By Sam Conner The Winslow Lady Bulldogs’ basketball season came to a close in the quarterfinals of the Arizona Division III State Championship Tournament with a 57-47 loss to the Valley Christian Lady Trojans. In earlier tournament games, the Bulldogs defeated Agua Fria and Buckeye, ending their season with a 17-17 record. The Valley Christian Lady Trojans started the quarterfinal contest fast and built a 20-6 lead by the end of the first quarter. The lead was 31-18 at the half as Winslow played better in the second quarter. The Trojans still held a 46-35 lead going into the final period before closing out the contest 57-47. Megan Timmer and Hailey Russell led Valley Christian and all scorers with 16 points each. Danielle James led the Bulldogs with 12 points, followed by Siigrid Lii’bilNaghahi with 11, and Adrianna Singer and Justine Butterfield with 10 each. On Feb. 17 the Bulldogs defeated the Agua Fria Lady Owls 58-48 in tourney game played at Winslow. The loss ended Agua Fria’s season with a 19-10 record. Winslow scored the first seven points of the game and led 12-5 after the first quarter of play. Agua Fria came back in the second period, but Winslow still led 24-21 at the half. Agua Fria took its first lead of the game midway through the third quarter as a result of a technical foul. The Bulldogs rallied, though, and built a 39-31 lead going into the final period. Kash Cannon of Agua Fria was the high point scorer of the game with 20. James led Winslow with 17 points, followed by Jenna Yazzie with 11, Singer with 10 and Butterfield with 9. On Feb. 20 the Bulldogs edged the Buckeye Lady Hawks 61-58 in overtime of tourney game played at Gila River. The loss ended Buckeye’s season with a 16-8. Winslow led 10-9 after the first quarter and by 26-24 at the half. The Bulldogs were up 38-34 after three quarters, but Buckeye came back to tie the score at 51-51 at the end of regulation. Butterfield had a productive overtime period, scoring five of her 12 points in that crucial time. James led all scorers with 23 points for the victorious Bulldogs. Butterfield added 12 and Singer scored 11. Buckeye had only one player in double figures, Jasmine Gonzales with 20 points.