The Clovis-to-Albuquerque football pipeline keeps on flowing.
On Tuesday, Clovis High linebacker Ernesto Acuña became the third Wildcat off this year’s team to commit to the University of New Mexico.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound senior outside linebacker joins Jaden Phillips and Jeston Webskowski as future Lobos.
“I felt like it was the best fit for me,” Acuña said, adding that he’ll sign in the coming days with UNM. “(The Lobos) are going in the right direction, and I wanted to be a part of that.”
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Acuña, a quick and hard-hitting linebacker, had offers from Eastern New Mexico, New Mexico Military Institute and Aurora University in Illinois.
Feb. 24 deadline for students to apply is fast approaching
The Cowboy Bell Scholarship Fund recently received a generous donation from First American Bank Trust and Wealth Management Division. The amount of the award was not specified but was described as substantial by fund representatives.
Donations to the fund had decreased throughout 2020 as a result of conditions and circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release from the organization.
“This very large donation will have a tremendous impact on the amount of awards for the 2021-2022 academic year,” the release states.
Begun in 1977, the Cowboy Bell Scholarship has awarded almost $1.8 million in more than 7,900 scholarships to students from Chaves County and Artesia High School. Entering its 44th year, the fund is one of the longest-running scholarship opportunities for local students.