The Montezuma-Cortez Panthers will face off against the Timnath Cubs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Montezuma-Cortez is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Bayfield: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Montezuma-Cortez blew Bayfield out of the water with a 59-26 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 30 point advantage.
Taylor Whited
| 02/28/25 @ Bayfield | 9 |
| 02/21/25 @ Monte Vista | 6 |
| 02/18/25 vs Ignacio | 2 |
| 02/15/25 vs Pagosa Springs | 1 |
| 02/14/25 vs Dove Creek | 4 |
| + 27 more games |
Taylor Whited had an outrageously good game as she almost dropped a double-double with 32 points and nine steals. That's the most steals she has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaylynn Bia, who earned five points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Montezuma-Cortez smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. They are 6-3 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Timnath posted their closest victory since January 7th on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Berthoud 68-65. Given the Cubs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Spartans are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Timnath's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Montezuma-Cortez, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-16.
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