The heart and soul of the Durango High defense, Emily Fogel went toe-to-toe for rebounds with Piedra Vista’s Holly Patterson, left, and Joelle Quintana on Friday night.
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JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Emily Fogel of Durango High School battles for a rebound against Holly Paterson, left, and Joelle Quintana, both of Piedra Vista High Schoolof Farmington on Friday night at DHS.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Katraina Chandler of Durango High School goes for a lay-up on Friday night at DHS while playing Piedra Vista High School of Farmington.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Katie Wiegert of Durango High School is foulded by Ramsey Baker of Piedra Vista High School of Farmington on Friday night at DHS.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Katrina Chandler of Durango High School battles for a loose ball against Joelle Quintana of Piedra Vista High School of Farmington on Friday night at DHS.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Katie Wiegert of Durango High School goes for a lay-up against Holly Peterson of Piedra Vista High School of Farmington on Friday night at DHS.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Danica Dudley, left, and Katrina Chandler both of Durango High School smothers Ashly Kienitz of Piedra Vista High School of Farmington on Friday night at DHS.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Katie Wiegert of Durango High School is foulded by Ramsey Baker of Piedra Vista High School of Farmington on Friday night at DHS.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Katie Wiegert of Durango High School goes for a lay-up on Friday night at DHS while playing Piedra Vista High School of Farmington.
A well-rounded offensive attack is exactly what the Durango Demons wanted before beginning league games.
The Durango High School girls basketball team wrapped up its non-league schedule with a home game against Farmington’s Piedra Vista High School on Friday night. It was a make-up game from Tuesday, when heavy snow in Durango forced a postponement.
The extra time allowed the Demons (10-1) to continue to clean up their game after the holiday break, and the Demons cruised to a 49-34 victory.
“We played much better than we have this whole past week. We clicked a bit better,” DHS head coach Tim Fitzpatrick said. “More people scored, which is huge for us.”
DHS was led in scoring by sophomore guard Katrina Chandler, who finished with 14 points. Senior guard Katie Wiegert added 12 points.
Danica Dudley and Taylor Edwards each scored six points for DHS, and Stephanie Bayse added four.
“Those are all big points for us coming from the paint,” Fitzpatrick said.
DHS held the Lady Panthers (8-7) to only three points in the first quarter.
“We played some pretty intense defense at the beginning of the game,” Fitzpatrick said.
The Demons will begin Southwestern League action at 5:30 p.m. Friday at home against Grand Junction.
“The girls are excited about their performance, and that’s a good thing going into league on a positive note,” Fitzpatrick said. “We know our league is gonna be tough. We open with Junction, and that’s a very good basketball team. We have to improve this week coming into practice and see what we can do.”
