Basketball Recap: Montezuma-Cortez Now 7-1 over Last Eight Games

If Ignacio wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Montezuma-Cortez, they should've done a better job of containing Trey Hall. The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers took down the Ignacio Bobcats 64-50 on Tuesday which was due in part to Hall, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. That's the most boards he has posted since back in December of 2023.

Tay Wheat

Steals

02/18/25 vs Ignacio	4
02/15/25 vs Pagosa Springs	2
02/08/25 vs Alamosa	4
02/07/25 vs Centauri	2
02/01/25 vs Bayfield	6
+ 3 more games

Another player making a difference was Tay Wheat, who earned ten points in addition to five assists and four steals. He has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played.

Despite the loss, Ignacio still got an impressive performance from Charley Pargin, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Trace Crane, who had seven points and ten boards.

Montezuma-Cortez has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.1 points over those games. Ignacio is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11.

Montezuma-Cortez wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 60-57 victory against Monte Vista on the 21st. As for Ignacio, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-41 win against Alamosa on the 21st.