Either Las Cruces High or Mayfield (or both) has been in the big-school state title game in each of the last 10 seasons, and 18 of the last 20. The Bulldogs have six championships in that period, the Trojans seven.
But since Centennial opened, LCHS and MHS have had their enrollments drop significantly. Mayfield has been hit especially hard. Meanwhile, Rio Rancho and Cleveland have emerged as huge schools with top-notch programs.
So has the Golden Age of football in Las Cruces passed? Las Cruces and Mayfield will no doubt always be good, but will they dominate like they have recently?
But since Centennial opened, LCHS and MHS have had their enrollments drop significantly. Mayfield has been hit especially hard. Meanwhile, Rio Rancho and Cleveland have emerged as huge schools with top-notch programs.
So has the Golden Age of football in Las Cruces passed? Las Cruces and Mayfield will no doubt always be good, but will they dominate like they have recently?
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