Highlighting AGH’s Expert NursesThe Importance of CNOR Certification in the Operating Room
In the fast-paced, high-stakes environment of the operating room at Artesia General Hospital (AGH), ensuring patient safety and providing top-tier care is paramount. One-way perioperative nurses demonstrate their expertise and commitment to excellence is through achieving the Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) certification. This prestigious credential not only validates a nurse’s skills but also highlights their dedication to maintaining the highest standards in patient care.
Why CNOR Certification Matters
The CNOR certification is designed for perioperative nurses who have at least two years of clinical experience in the field. This rigorous certification process evaluates their knowledge and ability to handle the complex demands of surgery, with a specific focus on patient safety. Nurses who earn this certification demonstrate their adherence to strict protocols and regulations, which significantly reduces the risk of patient complications or negative outcomes.
In fact, according to AGH Perioperative Services Director Rebecca Nesse studies show that surgical teams with CNOR-certified nurses tend to have better patient outcomes and fewer incidents. “The CNOR certification is a clear indicator of a nurse’s commitment to continuous learning and professional growth. It reflects a dedication to staying current with the latest advancements in perioperative care and upholding the highest standards in the profession.” said Nesse.
Meet Our latest CNOR-Certified Nurses
Sarah Moore, RN With over 18 years of healthcare experience, Moore is a highly skilled and compassionate nurse. She earned her RN degree from Eastern New Mexico University and has an extensive background in various medical settings, including the ER, rehab, and dialysis. Ten years ago, Moore completed the Periop 101 program and has since devoted herself to a career as an OR nurse. She is a fierce advocate for her patients, ensuring their safety and comfort during surgical procedures at AGH. Her expertise spans multiple surgical specialties, thanks to her work in high-acuity environments. Moore’s CNOR certification is a testament to her unwavering commitment to patient care and safety.
Dereck Hilsabeck, RN, BSN Hilsabeck brings nearly a decade of nursing experience to the operating room at AGH. After earning his Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), he gained valuable experience in various specialties across different hospitals, making him a versatile and knowledgeable member of the surgical team. Hilsabeck’s CNOR certification, along with additional certifications in Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) and Stroke Care, underscores his dedication to professional development. Hilsabeck’s passion for continued education is evident in his approach to patient care. His experience has been especially beneficial since the addition of a gynecologist to our team. Known for his excellent sense of humor, his’s positive attitude helps alleviate stress in high-pressure situations, making him an invaluable asset to both his colleagues and patients.
At the heart of every successful surgical team is a group of dedicated, highly trained professionals. “Nurses like Moore and Hilsabeck, who have earned their CNOR certifications, exemplify the commitment to excellence that is essential in the operating room said Nesse “Their dedication to patient safety, ongoing education, and maintaining the highest standards of care ensures that our patients receive the best possible outcomes during their surgical experience.” she concluded.
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Artesia General Hospital is the leading not-for-profit healthcare provider dedicated to serving our community with compassionate care. AGH is proud to be recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as a top recommended hospital in New Mexico based on feedback from patients in a 3rd party survey. With a mission to deliver high-quality care, the hospital is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the region through a wide range of services and programs.
Additional information on the hospital is available at https://artesiageneral.com/
AGH Celebrates Rehab & Surgical Tech Employees
Surgical Technologist Week
Happy National Surgical Technologists Week!<n><n>This week, (Sept 15-21) we honor the skilled hands and sharp minds of Surgical Technologists, the unsung heroes of the operating room. From preparing the instruments to ensuring a sterile environment, their precision and attention to detail are crucial for every successful surgery. They work side-by-side with surgeons, nurses, and the entire medical team, playing a vital role in patient care and outcomes.<n><n>Let’s take a moment to thank these incredible professionals for their dedication, expertise, and commitment to saving lives every day!
Rehab Week
Join us in celebrating Rehab Therapy Week this week at Artesia General Hospital! Our dedicated physical, occupational, and speech therapy team helps patients regain strength, mobility, and independence in their everyday lives.
Guest Editorial: To See or Not to See
To see, or not to see, that was the question for the federal judge. And he got it right, despite deep opposition from the office that administers New Mexico’s elections.
In a democratic republic, we all get to see who is on the voter rolls. It’s not a privilege of the elite and powerful, or a lifestyle of the rich and famous. It’s public record, just like property tax records, and that’s why it’s so disappointing our secretary of state spent years standing in the way of voter registration transparency.
