The Winslow Lady Bulldogs earned two more wins at home late last week, defeating the Safford Lady Bulldogs 61-39 on Thursday and the Snowflake Lady Lobos 54-35 on Friday. The wins improved Winslow’s record to 24-4.
The Winslow squad started strong against Safford, and held an 18-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Winslow girls continued to play well and had built a commanding 34-16 lead by the intermission. Winslow still led comfortably 47-31 after three quarters of play, then coasted to a 61-39 victory.
Shandiin Armao led all scorers with 19 points for Winslow, followed by Jayce Sangster with 13; Kaelyn Bitsoi, 10; and Adrianna Singer, 9.
Damareece Camarena led Safford with 18 points.
The Winslow junior varsity girls defeated the Safford junior varsity 52-34, and the Safford freshman girls defeated Winslow, 42-37.
The Bulldogs also started strong against Snowflake, and had a 14-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. Winslow still had a comfortable 31-16 lead at the intermission. The Bulldogs had built a commanding 41-22 lead by the end of the third quarter and cruised to the 54-35 win.
Armao led all scorers with 20 points for Winslow. Lynnae Mitchell added 12 for the Bulldogs and Sangster, 9.
Marisa Godfrey led Snowflake with 14 points, followed by Tori Flake with 8.
Sectionals began Tuesday, with Winslow slated to meet Alchesay at 7 p.m. at Show Low High School. The winner will meet the winner of the Holbrook-Snowflake game in the finals at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, also at Show Low.
