Playing this fall for Bayfield High School, Ignacio’s “Pepe” Loya (20) forcibly dispossesses a Bloomfield, N.M., JV player during Oct. 13 action at Mesa Alta Junior High in Bloomfield. The Wolverines won the match 8-0, then blanked Intermountain League rival Crested Butte 1-0 on the 16th, and edged arch-nemesis Telluride 3-2 in overtime on the 20th – securing the program’s first postseason appearance in 12 years. Given the #21 seed in the 32-team Class 3A State Tournament bracket, BHS (12-3-0, 9-3-0 IML) was to first visit #12 Delta (12-2-1, 6-1-1 Western Slope) on Thursday, Oct. 26, with the winner then advancing to face either #28 Vail Mountain or #5 Denver Science & Tech – Stapleton. Loya scored one goal during regular-season play.