Western B boys: Eureka, St. Ignatius stay alive in consolation action

Eureka and St. Ignatius kept their Western B divisional basketball tournament hopes alive Friday morning with loser-out victories in boys action at Flathead High School.

Dalton Smith and Tanner Blankers both tallied 16 points to guide Eureka past Troy 45-43.

Smith also had 10 rebounds.

Stuart Grant scored 16 points and Patrick Eichert added 11 as St. Ignatius thumped Thompson Falls 63-29.

Dylan Evans had nine points and eight rebounds for St. Ignatius.

Eureka (2-21) is back in action today at 9:30 a.m. while St. Ignatius plays at 11:15. The winners of those contests move on to the consolation final at 7 p.m.

Loser-Out Games

Troy 8 7 13 15 — 43

Eureka 9 16 12 8 — 45

TROY — Luke Haggerty 2-5 0-0 4, Gabe Hickman 3-16 0-0 8, Gage Tallmadge 4-8 0-0 9, Sean Opland 3-8 3-6 9, Bruce Metz 3-10 1-3 7, Nathan Olds 0-1 0-0 0, Austin Grable 2-8 0-0 6. Totals: 17-56 9-14 43.

EUREKA — Trey Bohne 2-7 1-2 7, Dalton Smith 6-8 4-6 16, Tanner Blankers 6-18 1-3 16, Cameron Griffin 2-5 0-1 4, Richard Roo 1-4 0-2 2. Totals: 17-42 6-14 45.

3-point goals: Hickman (2), Tallmadge, Grable (2); Bohne (2), Blankers (3); Team fouls: Troy 15, Eureka 12; Fouled out: None.

Thompson Falls 3 6 16 4 — 29

St. Ignatius 20 20 11 12 — 63

THOMPSON FALLS — Tanner Laws 0-2 0-0 0, Baptiste Seynaeve 1-3 2-2 4, Ross Dalby 2-8 0-2 6, Dominique Holt 2-5 1-2 5, Derek Whittenburg 1-1 0-0 2, Caleb Bates 1-2 1-2 4, Tyler Bates 2-7 2-2 6, Dylan Vaught 0-1 0-0 0, Greg Wadsworth 0-1 0-0 0, Ryan Knutson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 10-33 6-10 29.

ST. IGNATIUS — Jarred Brown 4-9 0-0 9, Dylan Evans 4-10 0-0 9, Stuart Grant 6-12 2-2 16, Patrick Eichert 5-7 1-2 11, Bill Von Holtum 20-4 0-1 4, Nick Durglo 0-1 0-1 0, Ryce Hegwood 0-1 0-0 0, Raymond Matt 0-2 1-2 1, Nikko Alexander 4-9 1-1 10, Will Powell 1-8 1-3 3. Totals: 26-63 6-12 63.

3-point goals: Dalby (2), C. Bates; Brown, Evans, Grant (2), Alexander; Team fouls: Thompson Falls 18, St. Ignatius 14; Fouled out: Whittenburg, Powell.

Western B divisional

(2 teams advance)

Thursday

Bigfork 68, St. Ignatius 37

Loyola Sacred Heart 58, Thompson Falls 35

Florence 44, Eureka 13

Deer Lodge 58, Troy 50

Friday

Loser Out

St. Ignatius 63, Thompson Falls 29

Eureka 45, Troy 43

Semifinal

Bigfork 46, Loyola Sacred Heart 27

Florence 59, Deer Lodge 30

Today

Loser out

9:30 a.m. – Eureka (2-21) vs. Loyola (14-8)

11:15 a.m. – St. Ignatius (8-15) vs. Deer Lodge (10-12)

Consolation Final

7 p.m. – morning winners, consolation

Championship

8:45 p.m. – Bigfork (18-4) vs. Florence (21-1)