For time immemorial, local political operatives, party bosses and candidates themselves have ventured to their county clerk offices to obtain voter registration lists.
Some want the names and addresses of every registered voter in the county or of several precincts. Some want the names and addresses of every registered voter under 40 years old. Some want the names and addresses of every registered voter who is under 40 years old and who has voted in the last two or three Democratic or Republican primaries. Some want the names and addresses of everyone who in the last two years has registered to vote in New Mexico for the first time.
And they’ve gotten it, without a court order, because voter registration rolls are public record. All that has been required has been a written request and a signed affidavit that the information would only be used for government/election purposes.
In the old days, candidates and political parties purchased reams of sticky-backed labels with the names and addresses of voters to affix onto campaign mailers. Costs were minimal, usually limited to the costs of the paper and the labels and the ink. Technology has made that unnecessary. Today, a thumb drive or email attachment will do.
Technology has also made the online publication of voter rolls possible. But the Old Guard doesn’t like the Average Joe having access to the keys to the kingdom. Some feel only the elite and powerful should have access to such sensitive information.
And late last month they got busted.
U.S. District Judge James O. Browning of Albuquerque ruled on Aug. 30 that the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office unconstitutionally discriminated against a nonprofit group by withholding publicly available voter data. Browning further- more ruled that Democratic Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver acted with “viewpoint discriminatory purpose” by withholding the voter data.
As Gomer Pyle might say, “Shame, shame, shame.”
New Mexico’s top election official has been battling with the Voter Reference Foundation for years, at untold legal costs, while championing her office as a model of transparency.
Now, Toulouse Oliver has a stinging federal ruling saying she unconstitutionally discriminated against a group based on its ideology and her own.
Browning noted New Mexico law doesn’t prohibit any organization from posting voter data online. That was a critical element in the federal lawsuit against the secretary of state. We’re all entitled to see voter data online, just as we are if we venture to our local county clerk’s office.
We get that having your name and address publicly available can be disconcerting for some. But exercising the right to vote comes with some civic duties and downsides, like an increased likelihood of being called for jury duty, or a mailbox full of campaign mailers many of us are about to be besieged with. Getting called for jury duty can be very inconvenient and political mail can get annoying, but we get over it. And the Voter Reference Foundation has implemented safeguards on its online database such as a “safe haven” exception for victims of domestic violence.
Judge Browning properly balanced that with the right of ordinary citizens to monitor voter registration rolls and point out anomalies. His ruling was a huge win for transparency in New Mexico, and the big- gest setback of Toulouse Oliver’s political career since she was defeated by Republican Dianna Duran in 2014.
Toulouse Oliver has got Donald Trump living rent-free in her mind and has lost her objectivity. When Trump was president, she said she would not release any voter information to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in 2017 “unless and until I am convinced the information will not be used for nefarious or unlawful purposes, and only if I am provided a clear plan for how it will be secured.”
It wasn’t her data to withhold. It was all of our data, and she still doesn’t get that, even though she’ll end up as the longest serving secretary of state in New Mexico history because her two latest four-year terms were preceded by finishing the last two years of Duran’s term. Toulouse Oliver was even the Bernalillo County clerk before that. She should have known better.
The state, of course, plans to appeal Judge Browning’s decision, and run up more legal costs in the pursuit of voter info suppression. It’s either that or concede a statewide elected officer unconstitutionally discriminated against a group based on its political viewpoints.
Nonetheless, Toulouse Oliver is clearly on the wrong side of history and the Constitution. She and her staff contended that disseminating voter data online would violate state election law and jeopardize “voter privacy as well as the fact that the data could be misread and also manipulated.”
But Browning correctly wasn’t buying the “spread of misinformation” argument.
The defendent’s true rational for withholding the data is the Defendants’ belief that Voter Reference disseminates ‘misinformation’ via its website, VoteRef. com,” the judge’s 77-page ruling stated. The secretary of state “subjected Voter Reference to individual treatment on the basis of the Defendants’ animus towards Voter Reference’s viewpoint — specifically, the fear that giving the data to Voter Reference may reveal that the Secretary of State is lax about maintaining the state’s voter data.”
Browning noted Toulouse Oliver’s office fielded requests for voter data from Democratic, Republican and Libertarian parties in 2021 and 2022, and from other groups in early 2021. But her office objected when the Voter Reference Foundation published voter data online it had received from a group named Local Labs.
