Whitefish drops Eureka; Polson falls to Frenchtown

The Daily Inter Lake

EUREKA - Whitefish used a 10-0 run to start the game to knock off Eureka 46-36 Thursday in Northwestern A boys basketball action.

Whitefish (6-9, 5-4) led 28-16 at the half and never looked back.

"We shot just 25 percent for the game," said Eureka coach Eric Stang.

"They (Bulldogs) played hard defense, great defense. We got some good looks, couldn't knock them down.

"We didn't get many second opportunities," Stang added.

"They did a good job of limiting us to one shot attempt each possession."

Eureka managed to close the gap to six points once in the fourth quarter, but that was as close as the Lions would get.

Aaron Tkachyk and Colt Idol shared scoring honors for the victors with 11 points each. Jamie Clogg followed with 10.

Isiah Linnell topped Eureka (12-2, 8-2) with 11 points. He also had seven rebounds, three blocks and four steals.

Whitefish 10 18 6 12 - 46

Eureka 0 16 5 15 - 36

Whitefish (6-9, 5-4) - Aaron Tkachyk 4 2-4 11, Luke Fennelly 0 3-4 3, Byron Whitcomb 2 0-0 5, Colt Idol 3 4-4 11, Jamie Clogg 3 4-5 10, David FauntLeroy 2 2-6 6. Totals: 14 15-23 46.

Eureka (12-2, 8-2) - Clete Deshazer 2 1-1 5, Zach Richter 1 1-3 3, Tony Boka 2 1-2 6, Danny Cameron 2 1-2 7, John Davis 1 0-1 2, Spencer Sartori 1 0-0 2, Isiah Linnell 4 2-4 11. Totals: 13 6-13 36.

3-point goals - Tkachyk, Whitcomb, Idol; Boka, Cameron (2), Linnell. Team fouls - Whitefish 12, Eureka 19. Fouled out - Linnell.

Girls

Frenchtown 48,

Polson 28

FRENCHTOWN - Noelle Lebsock scored 18 points to lead Frenchtown to an easy non-conference girls basketball victory Thursday over Polson.

Polson 4 12 7 5 - 28

Frenchtown 8 10 13 17 - 48

POLSON - Brittney Gardner 1, Jessica Buckless 5, Jaelin Vandeberg 6, Lisa Mathias 5, Sarah Newton 4, Amanda James 5, Angela Schuman 2.

FRENCHTOWN - Noelle Lebsock 18, Lacey Lovell 11, Laura Geis 8, Caitlin Amundsen 3, Jennifer Brown 6, Jenna Volinkaty 2.