The Winslow Bulldogs lost to the Page Sand Devils 22-12 in Page on Aug. 31 leaving the Sand Devils undefeated at 3-0 and the Bulldogs fell to 1-2 with the loss.
The Sand Devils took the opening kickoff and after getting a first down punted to the Winslow 30-yard line. The Bulldogs drove just into Page territory, but had to punt. A good punt had the Sand Devils at their five-yard line.
Page put together several good runs and drove to the shadow of the Winslow goal post. A penalty and several good defensive plays set up a pass interception by the Bulldogs that ended the drive.
Winslow got to near midfield and punted to the Page 38-yard line with just over a minute left in the first quarter, which ended with no score to that point.
A fumble at midfield was recovered by the Bulldogs and ended a promising drive.
Brennan Sawyer hit Michael Densmore with 52-yard pass for a touchdown that gave Winslow a 6-0 lead after the conversion failed with most of the second quarter left to play.
Page got a couple of first downs but then punted near the Bulldog 40-yard line. The Bulldogs drove into Page territory, but lost a fumble at the Page 43-yard line.
With just over a minute left in the half Robert Smith ran 58 yards for a touchdown. Smith ran for a two-point conversion and an 8-6 lead.
There were several timeouts and changes of possession but the half ended with Page leading 8-6.
Page recovered an on-side kickoff to start the second half. The Sand Devils drove to the shadow of the goal post and scored on a 10-yard pass from Gabe Gomez to Justin Salabiye. Page led 14-6 when the conversion run failed.
Page tried another on-side kick but Winslow got this one at midfield.
Giovanni Coulson intercepted a Winslow pass and ran 70 yards for a Page touchdown. The conversion run gave the Sand Devils a 22-6 lead with about six minutes left in the third quarter.
The teams both failed to score on several drives and the third quarter ended with Page leading 22-6.
Winslow drove to a fourth and one and got the first down at the Page 10. Sawyer ran for the touchdown but the play was negated by a penalty.
Kimball Begay intercepted a Winslow pass and returned it to Winslow territory, but the Bulldogs held and forced a punt.
The Bulldogs drove and scored on a run by Sonny Wilbanks, the conversion failed and Page led 22-12 with three minutes left in the game.
Winslow tried an on-side kick, which Page picked up and fumbled. The Bulldogs recovered the fumble.
Page’s Austin Green intercepted a Winslow pass and the Sand Devils ran out the clock and won the game 22-12.
The Winslow junior varsity had defeated the Page junior varsity.
