Roswell football dominates Santa Fe in Class 5A playoff quarterfinal matchup

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Luis Rodriguez (5) takes the delayed handoff and breaks down the sideline in a game against Goddard on Oct. 30 at the Wool Bowl. Shawn Naranjo | Roswell Tribune

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By Marshall Mecham
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Editor’s note: Check in for live updates as the Roswell Coyotes take on the Santa Fe Demons.

The No. 1-seeded Roswell football team (10-1, 7-0 District 2-5A) defeated No. 8 Santa Fe (7-5, 5-2 District 1-5A) 49-19 in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state playoffs.

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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