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By Ken Graham
The Times 

Lady 'Dogs Take Fourth at State

Late rally Saturday against St. George's preserves top-four finish for Dayton girls

 

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Members of the Dayton girls' basketball team, along with managers and coaches, posed for photos at the Spokane Arena after their win against St. George's on Saturday.

SPOKANE – The Dayton girls' basketball team played four games in four days here last week at the Hardwood Classic state championship tournament, and won three of them, preserving a fourth-place finish.

After losing their seeding game the previous week against Colfax, the Lady Bulldogs faced a tough road in their quest for a state championship. Dayton mounted a big fourth-quarter rally on Wednesday to stave off elimination against Mabton, and then fell to number-two seeded Wahkiakum on Thursday, putting them into the consolation bracket and a shot at a fourth place. Wins against White Swan and St. George's secured that spot.

Dayton 39, Mabton 36

On Wednesday evening, the Dayton girls began play in the state Hardwood Classic, facing off against league rival Mabton in a loser-out game that began at 9 p.m. With a late rally in the fourth quarter, the Lady Bulldogs erased a 10-point deficit and pulled out the win, 39-36.

After taking an early lead, Dayton went flat in the second and third quarters. Mabton outscored them in those two frames, 25-11, and entered the fourth quarter with a 32-22 lead. With a huge rally and stifling defense, the Lady 'Dawgs clawed back, outscoring Mabton 17-4 in the fourth to pull out the win.

For the game, Sidney Andrews led Dayton's scoring with 18 points, including three three-pointers. Jenna Phillips added 11 points. Josilyn Fullerton pulled down 12 rebounds.

Dayton   11  6  5 17 - 39

Mabton   7  15 10  4 - 36

Dayton - Phillips 4-7 3-5 11, Andrews 5-12 5-5 18, Laughery 2-6 0-0 4, Fullerton 2-9 0-1 4, Currin 0-2 2-2 2, Brincken 0-0 0-0 0, Bryan 0-0 0-2 0; Total 13-36 10-15 39

Mabton - N. Galarza 1-2 1-2 3, McCallum 0-7 3-4 3, Guerrero 1-3 0-0 2, Sanchez 1-4 1-3 3, Rojas 6-11 0-0 14, A. Galarza 2-10 0-0 5, Zavala 2-5 0-0 6, Miranda 0-1 0-0 0; Total 13-43 5-9 36

3-point goals - Dayton 3 (Andrews 3), Mabton 5 (Rojas 2, Zavala 2); Total fouls - Dayton 14, Mabton 15; Fouled out - none; Rebounds - Dayton 38 (Fullerton 12), Mabton 23 (McCallum 5); Turnovers - Dayton 29, Mabton 13; Assists - Dayton 5 (Currin 2, Fullerton 2), Mabton 8 (Guerrero 3)

Wahkiakum 71, Dayton 51

For the second night in a row at the Hardwood Classic, the Dayton girls fell way behind midway through their game, but this time they couldn't mount a rally, as they fell hard to Wahkiakum, 71-51.

The loss put the Lady 'Dogs into the losers' bracket at state, needing two wins in two days for a fourth-place finish.

Trailing 15-13 after one quarter, the Dayton girls' defense disappeared, as Wahkiakum outscored them 27-10 in the second quarter to build a 19-point lead at the half.

Andrews again led the Lady 'Dogs scoring, with 16 points, including three three-pointers. Phillips had 11 points and Shayla Currin added 10. Andrews also had 11 rebounds.

Dayton   13  10  16  12 - 51

Wahkiakum   15   27   14   15 - 71

Dayton - Phillips 3-11 4-4 11, Andrews 5-14 3-6 16, Laughery 2-5 0-0 5, Fullerton 2-4 0-3 5, Currin 4-6 2-4 10, Boggs 0-0 0-0 0, Brincken 0-0 2-2 2, Patton 0-0 0-2 0, Bryan 1-2 0-0 2, Griffen 0-0 0-0 0, Steinhoff 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 17-43 11-21 51

