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Cibola Boys Earn 3rd in Race
Cougars Dominate In Football, Too
September 11, 2007

BY JESSICA DYER
Journal Staff Writer

    They’re off and running.
    More than 30 schools participated in the 2007 Lobo Invitational cross country meet Saturday, including Cibola, St. Pius, Valley and West Mesa.
    The Cibola boys in particular had an exceptional outing, placing third out of 33 teams.
    Cougar head coach Kenny Henry said he didn’t know what to expect going into the race.
    “It was our first meet, so I was just kind of curious. I felt like we had the ability to finish that high, but still I was curious,” he said.
    The Cougar boys tallied 147 points to finish behind only Albuquerque Academy (50) and Los Alamos (119).
    Henry said Academy is nationally ranked and Los Alamos is a regional power, so he considered third place a significant achievement.
    “For us to be in the mix with teams like that put a smile on our faces,” the coach said.
    With a time of 16 minutes, 26 seconds, Cibola’s Christopher Montoya placed 12th overall in the 229-runner field. His teammates Vincent Montoya, Thomas Debenedittis, Josh Clark, Josh Plank and Jesse Darling ran in a tight pack and all finished in the top 50 overall. St. Pius’ Kevin Burnett led all West Side runners in the boys race, placing seventh overall and helping the Sartans to a 10th-place team finish. West Mesa, led by Joshua Dominguez, earned 11th place as a team. Valley finished 33rd in the boys team standings. In the girls’ race, Valley’s Elba Hoguin turned in a solid individual performance, placing eighth out of 210 runners. As a team, the Vikings placed 23rd.
    In girls team standings, St. Pius placed 14th and Cibola took 16th.
    FOOTBALL: Cibola trounced visiting Piedra Vista, 41-14 Saturday at Milne Stadium.
    The Cougars dominated from the outset and had a 35-0 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
    Cibola did most of the damage on the ground, running for four of its six touchdowns.
    David Vargas, Chase Bennison and Michael Mascarenas rushed for a score apiece, as did quarterback Jonathan Mader.
    Mader also threw touchdown passes to Ryan Williams and Brandon Simpson.
    As productive as the Cougars were on offense, they were even more impressive on defense, keeping the Panthers scoreless until the game’s final 10 minutes.
    Cibola, now 2-0, will be back at Milne at 7 p.m. Friday for a game against St. Pius.