Eldorado headed to 6A State Championship

Message Board Thread: Eldorado wins thriller

LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO - The Eldorado Eagles are headed to the 6A state championship defeating Las Cruces 44-42 off a 38-yard field goal by Andrew Shelly as time expired. Late in the 4th quarter with only 47 seconds left, Eldorado started at their own 13-yard line and was able to get the ball across midfield thanks to some clutch pass completions from back up quarterback Matt Dennis.

Las Cruces took a 42-35 lead late in the 4th quarter when Kameron Miller scored from 7-yards out, then followed up with a successful 2pt conversion, also scored by Miller. The Eagles drove down the field and Dennis playing for injured starter Jayce Jackson who went down in the 3rd quarter with an undisclosed injury connected with Dominic Sandoval for a 46-yard touchdown completion to make it 42-41.

Eldorado faked an extra point kick, ran in a 2pt conversion, but officials ruled that the runner's knee was down, so the score remained 42-41 until the final minute of the game.Eldorado now 10-2 on the year will play the winner between Cleveland and Mayfield next weekend in the 6A State Championship Game.

Message Board Thread: Eldorado wins thriller

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31-yard touchdown run by Payton Ball - Las Cruces 7, Eldorado 0

37-yard touchdown pass from Jayce Jackson to Dominic Sandoval - Las Cruces 7, Eldorado 7

4-yard touchdown pass from Kameron Miller to Julian Molina - Las Cruces 14, Eldorado 7

4-yard touchdown pass from Jayce Jackson to Seth Johannes (PAT Missed) - Las Cruces 14, Eldordo 13

26-yard Kameron Miller touchdown pass to Ivan Molina - Las Cruces 21, Eldorado 13

19-yard Noah Switzer touchdown run - Las Cruces 21, Eldorado 20

65-yard Kameron Miller touchdown pass to Ivan Molina - (PAT Missed) - Las Cruces 27, Eldorado 20

2-yard Noah Sweitzer touchdown run - Las Cruces 27, Eldorado 27

17-yard Brandon Baeza touchdown pass to Kameron Miller - Las Cruces 34, Eldorado 27

19-yard Matt Dennis touchdown pass to David Inman (2pt good) - Eldorado 35, Las Cruces 34

7-yard Kameron Miller touchdown run (2PT Good) - Las Cruces 42, Eldorado 35

46-yard Matt Dennis touchdown pass to Dominic Sandoval (2pt No Good) Las Cruces 41, Eldorado 35

38-yard field goal by Eldorado

Eldorado 44, Las Cruces 42 Final

Kameron Miller - Las Cruces - Quarterback - Threw for 351-yards and 3 touchdowns, ran for 171-yards and 1 touchdown

Noah Sweitzer - Eldorado - Running Back - Ran for 121-yards and two touchdowns

Ivan Molina - Las Cruces - Athlete - 120-yards receiving, two touchdowns, one interception

Matt Denis - Eldorado - Quarterback - 100 yards passing and two touchdowns in the 4th quarter

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