The Wildcats hosted Mogollon on Tuesday night and took care of their rival by a final of 78-59. Both teams started well in the first period, which ended with Joseph City on top 20-17. In the second, the Cats played well, outscoring the Mustangs by 16 points to lead 49-30 at the half. That lead expanded to 69-43 heading into the fourth. Mogollon outscored Joseph City in the fourth but the lead and final outcome was never in question.
Five Wildcats scored in double figures for Coach Eric Miller. Cort Miller led with 18 points. Landon Miller added 14; Heston Miller, 12; Eli James, 12; and Jaimen Tsosie finished with 11. Trenton Deets netted 5; Jaxon Arnell, 4; and Anakin Hutchens helped with 2 points.
Joseph City welcomed in The Gregory School Hawks on Saturday, where the visiting Hawks handed Joseph City a 61-40 home court loss.
With the split in their two games, Joseph City’s overall record now stands at 5-4. They are 2-3 in regular season contests.
This week Joseph City will play in the Southwest Food Excellence Winter Classic hosted by Chinle High School. The tournament is played over three days in the Wildcat Den. Joseph City will face Red Mesa at 11 a.m. on Thursday morning to kick off their tournament action. Following this tournament the team will be off for the Christmas break. They return to action on Jan. 3, with a trip to Ash Fork. The following day they will host Hopi.
