The Lady Lobos wrapped a pair of wins around one loss in last week’s action. Playing at home on Tuesday they easily handled Show Low, 52-37. Friday’s game at Holbrook didn’t go quite as well, with Snowflake on the wrong end of a 68-43 final. On Saturday they bounced back in a big way, picking up a 45-39 overtime win against rival Round Valley.

Tuesday’s home game with the Lady Cougars saw Snowflake struggle early and trail by a bucket at the end of the first. The Lady Lobos’ troubles continued into the second and they went to the break trailing by three. In the second half the tide turned. Snowflake amped up its defense, holding Show Low to single digits in each of the third and fourth periods. That defensive effort sparked the offense and led to the 15-point win.

Devrie Woodside led the team in scoring with 14 points. Tandis Yellowhair and Tara Nezzie finished with 13 each. Yellowhair pulled down seven rebounds and Nezzie grabbed eight. Lisha Titus and Mattie Scott both added 4 points, and Brylee Coplan and Caitlin Christensen each netted 2. As a team, the Lady Lobos made just eight of 24 free throw attempts, had 19 steals and turned the ball over 23 times.

Show Low 10 12 9 6 37

Snowflake 8 11 12 21 52

On Friday night the Lady Lobos traveled to Holbrook, where they came out with a 25-point loss in a physical game. Holbrook led by just one at the end of the first, but outscored the Lady Lobos by 10 in the second, pushing the halftime margin to double digits. In the second half the Lady Roadrunners outscored them by 14 to win the game comfortably.

The two teams usually play physical games and this was no exception, as they combined to shoot 59 free throws. Titus alone took 18 charity tosses, making 11. She led the Lady Lobos in scoring with 13 points. Nezzie added 10 points with 12 boards. Yellowhair had 9 points and nine rebounds. Coplan and Woodside each netted 4 points, Christensen had 2 and Katie Larson finished with 1.

The Lady Lobos made 21 of 34 free throw attempts and had 15 steals. They had trouble with Holbrook’s trapping pressure throughout the game, committing 41 turnovers.

Snowflake 11 11 12 9 43

Holbrook 12 21 20 15 68

Saturday’s game at Round Valley was another matter. The Lady Lobos trailed by four after one, and by five at the half. After three they still were down four, but made that deficit up in the fourth to force overtime. In the extra session the Snowflake defense rose to the occasion, holding Round Valley to just two points to get the six-point win.

Titus again played well with 17 points. Nezzie added 8 with seven rebounds. Woodside also netted 8. Coplan and Yellowhair scored 4 each, Larson hit for 3 and Christensen added 1. The team made 15 of 28 free throws, and had 15 steals and 23 turnovers.

Snowflake 12 7 8 10 8 45

Rd Valley 16 8 7 6 2 39

After playing at Joseph City on Tuesday, the Lady Lobos will host Safford on Senior Night this Thursday, Feb. 2, then close out the regular season at Blue Ridge on Friday night. Snowflake headed into this week’s action ranked 34th in power points, and will most likely need to win all three games to qualify for the 24-team state tournament, which begins in two weeks for Division III. If they finish outside the top 24, their season will come to a close.