Cardiac 'Cats capture crown
BUTTE - Guy Smith was a ways down the list when Columbia Falls head basketball coach Cary Finberg drew up the options for the final 7.5 seconds of Saturday's Class A state basketball game.
The first plan was to get the ball inside to senior post Anthony Minson.
The second was was a catch-and-go for either senior guard Drew Perry or for Smith.
"Smith just happened to get open and Kevin Boyer made the right decision," Finberg said.
He certainly did.
Smith got the ball at the top of the key, drove two steps, slipped around a Butte Central defender and
laid the ball in with 2.7 seconds to go to lift
Columbia Falls over a quick, physical Butte Central
team, 52-50.
"I was the open man, so they threw it to me," Smith
said. "I saw the rim right in front of me. It was big so I knew (the shot) was going in. When I let it go, I knew it was going in."
That shot got Smith an impromptu ride on the
shoulders of his teammates - and gave the Wildcats their second Class A state championship in three years.
It also sealed what could be a team mantra - "Close games are us."
The Wildcats entered the championship contest 7-1 in games decided by three points or less.
"We've been in close games all year," Smith said afterward. "So we knew what to do."
This one may have been just a little different, though. This was one they had to scratch and scrap for every inch of the way.
"It was a struggle from the start," Finberg said.
For one thing, the Wildcats had to recover from a nearly disastrous first quarter in which they were outrebounded 11-4 and outscored 19-10.
"The bottom line is we weren't competing," Finberg
said of the first period.
It was bad enough his between-quarters message was
"if you guys want to win this game, we've got to rebound the basketball. We have to make a commitment to rebound the basketball.
"We want to get (the ball) and push," he said. "If we
don't rebound, we don't push."
"We were out of it," Smith said. "I personally was really nervous. I've never been in this big of a game before. They wanted it more than we wanted it in the first half."
"Oh, man. That first quarter really killed us." Minson agreed.
"We may have overlooked them a little bit," he admitted. "I think we thought they were underdogs. But we had enough heart … we battled back," he added.
Minson had a rough first quarter himself - he scored
just two points and had to sit for nearly four minutes
after picking up his second personal foul.
The rebounding answer turned out to be 6-foot senior
Jace Ladenburg. Ladenburg grabbed three huge first
half rebounds and scored on an old-fashioned three-
point play as the Wildcats outscored the Maroons 13-6
and gutted their way back within a bucket.
"(Ladenburg) played like he knew how to play," Smith
said. "It was great to have him."
The third quarter started badly as well for Columbia
Falls - a turnover before the half even began followed
by back-to-back three-pointers for the Maroons.
Again, they scrapped back within two points by quarter's end. And again they got off to a bad start in the fourth, going down 41-35 in the opening two
minutes.
It was Minson and Smith to the rescue this time.
Minson scored five of his team-high 16 points and
took two charges. The Wildcats were down two points
when he took the first and the game was tied on the second.
Smith scored six of his eight points - and gave Columbia Falls its first lead of the ballgame with 3:37 to go.
That also gave the Wildcats an opportunity to put on
their full-court press.
"I think that kind of got our kids involved," the coach said.
"I think that was what turned it around for us,"
Smith agreed.
Other leaders were senior guard Perry with 10 points and senior point guard J.D. Fields added eight points, five rebounds and five assists.
Class A Championship
Columbia Falls 10 13 12 17 - 52
Butte Central 19 06 12 13 - 50
Butte Central (15-9) - Jake Stagnoli 2 1-1 6, Shaughn McKeon 1 1-2 4, Matt Pokorny 4 3-3 13, Matt Ritter 10-0 3, Stephan Burns 8 1-3 17, Alex Murphy 2 2-4 7. Totals: 18 8-14 50.
Columbia Falls (20-3) - J. D. Fields 1 6-8 8, Drew Perry 5 0-0 10, Kevin Boyer 2 2-2 6, Guy Smith 4 0-1 8, Jace Ladenburg 1 2-3 4, Anthony Minson 7 2-2 16. Totals: 20 12-16 52.
3-point goals: Butte Central 6 (Stagnoli 1, McKeon 1, Pokorny 2, Ritter 1, Murphy 1). Columbia Falls 0. Total fouls: Butte Central 15, Columbia Falls 16. Rebounds: Butte Central 30 (Burns 8, Murphy 8), Columbia Falls 26 (Minson 7). Steals: Butte Central 0, Columbia Falls 4. Blocks: Butte Central 1, Columbia Falls 0. Assists: Butte Central 11 (Pokorny 5), Columbia Falls 14 (Fields 5).
