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CarlsbadLovington

Cavemen/Cavegirls
31
Wildcats
28

The Lovington (NM) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Carlsbad (NM) by a score of 31-28.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Carlsbad0240731
Lovington0217028
Final score provided by S. McCraw.
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Game Stats

Carlsbad (25-26)

Lovington (25-26)

Carlsbad

Passing

#Athlete NameCAttYdsC%AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals1117154.64714.04293.8
5ELOY LOPEZ (Sr)5783.71416.634111.0
14MARLEY MUNOZ (Jr)61071.60011.84281.7
Lovington

Passing

#Athlete NameCAttYdsC%AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals1523222.65214.84165118.1
14J. Gutierrez (Sr)812102.66712.82064132.6
18Justin Allen (Jr)711120.63617.12165102.3
Carlsbad

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLng100+TD
Team Totals362306.46212
5ELOY LOPEZ (Sr)482.070
6R. CASTANEDA (Sr)1-11-11.00
14MARLEY MUNOZ (Jr)10888.8260
27BROCK WRIGHT (Jr)211456.96212
Lovington

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLng100+TD
Team Totals311213.9240
2Zachary Diaz (Sr)12342.8110
14J. Gutierrez (Sr)12726.0240
18Justin Allen (Jr)7152.170
Carlsbad

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLngTD
Team Totals1115414.042
2RJ HERNANDEZ (Sr)11515.015
4EAVEN LEOS (Sr)144.04
6R. CASTANEDA (Sr)49022.542
8BRADEN FLOREZ (Jr)11616.016
27BROCK WRIGHT (Jr)4297.315
Lovington

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLngTD
Team Totals1522214.8654
2Zachary Diaz (Sr)133.03
6Chase Terrell (Sr)3237.714
9Elijah Rivero (Sr)79814.0642
14J. Gutierrez (Sr)49824.5652
Carlsbad

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#Athlete NameFumLostPnk Blk
Team Totals22
14MARLEY MUNOZ (Jr)11
27BROCK WRIGHT (Jr)11
Lovington

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#Athlete NameFumLostPnk Blk
Team Totals11
14J. Gutierrez (Sr)11
Carlsbad

All Purpose Yards

#Athlete NameRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Team Totals230154184450613
2RJ HERNANDEZ (Sr)1515
4EAVEN LEOS (Sr)4119123
5ELOY LOPEZ (Sr)88
6R. CASTANEDA (Sr)-119045124
8BRADEN FLOREZ (Jr)1616
12TY YOUNG (Sr)6565
14MARLEY MUNOZ (Jr)8888
27BROCK WRIGHT (Jr)14529174
Lovington

All Purpose Yards

#Athlete NameRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Team Totals12122275418
2Zachary Diaz (Sr)34337
6Chase Terrell (Sr)2323
9Elijah Rivero (Sr)9844142
14J. Gutierrez (Sr)729831201
18Justin Allen (Jr)1515
Carlsbad

Total Yards

#Athlete NameRushPassRecTotal
Team Totals230154154384
2RJ HERNANDEZ (Sr)1515
4EAVEN LEOS (Sr)44
5ELOY LOPEZ (Sr)88391
6R. CASTANEDA (Sr)-119079
8BRADEN FLOREZ (Jr)1616
14MARLEY MUNOZ (Jr)8871159
27BROCK WRIGHT (Jr)14529174
Lovington

Total Yards

#Athlete NameRushPassRecTotal
Team Totals121222222343
2Zachary Diaz (Sr)34337
6Chase Terrell (Sr)2323
9Elijah Rivero (Sr)9898
14J. Gutierrez (Sr)7210298272
18Justin Allen (Jr)15120135
Carlsbad

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot TcklsTFL
Team Totals2839675.0
3LENNON ANANINS (Jr)448
6R. CASTANEDA (Sr)55
7DRAKE ESCAMILLA (Sr)112
9COLTON MCKIBBEN (Jr)257
12TY YOUNG (Sr)224
13RIO SANCHEZ (Sr)112
20DAMIAN VALENCIA (Jr)11
22IVAN SOLORZANO (Sr)33
33ISAIAH GAITAN (Jr)19102.0
36TREY BARTA (So)4151.0
37CONNOR ROBERSON (Sr)2241.0
46JUAN RUBIO (So)22
80D. CABEZUELA (Sr)11
88A. VENEGAS (Sr)134
94ZAYLAND PESANTE (Sr)3581.0
99SEAN CRUZ (So)11
Lovington

