Mexico Boys Avenge First Loss in Dominant Fashion

Alpha Media Moberly, Missouri

Both Mexico teams earned impressive victories versus NCMC rival Moberly Tuesday. The second-ranked Bulldogs won 81-45. Moberly trimmed its deficit to 35-32 with 2:15 left in the first half, but Mexico countered with a 10-1 run.

Eric Duick with the calls on KRES and centralmoinfo.com. Mexico’s Daeye Miller provided 18 points, and fellow junior Isaiah Reams added 15. Five Bulldogs landed in double-figures. Moberly head coach Cord Hagedorn addressed Mexico’s dominance.

Spartan junior Jaisten Payne offered 17 points. 13-1 Mexico avenged Thursday’s loss to Moberly in the Macon Tournament. Bulldogs head coach Darren Pappas evaluated the performance.

Mexico outscored Moberly 24-5 in the third quarter.

The Mexico girls defeated Moberly 60-37 in the first contest. The Lady Spartans led 12-11 after the first quarter before the Lady Bulldogs delivered a 35-13 run in the middle quarters. Mexico head coach Ed Costley explained what changed.

Freshman guard Riley Blevins finished with 17 for the 11-3 Lady Bulldogs, who improved to 2-0 in conference. Tony Vestal’s Lady Spartans sit 6-9 and 1-1 in the NCMC.

Lady Spartan sophomore Kennedy Messer recorded a team-high 11 points. Moberly welcomes Kirksville for a rescheduled game Tuesday. The 7-9 Moberly boys return to the floor when both teams host Fulton in two Fridays. The Mexico squads visit Kirksville Friday. Hear full postgame interviews with the coaches below.

Moberly girls coach Tony Vestal: