The Winslow Lady Bulldogs played in the Chandler Prep Invitational Tournament on Jan. 2-4. On Thursday, the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Rio Rico Lady Hawks 66-56, but lost to the Ganado Lady Bullpups 59-35 on Friday. Later on Friday, the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Alchesay Lady Falcons 56-42. On Saturday, the Sunrise Mountain Lady Mustangs edged the Lady Bulldogs 35-33. The results left Winslow with a record of 8-7 for the season.
In their 66-56 win over Rio Rico, the Lady Bulldogs got off to a bad start and trailed 19-7 after the first quarter and 32-16 at the half. They came back to close the gap to 45-43 going into the final period. The Winslow girls continued to play well and outscored Rio Rico 23-11 in that period to win the game. Winslow was led by Andrea Willeto with 18 points, Kylie Begay with 15 points and Sierra Singer with 13 points. There was no individual scoring available for Rio Rico.
In their 59-35 victory over the Lady Bulldogs, the Gonzaga Lady Bullpups sped to an 18-5 advantage in the first quarter and a commanding 36-12 margin at the half and a 57-25 margin going into the final period. Winslow was led by Kristin Wagner and Willeto each with 11 points. There was no individual scoring available for Gonzaga.
In their 56-42 win over Alchesay the Lady Bulldogs were tied 5-5 after the first quarter but trailed 20-15 at the half. They rallied for a 38-28 lead after three quarters and continued to pull away for the victory. Wagner and Willeto led Winslow each with 11 points. There was no individual scoring available for Alchesay.
In the 35-33 loss to Sunrise Mountain, the Lady Bulldogs trailed 9-7 after the first quarter, 13-10 at the half and were tied 22-22 after three quarters. Sunrise Mountain won the game in the final period. Winslow was led by Begay with 13 points and Willeto with 10 points.
For their next games both Winslow teams will host the Tuba City teams this Thursday, Jan. 9.
