The Eldorado Success newspaper

Given the devastating number of injuries the Eldorado Eagles have suffered this season, its remarkable that Coach Danny Wilhelm has been able to field a team. At times there appeared to be more players on the sidelines in street clothes than there were in the game.

That’s how it was in McCamey on Friday, September 29, 2011, as the Badgers feasted on wounded Warbirds for their Homecoming banquet and claimed a 49-7 victory.

Almost everything went wrong for the Eagles. Well, not quite everything. The Warbirds managed to win the opening coin toss. And, Rico Martinez broke free and sprinted 60 yards for a touchdown.

Martinez’s second scoring opportunity was thwarted, however, when a pair of McCamey defenders swatted the ball away as he stretched it out toward the goal line. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, the ball would have bounced out of bounds. But it didn’t on that play. Instead it bounded into the endzone where McCamey recovered it to end Eldorado’s only other serious scoring threat.

And, that’s how the night went for the Warbirds as the cobbled together team of underclassmen, including some who only last year were playing 8th grade football, ran into a McCamey buzz saw.
The Badgers amassed more than 500 yards of offense while holding the Eagles to a pair of  first downs en route to the 49-7 win.

Rico Martinez was the Eagles leading rusher with 82 yards and a touchdown.
If there was a bright spot last Friday, it must have been the fact that a lot of younger Eldorado players gained important experience.

Given the number of walking wounded inhabiting the Eagles’ sideline, that experience could come in handy this week as Eldorado travels to Winters to open district play.

Still, the Eagles injury list is long, and features a number of players Coach Wilhelm expected to contribute this season.
A partial list includes:

• Dylan Ramos, junior. Broken arm. Out for the season. Injured while scoring against the Gorman Pirates in the season’s opening game.
•Senior  Nathan Jimenez. Torn ACL in Gorman game. Out for the season.
• Senior Allen Espinosa. Torn rotator cuff. Out for the season.
• Senior Christian Sanchez. High ankle sprain. Possible against Winters.
• Ruben Vasquez, junior. Shoulder injury. Possible against Winters.
• Junior Preston Rodriguez. Cracked ribs. Possible against Winters.

As mentioned above, the Eagles begin their district season in Winters on Friday night. Kickoff is slated for 7:70 p.m. and everyone is encouraged to make the trip and support the Eagles.

Those who can’t travel to Winters may catch all the action as Mason Vaughan and Kerry Joy broadcast live from Blizzards Stadium on KLDE 104.9 FM.

Eldorado Eagles Varsity Cross Country runners competed at the annual Spring Creek Invitational held in Mertzon on October 1, 2011.

The Eagles Boys team placed 2nd, with three runners in the top twenty.  Roman Medrano placed 6th with a time of 17:56; 10. Domingo Garcia, 18:26; 15. Francisco Mendez, 19;15; 33. Ricardo Franco, 20:37; 39. Hagen Porras, 21:38; 43. Jacob Mettlen, 22:26 and 45. Ben Martinez, 22:36. Fifty seven Varsity boy runners completed the 3 mile course.

Eldorado’s Girls finished as a team in 4th place.  Medaling for the Lady Eagles were Valeria Ortiz who placed 6th, with a time of 13:25 and  Alexis Garcia, who placed 19th with a time of 14:08. Other team and individual runners were: 21. Alex McMayon, 14: 11; 26. Abby Fuentes, 14:28; 57. Magali Mata, 15:22 and Jessica Pasillas time 15:44 and Kiki Rodriguez, 18:34.

EMS RESULTS
Eldorado Middle School Cross County  teams  participated in the Spring Creek Invitational Cross County Meet in Merzton on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Schools competing were Wall, Eldorado, Ballinger, Miles, Forsan, Christoval,  Iraan, Water Valley,  McCamey and Reagan County .

The 7th Grade Lady Eagles Cross County team placed second. Team members were Sydney Covarrubiaz who medaled  in 2nd place with a time of 14:13. Also medaling in the top 20 was Branda Gail Arispe at 18th place with a time of 15:18; 22. Riley Umphrey, 15:43; 40-. Paige Corrales, time 16.27; Jordan Stanford, 18.50. Emily Shipman time was 19:55, placed 67 and Alex Alvarez, placed 70th with a time of 20:12. This girls division had over ninety runners.

8th Grade Lady Eagles Team earned 7th place. Team members were 45. Sasha Sanchez, 15:34; 56. Maritza Villanueva, 15:59; 72. Rylea Self, 18:42; Ivonne Marcelena, 18:53. Also running were Sutairra Martinez, 81, time 19:05 and Abigail Narvaez, 82, time 21:19.

The 7th Grade Boys Team came in 6th place. Team total time for the 2 mile course was 1:07.19; Team members were: 30. Noah Sorrells, 15:18;  33. Canyon Faull, 15:33; 43. Franklin Buchholz, 17:46; and Clayton Arendt, 18:42.
8th Grade Boys Team placed 4th as a team. Team members were 17. Leonardo Castro, time 13:27; 18. Jose Olivarez, time 13:30 who medaled in the top twenty.  Other team members were;  33. Fabian Gomez, 15:22;  34. Jesus DeLuna, 15:25;  37. Juan Martinez 16:46

The Iraan Braves took an early lead last Friday night and never looked back as they cruised to a 27-6 victory over the Eldorado Eagles in Eagle Stadium.

Zeth Hernandez scored on a 29-yard pass from  broke a zero-zero tie with 2:56 left in the first quarter. Cole Banner then caught a pass from Fellows for the two-point conversion and the Braves led 8-0.