PHOTOS: Goddard Rockets football falls to Alamogordo Tigers 28-27 in overtime

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Bryant O'Mera (1) catches a pass for a big gain against the Alamogordo Tigers Friday, Sept. 18, at the Wool Bowl. | Shawn Naranjo

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By Marshall Mecham
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The Goddard Rockets football team (2-3, 1-1 District 2-5A) lost to the Alamogordo Tigers (2-3, 1-1) 28-27 in overtime Friday, Sept. 18, at the Wool Bowl.

The Rockets return to action against the Gadsden Panthers (4-1, 1-1) at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at Sal Gonzalez Stadium.

Check out the Roswell Tribune’s best photos from Goddard’s loss to Alamogordo.

Alijah Sanchez (21) drops the Tiger runner in the backfield for a loss. | Shawn Naranjo
Aziah Hunter (22) runs back a punt. | Shawn Naranjo
Aziah Hunter (22) wraps up the Tiger runner as Alijah Sanchez (21) runs in to finish. | Shawn Naranjo
Bryant O’Mera (1) catches a pass for a big gain. | Shawn Naranjo
Isaiah Montoya (13) hauls in a pass and runs it inside the 10. | Shawn Naranjo
Jesus Ortiz (27) makes a tackle on the Alamogordo receiver. | Shawn Naranjo
Jose Porras (81) carries a couple of Alamogordo defenders into the end zone as he scores. | Shawn Naranjo
Jose Porras (81) catches a pass across the middle for a gain. | Shawn Naranjo
Nate Vazquez (8) hits Isaiah Montoya (13) across the middle. | Shawn Naranjo
Nate Vazquez (8) throws downfield. | 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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