On Oct. 12, the Winslow Bulldogs hosted the Kingman Bulldogs in a game that was played in Snowflake. For the Winslow Bulldogs this was the opportunity to secure the final win over I-40 rivals after previously getting victories in Holbrook and Flagstaff this season.
In the first quarter Winslow would score first, taking over the ball at the 11-yard line where they would march down the field on 12 plays and 89 yards, with Ty DeSpain carrying the ball from the five-yard line followed by a Chance Lugo point after kick, making the score Winslow 7, Kingman 0.
In the first play of the second quarter Kingman’s D’Anthony Bush would score from five yards out. The two-point conversion would fail. With less than a minute left in the half, Kingman would attempt a trick play but Winslow would end up taking over at the 14-yard line and Winslow quarterback Gino Quinones would connect up with JoJo Captain on a nine-yard touchdown pass along with a Lugo point after kick for a halftime score of Winslow 14, Kingman 6.
In the third quarter Winslow running back DeSpain would score from a yard out, no point after. Midway through the quarter, Kingmans Brayden Fuentes would run 62 yards into the end-zone for the final score of the game, no point after. Neither team would score in the fourth quarter giving the Bulldogs the win with a final score of Winslow 20, Kingman 12.
Winslow was 6/10 with one interception for 69 yards passing, 180 yards rushing for a total of 239 yards. Defense players of the game Guillermo Clark and Seleti Serious (who also recovered two fumbles) both led team in tackles. Rudy Gonzalez had one sack.
At 6 p.m. on Oct. 20, the Winslow Bulldogs will be back under the Friday Night lights in Page to take on the Sand Devils.
