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The Winslow Bulldogs played well in the Pepsi Invitational Tournament in Flagstaff and finished third. The Bulldogs defeated the Lee Williams Volunteers, 61-54 in the game for third place. They had lost a semifinal game to the Tolleson Wolverines, 73-67 earlier in the day. On Friday Winslow had defeated the Sunrise Mountain Miners, 70-52.
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In their first game the Bulldogs defeated the Mingus Marauders 59-54 on Thursday. Mingus started strong and actually led after each quarter until the Bulldogs outscored the Marauders 20-12 in the final period to walk off with the victory. The Marauders had led 15-11, 31-25 and 42-39 after each of the first three quarters. Winslow was led in scoring by Zach Wagner with 18 points. Darius James was also in double figures with 10 points; Deangelo Lewis with nine points; and Tyrell Young and Dustin Richard with eight points each added important scoring. Zane Corum with two points and Michael Tafoya completed the Winslow scoring.
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In their second game of the tournament the Bulldogs defeated the Sunrise Mountain Miners, 70-52 on Friday. The Bulldogs took control early and led 24-5 after the first quarter, 38-16 at the half and 52-28 after three quarters. Wagner led the Bulldogs with 18 points; James with 14 points; Richard, 11 points; and Young, 10 points.
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In their third game on Saturday, the Bulldogs lost to the Tolleson Wolverines, 73-67. Tolleson led 21-18 after the first quarter but Winslow was up 39-37 at the half and 58-55 after three quarters. Tolleson out-scored the Bulldogs 18-9 in the final period to walk off with the victory. Winslow had four players in double figures with Lewis with 18 points; James, 15; Elias Stewart, 12; and Wagner with 10 points.
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In their final game on Saturday for third place the Bulldogs defeated the Lee Williams Volunteers whom they had lost to in the Sedona tournament. The Bulldogs led 14-8 after the first quarter, 31-26 at the half but trailed 46-46 after three quarters. They outscored Lee Williams 18-8 in the final period to come back and get the win. Young led the Bulldogs with 22 points; Richard, 14 points; and Zach Wagner and Darius James with 10 apiece.
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The Bulldogs play today (Dec. 12) against the Tuba City Warriors at Winslow. They will play at Chinle this Friday, Dec. 14, then host Window Rock this Saturday, Dec. 15, and Ganado on Monday, Dec. 17, to complete the 2018 portion of their schedule. The first game in 2019 will be in Show Low on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
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