The Winslow Bulldogs’ season ended with a 21-18 loss to the Parker Broncs in a first round Division IV playoff game played in Winslow Friday night. The loss ended Winslow’s season with a 7-4 record. Parker will meet the Seton Catholic Sentinels on Saturday, Nov. 12. The Sentinels defeated the Chinle Wildcats 72-18 at Chandler on Friday to advance to the second round.

The Bulldogs made a valiant run after falling behind 21-0 in the first half, outscoring the Broncs 18-0 in the second half. The game was played in inclement weather, with both wind and rain to contend with.

Parker scored on its third play from scrimmage on a 56-yard run by quarterback Angelo Gonzalez. Alfonso Lamaz converted to give the Broncs a 7-0 lead after just over a minute of play.

Adrian Diaz of Parker intercepted a Winslow pass on the first offensive play for the Bulldogs and returned it to the Winslow 24 yard line. Louis Golding passed 24 yards to Luis Gonzales for the score on a trick play that started with a lateral pass from Angelo Gonzales to Golding. The conversion increased the Parker lead to 14-0.

Winslow drove to the Parker goal line at the end of the first quarter, but was stopped on fourth and goal inside the one yard line on the last play of the first quarter, which ended with Parker leading 14-0. The Bulldogs had driven 71 yards before being stopped on that fourth down play.

The first play of the second quarter saw Angelo Gonzalez score his second touchdown of the game on a brilliant 99-yard run. The conversion was good and increased the Parker lead to 21-0. That turned out to be the only scoring of the first half.

The Bulldogs lost star running back Caleb Layden to a knee injury and he did not play in the second half. They were also playing without Henry Montiel, whose season ended with an injury during the final regular season game.

Winslow got the first score of the second half on a four-yard run by Kelly Wood with just 2:19 left in the third quarter. The play completed a 48-yard drive and brought the Bulldogs within 15 points of the Broncs as the conversion kick failed.

The Bulldogs scored again with only 28 seconds left in the third quarter on a five-yard run by Wood. Again the conversion failed and the Parker lead was cut to 21-12. The Bulldogs recovered an onside kick and had the ball in Parker territory with seconds remaining in the third quarter. The quarter ended with Winslow back in contention and driving toward the Parker end zone.

James Martinez ran nine yards for a touchdown with 11:28 remaining in the game. The two-point conversion attempt failed, but the Bulldogs were now trailing by just three points with most of the fourth quarter left to play.

The Bulldogs drove to a first and goal with about five minutes left in the game, but failed to score after a miscue caused a significant loss of yardage. The Winslow squad did get the ball back, but was unable to score in its last possession.