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Showing signs of running out of fuel following a one-day, two-game assignment in Cortez a few days before, Ignacio\u2019s girls nonetheless remained unbeaten in the expiring Old Year with a road win Tuesday evening in Dolores.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a tough place to play,\u201d head coach Trae Seibel stated. \u201cIt always has been, ever since I was in high school, and I\u2019m glad we walked out of here with no one hurt. We\u2019re staying together as a team. As I reinforce to these ladies every day, the best player on the team is the team. And when we walk out with a win, we understand there\u2019s things we\u2019ve got to work on. But we move on, stay humble, stay hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n
And when the food is free \u2013 as in free throws \u2013 feast freely.<\/p>\n
Seibel\u2019s varsity went into halftime ahead 29-16 after sinking nine of 10 charity shots during the second quarter and 11 of 12 for the half.<\/p>\n
The Cats finished 12-of-14 from the stripe in a 43-25 triumph over their 2A\/1A San Juan Basin League nemesis, though high-scorers Makayla Howell and Avionne Gomez were a humorous 0-for-0 combined.<\/p>\n
Consistently hitting running hook-style shots in the lane with her right hand, Howell finished with 12 points while Gomez drained a conservative two three-pointers and totaled 10 points. Sophomore center\/forward Morgan Herrera made her season debut and made three points, but played limited minutes after four personal fouls limited them further.<\/p>\n
\u201cMakayla stepped up as a captain,\u201d said Seibel. \u201cShe understands that she\u2019s got to take on that role and help be a leader for her team. or us, our offense is geared around post play; if our forwards aren\u2019t getting touches, aren\u2019t getting great position in their lines of deployment, then we don\u2019t have a great offense.\u201d<\/p>\n
Four-of-four in the free-throw department, sophomore Larissa Gallegos finished with four points. Two free throws in as many tries to her name, freshman Shelcie Gosney did likewise, and senior Allisianna Baker totaled three points via four FT tries.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought our girls played well as a team,\u201d Seibel said. \u201cYou know, that\u2019s all that matters to me. There were moments we couldn\u2019t put the ball in the hoop, but that\u2019s basketball. There\u2019s going to be times that we don\u2019t make our shots and we\u2019ve just got to shake \u2019em off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ignacio\u2019s JV squad also scored 27-26 overtime win, giving interim coach and former varsity player Pam Cotton her first victory heading a prep-level team.<\/p>\n
The varsity girls are now off to a 2-0 league start, and 4-0 overall following dominant wins over SJBL foe Nucla (58-15) and 3A Montezuma-Cortez (56-27) at M-CHS\u2019 \u201cRumble in \u2018The Jungle\u2019\u201d last Saturday. Ignacio will next see action Tuesday, Dec. 19, at home versus Mancos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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