The Snowflake Lady Lobos were scheduled to open the basketball season on Monday at the Queen Creek Turkey Shootout tournament as one of 16 teams in the primarily large school early season tournament. Following that two-day, four-game event, they will travel to Chinle for their first regular season game on Tuesday, Nov. 29. On Dec. 6 they play at Tuba City. They will play their first home game of the year on Dec. 14 when they welcome in Window Rock.
Players on Coach Don Godfrey’s varsity roster include seniors Shanae Stratton, Madison Butler, Carina Crandell, Breklee Tanner and Elle Flake. They are joined by juniors Emily Ballard, Jessica Neff, Nikita Olms, Baillee Flake and Camaria Reidhead. Rounding out the team are sophomores Kaylee Coplan, Shelby Larson, Alyssa Rolow, Jeassa Elkins and Emily Rolow.
The Snowflake boys’ team is once again under the direction of Coach Andy Wood. The Lobos will play their first game of the season at Chinle on Nov. 29, then compete in the Sedona Tournament slated Dec. 1-3. Like the girls, they travel to Tuba City on Dec. 6, then will jump right back into their second tournament of the season when they compete in the Pepsi Tournament Dec. 8-10 in Flagstaff. They will also play in front of their home fans for the first time on Dec. 14 when they host Window Rock.
