BELLE PLAINE – Montezuma’s junior high ‘B’ basketball team was a 26-16 winner over Belle Plaine in action Tuesday, Jan. 18.
Rhett Pargeon led scoring with 9 points. Easton Hudnut and Dane Strong had 5 each, Blake Smith scored 4, Cade Stone had 2 and Damien Knox had one point.
The game was limited to one half of play because of low numbers in Belle Plaine.
“We got off to a slow start and left a lot of easy shots on the floor,” Montezuma Coach Dennis Phelps said. “After we picked up our defensive effort and created some turnovers with our press we were able to take the lead in the middle of the first quarter and hold it,” the coach said.
“This was the first time the seventh grade boys got to play together during a game,” Phelps said. “It took some adjustments, but I was pleased with the effort after about the middle of the first quarter.”