Dodson Teams Pick Up First Wins of '23

The Dodson Coyotes and Lady Coyotes each picked up a win this past weekend, and the school's Homecoming King and Queen were crowned.

The Coyotes and Lady Coyotes are scheduled to face the North Country Mavericks and Lady Mavericks respectively on Friday, January 20, in Dodson. The action starts with a JV Boys game at 5 p.m.(four-four minute quarters), then the girls varsity game at 6 p.m., and lastly, the boys varsity game at 7:30 p.m.

The Dodson teams will then travel to Scobey to take on the Spartans and Lady Spartans on Saturday, January 21, at 3 p.m.

Lady Coyotes

The Lady Coyotes were first to grab their first victory in 2023, as the team downed the Nashua Lady Porcupines 34-25 on Tuesday, January 10, in Nashua.

Kataya KillEagle led the Lady Coyotes with 20 points, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter. Lindsey Fetter scored seven points. Lilyian TurnsPlenty had six points and Jaymiee Stiffarm rounded out the score with two points.

Teams were tied 11-11 heading into halftime but Dodson outscored the Lady Porkies 9-4 in the third quarter, and 14-10 in the fourth.

Dodson Lady Coyotes Head Coach Clayton KillEagle was asked what was the key to their win and he said, "Discipline."

"We went to Nashua off a grueling weekend in Roy- Winifred Friday and a fast turn around to Poplar Saturday morning with a two day rest and some sore ladies ,but it was our discipline alone that carried us to victory with our worn down girls," Coach KillEagle said. "But they also played to win till the end."

The Lady Coyotes put up a fight against the Frazer Bearcubs but lost 75-57.

K. KillEagle led all scorers with 36 points. Fetter had nine points. Jazlyn Killeagle had eight points, Emma Cole had two points, and Stiffarm had two points.

Coyotes

The Coyote boys fell to the Nashua Porcupines on Tuesday, January 10, but bounced back to defeat the Frazer Bearcubs 76-31 on Saturday night.

Between the boys and girls games, Dodson's Homecoming King and Queen were crowned. The 2023 Homecoming King is Tyson Crawford and the Homecoming Queen is Keena Reed.

In the Coyotes win over Nashua, Mikey Jaynes led Dodson with 13 points. Sebastian Best had 12 points. Chaske Cliff and Titus Webb both had nine points. Christopher Jaynes had six points, Junior Stiffarm and Lance Snow both had four points, and Mason LoneBear had two points.

The PCN caught up with senior captain Mikey Jaynes and Junior Stiffarm after the win. Jaynes was asked what was the key to their win over Frazer.

"Ball movement," Jaynes said. "Pass and cut. Move the ball and don't be stagnant on offense and play good defense without fouling."

The Coyotes knocked down eight treys in the win. They outscored the Bearcubs 43-6 in the first half and 33-25 in the second half.

Stiffarm was asked about the start of the game and what helped them get mentally focused from the start.

"There was good energy in the locker room," Stiffarm said. "We were bumpin' music and just having a good time in there. We just made sure that we came out here and had fun."

In Dodson's loss to Nashua, one night prior, the score was 56-39.

Jaynes had 15 points, Stiffarm had 10 points, LoneBear had eight points, Tanner Ball had four points, and Cliff had two points.