Toulouse Oliver even sent a criminal referral — which thankfully has no legal bearing —to the state attorney general for investigation and prosecution of personnel of Local Labs and VRF after her office learned of the VRF’s initial posting of New Mexico voter data in December 2021.
Browning issued a permanent injunc- tion barring Toulouse Oliver “from engaging in any future viewpoint discrimination” against Voter Reference Foundation, and awarded the nonprofit fees and costs incurred in the lawsuit first filed in 2022.
“This withholding is without precedent — no other requester of New Mexico voter data has been denied access to voter data after submitting the properly completed affidavits,” the judge wrote. “Once the government makes information avail- able to some, it cannot condition the receipt of the voluntarily disclosed government information on a requester’s viewpoint.”
All of this could have been avoided if Toulouse Oliver had performed the duties of her job without political bias, or “viewpoint discriminatory purpose,” as the federal judge put it. Now, taxpayers will have to pick up the tab.
With New Mexico in its rear-view window, Voter Reference Foundation can now focus on other states to complete its mission of providing free voter registration information for all 50 states at VoteRef. com. Check out the free site, look up the party affiliation of a school board member or the author of a editor to the editor, see if a co-worker or a neighbor who can’t stop talking presidential politics is even registered to vote.
You’ve always had that right. Now it’s easily accessible, despite our top election official.
“Our system of government is based upon citizen participation,” states the home page of VoteRef.com. “We believe the people, in effect, own this data and have a legal right to see it in an understandable and transparent form. Let freedom ring.”
Let it ring, indeed.
This editorial first appeared in the Albuquerque Journal. It was written by members of the editorial board.
Artesia students awarded OSU scholarships
By Sophia Fahleson
STILLWATER, Okla. – On Sept. 4, two Eddy County students were honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarship support for the 2024-2025 academic year.
These scholarships are part of the more than $1.8 million that students receive from the Ferguson College and its academic departments. Students from all areas of study are considered for university scholarships, which can be combined with college and departmental opportunities.
“We are proud to support new students as they begin their academic careers in the Ferguson College of Agriculture,” said Cynda Clary, Ferguson College of Agriculture associate dean of academic programs. “We look forward to seeing the contributions they will make within our college and at OSU. We are grateful for our donors and friends who support these scholarships and our students.”
The 2024-2025 scholarship recipients and hometowns:
Bryce Bain
Artesia
Agricultural Economics
Joseph Fleming Memorial Freshman Scholarship
Braden Fuentes
Artesia
Animal Science
Joseph Fleming Memorial Freshman Scholarship
The Ferguson College of Agriculture believes in the value of hands-on education and the importance of having a well-rounded student experience. The college’s award-winning faculty members are dedicated to developing students and are passionate about adding value to the total educational experience. With 16 majors, a variety of study options and more than 60 student organizations, the college is committed to expanding minds and inspiring purpose. Learn more at agriculture.okstate.edu
Yeso Elementary RecognizesTop 10 Ticket Sellers
Congratulations to these hardworking students who did so well in the school’s annual fundraising drive.
Yard of the Week
Native Artesians, Jason and Amanda Lamb, have resided at 1813 W. Centre for eight years. In that time, they have created their own park like setting with boxwood shrubs, mums, iris, rose bushes, bee balm, crepe myrtle and more.
Those are just some of the plants that are included in the greenery along the front of the house. And of course no porch can be complete without chairs, hanging pots of succulents and the American flag which all welcome you to come and sit a spell. Congratulations to the entire family for a most inviting setting
Meals With Wheels
Wheeler Cowperthwaite
This apple upside down cake, topped with honey, is the perfect desert for fall.
Each year, fall ushers in the apple season, which will last and last — and if you keep the picked apples cool and dry — it will last some more, long enough to get to the holidays.
Each year, I try and find a new way to do something with apples. There are crisps and crumbles, cobblers and pies, but sometimes you run across something different that makes you stand up, take note, and say “hey, I’m going to do that this year.”
Recently, a friend introduced me to an apple cake that absolutely blew me away, so much, in fact, that it will be presented for copious consumption at all in-season parties, stretching at least to Thanksgiving.
The idea is simple: an apple upside down cake. But the proof is in the fresh apples, the use of honey and a caramel topping that will eventually seep into the cake.
