Dove Creek hosted the Bulldog Classic last weekend in its final action before the holiday break.<\/p>\n
The Lady Bulldogs opened on Friday against De Beque, falling 40-22.<\/p>\n
Kris Johnson and Mikayla Hankins led with six points each, and Marissa Hatfield added five. Madilyn Hankins led in rebounds with seven, and Mikayla Hankins finished with six.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs took on Caprock Academy, losing 33-14.<\/p>\n
Johnson again led in scoring, with five points, and she also grabbed five rebounds.<\/p>\n
Marissa Hatfield chipped in four points, and Mikayla Hankins grabbed three boards in the contest.<\/p>\n
The Lady Bulldogs enter the holiday break at 0-5, but will attempt to get their first win coming back from the break against Ouray on Jan. 9.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will be working a lot of fundamentals to try and improve our passing and dribbling skills,\u201d head coach Angie Gatlin said in an e-mail describing the team\u2019s schedule over the break.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, we will be working on being more aggressive on offense and attacking the basket. And a lot of shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the Dove Creek girls were 0-2 in the Bulldog Classic, the boys went undefeated at 2-0.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the Bulldogs beat De Beque, 65-45.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe intensity wasn\u2019t there on Friday versus De Beque,\u201d head coach Ty Gray said in an email. \u201cBut we did what we had to do to get the win.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the ways the Bulldogs earned the victory was by getting to the line.<\/p>\n
Jordan Ernst shot 22 free throws in the game, hitting 15 and scoring a game-high 25 points. He also finished with 10 rebounds and nearly recorded a triple-double with eight assists.<\/p>\n
Beau Hemphill and Scott Gatlin each finished with double-doubles, as Hemphill scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Gatlin added 12 points and pulled down 11 boards.<\/p>\n
Coach Gray called Saturday\u2019s 59-36 win over Monument Valley his team\u2019s \u201cbest defensive game of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were aggressive all night on defense and dominated the boards,\u201d he said. \u201cJordan (Ernst) had a good weekend controlling the game and Scott (Gatlin) had a big game Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ernst again flirted with a triple-double, scoring 16 points and dishing out 11 assists, also coming up with nine steals and six rebounds, and Gatlin recorded his third consecutive double-double, leading the team in scoring and rebounds with 17 points and 17 boards.<\/p>\n
Kyle Schultz added eight points and Hemphill, Dante Gallegos and Ryan Delano each scored six.<\/p>\n
Dove Creek is now 4-1 on the season and will start back up after holiday break in an away game against Ouray on Jan. 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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