The Bayfield High School volleyball team took both matches from Saturday’s 3A Intermountain League triangular meet at Montezuma-Cortez High School, sweeping the Panthers in three sets and beating Centauri in four.
“We saw the entire team respond soundly when pushed today,” said BHS head coach Terene Foutz. “Today was the culmination of hard work this week amidst a distracting homecoming frenzy. (I’m) super proud of our team focus beating Centauri and Cortez on the road.”
In the first match against Cortez, Bayfield (12-4, 7-2 3A IML) won 25-22, 25-23 and 25-13 to sweep the regular season series against the Panthers (6-5, 1-5 IML).
In the second match against Centauri (8-6, 5-2, IML), BHS topped the Falcons in four sets, 25-18, 26-24, 18-25 and 25-22. The win came one week after the Falcons edged Bayfield in La Jara in another four-set match.
The Panthers dropped a hard-fought 12-25, 25-20, 21-25, 22-25 result to Centauri, leaving M-CHS 6-6 overall and 1-6 in league play.
The Panthers will play 5A Grand Junction in a non-league match on Oct. 18.
