Panther boys soccer blanks Alamosa for a 10th straight win

Montezuma-Cortez boys varsity soccer beat Alamosa 5-0 at home on Saturday, a league win that was the team’s tenth in a row and left it 11-2 overall and 5-0 in league play — the best league record of any Panther program this fall.

Graphic: Cortez Current. Source: MaxPreps

Boys soccer

The varsity side shut out Alamosa 5-0 at home on Saturday in a league game. It has not lost since September 4 and is 11-2 overall, 5-0 in league. MaxPreps has posted no result for the JV match that followed; the JV side is 4-1-1 overall and 3-0-1 in league.

Softball

The varsity team split a home league doubleheader with Rifle on Monday, winning the first game 8-1 and losing the second 6-13, then split again at home against Cedaredge on Friday, winning 7-1 and losing 3-6. It finished the week 14-8 overall and 7-3 in league play. MaxPreps lists no further softball fixtures.

The JV team played three games at the Columbine fields on the Western Slope on Tuesday, losing 2-9 to Fruita Monument, beating Grand Junction Central 10-5 and tying Grand Junction 2-2. It is 6-3-1.

Volleyball

The varsity team won twice on the road early in the week — 3-1 at Monticello on Tuesday and 3-0 at Dove Creek on Thursday — before being swept 0-3 at home by Centauri in a league match on Saturday. The JV side lost that match 0-2. Varsity volleyball is 5-14-1 overall and 0-7 in league; the JV team is 2-10 and 0-3.

Football

The varsity team did not play. It is 2-5 overall and 1-3 in league after losing 6-16 at home to Aspen on October 2.

Next at home

Varsity football hosts Basalt on Friday, October 16 at 7 p.m. Volleyball hosts Alamosa on Saturday, October 17.

The week’s results were reported as they came in: softball against Rifle, JV softball on the road, volleyball at Monticello, volleyball at Dove Creek, softball against Cedaredge and volleyball against Centauri.

Scores and records come from MaxPreps, which the site’s scoreboards page refreshes through the day.