Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Lady Bulldogs will play Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Friday afternoon in Spokane
Dayton's Shayla Currin makes a move to the hoop during Friday's game against DeSales in Walla Walla.
Photographer Nick Page put his camera at risk to get this shot of loose ball heading to the wall. Dayton's Kellie Moore makes a vain attempt to grab it, as Sidney Andrews watches in the background.
DAYTON – In a low-scoring defensive battle, the Dayton girls' basketball team fell to the St. George's Dragons Monday afternoon, 38-30. Despite the loss, the Lady Bulldogs are guaranteed to play twice this weekend.
On Friday at 3:15, Dayton will face Lind-Ritzville-Sprague at Mead High School in Spokane. Win or lose, they will play again Saturday at Mead.
On Monday, the Lady 'Dogs played evenly with the Dragons in the first half. With less than a minute to play before the break, the score was tied at 18. A four-point run by St. Georges in the final minute of the half, put them up 22-18.
Neither team was able to get their offense going in the third quarter, but Dayton outscored the Dragons in that frame, 6-3, to close within one point, 25-24.
A 9-0 St. George's run to start the fourth quarter, spelled the beginning of the end for the Bulldogs, as poor passing and turnovers – and a tenacious zone defense by the Dragons – stalled the Dayton offense.
Four straight free throws by Sydney Andrews kept the game within reach, and with 24 seconds left in the game, a Madison Mings three-point attempt would have brought the 'Dogs to within two, but it was wide right.
With the score remaining 35-30, the Dragons were able to run out the clock, scoring their remaining points on free throws.
Shayla Currin led Dayton in scoring with 11 points. Jenna Phillips added eight. Andrews led the Bulldogs in rebounding with eight.
St. George's 8 14 3 13 - 38
Dayton 11 7 6 6 - 30
ST. GEORGE'S (38) - K. Tender 0-1 0-0 0, Henning 1-3 0-0 2, Milbrath 0-2 0-0 0, Farias 3-11 1-4 8, Higashi 7-16 4-6 21, Day 0-1 0-0 0, Hays 1-6 0-0 2, Jones 0-6 1-2 1, Armitage 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 14-50 6-12 38.
DAYTON (30) - Phillips 4-10 0-0 8, Andrews 1-9 4-6 6, Becker 1-2 0-0 2, Mings 0-3 1-3 1, Fullerton 1-2 0-2 2, Currin 5-8 1-2 11, Moore 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 12-35 6-13 30.
3-point goals - St. G 4-14 (Higashi 3, Farias), Day 0-4. Total fouls - St. G 13, Day 14. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - none. Rebounds - St. G 28 (Farias 6), Day 36 (Andrews 8). Turnovers - St. G 9, Day 21. Assists - St. G 4 (Farias 2), Day 6 (Fullerton 2).
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