{"id":101290,"date":"2018-02-22T12:24:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T19:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bluejays-close-out-regular-season-on-a-high-note\/"},"modified":"2018-02-22T12:24:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T19:24:19","slug":"bluejays-close-out-regular-season-on-a-high-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bluejays-close-out-regular-season-on-a-high-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluejays close out regular season on a high note"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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If its final two games of the regular season are any indication, the Mancos High School boys basketball team appears to be peaking at the right time.<\/p>\n

Opening the final week of the season at home against Ignacio on Feb. 15, the Bluejays gave the San Juan Basin League\u2019s top team all it could handle in a hotly contested 53-50 loss.<\/p>\n

Mancos opened up a 16-12 first-quarter lead thanks to a balanced attack led by sophomore Caden Showalter and senior Caleb Yoder.<\/p>\n

Ignacio regained its composure during the second quarter and carried a 24-23 lead into halftime before the Bluejays regained momentum after halftime and pulled ahead 39-35 entering the final quarter.<\/p>\n

The gritty Bobcats took control over the final eight minutes and outscored the Bluejays 18-11 in the fourth quarter to lock up a three-point victory.<\/p>\n

Showalter led the Bluejays in scoring with 17 points and pulled down a team-high 17 rebounds. Yoder scored 10 points and dished out five assists, while junior Hunter Hoover scored eight points and senior Jake McKie scored seven.<\/p>\n

Ignacio improved to 13-4 overall and 10-1 in the SJBL with the win. Mancos fell to 13-5 overall and 8-4 in the SJBL.<\/p>\n

One day after losing to Ignacio, the Bluejays traveled to face league-rival Dolores and coasted to a 51-29 win. The Mancos victory stood in stark contrast to a game between the two teams earlier this season that ended with a 73-66 overtime victory for Dolores.<\/p>\n

Mancos led 16-8 at the end of the first quarter and 24-17 at halftime before outscoring Dolores 17-2 in the third quarter to build a 41-19 lead heading into the game\u2019s final eight minutes.<\/p>\n

Showalter led the Bluejays in scoring with 21 points and 14 rebounds, Yoder chipped in 14 points, Goodwin scored five, and Hoover scored four.<\/p>\n

Dolores was led in scoring by Tristan Swagerty, who scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Dakota Smith, who scored eight points and registered four rebounds.<\/p>\n

With the win, Mancos closed out its regular season with a 14-5 record overall and a 9-4 record in the SJBL. The Bluejays enter this weekend\u2019s Class 2A District 3 Tournament as the district\u2019s second-seeded team.<\/p>\n

Mancos will open the tournament against third-seeded Telluride at 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 23. The game will be played at Montezuma-Cortez High School. Further district tournament games will be played on Feb. 24, and the top three will advance to regionals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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