Columbus rallies past Vals in loser-out play

by The Daily Inter Lake
| March 9, 2012 11:46 PM

BUTTE — Columbus rallied past Bigfork for a 35-32 victory in loser-out play at the Class B state girls basketball tournament on Friday afternoon.

Bigfork trailed 16-13 at the half, but led 23-21 heading into the final frame.

Melissa VanDerveer scored 10 points to pace Bigfork (19-8). Taylor Peck was next with eight.

Loser-Out Games

Columbus 4 12 5 14 — 35

Bigfork 9 4 10 9 — 32

BIGFORK — McKinze Shults 2 0-3 5, Shelby Scoggins 2 0-0 4, Taylor Peck 2 4-4 8, Melissa VanDerveer 3 4-4 10, Tessa Robertson 2 0-0 5, Riley Coleman 0 0-1 0.

COLUMBUS — Sarah Pichler 2 1-2 5, Tanisha Ordahl 3 4-4 11, Rachael Ault 1 2-4 5, Chloe Russell 0 0-0 0, Kaitlin Campbell 1 0-2 2, Mikala Osborne 3 5-8 12, Morgan Scott 0 0-0 0.

Three-point goals – Bigfork 1-4, Columbus 3-6. Total fouls – Bigfork 17, Columbus 15. Rebounds – Columbus 26, Bigfork 29.

Loyola 15 8 7 20 — 50

Three Forks 6 4 13 19 — 42

LOYOLA — Maggie Crippen 0 0-0 0, Kari Tirrell 2 1-4 5, Heather Huguet 2 0-0 4, Sam Manley 2 1-3 5, Maddie Keast 3 4-5 10, Maddy Malsam 3 1-3 7, Kenzie Reid 4 0-5 9, Kiernan Haggerty 3- 4-8 10.

THREE FORKS — Aspen Colby 1 0-0 2, Mariah Mcleod 0 2-4 2, Shayla Mack 3 2-2 9, Alicia Gootkin 0 0-0 0, Skylar Baldry 4 3-12 12, Ashley Malmquist 2 1-9 5, Sami Oakes 4 3-5 11, Dani Dellinger 0 1-2 1.

Three-point goals – Loyola 1-5, Three Forks 2-33. Total fouls – Loyola 21 Three Forks 25. Rebounds – Loyola 51, Three Forks 51.

Semifinals

Malta 9 11 16 11 — 47

Manhattan 9 7 11 13 — 40

MALTA – Courtney Henry 1-10 2-2 4, Jessica Cole 3-8 1-2 9, Kori Kindle 5-9 3-7 13, Taylor Pankratz 0-3 2-4 2, Jayla Graham 4-6 0-0 11, Mercedes Stiles 1-3 0-0 2, Darby Schye 1-1 2-3 4, Brenna King 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 16-42 10-18 47.

MANHATTAN – Melody McCloud 4-7 2-6 10, Cierra Camp 3-3 0-0 6, Shlebi Rodriguez 1-4 2-2 5, Lacey Camp 0-2 0-0 0, Brooke Jones 5-13 1-2 12, Carlee Smith 1-2 3-3 5, Tessa Miller 1-2 0-1 2, Kira Niemi 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 15-39 8-14 40.

3-point goals – Malta 5-11 (Graham 3-3, Cole 2-6, Henry 0-2), Manhattan 2-12 (Rodriguez 1-2, Jones 1-4, Camp 0-1, Niemi 0-5). Total fouls – Malta 18, Manhattan 17. Fouled out – McCloud. Rebounds – Malta 28 (Cole 7), Manhattan 33 (McCloud 10). Assists – Malta 12 (Henry 4), Manhattan 7 (Rodriguez 2). Turnovers – Malta 16 (Kindle 8), Manhattan 22 (Camp 6). Steals – Malta 11 (Kindle 5), Manhattan 5 (Jones 2).

Townsend 5 9 12 13 — 39

Fairfield 14 16 6 24 — 60

TOWNSEND - Ciarra Hamilton 2-5 1-2 5, Meagan Watson 2-10 0-0 4, Baylee Watson 1-6 2-9 4, Jacy Thompson 2-7 1-2 6, Briana Anderson 3-09 2-6 8, Bailee Dexter 4-14 0-0 12. Totals 14-51 6-19 39.

FAIRFIELD - Destiny Palmer 3-4 3-4 11, Molly Klinker 8-11 5-7 21, Jordyn Johnson 3-6 0-0 6, Synde Steinbach 0-0 1-2 1, Jill Barta 4-8 7-9 15, Linnea Zier 1-1 0-0 2, Kourtney Coverdell 2-2 0-0 4, Kaylynn Coverdell 0-0 0-0 0, Liz Klinker 0-0 0-0 0, Cassidy Coverdell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-32 16-22 60.

3-point goals - Townsend 5-19 (Dexter 4-12, Thompson 1-3), Fairfield 2-6 (Palmer 2-3). Total fouls - Townsend 17, Fairfield 15. Fouled out - B. Watson. Rebounds - Townsend 27 (B. Watson 7), Fairfield 32 (Barta 15). Turnovers - Townsend 12, Fairfield 17. Assists - Townsend 6 (Hamilton 2, B. Watson 2, Thompson 2), Fairfield 12 (Johnson 4). Steals - Townsend 4 (Hamilton, M. Watson, B. Watson, Anderson), Fairfield 8 (Johnson 3, Barta 30. Blocks - Townsend 0, Fairfield 2 (M. Klinker 2).