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot TcklsTFL
Team Totals2758858.5
0Mien Bustillos (Sr)315181.5
2Zachary Diaz (Sr)11
3Alejandro Kame (Sr)33
5J. Contreras (Sr)11
6Chase Terrell (Sr)257.5
7Kyler Reaves (Sr)512171.0
8Joaquin Vasquez (Sr)6391.0
9Elijah Rivero (Sr)221.0
14J. Gutierrez (Sr)112
25Chris Casarez (Sr)246
27Ayden Nunez (Sr)336
58Payton Atwood (Sr)11
59Alex Rivera (Sr)1342.0
60Jaden Garcia (Jr)224.5
77Daemyn Leyva (Jr)441.0
Carlsbad

Sacks

#Athlete NameSacksYdlHurs
Team Totals1.074
94ZAYLAND PESANTE (Sr)1.074
Lovington

Sacks

#Athlete NameSacksYdlHurs
Team Totals1.081
8Joaquin Vasquez (Sr)1
59Alex Rivera (Sr)1.08
Carlsbad

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsAvgPDFmb RecFR YdsCausBlk PntsBlk FGs
Team Totals100.02101
3LENNON ANANINS (Jr)100.0
7DRAKE ESCAMILLA (Sr)1
9COLTON MCKIBBEN (Jr)10
20DAMIAN VALENCIA (Jr)1
94ZAYLAND PESANTE (Sr)1
Lovington

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsAvgPDFmb RecFR YdsCausBlk PntsBlk FGs
Team Totals202
6Chase Terrell (Sr)10
7Kyler Reaves (Sr)1
59Alex Rivera (Sr)10
60Jaden Garcia (Jr)1
Carlsbad

Kickoffs

#Athlete NameKOYdsAvgLngTB
Team Totals635859.7604
3LENNON ANANINS (Jr)635859.7604
Lovington

Kickoffs

#Athlete NameKOYdsAvgLngTB
Team Totals525851.6602
10Caleb Aranda (Sr)525851.6602
Carlsbad

Punts

#Athlete NamePYdsAvgLngIn 20
Team Totals13535.035
6R. CASTANEDA (Sr)13535.035
Lovington

Punts

#Athlete NamePYdsAvgLngIn 20
Team Totals722432.0383
10Caleb Aranda (Sr)619732.8382
14J. Gutierrez (Sr)12727.0271
Carlsbad

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#Athlete NameKO RetsYdsAvgLngP RetsYdsAvgLngFCKR Yds
Team Totals318461.39634515.0171229
4EAVEN LEOS (Sr)211959.596119
6R. CASTANEDA (Sr)34515.017145
12TY YOUNG (Sr)16565.06565
Lovington

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#Athlete NameKO RetsYdsAvgLngP RetsYdsAvgLngFCKR Yds
Team Totals27537.54475
9Elijah Rivero (Sr)14444.04444
14J. Gutierrez (Sr)13131.03131
Carlsbad

Points

#Athlete NameTDsTD PtsConvSKick PtsTot Pts
Team Totals42477
3LENNON ANANINS (Jr)77
4EAVEN LEOS (Sr)16
12TY YOUNG (Sr)16
27BROCK WRIGHT (Jr)212
Lovington

Points

#Athlete NameTDsTD PtsConvSKick PtsTot Pts
Team Totals424428
9Elijah Rivero (Sr)21212
10Caleb Aranda (Sr)44
14J. Gutierrez (Sr)21212
Carlsbad

PATs and Field Goals

#Athlete NamePATAtt%FGAtt%LngTot Pts
Team Totals441.0111.0247
3LENNON ANANINS (Jr)441.0111.0247
Lovington

PATs and Field Goals

#Athlete NamePATAtt%FGAtt%LngTot Pts
Team Totals441.04
10Caleb Aranda (Sr)441.04
Carlsbad

Touchdowns

#Athlete NameTD RushTD RecTD FRTD IRTD PRTD KORTotal
Team Totals224
4EAVEN LEOS (Sr)11
12TY YOUNG (Sr)11
27BROCK WRIGHT (Jr)22
Lovington

Touchdowns

#Athlete NameTD RushTD RecTD FRTD IRTD PRTD KORTotal
Team Totals44
9Elijah Rivero (Sr)22
14J. Gutierrez (Sr)22

