On Nov. 15, the Winslow Bulldogs opened their season at home, hosting the Chino Valley Wildcats. The game would give Coach Venton Nelson a chance to use his bench as well as the starters.
In the first quarter the Bulldogs would outscore the Cougars 29 to 12.
In the second quarter, the Bulldogs would continue to out-shoot the Cougars 20 to 12, for a halftime score Winslow 49, Chino Valley 24.
In the third quarter, the Cougars would narrow the Bulldog lead by outscoring them 17 to 13. Then in the fourth, the Cougars would outscore the Bulldogs by just one-point, 13 to 12. The final score came to Winslow 76, Chino Valley 54.
Winslow had three players in double digits led by Isaac David with 26 points including two 3-point shots, Kasey Monroe with 16 points and one three-point shot and Lythel Baker with 11 points and two 3-point shots. Anthony Torres led the team in 3-pointers with three. They were 13-20 from the line.
Chino Valley had two players in double digits led by Ben Sibole with 22 points with six 3-point shots, and Jackson Hawks with 15 points with three 3-point shots. They were 4-10 from the line.
On Nov. 17, the Bulldogs traveled to Chinle for the Wildcats season opener. This game would have everyone on the edge of their seats and both teams would enjoy large leads.
In the first quarter, the game would remain close with just two-points separating them or a score of Winslow 11, Chinle 9.
In the second quarter, the Bulldogs would enjoy a three-point lead outscoring the Wildcats, 10 to 9 for a halftime score of Winslow 21, Chinle 18.
It would be in the third quarter where it would get interesting, with the Bulldogs watching an 8-point lead disappear after a technical foul against the Bulldogs and Wildcat Jostaiah Harvey go on a scoring frenzy to give the Wildcats a 2-point lead to end the quarter by outscoring the Bulldogs 21 to 16.
In the fourth quarter, the Wildcats would open up their lead to 8-points but the Bulldogs would rise to the challenge and mount an entire team effort to narrow the lead and then overtake the Wildcats, out-shooting them 32 to 11 for a final score Winslow 69 Chinle 52.
Winslow had three players in double digits led Anthony Torras with 19 points with four 3-point shots, Isaac David with 18 points and Izaak Panana with 11 points including one 3-point shot. Winslow was 11-17 from the line.
Chinle had one player in double digits Harvey with 26 points 2 3-pt. Chinle was 7-11 from the line.
