On Oct. 24, Bulldogs hosted the Hornets of Ganado, who have an impressive 6-2 record. But this would be a battle with the lead changing four times and with the largest lead separating them by just a touchdown.
It would be the Bulldogs who would start the scoring in the first quarter when quarterback Gino Quinones would connect with his brother Noah Quinones on a 1-yard touchdown pass, making the score Winslow 6, Ganado 0.
In the second quarter, the Hornets would score on a 1-yard run by Tyre Nichols, with a good point after kick by Noah Nelson good. Mid-way thru the quarter Gino Quinones would score in a 16-yard keeper. Half a minute later Hornets would score on a quarterback Kohl Curley 16-yard pass to Nichols for the touchdown followed by the point after.
The Hornets would open up their lead on a 13-yard touchdown run by Jeronen Nargo. The Bulldogs would score again on a Gino Quinones 4-yard keeper, making the score Winslow 18 Ganado 20. With just 22 seconds remaining in the half the Hornets would find the end zone on a 9-yard run by Jayden Curtis, making the score at the half, Winslow 18, Ganado 26.
Halfway thru the third quarter Bulldog James Mendoza would get the Bulldogs back within 2 points with his 8-yard run. With just 22 seconds left in the quarter the Hornets would score on a Landyn Denetso 25-yard pass run to make the score Winslow 24, Ganado 32.
In the fourth quarter the Bulldogs would close the gap with a Gino Quinones 4-yard keeper. At the three-minute mark the Hornets would score on a 7-yard run by Quincy Peshtony. With less than two minutes on the clock Gino Quinones would run 44-yards for the touchdown, followed with the 2-point conversion, making it a 36-36 tie score.
In overtime each team would get the ball on the 10-yard line with four downs to score until the tie is broken. Ganado would the toss and they would score on the second down with a 1-yard run by Curtis, followed by a good point after.
Winslow found the end zone with a third down, 1-yard run by Bryce Williams followed by the game winning 2-point conversion by Mendoza, making the final overtime score Winslow 46 Ganado 45.
Next week the Bulldogs will travel to Fort Defiance to take on the Scouts of Window Rock 6 p.m. Arizona time.
Prior to the game, Winslow Bulldogs Senior Night started with honoring the seniors, including team managers Delena Tanner-Lomeli, Kyah Wilcox and Kendra Ybarra; and players, Kavion Bumgarner-Ulibarri, Samuel Crisp, Jayden Curtis, Ra’ed Deschinny, Caleb Duran, Calan Ferrell, Aiden Martinez, James Medoza, Xavier Mora, Jonathon Perdue, Bryce Williams and Gino Quinones.
Seniors on the swim team were recognized including, Riley Alexander, Rylan Bia, Anne Marie Breeze, Zachary DeSpain, Jakob Hartman, Tatum Henling, Dakota Salazar and Sydney Smith-Caldera, and band members, Yahmo Curley-Chapella, Jaydaen Dixon, Branden Kilbourn, Elijah Lopez, Noah Martin, Daniel Martinez and Owen Hendricks.
