Lady Panthers fall to Bayfield in district play-in game

Tymbree Florian of Bayfield High School knocks the ball away from Montezuma-Cortez’s Hayden Leggett during the first half of a first round game in the Class 3A Intermountain League tournament Tuesday night in Bayfield. Florian scored eight points, including a clutch three-pointer in the final minute, to help the Wolverines to a 47-44 victory.

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Tymbree Florian of Bayfield High School knocks the ball away from Montezuma-Cortez’s Hayden Leggett during the first half of a first round game in the Class 3A Intermountain League tournament Tuesday night in Bayfield. Florian scored eight points, including a clutch three-pointer in the final minute, to help the Wolverines to a 47-44 victory.

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Dimery Plewe of Montezuma-Cortez High School pushes the ball up the floor against Bayfield’s Tiarra Christensen on Tuesday night in Bayfield. Plewe scored eight points in the 47-44 loss to the Wolverines in the first round of the Class 3A Intermountain League tournament.

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Dimery Plewe of Montezuma-Cortez High School pushes the ball up the floor against Bayfield’s Tiarra Christensen on Tuesday night in Bayfield. Plewe scored eight points in the 47-44 loss to the Wolverines in the first round of the Class 3A Intermountain League tournament.

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Playing on the road against Bayfield on Feb. 20 in the play-in game of the Class 3A Intermountain League District Tournament, the Montezuma-Cortez High School girls basketball lost, 47-44.

The loss dropped the Lady Panthers’ overall record to 4-16 overall, and although the team is highly unlikely to earn a spot in the Class 3A State Tournament, the year was one of marked improvement for a team that finished 1-19 overall last season.

High scorers for the Lady Panthers included sophomore Dimery Plewe and junior Ayanna Silas, who scored 8 points each.

Junior Kailey Case and sophomore Presley Frost each scored seven points for M-CHS.

Bayfield was led in scoring by junior Jordan Lanning, who scored 11 points, and freshman Macee Schultz, who chipped in 10.

With its victory, Bayfield will advance to a district semifinals matchup against top seeded Centauri High School, which will take place at Alamosa High School on Friday, Feb. 23.