Third Place
Glendive 13 09 14 08 - 44
Sidney 06 27 07 22 - 62
GLENDIVE (17-7)
Jess Johnson 1-7 2-2 4, Shane German 3-5 1-1 7, Derek Selvig 5-15 1-2 12, Blaine Berg 4-10 0-0 8, Drew Milne 5-7 0-0 10, Jason Erickson 0-3 0-0 0, Evan Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Farber 0-0 0-0 0, Seth Sampson 0-0 0-0 0, Todd Haggerty 0-0 0-0 0, Brent Dion 1-3 0-0 3, Mike Person 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-50 4-5 44.
SIDNEY (22-2)
Matt Weber 9-13 13-14 31, Jace Sullivan 4-11 2-2 12, Jeff Stedman 1-3 2-2 4, Cole Prevost 3-4 4-4 10, Terran Hillesland 1-7 0-2 2, Jerred Vanderbossche 0-0 0-0 0, Craig Beiswanger 0-3 0-0 0, Dallas Weber 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Bawden 0-0 0-0 0, Corbyn Smith 1-3 0-0 3, Jason Merritt 0-0 0-0 0, L.J. Ault 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Peterson 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 19-43 21-26 62.
3-point goals-Glendive 2-16 (Dion 1-1, Selvig 1-5, German 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Erickson 0-2, Berg 0-5), Sidney 3-7 (Sullivan 2-5, Smith 1-1, M Weber 0-1). Rebounds-Glendive 29 (Selvig 6, Milne 6), Sidney 30 (Stedman 7). Fouled out-none. Total fouls-Glendive 22, Sidney 11. Technical-Glendive coach Selvig, Berg.
Loser-Out Boxes
Glendive 18 5 17 25 - 65
Browning 13 11 12 17 - 53
GLENDIVE (17-6)
Jess Johnson 4-7 3-4 11, Shane German 1-8 2-2 4, Derek Selvig 4-9 3-4 11, Blaine Berg 4-8 4-4 14, Drew Milne 7-12 2-3 16, Jason Erickson 0-4 0-1 0, Todd Haggerty 2-2 0-0 4, Brent Dion 2-3 1-2 5, Mike Person 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 15-20 65.
BROWNING (9-15)
Scott Raining Bird 5-14 2-2 14, Jordan Running Wolf 2-4 0-1 4, Andrew Sellers 5-13 2-3 16, Jared Wolftail 1-3 0-4 2, Ryan Augare 3-7 0-1 8, Marcus Mad Man 1-7 3-4 5, Chris Gobert 1-1 0-0 2, Ronald Ingraham 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Gordon 0-0 0-0 0, D.J. Fish 1-5 1-2 3. Totals 19-54 8-17 53.
3-point goals-Glendive 2-10 (Berg 2-3, German 0-1, Erickson 0-3, Selvig 0-3), Browning 7-15 (Sellers 3-6, Augare 2-2, Raining Bird 2-4, Wolftail 0-1, Mad Man 0-2). Fouled out-Wolftail. Total fouls-Glendive 17, Browning 22. Rbounds-Glendive 43 (Milne 10), Browning 31 (Mad Man, Fish 7).
Anaconda 12 12 14 15 - 53
Sidney 15 12 22 21 - 70
ANACONDA (14-9)
Zach Parks 5-5 3-6 13, Zane Kenny 0-3 0-0 0, Sam Corey 4-10 0-0 9, Rochi Estes 3-4 2-3 11, Tyler Hurley 6-13 2-2 16, Nate Lopez 0-3 1-2 1, Steve Antonich 1-3 0-0 3, Travis Staudohar 0-0 0-0 0, Jake Orrino 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-41 8-13 53.
SIDNEY (21-2)
Matt Weber 0-8 7-8 7, Jace Sullivan 5-11 4-6 16, Jeff Stedman 4-11 1-2 10, Cole Prevost 4-6 1-2 9, Terran Hillesland 7-12 4-6 19, Craig Beiswanger 2-5 1-2 7, L.J. Ault 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Peterson 1-1 0-1 2, Jerred Vanderbossche 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Bawden 0-0 0-0 0, Dallas Weber 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 18-27 70.
