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The Socorro football team passed its first district test Oct. 23 when it won at Hot Springs 26-14.
But it does not get any easier.
The Warriors travel to Hatch Valley Friday and end the regular season at home the following week against Cobre,
“They probably are two of the best teams we play,’’ said Socorro coach Damian Ocampo, whose Warriors improved to 5-3 overall and 1-0 in district play. “We have to play well to have a chance. I have confidence in the kids and I think we can do it.”
Ocampo announced this week that quarterback senior Ryan Romero no longer will play football.
Romero sustained a shoulder injury similar to the one suffered by Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford.
“We made the decision that it is in his best interest not to play football anymore this year,” Ocampo said. “It’s rough. But he is a really good golfer and he wants the opportunity to play golf in college.”
That leaves Zach Esquivel as the starter and Ray Vaiza will be the backup.
“We are very blessed to have two capable quarterbacks,” Ocampo said.
Ocampo said his Warriors still have been decimated by injuries but they are doing the best they can.
“We have taken a big hit with fundamentals and conditioning,” Ocampo said. “In the last couple of games, we have not done a good job tackling and dropped a lot of balls and these are the kids that have missed practice because of injuries.
“When you have seven guys out with injuries, you can only do so much. We also have lost kids in practice and we have had to scale back on contact and we are doing other things that will give us the opportunity to be healthy.”
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