It's the Storm's second blue trophy in a row, having beaten the Rams in the 2019 contest, and without a title game in the truncated Spring 2021 four-game season. Cleveland also won championships with undefeated records of 13-0 in 2011 and 2015 to go with that 2019 crown.
Make no mistake, I’m not someone who tosses the word “blessed” around lightly. In fact, I rarely use it, but suffice it to say, I believe the city of Rio Rancho has been very fortunate to have two great football teams to rally around this fall and for most of the past decade.
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Cleveland High football coach Heath Ridenour told his team at halftime of the annual City of Vision Championship Game at Rio Rancho Stadium, played on a cool Friday evening with a negligible wind in front of an estimated 6,300 fans. And Ridenour was right, as a 24-yard field goal attempt by Rio Rancho's Bailey Siverts sailed wide right, and Cleveland escaped with a 28-27 victory, their 19th in a row and the sixth time in a row they've beaten the Rams.
RIO RANCHO Senior tailback Zach Vigil scored four rushing touchdowns to lead the No. 2-ranked Rio Rancho Rams to a 50-0 rout of visiting Atrisco Heritage A.