twitter: @lvtwildcatsfb; @CoachGonzo96 Colors: Royal Blue and White Enrollment: 609 2021 Record: 10-3 (Class 4A Champions) Overview: Lethal Weapon 4 is no more. Final Thoughts: Lovington plays in arguably the toughest 4A district in the state, they have a bunch of non-district games against Class 5A and 6A foes and they play just one of their first six games at home, but the Wildcats are going to win a lot of football games this season. When you have a season like that, all it does is set the standard for your program moving forward, said Gonzales. Holguin filled in after an injury and showed flashes of his potential. Last season senior receivers Adam Aguilera, Isaac Hinson,. Lovington | 2024 Guzman Ashton and Wyatt are two very talented, hard working young men. Weve got to keep working, Aranda told the News-Sun after the game. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, and even using all their first half timeouts, they were unable to score a touchdown. will hold down one of the ILB spots after collecting 87 tackles in 2021. 9/22/2012 Nuevo Leon (Homecoming). We lost a lot of talent coming off that state championship team, but we have some experience coming back, said Gonzales. Two standouts on the Hobbs side were happy with the way the Eagles seemed to finally come together as a football team rather than the offense doing well, or the defense doing well, and carrying the team. Lovington | 2024 google_ad_height = 250; 2021 NMAA 4A Football Championship. Watch Later. /* Sidebar */ Since losing the state 4A championship game to Albuquerque Academy in overtime last April, the Wildcats due back this season have had a return trip to the final . Lovington 2022 Preview Head Coach: Anthony Gonzales Mascot: Wildcats Twitter: @lvtwildcatsfb; @CoachGonzo96 Colors: Royal Blue and White Enrollment: 609 2021 Record: 10-3 (Class 4A Champions) Overview: Lethal Weapon 4 is no more. The mission of the Lovington School District is to inspire every student to think, learn, achieve, and serve. Perez The defense has been playing all year, but the offense came out and really made some plays tonight. Cesar Gonzalez They have had very good off-seasons. Make sure the box for "Use keyboard navigation to move focus between controls" is, Select the Advanced tab. Lovington would eventually come from behind, outscoring their opponent 41-8 the rest of the way. returns after throwing for 2,180 yards and 29 TD last season. The Goddard High School varsity boys soccer team lost their state semifinal game against the Wildcats on Wednesday, 1-0, at the Lovington High School football field during the 2022 Fuddruckers Boys Soccer State Championships in Class 4A. We appreciate the staff from @ENMUFootball for providing the opportunity for our Wildcats to get better today! The Wildcats entered the 1982 season with a three game winning streak from the 1981 season and continued their winning ways by beating Palo Duro, Texas 7-0, beating Pampa Texas 23-0, beating Canyon Texas 14-7, beating Alamogordo 7-6. Throughout his 13-year career in the NFL, he played for the Chicago Bears. .With Isaac, hes a safety that can roll down into the box and play the run. 6'3" | OL Click here for Wildcat Soccer pictures from the 20-21 season. Click here for pictures from the XC 20-21 season. State Thats the approach were taken with this team. 2016 lhsalums.com, all rights reserved. Plus any number of other tight games, including Hobbs-Las Cruces, Alamogordo-Carlsbad and Valencia-Gadsden. Boys Basketball Date Opponent Place Time Nov 16 Scrimmage Roswell 10:00 Nov 19 NMMI Lovington 5:30-7:00 Nov 29 Lubbock Trinity (V) Lubbock, TX 5:30 Nov 30 Lubbock Estacado (V) Lubbock, TX 3:00 Dec 3 Lubbock Monterey Lubbock, TX 5:30-7:00 Dec 5-7 Denver City Tournament Denver City, TX TBA Dec 10 Dexter Dexter 5:30-7:00 Dec 12-14 Artesia Tournament (V) Artesia TBA. Additional pictures coming as the seasons unfold. 