GRANTS, N.M. – The GHS football team faced one of its biggest challenges last week in the number 1 team in the state, the Bloomfield Bobcats and came up short 54-0 in that crucial district 1 game. Bloomfield scored 24 points their first game and then went on to score 20 in the second quarter. The Pirates drop to 3-5 and 2-4 and will play the Bernalillo Spartans (4-4, 3-3) on October 23 at home. Bloomfield advances to 7-1, 6-0. The Laguna- Acoma Hawks football team is currently 2-6, 1-1 after defeating Crownpoint (2-7, 0-3) on October 16 by a score of 18-14.
Cibola County Sports Round-Up The lady Pirates volleyball team is 6-13, -0-4 after losing their last two games. On October 13 they lost to Valencia 3-1 and then on October 15 they lost to Albuquerque Academy by a score of 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-17). Next up for the lady Pirates will be Hope Christian (134, 2-1) on October 22.
The GHS boys’ soccer team is currently 2-13-4, 1-5-1 after splitting with Valencia in two back-toback games with Valencia High School (2-16-1, 1-5-1). On October 15 they lost 3-1 at home to the Jags. Kyler Bell scored for the Pirates in that game. The Pirates went on to defeat Valencia 2-1 on October 17. Junior Jakob Wills scored the winning goal for the Pirates in that game. Next up for the Pirates will beAlbuquerqueAcademy (105-1, 4-0-1) on October 20.
The Lady Pirates soccer team is currently 3-15, 1-6 after two back to games with Valenica (89-1, 4-3) last week. On October 15 they lost 6-0 to Valencia and then on October 17 they lost 4-1. Next up for the Lady Pirate soccer team will be Albuquerque Academy (11-5-1, 4-1) on October 20.