Football

With both teams searching for its first win, something had to give

After starting the season with one win and five losses, the Rock Point volleyball team has bounced back in a big way.

The Miyamura Patriots (3-2) earned a hard-fought, bittersweet homecoming victory on Friday night at Gallup Public School Stadium, slipping past the Valley Vikings (1-4) in a 36-35 nail-biter.

Two of the last remaining unbeaten teams in the 3A and 2A North divisions squared off Friday night, with the Ganado Hornets defending their home field and pulling away late for a 28-16 victory over the Piñon Eagles. With the win, Ganado remains the lone undefeated team on the Arizona side of the Navajo Nation football competition.

The Crownpoint Eagles completed a two-minute drill in the final moments Thursday night to hand previously unbeaten Navajo Prep a 14-8 loss. The victory gives Crownpoint (2-2) its second straight win after opening the season with back-to-back shutout losses to Pojoaque Valley and Montezuma-Cortez by a combined score of 102-0.