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By Ken Graham
The Times 

Dayton Girls Suffer First Loss, But Continue EWAC Dominance

Loss to Oakesdale ends 14-game win streak; two weekend wins start a new one

 

Ken Graham

Dayton's Alexis Wanlarbkam whips a pass to teammate Sidney Andrews during the Lady Bulldogs' win against Tri-Cities Prep Friday night.

DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team remained undefeated Eastern Washington Athletic Conference league play over the weekend, after big wins against Tri-Cities Prep and White Swan. However, on Jan. 24, the Lady Bulldogs suffered their first loss of the season in a non-league game against a red-hot Oakesdale team.

Dayton 63, Tri-Cities Prep 36

On Friday night, the Dayton girls recovered from their loss to Oakesdale by drubbing an out-matched Tri-Cities Prep team 63-36.

The Lady Bulldogs dominated from the outset, building a lead of 27-9 midway through the second quarter, before entering the half at 29-15. Dayton had rolled up a 57-25 lead by the end of the third quarter.

For the game, Sidney Andrews had another big night, scoring 20 points, including a three-pointer. Shayla Currin scored 16 points, and Josilyn Fullerton added 11. Currin also pulled down eight rebounds.

Tri-Cities Prep 9 6 10 11 - 36

Dayton 17 12 28 6 - 63

Tri-Cities Prep - Perez 2-6 0-0 4, B. Ghirardo 0-3 0-0 0, Dickson 4-11 1-4 9, Gs. Ghirardo 2-4 0-0 4, Slahgasky 3-5 1-1 7, Coffey 1-6 2-4 4, Monteon 3-9 2-4 8, Long 0-5 0-0 0;  Totals 15-49 6-13 36

DAYTON (63) - Phillips 2-9 1-2 5, Andrews 9-15 1-2 20, Laughery 1-4 0-0 2, Wanlarbkam 3-6 0-0 7, Fullerton 5-12 0-0 11, Currin 6-11 4-4 16, Patton 0-1 0-0 0, Bryan 1-1 0-0 2, Griffen 0-0 0-0 0; Totals 27-59 6-8 63

3-point goals - TCP (none), Dayton (Andrews, Wanlarbkam, Fullerton); Total fouls - Dayton 12, TCP 6; Fouled out - none; Rebounds - Dayton 31 (Currin 8), TCP 22

Dayton 57, White Swan, 38

On the road Saturday, the Dayton girls built a big lead in the second quarter, and held on to beat White Swan, 57-38.

After trailing 14-13 at the end of the first quarter, the Lady Bulldogs outscored White Swan 20-3 in the second, and held on for the win.

Andrews again led her team, with 19 points. Currin had 17. Andrews had a big night on the boards as well, pulling down 15 rebounds.

Dayton 13 20 17 7 - 57

White Swan 14 3 12 9 - 38

Dayton - Phillips 3-5 1-4 7, Andrews 6-11 6-8 19, Laughery 2-3 0-1 4, Wanlarbkam 0-0 1-2 1, Fullerton 4-5 1-3 9, Currin 8-18 1-2 17, Bryan 0-0 0-0 0; Totals 23-42 10-20 57

White Swan - Taylor 0-2 1-2 1, Anderson 1-6 1-1 4, Ike 5-9 0-0 10, Bass 2-5 0-0 5, As. Carey 0-1 0-0 0, Zagelow 0-0 1-2 1, Cheney 2-9 0-0 5, Am. Carey 2-2 0-0 4, Wolfsberger 3-9 2-5 8; Totals 15-41 5-10 38

3-point goals - Dayton (Andrews), WS (Anderson, Bass, Cheney); Total fouls - WS 18, Dayton 13; Rebounds - Dayton 44 (Andrews 15), WS 16; Turnovers - Dayton 29, WS 22

Oakesdale 47, Dayton 38

Oakesdale, the number one-ranked 1B team in the state, handed the Dayton girls their first loss of the season on Jan. 24 in Dayton.

Dayton led 16-14 at the end of the first quarter, but then fell behind and trailed at the half, 27-21. Foul trouble hurt the Lady Bulldogs in the second half – Andrews, Currin and Fullerton ended up fouling out – and the team was unable to recover.

For the game, Jenna Phillips and Currin each had 14 points. Andrews pulled down seven rebounds.

Oakesdale 14 13 8 12 - 47

Dayton 16 5 10 7 - 38

Oakesdale - Lindgren 2-6 0-0 4, L. Perry 2-4 1-3 6, E. Perry 0-1 0-0 0, Hockett 2-6 6-7 10, Shrope 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 5-12 4-6 17, Reed 2-13 4-4 8; Team 14-46 15-20 47

Dayton - Phillips 4-12 6-10 14, Andrews 2-11 1-2 5, Laughery 0-1 0-0 0, Wanlarbkam 1-3 1-2 3, Brincken 0-0 0-0 0, Fullerton 1-5 0-1 2, Currin 6-10 2-3 14, Bryan 0-1 0-0 0; Team 14-43 10-18 38

3-point goals - Oaklesdale 2 (Johnson, L. Perry); Total fouls - Oakesdale 15, Dayton 22; Fouled out - Dayton (Andrews, Fullerton, Currin); Rebounds - Oakesdale 25, Dayton 22 (Andrews 7)

 

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