The Winslow Lady Bulldogs racked up three more wins late last week, including one over top ranked and previously unbeaten Page, to push their record to 18-4 on the season.
The Bulldogs defeated the Monument Valley Lady Mustangs 69-55 on Saturday at Kayenta.
The first quarter was played on even terms and ended with the score tied 14-14. Monument Valley led early, but Winslow had gone ahead by two before the Mustangs tied the game in the closing seconds of the quarter. The Bulldogs enjoyed a good second quarter and built a 33-25 lead by the intermission. They increased the lead slightly to 50-39 in the third quarter.
Shandiin Armao led all scorers with 25 points for the Bulldogs. Jayce Sangster added 12 points, Jenna Yazzie, 11, and Kaelyn Bitsoi, 10.
Nizhoni Whitehorse led Monument Valley with 16 points, followed by Alyssa Byjoe with 13 and Heidi Nelson with 11.
This was a special night at Monument Valley High School as there were ceremonies honoring Coaches Robert and Lucinda Nash. The gymnasium was named Nash Center in honor of both. Both have been highly successful coaches. Robert Nash has an extremely successful record coaching girls’ basketball. Lucinda Nash has an excellent record coaching volleyball, including winning a state championship last year. There was also a ring presentation for the state champion volleyball team during the intermission.
The Monument Valley junior varsity girls defeated Winslow 47-43 and the freshman girls beat Winslow 63-31.
The Bulldogs easily defeated the Blue Ridge Lady Yellowjackets 55-18 in Winslow on Friday.
Winslow started very strong with a defense that held Blue Ridge totally in check.
The Yellowjackets did not score a field goal in the first half and were trailing 32-5 at the intermission. When Blue Ridge scored its first field goal late in the third quarter, it cut the Winslow lead to a still commanding 44-7. The Bulldogs led 48-7 after three quarters of play and were well on their way to victory. The game was speeded up with the running clock due to the massive lead. Blue Ridge scored more in the fourth quarter than it had in the rest of the game, but still lost 55-18.
Armao led all scorers with 11 points for Winslow, with almost every Bulldogs making the scoring column. The Lady Yellowjackets did not have anyone with more than seven points.
The Bulldogs defeated the Page Lady Sand Devils 50-48 in a game between two of the best girls’ basketball teams in the state played in Winslow on Thursday. The game was attended by scouts from some of the best teams in the division and media personnel.
Winslow started very strong, scoring nine of the first 10 points and establishing an 18-11 first quarter lead. The margin was 28-23 at the half and 40-29 after three quarters. Page rallied in the final period and tied the game 46-46 with four minutes left after having trailed by 11 points with six minutes left. The Bulldogs prevailed in the closing minutes. Amazingly, neither team shot a bonus free throw, although Page tried to commit one foul intentionally in the final seconds.
Armao scored 16 points for Winslow and Ember Sloan tallied the same number for the Sand Devils to lead all scorers. Natasha Henry was also in double figures for Page with 12 points and Ashley Dempsey scored 9 for the Sand Devils. For Winslow, Bitsoi had 8 points, while Sangster and Michaela Bia each scored 7.
The Bulldogs were scheduled to journey to Holbrook to meet the Lady Roadrunners on Tuesday, then will host the Payson Lady Longhorns on Thursday, Jan. 29, travel to Show Low on Friday, Jan. 30, to meet the Lady Cougars and host the Window Rock Lady Scouts on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
