On Tuesday, Nov. 23, the Bulldogs would host the Chino Valley Cougars for their basketball season opener. In what would be considered a re-building year for Winslow with only one player returning from last year, they also had three of their players unavailable for the first game including two of the starters.
In the first quarter trying to shake out the first game jitters and no experienced varsity players, Winslow would jump out to a 15-2 lead.
In the second quarter the Cougars would outshoot the Bulldogs 17 to 14, but Winslow would end the half with a 29-19 lead.
During halftime in honor of Native American Heritage Month, the Standing Horse Drum and Dancers along with the WHS Tribe of Many Feathers Dancers, along with the Holbrook Summer Dance group performed for the fans.
In the third quarter. the Bulldogs would outscore the Cougars by just one point, 17-16. But they would also have to sit down two of their players who would end up fouling out. Winslow would still have a 46-35 lead.
In the fourth quarter both teams would have two players foul out. For Winslow, this meant that they only had five players available to be on the court. The Cougars would outshoot the Bulldogs 24-22, but Winslow would hold on to win the game 67-60.
Winslow had four players in double digits led by Lythel Baker, with 16 points (1-3pt); Tyron Puhuhafvaya and Mauricio Thomas each with 13 points, along with 1-3pt each; and Kasey Monroe had 11 points.
