The Joseph City Lady Wildcats improved their season mark to 6-2 just ahead of the Sedona Tournament with a 47-15 win over visiting Shonto Prep on Tuesday of last week. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, things didn’t go quite as well at the second annual Sedona Red Rock Tournament held at the end of the week.
Joseph City opened pool play with a 58-18 loss to a solid Barry Goldwater team on Thursday. Haley Edwards netted 8 points and Chalet Baldwin helped with 5 points. Alicia Chavez and Amanda Baldwin grabbed six rebounds each.
Later that day the Cats fell to eventual tournament champion Safford by a 63-28 final score. Alyssa Hutchens and Amanda Baldwin both netted 6, while Sadie Tuckfield and Morgan Johnson each had 4 in the loss.
On Friday the Wildcats came up short against Blue Ridge in a 47-27 loss. St. Johns defeated the Lady Cats by a similar score later on Friday with a 43-27 win over Joseph City. Mayer, was the final opponent for the Wildcats on Saturday, and handed the Cats a 35-31 loss. The Cats led 22-18 at the half and they were still on top 28-26 at the beginning of the fourth. In the final eight minutes they netted just three points and suffered a 35-31 loss.
Joseph City now stands at 6-7 on the season. After hosting St. Johns on Tuesday, the Wildcats will host Rock Point on Thursday, Dec. 17, then close out the first half of the season with a trip to Seligman on Friday, Dec. 18. They will be off for the holiday break and will return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 5, when they play at Grand Canyon.
