A well-balanced attack led West Las Vegas over Pojoaque Valley in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the West Las Vegas Dons blew the Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes out of the water with a 41-12 final score. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won four matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Cj Perea had an outrageously good game as he threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Devaughn Kensey also helped with two touchdowns in total.
West Las Vegas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 163.2.
Despite the loss, Pojoaque Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Joshua Gonzales rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns. Pojoaque Valley is 3-1 when Gonzales posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
The win got West Las Vegas back to even at 5-5. As for Pojoaque Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. West Las Vegas will host Ruidoso at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Las Vegas is facing Ruidoso at the right time seeing as Ruidoso is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Pojoaque Valley, they will challenge Hatch Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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