By Ken Graham
The Times
Lady 'Dogs Start Season with Two Wins
Currin gets 16 points, 16 boards, 5 blocks in season opener against Oakesdale
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Dayton's Shayla Currin drives to the basket during a playoff game last season
DAYTON – The Dayton girls' basketball team traveled to Oakesdale on Friday and pulled out a win, 46-38. On Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs hosted Pomeroy and barely held off the Pirates, winning 43-41.
Against Oakesdale, Dayton built a big lead in the first half, outscoring their opponent 19-4 in the second quarter and taking a 30-16 lead into the half.
"We really got contributions from everyone in some way," Dayton coach Clayton Strong said. "Katie Patton and Kira Boggs gave us a short burst at the end of the first half that allowed us to protect a couple of girls from picking up a key foul."
For the game, Jenna Phillips had 18 points and Shayla Currin notched 16. Currin also dominated under the basket, pulling down 16 rebounds and blocking five shots. Phillips also had six assists.
Dayton 11 19 7 9-46
Oakesdale 12 4 15 7-38
Dayton - Phillips 6-10 6-9 18, Andrews 2-8 0-0 5, Laughery 2-5 0-0 6, Boggs 0-0 0-0 0, Fullerton 0-6 1-2 1, Currin 8-15 0-2 16, Patton 0-0 0-0 0, Bryan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-44 7-13 46
Oakesdale - Lindgren 0-6 2-4 2, L. Perry 0-2 0-1 0, E. Perry 1-8 0-0 2, Hockett 0-0 2-2 2, Shrope 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 8-14 1-7 21, Reed 3-3 0-1 7. Totals 13-35 5-14 38
Dayton – Rebounds: Jenna Phillips-4 Sidney Andrews-4 Tatumn Laughery-4 Josilyn Fullerton-7 Shayla Currin-16 Neylan Bryan- 4; Assists: Phillips-6 Andrews-2 Laughery-3 Fullerton-3 Currin-2; Blocked Shots Currin-5; Steals: Phillips-3 Andrews-2 Fullerton-2 Currin-1 Bryan-2
Against Pomeroy, the Dayton girls held on against a strong and well-coached opponent.
"It was a nip and tuck affair throughout. They are really young but extremely talented," Strong said. "We still have some things to work on but to beat a quality opponent like that early in the season was a positive for us."
For the game, Phillips scored 14 points and Jocilyn Fullerton added 10. Currin pulled down 10 rebounds, and Sydney Andrews had eight. Currin also had five blocked shots.
Pomeroy - Halbert 2-10 4-5 10, Gingerich 1-2 0-0 3, Watko 3-6 0-0 6, Halverson 1-5 4-6 6, Smith 4-16 0-0 11, Dixon 2-12 0-2 4, Caruso 0-3 1-2 1, Wolf 0-0 0-0 0
Dayton - Phillips 6-9 2-4 14, Andrews 4-9 0-0 8, Laughery 1-4 1-2 3, Wanlarbkam, 1-2 0-1 2, Fullerton 5-11 0-4 10, Currin 3-6 0-0 6, Bryan 0-0 0-0 0
Dayton – Rebounds: Jenna Phillips-1 Sidney Andrews-6 Tatumn Laughery-5 Alexus Wanlarbkam-2 Josilyn Fullerton- 5 Shayla Currin-10; Assists: Phillips-2 Andrews-1 Laughery-1 Wanlarbkam-1 Fullerton-4 Currin-2; Blocked Shots Phillips-4 Fullerton-1 Currin-5; Steals: Phillips-1 Laughery-1 Wanlarbkam-2 Fullerton-4
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