Apple cake is associated with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, which comes in October. I think this cake is perfect for that time of the year, as the weather begins to turn cool. This cake has many of the hallmarks of the holidays: sugar and spice (ginger, cinnamon, consider cardamom and other holiday spices as well) and generally, everything nice.
There are a few notes for dealing with the cake: First is getting it out of the pan after it has baked. It is important to loosen the edges and let it cool before putting a serving plate on top, flipping it, and hoping it comes out smoothly.
Second, I use parchment paper to line the 9-inch cake pan. While I still grease the parchment paper, I find it much easier than baking the cake directly in the pan.
When it comes to baking the apples upside down, choose firm, tart apples, this allows them to be a contrast to the sweetness of the honey and hold up as the cake bakes above them. I prefer Granny Smith, but other varieties are Mutsu, Winesap and Honey Crisp.
When the cake comes out and is ready to be flipped, it and the topping should have a nice caramel color.
Upside Down Honeyed Apple Cake
Ingredients
Honey apple layer
2 apples, cored and sliced thinly (peeling optional)
1/3 cup honey
6 tablespoons butter
¼ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
Cake
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
1½ cups white flour
1½ tsps. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. salt
½ cup granulated sugar
½ brown sugar (firmly packed)
¼ cup honey
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup milk
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Honey apple layer
Line a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper and spray with oil/grease. Lay the apples down in a spiral.
Melt the 6 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan. Turn the heat medium high and add the honey, granulated sugar and vanilla. Cook for about 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until the mixture looks frothy and is a little thickened. Pour the mixture over the apples, making sure there is even distribution.
Cake
In a medium bowl, mix both types of sugar and butter until well combined. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt, and then mix into the bowl of sugared butter.
In a separate bowl, mix together the vanilla, eggs, milk and honey. Slowly combine the wet mixture with the butter and flour until well combined.
Spread the batter over the apples in the cake pan.
Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden. A skewer pushed into the center should not be wet, but may not be clean because of the apples. The cake will bounce back when lightly pressed. Do not over-bake.
Allow the cake to cool for 15 minutes.
After it has cooled, run a knife around the edge of the cake, then place a serving platter on top. Flip the platter and the pan together and carefully remove the pan.
Recipe adapted from Carina Wolff in Good Mood Food and The Butter Lab.
Wheeler Cowperthwaite is a former cops/courts reporter for the Rio Grande SUN.
Lady Bulldogs fall in Hobbs
JASON FARMER
NEWS-SUN
HOBBS – In 2002, Harrison Ford started in a historical submarine movie named “K-19: The Widowmaker”. Tuesday night in Tasker Arena, Kyndle Cunningham didn’t make anyone a widow, but the senior volleyball player who wears jersey
No. 12 sure racked up a lot of kills. By the time Lady Eagles had beaten Artesia, there were a ton of K-12s in the scorebook.
Savannah Stockton-Gonzales, the Lady Eagles coach, was excited to see her team come away with the victory in a five-set match.
“It is always exciting when you get to go to those five-set matches,” she said. “You get to see if your girls can really battle for that long. It was about two hours and they can battle it out with the best of them. I am really excited to see where the season takes us.”
The Lady Eagles dropped the opening set, falling 25-23, but bounced back to win the second set 25-21. Hobbs dominated the third set, winning by a score of 25-7. The Lady Eagles then dropped the fourth set, falling 25-19, but won
the deciding fifth set 15-13.
“Artesia is a good ball club. Coach Williams does a really good job over there,” Stockton-Gonzales said. “We know that they are always going to be pretty sound, but after this last weekend, we have kind of gotten into a really good groove and found a new rotation that is working out for us.”
Cunningham, who has moved into a setter role with Hobbs following an injury to Annette Rey, finished the night with 14 kills. Seven of her kills, and one of her two blocks, came in Hobbs’ dominating third set.
“We moved her to the other setter position,” Stockton-Gonzales said, “and she is doing a really good job of putting it where our hitters can hit it as well. It hurt when Annette (Rey) got hurt, our other setter, but Kyndle stepped up and is doing a really great job.”
In Hobbs’ two losses, the Lady Eagles battled all the way to the end.
“We have done a really good job of if we are behind, when somebody else has game-point, we have really been able to battle back,” the Lady Eagles’ coach said. “So, don’t put us out when you get game-point. Don’t expect us to just roll over and give it to you. We are going to battle back and try to take it from you as much as we can.”