3-point goals-Anaconda 7-21 (Estes 3-3, Hurley 2-6, Antonich 1-1, Corey 1-6, Lopez 0-2, Kenny 0-3), Sidney 6-21 (Beiswanger 2-2, Sullivan 2-6, Hillesland 1-1, Stedman 1-6, D. Weber 0-1, M. Weber 0-5). Fouled out-Parks, Kenny. Total fouls-Anaconda 25, Sidney 16. Rebounds-Anaconda 23 (Hurley 7), Sidney 41 (Hillesland 8).
Class AAGirls
Championship
Billings West 07 16 13 22 - 58
Bozeman 10 16 08 13 - 47
BILLINGS WEST (21-2)
Tessa Cunneen 0-2 3-3 3, Alex Rupe 5-9 5-7 17, Julie Marshall 4-9 1-2 11, Caitlin Tocci 0-0 0-0 0, Erica Stokke 0-1 10-14 10, Callie Muri 0-0 0-0 0, Katie Mitchell 1-3 0-0 3, Kayla Hunt 1-5 0-0 2, Liz Gerstner 0-0 0-0 0, Cortney Zappe 0-0 2-7 2, Sara Bents 1-3 4-4 6, Shadra Robison 1-7 2-2 4. Totals 13-39 27-39 58.
BOZEMAN (21-2)
Jessica Lusin 4-8 0-0 10, Shaye Johnson 1-4 2-3 4, Katie Colton 0-1 1-2 1, Kirsten Tilleman 1-3 1-2 3, Jeni Guertin 0-1 1-2 1, Kelsey Sather 4-8 0-0 8, Whitney Adams 0-0 0-0 0, Amanda Murdoch 0-0 0-2 0, Genna Rucker 3-5 1-2 8, Abbey Schmaltz 1-1 0-0 3, Britney Lohman 1-7 6-7 9. Totals 15-38 12-20 47.
3-point goals-West 5-9 (Rupe 2-2, Marshall 2-4, Mitchell 1-2, Cunneen 0-1), Bozeman 5-13 (Lusin 2-4, Schmaltz 1-1, Rucker 1-3, Lohman 1-3, Colton 0-1, Sather 0-1). Rebounds-West 31 (Zappe 7), Bozeman 32 (Sather 7) Fouled out-Colton, Lohman. Total fouls-West 21, Bozeman 28.
Third Place
Great Falls Russell 11 5 15 16 - 47
Billings Senior 10 10 8 14 - 42
GREAT FALLS RUSSELL (18-7)
Kelsey Hopkins 6-14 4-6 16, Quincy Carter 0-1 0-0 0, Jamie Young 0-1 0-0 0, Shantell Marquis 3-10 5-9 12, Dani Walsh 1-3 2-2 4, Kassie Holmlund 1-6 0-0 3, Shelbi Danelson 3-7 2-3 10, Alyssa Frank 0-3 0-0 0, Kristen Mansch 0-1 2-2 2, Mary Anderson 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 14-46 15-24 47.
BILLINGS SENIOR (11-14)
Kelly O'Malley 2-4 0-0 4, M'ily Reiter 1-1 0-0 2, Jetton Meadors 3-11 7-8 14, Rachel Kennedy 1-6 0-2 2, Medina Culver 1-1 0-0 2, Mara Hoskins 4-10 1-2 11, Laura Cole 0-1 0-0 0, Katrina Solomon 3-7 1-2 7, Meagan Long 0-0 0-0 0, Sheena Ryan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-41 9-14 42.
3-point goals-Russell 4-18 (Danelson 2-6, Marquis 1-2, Holmlund 1-5, Carter 0-1, Frank 0-1, Mansch 0-1, Walsh 0-2), Senior 3-5 (Meadors 1-1, Hoskins 1-3, Kennedy 0-1). Total fouls-Russell 14, Senior 20. Rebounds-Russell 33 (Hopkins 8), Senior 33 (Hoskins 9).
Loser-Out Boxes
Great Falls Russell 12 11 14 11 - 48
Missoula Sentinel 4 3 2 6 - 15
GREAT FALLS RUSSELL (17-7)
Kelsey Hopkins 4-6 2-2 10, Quincy Carter 2-3 0-1 6, Jamie Young 0-0 1-2 1, Shantell Marquis 3-7 1-3 7, Dani Walsh 0-1 3-5 3, Maxy Waltari 1-3 0-0 2, Kassie Holmlund 0-2 2-2 2, Shelbi Danelson 2-3 1-2 6, Alyssa Frank 1-2 1-3 4, Kristen Mansch 1-3 0-0 3, Whitney Riehl 0-4 0-2 0, Mary Anderson 0-0 4-7 4. Totals 14-34 15-29 48.
