Tigers keep Coal bucket
By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
Raton and Trinidad fans gathered in the Jungle as the Coal Bucket rivalry continues for the sixth year to see if the Miners could wrangle the bucket away from Raton who has won the bucket the last three years.
The Miners took the opening kickoff and sputtered as did Raton early in the game. Trinidad struck first late in the first quarter when Trenton Gomez scored with a 2-yard run for six. Jaydin Waln barely cleared the cross arm for the PAT putting the Miners on top 7-0 with 2:07 left in the quarter.
Raton’s Devon Casias recovered a fumble in the end zone and scampered 105 yards for six with 10:26 on the clock in the second quarter. Casias shanked the PAT and left Raton down by one 6-7.
Raton put together a 73 yard drive in the second quarter that ended with a 1-yard end around by George Marquez for six and a 2-point conversion pass to Tyler Vertovec from Tiger quarterback Matt Ortiz leaving Raton on top 14-7 with 2:38 left in the half.
Luis Ruiz picked off a Dante Begano pass to end a Trinidad drive and Matt Ortiz took a knee to end the half.
With 7:01 in the third quarter Trenton Gomez scampers the three yards for another Trinidad TD. The Raton defense however held tough and thwarted the 2-point conversion try leaving the Miners down by one 14-13. Try as they may neither team could get to paydirt the remainder of the game. Either a fumble or a tough stand ended a drive on downs and penalties on key downs didn’t help either as both teams put themselves in long yardage third and fourth down situations.
Coach Brock Walton said we are a young team without a lot of experience and we can only get better as the season goes on and we gain more experience.
Raton will face a tough Socorro team this Friday and as coach Walton put it we will really see where we are in class 3A as Socorro was ranked third in class 3A by coaches in the state.
2 of 3 Miner Devon Payne gets a hand on Devon Casias as he makes the fingertip catch for good yardage.
By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
Raton and Trinidad fans gathered in the Jungle as the Coal Bucket rivalry continues for the sixth year to see if the Miners could wrangle the bucket away from Raton who has won the bucket the last three years.
The Miners took the opening kickoff and sputtered as did Raton early in the game. Trinidad struck first late in the first quarter when Trenton Gomez scored with a 2-yard run for six. Jaydin Waln barely cleared the cross arm for the PAT putting the Miners on top 7-0 with 2:07 left in the quarter.
Raton’s Devon Casias recovered a fumble in the end zone and scampered 105 yards for six with 10:26 on the clock in the second quarter. Casias shanked the PAT and left Raton down by one 6-7.
Raton put together a 73 yard drive in the second quarter that ended with a 1-yard end around by George Marquez for six and a 2-point conversion pass to Tyler Vertovec from Tiger quarterback Matt Ortiz leaving Raton on top 14-7 with 2:38 left in the half.
Luis Ruiz picked off a Dante Begano pass to end a Trinidad drive and Matt Ortiz took a knee to end the half.
With 7:01 in the third quarter Trenton Gomez scampers the three yards for another Trinidad TD. The Raton defense however held tough and thwarted the 2-point conversion try leaving the Miners down by one 14-13. Try as they may neither team could get to paydirt the remainder of the game. Either a fumble or a tough stand ended a drive on downs and penalties on key downs didn’t help either as both teams put themselves in long yardage third and fourth down situations.
Coach Brock Walton said we are a young team without a lot of experience and we can only get better as the season goes on and we gain more experience.
Raton will face a tough Socorro team this Friday and as coach Walton put it we will really see where we are in class 3A as Socorro was ranked third in class 3A by coaches in the state.
2 of 3 Miner Devon Payne gets a hand on Devon Casias as he makes the fingertip catch for good yardage.
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