The Snowflake Lobos defeated the Bulldogs 41-8 in Winslow in the final game of the regular football season. The win improved Snowflake’s record to 9-1 while Winslow fell to 5-5.
The Lobos scored on their first seven possessions in building a commanding 41-0 lead. Winslow did not get a first down until the second quarter, as the Lobo defense was also very impressive. The second half saw the Bulldogs play much better on defense and score the only touchdown of that half.
The Lobos scored on their second play from scrimmage, a 44-yard run by Luke Craun. The conversion by Calvin Stepp gave Snowflake a 7-0 lead less than a minute into the game.
The Lobos drove 47 yards and scored on a 12-yard pass from Tyler Claridge to JT Tate. Stepp’s conversion increased the Lobo lead to 14-0 halfway through the first quarter.
A pass interception by Kurt Wood set up Snowflake’s next touchdown. Claridge passed 29 yards to Zack Solomon for the score. The conversion failed and Snowflake led 20-0.
Kegan Bjornn caught a 39-yard pass from Claridge for Snowflake’s fourth touchdown to complete a 51-yard drive. Stepp’s conversion gave the Lobos a 27-0 lead as the first quarter ended.
On Snowflake’s next possession Claridge passed 38 yards to Wood for the touchdown and Stepp added the extra point to increase the lead to 34-0 with over nine minutes left in the first half.
The rout continued as Claridge passed 22 yards to Bjornn for a touchdown on Snowflake’s next possession. Stepp converted for a 41-0 lead and that was the score at the end of the first half.
The Lobos missed a 33-yard field goal attempt midway through the third quarter, and the quarter ended with neither team having scored.
Winslow held and took the ball on downs at its 19 yard line at the beginning of the fourth quarter. A pass interception by Wood got the ball back for the Lobos, but the Bulldogs held and Snowflake punted for the first time in the game.
The Bulldogs drove to the Snowflake one yard line, but the Lobo defense held and intercepted a pass there to end that threat. Winslow sacked the quarterback and held, getting the ball back on the punt at the Snowflake 24 yard line.
Winslow scored on a fourth down, one-yard pass from Rey Chavez-Velez to score with just a minute left in the game. Velez then passed to Junior Villanueva for the two-point conversion that cut the Snowflake lead to 41-8.
With just seconds left the Lobos ran out the clock and walked off with the victory.
