DAYTON–The Bulldogs battled a tough St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse team, suffering through several single-digit quarters to sustain a 67-21 loss last weekend after registering a victory over Prescott by 57-39.
In the Prescott contest, the Bulldogs lost their 6-1 sophomore Colton Steinhoff with an injured wrist.
Dayton wraps the regular season with home games against Colton, Gar-Pal and Tekoa-Rosalia.
"Saturday was a tough one given we thought going in we would be able to compete," commented Hech Coach Clayton Strong, "especially after we were competitive with them at their place. We just had too many things that we just didn't do well and once they got rolling, they hit a bunch of shots.
"One thing we did do well was we drew four charges as a team," Strong said.
"We have to get back to the drawing board and get some solutions," he said. "These guys are resilient and tough so I have no doubt we will work hard to get those things done."
SJEL looked to Bear Brewer to lead the Eagles to a 19-4 first-quarter lead and on to the 67-21 win. Brewer and teammate Matthew Deford were team-high scorers with 14 while Jordan McCowen scored nine to lead the Dawgs. McCowen drained a trey in the third quarter for Dayton.
Denver Hutchens was the teams high-point man in the 57-39 win over the Prescott Tigers January 16. Hutchens unleashed a pair of buckets and two treys in the fourth quarter to spart the team's 19 points and the win.
SJEL 67, Dayton 21 (1-20)
Day 4 11 4 2-21
SJEL 19 22 14 12-67
Dayton (21) Raymond Yutzy 3, Jordan McCowen 9, Denver Hutchens 2, Carson Potter 3, Christian Gonzalez 4. Free throws: 10/15-67%. FG(2)-4/26-15%. FG)3)-1/16-6%.
SJEL (67) Thomas 10, Fleming 5, Brewer 14, Johonson 9, Brown 2, Deford 14, Robha 8, Hunt 2, Miller 3. Free throws: 5/9-56%. FG(2)-22/54-41%. FG(3)-6/20-30%.
Dayton 57, Prescott 39 (1-16)
Day 13 12 13 19-57
Prc 11 11 15 2-39
Dayton (57) Raymond Yutzy 5, Jordan McCowen 13, Denver Hutchens 19, Carson Potter 6, Colton Steinhoff 5, Nolan Korslund 1, Cayle Davis 8. Free throws: 16/33-48%. FG(2)-22/51-43%. FG(3) 3/9-33%.
Prescott (39)T. Madrigal 3, D. Vazquez 11, S. Lopez 8, J. Garcia 16. Free throws: 3/8-38%. FG(2)-12/45-27%. FG(3)-4/15-27%.