Football hosts Basalt and volleyball hosts Alamosa in a busy Panther Saturday

Montezuma-Cortez varsity football is back from a bye week on Friday night against Basalt, and Saturday brings both a home volleyball match against Alamosa and a soccer trip to Grand Junction. The marching band competes mid-week at its state qualifier.

Graphic: Cortez Current. Source: Montezuma-Cortez High School calendar; MaxPreps

At home

Friday, October 16 — Varsity football hosts Basalt, 7 p.m. A league game, and the Panthers’ first since a 6-16 home loss to Aspen on October 2. Montezuma-Cortez is 2-5 overall and 1-3 in league play.

Saturday, October 17 — Volleyball hosts Alamosa, C-team, JV and varsity, a league match. The two listings disagree on when it starts: the school calendar shows the C/JV/V block running 4:30 to 9 p.m., while MaxPreps lists the varsity match at 1 p.m. Check with the school before setting out.

On the road

Wednesday, October 14 — Volleyball at Grand County, in Granby: freshman at 4 p.m., JV at 5:15 p.m., varsity at 6:30 p.m. This trip appears on MaxPreps but not on the school’s own October calendar.

Saturday, October 17 — Varsity boys soccer at Grand Junction Central, 12 p.m. The Panthers are 11-2 overall and 5-0 in league play after beating Alamosa 5-0 at home on Saturday.

Also this week

Wednesday, October 14 and Thursday, October 15 — The Panther marching band competes at the Colorado Bandmasters Association Western Slope state qualifier.

Looking further ahead

Varsity football finishes the regular season with a league game at Delta on Friday, October 23 at 7 p.m. Boys soccer hosts Bayfield in a league game on Tuesday, October 20 at 4 p.m. MaxPreps lists no further softball fixtures.

Dates and times come from the Montezuma-Cortez High School calendar and MaxPreps and can change. Check with the school before travelling.