On Feb. 2, Prior to the final home game of the regular season, the seniors of the spirit line and cheer members including, Riley Alexander, Anne Marie Breeze, Ailis Corum, Felecia Fredricks, Leila Palfy, Grace Pollard, Angela Salazar, Sydney Smith-Caldera, Annalisa Tully, Yailin Valencia-Dominguez, Kyah Wilcox and Kendra Ybarra. Senior Bulldogs were also escorted onto the court including, Jeremiah Acothley, Rylan Bia, Jayden Curtis, Anthony Nezzie and manager Ethan Benally.
The Bulldogs then faced the Blue Ridge Yellowjackets of Lakeside in a game that would be close throughout, with Bulldogs trailing at one point by double figures. In the final quarter the Bulldogs would refuse to give up and in the final seconds they would grab the win.
In the first quarter the Bulldogs would have a mere basket lead 16-14 over the Yellowjackets. In the second quarter the Yellowjackets would take a 4-point lead outscoring the Bulldogs 16-10, for a halftime score of Winslow 26, Blue Ridge 30.
In the third quarter the Yellowjackets would go on a scoring spree, outshooting the Bulldogs 19-12 and a double figure lead. In the fourth quarter the Bulldogs would take control on both offense and defense limiting the Yellowjackets to just 4 points while they scored 17 for the 2-point win, making the final score Winslow 55, Blue Ridge 53.
Winslow had two players in double figures led by Jacoby Chee with 17 points and Jayden Curtis with 16 points, he would also lead the team in rebounds with 17. Josh David led the team in steals with 2. Winslow was 12 of 15 from the line.
The Winslow Bulldogs now move into post-season play where in the first round they go in as the 17th seed and will host the 18th seed the Alchesay Falcons in a game that should be full of fireworks since when these two teams met in the regular season they would both end with the Falcons edging out the Bulldogs by just a single basket each time. The game will be played in Petronovich Gym in Winslow at 7 p.m. on Feb. 13.
