Since losing to Holbrook by one point prior to the Christmas break, the Lobos have run off 11 consecutive power point wins, including all three played last week. The icing on the cake was that one of last week’s wins was over Holbrook.
Hosting Show Low on Tuesday, Snowflake gained the upper hand early and cruised to a 64-38 home court win. Ten Lobos made the scoring column led by Tanner Yellowhair with 13 points. Jake Shumway added 12; Reggie Peterson, 10; Chase Walden, 8; Doug Brimhall, 6; Braccin Tanner, 5; Rick Shumway and Dustin Baldwin, 3 each; and Dallin Merrell and Ty Reidhead, 2 each.
Show Low 6 12 11 9 38
Snowflake 17 12 19 16 64
Friday’s road trip to Holbrook marked a matchup of two of the top three teams in Section 1 of Division III. Playing in front of a packed house at Muñoz Gym the Lobos grabbed the early lead, sparked by six each from Walden and Jake Shumway. In the second, Walden added five to his total, helping the Lobos move out to a 35-26 halftime advantage.
Snowflake matched Holbrook’s efforts in the third then only dropped one point off the lead in the fourth to win the game 67-59 and avenge an earlier season loss to the Roadrunners.
“We executed our game plan very well. We were able to keep our energy level up the entire game. We minimized their runs and got the win in a great atmosphere,” said Coach Andy Wood.
Walden led the team with 21 points. Peterson added 12; Jake Shumway, 10; Yellowhair, 8; Merrell, 6; Rick Shumway and Baldwin, 4 each; and Tanner, 2.
Snowflake 16 19 15 17 67
Holbrook 15 11 15 18 59
Playing on the heels of their big win over Holbrook, the Lobos kept up that momentum and manhandled Round Valley in the dome on Saturday. The Lobos more than doubled up the Elks in the first, then led by 16 at the break. Their defense shut down Round Valley in the second half, holding them to just an 11-point output to win the game 80-34.
Baldwin led the way with 18 points. Rick Shumway and Brimhall added 13 each; Walden, 9; Yellowhair, 8; Merrell, 6; Peterson, 5; Jake Shumway, 4; and Tanner and Landon Godfrey, 2 each.
Snowflake 18 21 23 18 80
Rd Valley 9 14 6 5 34
With the three wins the Lobos improved to 19-3 on the season and headed into this week’s action with a power point mark of 13-1, placing them fourth overall and second behind Holbrook in Section 1. After playing at Joseph City on Tuesday, they will host Safford on Thursday, then wrap up the regular season at Blue Ridge on Friday. Sectional play will begin next week for the top eight teams in Section 1.
