Western B: Bigfork boys advance to championship

by The Daily Inter Lake
| February 28, 2014 12:13 AM

HAMILTON — The Bigfork boys advanced to the Western B divisional championship game with a 70-41 dismantling of Missoula Loyola on Thursday in the semifinals of the divisional tournament.

The top-ranked Vikings held Loyola without a field goal in the first quarter to take a 15-2 lead after the first eight minutes. Bigfork led 32-11 at half and by 31 points before putting in the bench with five minutes to play.

Josh Sandry had 15 points and Christian Evans 12 to lead Bigfork. All 11 Vikings players scored in the game.

Bigfork will play Florence in tonight’s championship game at 9:15 p.m.

Bigfork 15 17 18 20 — 70

Loyola 2 9 12 18 — 41

BIGFORK — Kyle Thomson 1 0-0 3, Adam Jordt 0 2-2 2, Wyatt Fisher 2 0-0 6, Isaac Martel 4 0-1 9, Tyler Piazzolla 1 0-0 2, Jon Landon 3 1-2 7, Josh Sandry 6 3-5 15, Ryder Trent 2 1-4 7, Cam Nissen 3 0-1 6, Koby Boese 0 1-2 1, Christian Evans 4 4-5 12. Totals: 26 12-22 70.

LOYOLA — T Madsen 3 0-2 6, B Burke 1 2-3 4, Z Hollenbeck 2 0-0 4, S Cooper 1 0-0 3, T Tirrell 0 0-1 0, S Johnston 1 0-0 2, S Sellman 1 1-1 3, M McHugh 0 2-2 2, J Anderson 5 1-2 14, F Cooper 1 1-2 3. Totals: 15 7-13 41.

3-point girls - Bigfork 6 (Fisher, Trent 2), Loyola 4 (Anderson 3). Total fouls - Bigfork 17, Loyola 17. Fouled out - none.

Florence 51, Eureka 43

HAMILTON — Florence outscored Eureka 19-12 in the fourth quarter to edge the Lions and advance to the championship final.

Eureka’s zone defense bothered Florence all game. The Lions led 21-17 at halftime and held a lead until the fourth quarter, when the Falcons were able to pull away.

Chase Bohne had 11 points and Trey Bohne 10 for Eureka.

The Lions play St. Ignatius in the consolation semifinals this morning.

Florence 11 6 15 19 — 51

Eureka 9 12 10 12 — 43

FLORENCE — B. Johnson 2 3-4 8, L Clagett 5 2-3 13, T Smith 3 4-4 10, J Christianson 2 0-0 5, R Mangun 3 1-1 8, B Schaff 3 1-1 7. Totals: 18 11-13 51.

EUREKA — Austin Perez 1 2-3 4, M Griffin 1 0-0 2, Colton Henrie 2 0-0 4, R Glover 1 2-2 4, Dalton Smith 3 2-2 8, Trey Bohne 2 5-6 10, Chase Bohne 3 3-4 11. Totals: 13 14-17 43.

3-point goals - Florence 4 (Johnson, Clagett, Christianson, Mangun), Eureka 3 (C. Bohne 2). Total fouls - Florence 15, Eureka 15. Fouled out - none.

Deer Lodge 53, Troy 49

HAMILTON — Deer Lodge had a huge second quarter and held off a Troy surge in the second half to keep its season alive.

Gabe Hickman and Gage Tallmadge each had 17 points to lead the Trojans.

Deer Lodge 8 18 8 19 — 53

Troy 9 9 12 19 — 49

DEER LODGE — T Clark 3 2-2 9, C Benjiman 2 1-4 5, L Doiron 7 8-11 22, D Crowe 1 0-0 2, K Lowery 1 0-2 3, E Johston 1 0-0 3, A Pierson 1 0-0 2, J Marshall 0 1-2 1, J Simpson 2 2-5 6. Totals: 18 14-26 53.

TROY — Luke Haggerty 1 1-1 3, Gabe Hickman 6 2-4 17, Gage Tallmadge 7 0-1 17, Nathan Olds 0 2-2 2, Sean Opland 3 2-2 8, Bruce Metz 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 7-10 49.

3-point goals - Deer Lodge 3 (Clark, Lowery, Johston), Troy 6 (Hickman, Tallmadge 3). Total fouls - Deer Lodge 12, Troy 19. Fouled out - Troy, Opland.

St. Ignatius 67,

Plains 56

HAMILTON — St. Ignatius came out of halftime on fire, outscoring Plains 24-7 in the third quarter to vault to keep its season alive.

Jarred Brown and Aaron Fisher-Ahenakew led the Bulldogs with 12 points each.

St. Ignatius 16 4 24 23 —67

Plains 16 8 7 25 — 56

ST. IGNATIUS — Jarred Brown 2 8-11 12, Mariam Branson 1 0-0 2, Stuart Grant 6 7-8 21, Nick Durglo 1 0-0 3, Patrick Eichert 0 2-4 2, Aaron Fisher-Ahenakew 4 4-8 12, Gentry Brown 4 2-4 11, Will Powell 2 0-1 4. Totals: 20 23-36 67.

PLAINS — Ryan Ovitt 7 4-6 20, Alec Cole 4 0-0 10, Aaron Baker 2 0-0 4, Kyle Revier 6 1-4 15, James Rulison 2 0-0 4, Wyatt Winebrenner 0 1-5 1, Bransen Krebs 0 0-2 0, Brady Ovitt 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 6-17 56.

