Ignacio JV guard Joe Vigil (23) takes contact from a Dolores defender during 2A/1A San Juan Basin League action inside IHS Gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 29. Able to race out to a 9-0 lead on the Bears in only 68 seconds, the Bobcats would go into halftime leading 24-8 (via junior Cole McCaw's bank-shot three pointer) and eventually put DHS away to fully recover from a loss to 3A Bayfield.

Ignacio JV guard Lawrence Valdez leaps to throw a pass over a Bayfield defender during non-league play inside the HIS auxiliary gymnasium on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Trailing the Wolverines by just nine points at halftime, 32-23, the Bobcats were unable to pull off a comeback and fell by 22, 73 to 51. The squad would make amends its next time out, however.

Ignacio JV Lady Bobcat Reyna Cruz (35) simultaneously grasps a rebound at the same instant as Bayfield's Maddi Foutz (14) during action inside IHS Gymnasium on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The visiting Lady Wolverines wouldn't come much closer to grabbing a win than this; IHS prevailed 43 to 29.

Despite an enemy hand interfering with her vision, Ignacio JV Lady Bobcat Tori Archuleta (30) stays locked onto the rim for a shot against Dolores during 2A/1A San Juan Basin League play inside IHS Gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 29. IHS had little more difficulty than this in routing the Lady Bears 37 to 11, following up on a victory over 3A Bayfield earlier in the week.

Photo Credit: Joel Priest | Special to the Drum