The initial power rankings for basketball came out on Dec. 18 and Snowflake’s opponent on Dec. 19, the Winslow Bulldogs were ranked second overall in 3A. By the time the dust had settled in Winslow’s gym, Snowflake had dominated the Bulldogs in a 76-57 win, sending Winslow down in the rankings to the fifth position and raising the Lobos to number 13.
The Lobos got a 20-point effort from Garrett Wood and a double double from Taden Flake who finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Dylan Kay added 13; Dylan Ervien, 7; Jake Christensen, 7; Trever Willis, 5; Miles Bahe, 3; and Braedon Davis and Kolton Solomon each netted 2.
Snowflake shot well from distance making six three-point shots. At the free-throw line they went 12 for 17.
With the east region win their final game prior to the break, Snowflake improved their overall season record to 7-9. They are now 1-0 in east region action.
Snowflake will resume action on Jan. 5 when they travel to Payson. The following day they make the long trek to Monument Valley. On Jan. 9 they will host Holbrook.
