Tessa Leeder, Emily McCue and the Durango Demons turned over Kiselya Plewe and the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers 30 times Tuesday night at Durango High School in the Demons’ 50-35 victory.
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Augusta Brockus struggled to find her shot against Savannah Jacket and the Montezuma-Cortez defense, but the rest of the Demons picked her up for a 53-47 victory Tuesday night at DHS.
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Augusta Brockus and the Durango Demons had an eye on a key Southwestern League victory against their archrivals, Montezuma-Cortez. They succeeded with a 50-35 victory Tuesday night at DHS.
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“Playing Cortez, we just wanted to get hyped. Our energy wasn’t really there, but we got the win, and that’s all that matters,” said DHS junior Katie Wiegert, who scored 11 points in the Demons’ 50-35 victory Tuesday night in Durango.
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Emily McCue scored a game-high 14 points in the Durango Demons’ 50-35 victory over archrival Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday night at DHS. “It was pretty exciting, and it is always fun to play in front of our crowd,” McCue said.
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STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Durango's Katie Wiegert attempts a shot in the first half of the game between the Durango High School Demons and the Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers on Tuesday evening at DHS. The Demons won the game 50 to 35.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Durango's Emily McCue, right, and Emily Fogel, left, fight for the rebound during the first half of the game between the Durango High School Demons and the Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers on Tuesday evening at DHS. The Demons won the game 50 to 35.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Cortez' Abri Conklin drives to the basket during the first half of the game between the Durango High School Demons and the Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers on Tuesday evening at DHS. The Demons won the game 50 to 35.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Durango's Augusta Brockus in the first half of the game between the Durango High School Demons and the Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers on Tuesday evening at DHS. The Demons won the game 50 to 35.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Durango's Tessa Leeder, left, Cortez' Kiselya Plewe, center, and Durango's Emily McCue in the first half of the game between the Durango High School Demons and the Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers on Tuesday evening at DHS. The Demons won the game 50 to 35.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Cortez' Simone Lopez drives to the basket during the first half of the game between the Durango High School Demons and the Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers on Tuesday evening at DHS. The Demons won the game 50 to 35.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Durango's Augusta Brockus attempts a shot while being defended by Cortez' Savannah Jacket during the first half of the game between the Durango High School Demons and the Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers on Tuesday evening at DHS. The Demons won the game 50 to 35.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Cortez' Kiselya Plewe celebrates after the Panthers stole the ball and Kelcie Ralstin scored in the last seconds of the first half of the game between the Durango High School Demons and the Montezuma-Cortez High School Panthers on Tuesday evening at DHS. The Demons won the game 50 to 35.
Confident after a 53-47 win against Fruita Monument last Friday, the Durango High School girls basketball team stretched its winning streak to four games.
Durango (7-9, 5-3 Southwestern League) earned a 50-35 home victory against league rival Montezuma-Cortez (0-14, 0-6 SWL) on Tuesday night at DHS.
“It was a scrappy game but a good game,” DHS head coach Nancy Smith said. “I was proud of our girls. It is so hard to come off back-to-back games on the weekend. You have only one day to prepare, and then you jump right back into it. We did really good.”
The Demons were led by Emily McCue’s 14 points. The senior forward shot 5-of-10 from the field and scored six of her points in the fourth quarter.
“It was pretty exciting, and it is always fun to play in front of our crowd,” McCue said.
Junior guard Katie Wiegert scored another 11 points for Durango on 5-of-8 shooting from the field. Wiegert battled foul trouble and had to sit the bench the majority of the second half after quickly picking up her fourth personal foul just 30 seconds into the third quarter.
“Playing Cortez, we just wanted to get hyped. Our energy wasn’t really there, but we got the win, and that’s all that matters,” Wiegert said. “It was nice to get some junior varsity kids experience in the second half. That is great experience.”
Jenny Welbourn added another eight points for the Demons in victory.
Yannibah Bayles led the Panthers with 12 points, nine of which came in the fourth quarter.
Montezuma-Cortez battled turnover problems all night, giving the ball away 30 times.
“We wanted to go man against them and not let them beat us,” Wiegert said. “We executed our defense.”
The Demons will finish the regular season with a pair of home games. On Friday, Durango will host Montrose before Grand Junction visits Saturday.
“We are going to look at some of the things Grand Junction and Montrose did against us and make sure we are ready defensively,” Smith said of the previous split.
“We are excited and feel like we can play with people when we are healthy; hopefully, that will be the case this weekend.
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