Day 3 of the Cowbell Tourney
Girls
Game 9
Raton JV 42
Mosquero/Roy 41
Boys
Game 10
Raton 54
Cimarron 48
Girls
Game 11
Cimarron 7
WLV JV 48
Boys
Game 12
Maxwell 43
Mosquero 67
Friday, December 9, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
JV
Raton 25 17 20
West 17 25 18
Varsity
Raton 25 25 25
West 17 18 18
Raton brings home district Championship
By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
It’s been a
long long time since the Lady Tigers of fall have brought home a district
championship, actually it’s been since 1977. Yet Saturday night in West Las
Vegas they not only did they did it in style taking the match in three games as
did the JV team as well.
The JV Lady
Tigers swapped scores in games one and two with West but in the tie breaker oh
wow what a different story that one was as the lead swapped and the score saw
ties several times during the game. It was tied at 14 and 15 and on until at 18
Raton managed to get a break and take the lead 19-18. Then it was on the wire
and West had a bad hit and the score was 20-18 Raton JV bring it on home a
district title as well.
The stage
was now set for the varsity. Again the Lady Tigers as they have in past matches
played it tough at the net until the coaches adjusted and the vollies and passes
went deeper in the court.
Raton took
an early lead in all three games and managed to create and maintain at least a
three to five point lead throughout the remainder of the game. Early on though
the girls had to work to break it out but it didn’t take long as they pulled
out in front while still in the single digits scores.
While Raton
looked like the winning team West seemed flat and while they had some strong
play at the net with great blocks yet the spikes often went wide or long.
As game
three moved along the Ladies hit a slump and were up by 12 with West making a
rally. A rally that fell short for West and allowed Raton to end the game by
seven.
Raton will now travel on to Albuquerque for state tourney play this week.
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| Its official the winning circle on the floor after the Lady Tigers won the 2AAA district title. |
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| The 2011 2AAA District Championship Team Kalista Dorrance, Breannon Trujillo, Mikala Vertovec, Makayla Mondragon, Shania Dorrance,Brittni Garcia, Arissa Maldonado, Maggie Honeyfield, Jordan Valdez, Sarandon Walton |
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| RHS Seniors Arissa Maldonado, Brittni Garcia, Maggie Honeyfield, Jordan Valdez. |
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Wild Finish to Regular Season Game
By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
Great
defense in the first half kept the score in the single digits as the Tigers
hosted undefeated rivals St. Mike’s Horseman Friday night in the Jungle. Second
half play was a wild and raucous game.
The Raton
defense came on strong and held the Horseman’s first drive to a few plays. The
Horseman faked the punt to no avail and turned the ball over on downs at the
50-yard line. Five plays later Matt Ortiz scrambled, zigged and zagged his way
32 yards for six. The 2-point failed and Raton lead 6-0.
An offside
penalty on the kickoff forced Raton back five and kind of set a tone of
different for the rest of the game. St. Mikes went three and out on their next
series and Raton took the punt at the 21. From there they chewed up ground on a
penalty plagued drive that saw both teams commit the infractions. Raton a
procedure and holding call and St Mikes a pass interference and offside call.
Yet the drive ended in the end zone when Josh Carrasco picked off a Matt Ortiz
pass and carried it to the 14.
St. Mikes
ended the quarter and three plays later ended their drive when Luis Ruiz
snatched a Louis Montoya pass at the 1-yard line and facemask penalty took it
out to the 16. But its not over yet as Raton drives the field and breaks into
the red zone only to see their hopes dashed when Alexander Saiz picks off a
Matt Ortiz pass in the end zone.
The Raton
defense however holds up and forces St Mikes to punt and Raton starts at the
38. Raton unfortunately becomes their worst enemy when a 25-yard pass play is
called back on a hold and an 18-yard pass play is called back on an illegal
block forcing Raton to punt.
St Mikes
takes advantage of the situation and drives down inside the red zone but the Raton
defense holds tough and St Mikes Santo Coppola boots one high and straight kick
for a 27-yard field goal. Its now a 6-3 ball game and 26 seconds left in the
half and to the surprise of many as St Mikes comes into the game not only
undefeated but allowing their opponents very few points.
