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Sandia rolls past Centennial, reaches 6A semis

“It gave us a little bit of a cushion." Meanwhile, the Sandia defense kept Centennial (6-5) in check.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 14, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC
Key points
  • A rushing score by Gad Harris in the third quarter upped Sandia’s advantage to 20-7.
  • The fifth-seeded Matadors, sparked by yet another outstanding performance from senior quarterback Jahleel Lewis, who threw four touchdown passes, on Friday night advanced to the Class 6A prep football semifinals with a resounding 34-14 road victory over No.
  • PORTALES 49, BELEN 13: In Portales, junior running back Slade Segovia had a mammoth showing in this 4A quarterfinal, rushing for 233 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the third-seeded Rams (9-2) dispatched the sixth-seeded Eagles (8-4).

“I’m trying to keep it down in here so we don’t distract the driver,” Sandia head football coach Tylon Wilder said by phone as his team lived it up in the background.

The bus carrying the Sandia Matadors home to Albuquerque would be a good place to start.

Additional details
  • Lewis, who accounted for six combined TDs in a first-round victory against Farmington, threw a pair of scoring passes Friday to George Smith, and one of them went to Deon Session – his fourth touchdown catch in these playoffs – late in the first quarter that gave the Matadors the lead for good at 14-7.
  • MORIARTY 42, ROBERTSON 0: In Moriarty, Class 4A’s fourth-seeded Pintos (9-2) routed the fifth-seeded Cardinals (8-4), their dominant run game the difference in this quarterback matchup.
  • The Texico defense registered a pick-6 by senior Jaheim Moses, and also turned two Legacy fumbles into early touchdowns as the Wolverines led 28-0 at the end of the first quarter.
  • TEXICO 35, LEGACY ACADEMY 0: In Texico, Class 2A’s top-ranked Wolverines (9-1) advanced with a second 35-0 result against the Silverbacks (6-6) this season.
  • … The biggest upset Friday came at Estancia, where 2A’s seventh-seeded Tucumcari beat the second-seeded Bears 32-26 in overtime.

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