PHOTOS: Goddard Rockets football falls to Carlsbad Cavemen 35-19 in home opener

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Isaiah Montoya (13) turns the corner and takes the ball down to inside the 1-yard line. | Shawn Naranjo

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By Marshall Mecham
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The Goddard Rockets fell to the Carlsbad Cavemen 35-19 in their home opener Friday, Aug. 28 at the Wool Bowl.

Goddard (0-2) returns to the field against Los Lunas at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4 on the road.

Check out the Roswell Tribune’s best photos from Goddard’s home opener.

Aziah Hunter (22) and Bryant O’Mera (1) wrap up Carlsbad runner Jaxson Duarte (16). | Shawn Naranjo
Aziah Hunter (22) slows up the Caveman runner and saves a touchdown. | Shawn Naranjo
Bryant O’Mera (1) hauls in a pass and makes a big gain. | Shawn Naranjo
Carlsbad fumbles a snap and Goddard jumps on the ball. | Shawn Naranjo
Isaiah Montoya (13) finds a hole and breaks through on a carry. | Shawn Naranjo
Isaiah Montoya (13) follows his blockers and runs in upright to score for Goddard. | Shawn Naranjo
Isaiah Montoya (13) turns the corner and takes the ball down to inside the 1-yard line. | Shawn Naranjo
Jose Porraz (81) hauls in a pass for a big gain. | Shawn Naranjo
Jose Porraz (81) stretches the ball over the goal line while dragging multiple defenders with him. | Shawn Naranjo
Kenyon Reese (12) wraps up Caveman quarterback Marley Munoz (2). | Shawn Naranjo
Nate Vazquez (8) throws a pass to Bryant O’Mera (1). | Shawn Naranjo
Romeo Paiz (5) trips up Carlsbad runner Brock Wright (27). | 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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