The Winslow Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs defeated their Mingus counterparts Monday night at Cottonwood. The Lady Bulldogs got an easy 57-29 win in the first varsity game of the night. The Bulldogs had a tougher battle and had to come from nine points behind to post a 66-51 victory.
The Lady Bulldogs game with the Lady Marauders was never close. The win improved Winslow’s record to 15-4 for the season. Mingus fell to 4-12.
The Winslow girls started strong and held a commanding double digit lead quickly, holding the Lady Marauders to just two points until the second quarter was nearly half over. Winslow led 36-13 at intermission and was up 50-23 after three quarters before posting the 57-29 win.
Adrianna Singer led all scorers with 16 points for the Lady Bulldogs. Jayce Sangster added 12 and Shandiin Armao tallied 8.
Angelina Razo led the Lady Marauders with 11 points.
The Bulldogs defeated Mingus 66-51 to improve their record to an impressive 14-4. Mingus fell to 10-6.
Winslow led 13-11 after the first quarter, but trailed 31-23 at the half. The Marauders led 45-44 after three quarters, but the Bulldogs outscored them 22-6 in the final period to earn the victory.
Akkeem Foster led Winslow with 14 points. Trelonnie Sanders and Rory Billie added 10 points each, and Tylon Yazzie and Dalvin Benally each scored 9 for the Bulldogs.
Ashton Living led Mingus and all scorers with 16 points. Gerardo Armando added 10.
The Winslow girls’ junior varsity easily defeated the Mingus junior varsity 40-17. The Winslow boys’ junior varsity lost to Mingus, 74-67.
Winslow was slated to host Page on Thursday to make up for games originally postponed due to weather on Jan. 2. The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs will host Blue Ridge tonight (Jan. 23), and journey to Kayenta on Saturday, Jan. 24, to meet the Monument Valley Mustangs and Lady Mustangs.
