The Durango Youth American Football League opened its 2013 season over the weekend with a broad spectrum of results:
The third-grade Demons lost 16-8 at Farmington after the Panthers scored with 17 seconds left.
Beau Brunson scored Durango’s only touchdown, while Tagert Bardin tallied the two-point conversion. Josh Bates and Kai Williams led the defense with seven and five tackles, respectively.
It was a much smoother trip for the fourth-grade Demons, who ran away from the Farmington Gators for a 38-0 victory.
Emmett Thompson, Sam Carozza, Jake Swift, Cassidy Maloney and Jordan Stanley all scored rushing touchdowns, while Cole Matava scored a defensive touchdown. Douglas Malcom and Chris Smith both converted extra points.
The fifth-grade Demons defeated the Montezuma Titans Maroon 40-0 in Cortez.
The Demons scored 21 points in the second quarter and led 28-0 at halftime. Jordan Woolverton threw a touchdown and extra point to Niko Mestas and also ran one in himself for a 17-yard touchdown. Gage Mestas ran for three touchdowns, and Weston Baken added another in the fourth quarter to close out the scoring.
Neither of the sixth-grade Demons won in their openers. The Demons White lost 40-13 at Bloomfield, while the Demons Red lost 13-6 at the Farmington Chargers.
Liam Farkas scored the only touchdown for the Red team while also rushing for 80 yards. Carver Willis finished second on the team with 63 yards rushing.
Many of the Demons’ teams will host their home openers Saturday at Miller Middle School: The fifth-grade team will host Bayfield at 9 a.m., the sixth-grade Demons White will play Pagosa Springs at 11 a.m., the sixth-grade Demons Red will host the Aztec Raptors at 1 p.m. and the third graders will host Shiprock at 4.
The fourth-grade Demons will travel to Farmington to play the Panthers, while the second-grade Demons will open their season with a scrimmage in Bayfield.
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