By K. Conner On Friday, Sept. 24, the Winslow Bulldogs hosted the Show Low Cougars. Both teams came in undefeated with Show Low only having seven points scored against them in their first four games. This game was all about the defense. In the first quarter, the Cougar’s would score first on 17-yard pass from Colton Yeagar to AJ Henderson, but the two-point conversion would fail. Show Low would get the ball back with an on-side kick but on the following play Bulldog Chris Arellano would recover the Show Low fumble and take it into the endzone on a 45-yard run to tie the score 6-6. In the second quarter, Cougar Ryan Kishbaugh would score on a 21-yard run but the two-point try failed, making the half-time score Show Low, 12 and Winslow, 6. The third quarter was all defense with both team’s defensive lines holding the offense’s to very little in yardage. In the fourth quarter with a little over four minutes remaining, Cougar Yeager on a 17-yard keeper for a touchdown and two-point conversion pass Yeager to Cooper Ervein. Bulldog’s quarterback Jace Lyons would connect with Arellano on a 51-yard pass and Gage Thomas for the point after. Cougar Bryson Ryan then scored on a 23-yard run followed by a two-point conversion pass to Preston Power, making the final score Show Low, 28 and Winslow, 13. Winslow had 209 yards passing and was 14/27 in passing attempts, 36 yards rushing for a total of 245 yards. Show Low had 60 yards passing and was 5/13 passing attempts with two interceptions, 278 yards rushing for a total of 338 yards. Next Thursday, Sept. 30, the Bulldogs travel to Flagstaff to play in the Northern Arizona University dome against the Flagstaff Eagles with game time at 7 p.m.