Wahkiakum - Souvenir 9-19 5-6 29, Elliott 4-10 0-1 10, Leitz 3-6 2-4 8, Burdick 4-11 0-1 11, Hansen 2-4 1-2 5, Ashe 1-1 2-4 5, Fluckiger 0-2 1-2 1, Mace 0-7 0-0 0, Macde 1-5 0-0 2, Merz 0-2 0-0 0; Totals 24-67 11-20 71

3-point goals - Dayton 6 (Andrews 3), Wahkiakum 12 (Souvenir 6); Total fouls - Dayton 20, Wahkiakum 16; Fouled out - Dayton (Phillips, Andrews); Rebounds - Dayton 42 (Andrews 11), Wahkiakum 30 (Souvenir 6); Turnovers - Dayton 23, Wahkiakum 10; Assists - Dayton 5 (Fullerton 2), Wahkiakum 9 (Souvenir 6)

Dayton 52, White Swan 41

Playing in their second elimination game of the Hardwood Classic tournament on Friday, the Dayton girls again rose to the occasion and ousted league rival White Swan, 52-41.

For the first time in the tournament, the Lady Bulldogs dominated the second quarter and took a lead into halftime, 28-14. Dayton played nearly even with White Swan in the second half to pull out the win.

For the game, Phillips led Dayton's scoring with 16 points. Andrews had 14, including two three pointers. Fullerton added 11 points, and Currin had eight. Andrews pulled down 14 rebounds, and Currin dished out five assists.

White Swan 10 4 11 16 - 41

Dayton 13 15 9 15 - 52

White Swan - Anderson 5 6-6 17, Bass 0 1-2 1, Cheney 3 2-3 8, Wolfberger 2 0-0 4, Castileja 1-4 2-2 4, Taylor 2 1-4 5, Ike 1 0-0 2, Zagelow 0 0-0 0, Carey 0 0-0 0; Team: 14 12-17 41

Dayton - Phillips 7 2-3 16, Andrews 4 4-5 14, Laughery 1 1-2 3, Fullerton 5 1-5 11, Currin 4 0-0 8, Wanlardkam 0 0-0 0, Brincken 0 0-0 0; Team: 21 8-15 52

3-point goals - White Swan 1 (Anderson), Dayton 2 (Andrews 2); Total fouls - White Swan 16, Dayton 17; Fouled out - none; Rebounds - White Swan 32 (Anderson 7, Wolfberger 7), Dayton 43 (Andrews 14); Turnovers - White Swan 19, Dayton 24; Assists - White Swan 6 (Wolfberger 2), Dayton 10 (Currin 5)

Dayton 48, St. George's 44

For the third time in four Hardwood Classic games, the Dayton girls needed a big rally in the fourth quarter to pull out a win. And for the second time, they pulled it off, overcoming St. George's , 48-44.

Playing in their final game on Saturday morning, and needing a win for a fourth-place finish at state, the Lady Bulldogs fell behind early, and entered halftime with a 25-17 deficit. After trailing by seven at the end of the third, Dayton again mounted a big fourth-quarter rally to pull out the win and secure a fourth-place tournament finish.

Currin led her team in scoring, with 17 points. Phillips added 16, and Andrews had 9. Currin pulled down 10 rebounds, and Fullerton had five assists.

St. George's 17 8 9 10 - 44

Dayton 10 7 10 21 - 48

St. George's - Bergquist 1 3-4 6, Higashi 4 2-5 12, Day 0 0-0 0, Jones 2 2-2 7, D. Melendez 2 0-2 4, Tender 0 0-0 0, Henning 0 0-0 0, Smith 2 3-4 7, Caporicci 0 0-0 0, S. Melendez 1 5-6 8; Team: 12 15-23 44

Dayton - Phillips 5 6-9 16, Andrews 2 4-4 9, Laughery 0 0-0 0, Fullerton 2 2-4 6, Currin 7 3-4 17, Brincken 0 0-0 0, Bryan 0 0-0 0; Team: 16 15-21 48

3-point goals - St. George's 5 (Higashi 2), Dayton 1 (Andrews); Total fouls - St. George's 19, Dayton 17; Fouled out - Dayton (Andrews); Rebounds - St. George's 27 (D. Melendez 9), Dayton 38 (Currin 10); Turnovers - St. George's 17, Dayton 20; Assists - St. George's 9 (Smith 3), Dayton 9 (Fullerton 5)

 

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