By Sam Conner The Winslow Lady Bulldogs defeated the Alchesay Lady Falcons last Thursday, 63-34, then fell to the Tuba City Lady Warriors on Saturday, 67-63. The Bulldogs sped to a 20-12 first period advantage and had more than doubled the Falcons by the intermission, 40-18. The margin was a still commanding 53-24 after three quarters. Winslow had four players in double figures led by Jayce Sangster and Kaelyn Bitsoi with 12 each. Adrianna Singer added 11 and Shandiin Armao tallied 10. Shantel Harris led Alchesay with 8 points. The Tuba City Lady Warriors avenged a close loss to the Lady Bulldogs in the Winslow Winter Classic with a 67-63 win. The Warriors took a 17-16 lead into the second period and had their best quarter of the game as they stretched their margin to double digits, 39-29. Tuba City maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second half, but Winslow rallied in the final minutes and whittled the margin to two points in the final minute. That rally fell short and the Lady Warriors escaped with a hard-earned victory. The loss dropped Winslow’s record to 13-4. The Winslow freshman girls defeated Tuba City 54-34, but the junior varsity squad lost 50-34. The Bulldogs were slated to play Round Valley at Eagar on Tuesday and will host Flagstaff tonight (Jan. 14). They will be at Mingus on Monday, Jan. 19.
Lady Bulldogs Go 13-4 With Win Over Alchesay, Loss To Tuba City
Printed in the January 14, 2015 edition