Facing game-point in the first set, the Lady Eagles trailed Artesia 24-18. While they still lost, the Lady Eagles scored five points after Artesia reached game-point, losing 25-23.
Then, in the fourth set, Hobbs trailed 10-3 before battling back to a 12-11 deficit. Artesia countered, putting the Lady Eagles in a 19-11 hole, but Hobbs once again battled back, closing the gap to 19-16 before eventually losing.
But, even at the end, the Lady Eagles didn’t give up. With Artesia looking at game-point, leading 24-18, the Lady Eagles scored once more before falling 25-19.
“I’ll give it to Artesia,” Stockton-Gonzales said of the fourth set. “They had their block on us and we were not ready. They just kept blocking us. We were quite covering their hitters and their block was really on it.”
“That was probably our most impressive game,” the Artesia coach said. “I know we won Game No. 1, but that Game No. 4 was a great game for us.
By winning the fourth set and evening the game at 2-2, Artesia forced a winner-take-all fifth set.
“I was really proud of them coming back in game four and just really competing after playing so bad in game three,” Artesia coach Alan Williams said. “Game four was just a great game for us.”
After losing the opening set, the Lady Eagles bounced back and won the second set, taking in 25-21. Hobbs jumped out to a 2-0 lead and never trailed on its way to evening the match at 1-1.
The third set was interesting as Hobbs and Artesia traded points early on. While the Lady Eagles never trailed, they didn’t take their first two-point lead until going up 5-3. Artesia had several service errors during the early part of set three that kept the game close.
After Artesia closed the gap to 8-6, the Lady Eagles went on a 13-point run. The Lady Eagles got the first point after taking the serve away from Arteisa. Then, with Ellie Lentz serving, the Lady Eagles pushed their lead to 21-6.
During that time, Cunningham recorded four kills and a block. Jayla David also had two kills and a block during that run.
“Ellie Lentz was serving and she did a really great job for us,” the Lady Eagles’ coach said. “That kiddo has struggled the past couple of weeks on her serve, but tonight, she found it and I am so proud of her. She was on it and she was picking on that little libero over there and they couldn’t handle it. She did a really good job and I am proud of her.”
Artesia finally ended Hobbs’ run, but the damage was done as Hobbs held a commanding 21-7 lead. The Lady Eagles also got the serve right back, closing out the set with a four more points for a 25-7 win and a 2-1 lead in the match.
Tied 2-2, the Lady Eagles and Lady Bulldogs had to play a deciding fifth set.
During the final set, Hobbs and Artesia again traded points early, but it was Hobbs who took the first real lead, going up 7-3 and 8-4. But it was short-lived as Artesia not only battled back, knotting the match at 8-8, but also
putting Hobbs in a two-point deficit at 10-8. The Lady Eagles were able to knot the set at 10-10 and never trailed again, winning 15-13.
“Don’t count us out. We are going to battle back. We are going to fight and we are going to try and take it from you,” Stockton-Gonzales said. “I think that is the difference between last year and this year, we have more grit. We are going to go after it. It doesn’t matter if we are down 10-2 or up 10-2, we are going to battle for every point.”
“We had our chances here in game five,” the Artesia coach said. “We just missed our last two serves and you cant do that when it is 13-12 or 14-13.”
David finished the night with 13 kills and two blocks while Brianna Dunlap had four kills. Zayla Mitchell recorded four aces and a kill while Isabella Miller had three kills and three blocks. Anaya Vaughn also had two kills and a block.
With the loss, Artesia falls to 5-2 on the season. Next up for the Lady Bulldogs is a trip to Carlsbad on Tuesday. Game time is set for 6 p.m.
“Other than the one (set) where we didn’t show up, it was a battle both ways,” Williams said. “I really thought we played well. (The third set) was really an anomaly compared to the rest of the match.”
Williams spoke highly of senior Hattie Harrison’s play Tuesday night.
“Hattie Harrison had a great game outside,” the Artesia coach said. “She had a fantastic game. I think this was probably the best game I have seen her play. I am proud of her.”
With the win, Hobbs is now 2-0 at home and 4-6 on the season. The Lady Eagles will be back in action on Thursday when Centennial (3-3) comes to town for a 5:30 start at Tasker Arena.
