On Tuesday, Dec 7, the Bulldogs traveled to Page to face the Sand Devils. Page led the way in first quarter Page, 12 to 11 and then in the second quarter Page outshot Winslow 16 to 8. That brought the halftime score to Page, 28 and Winslow, 19.
In the third quarter both teams would each score 10 points but the fourth quarter Page would outshoot Winslow, 8 to 7 making the final score Page, 46 and Winslow, 36.
Blaine Begay was the only Bulldog that made it to double digits with10 points.
The Bulldogs then went on to play in the three-day Flagstaff Pepsi Invitational on Dec. 9, where they faced the 4A Coconino Panthers.
In the first quarter Coconino led the way through the first half, scoring 28 points to Winslow’s 9. That trend kept going throughout the second half, with the Panthers outshooting the Bulldogs and taking the final win, 59 -15.
The next day the Bulldogs continued to struggle. They faced the San Tan Foothills Sabercats of Queen Creek with a final score of San Tan, 71 and Winslow, 38.
Chris Arellano was the only Bulldog to get into double digits, with 22 points.
The Bulldogs faced 4A Lee Williams Volunteers of Kingman in their second game of the day. In the first quarter the Volunteers led Winslow 11 to 7 but in the second quarter Winslow outscored Lee Williams making the halftime score Winslow, 17 and the Volunteers, 15.
In the second half the Volunteers made a comeback and outscored Winslow to make the final score Lee Williams, 51 and Winslow, 37.
Arellano was again the only player with double digits at 14 points.
In their final game of the tournament the Bulldogs faced 2A Northland Prep Academy Spartans of Flagstaff. Again, the Bulldogs started out slow, with the Spartan leading 12-9 in the first quarter but in the second quarter Winslow outshot the Spartans, 18 to 10 making the halftime score Winslow, 27 and the Spartans, 22.
The Spartans made a comeback in the third quarter and outshot Winslow 17 to 12 and tied up the ballgame at 39-39. In the fourth quarter Winslow outscored Northland 25 to 14 making the final score Winslow, 69 the Spartans, 53. This was the second win of the season for the Bulldogs.
Winslow had three players in double figures led by Blaine Begay with 17 points, Isaac David with 13 and Arellano with 12.
