The Winslow Bulldogs will host the Parker Broncs in the Arizona State Division IV Playoffs at 6 p.m on Saturday, Nov. 8. Both teams come into the playoffs with 7-3 records. Winslow is rated eighth, while Parker is ninth.
The Bulldogs have won five straight games and have been playing better every game. They have played four playoff teams, with wins over Page 52-14 in the last game of the regular season and Blue Ridge 25-6 in the second game of the season. The Bulldogs lost to fourth seeded Snowflake 38-8 and sixth seeded Estrella Foothills 42-0 on successive weekends.
Parker started strong, but has lost its last two games by large margins to River Valley 56-0 and Estrella Foothills 42-0. The Broncs’ only other loss was to Kingman Lee Williams 29-13 in the second game of the season. Their victories were over Yuma, 33-26, Kingman, 25-14, Payson, 46-34, Kingman Academy, 25-6, Wickenburg, 30-22, North Point Prep, 35-14, and Glendale, 49-28. River Valley and Estrella Foothills are the only playoff teams the Broncs have faced. Estrella Foothills is the only common opponent for Winslow and Parker, and both lost by the same score, 42-0.
Other playoff games are 16th seed Page at top seeded Seton Catholic, 12th seeded Florence at fifth seeded Coolidge, 13th seeded Combs at fourth seeded Snowflake, 14th seeded Fountain Hills at third seeded River Valley, 11th seeded Show Low at sixth seeded Estrella Foothills, 10th seeded Walden Grove at seventh seeded Safford and 15th seeded Blue Ridge at second seeded Sahuarita.
Should Winslow defeat the Broncs, the Bulldogs would play the winner of the Page-Seton Catholic game. Should Page win that game Winslow would host another game on Nov. 15. Should Seton Catholic win, the second round game would be at the Sentinels’ home field in Chandler.
