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The Ignacio Lady Bobcats defeated the Mancos Lady Jays on Tuesday after igniting a 34-0 run that began midway through the first quarter and didn\u2019t end until Mancos\u2019 Isis Jaime hit a three-pointer with 6:32 left in the third.<\/p>\n
With 2:40 left before halftime, Ignacio\u2019s Morgan Herrera sparked the devastating run with a steal from Mancos junior guard Emily Cole, and a lay-in out of a full-court press.<\/p>\n
Herrera then scored consecutive baskets at the front of the Lady Bobcats\u2019 press, took a feed from senior Avionne Gomez for another and a 30-4 advantage, then set up a Gomez three-pointer to put Ignacio ahead, 33-4.<\/p>\n
Reserve guard Jayden Brunson also got into the act, confidently canning a 17-foot jumper. Reserve forward\/center Shelcie Gosney capped off the half with a free throw in the waning seconds. Jaime\u2019s transition hit from long range, following a Gomez free throw, made the score 41-7 and was the last of two field goals Ignacio allowed in a thorough 67-10 victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just pushed as hard as we could,\u201d Herrera said, \u201cand played our defense as hard as we can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even when sophomore starting forward Larissa Gallegos exited the game early \u2013 she would return to the floor after the game on crutches \u2013 the Lady Bobcats didn\u2019t miss a beat, with Gosney (11 points) and senior Allisianna Baker proving more than able to operate near the hoop offensively, and able to help bottle up Mancos freshman Madi Hale\u2019s inside game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really had to step up a lot from what Coach (Trae Seibel) wanted us to do,\u201d said Baker, who totaled nine points and scored in each quarter. \u201cHe got mad at us at first \u2013 yelled at us for not boxing out, not playing our roles as good as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe really had a lot of faith in us to finish \u2026 and I think we played really good.\u201d<\/p>\n
The \u201cfinish\u201d came in the form of a 9-0 fourth quarter played under CHSAA\u2019s new mercy rule, running clock format, in which Ignacio\u2019s starters sat the bench and observed the second unit\u2019s work.<\/p>\n
The start of the game, however, couldn\u2019t have been better for the hard-luck Lady Jays (0-7, 0-3 2A\/1A San Juan Basin) if affable skipper Cory Cole had planned it himself.<\/p>\n
Mancos won the opening tip, and quickly managed two Emily Cole free throws in four tries as Gomez \u2013 who\u2019d tied the state record for threes in a game (10) during the teams\u2019 previous meeting inside the Ignacio gym late last season \u2013 picked up two personal fouls in only 55 seconds. Not included in the starting lineup, Herrera quickly went to work, logging two tying free throws with 6:51 left in the first quarter \u2013 the first two of what ended up being a game-high 19 points \u2013 and after Cole sank a mid-range jumper to bring Mancos back to 7-4, the Lady Cats (5-0, 3-0 SJBL) decided that was close enough.<\/p>\n
Herrera\u2019s aforementioned early steal and basket preceded a jumper by sophomore Makayla Howell and a Gomez 15-footer, putting Ignacio up 13-4 through the initial eight minutes. Five-of-12 from the foul line, Cole finished with seven points in defeat. Making just two three-balls, Gomez totaled 15 points and Howell six in victory as nine white jerseys scored at least one point apiece.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re playing pretty good,\u201d Baker said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t peaked yet though, so once we peak we\u2019re going to be really good!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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