The Lady Lobos of Snowflake opened their basketball season last week with three straight wins. They won at Payson on Tuesday in a 55-53 nail biter, then cruised at Central on Thursday, winning 54-23, and won their home opener on Friday over Higley even more easily with a 60-19 final outcome.
In the Payson game Tori Flake paced the team with 13 points. Elle Flake and Mickelle Stradling added 8 each; Madison Butler 7, Makayla Hall 6, Nikita Olms 5, Breklee Tanner 5, Emily Ballard 2 and Audrey Livingston added 1.
Playing at Central High School on Thursday, Livingston led the charge with 13 points. Butler added 11; Tori Flake, 10; Elle Flake, 8; Hall and Ballard 3 each; and Tanner, Bailee Flake and Camaria Reidhead, 2 each.
Hosting Higley the next night in front of their home fans for the first time this season, Elle Flake led the way with 11 points. Tori Flake added 10; Tanner and Butler, 8 each; Hall, 7; Livingston, Reidhead and Stradling, 4 each; and Ballard and Olms, 2 each.
The Snowflake squad will travel to Lakeside tonight (Dec. 9) to meet Blue Ridge on Wednesday night, then will host the rematch on Tuesday, Dec. 15. In between those games the Lobos will be in action Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 10-12, at the Sedona Tournament.
