Eureka girls stop St. Ignatius

EUREKA — Steph  Vogelman carried much of the offensive load for Eureka, scoring a game-high 18 points as the Lions edged St. Ignatius 42-34 on Tuesday in District 7B girls basketball play.

Eureka broke free in the final half, outscoring the Bulldogs 26-18. The game was tied at the half at 16.

Tayler Holder topped Eureka in rebounding with 9, and Carly Hammond’s 8 assists were a team best.

Courtney Dickinson totaled 3 steals

“It was a good one to get,” Eureka coach John Hammond said.

“They are a well-coached team.”

Eureka (3-2 overall and 2-1 7B) is back in action Jan. 2 with a nonconference game at Libby.

St. Ignatius    9    7    11    7    —    34

Eureka    11    5    15    11    —    42

ST. IGNATIUS — Kyla Mitchell 4 0-2 8, Adessa Durglo 2 2-8 6, Rachel Jensen 2 0-0 4, Laglen Mitchell 1 0-0 3, Katie McDonald 3 0-0 8, Bella Dally 2 0-0 5. Totals: 14 2-10 34.

EUREKA — Tayler Holder 4 0-0 8, Carly Hammond 1 2-5 4, Selene Elster 1 1-2 3, Alyssa White 3 0-1 7, Cassidy Morgan 1 0-2 2, Steph Vogelman 8 2-4 18. Totals: 18 5-14 42.

3-point goals: L. Mitchell, McDonald (2), Dally; White; Team fouls: St. Ignatius 16, Eureka 9; Fouled out: Dally.

Boys

St. Ignatius 44,

Eureka 38

EUREKA — The Eureka Lions’ comeback was too little, too late on Tuesday.

Sophomore Ryan Holder scored a game-high 21 points and Eureka nearly made up a 13-point deficit but came up short in their final 7-B basketball game before the holiday break.

“We started out real slow and turned over the ball more than we should have,” Eureka third-year coach Chad Dunn said. “Late in the third we decided to play a little harder, and we tried our best at the end but just didn’t have enough to come back from that.”

The Lions (1-4) trailed 25-13 at half. Bryton Gutenberg added seven points for Eureka, which returns to action on Jan. 2 in Libby.

St. Ignatius    12    13    8    11    —    44

Eureka    6    7    7    18    —    38

MISSION — Riley Whitworth Charlo 0 2-2 2, Dylan Evans 1 0-0 2, Jorn Gies 5 1-6 11, Austin McDonald 1 2-2 6, Gui Silva 1 0-2 2, Jake Durglo 9 1-4 19, Josh Durglo 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 6-16 44.

EUREKA — Kade Davis 0 1-2 1, Jesse Thomson 1 0-0 2, Andrew Sanders 1 0-0 2, Tanner Peterson 2 0-0 4, Ryan Holder 6 3-4 21, Caleb Curtis 0 1-2 1, Bryton Gutenberg 3    1-2 7. Totals 15 6-10 38

3-point goals — Mission 0, Eureka 2 (Holder 2); Team fouls — Mission 13, Eureka 17; Fouled out — None.