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The CHS Thunderbird on the Mountain

Hello and welcome to the Coronado Thunderbirds Football Website.  Coronado High School is a 1-5A school located on the Westside of El Paso, Texas.

• Website Updates - I have added Game pictures for Varsity through Bel Air and will finish the Socorro page soon.  I added picture pages for JV games vs. Gadsden and Chapin.  The schedules have also been updated for all three teams and contain links to the game pictures according to the game (Varsity & JV only).  I will make picture pages for JV and Freshman games vs. Bel Air and Socorro once I receive them from Mrs. Carmen Hernandez who's been nice enough to take pictures when I can't be there because of work.

• District Games for the 2004 Football Season begun last week as the T-Birds battled the Bel Air Highlanders on Thursday at Coronado. The Varsity team heads to Socorro this week in what will be an exciting game and hopefully a Victory for the Coronado Football Team.

• Coronado Football practices started on Monday the 9th of August and with school beginning on Monday the 16th of August, it is officially football season.  The team has worked extremely hard these past weeks and looks to have a great season.  Although ranked #4 by THSF.com and #6 by 5ATexasFootball.com in the District, Coronado looks to be among the top teams in El Paso and surpass all expectations

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• Practice - The 2004 Season has officially started with practices at Coronado starting on Monday the 9th of August.  Practices are held throughout the week at 2:30 PM (5th Period) for JV and Varsity and 3:30 PM (6th Period) for Freshmen.  The team is working hard and diligently in order to work for this 2004 Season.  Nobody is prepared for what the T-Birds are bringing!

Games

• Varsity vs. Chapin - An amazing battle in which the T-Birds seemed to have lost control of the game after leading 14 - 0, letting the Huskies score 20 unanswered points, and then come back for the win in the last seconds.  The Coronado team looked good, but as Coach Brooks said, "We could've been better."  We shouldn't have put ourselves in the position of having to score to win, but when it came time to do so, the offense stepped it up and the kicker Juan Munoz capped it off.  With 14 seconds left on the clock, the field-goal put the T-Birds up 27 - 26 and gave them the first Victory of the season.  The Chapin game was the last Pre-Season game and so District play will begin next week as we compete against the Bel Air Highlanders.

• Freshmen and JV vs. Chapin - The Freshmen game was a great battle and although the T-Birds had a couple of mistakes throughout the game, they came out with the a winning score against the Huskies of 12 - 6.  The JV game was an exciting, nail-biting game with went back-and-forth between teams and ended in a disappointing, but satisfactory, tie of 20 -20.  The Coronado offense had the Huskies beat offensively, but turnovers (INTs and fumbles) totally killed the good momentum the team had.  The T-Birds seemed to be the better team, but in the end it came out as a draw.

• Freshmen and JV vs. Mayfield - The Freshmen lost in a blow-out by a great Mayfield team with the score of 46 - 6.  The JV lost an extremely close game which was decided by a mere field-goal.  The T-Birds had the Trojans beat at the beginning, but it was Mayfield that came up on top giving the Coronado JV a loss of 8 - 11.

• Varsity vs. Midland - The Coronado team could not do anything to the impressive Permian Basin team during this meet.  The Midland offense was amazingly fast and was able to create good running with a total of 8 different backs.  Coronado's offense, at times, looked as though they might drive down for a touchdown, but interceptions and a fumble killed the momentum.  The Dawgs beat the T-Birds in this game with a score of 49 - 0.

• Varsity vs. Carlsbad - A game in which Coronado did well but in the end errors and turnovers led to a heartbreaking loss of 14 - 20.  The T-Bird Defense did very well and held the Cavemen to many 3 and outs but giving up good field position eventually hurt the Coronado team.  The game ended on a Coronado offensive drive which had many promises of leading to a touchdown and victory for the Thunderbirds, but the clock ran out as the offense was just 10 yards from the TD.

• Scrimmages vs. Gadsden - The Freshmen, JV, and Varsity Football teams scrimmaged Gadsden on August the 21st in preparation for the upcoming football season.  The Freshmen came out victorious with a 14 - 0 score in a game that seemed one-sided.  The JV team also won their match with a score of 14 - 7 in an exciting game.  The Varsity played a great game in which it came out victorious with a 21 - 0 win.  Although plagued with self-deprecating errors, the Coronado team did not give up and kept on playing hard; eventually leading to the Victory.

• Coronado 7-on-7 Tournament - Friday the 9th of July -  Coronado was host to a 7-on-7 Tournament in which it went undefeated with a 3-0 record for the day.  The Coronado Football Team played and won against Clint, Chapin, and El Paso high.

Click HERE for Summaries of the 2003 Games...

• May 15, 2004 - The Coronado T-Bird Annual Golf Tournament was held by the CHS Football Booster Association at the Santa Teresa Country Club.  This event was a great success and brought in a large amount of funds which will be used towards the Coronado Football team.  You can check out pictures of this event in the Menu under Booster Club.

• April 7, 2004 - The Coronado Football Team held its 18th Annual Lift-a-Thon in order to raise funds to help with weight room projects and other improvements needed in the football program.  It took place along with a Barbeque held by the BOOSTER CLUB.

• January 17, 2004 - The Football Booster Club held the 2004 Football Banquet at the Radisson Suite Hotel which turned out a great event where this year's Seniors bid a final farewell to the team and fans.  Players, coaches, managers, and trainers were treated to a dinner and were able to recount the good memories of this past season. Pictures can be found in the menu under Pictures.

Click HERE for past Coronado Football Events...

We have the potential to be a GREAT team so let's work hard during our Practices to get ready.  Let's Go T-Birds!

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