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Playing before a packed house at Petranovich Gym on Friday night the seventh ranked Bulldogs outlasted No. 14 Holbrook, 66-60. Winslow came out of the gate quick with 16 first period points. Darius James and Tyrell Young each netted five in the first frame. Holbrook got seven points from sharp shooter Kobi Koerperich but they found themselves down seven heading to the second.
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In the second, Holbrook battled back outscoring the Bulldogs by four. Blayne Nelson returned to the court following some time off for injury and buried two treys sparking a good run for the Roadrunners, who headed to the half down 30-27. Zachary Wagner led the Bulldogs in the second with five points.
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Winslow built their lead back to seven points with a good quarter from James who added six to his total. Freddie and Koerperich each had four keeping Holbrook within striking distance.
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James came alive again in the fourth period pouring in 11 of his team high 24 points in the final eight minutes. Holbrook’s Koerperich tried to keep pace netting nine of his 25 points in the frame as well, but Winslow was able to stave off a hard working Holbrook team to get their 11th win of the season against just four losses. The Bulldogs are 6-2 in regular season games.
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Along with James’s 24 points, Tyrell Young added 11, as did Wagner. Dustin Richard had 8; Elias Stewart, 7; Josiah Montgomery, 3; and Deangelo Lewis added 2.
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Holbrook was paced by Koerperich’s 24. Blayne Nelson added 11; Tynen Thomas, 8; Josiah Freddie, 6; Anthony Nelson, 5; Damian Clark, 3; Jeffrey Jones, 2; and Ethan Bahe helped with 2.
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Winslow converted seven of 14 free throws and connected on seven triples. Holbrook made good on nine of 12 charity tosses and hit eight three-point shots.
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Winslow has a busy week ahead of them with four games scheduled in five days. They hosted Blue Ridge on Tuesday, then will play at Tuba City on Thursday, host Payson on Friday, then travel to Monument Valley on Saturday.
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With the loss Holbrook balanced both their overall season mark at 9-9, and their regular season record at 4-4. They hosted Snowflake on Tuesday, then will play at Blue Ridge on Friday, then host Valley Sanders on Saturday.
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