{"id":69931,"date":"2016-09-09T18:25:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T00:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/panthers-fall-to-rival-demons-at-home\/"},"modified":"2016-09-10T00:25:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T00:25:51","slug":"panthers-fall-to-rival-demons-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/panthers-fall-to-rival-demons-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers fall to rival Demons at home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Skylar Robinson and Danielle McDonald block a Durango spike Thursday night.<\/span>Sam Green\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers and Durango Demons are no longer in the same league.<\/p>\n

But their rivalry continued on Thursday as they met for a non-conference match.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe atmosphere is always great,\u201d said M-CHS head coach Dave Robinson. \u201cI love it as an administrator and I love it even more as a coach. And truly, the girls thrive off that type of thing. Even if it\u2019s, \u2018D-H-S\u2019 and they\u2019re chanting or whatever, the girls thrive off that, and it\u2019s always fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the M-CHS and Durango student sections attempting to drown out each other\u2019s cheers, the visiting Demons built an early five-point lead in the opening set.<\/p>\n

Consecutive kills by Tyra Pinnecoose and Danielle McDonald pulled the Lady Panthers within one, trailing 11-10. But impressive spikes from well above the net by Lana Razma and Ally Snow helped Durango pull away to take the first set, 25-16.<\/p>\n

Durango jumped ahead 7-1 in the second match, and its lead would swell to 10 at one point, but a combined block by McDonald and Skylar Robinson sparked the Lady Panthers.<\/p>\n

M-CHS closed the set on an 8-5 run, and although they came up on the short end of the 25-19 final score, they drew the crowd back in and carried momentum into game three.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou definitely feel the momentum,\u201d said Robinson. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what we talked to the girls about in between the two games\u2026It was a good push there at the end and it showed some guts.\u201d<\/p>\n

McDonald opened the third set with a spike and followed it with an ace. Toss in a few Durango errors and a kill by Pinnecoose, and the Panthers found themselves with a quick 7-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Razma tried to ignite a run for the Demons with a spike and block, but Robinson set Rylee Lindsley for a kill to put M-CHS up 13-6.<\/p>\n

The Panthers would roll from there, with Pinnecoose ending the third set with an ace and a 25-12 win.<\/p>\n

The dueling fans were in full force entering the fourth game. And the supporters chanted back and forth as their respective teams alternated runs.<\/p>\n

M-CHS built the biggest lead of the contest when it gained a 20-16 advantage. But the tide turned in Durango\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n

There were a few M-CHS errors that led to Durango points. But for the most part, the Demons just played mistake-free volleyball.<\/p>\n

The Demons were able to make plays, and they capitalized on M-CHS\u2019 mistakes to come back and tie the game at 21.<\/p>\n

Six points later, the two squads were knotted at 24.<\/p>\n

Then, in control and serving, the Demons kept it simple and waited for the Panthers to slip up.<\/p>\n

They earned their final two points off M-CHS errors to win the game 26-24 and take the match, 3-1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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