Brave Bayfield boys, bad luck at home
Bayfield’s Lance Mazur (2) drives from the wing around the Centauri defenders during IML action at BHS Gymnasium on Saturday, January 14th. The Wolverines lost to the Falcons 60-41.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday didn’t start fast enough for the Bayfield boys.
After a 63-58 home loss to Montezuma Cortez on Friday, January 13, the Wolverines came within four points in the final 30 seconds before the BHS visited Centauri. CHSAAANow.com Class 3A Vote – On the proverbial ropes to three-quarters before he takes a 60-41 road win with the Falcons owning one-quarter of him.
And with Ignacio scheduled to enter the BHS Gymnasium next Thursday, January 19 (the day designated as Bayfield’s senior night), the Wolverines (5-5, 0-2 3A/4A Intermountain) certainly It needed time to recharge and reconfigure.
After ralliing against CHS and closing out the first half with the buzzer, Jackson Queen’s 3-pointer drew first at 23-23, then tied again at 35 with 1:01 remaining in the third quarter – Devin Cundiff next Another Queen 3 via a backdoor layup – Bayfield started the final frame 38–35 after free throws by Falcon Leighton Curtis and late Caleb Anderson Baskett.
Unfortunately, Centauri (10-1, IML 2-0) was just getting started. Jr. Chaz his Holman kicked off the fourth quarter with back-to-back 3s and senior Kolten-Johnson defensively hit back-to-back layups off Falcon Steele in his end.
The Queens (19 points) knocked down Trey for the fifth time in the contest to stop the guests’ 13-0 run, but the discipline-driven CHS outscored BHS 12-3 the rest of the way to win over the Wolverines. FT plus 1 by senior Max Myers. Meanwhile, Anderson scored the final five of a team-leading 12 points, while Johnson scored the last two of eight.
Bayfield’s Lincoln Williams, 12, withdraws a basketball away from a Centauri defender during IML action inside the BHS gymnasium on Saturday, Jan. 14. The Wolverines lost to the Falcons 60-41.
Senior Mason Sowers sank three crucial 3-pointers in the first half for a total of 11 points. His sophomore brother Troy Sowers came off the bench of boss Larry Mortensen as he scored eight points. Holman finished with 6 points in the clutch as 9 different Falcons scored at least 1 point.
Cundiff, who emerged as an important backcourt reserve, scored eight points for Bayfield. Senior regular Cadenwood scored five, senior Lance Mazer scored four, sophomore Lincoln Williams scored three, and Myers scored two.
Bayfield’s Devin Cundiff, 32, will try to collect a loose ball against Montezuma Cortez’s Easton Hartsaw during the IML game at BHS Gymnasium on Friday, January 13. The Wolverines lost to the Panthers 63-58.
Montezuma Cortez 63, Bayfield 58
The previous night against Montezuma Cortez, Candiff scored seven points in the second quarter for a team-high 13. Though he was limited to one triple in a dramatic fourth quarter, the Queen scored a total of 12 points and Mazur (11) combined them in double digits. After committing a technical foul on him in the heated first stanza, Wood finished with his eight points. Backup Cyrus his Wilbourne also took his two trays and surprised most of the participants, matching Mazur’s team his high.
BHS trailed 17-9 after the first quarter and trailed 36-28 at the break, but eventually leveled at 38-38 via a short-range queen banked shot with 3:34 and 3:34 remaining. I pulled it up. However, with a tray each from Caidin Leonard and Easton Hartsoe in the reserves, Montezuma-Cortez responded well, rebuilding a 50-45 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Sr. Austin Wood, who rounded out third in a late layup, paced the Panthers with 16 points and was 5/7 from the charity stripes. Sophomore Tay Wheat scored his two three-pointers as he scored 12, junior post Miles he Frost scored his eight and senior Elijah his Lee going his 4-4. From the foul line he scored 4-for-4, Game–7.
Bobcats wince in league trip
Hoping to bounce back from a 53-30 home loss to Alamosa on January 13, the Ignacio boys unfortunately lost 56-32 at Pagosa Springs the following night.
Sixth in Class 4A voting, the Pirates had lost 43-38 in Centauri the night before, but improved to 9-2 overall and were 1-1 in IML play. -7, 0-2.
Statistics were not available at press time.
Junior Gabe Cox scored a total of 9 points and sophomore Charlie Purgin scored 6 points, including a 3-pointer, against the AHS, who were 10th in 4A at the time. Senior Dylan McCaw finished with four points, junior Devante Montoya, sophomore Coty Webb and freshman Ambrose Valdes each scored a try and junior Phillip Quintana scored two points. .
Leading 14-5 after a quarter, Mean Moose scored three triples and 14 total points from senior Jail Almeida, and 13 points from both junior Brant Jackson and senior Casey Jones. bottom. 4 by Moose.
Alamosa then beat Montezuma Cortez 74-51 the following afternoon to improve to 10-1, 2-0 IML overall, before defeating the Tigers (21 overall) at 4A Taos in New Mexico on Tuesday, January 17. 9-8). ), where he performed a two-on-one show at his three-day Hope Christian Invitational in Albuquerque.
