Throw in a dose of wily veteran, add a hometown hero, and BAM you
have a
recipe for the first ever New Mexico Wildcats home victory
New Mexico Wildcat football is an ever-changing recipe. This week
the
Wildcats signed homeboy named Tyson Ditmore (New Mexico Lobos) to play
“Jack
Linebacker” for the Wildcats, and let me tell you Ditmore took the
arena like
he was born to play there. As the roving LB/S Tyson picked up 2 INT’s,
broke up
another pair of passes, just missed on 2 more INT’s and picked up some
QB
pressures as the Wildcat victory 32-9 victory over the Utah Saints on
Saturday
night.
Tyson wasn’t the only Wildcat defender having the time of his life
as both
#99 Idrees Abdur-Rasheed from Jackson state and #91 Luis Lopez spent
the entire
evening badgering and slamming both Saint’s QB’s to the turf play after
play
after play.
#91 Lopez and #99 Abdur-Rasheed
Lawrence
Pullen
While most games are in the high 50’s for both teams this one was
more of a
defensive battle. However, the Wildcats did have scoring punch as the
dynamic
WR/KR Lawrence Pullen was on the receiving end of a touchdown. Pullen
had
another one in the end zone but the referee ruled a fumble and there
was no
instant replay. It wasn’t the receptions that had me giving Lawrence
the player
of the game award, it was an outstanding kick off return for a
touchdown that
had the fans excited as Pullens took the missed FG and took off the
entire
length of the field for the score. If you haven’t seen the game Mr.
Pullens
isn’t the largest young man on the field, but if you blink… Well you’ll
miss him!
He is worth the cost of admission alone.
The crowd was dynamic, the game is
exciting and must say that New Mexico Wildcat football is a blast for
you and
your kids and it is only getting better. The next home game is Tuesday
night
may 20th at 7:05 be there!
Former
Lobo Mike Mohoric
One more thing, if you’re going to come to the game in a Colts jerseys
don’t
get hit in the chest and miss the souvenir ball.
Have you seen my football?
Later Shawn