Football Recap: Pojoaque Valley Falls Short of New Mexico Military Institute in the Playoffs

Pojoaque Valley and New Mexico Military Institute squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Pojoaque Valley had to settle for second. They received a blow as they fell 42-28 to the Colts.

Joshua Gonzales

Rushing Touchdowns

08/22/25 @ Crownpoint	3
11/14/25 vs New Mexico Military Institute	2
10/03/25 vs Robertson	2

Pojoaque Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Joshua Gonzales and D'Marcus Rodriguez. Gonzales rushed for 137 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries, while Rodriguez gained 148 total yards and two touchdowns. Gonzales also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because the Elks/Elkettes are 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.

Konstantino Scopelitis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for New Mexico Military Institute, rushing for 98 yards and four TDs, while also picking up 113 receiving yards and one touchdown. Those 113 receiving yards gave Scopelitis a new career-high.

Pojoaque Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for New Mexico Military Institute, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.

Pojoaque Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Mexico Military Institute, they will square off against St. Michael's at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Horsemen's defense has only allowed 5.7 points per game this season, so the Colts' offense will have their work cut out for them.