Pueblo County falls to highly touted Alamosa on failed two-point conversion 21-20.


By TOM PURFIELDTHE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
Once in a great while, a high school football game exceeds expectations, where statistics and strategy go out the window and the contest turns into a battle of wills.
Pueblo County and Alamosa high schools engaged in that type of battle Friday night, leaving the crowd of 3,500 buzzing at Hornets Stadium after a game that went to the wire between the only two unbeaten teams in South-Metro League play.
The Hornets went for the win after scoring a touchdown with 20 seconds to play, but the Mean Moose stuffed running back Myles Martinez and Alamosa floated away with a 21-20 win that will be talked about for some time to come.
"I had faith in them," Pueblo County coach Jeff Wilson said. "We run off tackle all the way down the field and, hey, I thought we could do it there at the end, too."
The Hornets went toe-to-toe with undefeated Alamosa, complete with its No. 1 ranking in Class 3A, an offense that entered averaging 54.7 yards per game and an average margin of victory of 50.4 points. MORE>>