Bulldogs Fall to WWVA, Kittitas

WWVA 55, DAYTON 50

DAYTON – The Dayton boys’ basketball team hosted Walla Walla Valley Academy on Dec. 13, and came up short after a hard-fought battle, losing 55-50.

The Bulldogs fell behind early and couldn’t close the gap, despite a fourth-quarter rally. Dayton trailed 31-21 at the half and entered the fourth quarter down 42-30.

For the game, Ben Kleck led his team with 14 points, including two three-pointers. Tanner Bren added 13. Junior Helm had nine rebounds and three assists, to go along with his eight points.

Walla Walla    17   14  11  13  —  55

Dayton   10  11  9  20  —  50

WALLA WALLA VALLEY ACADEMY (55) — Acosta 4-12 6-6 15, Childs 2-6 0-1 4, Freedle 2-5 7-11 11, Terry 1-2 0-0 3, Wells 0-5 0-0 0, Johnson 3-4 0-0 6, Powers 0-0 1-1 1, Lopez 3-4 0-0 6, Lomeland 4-9 0-0 9. Totals 19-43 14-19 55.

DAYTON (50) — Helm 4-11 0-0 8, Dieu 1-1 2-2 2, Martin 3-6 0-0 6, Wilkening 1-4 0-0 2, Kleck 5-18 2-4 14, Bryan 1-5 1-5 3, Bren 4-14 4-4 13. Totals 19-58 9-15 50.

3-point goals — WWVA (Acosta, Terry, Lomeland), Dayton (Kleck 2, Bren). Total fouls — Dayton 22, WWVA 12. Fouled out ‚ none. Technical fouls — none. Rebounds — WWVA 42 (Freedle 12), Dayton 25 (Helm 9). Turnovers — WWVA 14, Dayton 9. Assists — Dayton 6 (Helm 3), WWVA 4 (Acosta 1, Freedle 1, Terry 1, Lopez 1).

Kittitas 66, Dayton 26

KITTITAS - Kittitas hosted Dayton on Friday night and had an easy time with the Bulldogs, winning 66-26.

Dayton fell behind early, trailing 17-9 after the first quarter, and 38-13 at halftime. The Bulldogs could never solve the Kittitas ‘D’.

“Kittitas is by far the best team we’ve played this year. Their defense overwhelmed us,” said Dayton coach Will Hutchens. “They shot 15 more times than we did, which makes it difficult to keep up. They had fewer turnovers and cleaned up the glass.”

Ben Kleck led the Bulldogs with 11 points. He also had four rebounds. Tanner Bren added six points, plus four rebounds.

Dayton 9 4 5 8—26

Kittitas 17 21 18 10—66

DAYTON (26) — Helm 1-3 0-0 2, Dieu 1-1 0-0 2, Martin 1-1 0-0 2, Wilkeining 0-1 1-2 1, Willis 0-3 0-0 0, Kleck 5-14 0-0 11, Bryan 1-1 0-0 2, Bren 3-11 0-2 6. Totals 12-41 1-4 26.

KITTITAS (66) — Harris 3-6 1-2 9. Hudson 2-3 0-0 4, Lenihan 2-4 0-0 4, Arnold 0-3 0-0 0, Gibson 4-6 0-0 8, Mata 2-3 0-0 4, Brown 5-9 0-0 10, Lamb 1-1 0-0 2, Arrenola 1-3 0-0 2, Ravent 6-18 7-7 23. Totals 26-56 8-11 66.

3-point goals — Dayton (Kleck), Kittitas (Harris 2, Ravet 4). Total fouls — Dayton 7, Kittitas 6. Fouled out — none. Technical fouls — none. Rebounds — Kittitas 30 (Brown 7), Dayton 22 (Kleck 4, Bren 4). Turnovers — Dayton 19, Kittitas 11.