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The Winslow High School basketball teams had three games each last week. On Tuesday both teams met their rivals in Holbrook, where the Holbrook Lady Roadrunners defeated the Winslow Lady Bulldogs, 40-35 in the first game. The Bulldogs won a close 54-52 victory over the Holbrook Roadrunners in the boys’ game.
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They came home to host Payson on Wednesday and the Lady Bulldogs had a great game in their 69-39 victory over the Lady Longhorns. The Bulldogs defeated the Longhorns 67-52 in the boys’ game. They went to Lakeside to play Blue Ridge teams on Friday where the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Yellowjackets 78-52 in the first varsity game. The Bulldogs trailed most of the game but came back for a dramatic 85-83 victory over Blue Ridge.
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In the girls’ game against Payson, the Lady Bulldogs started strong and had a 23-6 lead after the first quarter. Payson played a little better in the second quarter but still trailed 38-19 at the half. Winslow continued to pull away on their way to a 63-29 lead going into the final period and a 69-39 victory. Most of the Lady Bulldogs scored but only Kylie Begay was in double figures with 21 points. Raegen Ashby was in double figures for Payson with 12 points. Winslow improved its record to 18-4 while Payson dropped to 6-11.
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In the boys’ game against Payson, the Bulldogs built a double-digit 19-8 first quarter lead and had a 41-26 first half lead advantage. The lead was 52-39 at the end of the third quarter. The Bulldogs continued to play well and walked off with a 67-52 victory. Darius James led the Bulldogs with 17 points. Elias Stewart with 16 points and Zach Wagner with 14 points were also in double figures for Winslow. David Pasquini-Jonassen led all scorers with 21 points for Payson, which also had Hunter Lee in double figures with 11 points.
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In the girls 78-52 win over Blue Ridge, Winslow led 19-11 after the first quarter and 41-22 at the half. The lead was 62-39 after three quarters. Kelli Mitchell led all scorers with 21 points for the Lady Bulldogs with 21 points. Justine Butterfield was also in double figures for Winslow with 19 points. Destiny Casey with 17 points and Chenelle Harris with 10 points were in double figures for Blue Ridge.
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In the boys dramatic 85-83 win, Blue Ridge led 26-22 after the first quarter and was still up 50-42 at the half. Winslow quickly tied the game and took the lead in the third quarter but Blue Ridge was back on top 62-59 going into the final period. Winslow won the game in the closing seconds after trailing most of the game 85-83. Dustin Richard led the Bulldogs with 23 points. Winslow had James with 21 points, Wagner with 16 and Stewart with 12 points in double figures.
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Tyrell scored nine important points for the Bulldogs, most of them in the final period and Luke Edgewater who had only four points hit the three-point that gave Winslow its final lead. Darrien Burnette took scoring honors with 32 points for Blue Ridge which also had Corey Endfield with 13 points, K.J. Anderson with 13 points, R.J. Tate with 11 points and Devin Chowbig with 10 points in double figures. The win improved Winslow’s record to 20-4 and dropped Blue Ridge’s to 17-9. Both of the teams will likely be high seeds in the state tournament.
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The Winslow teams have only one more game remaining after their game in Payson on Feb. 5 and at home on this Friday against Snowflake.
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