Game Story

New Mexico High School Football - Lovington tipped by Carlsbad

September 5, 2025: Lovington, NM 88260

The Lovington Wildcats football team (Lovington, NM), was tipped 31-28 in Friday's non-league bout with the visiting Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls (Carlsbad, NM)

With the win, Carlsbad advances its record to 2-1 on the year. The Cavemen/Cavegirls travel to Cibola (Albuquerque, NM) to battle the Cougars in a non-league contest on Thursday, September 11. The Cougars enter the contest with a record of 2-1. Cibola won 35-14 in their recent non-league contest against Eldorado (Albuquerque, NM)

Coming up next, the Wildcats battle the Roswell Coyotes (Roswell, NM) in a 5A District 2 contest, on Friday, September 12. Lovington will attempt to better on its 1-2 season record. The Coyotes enter the contest with a 1-2 record after their 37-27 non-league loss to Hobbs (Hobbs, NM).

Players of the Game

Carlsbad (25-26)

Carlsbad has not selected any Players of the Game.

Lovington (25-26)

Congratulations to #59 Alex Rivera (overall), #14 Jayden Gutierrez (offensive), #7 Kyler Reaves (defensive) and #10 Caleb Aranda (special teams) for being selected the Lovington Football Players of the Game.

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  1. MaxPreps

    Game Started
    Carlsbad
    Cavemen/Cavegirls
    0 - 0
    Lovington
    Wildcats
    Posted @ 9:34p

  2. C. Rodriguez

    4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
    Carlsbad
    Cavemen/Cavegirls
    31 - 28
    Lovington
    Wildcats

  3. S. McCraw

    Final
    Carlsbad
    Cavemen/Cavegirls
    31 - 28
    Lovington
    Wildcats
    Posted @ 9:40p

Carlsbad @ Lovington Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 5, 2025 @ 7p
The Lovington (NM) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Carlsbad (NM) by a score of 31-28.

Rankings & Records

Carlsbad (25-26)

NMClass
138
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
6-63-32-33-21-1.500.500299321

Lovington (25-26)

NMClass
173
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
7-45-24-12-31-0.636.714406256

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Carlsbad		4.68.05.26.224.9
Lovington		6.09.210.26.436.9

Carlsbad Videos

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Lovington Videos

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Team Stat Comparison

CarlsbadLovington
180.7Rushing Yards Per Game156.5
149.3Passing Yards Per Game179.7
150.1Receiving Yards Per Game179.6
329.9Total Yards Per Game336.2
63.8Tackles Per Game66.5
1.2Sacks Per Game1.5
5.0Points Per Game36.7

Team Leaders

CarlsbadLovingtonNational Avg.
#27 BROCK WRIGHT92.8Rushing Yards Per Game#14 Jayden Gutierrez74.111.1
#14 MARLEY MUNOZ125.5Passing Yards Per Game#14 Jayden Gutierrez106.110.8
#6 ROBERT CASTANEDA89.4Receiving Yards Per Game#9 Elijah Rivero71.98.8
#14 MARLEY MUNOZ201.1Total Yards Per Game#14 Jayden Gutierrez201.124.7
#9 COLTON MCKIBBEN9.3Tackles Per Game#7 Kyler Reaves9.52.6
#94 ZAYLAND PESANTE0.4Sacks Per Game#8 Joaquin Vasquez0.40.2
#3 LENNON ANANINS2.7Points Per Game#9 Elijah Rivero10.71.9

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Carlsbad1-3Lovington2-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
8/22/25ArtesiaCarlsbad(L) 48-249/26/25LovingtonArtesia(L) 56-23
11/22/25ArtesiaLovington
8/29/25GoddardCarlsbad(W) 16-149/19/25GoddardLovington(W) 44-26
11/15/25GoddardLovington(W) 28-14
10/31/25CarlsbadHobbs(L) 31-138/22/25LovingtonHobbs(L) 41-13
11/14/25CarlsbadHobbs(L) 30-19

Record Breakdown

Carlsbad (25-26)

Lovington (25-26)
6-6
Overall
7-4
3-3
League
5-2
2-2
Non-League
1-2
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
1-3
Common Opponent
2-2
2-3
Home
4-1
3-2
Away
2-3
1-1
Neutral
1-0
1-1
Playoff
1-0
6-6
In-State
7-4
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0