Barnson battles for yards, leads Spartans over Mountain Lions

Cimarron-Memorial's Michael Barnson battled for 169 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Spartans (1-0) to a 40-0 road win over Sierra Vista.

Derek Morefield completed 6 of 12 passes for 178 yards and found Djon Watson twice for scores. Watson finished with four receptions for 132 yards.

Cimarron-Memorial’s defense allowed just 102 yards of offense and shut down the opposing quarterbacks. Sierra Vista freshman Anders Benson ran for 56 yards but completed no passes and had an interception before leaving the game with injury.

Daniel Goddfrey racked up 15 tackles for the Mountain Lions (0-1).