MISSOULA SENTINEL (16-7)
Ali Mittlestadt 0-8 0-0 0, Grace Harris 0-1 2-2 2, Nicole Martin 2-5 1-4 5, Jestine MacDonald 0-3 0-0 0, Alisa Christopherson 1-9 1-2 3, Sara Rott 2-5 0-2 4, Jen Foley 0-4 0-0 0, Lindsay Wimett 0-4 0-0 0, Alicia Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Jessica Milkulski 0-1 0-0 0, Abby Murphy 0-1 1-2 1, Tiffany Cole 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 5-41 5-12 15.
3-point goals- Russell 5-12 (Carter 2-3, Danelson 1-1, Frank 1-1, Mansch 1-3, Holmlund 0-1, Waltari 0-1, Marquis 0-2), Sentinel 0-11 (MacDonald 0-1, Wimett 0-1, Milkulski 0-1, Foley 0-2, Mittlestadt 0-3, Christopherson 0-3). Rebounds-Russell 40 (Young 8), Sentinel 30 (N Martin 6, Mittlestadt 6). Fouled out-Harris. Total fouls-Russell 14, Sentinel 24. Technicals-N Martin.
Flathead 13 4 4 12 - 33
Billings Senior 9 6 17 12 - 44
FLATHEAD (13-9)
Christina Zorn 2-3 1-2 6, Chaeney Latimer 0-3 2-4 2, Amanda Lidstrom 2-5 1-2 5, Holli Hashley 6-14 2-5 14, Meghan O'Connell 1-4 0-0 2, Sara Newgard 0-0 0-0 0, Annie Braseth 0-0 0-0 0, Lindsay Bennett 1-2 2-4 4, Alena Ori 0-1 0-0 0, Kristina Ylinen 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 12-32 8-18 33.
BILLINGS SENIOR (11-13)
Kelly O'Malley 1-6 1-2 3, M'ily Reiter 1-3 0-0 2, Jetton Meadors 3-10 4-4 11, Rachel Kennedy 5-8 0-0 13, Medina Culver 2-2 0-0 4, Mara Hoskins 4-10 1-1 9, Laura Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Katrina Solomon 0-0 0-0 0, Meagan Long 0-2 2-2 2, Cara Lehman 0-0 0-0 0, Sheena Ryan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-41 8-9 44.
3-point goals- Flathead1-6 (Zorn 1-1, Lidstrom 0-1, O'Connell 0-1, Latimer 0-3), Senior 4-11 (Kennedy 3-3, Meadors 1-4, Reiter 0-2, Hoskins 0-2). Rebounds-Flathead 25 (Lidstrom 6), Senior 26 (O'Malley 5, Hoskins 5). Fouled out-Solomon. Total fouls-Flathead 13, Senior 17.
Class AA boys
Championship
Missoula Hellgate 13 11 13 18 - 55
Billings West 15 14 5 15 - 49
MISSOULA HELLGATE (19-4)
Matt Barnes 0-1 0-0 0, Jeff Schaffer 2-4 0-0 4, Jack McGillis 6-10 2-3 16, Charlie Cox 4-8 4-6 13, Trevor Morris 3-9 2-2 10, Kyle Schafer 3-3 4-4 10, Mike Newman 1-1 0-1 2, Connor VanFossen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-36 12-16 55.
BILLINGS WEST (18-5)
Tom Danahy 4-10 1-2 10, Thomas Dolan 2-5 1-1 5, Joe Schreibeis 3-6 0-3 6, Brett Taylor 7-13 2-2 22, Josh Hedge 1-8 0-0 3, Tanner Sutton 1-4 0-0 2, Thomas Gallagher 0-3 0-0 0, Andrew Selle 0-2 0-0 0, Eric Fisher 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 18-51 5-10 49.
3-point goals-Hellgate 5-14 (McGillis 2-3, Morris 2-8, Cox 1-3), West 8-25 (Taylor 6-11, Danahay 1-2, Hedge 1-7, Dolan 0-1, Selle 0-2, Gallagher 0-2). Total fouls-Hellgate 14, West 18. Rebounds-Hellgate 25 (Schaffer 7), West 31 (Schreibeis 8).
