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Bulldog rebounders Ray Yutzy (5) and Colton Steinhoff (21) duke it out for position in the paint in Dayton's SE 1B 59-41 loss at Oakesdale last Friday. The Bulldogs take on the Pomeroy Pirates here on Friday, then host Riverside Christian the following Monday in a non league match up.
DAYTON–This Friday the Pomeroy Pirates will sail into the Dayton gym for a SE 1B face off with the Bulldog as the 2024 segment of the basketball season draws to a close.
The Dawgs are 3-1 in SE 1B play, 4-4 overall with the Pomeroy contest in the offing and a Dec. 30 non-league game versus Riverside Christian.
Dayton downed Colton 52-32, fell to Oakesdale 59-41 and dropped to Mac-Hi 61-30.
The Bulldogs took a first-quarter lead on buckets by Sam Potthoff, Denver Hutchens, Jordan McCowen and Colton Steinhoff. McCowen led the 12-point second quarter with nine points and a 24-16 half time lead.
"We attacked the basket better fairly well, especially in transition," said Head Coach Clayton Strong. "We played well defensively in stretches which helped."
At Oakesdale last weekend, the Dawgs stuck with the Nighthawks until a second-quarter bump gave them a 32-23 half time lead.
"We were resilient in the sense that when we got down by about 16 points in the second quarter," Strong said, "we got tough and fought back cutting the lead to 9 by the half.
"We gave up too many offensive rebounds, which is something we can fix, and we did a much better job of handling pressure and Oakesdale's switching defenses," Strong said.
Mac-Hi scored in double digits all four quarters for a 61-30 win, a game following an extended period of players recovering from illness. Strong subbed players in liberally so players could get their legs and lungs working again.
Dayton 52, Colton 32 (12-21)
Day 12 12 15 13-52
Col 5 11 10 6-32
Dayton (52) Czapka 4, Yutzy 7, Hutchens 14, McCowen 15, Steinhoff 2, Potthoff 10. FG(2): 20/43-47%. FG(3): 2/23-9%. Free throws: 6/16-38%.
Colton (32) Baysinger 5, Hemigaus 2, Baerlocher 11, Purnell 1, Nollmeyer 2, Moehrle 5, Michel 6. FG(2): 10/37-27%. FG(3)-3/14-21%. Free throws: 3/6-50%.
Oakesdale 58, Dayton (12-20)
Day 13 10 10 8-41
Oak 15 17 14 13-59
Dayton (41) Czapka 7, Yutzy 5, Hutchens 12, McCowen 10, Steinhoff 3, Potthoff 4. Free throws: 6/15-40%.
Oakesdale (58) Reed 14, Anderson 18, Melhus 6, Wagner 2, Roper 2, Lobdell 12, Henning 2, Dameerler 2. Free throws: 3/5-60%.
Mac-Hi 61, Dayton 30 (12-17)
Day 8 5 12 3-30
MH 18 15 12 16-61
Dayton (30) Moore 3, Yutzy 4, Hutchens 9, McCowen 8, Steinhoff 3, Potthoff 3. Free throws: 14/23-61%.
Mac-Hi (61) Sandoval-Rubles 14, Singh 20, Brunot 3, Humbert 5, Camarena 6, Garies 3, Marquez 6, Hodgen 4. Free throws: 8/8-100%.
