Basketball Recap: Winslow Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Winslow can now relate to. They took a 68-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ganado Hornets on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Hornets are ranked 40th).

Taylin Puhuhefvaya

Points (Career)

02/17/25 @ Ganado	27
01/31/25 vs Blue Ridge	22
12/28/24 vs Del Sol	19
01/30/24 vs Blue Ridge	18
01/10/25 vs Show Low	16

Despite the loss, Winslow still got an impressive performance from Taylin Puhuhefvaya, who posted 27 points and three steals. Those 27 points gave Puhuhefvaya a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Belone, who had 12 points.

It was another big night for Faith James, who went 10-for-25 en route to 29 points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds for Ganado. Jasah McIntosh was another key player, putting up 15 points along with six assists and five steals.

Winslow's record now sits at 6-19. As for Ganado, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-10.

Winslow does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ganado, they will host Valley Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.