Dodson teams defeat 3C Foes

The Dodson Coyotes varsity basketball teams both went undefeated last week as they squared off against Turner and Nashua.

The Coyotes and Lady Coyotes will face Roy-Winifred in Roy on Friday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m. The Dodson teams will then come back home to take on their North Country counterparts on Saturday, February 8, at 4 p.m.

LADY COYOTES

The Lady Coyotes defeated the Turner Tornadoes girls varsity 42-37 on Friday, January 31, and then went on to defeat the Nashua Lady Porcupines 48-44 on Saturday, February 1.

"We had fun," senior captain Christina Jaynes said of their win over Turner. "We just kind of let everything go. Took all of the pressure off of our shoulders and relaxed."

In the Lady Coyotes' win over Turner, Dodson was led by Melony Fetter who scored a game high 23 points.

"Melony went off," Jaynes said. "She just kept attacking, and attacking, and just never gave up and never dropped her head."

Jaynes added six points to the tally. Kataya KillEagle had five points, Lindsey Fetter had four points, and Ireland Best had two points.

Jaynes was asked about the team's win over Nashua, a game in which Dodson trailed until the fourth quarter.

"It was ugly but it was a W," Janyes said.

When asked what Nashua did so well against them that night, Jaynes focused on issues the Lady Coyotes needed to focus on.

"I don't know if it was so much (Nashua) or the fact that we couldn't get shots to fall to save our lives," Jaynes said. "Nothing wanted to go in the hoop."

Jaynes mentioned that the key to their win over the Lady Porcupines was ball movement. When asked about what the team needs to practice most, Jaynes responded, "Free throws."

COYOTES

The Coyotes defeated the Turner Tornadoes boys varsity 79-41 on Friday and then defeated the Nashua Porcupines 76-31.

In the Coyotes' 76-31 win over Nashua, Dodson was led by Shaun Ball who had 19 points. Julian Benson had 13 points. Zerek Jones and Jeramiah Benson each had 10 points.

The Coyotes outscored Nashua 18-10 in the first quarter, 27-13 in the second quarter, 24-4 in the third quarter and 7-4 in the fourth quarter.

In the Coyotes 79-41 win over Turner, Dodson was led by Corbin LoneBear and Jones, who both scored 23 points. LoneBear, who typically wears the number 22 jersey, wore the number 24 in honor on National Basketball League legend Kobe Bryant who tragically passed away in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26, with his daughter Gianna, John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Christina Mauser, Sarah Chester, Payton Chester, and pilot Ara Zobayan.

Ball had 10 points and Benson had eight.

Dodson outpaced the Tornadoes in the first three quarters, outscoring Turner 20-9 in the first period, 28-10 in the second, and 23-10 in the third. Turner outscored Dodson 12-8 in the fourth.