PHOTOS: Goddard Rockets football defeats Chaparral Lobos 47-0 in district opener

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Isaiah Montoya (13) runs in for an easy touchdown against Chaparral Friday, Sept. 11, at the Wool Bowl. | Shawn Naranjo

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By Marshall Mecham
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The Goddard Rockets football team defeated the Chaparral Lobos 47-0 in their district opener Friday, Sept. 11, at the Wool Bowl.

The Rockets (2-2, 1-0) return to action against the Alamogordo Tigers at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at the Wool Bowl.

Check out the Roswell Tribune’s best photos from Goddard’s win over Chaparral.

Braden McDaniel (90) recovers his own onside kick. | Shawn Naranjo
Braden McDaniel (90) shows off the onside kick he recovered. | Shawn Naranjo
Braden McDaniel (90) with an onside kick for the Rockets. | Shawn Naranjo
Bryant O’Mera (1) hauls in a pass and powers into the end zone. | Shawn Naranjo
Goddard tears the jersey off the Chaparral quarterback. | Shawn Naranjo
Isaiah Montoya (13) runs in for an easy touchdown. | Shawn Naranjo
Jordan Chavez (2) breaks up the pass. | Shawn Naranjo
Jose Porras (81) catches a ball in the flat and takes it in for a touchdown. | Shawn Naranjo
Kenyon Reese (12) takes the ball 50 yards into the end zone. | Shawn Naranjo
Nate Vazquez (8) hands the ball to Isaiah Montoya (13). | Shawn Naranjo
Nate Vazquez (8) rolls out before taking a shot downfield. | Shawn Naranjo
Romeo Paiz (5) wraps up the Chaparral receiver. | Shawn Naranjo
Marshall Mecham
Marshall Mecham
I am a sports reporter for the Roswell Tribune and serve with the New Mexico Local News Fellowship, which places emerging journalists in newsrooms across the state. My role is to cover all athletic programs at Goddard and Roswell high schools. The primary types of stories I write are season and game previews, season and game reviews, and feature stories. Prior to the Roswell Tribune, I interned for the Artesia Daily Press as a reporter from June to August 2025, and I am glad to be back working with El Rito Media. I am a 2026 graduate of New Mexico State University, where I obtained my bachelor's degree in journalism, with minors in strategic communications and social media management.

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