The Lobos moved their season mark to 2-0 with relative ease last Friday night with a 55-6 home field win over Chinle. Snowflake scored two touchdowns in each quarter while giving up just one Wildcat score in the first.
The Lobos were balanced offensively with 169 passing yards and 151 rushing yards. Traegon Standerfer did most of the damage in the air, completing 14 of 19 aerials for 141 yards with one touchdown and no picks. Luke Patterson was 2 for 2 for 25 yards, and Jake Christensen completed his only pass for three yards.
David Brimhall was the favored receiver, hauling in four receptions for 40 yards. Tyler Brimhall had two grabs for 36 yards. Nathan Penrod caught three for 30 yards. Cody Fox also had three catches totaling 23 yards. Taden Flake had two catches for 16 yards. Luke Patterson had two for 14 yards and a touchdown. Christensen had a 10-yard catch.
The ground attack was led by Jace Merrill with 42 yards and a pair of touchdowns on nine rushes. Cody Fox toted the ball four times for 33 yards. Sam Ruehle had three carries for 29 yards. David Brimhall ran three times for 19 yards with a score. Standerfer had three rushes for 11 yards. Penrod carried once for eight yards. Patterson also had an eight-yard run, which went for a score. Christensen carried once for a one-yard touchdown.
Defensively, the Lobos intercepted Wildcat quarterbacks four times, including two by Christensen, and one each by Nathan Penrod and Brydon Hatch, returned the pick for a touchdown.
This week the Lobos will put their 2-0 record on the line when they host Kirtland Central of New Mexico. The Broncos will be playing their first game of the season. When the two teams met last year in New Mexico, Snowflake prevailed 37-0. Friday’s game in Snowflake may well result in a similar outcome.
