Another exciting week of high school football wrapped up Saturday as Goddard and Deming played the final Week 7 game in District 2-5A.
Artesia, Roswell, Alamogordo and Goddard won their matchups, with the Tigers and Rockets each climbing one spot in the district standings.
Credit: Josh Franklin / Roswell Daily Record
Mayfield had the biggest drop, sliding from No. 4 in Week 6 to No. 6 after its loss to Alamogordo.
Artesia was all business Friday, handing Chaparral a 51-0 loss in a game that ended at halftime under the NMAA’s 50-point rule. The Bulldogs lead the district in offense and defense, while the Lobos rank last in both categories.
Roswell flexed its muscles Friday against Gadsden in a matchup of teams that entered with 5-1 records. The Coyotes opened with a one-play scoring drive and never looked back, putting up 49 points against the Panthers. Roswell is one point shy of matching its regular-season scoring total from 2024, when the Coyotes last won the Class 5A state championship.
Alamogordo returned to its winning ways after a 54-19 loss to Artesia in Week 6. The Tigers edged Mayfield 24-19 in the closest game of the week, moving up in the district standings.
Goddard closed out the week Saturday with a blowout win over Deming. The Rockets earned their second district win, snapping a two-game losing streak that had left them sixth in the standings entering Week 7.
MaxPreps district standings
1 – Artesia (4-3, 4-0)
2 – Roswell (6-1, 4-0)
3 – Gadsden (5-2, 2-2)
4 – Alamogordo (3-4, 2-2)
5 – Goddard (3-4, 2-2)
6 – Mayfield (2-5, 2-2)
7- Deming (1-6, 0-4)
8 – Chaparral (3-4, 0-4)
Maxpreps 5A state rankings
1 – Roswell (6-1)
2 – Piedra Vista (5-1)
3 – Gadsden (5-2)
4 – Los Lunas (4-2)
5 – Highland (4-2)
6 – Artesia (4-3)
7 – Cibola (3-3)
8- Goddard (3-4)
9 – Alamogordo (3-4)
10 – Chaparral (3-4)
11 – Santa Fe (2-4)
12 – Mayfield (2-5)
13 – Los Alamos (1-5)
14 – Deming (1-6)
15 – Miyamura (0-6)
16 – Capital (0-6)
Clarification on Roswell being No. 1 in the 5A state rankings and No. 2 in the district rankings: Maxpreps takes into account point differential for district rankings, so Artesia is ahead because of its 182-point difference to Roswell’s 151. The teams have yet to have a head-to-head matchup, so they cannot be separated by a game result.
