Dechart, Eureka take care of Plains
The Daily Inter Lake
PLAINS - Eureka used a balanced attack to upend Plains 65-56 Friday in District 8-B boys' basketball.
Ben Dechart led the way with 22 points. Marcus Pluid followed with 15 and Josiah Begay was next with 14.
Eureka led 27-20 at the half.
Eureka 14 13 11 27 - 65
Plains 7 13 18 18 - 56
EUREKA - Josiah Begay 14, Ben Dechart 22, Chad Price 6, John Davis 6, Marcus Pluid 15, Andrew Sanders 2.
PLAINS - Trent Thompson 18, Paul Green 16, Tanner Colombo 6, Ian Stokes 4, Brian Green 7, Conor Balentine 5.
Stillwater 65,
FV Home School 48
Seniors Jon Harrel and Zach George combined for 23 points in leading Stillwater to a victory over Flathead Valley Home School.
George paced the Cougars with 17 points. Harrel added six.
FVHS' Will Heffernan led all scorers with 23 points.
FVHS 5 13 11 19 - 48
Stillwater 16 18 10 21 - 65
FLATHEAD VALLEY HOME SCHOOL - Will Heffernan 8 5-14 23, Isaac Rajkowski 0 5-8 5, Shawn Callan 3 1-2 7, Jace Voightlander 2 1-4 5, Nathan Wagner 2 2-3 6, Logan Ehlers 2 0-2 4. Totals 17 14-33 48.
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (3-16) - Ryan Thompson 3 0-0 6, Jake Meerkatz 3 1-1 8, Logan Ward 7 0-1 14, Zach George 6 5-9 17, Tim Butterfield 1 1-2 3, Josh LeGassey 4 3-4 11, Jon harrel 3 0-0 6. Totals 27 10-17 65.
3-point goals: Meerkatz, Heffernan (3); Team fouls: Stillwater 26, FVHS 21; Fouled out: Thompson, Ward, LeGassey, Heffernan, Rajkowski.
GIRLS
FV Home School 48, Stillwater Christian 45
Charity Zemke scored 19 points and Danae Sheeran added 13 as Flathead Valley Home School downed Stillwater Christian to wrap up first place in the Montana Christian Athletic Association.
The contest was nip-and-tuck all the way as the Home School (19-2, 6-0) owned a 20-18 halftime lead and was up 35-31 after three quarters.
Nichole Danz paced the Cougars with 14 points.
"The girls played an incredibly hard-fought game," said SCS coach Denise Topp.
"It was our senior night and the seniors stepped up to the plate. (Sarah) Cloyed started us off with five-quick points and (Sarah) Meerkatz kept us in it with her great defense. Danz shot the lights out and (Amanda) Nichols handled the ball very well."
Stillwater 9 9 13 14 - 45
Home School 9 11 15 13 - 48
Stillwater Christian- Nichole Danz 4 4-4 14, Abby Smith 1 0-0 2, Dana Topp 2 2-3 6, Sarah Meerkatz 0 0-2 0, Sarah Cloyed 2 0-0 5, Lindsay VanderArk 2 0-0 4, Linnea Hashley 2 1-2 5, Amanda Nichols 4 1-5 9. Totals 17 8-14 45.
Home School - Charity Zemke 4 10-12 19, Danae Sheeran 3 7-12 13, Shelby Sladek 4 0-0 8, Jordanna Weimer 2 0-5 4, Jenna Sladek 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 17-29 48.
3-point goals: Homeschool 1 (Zemke), Stillwater 3 (Danz 2, Cloyed 1). Total fouls Stillwater 20, Homeschool 19. Fouled out: Hannah Rajkowski, Smith, Topp
Eureka 61, Plains 46
EUREKA - Mariah Newell had a game-high 22 points and 10 rebounds to power Eureka to a District 8-B win over Plains.
Carly Hammond finished with seven steals and six assists. Steph Vogelman added 10 points for the Lions.
Plains 4 14 8 20 - 46
Eureka 13 12 14 22 - 61
Plains - Lacey Hermiston 2 0-0 4, Heather Earhard 2 0-1 4, Ashton Vulles 4 8-9 17, Brittany Mount 3 2-5 8, Bethany Catalanello 0 2-2 2, Alexis Kunzer 2 0-0 4, Emma Ehert 3 1-2 7. Totals: 16 13-19 46.
Eureka (7-8, 6-1) - Tayler Holder 3 1-2 7, Carly Hammond 1 2-5 4, Melanie Finch 3 3-4 9, Kayci West 3 0-0 6, Auna Lawler 0 3-4 3, Steph Vogelman 5 0-0 10, Mariah Newell 7 8-10 22. Totals: 22 17-25 61.
3-point goals: Vulles; Team fouls: Plains 19, Eureka 22; Fouled out: None.