On Sept. 29, the Winslow Bulldogs hosted the Wildcats of Chinle. The very big and athletic Wildcats would face off against the Bulldogs who for the second week in a row were forced to cancel their junior varsity game to be able to field a varsity team due to injuries.
In the first quarter the Wildcats would score on a Cody Curley 2-yard carry followed by the 2-point conversion. Four minutes later the Wildcats would again get in the end-zone with a 9-yard run by Ladamien Begay followed by the 2-point conversion. In the final two minutes of the quarter Curley would again cross the goal line with a 2-yard carry with the 2-point conversion for a score of Chinle 24, Winslow 0.
In the second neither team would score until late in the quarter when Wildcat Curley would score on an 11-yard run with the 2-point conversion. With less than two minutes left in the half the Bulldogs would prevent a shut-out when Dre Bailon on a 17-yard run would take it in for the touchdown. With 30 seconds on the clock, Wildcat Begay would run 64 yards for the touchdown with the 2-point conversion, making the halftime score Chinle 40, Winslow 6.
Two minutes in the third quarter the Wildcats would score on a 60-yard run by Curley with the 2-point conversion. Midway thru the quarter, Wildcat Aiden Guy would score on a 24-yard pass with the 2-point conversion. Late in the quarter Wildcat Wesley Begay would score on a 12-yard run with the 2-point conversion for quarter ending score of Chinle 64, Winslow 6.
The Wildcats would score one last time in the fourth quarter then Caleb Yazzie would score on a 37-yard run with the 2-point conversion for a final score of Chinle 72, Winslow 6.
Winslow will be back in action on Oct. 2, when they will travel to Kayenta to take on the Mustangs of Monument Valley at 7 p.m. DST.
