Seven New Mexico high school football players are being hailed as heroes for jumping into action when they saw a raging house fire. On top of that, the fire occurred right before a big playoff game.
Friday morning, smoke filled the air in Capitan.
“They evacuated people just for the smoke alone and how thick it was,” said Sharese Nunez, the homeowner.
As the wind fueled the house fire, 7 players from the Capitan football team happened to pass by.
“Someone yelled ‘Smoke!’ from the back of the car and we all booked it out of the car and started running towards the house to help the best that we could,” said Tanner Lowrance, Capitan football player. Worried someone was trapped inside, the boys ran in to help.