Third Place
Bozeman 14 16 14 13 - 57
Butte 10 16 14 13 - 53
BOZEMAN (16-9)
Nate Weidenaar 2-8 2-2 7, Ryan Short 1-4 2-2 4, Casey Milliron 3-6 2-2 8, Jamison McBride 2-6 5-8 11, Jake Rios 5-11 2-5 17, Taylor Dumont 0-1 0-0 0, David LaVeaux 0-5 1-2 1, Jesse Hildreth 0-1 0-0 0, Bryson Halse 3-6 0-1 6, Adam McCarver 0-0 0-0 0, Norm Comfort 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 17-50 15-23 57.
BUTTE (16-8)
Matt Paul 3-9 2-2 11, Todd Hildreth 6-15 1-3 13, Jeff Edwards 6-11 2-6 14, Kyle Burgman 1-3 3-4 5, Clint Choquette 0-3 0-0 0, Tyler Gilder 2-2 2-2 6, Mack Hawbaker 1-1 0-0 2, John Lappin 1-1 0-0 2, Ryan Pollock 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-45 10-17 53.
3-point goals-Bozeman 8-23 (Rios 5-9, McBride 2-5, Weidenaar 1-5, LaVeaux 0-1, Dumont 0-1, Halse 0-2), Butte 3-12 (Paul 3-7, Burgman 0-2, Choquette 0-3). Total fouls-Bozeman 19, Butte 18. Rebounds-Bozeman 36 (Weidenaar, Milliron 7), Butte 32 (Hildreth 7).
Loser-Out Boxes
Bozeman 12 13 22 17 - 64
Billings Senior 18 8 14 12 - 52
BOZEMAN (15-9)
Bryson Halse 1-3 2-2 5, Jamison McBride 3-6 0-0 8, Nate Weidenaar 3-8 1-2 7, Matt Ballinger 0-0 1-1 1, Taylor Dumont 3-8 0-0 7, Adam McCarver 0-1 0-0 0, Norm Comfort 0-0 0-0 0, David LaVeaux 2-3 0-0 4, Jesse Hildreth 0-0 0-2 0, Casey Milliron 5-5 0-0 10, Ryan Short 4-7 1-2 9, Jake Rios 5-18 2-3 14. Totals 26-59 7-12 64.
BILLINGS SENIOR (15-9)
Mark Desin 4-12 1-4 10, J. J. Peterson 4-15 5-6 16, Tim Lucero 2-5 0-0 5, David Stordahl 4-9 1-2 10, Jack Grauman 3-6 0-0 6, Justin Hoskins 0-1 0-0 0, AJ Paine 0-0 0-0 0, Roman Rang 1-5 0-0 3, Tyson Dutton 0-0 0-0 0, Kyle Brekke 0-0 0-0 0, Trent Steinbrink 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 18-53 9-14 52.
3-point goals-Bozeman 5-28 (McBride 2-5, Rios 2-13, Dumont 1-4, Halse 0-2, Weidenaar 0-4), Senior 7-26 (Peterson 3-10, Rang 1-3, Lucero 1-3, Stordahl 1-4, Desin 1-5, Grauman 0-1). Total fouls-Bozeman 13, Senior 16. Technicals-Senior bench. Rebounds-Bozeman 42 (Weidenaar 6), Senior 31 (Desin 6).
Butte 6 10 22 21 - 59
Helena Capital 9 16 12 12 - 49
BUTTE (16-7)
Todd Hildreth 1-4 2-3 4, Matt Paul 5-10 2-2 17, Jeff Edwards 4-7 6-8 14, Clint Choquette 3-6 1-2 9, Kyle Burgman 3-5 8-8 15, Tyler Gilder 0-1 0-0 0, Ryan Pollock 0-0 0-0 0, Matt Esquibel 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-34 19-23 59.
HELENA CAPITAL (17-7)
Dustin O'Connell 2-10 4-8 8, Drew Miller 3-10 0-0 8, David Ames 2-4 4-4 8, Clayton Goodhart 0-1 0-0 0, Ryan Wilson 1-5 2-4 4, Devin Sullivan 5-7 2-2 14, David Sebastian 3-5 0-0 7, Clay Bignell 0-0 0-0 0, Brian Nickel 0-0 0-0 0, Grant Boynton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-42 12-18 49.
