Snowflake is off to a bit of a sluggish start to their hoops season. They did pick up a big 3A conference win over visiting Page on Tuesday night last week by a final of 63-42, which marked their first regular season win of the young season.
Thursday they were in Flagstaff for the Holiday Tournament. Their two games on Thursday were with Estrella Foothills and Needles, Calif. Estrella is traditionally a solid 4A school and this year is no exception. They came in with an 8-1 overall record, which included a 65-41 win over Snowflake.
The Lobos’ second game of the day was a 76-52 setback to a 4-1 Mustang team, which added the Arizona tournament to their schedule.
Friday, Snowflake picked up their first win of the tournament with a 42-40 nail biter over Northland Prep. That led to a match-up with host Flagstaff on Friday evening. The Eagles defeated Snowflake in a low scoring 47-37 final outcome.
Snowflake’s final game of the tournament came early Saturday afternoon with a 61-55 win over Safford.
This week the Lobos will play at Tuba City on Tuesday, then host Holbrook in a boys-only contest on Thursday night. Snowflake will play in the Epic Tourney New Year’s Classic held Jan. 1-3, and different venues in the Chandler area.
The Lobos return to regular season action Jan. 6, when they travel to Alchesay. On Jan. 8, they will host Safford, then on Jan. 9, a rematch with the Roadrunners will be in Holbrook.
Snowflake enters this week’s action with an overall record of 2-6. They are 1-2 in regular season games.
