Havre eliminates Whitefish

| March 9, 2008 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

HAMILTON - Havre's best offensive quarter turned out to be the third and the Blue Ponies rode that power surge to a 51-43 loser-out victory over Whitefish at the Class A girls' state basketball tournament on Saturday morning.

Havre outscored Whitefish 17-9 in the third quarter and 28-16 for the half.

Whitefish led at halftime, 27-23.

The loss ended the season for Whitefish (14-10). The Bulldogs went 1-2 in state tournament play.

Chelsea Ray and Kate Klundt led the Bulldogs offensively with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Havre's Katie Mariani led all scorers with 16 points.

Havre 9 14 17 11 - 51

Whitefish 11 16 9 7 - 43

HAVRE (16-7) - Samson 2-7 5-6 10, Hedges 4-12 0-0 9, Mariani 6-13 1-1 16, Sheppard 0-2 2-4 2, Stremcha 2-8 3-4 7, Blessum 1-4 1-3 4, Wells 0-0 0-0 0, McCann 1-4 0-0 3, Donovan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-51 12-18 51.

WHITEFISH (14-10) - Klundt 4-7 2-2 10, Ferda 2-11 3-6 7, Labuda 0-1 2-2 2, Ray 4-8 3-6 11, Ormsby 3-6 3-7 9, Powell 0-1 0-0 0, Clarke 0-2 2-4 2, Cullen 1-2 0-0 2, Slayaugh 0-1 0-0 0, FauntLeRoy 0-0 0-0 0, Nagler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-39 15-27 43.

3-point goals-Havre 7-21 (Mariani 3-8, McCann 1-1, Blessum 1-3, Samson 1-3, Hedges 1-6), Whitefish 0-4 (Clarke 0-1, Ferda 0-3). Fouled out-Mariani. Total fouls-Havre 17, Whitefish 19. Rebounds-Havre 31 (Stremcha 7), Whitefish 39 (Ormsby 10).