Bulldogs headed for State, second in Region

The Winslow Bulldogs played their way into the 3A North Region Tournament on Wednesday, then finished second in the event with a win on Friday and a loss in the championship game on Saturday. Winslow takes a 17-12 record into the Arizona State 3A Tournament.

The Bulldogs earned a berth in the 3A North Region semi-finals and in the Arizona State 3A Conference Tournament with a 70-55 win over the Pinon Eagles in Winslow on Wednesday.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a commanding 27-12 lead after the first period and maintained a double digit advantage throughout the contest. Orlando Vargas led Winslow with 19 points. Jeremy Taliman with 14 points, Jordan Payne with 13 and Lucas Armenta with 10 were all in double digits. Jermaine Gee led Pinon with 19 points. Troy Tachine scored 17.

On Friday, the Bulldogs defeated Tuba City 58-47 to advance to the regional finals. Orlando Vargas paced the Winslow attack with 13 points. Josh Stago and Jeremy Taliman tallied 11 for the victors. Ryan Brown took game high honors with 17 points for the Warriors.

On Saturday, the Greyhills Knights had four players in double figures in their 62-35 victory over the Bulldogs. Amos Smith led all scorers with 17 points. LeDaniel Gishie with 13 points and Derek Brown and Ryan Attakai with 10 each finished in double digits. Jordan Payne led Winslow with nine points.

Pinon 12 17 11 15 – 55

Winslow 27 13 14 16 – 70

Pinon: Everette Denny 6, Dominick Harding 7, Troy Tachine 17, Clifton Sekizzie 8 and Jermaine Gee 19,

Winslow: Jordan Payne 13, Orlando Vargas 19, Shawn Begay 6, Andrew Taliman 8, Lucas Armenta 10 and Jeremy Taliman.

Winslow  4 19 21 14 – 58

Tuba City 8 14 10 15 – 47

Winslow: Jordan Payne 8, Orlando Vargas 13, Sean Begay 3, Andrew Taliman 4, Lucas Armenta 4, Josh Stago 11, Jeremy Taliman 11 and Trevor Cantrell 4.

Tuba City: Eliott Hatathlie 6, Daniel O’Conner 7, Ryan Tsingine 8, Ryan Brown 17, Courtney Tsingine 6 and Kyle Watson 3.

Winslow 14   3   5 13 – 35

Greyhills  9 20 18 15 – 62

Winslow: Jordan Payne 9, Orlando Vargas 2, Sean Begay 3, Andrew Taliman 3, Josh Stago 2, Jeremy Taliman 3, Angelo Tsosie 4, Rayme Billy 2 and Trevor Cantrell 7.

Greyhills: Derek Begay 10, LeDaniel Gishie 13, Marcus Begay 3, Ryan Attakai 10, Donovan Bighorse 5, LeThaniel Gishie 2, Amos Smith 17 and Craig Tsingine 2.

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