By Sam Conner Both the Winslow Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs went 1-1 in the 3A East Region Basketball Tournaments last week. The Bulldog boys’ team defeated Payson 73-41 in their first game on Tuesday, but lost to Show Low 57-54 on Thursday. The Lady Bulldogs defeated Snowflake 57-46 in their first contest, then lost to Holbrook 45-30 in their second encounter. In their win over Payson, the Bulldogs led 23-13 after the first quarter, 43-21 at the half and 65-31 after three quarters. Trishane Cly led all scorers with 16 points for the Bulldogs. Both Rory Billie and Junior Villanueva were in double figures with 10 points each. Payson was led by Corbin White, who was the only Longhorn in double figures with 14 points. In their loss to Show Low the Bulldogs led 21-14 after the first quarter and 30-26 at the half. The Cougars rallied to lead 42-39 after three quarters and walked off with the victory. Rhett Ricedorff led all scorers with 21 points for Show Low. Jacob Tate was also in double figures for the Cougars. Cly and Billie each had 13 points to lead to Bulldogs. In the Lady Bulldogs’ loss to Holbrook, the score was tied 8-8 after the first quarter, but the Lady Roadrunners led 20-15 at the half and 36-17 after three quarters. Dakota Dick led all scorers with 14 points for Holbrook. The only other player in double figures was Winslow’s Lynnae Mitchell with 10 points. The Bulldogs enter the state tournament ranked ninth. They will host No. 24 Chino Valley at 6:30 tonight (Feb. 15). The winner advances to meet No. 8 Show Low on Saturday, Feb. 18, at a site to be determined. The Lady Bulldogs are the No. 13 seed. They were slated to host No. 20 North Pointe Prep Tuesday night. The winner will meet No. 4 Holbrook on Friday night, Feb. 17, at a site to be determined.
