Texico 24, Gruber (Texas) 0
Records: Texico 5-0, Gruber 1-3.
Impact: The Wolverines dominated after waiting out a one-hour delay at the start due to lightning.
Difference-makers: Senior Mario Posada scored a touchdown and kicked three extra points and a field goal for Texico. He also rushed for 97 yards on 16 carries.
Key play: Texico’s Seth Bailey caught a 17-yard pass from QB Brett Anderson on fourth-and-9 late in the second quarter, setting up Posada’s 32-yard FG on the final play of the half for a 17-0 lead.
Quotable: “I was proud of how our kids handled (the weather delay). They’re a good team; it’s just that they got frustrated. We kept our composure and they didn’t.” — Texico coach Mike Prokop.

Fort Sumner 57, Loving 12
Records: Fort Sumner 5-1, Loving 0-6.
Impact: The Foxes, ranked No. 1 in Class 1A, bounced back from a 7-6 loss last week to Class 2A’s top-ranked squad, rival Santa Rosa.
Difference: Fort Sumner had no problem with the outmanned Falcons, scoring seven times in the first 1 1/2 quarters en route to a 57-0 halftime lead.
Difference-makers: RB Anthony Griffin scored three touchdowns and rushed for 187 yards. Braeden Dimitroff and Berry Stinnett each scored twice for the Foxes.

Melrose 82, Dora 14
Records: Dora 0-5, Melrose 6-0.
Impact: Melrose, ranked No. 1 in 8-man, scored 46 points in the first quarter against the second-year Coyotes.
Difference-makers: Senior Lane Draper scored five touchdowns for the Buffaloes — four in the first quarter. Included were a 45-yard interception return and a 78-yard kickoff return. … Junior Hayden Huber scored twice, one on an 80-yard kickoff return.
Go figure: The Buffs were successful on eight of 11 2-point conversions.

— Freedom New Mexico