The Lady Wildcats of Joseph City pushed their record to 4-0 on the young season with wins over Williams and St. Michael last week.
On Tuesday, the Lady Cats were in Williams, where they turned a solid first quarter into a 25-point win. Joseph City led by 15 points at the half and was never threatened in the third or fourth periods in the 55-30 win.
Searra Hansen paced the Lady Wildcats with a 21-point performance. Lexi Edwards added 7; Heidi Hunsaker and Kristin Baldwin, 6 each; Brooke Baldwin, Madison Fields and Karissa Paddock, 4 each; Taylor Hill, 2; and Sierra Johnstun, 1.
Joseph City 14 12 17 12 55
Williams 6 5 8 11 30
On Friday, St. Michael made a visit to Joseph City and, in a close game, the Lady Cardinals were sent packing with a four-point loss. The Lady Cats fell behind by seven through the first eight minutes, but rallied with a strong second quarter to lead by three at the half. They extended that lead to eight points heading to the fourth, then held on to win the game 49-45.
Hansen again led the team in scoring with 18 points. Edwards added 11; Hill, 10; Brooke Baldwin, 6; and Kristin Baldwin, 4.
St. Michael 12 9 9 15 45
Joseph City 5 19 14 11 49
With the two wins the Lady Wildcats remain perfect with a 4-0 start. After facing a huge test Tuesday against Valley’s Lady Pirates, who are also unbeaten and coming off a championship win in the Round Valley tournament, the Lady Wildcats will face more tough competition this weekend at the Winslow Winter Classic. Joseph City faces Window Rock at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, in Winslow’s old gym. The next night they will match up with Monument Valley at 6 o’clock in the Petro Gym. They will have two games on Saturday, with times and opponents depending on the outcome of pool play. The entire old 3A North Region is in this tournament, as are Alchesay, Hopi, Coconino and Snowflake.
