The Durango High School boys soccer team beat 5A Overland High School 6-1 on Saturday to stay unbeaten on the season.
“I thought we controlled the entire game except for the last 10 minutes of the first half,” said DHS head coach Aaron Champenoy. “Then we really took over in the second half.”
Five different Demons scored in the game and four others had assists.
“We keep spreading the ball around,” Champenoy said. “Everybody is finding ways to be part of the game.”
Cedar Newman scored the game’s first goal 18 minutes into the contest on a long shot.
“We knew we needed to test the keeper,” Newman said, noting that Overland’s starting goalie was out after receiving a red card in the team’s previous game.
Sam Persing and David Smagacz added to Durango’s lead in the first half while Overland got on the board with a penalty kick after a hand ball.
In the second half, Davis Cameron, Niko Korte and Newman found the back of the net to propel DHS to the 6-1 win.
The coach also credited the team’s defense for their efforts.
“Niko Korte continued to be amazing for us and our back line was very solid,” Champenoy said, refering to Gates Linney and Zak Wentworth.
DHS improved to 3-0-1 with the win.
Durango’s softball team was also in action over the weekend at the Ponderosa Mustang Stampede tournament.
The Demons struggled against Heritage and lost their opening game, 21-2. DHS, however, rebounded by beating Rampart, 6-2, and Mesa Ridge, 12-3.
The Durango football team also won on Friday, beating Pagosa Springs 58-0 to start its season.
The Bayfield High School football team also started its season on Friday in Utah. The Wolverines, however, lost to San Juan, 34-3.
The Bayfield boys soccer team, meanwhile, scored its first goal of the season, but was unable to take down the No. 9 ranked Manitou Springs Mustangs on Friday. Manitou won the contest, 3-1.
The Ignacio High School volleyball team took on Ridgway to open its season up on Friday. The first game was close, but Ignacio pulled out a 27-25 victory to take the early lead. After that, Ignacio dominated the next two sets, 25-10 and 25-12, to start its season 1-0.
Ignacio’s football team also won its season opener on Saturday. The Bobcats beat Roaring Fork handily, 50-20. Tyler Barnes led Ignacio with 198 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the game.
Ignacio and Bayfield cross country, meanwhile, both competed in Cortez’s invitational on Friday.
In the boys’ race, Ignacio’s Eppie Quintana led his squad with a 13th-place finish in 20 minutes, 25 seconds.
Royce Hinojosa, meanwhile, led Bayfield with a 16th-place finish in 20:44. Bayfield finished sixth as a team, 10 points ahead of Montezuma-Cortez. Ignacio didn’t post a team score.
Ignacio’s girls, meanwhile, finished fourth out of seven teams in the race. Maci Barnes led the Bobcats with a 11th-place finish in 25:06.
Alamosa won both team titles and both individual titles. Isaac Higareda (17:41) and Sarah DeLaCerda (20:35) won the races.
