A standing room crowd of homecoming fans packed Chieftain Field Friday night for the Chieftain vs. River Road homecoming game.
River Road put together 240 total offensive yards to hand the Chiefs their second loss 15-6. The two touchdowns for the Wildcats came in the first half. The Chiefs were held scoreless until Paco Martinez scored on a one-yard quarterback sneak late in the 4th quarter.
Martinez led rushers with 49 yards on 9 carries. Stephen Dominguez added 14 yards on 7 carries. Quarterback Mason Loflin completed 8 of 17 passes for 77 yards and had two interceptions. Justin Rocha caught three passes for 35 yards and Sawyer Osborn had two catches for 9 yards. The Chiefs had 83 yards passing and 77 rushing for 160 offensive yards.
On defense Brad Stowers had two interceptions for the Chiefs, one batted down pass, and three solo tackles. Stephen Dominguez was credited with 6 solo tackles and four assists. Adrian Prieto (knee) and Eduardo Rojas (ankle) suffered injuries in the game.
The Chiefs travel to take on the Idalou Wildcats Friday September 21 in Idalou. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