3-point goals-Butte 8-17 (Paul 5-8, Coquette 2-5, Burgman 1-2, Gilder 0-1, Hildreth 0-1), Capital 5-13 (Sullivan 2-3, Miller 2-6, Sebastian 1-2, Goodhart 0-1, Wilson 0-1). Fouled out-Wilson, Sullivan. Total fouls-Butte 11, Capital 20. Rebounds-Butte 19 (Hildreth 5), Capital 29 (O'Connell 11).
Class B Boys
Championship
Cut Bank 12 14 14 14 - 54
Fairfield 11 13 10 16 - 50
CUT BANK (23-4)
Jeff Larson 3-9 7-8 14, Matt Stuart 3-4 3-5 11, Kyle Lewis 3-7 0-0 6, Craig Smith 4-10 3-4 11, Andrew Brown 3-5 0-1 6, Matt Whelchel 2-4 0-0 4, Brian McDivitt 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 19-43 13-18 54.
FAIRFIELD (25-1)
Kellan Palmer 3-12 4-5 10, McKay Pearson 6-14 0-0 15, Jordan Ratliff 2-7 0-0 4, Colin Luoma 4-9 2-4 10, Aaron Barnett 3-7 5-6 11, Colton Hardin 0-0 0-0 0, Jesse Jenkins 0-2 0-0 0, Nathan McWilliams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-51 11-15 50.
3-point goals-Cut Bank 3-4 (Stuart 2-2, Larson 1-2), Fairfield 3-10 (Pearson 3-7, Ratliff 0-1, Palmer 0-2). Fouled out-Palmer. Total fouls-Cut Bank 17, Fairfield 20. Rebounds-Cut Bank 24 (Lewis 7), Fairfield 36 (Luoma 10).
Third Place
Three Forks 14 8 10 19 7 -58
Florence 16 9 15 11 10 -61
THREE FORKS (23-5)
Aron Alatorre 2-10 1-1 5, Max O'Dell 1-4 0-0 2, David Kimm 9-17 2-4 25, Shann Mack 1-5 0-0 2, Levi Ewan 8-18 0-0 18, Thomas Boyce 1-3 3-4 6, Brandon Oakes 0-0 0-0 0, Brian Somers 0-1 0-0 0, Shane Thurston 0-0 0-0 0, Jared Fields 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 6-9 58.
FLORENCE-CARLTON (23-4)
Doug Ward 3-7 2-4 10, Mark Ward 3-9 7-9 14, Ryan Hansen 6-15 4-5 16, Mike Kirby 8-11 1-4 17, Justin Moe 1-3 0-0 2, Alex Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Derek Zeiler 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 21-46 16-24 61.
3-point goals-Three Forks 8-24 (Kimm 5-9, Ewan 2-7, Boyce 1-2, O'Dell 0-2, Alatorre 0-4) Florence 3-7 (D Ward 2-3, M Ward 1-2, Zeiler 0-1, Hansen 0-1). Rebounds-Three Forks 32 (Kimm 7), Florence 30 (Kirby 11). Fouled out-Kimm, Mack. Total fouls-Three Forks 22, Florence 14.
Loser-Out Boxes
Three Forks 10 19 19 7 8 11 -74
Whitehall 10 18 15 12 8 4 -67
THREE FORKS (23-4)
Aron Alatorre 2-5 3-4 8, Max O'Dell 0-2 3-5 3, David Kimm 5-14 10-10 20, Shann Mack 6-14 0-2 12, Levi Ewan 5-11 5-7 15, Thomas Boyce 4-7 1-2 9, Taylor Blakely 0-0 0-0 0, Brandon Oakes 0-2 1-2 1, Brian Somers 2-5 2-2 6, C. Myers 0-0 0-0 0, Shane Thurston 0-0 0-0 0, Jared Fields 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-60 25-34 74.
WHITEHALL (19-8)
Layne Glaus 9-16 4-7 27, Forrest Lewton 3-8 0-0 7, Whit Smith 2-5 1-2 6, Robby Barnosky 3-6 0-0 8, Daniel Layne 5-13 2-4 14, Nick Woodbury 0-0 0-0 0, Derek Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Cody Woolpert 0-0 0-0 0, Carl Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Toby Marx 2-5 0-0 5, Paul Morton 0-0 0-0 0, Anthony Janacaro 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-53 7-13 67.
