Ker, Bigfork get opening-round win
GREAT FALLS - Christian Ker turned in a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds to help Bigfork knock off Huntley Project 60-52 on Thursday in first-round action at the Class B state boys basketball tournament.
Ian Lorang added 15 points and Colter Trent 10 for the Vikings (19-7), who advance to tonight's semifinal contest at 8.
"Ian Lorang stepped up huge for us," Bigfork coach Paul La Mott said.
"Christian Ker had a huge dunk later in the game. That energy carried us on to the finish."
Bigfork will face Wolf Point, a 60-53 winner over Whitehall on Thursday.
Huntley and Whitehall drop into loser-out play this morning.
Bigfork enjoyed a 33-15 advantage at the half and close the game with a 21-point fourth quarter.
Huntley Project (19-8) had two double-figure scorers - Tyrell Freiling with 19 and T.J. Harris tallied 17.
Bigfork outrebounded Huntley Project 33-25. The Vikings had an edge at the charity stripe, sinking 12 of 18 to Huntley Project's 9 for 16.
game. That energy carried us on to the finish."
Bigfork will face Wolf Point, a 60-53 winner over Whitehall on Thursday.
Huntley and Whitehall drop into loser-out play this morning.
Bigfork enjoyed a 33-15 advantage at the half and closed the game with a 21-point fourth quarter.
Huntley Project (19-8) had two double-figure scorers - Tyrell Freiling with 19 and T.J. Harris tallied 17.
Bigfork outrebounded Huntley Project 33-25.
The Vikings had an edge at the charity stripe, sinking 12 of 18 to Huntley Project's 9 for 16.
State B/Four Seasons
Great Falls
Thursday
First-round games
Bigfork 60, Huntley Project 52
Bigfork 17 16 6 21 - 60
Huntley Project 10 5 19 18 - 52
Bigfork - Austin Jordt 0-0 2-2 2, Ian Lorang 7-12 0-1 15, Colter Trent 4-5 1-2 10, Cody Dopps 0-1 0-0 0, Evan Jordt 1-2 2-2 4, Travis Knoll 3-5 0-2 6, Ben Sandry 1-2 0-1 2, Christian Ker 5-9 5-6 16, Kyle Hauns 0-2 2-2 2, Dillon Fraley 1-1 0-0 3. Totals: 22-39 12-18.
Huntley Project - T.J. Harris 5-17 3-6 17, Zach Tallon 6-15 3-3 19, Tyrell Frieling 0-1 0-0 0, Zack Wohlfeil 3-8 1-1 7, Brock Peterson 1-3 0-0 3, Austin Zopfi 1-3 0-2 2, Todd Buchanan 1-2 2-4 4. Totals: 17-49 9-16.
Fouls: Bigfork 18, Huntley Project 17. Fouled out: E. Jordt, Wohlfeil, Buchanan. 3-pointers: Lorang 1, Trent 1, Ker 1, Fraley 1, Harris 4, Tallon 4, Peterson 1. Total rebounds: 33 (Ker 12), Huntley Project 25 (Wohlfeil 7).
Wolf Point 60, Whitehall 53
Whitehall 10 13 18 12 - 53
Wolf Point 5 9 22 24 - 60
Whitehall - Matt Dyson 1-2 0-0 2, Casey McLean 7-13 6-7 20, Dawson Patritti 1-2 0-0 2, Sean McCarthy 1-2 4-4 6, Brady Murphy 3-6 2-4 10, Layne Simon 5-11 3-4 13. Totals: 18-36 15-19.
Wolf Point - Taylor Hanks 6-11 6-7 23, Jesse Driftwood 2-7 0-2 4, Easton Copenhaver 2-4 2-2 6, Matthew Weeks 0-5 0-0 0, Martin Weeks 4-9 1-2 9, Mechiah Zilkoski 1-9 0-1 2, Jake Bauer 6-11 4-4 16. Totals: 21-56 13-18.
Fouls: Whitehall 12, Wolf Point 14. Fouled out: Simon (W). 3-pointers: Murphy 2, Hanks 5. Rebounds: Whitehall 28 (Simon 8), Wolf Point 29 (Driftwood 6). Technicals: Simon.
Florence 62, Broadus 37
Broadus 11 9 7 10 - 37
Florence 14 13 16 19 - 62
Broadus - Dillon Isaak 2-5 1-2 5, Taylor Rumph 3-8 0-0 7, Austin Stradinger 2-11 2-2 7, Tell Shannon 1-6 5-5 7, Pete Wenzel 3-12 0-0 6, Bryden Buhmann 1-2 0-0 3, James Riley 0-11 2-2 2, Chi Emmons 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 12-57 10-11.
Florence - Ross Mangun 3-3 0-0 6, Ryne Baerlocher 6-7 2-2 14, Adam Huot 2-2 2-4 6, Adam Greger 6-10 2-3 14, Quinn Smith 3-5 0-3 6, Chantz Hotsinpiller 1-2 0-0 2, Jon Johnson 4-5 0-0 8, Dylan Reynolds 1-1 0-0 2, Riley Phillips 1-1 0-0 2, Aaron Ward 1-4 0-1 2. Totals: 28-42 6-13.
Fouls: Broadus 14, Florence 15. Fouled out: None. 3-pointers: Broadus 3-13 (Buhmann 1-2, Isaak 0-1, Stradinger 1-5, Rumph 1-3, Shannon 0-1), Florence 0-1 (Baerlocher 0-1). Rebounds: Broadus 24 (Riley 10), Florence 41 (Greger 11, Smith 11).
Columbus 46, Shelby 41
Columbus 10 16 13 7 - 46
Shelby 5 13 8 15 - 41
Columbus - Louis Faust 2-5 5-7 9, Tim Yeager 2-4 7-8 12, Tyler Roller 4-4 2-5 10, Austin Dayton 4-6 1-2 9, David Wolter 1-3 0-0 2, Tyler Ostrum 1-1 2-2 4, Tayler Noble 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 14-24 17-24.
Shelby - Brennan Hayes 0-2 1-2 1, Chase Ballantyne 4-8 0-0 12, Chase White 7-14 6-6 23, Kellan Clark 1-1 0-0 2, Matt Alford 1-7 0-0 2, Jordyn Irvin 0-3 1-2 1, Robby Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Dane Alford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 13-35 8-10.
Fouls: Columbus 13, Shelby 23. Fouled out: White. Technical fouls: Shelby bench. 3-pointers: Columbus 1-5 (Yeager 1-3, Faust 0-2), Shelby 7-17 (Ballantyne 4-7, White 3-6, M. Alford 0-1, Irvin 0-1). Rebounds: Columbus 17 (Dayton 5), Shelby 20 (M. Alford 5).