Season Preview: 1A Southern Peaks League
How it all shook out in ‘19-20 Sangre de Cristo owned the Southern Peaks. The Thunderbirds were a sparkling 10-0. Moffat came in second at 9-2 and Antonito third (6-4). However, as was the case for several lower-classification leagues, it…
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Sangre de Cristo owned the Southern Peaks. The Thunderbirds were a sparkling 10-0. Moffat came in second at 9-2 and Antonito third (6-4). However, as was the case for several lower-classification leagues, it was top-heavy. Other than Sangre de Cristo 20-4) and Moffat (13-5), no other team had an above-.500 record in league or overall – Antonito (10-11), Centennial (5-5, 7-10), Sierra Grande (5-5, 7-14), Creede (2-8, 2-14) and Lake City (1-9, 1-11).
Teams – Antonito, Centennial. Creede, Lake City, Moffat, Sangre de Cristo and Sierra Grande.
Which playoff team advanced the furthest?
It was a one-loss-and-done situation for the Southern Peaks … and with just one team. Sangre de Cristo advanced to the 1A Colorado quarterfinals, where it fell to South Baca by 38-34. The T-Birds’ consolation matchup against Briggsdale was cancelled by the shutdown early in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19)..
A few returning players to watch
Kylee Christensen, Sangre de Cristo, 2021, G, 5-4
League’s top returning scorer (4th, 14.7 points) also was 2nd in 3-pointers (38).
Lindsey Gammill, Creede, 2021, G-F, 5-6
Solid double-double (12.8 points, 10.1 rebounds) a year ago.
Xiomara Maestas, Centennial, 2023, G-F, 5-6
Very versatile, can play any position.
Alexa Ontiveros, Sierra Grande, 2021, G, 5-7
Double-figure scorer (10.3 points) also was good for 4.6 steals per outing.
Shiinei Tallman, Antonito, 2022, F, 5-11
Her turn to head the Trojans; had an unusual double-double – more rebounds (13.3) than points (10.3).
Some other names to know
Maya Garcia, Antonito, 2021, 5-3
Nicole Berry, Moffat, 2022, G, 5-6
Feliciana Lobato, Centennial, 2021, G, G, 5-4
Ashley Mortensen, Sangre de Cristo, 2022, G, 5-5
Katelyn Stewart, Moffat, 2021, G, 5-2
A quick, early look to Season B
The Southern Peak’s top-three scorers are gone, but 13 of the next 17 are a year older and a lot more motivated (from the pandemic). Sangre de Cristo has the goods again to lead the pack and Antonito tops a list of challengers determined to enhance the chase.