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MABTON – The Dayton girls’ basketball team played without two starting seniors in their final league game here Saturday, and lost to Mabton, 48-35. It was the Lady Bulldogs’ only league loss of the season. The game, originally scheduled for Feb. 4, was delayed twice because of weather.

Starters Shayla Currin and Josilyn Fullerton, along with reserve Neylan Bryan, were suffering flu symptoms and did not make the trip to Mabton.

Dayton ended the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference regular season with an overall record of 18-2, and a league record of 13-1.

The team had already clinched the EWAC championship prior to the Mabton game. They enter the playoffs as a number-one seed, and are guaranteed an appearance in the round of 16 2B state playoffs.

Dayton jumped out to an early lead, ending the first quarter up 8-3. However Mabton came back and took a two-point lead, 21-19, at the half. Mabton dominated the rest of the way, as the Lady Bulldogs struggled to score, with only 16 points in the second half.

For the game, Jenna Phillips and Sidney Andrews each scored 10 points. Phillips also pulled down 11 rebounds.

They Dayton girls play their first district playoff game in East Wenatchee Saturday. The state round of 16 begins the following weekend.

Dayton 8 11 7 9 — 35

Mabton 3 18 13 14 — 48

Dayton — Phillips 3-8 4-4 10, Andrews 3-4 4-6 10, Laughery 1-7 0-0 2, Boggs 1-3 0-0 3, Wanlarbkam 1-4 0-0 2, Brincken 1-4 2-4 5, Patton 0-0 1-2 1, Griffen 0-0 0-0 0, Steinhoff 1-1 0-2 2; Totals 11-31 11-18 35

Mabton — N. Galarza 3-9 0-0 6, McCallum 1-6 1-2 3, Guerrero 5-11 5-8 18, A. Galarza 2-8 1-1 5, Gutierrez 0-0 0-0 0, Zavala 0-5 1-2 1, Sanchez 3-9 0-1 6, Aguilar 0-2 0-0 0, Rojas 2-9 3-4 7, Hernandez 0-3 2-2 2; Totals 16-62 13-20 48

3-point goals — Dayton (Boggs, Brincken), Mabton (Guerrero 3); Total fouls — Dayton 20, Mabton 18; Fouled out — Dayton (Andrews), Mabton (Zavala); Rebounds — Mabton 27, Dayton 26 (Phillips 11)