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Ruidoso High School's varsity football team still has Sims again kicked the extra point and Ruidoso had a state playoff dreams after a 21-8 win over host Socorro 14-0 lead with 9: 21 left in the half. Friday night. Near the end of the first baH, Socorro drove to the The Warriors, 1-2 in District 3t-AAA action (2-7 Warrior two before a run was stopped short of the goal overall), must beat visiting Cobre Friday, November line as time expired. 6, while Silver City loses to Socorro if Ruidoso is to Both teams battled to a scoreless third quarter. make the playoffs, However, the Warriors had one good drive that ended Ruidoso would be tied with Socorro and Silver for se­ at the Socorro seven. cond place, but would make the playoffs because of a The Warriors added their final touchdown on a two­ better point difference between the three teams. yard run by Griego with 9: 30 left in the contest. Ruidoso did not leave any doubt that it was the better Another Swanner-ta-Arvizu pass play set up the Ruidoso's Rusty Shelton (39) runs for yar­ scored one touchdown as the Warriors won, team in its victory over Socorro (also named the touchdown. dage against Socorro Friday night. Shelton 21-8. Warriors). From the Socorro 26, Swanner hit Arvizu and the The Ruidoso Warriors drove 74 yards in seven plays split end ran down to the host's two. Griego had an excellent. game, running for 95 yards BUbba Lane at cornerback was a defensive standout on their opening series to take a 7-0 lead. Griego banged over for the score on the next play. in 13 carries. for Ruidoso. A 28-yard pass from quarterback Michael Swanner Sims kicked the extra point and Ruidoso had a secure Shelton added 55 yards in 16 carnes. Now the Warriors must prepare for first-place to Jeff Arvizu and a 31-yard run by Matthew Griego to 21-0 lead. Arvizu caught three passes for 66 yards and Eric Cobre, which cinched a playoff berth with a 21-0 win the Socorro three were the big plays in the Ruidoso Socorro drove for its only score of the game on the Ford grabbed three passes for 53 yards. over Deming Friday night. drive. ensuing series. Socorro gained 229 yards total offense. The Warriors Cobre is 3-0 in district play, followed by Silver City at After Griego's big run, he scored in two plays, going The hosts drove 75 yards in nine pla\'~.l for the score, had 118 yards rushing and 111 passing~ 2-1, Ruidoso and Socorro at 1-2 and Deming at 1-3. over from the one. James Rosa running in from the six wlth 6' 38 left. "We've looked good in our past three games," said Silver City dum~d Cathedral of El Paso, Texas, Shay Sims added the extra point and Ruidoso led, Rosa then ran over the left side for t.lf t Wll- point con­ Warrior head coach Cooper Henderson. "It's just that 27-0, in a non-district game Friday. 7~, with 6:03 left in the first quarter. version and Ruidoso's lead was narrowf~-d to 21-8. the outcome was better in this one." WARRlOR NOTE8-Grlego was the winner of the At the beginning of the second quarter, Ruidoso Ruidoso rolled up 358 yards total off~r..~e. ?oo rushing Ruidoso used the shotgWl i ormation occasionally in coaches' Golden Helmet award (given to a playerafter struck again, driving 62 yards in 11 plays for a and 158 through the air. the contest, catching the hosts off guard. each victory). Other winners were Todd Morris, top of­ touchdown. Swanner completed 10 of 21 passes for 113 yards, "That confused the';l'''' saId Henderson about fensive player; Sean Moore, top defensive player; Swanner completed two passes to Kirk Ryan in the while Logan Stinnan completed a 1fryard pass to Socorro's defense agains( :'1t.: shotgun, "until they ad­ Kenny Trapp, top kicking team player, and Kelly drive, one of them a 15-yarder on a fake punt, which Swarmer. justed to it later on." Sivage, top scout team player. Interest builds for MainStreet program's potential pluses Q by FRANKIE JARRELL assuring a MainStreet project in nalillo, Clovis and Tucumcari in project manager salary; $10,000 to downtown," said Boatright. She Midtown business people made News Staff Writer Ruldoso~accardin~ to Boatright. their first years. fnnd a contract with the state; and said towns will be selected in mid­ u.P. most of th~'I.:~e_J1ing=~~dJ~I!