The Lady Lobos had their season come to a close on Wednesday in the 3A play-in games at the hands of visiting Coolidge. Snowflake finished the regular season ranked 16th in power points, meaning they were able to host 17th-seeded Coolidge for the right to advance to the state playoffs.
The Bears had a 13-3 regular season record, while the Lobos compiled a 12-6 regular season mark. Coolidge finished the season standings in second place in the 3A south central division, with their only loss coming at the hands of region winner Valley Christian.
Snowflake finished the regular season in a three-way tie for first place in the east region, along with Payson and Holbrook, each with identical 7-3 region marks. Since each of the three teams had beaten each other, Holbrook was awarded the region crown due to holding the second tie-breaker, which was overall power point ranking. Holbrook finished ranked 10th overall, while Payson was 13th, and Snowflake 16th.
Coolidge won the play-in game 7-5 on Wednesday, moving the Bears into the state bracket where they will face top-ranked Sabino on Tuesday night.
Snowflake put together a respectable season going 17-12 overall. They did have the following players who were selected for post-season region honors. LillieAnn Hollom was named co-defensive player of the year. Livi Schneider was selected to the first team all-region team. Jordyn Bryant, Mikelle Abbott and Kloah Ulberg were selected to the second team all-region. Brynlee Bryant, Rylee Finch and Graycee Skousen were each selected to the honorable mention all-region team.
