Lady 'Dogs Win League Playoffs

DAYTON 46, WWVA 34

DAYTON – The Dayton girls’ basketball team hosted Walla Walla Valley Academy on Feb. 9, in the first round of the District 9 sub-regional playoffs, and coasted to a 46-34 win. The victory set up a Friday rematch with co-league champion DeSales.

The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 15-7 lead after the first quarter, and held on to lead 19-17 at the half, before going on an 18-4 run in the third quarter.

For the game, Jenna Phillips lead her team with 16 points, including a three-pointer. Sidney Andrews scored 10 points, and Madison Mings and Shayla Currin each had eight. Mings downed two three-pointers and had three assists. Andrews and Mings each had seven rebounds.

WWVA   7   10   4   13   —   34

Dayton   15   4   18   9   —   46

WWVA (34) — Evans 1-5 1-3 3, King 2-9 1-4 5, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Calkins 0-0 0-0 0, Underhill 3-7 4-6 12, Browning 0-5 1-2 1, Dybdahl 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 1-2 0-0 3, Cole 0-2 1-3 1. Graham 2-18 4-10 8, Rothrock 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 9-48 13-30 34.

DAYTON (46) — Phillips 7-9 1-2 16, Andrews 5-11 0-1 10, Price 0-2 0-0 0, Becker 0-4 0-1 0, Wanlarbkam 0-4 0-0 0, Mings 3-8 0-2 8, Fullerton 2-4 0-0 4, Currin 4-7 0-0 8, Moore 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 1-6 46.

3-point goals — WWVA 3-21 (Underhill 2, Miller), Day 3-9 (Phillips, Mings 2). Total fouls — WWVA 12, Day 23. Fouled out — Day (Fullerton). Technicals — none. Rebounds — WWVA 46 (Browning 12), Day 40 (Andrews 7, Mings 7). Turnovers — WWVA 20, Day 21. Assists — WWVA 1, Day 9 (Mings 3).

DAYTON 54, DESALES 40

WALLA WALLA – The Dayton girls won the matchup of co-league champions here Friday night, downing DeSales in their home court, 54-40. The win gave the Lady Bulldogs the number one seed going into the sub-regional playoffs this week.

After taking a 27-12 lead into the half, Dayton survived a 19-9 Irish run in the third quarter, before finishing with a big run of their own in the fourth to take the win.

For the second game in a row, Jenna Phillips led her team, knocking down 13 points. Madison Mings added 11, including three three-point shots, and Josylin Fullerton scored 10, including a three-pointer. Shayla Currin pulled down 11 rebounds.

Dayton 12 15 9 18—54

DeSales 5 7 19 9—40

DAYTON (54) — Phillips 6-14 0-1 13, Andrews 2-6 0-2 6, Becker 1-2 0-0 3, Mings 4-8 0-0 11, Fullerton 4-6 1-2 10, Currin 4-14 0-2 8, Moore 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 22-53 2-9 54.

DESALES (40) — Acock 6-16 0-0 16, K. Buratto 2-6 0-0 5, Kjeldgaard 0-2 0-0 0, H. Buratto 1-9 1-4 4, Cortez 3-11 0-0 9, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Lyons 2-4 0-1 4, Haider 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 15-53 1-5 40. 

3-point goals — Dayton 8-15 (Mings 3-7, Andrews 2-2, Phillips 1-2, Becker 1-2, Fullerton 1-2), DeSales 9-28 (Acock 4-8, Cortez 3-9, K. Buratto 1-3, H. Buratto 1-7, Kjeldgaard 0-1). Total fouls—Dayton 12, DeSales 12. Fouled out— DeSales (Haider). Technical fouls—none. Rebounds— Dayton 49 (Currin 11), DeSales 31 (Acock 7). Turnovers—Dayton 17, DeSales 15.