On Monday Night Football in the San Luis Valley the Monte Vista Pirates dominated the Del Norte Tigers winning 52 to 6. The Pirates took advantage of their size and speed to jump out early on the Tigers. The Pirates led 28 – 0 on four touchdowns in the first quarter. By 7:28 of the second quarter the Mercy Rule was in effect as the Pirates put up their sixth touchdown of the game. The Pirates added one more before halftime taking the 52-0 score into the break. The Del Norte Tigers prevented the shutout late in the third quarter when Jace Pacheco connected with Nicholas Atencio on a spectacular 57 yard catch and run.
Andrew Chavez, the Pirates’ senior quarterback, threw for two touchdowns – one to Addan Heredia and one to Khegan Gunter. Gunter added three more on the ground. DeAngelo Archuleta and Esteban Lujan had a rushing touchdown for the Pirates. The Del Norte Tigers drop to 2-3 on the season while the Monte Vista Pirates move to 5-0. Monte Vista will host Trinidad Friday (6:00 PM). The Del Norte Tigers will head south on Saturday (6:00 PM) to face the Centauri Falcons. Both games will be on 95.3 FM KYDN and streaming live at kydncountry.com