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The Winslow Lady Bulldogs defeated the Flagstaff Lady Eagles, 50-32 to win the Pepsi Invitational Tournament in Flagstaff on Saturday.
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In earlier games the Lady bulldogs defeated Sunrise Mountain, 61-26 on Wednesday; Coconino, 50-32 on Friday; and St. Mary’s, 56-32 earlier on Saturday. Flagstaff had defeated the Cactus Lady Cobras, 65-56 earlier Saturday in the other semifinal game.
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In the championship game won by Winslow, 50-32 over Flagstaff the first half was played with a boys’ basketball, which was switched to a girls’ ball in the second half. Winslow led 11-7 after the first quarter but trailed 20-19 at the half and regained the lead 33-26 during the third quarter. Winslow was led by Justine Butterfield with 16 points with Andrea Willeto also in double figures with 10 points. Flagstaff had three players in double figures with Gracelyn Nez with 15 points, Josephine Faull with 14 and Emma Doskicz with 11 points.
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The Lady Bulldogs defeated the Sunrise Mountain Lady Miners from Las Vegas, Nev., 61-26 on Thursday in their first game of the tournament. They took control of the game early and led 13-3 after the first quarter, 30-9 at intermission and 42-15 going into the final period. Eight Winslow players scored led by Sierra Singer with 14 points. Willeto was also in double figures with 12 points and Kristin Wagner and Brianna Little each scored nine points each, while Butterfield scored seven. Markaila McKurdy led Sunrise Mountain with 13 points.
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In their second game of the tournament the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Coconino Lady Panthers, 50-32 on Friday. Winslow led 8-5 after the first quarter and a commanding 26-9 at the half and 35-20 after three periods. Eight Lady Bulldogs scored led by Butterfield with 17 points. Wagner scored nine points and Little tallied eight for the victors. No scoring was available for Coconino.
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In their third game of the tournament the Lady Bulldogs defeated the St. Mary’s Lady Knights, 56-32 in their first game on Saturday to earn their berth in the championship game that night. Winslow started strong and led 11-3 after the first quarter, 31-15 at the half and 50-23 after three periods. Butterfield led Winslow with 16 points and Little was in double figures with 10 points. St. Mary’s did not have scoring recorded.
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The Lady Bulldogs play today (Dec. 12) against the Tuba City Lady Warriors at Winslow. They will play at Chinle this Friday, Dec. 14; host Window Rock this Saturday, Dec. 15; and Ganado on Monday, Dec. 17, to complete the 2018 portion of their schedule. The first game in 2019 will be in Show Low on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
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