The Winslow Bulldogs had a busy week of three games, two of them on the road. The Bulldogs won all three of their games and have a 15-5 record going into Tuesday’s game at Page.
The Bulldogs got a win over visiting Show Low in Winslow on Jan. 16, defeating the Cougars 58-40. The team then went to Tuba City where the Bulldogs beat the Warriors, 88-67 then headed to Snowflake on Jan. 19, where they beat the Lobos 68-61.
In their 58-40 victory over Show Low, the Bulldogs had a 9-7 lead after the first period and had sped to a double digit 25-13 lead at the half and were up 38-28 going into the final period. Junior Villanueva led the Bulldogs with 14 points, just one more than Zach Wagner’s 13 points. Colton McGinnes led the Cougars with 19 points to lead all scorers.
In their 88-67 win over Tuba City, the Bulldogs were tied with the Warriors 17-17 after the first quarter and trailed 36-34 at the half. A good third quarter put the Bulldogs ahead 59-53 after three quarters and they pulled away in the final period. Villanueva led the Bulldogs with 22 points, Wagner with 18 points and Darius James with 11 points for Winslow.
In Winslow’s exciting come from behind 68-61 victory over Snowflake, the Bulldogs trailed 17-16 after the first quarter and 29-26 at the half. The margin was a substantial 41-44 after three quarters but the Bulldogs put on a furious fourth quarter charge and came away with a 68-61 victory. Villanueva led all scorers with 26 for Winslow. Wagner was also in double figures for the Bulldogs and James had an important nine points for the victors. Garrett Wood led Snowflake with 20 points and Dylan Ervien was also in double figures with 17 points for the Lobos.
The Winslow team will play at Page on Thursday, Jan. 25, and at Payson on Friday, Jan. 26. The last two games of the January portion of the schedule will be played in Winslow against the Holbrook Roadrunners and Lady Roadrunners on Tuesday, Jan. 30, and against the Blue Ridge Yellowjackets and Lady Yellowjackets on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