Second half
action continues with different as Luis Ruiz gets smacked hard and looses the ball out near the 50 on
the kickoff. St Mikes turns right around and Mark Hightree grabs a Louis
Montoya pass at the Raton 33. Unable to do much Raton turns it over on downs at
the 41.
St Mikes keeps it to the ground and
chews up the yardage. A stubborn Raton defense holds St Mikes at the 2-yardline
and turns it over on downs. To the dismay of Raton fans the Tigers fumble on
the 8-yard line and St Mikes capitalizes when Salamon Montoya crosses the goal
line for six. The Coppola PAT was good and it was now a 10-6 game with 2:35
left in the third.
Two plays
later Josh Carrosco pulls in an Ortiz pass and rambles the 30 yards for another
Horseman TD (6-17). The PAT is good and St Mikes has scored twice in less than
a minute with 1:42 left on the clock in the third.
Raton
carries the ball into the fourth quarter and another pass interception by
Salamon Martinez at the Horseman 16 yard line dashes Tiger hopes of another
score.
St Mikes
drive again chews up ground and then the fireworks go off with a team brawl
that occurred when Mackenzie Main sees movement and plows through the St Mikes
line, seconds later both teams were being pulled apart by officials and
coaches. When it is all said and done, after about a 10-minute break as officials
conferred, two players are ejected George Marquez and #68 (not on the Roster) from
St Mikes. The ball is now on the Raton 25 and St Mikes completes the drive with
a Daniel Ortega run from the three. Coppola’s PAT is good and it’s a 24-6
score.
Raton goes
three and out and St Mikes takes it the distance and finishes it off with an18
yard run by Salamon Martinez. PAT is good and it’s 6-31 with 4:25 on the clock.
Raton
drives it down the field with purpose and bang Joaquin Garcia picks off an
Ortiz pass at the 10 and an open field in front of him. 90 yards later it’s six
more points for the Horseman. Coppola’s PAT is good and it’s a 6-38 game with
only 1:28 left on the clock.
Game over
the coaches try to pump up the boys telling them they played one heck of a game
and the numbers on the scoreboard don’t tell the whole story at how close the
game really was. Coach Walton felt the defense played one of their best games.
It was the big plays that really hurt Raton like the two pass interceptions
that resulted in touchdowns.
Raton will
now wait to see if they will be on the 12 team bracket for the state tourney.
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| Salamon Martinez hurdles Dylan Aragon Friday night in the Jungle |
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| Salamon Martinez hurdles Dylan Aragon with Tyler Vertovec in hot pursuit |
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| Whoops there goes the ball |
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| Alexander Saiz picks off a Matt Ortiz pass intended for Mark Hightree in the end zone. |
Friday, November 4, 2011
Robertson 22 17 17
Raton 25
25 25
Lady Tigers continue in District Tourney
By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
Lady Tigers
looked like a totally different team Thursday night as they hosted the
Robertson Lady Cardinals for a district 2AAA tourney match.
As game one
got underway about 7:00 p.m. Thursday night in Tiger Gym it was a totally
different looking Lady Tiger team that came to play compared to last Saturday’s
performance in Las Vegas against the Lady Cardinals.
Yet the
Lady Cardinals came to play as well and the score stayed close the whole game
never separating more than three points. Both teams exhibited strong play at
the net with blocks and spikes going hard. The problem for both teams came from
the service line as both teams missed critical serves during the game.
Game one
was by far the most exciting of the night with both team making some great
plays to keep the ball in play. There were saves made that would make any coach
and fan proud as the girls stretched it out and even got a hand under the ball
as it fell to the floor to keep it in play. With the score tied several times
during the game Raton did manage to slip ahead after a tie at 22 and take the
win 25-22.
The next
two games however were a bit easier for the Lady Tigers as they played some of
their best volleyball and Robertson seemed to have problems with vollies and
serves. Game two was a bit closer early on but Raton pulled it together and
widened the point spread and finally the win.
In game
three Raton took the early lead and at times had as much as a 10-point lead
during the game as the Lady Cardinals just seemed to loose that groove. Missed
hits and miss communication resulted in Lady Tiger Points. The Lady Cardinals
did however make a short rally, to little to late resulted in a 25-17 loss.
The Lady
Tigers will travel to West Las Vegas Saturday for the District 2AAA
championship match at 7:00 p.m.
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