3-point goals-Three Forks 1-8 (Alatorre 1-1, Boyce 0-1, Oakes 0-1, Mack 0-1, Ewan 0-1, Kimm 0-3), Whitehall 12-27 (Glaus 5-8, Barnosky 2-2, Layne 2-8, Marx 1-2, Smith 1-2, Lewton 1-5). Rebounds-Three Forks 41 (Kimm 12), Whitehall 30 (Layne 14). Fouled out-Mack, Glaus, Lewton, Janacaro, Layne. Total fouls-Three Forks 17, Whitehall 25. Technicals-Three Forks, bench.
Florence-Carlton 15 15 14 21 - 65
Superior 11 8 12 10 - 41
FLORENCE-CARLTON (22-4)
Doug Ward 4-8 0-0 10, Mark Ward 6-16 0-0 16, Derek Zeiler 0-3 0-0 0, Ryan Hansen 4-9 3-3 11, Mike Kirby 5-6 2-4 12, Kris Person 0-1 0-0 0, Alex Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Joe Redfern 0-5 0-0 0, Kailun Ostheimer 1-1 0-2 3, Levi Barnham 0-1 0-0 0, Tel Harris 1-1 3-3 5, Justin Moe 2-2 2-3 6. Totals 24-56 10-15 65.
SUPERIOR (17-10)
Blake Williams 5-10 3-5 15, Steve Neu 1-3 0-1 2, Jared Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Dustin Feasel 4-12 0-0 8, Drew Suckow 2-9 0-0 4, Cody Hollenback 0-1 0-0 0, Josh Stroot 1-2 0-0 2, Scott Wilkinson 0-0 0-0 0, Mike Repke 0-0 0-0 0, Jeff Gaston 3-7 2-2 8, Tyson Lucier 1-3 0-0 2, Nate Suckow 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-47 5-8 41.
3-point goals-Florence-Carlton 7-21 (M Ward 4-9, D Ward 2-6, Ostheimer 1-1, Johnson 0-1, Redfern 0-1, Hansen 0-1, Zeiler 0-2), Superior 2-10 (Williams 2-7, Hollenback 0-1, Stroot 0-1, Feasel 0-1). Rebounds-Florence-Carlton 31 (D Ward 6), Superior 29 (Gaston 9). Fouled out-None. Total fouls-Florence-Carlton 13, Superior 15.
Class C Boys
Championship
Gardiner 9 9 13 19 - 50
Whitewater 9 7 10 11 - 37
GARDINER (27-0)
Trevor Anderson 1-4 4-7 6, Kory Rehmer 3-7 6-8 12, Nick Broadhead 3-6 6-10 14, Josh Young 2-5 0-2 5, Bodie Tobin 4-6 0-2 8, Jason Tanascu 2-7 0-0 5, Damon Mitchell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-36 16-29 50.
WHITEWATER (26-1)
Roman Morris 4-10 1-2 9, Shade Stiles 2-16 5-6 11, Kalvin Reidhelt 3-11 0-0 7, Trevor Christman 0-1 0-1 0, Dakota Taylor 4-6 0-0 8, Mark Lageson 0-1 0-0 0, Jaren Stiles 0-1 0-0 0, Jett Anderson 1-1 0-0 2, Kolby Messerly 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-47 6-9 37.
3-point goals-Gardiner 4-9 (Broadhead 2-4, Young 1-1, Tanascu 1-3), Whitewater 3-16 (Stiles 2-11, Reichelt 1-4, Morris 0-1. Fouled out-Morris, Christman, Taylor. Total fouls-Gardiner 16, Whitewater 24. Technicals-Morris. Rebounds-Gardiner 34 (Tobin 8), Whitewater 22 (Stiles 7).
Third Place
Plenty Coups 19 11 12 12 - 54
Geyser 18 25 11 21 - 75
PLENTY COUPS (26-2)
Raymond Bullshows 2-7 2-2 6, Zach Monroy 1-9 4-8 6, Kevin Monroy 4-9 2-3 10, Andy Roundface 3-8 1-2 7, Wes Spotted Bear 8-19 2-2 19, Isaiah Hugs 0-3 0-0 0, Winston Caufield 2-7 0-0 4, Owen Smells 0-0 0-0 0, Jarom Wallace 0-0 0-0 0, Steven Falls Down 1-3 0-0 2, Adam Monroy 0-2 0-0 0, Alton Smart Enemy 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-69 11-17 54.
