DW Girls Basketball Team start season 1-2

DAYTON-The DW girls basketball team opened their season with a 50-46 overtime win against Walla Walla Valley Academy. Since then, they have dropped consecutive games against Mabton 67-38 and Riverview 56-45. They are better against the press this year, and the combination of sophomore Claudia Benavides and Senior Sadie Seney look to lead the team in scoring; if you watched them in their last season, that probably comes as no surprise. What came as a surprise was seeing 8th grader, Adisyn Andrews, bringing the ball up the floor for the varsity against Mabton. It's rare to see someone in junior high with a between-the-legs crossover.

DW @ WWVA 5/18/2021

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

DW 2 10 12 12 14 50

WWVA 8 4 12 12 10 46

DW: Forney 1, Gomez 3, Benavides 16, Kilts 2, Seney 28.

FT: Forney, Gomez, Benavides 4, Seney 8.

3's: Seney 2.

WWVA: Willard 6, Stepper 8, Santellano 6, Browning 21, Smith 6.

FT: Stepper 2, Browning, Smith.

3's: Santellano, Smith.

"It was an exciting first game with an overtime win.  We have a very young team, and it was nice to get them on the floor and see what they could do.  It was a strong showing from Benavides and Seney." – Desirae Jones

Mabton @ DW 5/20/2021

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Mabton 18 8 23 18 67

Dayton 4 13 11 10 38

DW: Forney 3, Andrews 2, Benavides 18, Seney 15.

FT: Forney, Andrews 2, Benavides 2.

3's: Seney.

Mabton: Sanchez 10, Chavez 4, Galatea 1, Bonewell 10, Roettger 11, Moreno 11, Garson 15, Torres 5.

FT: Sanchez 3, Galatea, Roettger 2.

3's: Sanchez, Roettger, Moreno 3, Garson 3, Torres

"Mabton was very effective with their pressure defense and press and was able to force a lot of turnovers.  Both teams had a tremendous amount of hustle on the floor, but Mabton shot the ball very well, and we had a hard time getting the shots to fall." - Desirae Jones

DW @ RV 5/22/2021

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

DW 16 10 12 7 45

RV 10 17 16 12 56

DW: Forney 2, Andrews 10, Tupling 2, Davis 2, Benavides 15, Seney 14.

FT: Andrews, Tupling 2, Davis 2, Benavides 4, Seney 3.

3's: Andrews, Seney 3.

RV: Gonzalez 21, Contreras 8, Huston 2, Munson 11, Hayes 8, Clayton 6.

FT: Gonzalez 6, Munson 7, Clayton.

3's: Gonzalez, Hayes 2.

"We competed very well tonight against a physical team. We were able to break the press easily, and it was removed after the first quarter. We are happy with the effort and intensity of this young team. Their team chemistry is developing as they have more game minutes together. We are 1-2, and we host TCP on Tuesday." – Tamara Culley