6'0" | DB Belong anywhere with Airbnb. We know weve gone from the hunter to the hunted. Wyatt Gomez football history). Subscribe for access to all premium articles and rankings. That was a concern of mine when we put together this schedule. We want our quarterback to be able to run, That means he has to be dynamic. For You to Help Raise Money for Llano Elementary School! Friday night on. Not so for Lovington, victimized by two interceptions one each by the Eagles Jordan Chism and James Moore. Those guys are taking advantage of their opportunity. Boys grow up there dreaming of playing on Friday nights in front of large crowds. We have 27 young men and 3 young ladies competing. Wyatt Mar 2, 2023 - Rent from people in Tourcoing, France from $20/night. We struggled offensively. Theyre a much improved football team who are playing hard, and theyve gotten better, Gonzales told the News-Sun after a quick player meeting following the game. Future is bright for this young man. HIGH 5S: La Cueva senior quarterback Aidan Armenta threw for 555 yards in La Cuevas 63-21 victory over Eldorado on Friday night, and that yardage total vaults the recent University of New Mexico commit into the top 10 on the all-time single-game list. on demand Sep 30, 2022 6:00 PM PDT. New Mexico and ABQ News, Sports, Business and more, By James Yodice/Journal Staff Writer Having won 17 state championships since 1950, the Lovington Wildcats are powerful force in high school football. Basketball. Overview: You already know about Lovingtons impressive wide receiver corps that weve dubbed The Fantastic Four (read our story HERE), but even the best pass catchers are only as productive as the quarterback throwing them the ball. It was their first state title since 2011. In the battle of Lea County, Hobbs defeats Lovington 46-0, Copyright 2022 Hobbs News-Sun, All Rights Reserved. Photos courtesy of Kelli Bailey. But a left baseline jumper from Perez had the Caveman up by 10 again, and a steal-and-layup from Evan Campos stretched Carlsbad's lead to 16-4. The official twitter page of Lovington Girls Basketball at LHS NM. 5'8" | WR , WR Defensively, Lovington must find a replacement for LB Joseph Perez, who was a tackling machine for the Wildcats in 2021 with 137 tackles and 14 TFL. Theyre a great football team they didnt play that way tonight, but thats on me as the head coach not on these kids at all, Gonzales said. 6'0" | WR Lovington beat Ruidoso in last year's state final, 41-21. 5'10" | LB No live or upcoming events currently scheduled, 2023 NFHS Network LLC NFHS Network is part of the CBS Sports Digital Network. The day after the state championship, my wife asked me, Do you feel like you can take a breath of fresh air? I thought about it for a second and said, No, I cant. The back seven on defense for Lovington should be very good. The latest recruiting news sent to your inbox weekly. google_ad_client = "ca-pub-4631533795348330"; saw limited duty at receiver in 2021 but should see his role expand greatly this coming season. As good as our receivers are, we want to establish the run and be great at it. 6'0" | QB NM That has created some mismatches and a few lopsided defeats. The Ruidoso Warriors were presented with a Runner-Up Championship trophy and the Lovington Wildcats received the State Championship trophy. Both could enjoy huge seasons for the Wildcats, especially if Lovington gets the passing game going ad forces opposing defenses to lighten the box. If you know of others, please send us the information by contacting us here. Joseph Perez Lovingtons football fortunes changed when they moved from Class 5A to 4A several years ago as evidenced by the state title last November. We hope to be a great resource to the roughly 10,000 residents of this pleasant New Mexican town. The latest recruiting news sent to your inbox weekly. 2022-2023 SCHEDULE Tweet Post Sms Email Copy Print Season I feel like our team is primed and ready to go, an energized head coach, Anthony Gonzales, said Saturday. After all, there figure to be at least 14 players Emptying the Notebook: Can the Lobos get a defensive stop when it counts? . Lovington? The steel chandeliers in the lobby of the Nativo Lodge hang low over the second balcony but it's dim. Senior Matthew Garcia is another receiver who played a backup role in 2021 but could see enhanced action in 2022. . and junior Anthony Gomez will share carries at the running back. 24 Texas A&M over No. Tuesday Jan 3. 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