Arlee nips Eureka in 8-B's first round
The Daily Inter Lake
LIBBY - Eureka, in a rally mode the entire game, fell one-point short of Arlee Wednesday in opening-round boys action at the District 8-B basketball tournament.
Arlee, outscored 10-8 in the final frame, managed to hold on for a 46-45 victory.
The Warriors (8-11) led 13-9, 28-23 and 38-35 after the first three quarter breaks.
Danny Miles, 19 points and 12 rebounds, paced Arlee. He had 10 points in the first half.
Eureka's Matt Peltier led all scorers with 20. Isiah Linnell followed with 13 for the Lions.
Peltier had 13 points in the first half and did the bulk of his scoring at the free throw line, sinking 10 of 12 charity shots. Those were the only free throws Eureka had in the contest.
Eureka beat Arlee 72-66 in Arlee back on Jan. 15.
Arlee moves on to face top-seed Plains (16-2) today at 1 p.m. in the semifinals.
Eureka drops down into loser-out action Friday, 2:30 p.m., facing the loser of tonight's other semifinal contest at 7:30 - Thompson Falls versus St. Ignatius.
The championship game is set for 8 p.m. Saturday.
WARRIORS 46, LIONS 45
Eureka 9 14 12 10 - 45
Arlee 13 15 10 8 - 46
Eureka - Zach Nieuwsma 3 0-0 7, Matt Peltier 5 10-12 20, Nick Zarnowski 1 0-0 3, Thane Adams 1 0-0 2, Isiah Linnell 6 0-0 13. Totals: 16 10-12 45.
Arlee - Alex Peterson 1 0-0 2, Mat Baker 3 0-0 8, Sean Mesteth 1 0-0 2, Danny Miles 7 0-0 19, Kyle O'Reilly 2 2-2 6, Billy Hitchcock 3 1-2 7, Levi Hendrickson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 3-4 46.
3-point goals: Nieuwsma, Zarnowski, Linnell; Baker (2), Miles (5). Team fouls: Eureka12, Arlee 12. Fouled out: None.
St. Ignatius 62, Troy 31
St. Ignatius shook free after a slow start, leading 8-5, to drill Troy.
St. Ignatius (10-9) outscored Troy (1-18) 25-7 in the second stanza for a 33-12 halftime advantage.
Gus McDonald tossed in 19 points and Tyler Trudeau 12 to carry St. Ignatius.
Troy was led by Destin Cain with eight points.
Troy slips into loser-out play Friday, 6:30 p.m., facing the loser of today's Plains/Arlee game.
Bulldogs 62, Trojans 31
Troy 5 7 10 9 - 31
St. Ignatius 8 25 17 12 - 62
Troy - Will VonBracht 3 0-2 6, Destin Cain 4 0-2 8, Lane VonBracht 1 0-0 2, Cray Keenen 2 2-4 6, John Willis 1 0-5 2, Darin Newton 2 1-3 5, Robert Beaskins 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 3-16 31.
St. Ignatius - Gus McDonald 7 4-6 19, Tyler Trudeau 4 4-4 12, Casey Cable 3 1-2 9, R. Trahan 3 2-2 9, Rocky Schock 2 0-2 4, A. Trudeau 1 0-0 2, T. Frame 1 0-0 2, Jeremy Woore 1 0-0 2, L. Morigeau 1 1-2 3. Totals: 22 12-18 62.
3-point goals: McDonald, Cable (2), Trahan. Team fouls: Troy 14, St. Ignatius 16. Fouled out: Willis.
Troy 29, St. Ignatius 28
LIBBY - Troy held on to top St. Ignatius Wednesday during first-round action of the girls District 8-B basketball tournament.
St. Ignatius (4-15) had a chance to at least tie, even win the game, with one second remaining and trailing 29-27.
Tarn Potter, 17 points, was fouled on a 3-point field goal attempt, sending her to the free throw line for three shots. Potter, however, could connect on just one.
Lucy Davis tallied 16 for Troy (6-13).
Troy moves on to play top-seed Eureka (12-6) today at 1 p.m. in semifinal action.
In the other semifinal contest, Arlee (10-9) faces Thompson Falls (11-8) at 6.
St. Ignatius falls into the loser-out bracket play on Friday at 1 p.m., facing the Arlee/Thompson Falls loser.
TROJANS 29, BULLDOGS 28
St. Ignatius 5 4 5 14 - 28
Troy 8 4 7 10 - 29
St. Ignatius - Tarn Potter 5 7-13 17, Darlett Thackery 1 0-3 2, Trista Ebensteiner 0 2-4 2, Barb Pfeifer 2 3-6 7. Totals: 8 12-26 28.
Troy - Lucy Davis 6 2-4 16, Sarah Valentine 0 1-2 1, Elisha Kampfe 4 1-4 9, Katie Nelson 0 0-2 0, Christa Cargill 1 1-2 3, Jordan Lien 0 0-2 0. Totals: 11 11-16 29.
3-point goals: Davis (2). Teams fouls: St. Ignatius 14, Troy 18. Fouled out: Kampfe, Lien.
T-Falls 57, Plains 37
Thompson Falls (11-8) outscored Plains (1-18) 41-12 over the course of the second and third periods en route to an opening-round victory.
Plains plays a loser-out game Friday, 7:30 p.m., versus the Eureka/Troy loser.
BLUEHAWKS 57, TROTTERS 37
Plains 12 4 8 13 - 37
Thompson Falls 11 19 22 5 - 57
Plains - Jessica Holland 2 0-2 4, Jessica Raden 1 3-5 5, Ashton Vulles 1 8-11 10, Brittany Cook 6 2-8 14, Brittany Mount 1 2-3 4. Totals: 11 15-29 37.
Thompson Falls - Rebecca Kovarik 7 6-10 20, Lisa Bache 1 0-0 2, Paige Taylor 1 1-2 3, Leah Schuster 3 0-1 6, Ashleigh VonHeeder 1 0-1 2, Amber Grazier 7 2-2 16, Hiddi Wood 0 1-3 1, Mary Bierwagen 1 0-0 2, Holly Conlin 1 0-0 2, Liza Padden 1 0-0 3, Casey Zandor 0 0-2 0. Totals: 23 10-21 57.
3-point goals: Padden. Team fouls: Plains 19, Thompson Falls 19. Fouled out: None.