~_tye~. She stressed Thursday that local "A well-run MainStreet program $16,000 for a contract wUb the Na­ . January. and they were un: ones WI,," plen "I'm not here to talk you into commitment is the major ingre­ can lead to a change in negative at­ tional Heritage Trust. Boatright said the whole process of queStions for Boatright. They anything," said New Mexico dient needed to be chosen for one of titudes," said Boatright, stressing She said successful MainStreet begins with a site visit by a state questioned her about what area MainStreet Project Director Ursula three MainStreet slots available in the importance of the project communities have formed a and national resource team, and would be included, whether a theme M. Boatright Thursday. New Mexico for 1988. While just manager who receives intensive public/private partnership to pro­ the hiring of a manager. The local would be used and how specific Boatright told more than 100 peo­ three applications are expected for training through state and national vide funds needed to take advan­ board chooses and hires its own needs in Ruidoso would fit into the ple who gathered in two separate the three projects, Boatright said contracts. tage of the resources available staff person, she said. program.. meetings at Ruidoso Municipal Ad­ that doesn't make any applicant a Boatright and architect Ed Boles, through the state and national con­ After viewing a videotape of "We don't come in with a canned ministrative Center that she was in "shoo-in." both of the Santa Fe MainStreet of­ tracts. While Ute communities are three successful MainStreet towns, program," said Boatright, who con­ the village to offer information on Boatright explained that New fice, make site visits and instruct asked to make a three-year com­ Mayor Lloyd L. Davis Jr. com­ tinued to stress that most decisions the unique revitalization program. Mexico MainStreet is a part of a project managers in the program's mitment, with no further CDBG mented the program rest with the participating com­ Both audiences responded en­ National Heritage Trust program four-point approach. That is: fWlCls after the first year, Boatright "psychologically and philosophical­ munity. She said the group would thusiastically to Boatright's audio­ begun in 1980. New Mexico is enter­ 1. OrganizatiQn. said there is no problem if a par­ ly brings people together ... you put be required to fund the program visual presentation, asking lots of ing its second year of participation, 2. Promotion. ticipating entity has to drop out. a psychological mall Gver your after the first year~ estimating the questions over MainStreet and and is among 28 states involved. 3. Design. She said Socorro was unable to stay downtown." budget would be about $30,000 a what it might do for Ruidoso. By She said 400 conununities are in the 4. Economic restructuring. in the program after one year. The afternoon group included the year, depending on the salary of the Friday afternoon more than two program nationwide. llWe work in all areas of Applications for the three open­ mayor, councillors Jerry Shaw and project manager~ dozen Midtown business operators In New Mexico, Silver City, downtown~" said Boatright. She ings are due in Santa Fe by Elmer Pirelli, several members of Problems noted for Midtown in­ had agreed to meet next Wednes­ Gallup, Raton and Las Vegas are said MainStreet is basically a self­ December 1. the Planning and Zoning Commis­ clude a need for morepeople, better day to form a MainStreet task beginning their second years of the help program utilizing a $38,000 I'A good application is a commit­ sions and staff and board members force. three-year project; with Aztec, Community Development Block ment from you people here and the of the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Please see tVlainStreet, page Such action is the first step in Deming, Carlsbad. Taos. Ber- Grant to provide $12,000 toward a other people with a stake in Commerce. 2A Safeway takeover Crista Hale prepares for Miss Ruidoso role begins this week The Miss New Mexico-U.S.A. pageant will be Ruidosoan Crista Hale's first experience in a beauty pageant, and she's excited about it. "It doesn't matter too much if I win," the 17-year-old high school student by DARRELL J.