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St. Michael’s players tackle Taos Tigers running back Mateo Salazar during a game on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, in Taos. The defending Class 3A state champion Horsemen open their 2024 campaign at home Saturday against Taos.

It’s time to dust off the crystal ball, break out the tarot cards and summon our inner Nostradamus to forecast this week’s opening salvo of the high school football season.

Eleven weekends separate us from the heat dome that promises to make Week 1 a miserable experience and the final day of the regular season in early November. Each of those gives us plenty of opportunity to use the following space as bulletin board material.

Take it with a grain of salt — it’s no more scientific than having your pet schnauzer bounce a ball down the steps and into a cup to pick a winner.



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