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West Mesa’s Ja’Calvin Newsom (21) plows through Sandia defenders on his way to a big gain Friday night at Wilson Stadium. Defending on the play is Sandia’s Jordan Rael. (Roberto E. Rosales/Journal)
New Mexico went 66 weeks between high school football seasons, from the final championship game of 2019 to the March 5 start of this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it 2021 spring campaign.
It’ll only be about 20 weeks — fingers crossed — from the end of this one until the first kickoffs in late August.
There were justifiable doubts that there would even be prep football this spring. The line had been moved so often, it was frustrating and infuriating.