Eureka boys fall in 7B opener

LIBBY — The Lions were plagued by offensive troubles to start the District 7B boys basketball tournament as St. Ignatius dropped Eureka 47-36 in opening-round action on Thursday.

Ryan Holder scored 17 points for Eureka but Jake Durglo was one better, leading St. Ignatius with 18 and helping the Bulldogs build a 27-17 lead at half.

St. Ignatius led 36-22 heading into the fourth period.

Both teams came into the contest with 3-15 records overall.

St. Ignatius    17    10    9    11    —    47

Eureka    9    8    5    14    —    36

ST. IGNATIUS — Austin Durglo 1 0-0 2, Dylan Evans 1 0-0 2, Jorren Gies 7 5-6 19, Austin McDonald 1 0-1 2, Gui Silva 1 0-0 3, Jake Durglo 7 4-8 18, Josh Durglo 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 10-17 47.

EUREKA — Tanner Peterson 1 0-0 2, Ryan Holder 6 5-6 17, Tanner Blankers 3 1-2 8, Caleb Curtiss 1 0-2 2, Bryton Gutenberg 3 1-4 7. Totals 14 7-14 36.

3-point goals — Mission 1 (Silva), Eureka 1 (Blankers); Team fouls — Mission 14, Eureka 12; Fouled out — None

Troy 42,

Thompson Falls 40

LIBBY — Thompson Falls got off to a fast start, but Troy closed it out in winning fashion, rallying for a victory.

Troy (10-9) outscored Thompson Falls (5-14) 16-9 in the final frame.

Thompson Falls led 17-9 after the opening quarter.

Trent Cratty led Troy in scoring with 24 points. He tallied 10 points in the final quarter.

Chalis Wilson topped Thompson Falls with 12.

Troy    9    12    5    16    —    42

Thompson Falls    17    8    6    9    —    40

TROY — Mikey Ormiston 2 0-0 5, Ryan Rayson 1 0-0 2, Jake Higgins 1 0-0 2, Trent Cratty 10 1-2 24, Tom Roeder 0 0-2 0, Brian Hammerich 4 1-4 9. Totals: 18 2-8 42.

THOMPSON FALLS — Chalis Wilson 5 2-2 12, Josh Hojem 2 0-0 6, Garrett Reinschmidt 0 1-2 1, Brandon Wakefield 1 1-4 3, Chris Pavlik 0 0-2 0, Will Dalby 4 0-2 8, Mike Wood 5 0-1 10. Totals: 17 4-13 40.

3-point goals: Ormiston, Cratty (3); Hojem (2); Team fouls: Troy 14, Thompson Falls 9; Fouled out: None.

Girls

St. Ignatius 41,

Plains 30

LIBBY — Katie McDonald scored a game-high 18 points to lead St. Ignatius (9-10) past Plains (3-16) in the opening game of the District 7B basketball tournament.

Plains    5    7    9    9    —    30

St. Ignatius    12    13    6    10    —    41

PLAINS — Lacey Hermiston 2 1-3 5, Kelsey Beagley 1 0-1 2, Cassie Ross 2 0-0 4, Heather Earhart 5 3-8 13, Kayla Revier 1 1-5 3, Nikki Kunzer 1 0-0 2, Alexis Kunzer 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 6-19 30.

ST. IGNATIUS — Ashley Courville 3 0-0 6, Dalena Weaselhead 1 0-0 2, Kyla Mitchell 2 2-5 6, Adessa Durglo 4 1-2 9, Katie McDonald 4 9-12 18. Totals 14 12-19 41.

3-point goals — Plains 0, Mission 1 (McDonald); Team fouls — Plains 15, Mission 17; Fouled out — None.

Thompson Falls 55, Troy 36

LIBBY — Kyla Molzhon scored 13 of her game-high 21 points in the final half to help Thompson Falls dispense with Troy.

Thompson Falls (9-10) led 24-14 at the half.

Jackie Pepiot scored 17 points for Troy (0-19).

Thompson Falls    14    10    20    11    —    55

Troy    6    8    6    16    —    36

THOMPSON FALLS — Kelsey Fitchett 2 4-4 9, Makayla Backer 2 0-0 4, Allison Vaught 2 0-0 4, Hannah Peters 1 0-0 2, Karli Cavill 6 1-2 13, Kyla Molzhon 9 3-4 21, Hope Reid 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 8-10 55.

TROY — Alyssa Olds 1 3-4 5, Kimmy Klin 3 0-2 6, Jordan Williams 2 2-2 8, Jackie Pepiot 6 5-9 17. Totals: 12 10-17 36.

3-point goals: Fitchett; Williams (2); Team fouls: Thompson Falls 17, Troy 13; Fouled out: Papiot.

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Today’s Lineup

Boys

3 p.m. — St. Ignatius (3-16) vs. Bigfork (15-3)

8 p.m. — Troy (10-9) vs. Plains (16-2)

Girls

1 p.m. — St. Ignatius (9-10) vs. Bigfork (16-2)

6 p.m. — Thompson Falls 9-10) vs. Eureka (10-8)