{"id":38108,"date":"2022-10-01T04:01:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T10:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wolverines-battle-no-1-bloomfield\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:42:10","slug":"wolverines-battle-no-1-bloomfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wolverines-battle-no-1-bloomfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolverines battle No. 1 Bloomfield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Nic Twedt shakes off a face mask to snag a 10-yard catch on Friday against Bloomfield. Bloomfield, however, spoiled Bayfield's homecoming, 28-12. (Cody Olivas\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Bayfield High School football team hit the No. 1-ranked in New Mexico\u2019s Class 4A, Bloomfield, head on Friday during its homecoming contest.<\/p>\n

Bloomfield ran a hurry-up offense that was pass-heavy and able to pick up yards in bunches. The Wolverines, however, were up to the challenge early and kept the Bobcats from scoring in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

After Bayfield was forced to punt on its opening drive, the Wolverines caused Bloomfield to fumble, and Keaton Pickering recovered the ball for Bayfield.<\/p>\n

The Wolverines then picked up a couple first downs. Quarterback Deegan Barnes connected with Nic Twedt, who shook off a face mask to make a catch for a 10-yard gain. The drive, however, stalled at midfield and Bayfield was forced to punt.<\/p>\n

Both teams then went 3-and-out on their next drives and the first quarter ended scoreless.<\/p>\n

Bloomfield, began the second with a 27-yard completion from Ryan Sharpe to Drew Perez, and two plays later the Sharpe tossed Perez a 2-yard touchdown pass. The extra point missed wide, and Bloomfield led 6-0.<\/p>\n

After Bayfield was forced to punt, the Wildcats put together an 87-yard scoring drive, capped by a 9-yard touchdown run from Andres Gordo. After the two-point conversion was good, Bloomfield went up 14-0.<\/p>\n

The Wolverines, however, answered with a pair of big plays to get on the scoreboard. First, Twedt returned the ensuing kick off about 40 yards to Bloomfield\u2019s 38. On the next play, Barnes threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Lincoln Williams. The extra point missed, but Bayfield cut the lead to 14-6.<\/p>\n

Bloomfield answered with another score; Gordo\u2019s second touchdown run, from 11 yards out, gave Bloomfield a 20-6 lead.<\/p>\n

After an interception, Bloomfield went for the end zone again, but the half ended when a Bobcat caught a pass just out of bounds in the end zone.<\/p>\n

Both teams played stingy defense in the third quarter, but Bloomfield extended its lead to 28-6 in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Bayfield kept fighting and reached the end zone once more. On a halfback option, Donovan Candalaria threw a 32-yard touchdown pass with 5:19 left in the game that cut Bloomfield\u2019s lead to 28-12.<\/p>\n

The Wolverines continued playing well on defense and shut down Bloomfield the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Bayfield wasn\u2019t able to score anymore and Bloomfield finished on top, 28-12.<\/p>\n

Bloomfield improved to 6-0 with the win, but it was only the team\u2019s second game decided by less than 40 points.<\/p>\n

The Wolverines slipped to 0-5 with the loss, but showed big improvements.<\/p>\n

Ignacio shuts out Trinidad<\/div>\n

The Ignacio High School football team rebounded from a loss last week to Montezuma-Cortez by blowing out Trinidad on Friday. Ignacio led 24-0 at halftime and eventually won the game 38-0. Ignacio is now 3-1 overall.<\/p>\n

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Bayfield High School's homecoming king, Kord Tideman, and queen, Kody Rey, celebrate during halftime of the Wolverines' football game on Friday. (Cody Olivas\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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