3-point goals - St. Ignatius 4 (Grant 2), Plains 6 (R. Ovitt, Cole, Revier 2). Total fouls - St. Ignatius 17, Plains 19. Fouled out - St. Ignatius, Powell. Plains, Rulison

GIRLS

Bigfork 51, Ronan 37

HAMILTON — The Bigfork girls outscored Ronan 14-2 in the first quarter and held off the Maidens late to advance to the championship semifinals at the Western B tournament.

Despite the big deficit, Ronan fought to within two points in the second half before the Valkyries were able to pull away for good.

Tessa Robertson had 19 points and Lana Berg 10 for the Vals. Aspen Jore had eight points to lead Ronan.

Ronan 2 10 13 12 – 37

Bigfork 14 9 9 19 – 51

RONAN – Angela North Piegan 0 3-4 3, Raymi Clairmont 2 3-4 7, Aspen Jore 4 0-0 8, Alaina Madsen 1 0-0 2, Hailey O’Hern 2 2-4 6, Kendra Starkel 2 0-2 4, Lee Camel 3 0-3 7. Totals: 14 8-17 37.

BIGFORK – Marissa Hiza 3 1-2 9, Riley Coleman 0 4-8 4, Mattison McAnally 0 1-2 1, Lana Berg 4 2-4 10, Josie Spoklie 1 0-0 2, Tessa Robertson 8 2-4 19, Miranda Campbell 3 0-0 6. Totals: 19 10-20 51.

3-point goals – Ronan 1 (Camel), Bigfork 3 (Hiza 2, Robertson 1). Total fouls – Ronan 16, Bigfork 15. Fouled out – Jore, O’Hern.

Deer Lodge 61,

Eureka 34

HAMILTON — Fourth-ranked Deer Lodge showed why it entered the tournament as the favorite, outscoring Eureka 36-9 in the first half on the way to an easy win.

Whitney Williams scored eight points to lead nine Lions in scoring. Eureka played the Wardens even after half but was unable to dig out of its first-half hole.

Lacie Thomas and Natalie Padovich each had 12 points to lead Deer Lodge.

Eureka 4 5 15 10 – 34

Deer Lodge 19 17 10 15 – 61

EUREKA – Whitney Williams 8, Caty Gonderio 1, Nicole Anderson 2, Evynn Anderson 4, Amanda Peterson 6, Elliott Peterson 2, Stacy Cooper 4, Jamie Soderling 3, Ashlen Pacella 4.

DEER LODGE – Lacie Thomas 12, Natalie Padovich 12, Hunter Therriault 5, Jacy Senecal 7, Michele Christnacht 7, Kelsey Gray 4, Bailee Senecal 6, Maggie Chrisman 2, Dani Walker 6.

3-point goals – Eureka 3 (Williams 2, Soderling 1), Deer Lodge 1 (Christnacht). Total fouls – Eureka 16, Deer Lodge 8. Fouled out – none.

Plains 57, Florence 47

HAMILTON — The Plains girls outscored Florence 22-6 in the first quarter to cruise to a win and advance to the championship semifinals.

The Falcons outscored Plains 14-6 in the third quarter to cut their deficit to eight points, but didn’t have enough to cut it any closer.

Kimberly Earhart and Hailey Philips had 14 points each for the Trotters to lead four girls in double-digit scoring. Nikki Schurg scored 12 to lead Florence.

Florence 6 12 14 15 – 47

Plains 2 21 26 17 – 57

FLORENCE – Megan Byrne 10, Autumn Round 2, Nikki Schurg 12, Hailey Huot 7, Carli O’Brien 3, Megan Kowalski 5, Chloe Arthur 4, Margaret Finlay 4.

PLAINS – Kimberly Earhart 14, Sami Kinzie 6, Hailey Phillips 14, Carley VonHeeder 11, Kayla Holmes 2, Leah Thompson 10.

3-point goals – Florence 4 (Byrne 2, Huot 1, O’Brien 1), Plains 4 (Earhart 2, Phillips 1, VonHeeder 1). Total fouls – Florence 12, Plains 12. Fouled out – none.

Loyola Sacred Heart 55, Thompson Falls 46

HAMILTON — The Loyola girls outscored Thompson Falls 18-9 in the third quarter to coast away with a victory.

Skylar Hollenback scored 19 points and Makaya Resner had 10 for the Breakers, who will play Bigfork Friday in the championship semifinals.

Erica Sorlie had 17 and Logan Beckman had 15 for Thompson Falls.

Th. Falls 7 12 9 18 – 46

Loyola 15 11 18 11 – 55

THOMPSON FALLS – Shey Hannum 1 1-2 3, Erica Sorlie 4 6-6 17, Madi Fitchett 1 0-0 2, Angela Padden 2 0-0 4, Haley Wilson 1 2-2 4, Autrey Hannum 0 1-2 1, Logan Beckman 4 7-12 15. Totals: 13 17-24 45.

LOYOLA SACRED HEART – Olivia Round 3 1-2 7, Darien Schneider 0 1-3 1, Kelcey Daily 0 2-2 2, Makaya Resner 3 4-7 10, Brook Kolar 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Twite 2 3-3 7, Skylar Hollenback 9 0-3 19, Sami Worster 3 0-0 7. Totals: 21 11-20 55.

3-point goals – Thompson Falls 3 (Sorlie 3), Loyola 2 (Hollenback, Worster). Total fouls – Thompson Falls 17, Loyola 17. Fouled out – none.