Western B divisional tournament: Eureka girls roll in opener

The Eureka Lady Lions downed St. Ignatius 51-31 in the opening round of the Western B divisional tournament at Flathead High School Tuesday.

The top seed from District 7B, Eureka turned a 9-all tie into an eight-point lead in the second quarter, then pulled away in the third when it outscored St. Ignatius 15-2.

Cassidy Morgan led Eureka with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Carli Allen contributed 10 points.

Steph Lewandowski scored a game-high 19 points for St. Ignatius.

Eureka will play Missoula Loyola tomorrow in a semifinal at 9:15 p.m. St. Ignatius will take on Bigfork in a loser-out contest at 9:40 a.m.

St. Ignatius 9 10 2 10 — 31

Eureka 9 18 15 9 — 51

ST. IGNATIUS - Kaylie Durglo 0-4 0-0 0, Loren Ericksen 1-11 0-0 3, Emilie Charlo 1-2 0-0 2, Steph Lewandowski 8-23 0-2 19, Haley O’Hern 2-6 0-0 4, Sydney Castor 0-0 0-0 0, Jordyn Eihert 1-3 0-0 2, Pam Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Courtney Charlo 0-5 1-2 1, Carley Elverud 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 13-56 1-4 31.

EUREKA - Alex Holland 1-7 4-5 7, Mikayla Grove 2-6 0-0 5, Alyssa White 1-6 3-4 6, Cassidy Morgan 5-10 3-7 13, Carli Allen 5-7 0-0 10, Brianna Lindgren 0-0 0-1 0, Whitney Williams 1-3 0-0 3, Nicole Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Evynn Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Amanda Peterson 1-1 0-0 2, Caitlin Larson 2-5 1-1 5, Ashlin Pacella 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-45 11-19 51.

3-point goals - St. Ignatius 4-12 (Lewandowski 3), Eureka 4-14 (4 with 1). Rebounds - St. Ignatius 43 (O’Hern 12), Eureka 34 (Morgan 12). Assists - St. Ignatius 4 (Durglo 2), Eureka 9 (White 4). Blocks - St. Ignatius none, Eureka none. Steals - St. Ignatius 8 (Ericksen 5), Eureka 8 (Holland 3). Fouls - St. Ignatius 17, Eureka 9. Turnovers - St. Ignatius 16, Eureka 17. Fouled out - none.

Missoula Loyola 50, Bigfork 32

Kari Tirrell scored 20 points as Loyola downed Bigfork in first-round action.

A big third quarter helped Loyola extend its lead from seven to 17 points.

Shelby Scoggins led Bigfork with 10 points. Tessa Robertson pulled down 11 rebounds.

Bigfork 8 6 7 11 — 32

Loyola 10 11 17 12 — 50

BIGFORK - Stevi Siloti 0-2 1-2 1, Matti McAnally 2-4 0-2 4, Shelby Scoggins 3-8 4-4 10, Josie Spoklie 0-7 1-2 1, Tessa Robertson 2-7 0-2 4, Marissa Hiza 1-6 1-2 3, Riley Coleman 2-2 1-5 5, Alicia Cadrette 1-1 0-0 3, Lana Berg 0-0 0-0 0, Kallister Meagher 0-0 0-0 0, Miranda Campbell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 11-38 9-22 32.

LOYOLA - Maggie Crippen 4-12 0-0 8, Kari Tirrell 8-18 1-1 20, Olivia Round 0-2 0-0 0, Mady DaWald 6-9 0-2 12, Skylar Hollenback 0-2 0-2 0, Mikayla Schneider 0-3 0-0 0, Maggie Mitzel 1-2 0-0 2, Kristen Elliot 0-0 0-0 0, Nicole Twite 2-3 0-2 4, Kelsey Twite 0-0 0-0 0, Haley McCormack 0-1 0-1 0, Sadie Crippen 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 23-54 1-8 50.

3-point goals - Bigfork 1-7 (Cadrette), Loyola 3-7 (Tirrell 3). Rebounds - Bigfork 35 (Robertson 11, Scoggins 8), Loyola 26 (DaWald 4). Assists - Bigfork 2 (Spoklie, Hiza), Loyola 17 (Round 8). Blocks - Bigfork 2 (Robertson 2), Loyola 2 (Tirrell, Sadie Crippen). Steals - Bigfork 6 (Hiza 2), Loyola 9 (Round 4). Fouls - Bigfork 13, Loyola 19. Turnovers - Bigfork 21, Loyola 14. Fouled out - none.

