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Grants High School senior William Archuleta,44, with a catch and run at this past Friday's last game of the season. GHS Pirates lost that game by a score of 35-6 to district rival the Bernalillo Spartans (5-5,1-3). The Pirates wrapped up the 2021 football with a 1-9,0-4 record and they will also graduate seven seniors this year. Franklin Romero - CC
Grants High School senior William Archuleta,44, with a catch and run at this past Friday's last game of the season. GHS Pirates lost that game by a score of 35-6 to district rival the Bernalillo Spartans (5-5,1-3). The Pirates wrapped up the 2021 football with a 1-9,0-4 record and they will also graduate seven seniors this year. Franklin Romero - CC
The Pirates dropped their final home game to district rival, the Bernalillo Spartans, by a score of 35-6. The Spartans scored a safety with nine minutes to go in the first quarter and scored a touchdown at the end of the first quarter to make the score 10-0, Bernalillo, at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter Pirate. Larry Meador intercepted a Bernalillo pass at the 48 yard line, however, the Pirates were unable to convert that for any pay dirt. With just under two minutes it was Bernalillo’s turn for an interception as they picked a Pirate pass from quarterback Tyler Everhart at the thirty three yard line. With just under a minute left Bernalillo scored their second touchdown of the night and on their subsequent possession they scored their third touchdown of the night to make the score 27-0 after making their only extra point kick of the night.
Both teams were haunted with penalties and jousted back and forth to remain scoreless in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter Everhart hit senior William Archuleta with a short four yard pass to make the score 27-6. The two point attempt was no good. With under one minute left in the game, the Spartans scored their final touchdown of the night followed by a two-point conversion for a final score of 35-6. The Pirates ended their season 2021 season with a record of 1-9, 0-4.
The Pirates are graduating seven seniors this year. The seniors are Tyler Everhart, William Archuleta, Matthew Nieto, Nickolas Montoya, Xavier Arias, Joshua Willcox and Montana Delgarito. Also graduating are managers Dominique Martin and Alan Smalley.