Four three-pointers in five tries last Friday helped sophomore Hilda Garcia rack up a game-high 17 points.
Or as many as Ignacio's opponent that afternoon did collectively, as the Ignacio Bobcats broke away after halftime on the road to hand luckless Center a lopsided 47-17 loss.
Senior Chrystianne Valdez had five steals, Garcia swatted away four shots, and junior Alejandra Lujan and senior Ellie Seibel combined to corral 11 rebounds as IHS dominated what had been a six-point contest through 16 opening regulation minutes by outscoring the Vikings 29-5 (18-3 in the fourth quarter) during the closing 16.
Now 5-15 during the 2014-15 campaign, CHS dropped to 0-4 (0-0 2A Southern Peaks) overall so far this winter, with six points from junior Skylar Philbern and four each from juniors Aaliyah Porres and Deidrah Garcia.
'Receiving Votes' in the newest CHSAANow.com Class 2A poll, released Monday, Ignacio (3-2, 0-0 2A/1A San Juan Basin) faced Dolores away last night with the Lady Bears standing 3-2, 1-0 after nipping Nucla 49-42 last Saturday. Beaten by DHS (Dec. 5 at Mosca Sangre de Cristo's Thunderbird Shootout) before losing to IHS, Center was to host SPL rivals Sargent last night, but results from both contests were unavailable at press time.
