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room with the score 23-5 in favor of the Aggies. In the first half, the Lobos had 10 penalties for 90 yards and three turnovers, with only 148 yards of total offense. The second half appeared promising for the Lobos, as they started out by forcing an NMSU punt and drove down into Aggies territory. Unfortunately for UNM, it turned out the same way many of the first half drives did. Jordan was hit as he threw and picked off again for the Lobos fourth turnover. It was also Jordan’s last play of the night, as he was replaced by Tevaka Tuioti. The Aggies put together another long, mechanical drive and capped it off with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Jaleel Scott. The third quarter ended with the Aggies ahead 30-5. Despite the quarterback change, Davie said that Jordan is still the starting quarterback, and he just was out of sync tonight. “He (Lamar Jordan) made some bad decisions and at some point you have to put the other quarterback in,” Davie said. “But as I stand here tonight, Lamar is still our quarterback. But certainly Tevaka kind of confirmed what we thought from practice. We’ll see.” In the fourth quarter, the Lobos offense finally showed some life, as they took the ball 54 yards for a touchdown. Tuioti was hit as he threw and the ball was tipped in the air, but it still ended up in the hands of Chris Davis for a touchdown. Instead of kicking an extra point, the Lobos went for the two-point conversion, but the pass fell incomplete. After a quick stop by the Lobos defense, the offense deployed the reverse, and it paid off. On the first play of the drive, the reverse to Jay Griffin IV went for 61 yards and a
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Aggie Jaleel Scott recovers a loose ball contested by Lobo Jalin Burrell during the UNM vs. NMSU game at Dreamstyle Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.
touchdown. This time, they converted the two point conversion to get back within 11 with 10:09 to play. The Lobos’ defense came up big once again, as Jacob Girgle intercepted a Rogers pass and set the offense up inside Aggie territory. Unable to punch the ball in for a touchdown, Jason Sanders converted a 22-yard field goal to make it an eight-point game with 6:11 to play.
Another Aggie drive was snuffed out early, and the Lobos defense forced another punt. With 5:18 to play, the Lobos took over at the 35-yard line with chance to tie the game. It looked like it wasn’t meant to be for the Lobos, as they went 3-and-out and were forced to punt. But UNM got the ball back again and turned an eight play, 80-yard drive into a 19-yard
touchdown pass. But the comeback effort fell short, as New Mexico was unable to pick up the two-point conversion. With 1:11 to play, and still trailing 30-28, UNM tried an onside kick. NMSU recovered and forced the Lobos to burn its final two timeouts by running its way to first downs. Rogers was able to take a knee and allow the final seconds
to tick off the clock for a secondstraight win for the Aggies in the Rio Grande Rivalry. Cameron Goeldner is a freelance sports reporter for the Daily Lobo. He primarily covers men’s soccer but also contributes content for baseball, basketball, football and track and field. He can be contacted at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @goeldfinger.
MOVIE REVIEW
“IT” remake offers worthy retelling of classic By Hector Valverde @DailyLobo You’ve undoubtedly seen or heard of the 1990 ABC adaptation of Steven King’s novel, “IT.” Despite the miniseries’ undeniable cheesiness, Tim Curry singlehandedly drilled the terrifying Pennywise the Dancing Clown, or IT, into the horror hall of fame. Andy Muschietti’s 2017 “IT” delivers on that promise of horror, with a little extra thrown in too. The faithful adaptation follows a group of preteens investigating the disappearance of their town’s children while being terrorized by
a diabolical clown. Where the 1990 adaptation stumbled when Curry was off screen, the horror element of Muschietti’s “IT” felt like an additional boon. To be honest, the trailers have spoiled about twothirds of the film’s scary moments. Thankfully, the trailers didn’t show the main meat of the film: the kids’ characters. Thriving on its story of friendship, thanks to the cast’s chemistry, the film is as much a coming-of-age tale as a horror movie. “IT” was full of surprisingly fun, well-written moments. If you’re a “Stranger Things” fan, you owe it to yourself to see Finn Wolfhard’s delightful performance as Richie. He
very well may have stolen the show from Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise. Despite other great performances, the cast does feel a bit overstuffed. From the seven-member gang, Wyatt Oleff ’s Stanley could have been cut completely to no detriment — I remembered him solely as “the Jewish kid.” The packed cast also causes the narrative to stutter in places. Though beautifully morbid and enjoyable, the first and second acts often felt like a collection of spooky vignettes instead of one cohesive story. Chosen Jacobs’ Mike also suffers from noticeably stilted screen time away from the rest of
the cast. It’s not until the middle of the second act, when the group is finally together, that the film really begins to flow well. Directionally, Muschietti and Skarsgård have taken Pennywise into complete horror territory. If Curry’s clown was deeply unsettling in all its camp, Skarsgård’s is pure terror. Though sadly sparse, the sequences that include Pennywise and its transformations hit all the notes of terror, disgust and intrigue to be expected of the monstrous clown. A more horror-based direction, on top of the benefit of a big Hollywood budget, has helped
Skarsgård stand apart from Curry’s iconic take on the role. An odd, but properly King mix of horror and coming of age, “IT” successfully pulls off scares and genuine affection alike. Though I would have liked to see more of Skarsgård’s Pennywise, the excellent chemistry of the young cast more than makes up for the light horror to be found in the film. Recommended on a big screen. 82/100. Hector Valverde is a culture reporter with the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at culture@dailylobo. com or on Twitter @hpvalverde.