Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
The football postseason begins on Friday night with 6-man quarterfinals on tap, and Clovis Christian and Elida will both be on the road.
CCS (3-2), seeded fifth, plays at No. 4 Roy/Mosquero (3-1) while eighth-seeded Elida (3-5) takes on District 2 rival and top-seeded Gateway Christian (7-0) at Roswell in 7 p.m. kickoffs.
Winners will face each other in next week’s semifinal round.
Meantime, Texico (3-4, 1-0 District 6-2A) is coming off back-to-back 53-0 wins over Tucumcari and Clayton. The Wolverines travel to Santa Rosa (4-4, 1-0) at 7 p.m. on Friday with the district title on the line in the regular-season finale for both squads.
In 8-man District 2, Melrose (5-1, 2-1) closes its regular campaign with a trilp to Logan (7-2, 1-2) at 7 p.m. on Friday, still looking for a share of the district crown. Tatum (7-1, 3-0) will try to ensure the title when it hosts Fort Sumner (7-1, 2-1) on Friday.
On the Texas side, Bovina (3-5, 2-0 District 2-2A Division II) can put itself in position for a district title at home against winless Smyer (0-7, 0-1). The Mustangs are currently tied for the top spot with New Home (5-3, 2-0), and will host the Leopards next week.
In other contests, Farwell (6-1, 2-0 District 1-2A Division I) looks to keep its share of the lead with Panhandle (2-0, 2-5) when the Steers play at winless West Texas (0-7, 0-2). Meantime, in District 2-3A Division I, Muleshoe (2-5, 0-1) comes off a bye week to play at Amarillo River Road (5-3, 1-1).
All Texas games are slated to kick off at 7 p.m. (CDT).
