Injuries plague Socorro football team

By John Severance

Damian OCampo and his Socorro football coaching staff have never seen anything like it.
Injuries continue to plague the Warriors football team as it fell to perennial power Las Vegas-Robertson High (4-3) Oct. 16 to fall to 4-3 on the season.
“We got our skill players back for Robertson but then we suffered some injuries along the offensive line,” OCampo said. “I have a lot of experienced coaches on my staff and they said they have never seen so many injuries.”
Turnovers also played a role in the Socorro defeat as the Warriors suffered five turnovers. “We gave up the ball twice inside our 5-yard line,” OCampo said. “We just made too many mistakes.”
The good news for Socorro (4-3) is that the final three games of the season will determine its district standing. The Warriors will travel to Hatch Valley and Hot Springs the next two weeks and end the regular season at home against Cobre on Nov. 6.
Reserve rolls on
Reserve will look to clinch the District 2-8M football title when it plays host to Animas at 2 p.m. Friday.
The Mountaineers (7-1) are coming off a 52-6 victory against Magdalena on Oct. 16 as quarterback Nolen Snyder completed 9-of-13 passes for 208 yards and four touchdowns. Catching TD passes were Trevor Kober, Joaquin Gutierrez, Adam Flsher and Allyn Snyder, who was also the leading rusher with 82 yards.
“The kids’ attitudes have been great,” Reserve coach Don Cole said. “I could not have asked for a better team.”

Injuries plague Socorro football team