Bulldogs open league play with home win over Deming
By Mike Smith
Artesia Daily Press
An enthusiastic home crowd and an electrifying return of the opening kickoff set the stage for Artesia’s 64-27 thumping of the Deming Wildcats Sept. 13 at the Bulldog Bowl.
For Artesia, it was the first home game since the Aug. 23 season opener when the Bulldogs defeated Carlsbad 44-7 in the 2024 Eddy County War.
The Bulldogs lost road contests at Hobbs, 44-40, on Aug. 30 and at Las Cruces Centennial, 70-39, on Sept. 7.
Artesia put the Wildcats on notice at the start as Matthew Conn received the kickoff then handed off to Bryce Parra, who outran every Deming defender for a 90-yard touchdown and a 6-0 lead 15 seconds into the game. Deming thwarted Artesia’s two-point conversion attempt.
The lead stayed 6-0 until the 4:47 mark of the opening period when Quarterback Izac Cazares ran three yards to the end zone after setting up the score with a 57-yard pass to Parra.
Another two-point try failed and Artesia’s lead was 13-0.
The Bulldogs scored again at 11:52 of the second quarter when Cazares threw a 36-yard touchdown strike to Conn. Corbyn Dominguez converted the extra point to stretch the lead to 19-0.
Dominguez made it 22-0 with a 28-yard field goal. As the half wound down, a 75-yard Conn kickoff return for a touchdown sandwiched between a pair of TD runs by Deming’s Ryan Alfaro led to a 29-12 Artesia lead at the intermission.
The Bulldogs outscored Deming 14-7 in the third period with Cazares and Frankie Galindo adding touchdown runs. Artesia finished off the thrashing in the fourth quarter with Cazares throwing a 39-yard TD pass to Galindo and Galindo scoring on a 1-yard run before Grant Johnson ran back a blocked punt for a touchdown. Dominguez kicked the extra point to give Artesia a 64-27 lead and an important victory in District 5-2A play. The Bulldogs’ record now stands at 2-2 overall and 1-0 in district play.
“Proud of our guys coming out and getting better last week,” said Artesia head coach Jeremy Maupin. “That’s the goal each week, to get better, and we did that.”
Anthony Gadsden will visit the Bulldog Bowl at 7 p.m. Friday (Sept. 20) for homecoming and another district contest.
Scoring Summary:
1st Quarter
11:45-Artesia-Bryce Parra 90-yd kickoff return, 2 point conversion no good 6-0.
4:47-Artesia-Izac Cazares 3-yd touchdown run, 2-point conversion no good 13-0.
2nd Quarter
11:52-Artesia-Cazares 36-yd touchdown pass to Ethan Conn, Corbyn Dominguez kick good 19-0.
7:11-Artesia-Dominguez 28-yd kick, Artesia 22-0.
5:41-Deming-Ryan Alfaro 38-yd touchdown run, kick no good. 22-6.
5:24-Artesia-75-yd kickoff return, kick good 29-6.
:06-Deming-Alfaro 2-yd touchdown run, 2-point conversion no good 29-12.
3rd Quarter
9:41-Deming-Cole Donaldson 42-yd touchdown reception, Max Allison kick good. 29-19
8:01-Artesia-Cazares 10-yd touchdown run, Dominguez kick good 36-19.
5:05-Frankie Galindo 9-yd touchdown run, Dominguez kick good 43-19.
4th Quarter
11:57-Deming-Isaiah Pizzaro 5-yd touchdown run, Alfaro 2-point conversion run good 43-27.
8:42-Artesia-Cazares 39-yd touchdown pass to Galindo, Dominguez kick good 50-27.
6:40-Artesia-Galindo 1-yd touchdown run, Dominguez kick good 57-27.
4:14-Artesia Grant Johnson blocked punt td, Dominguez kick good 64-27.
Offensive Stars of the Game:
Passing:
Izac Cazares: 8/11, 207-yards, 2TD, 0 Int
Rushing:
Frankie Galindo: 11 carries, 133-yards, 2 TD
Izac Cazares: 9 carries, 66-yards, 2 TD
Receiving:
Ethan Conn: 2 catches, 52-yards, 1 TD
Bryce Parra: 1 catch, 57-yards
Defensive Stars of the Game:
Miguel Soto: 14 tackles
Grant Johnson: 9 tackles, 2 TFL
Ayden Huffman: 9 tackles
Mike Smith may be reached via phone at 575-308-8734 and follow on X @MSmithartesianm