{"id":2781,"date":"2015-12-02T13:28:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T20:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/?p=2781"},"modified":"2017-11-14T13:35:14","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T20:35:14","slug":"warrior-football-finishes-7-4-advances-to-state-players-honored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/warrior-football-finishes-7-4-advances-to-state-players-honored\/","title":{"rendered":"Warrior Football Finishes 7-4, Advances To State, Players Honored"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/America-Cardenas-Pueblo-El-Guerrero.png\" rel=\"lightbox[2781]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2173\" src=\"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/America-Cardenas-Pueblo-El-Guerrero-100x100.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/America-Cardenas-Pueblo-El-Guerrero-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/America-Cardenas-Pueblo-El-Guerrero.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Am\u00e9rica C\u00e1rdenas<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pueblo-Football-2015-2016.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2781]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2784\" src=\"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pueblo-Football-2015-2016-550x308.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pueblo-Football-2015-2016-550x308.jpg 550w, https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pueblo-Football-2015-2016-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pueblo-Football-2015-2016-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Pueblo-Football-2015-2016.jpg 929w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Nov. 7, the 2015-16 Pueblo varsity football team advanced to their first playoff appearance since 1991, taking on the Estrella Foothills\u2019 Wolves. Unfortunately, the Warriors lost with a final score of 35-13.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors ended the season with a final record of 7-4, giving them their second consecutive winning season.<\/p>\n<p>Junior Michael Beltran said, \u201cLast year we set the trend of a triumphant season, and I hope this year we set the precedent for next year\u2019s post-season performance and appearance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pueblo secured their playoff status by being undefeated in their class to become section champions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe may not have finished our season with a state championship, but we are making a name for Pueblo again,\u201d said senior David Greenwood. \u201cWe want the community to know that we are not a ghetto south side school and that we have so many great programs here including an outstanding athletics department with committed players with pride and devoted coaches who want us to learn the meaning of team spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another senior, Jasiah Booth, said, \u201cI couldn\u2019t be any prouder of my team, and I want to wish all upcoming sports just as much luck in their seasons as our football team had this past season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 23, several of our Warrior football players were honored by coaches for their commendable performances in Division IV, Section II, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Justin Pledger (Offensive Player of the Year)<\/li>\n<li>Jorge Romero (First Team Running Back)<\/li>\n<li>Frankie Gomez (First Team Receiver)<\/li>\n<li>Michael Beltran (First Team Offensive Lineman)<\/li>\n<li>Jasiah Booth (First Team Offensive Lineman)<\/li>\n<li>Elliott Perez-Guillen (First Team Linebacker)<\/li>\n<li>David Greenwood (First Team Defensive End)<\/li>\n<li>Justin Pledger (First Team Defensive Back)<\/li>\n<li>Jasiah Booth (First Team Interior Lineman)<\/li>\n<li>Justin Pledger (First Team Returner)<\/li>\n<li>Armando Lucero (Second Team Receiver)<\/li>\n<li>Adrian Madero (Second Team Linebacker)<\/li>\n<li>Frankie Gomez (Second Team Defensive Back)<\/li>\n<li>Raul German (Second Team Interior Lineman)<\/li>\n<li>Jesus Rodriguez (Second Team Interior Lineman)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2782\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Jasiah-Booth-Pueblo-High-School-Football.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2781]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2782\" src=\"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Jasiah-Booth-Pueblo-High-School-Football-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Jasiah-Booth-Pueblo-High-School-Football-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Jasiah-Booth-Pueblo-High-School-Football-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Jasiah-Booth-Pueblo-High-School-Football-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Jasiah-Booth-Pueblo-High-School-Football.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jasiah Booth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Booth added, \u201cPueblo is back on the map, and I am proud to say I am a part of the school\u2019s turn around years. Once a Warrior, always a Warrior.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Am\u00e9rica C\u00e1rdenas On Saturday, Nov. 7, the 2015-16 Pueblo varsity football team advanced to their first playoff appearance since 1991, taking on the Estrella Foothills\u2019 Wolves. Unfortunately, the Warriors lost with a final score of 35-13. The Warriors ended the season with a final record of 7-4, giving them their second consecutive winning season. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/warrior-football-finishes-7-4-advances-to-state-players-honored\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Warrior Football Finishes 7-4, Advances To State, Players Honored<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4,20,25,190],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pA2u4-IR","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2781"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2781"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2785,"href":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2781\/revisions\/2785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}