{"id":96081,"date":"2019-01-21T10:09:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T17:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/lady-jays-pick-up-first-win-of-the-season\/"},"modified":"2019-01-21T10:09:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T17:09:15","slug":"lady-jays-pick-up-first-win-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/lady-jays-pick-up-first-win-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Jays pick up first win of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Since practices began in November, the Mancos High School girls basketball team has worked tirelessly to improve its shooting, passing and defense.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 19, their hard work paid off as the Lady Jays put together one of their finest performances in recent years and registered a 40-28 win at home. The win was Mancos\u2019 first this season and fourth in the past two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think as a team, (this win) will help our confidence,\u201d freshman Rhiley Morgan-Montoya said after the game. \u201cI think it will help us know what winning feels like.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the 12-point spread between Mancos and Ridgway hinted at a one-sided contest, the game\u2019s final result was anything but certain as the Lady Jays held a single-digit lead throughout much of the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

After Ridgway junior Anza Connaughton scored consecutive layups to cut her team\u2019s deficit to 30-24, Jaime answered for the Lady Jays with eight points in the final six minutes.<\/p>\n

Among the Mancos junior\u2019s most impressive shots was a high-arcing three-pointer from the right corner that came after a baseline out-of-bounds play and put Mancos ahead 36-28 with 1:20 left in the game.<\/p>\n

The Lady Jays also benefited from a big first half from sophomore Tia Imel, who energized her team with five second-quarter points and numerous steals.<\/p>\n

Thanks in large part to Imel\u2019s defense, Mancos held Ridgway scoreless for the first 6\u00bd minutes of the second quarter and turned an 11-4 deficit at the end of the first quarter into an 18-13 halftime lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just try to stick with our plan (on defense) and play hard as a team,\u201d Jaime said. \u201cWe try not to let (our opponents) score, and we did a good job of that tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Top scorers for Mancos included Imel, who scored 10 points, and Jaime, who chipped in eight. Sophomore Madi Hale also scored eight points, and Rhiley Morgan-Montoya and Emmalee Asnicar each had five.<\/p>\n

Now 1-10 overall on the season and 1-3 in the San Juan Basin League, Mancos will prepare for a matchup against rival Dolores High School in Mancos on Jan. 22. Asked how her team can improve heading into its matchup against Dolores, Morgan-Montoya was clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lack communication sometimes,\u201d the freshman said. \u201cTonight was better. We have our mental breakdowns, and when we do, we just need to communicate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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