On Feb. 8, the Lady Bulldogs hosted the Lady Longhorns of Payson on Senior Night. Before the game, seniors Lady Bulldogs Tiuriah Tsosie, Shaelene Singer, Anysa Tso, Kylah Kaye and Rhiannon Franklin were escorted on the court by their parents.
In the first quarter, the Lady Bulldogs would outscore the Lady Longhorns 19 to 5, then in the second quarter two minutes into the quarter Jaci Gonnie would hit a three-point shot to reach the 1,000-point milestone. Despite that shot, the Lady Longhorns outscored the Lady Bulldogs 18 to 17 for a halftime score of Winslow 36, Payson 23.
In the third quarter the Lady Bulldogs would hold the Lady Longhorns to just four points while they went on to score 18. In the fourth quarter the Lady Bulldogs outscored the Lady Longhorns 12 to 9, making the final score Winslow 66 and Payson 36.
Winslow had three players in double figures led by Singer with 21 points and five three-point shots, Gonnie with 14 points and two three-point shots, and Kaitlyn Belone with 10 points.
In the final game of the regular season on Feb. 9, the Lady Bulldogs traveled to Show Low to face the Lady Cougars in a game that would decide who was the 3A East championship.
In the first quarter the Lady Bulldogs would have a one-point edge over the Lady Cougars of 11 to 10. Then in the second quarter, the Lady Cougars outscored the Lady Bulldogs 13 to 9, for a halftime score of Show Low 23, Winslow 20.
In the third quarter the Lady Bulldogs would again go ahead by a point, outshooting the Lady Cougars 12 to 8 but in the fourth quarter of the game both teams would trade the lead back and forth until the final five seconds of the game, when the Lady Cougars outscored the Lady Bulldogs 14 to 12. This ended the Lady Bulldog’s regular season with a final score of Show Low 45 and Winslow 44.
Winslow had two players in double figures, Gonnie with 18 points and one three-point shot, and Shaelene Singer with 14 points and three three-point shots.
