Dozen locals selected for North-South football games

ALBUQUERQUE — A dozen Curry and Roosevelt county seniors were selected for the North-South football all-star teams, released Wednesday by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association.

There are three games, all scheduled for sites to be determined in Albuquerque in June.

Defending eight-man champion Melrose is sending four players to the Class 2A/Six-Man/Eight-Man game, scheduled for 1 p.m. on June 5. The quartet of Blake DeVaney, Carson Fraze, Jordan Jasso and Sterling Sena will be joined by Dora’s Zac Dewbre and Hayden Skinner and Elida’s Kaull Burton.

The Class 3A/4A game will feature five Portales players — Braden Bridges, Enrique Cabral, Tyrese Dawson, Isaac Gomez and Logan McDaniel. The game will be 7 p.m. on June 8.

There were no Clovis representatives in the 5A/6A game, scheduled for 7 p.m. on June 8.

Only seniors are eligible for the games.