By Sam Conner The Winslow Bulldogs completed an excellent basketball season last Friday, though they lost to the Estrella Foothills Wolves in the semifinals of the Arizona Division III State Championship Tournament. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 25-8 record after defeating Dysart 60-58 and Mingus 50-49 in earlier tournament games. The 30-3 Wolves earned a berth in Saturday’s championship game with Scottsdale Christian, 76-64 winner over defending champion Snowflake. The Scottsdale school won the title game 40-35. The first quarter of the Winslow-Estrella game was a defensive struggle and ended with the score tied at 8-8. The Wolves picked up their offense and held a 24-16 lead at the intermission, then increased the margin to 39-26 in the third and pulled away in the final period. Grant Greabell scored 19 points for Estrella Foothills to lead all scorers. Antaveus Brown scored 16 points for the Wolves and Rex Greabell added 12. Akeem Foster led the Bulldogs with 15 points, followed by Rory Billie with 12. In their first tournament game the Bulldogs defeated the Dysart Demons at Coconino High School in Flagstaff in the second round of the state tournament. Winslow had a bye in the first round of the tourney. Winslow started strong and had an 18-14 lead after the first quarter of play. Dysart rallied in the second period and took a 30-28 lead to the locker room at the intermission of the closely fought game. The Bulldogs led 46-43 going into the fourth quarter of the still very close game and led most of the final period, pulling away for the 66-58 victory. Malik Ondigo led all scorers with 24 points for Dysart. Billie led Winslow’s offense with 14 points, followed by Dalvin Benally and Foster with 13 each. In the third round, the Bulldogs edged the Mingus Marauders 50-49 in a game played at Gila River Arena in Glendale. Mingus ended its season with a 22-8 record. Winslow built a 28-17 first half lead, but saw it cut to a single point by the end of the third period. The Bulldogs took a two-point lead with just seconds remaining on a basket by Benally. Mingus went to the foul line with just three seconds to play, but missed both free throws to seal the heartbreaking loss. Nathan Hanley led the Bulldogs with 16 points. Fabian Navarro of Mingus also scored 16.