Deer Lodge 51, Plains 40

Plains outscored 6B top seed Deer Lodge 31-28 in the second half but couldn’t overcome a second-quarter goose egg.

Bailee Senecal and Michele Christnacht each scored 15 points to lead a balanced Deer Lodge offense. Dani Walker scored 10 and Shayla Therriault eight.

Felicia Earhart led Plains with 17 points.

Deer Lodge will play Florence in a semifinal today at 7:30 p.m. Plains and Thompson Falls will meet in a loser-out game today at 8 a.m.

Deer Lodge 10 13 11 17 — 51

Plains 9 0 12 19 — 40

DEER LODGE — Lacie Thomas 1-4 0-0 3, Michele Christnacht 4-8 4-4 15, Bailee Senecal 5-6 5-9 15, Shayla Therriault 4-9 0-6 8, Dani Walker 5-10 0-1 10, Annie Lombardi 0-0 0-0 0, Natalie Padovich 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter Therriault 0-0 0-0 0, Jaycee Senecal 0-0 0-0 0, Kadesha Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Courtney Goff 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-38 9-20 51.

PLAINS — Felicia Earhart 4-8 5-6 17, Hailey Phillips 2-7 3-6 8, Ashley Holmes 2-5 0-0 4, Kayla Holmes 1-2 0-2 2, Jessica Hansen 3-8 0-0 7, Leah Thompson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 13-38 8-14 40.

3-point goals - Deer Lodge 4-7 (Christnacht 3), Plains 6-13 (Earhart 4). Rebounds - Deer Lodge 23 (Walker 6), Plains 24 (3 with 3). Assists - Deer Lodge 7 (Walker 2, Shayla Therriault 2), Plains 7 (Earhart 2, Holmes 2). Blocks - Deer Lodge none, Plains none. Steals - Deer Lodge 15 (Bailee Senecal 6), Plains 5 (5 with 1). Fouls - Deer Lodge 13, Plains 16. Turnovers - Deer Lodge 18, Plains 24. Fouled out - none.

Florence 67, Thompson Falls 61

Florence outscored Thompson Falls 16-8 in the fourth quarter to win its first round game.

Thompson Falls led 53-51 after three quarters.

Meg and Courtney Byrne led Florence with 14 points apiece. Carli O’Brien scored 13.

Kelsey Fitchett led Thompson Falls with 18 points.

Th. Falls 16 21 16 8 — 61

Florence 13 20 18 16 — 67

THOMPSON FALLS — Hope Reid 5-7 0-2 10, Shay Hannum 5-8 1-7 12, Kelsey Fitchett 7-20 4-4 18, Madison Fitchett 1-1 2-4 4, Angela Padden 0-4 2-2 2, Allison Vaught 2-10 0-0 5, Logan Beckman 3-5 1-2 7. Totals 23-55 10-15 61.

FLORENCE — Meg Byrne 4-17 4-8 14, Cass Sheers 1-5 0-0 2, Courtney Byrne 5-10 4-6 14, Paige Bodner 3-7 0-0 7, Jill Harris 1-6 0-0 3, Cody Miller 3-4 2-3 8, Courtney Austin 0-4 4-6 4, Carli O’Brien 4-8 2-4 13, Kyndall Hoff 0-3 1-4 1, Hailey Hnot 0-2 0-0 0, Katie Benson 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-71 17-31 67.

3-point goals - TFalls 2-15 (Vaught, Hannum), Florence 8-33 (O’Brien 3). Rebounds - TFalls 57 (Kelsey Fitchett 11, Reid 10), Florence 35 (Hoff 9). Assists - TFalls 9 (Padden 4), Florence 7 (Sheers 3). Blocks - TFalls 1 (Beckman), Florence none. Steals - TFalls 4 (Beckman 2), Florence 15 (Sheers 5). Fouls - TFalls 23, Florence 21. Turnovers - TFalls 28, Florence 18. Fouled out - Vaught, Beckman.