by admin | Oct 13, 2012 | Bright Lights
Muleshoe and Friona have a history of interesting football connections. There has always been a rivalry between the two towns; that goes without saying. But I can remember the game played in Friona in the late 80s that was a mudbath in the rain. Players’ uniforms were...
by admin | Sep 29, 2012 | Bright Lights
Alpine came to town to help the Mules celebrate Homecoming in the rain. Jr. Baca scores the first touchdown with 9:03 on the clock, and after Alpine has to punt on their possession, Baca and quarterback Caleb Wood do it again, only to have it called back. But Austin...
by admin | Sep 22, 2012 | Bright Lights
The Mules traveled to Roosevelt to play the team of a former coach and won, 41-16. Roosevelt coach and athletic director Greg Poynor was one of Coach Wood’s assistant coaches back when the Mules went to the semi-finals in 2001, so how do you prepare when the...
by admin | Sep 15, 2012 | Bright Lights
It was a perfect night for football, chilly but comfortable, with only a slight breeze and a good crowd to watch the Mules beat the Lobos 41-20. The Mules kick off, and on the second play of the game when the Lobos made a run for the goal line, I was a bit concerned...
by admin | Sep 8, 2012 | Bright Lights
The sand and wind blew obnoxiously all day, and by the time the sun went down, everyone was hunkered down in the obnoxiously cold wind. But the Mules persevered and had a much better showing than last week, beating the Portales Rams rather soundly, 64-0. Right...
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