The Bulldogs lost to the Snowflake Lobos last Friday night, 73-65.
Snowflake raced to a 23-12 first quarter advantage that, though they cut into it, the Bulldogs were never able to overcome. The margin was 36-27 at the half. By the end of the third quarter the Lobos had a commanding 59-45 lead. The Bulldogs rallied in the fourth and got within striking distance before running out of time. Snowflake shot free throws well in the final period, making seven of 10 in that quarter and 16 of 22 for the game.
Gunner Caldwell of Snowflake and Devon Flanagan of Winslow each had 16 points to lead all scorers. Jordan Goodman and Travis Flake of Snowflake, and Trelonnie Sanders of Winslow all had 14 points, and Kegan Bjorrn of Snowflake had 12. Austyn Mattox of Winslow and Tanner Crosby of Snowflake scored 9 points each, and Akkeem Foster of Winslow tallied 8.
The Bulldogs will meet Holbrook in the regional tournament at 5:15 p.m. today (Feb. 11) at Show Low High School. The winners will advance to the finals at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, also at Show Low, where they will meet the winners of tonight’s Snowflake-Blue Ridge contest.
