Dayton Boys Beat Oakesdale, Fall to Pomeroy

DAYTON – The Dayton Boys’ basketball team began their season with a satisfying win on the road against Oakesdale on Friday night, 62-54.

Senior forward Tanner Bren led his team with 30 points. Bren was eight-for-14 from the floor, including 2-for-4 from three-point range. He was also 8-for-9 from the free-throw line.

“Tanner played a great game,” said Dayton coach Will Hutchens. “He defended well, attacked the basket well and hit his free throws down the stretch.”

Dayton fell behind early, and trailed 13-10 after one quarter and 26-25 at the half. The Bulldogs rallied in the second half, outscoring Oakesdale 18-10 in that period.

“We got better as the game went on,” Hutchens said. “Our defense was better in the second half, especially the third quarter.”

Senior guard Ben Kleck added 16 points for the Bulldogs, including four-for-eight shooting behind the three-point line. Cal Martin scored eight.

On the boards, Kleck and Lane Wilkening each pulled down eight rebounds, and Zech Bryan had seven.

As a team, the Bulldogs shot 50% from the floor and 48% from the free-throw line.

Dayton 10 15 18 19—62

Oakesdale 13 13 10 18—54

DAYTON (62) — Helm 1 0-1 2, Dieu 0 2-2 2, Martin 4 0-2 8, Wilkening 0 0-0 0, Willis 0 0-0 0, Kleck 5 2-6 16, Bryan 2 0-2 4, Bren 10 8-9 30, Lamere 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 12-25 62.

OAKESDALE (54) — Garner 0 0-0 0, Himes 2 1-2 5, Hocket 3 2-3 8, Anderson 7 3-6 17, Castanon 0 0-0 0, Rutledge 0 2-3 2, Henning 1 1-4 6, Meserve 0 0-0 0, Schell 1 0-0 2, Gregory 4 3-6 14. Totals 13 9-18 37.

 3-point goals —Dayton: 6 (Kleck 4, Bren 2), Oakesdale 2. Total Fouls – Dayton 16, Oakesdale 13. Fouled out – Dayton: Martin, Pomeroy: Gregory.

Pomeroy 54, Dayton 30

On Saturday, Dayton hosted Pomeroy and fell, 54-30, after a disastrous third quarter. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 10-7 lead after the first quarter, and went into halftime tied with the Pirates a 16.

Pomeroy blew the game open in the third quarter however, outscoring the Bulldogs 21-2.

“I’m not sure what happened in the third quarter,” said Hutchens. But he added, “The difference in the game was rebounding. They had 16 offensive boards and took 18 more shots than we did.”

The Pirates outrebounded Dayton 36-23.

Cal Martin led the Bulldogs in scoring with 10 points. Ben Kleck added six.

After a strong three-point shooting performance on Friday against Oakesdale, Dayton struggled from the perimeter on Saturday, sinking only one of 12 three-point attempts.

Tanner Bren led the Bulldogs in rebounding with six. Kleck and Tristan Willis added four apiece.

Pomeroy 7 9 24 14—54

Dayton 10 6 2 12—30

POMEROY — Wolf 2 0-0 5, Gwinn 8 0-0 18, Slaybaugh 0 0-2 0, LaMunyan 0 1-2 1, Caruso 3 0-0 7, Lylte 0 0-0 0, Morfin 0 0-2 0, Hyer 4 0-0 8, Tewalt 4 1-4 9, Heytvelt 2 2-4 6, Totals 223 4-14 54.

DAYTON — Helm 1 0-0 2, Dien 1 0-0 2, Martin 4 2-5 10, Wilkening 0 2-2 2, Willis 1 1-2 3, Kleck 3 0-0 6, Bryan 0 0-0 0, Bren 2 0-1 5. Totals 112 5-10 30.

3-point goals — Pomeroy: 4 (Gwinn 2), Dayton: 1 (Bren). Total fouls — Pomeroy 9, Dayton 8. Fouled out — none.