Shay Aguirre could not be stopped Friday.

Kirtland Central's 5-foot-9, 174-pound running back tore through the Capital High defense for six rushing touchdowns as the fifth-seeded Broncos cruised to a 54-24 win at Broncos Stadium in the first round of the Class AAAA state football playoffs.

Capital, the 12th seed for the playoffs, finished the 2008 season with a 5-6 record.

Kirtland Central (8-3) plays No. 4 Artesia in a AAAA quarterfinal at the Bulldog Bowl on Nov. 22.

Aguirre did most of his damage during a 9-minute period in which he recorded four of his scores.

It started with a 78-yard touchdown run for a 20-0 Kirtland Central lead with 2:20 to go in the second quarter.

He scored against 20 seconds later from a yard out after Marcus Barela fumbled deep in Bronco territory for 27-0.

Aguirre scored twice more in the third quarter with touchdown runs of 30 and 59 yards to make it 40-7 with 5:32 left in the third quarter.

Aguirre's fifth touchdown came right after the Jaguars got on the scoreboard with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Barela to Mark Maes to make it 33-7.

The game was halted for 10 minutes in the fourth quarter when half of the stadium lights went out.

In another AAAA playoff game, No. 7 Los Alamos beat No. 10 Moriarty 35-7 at Sullivan Field.