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Above from left, Rusty Clack, Mike Currier and Max Ratliff pose for a picture Friday prior to the Bulldogs’ game against Alamogordo at Bulldog Bowl. Clack, Currier and Hill Baker (not pictured), members of Artesia High School’s first state championship football team in 1957, and Ratliff , one of their coaches, participated in the coin flip prior to Friday’s contest and also represented their squad in a ceremony honoring the five Bulldog teams who brought home titles in years ending in seven. The athletes were presented with a special coin provided by Coach Vernon Asbill.

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  SEVENS-1967

  1967 State Champions (Brienne Green - Daily Press)

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  SEVENS-1987

  1987 State Champions (Brienne Green - Daily Press)

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  SEVENS-1997

  1997 State Champions (Brienne Green - Daily Press)

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  SEVENS-2007

  2007 State Champions (Brienne Green - Daily Press)