GEYSER (22-7)
Andy Widhalm 1-6 2-2 5, Trevor Annala 1-3 1-1 3, Ryan Neumann 5-9 7-8 19, Matt Neumann 6-13 7-8 22, Brock Hansen 9-9 6-13 24, Jared Dirkson 0-0 0-0 0, Jacob Noland 0-0 1-2 1, Quinn Johnston 0-0 0-1 1. Totals 22-40 25-36 75.
3-point goals-Plenty Coups 1-16 (Spotted Bear 1-2, Roundface 0-2, Bullshows 0-2, Hugs 0-2, Falls Down 0-2, Z Monroy 0-3, Caufield 0-3), Geyser 6-15 (M Neumann 3-7, R Neumann 2-5, Widhalm 1-3). Rebounds-Plenty Coups 30 (Roundface 9), Geyser 34 (Hansen 14). Fouled out-(Z Monroy, Spotted Bear, R Neumann). Total fouls-Plenty Coups 26, Geyser 13. Technicals-Plenty Coups coach Real Bird, Spotted Bear.
Loser-Out Boxes
Rocky Boy 14 22 15 13 - 64
Plenty Coups 26 21 30 24 - 101
ROCKY BOY (23-3)
Jesse Colliflower 3-8 1-2 9, Joe Small 3-10 1-2 9, Charles Walking Child 3-12 8-13 15, A.J. The Boy 3-5 0-0 8, Nate Rock 2-8 0-0 4, Ivan Whitford 0-3 0-0 0, Upton Whitford 0-1 0-0 0, Marty Watson 1-3 0-0 3, James Burns 6-15 3-3 16, Lakota Oats 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-68 13-24 64.
PLENTY COUPS (26-1)
Raymond Bull Shows 5-5 0-0 10, Zach Monroy 4-8 2-4 10, Kevin Monroy 7-12 5-6 19, Andy Roundface 2-7 3-4 7, Wes Spotted Bear 11-20 2-2 24, Isaiah Hugs 2-2 0-0 4, Rumeal Decrane 0-2 2-4 2, Winston Caufield 3-6 0-0 9, Steven Falls Down 0-1 0-0 0, Adam Monroy 3-5 0-0 6, Alton Smart Enemy 5-8 0-0 10. Totals 42-76 14-20 101.
3-point goals-Rocky Boy 9-22 (The Boy 2-3, Colliflower 2-4, Small 2-4, Walking Child 1-3, Watson 1-3, Burns 1-3, Rock 0-1, I. Whitford 0-1), Plenty Coups 3-9 (Caufield 3-4, Z. Monroy 0-1, Spotted Bear 0-1, Decrane 0-2). Total fouls-Rocky Boy 11, Plenty Coups 17. Rebounds-Rocky Boy 36 (Walking Child 11), Plenty Coups 46 (Spotted Bear 10).
Drummond 16 20 18 18 - 72
Geyser 20 25 14 28 - 87
DRUMMOND (21-8)
Rylan Oakland 4-7 4-6 13, Devin Dahl 3-5 2-2 8, Brett Graybeal 4-12 2-2 13, Chase Reynolds 8-20 0-1 16, Alex Verlanic 4-7 0-0 8, Tyrel Cochrell 2-10 0-0 4, Zac Rohrer 2-2 0-1 4, Dan Alt 2-3 2-3 6. Totals 29-66 10-15 72.
GEYSER (21-7)
Andy Widhalm 4-7 1-2 11, Trevor Annala 0-2 1-2 1, Ryan Reumann 6-8 9-12 26, Matt Neumann 5-13 3-4 15, Brock Hansen 15-20 3-8 33, Jacob Noland 0-2 1-3 1. Totals 30-52 18-31 87.
3-point goals-Drummond 4-16 (Graybeal 3-8, Oakland 1-1, Dahl 0-1, Cochrell 0-2, Reynolds 0-4), Geyser 9-18 R. Neumann 5-7, Widhalm 2-3, M. Neumann 2-5, Hansen 0-1, Noland 0-2). Fouled out-Oakland, Dahl, Verlanic. Total Fouls-Drummond 25, Geyser 16. Rebounds-Drummond 37 (Oakland 7), Geyser 37 (Hansen 11).