Today we recap the Thursday Night games from across the State of New Mexico.

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Game Recap: After a blocked punt by Del Norte, the Knights took a 7-0 lead after a Jose Leyba 9-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Albuquerque struck right back after a 63-yard touchdown pass from Ryley Padilla to Jonathan Martinez touchdown pass to make it 7-7 with 4:24 left in the game. The Knights retook the lead after another Jose Leyba 28-yard touchdown reception off a screen from Tyrelle Jackson to make it 14-7. Del Norte then took a 20-7 lead after Leyba scored again off another screen pass with 4:58 left before the half. After a botched punt be Del Norte, the Bulldogs scored off a Padilla touchdown pass to make it 21-13 with 7:09 left in the game. Del Norte would drive down the field after Jose Leyba broke a 45-yard run and then punched it in from the 1-yard line to take a 27-13 lead in the 3rd quarter with 4:30 left in the game. The Bulldogs down, not out returned a fumble 35-yards for a touchdown by Jude Balonado to make it 27-20 with 1:02 left in the 3rd quarter. The Knights scored what would be the score to put the game out of reach when Jackson hit Andres Rel for a touchdown pass to make it 35-21 late in the 4th quarter. Adrian Lovato scored on a touchdown run for Albuquerque to make it 35-28 with 4:34 left in the game. The Bulldogs would stop Del Norte on a 4th down, manage to take it all the way down to the 1-yard line but were stuffed just inches from the end-zone. Losing streak stands at 40-games.

Rio Grande 38, Highland 20 Final

Game Recap: The Rio Grande Ravens earned their first victory of the season rolling past Highland 38 to 20 The Ravens jumped off to a 7-0 lead when Jacob Salazar threw a touchdown to Matthew Segura to open the game. The Ravens then struck again when Segura ran in a touchdown run, his second score of the game. Rio Grande then went up 26-0 right before half when Jacob Salazar hit Jordan Brooks for a 55-yard touchdown. The Hornets did make a late run, in fact they scored 14 unanswered points in the second half to make the final more respectable. The Ravens now 1-1 on the year will take on Manzano in week 3. Highland now 0-2 on the year will make a road trip to Alamogordo. The Hornets have now lost their last 13 out of 14 games dating back to the 2013 season.