Class A state girls: Columbia Falls settles for 3rd

by The Daily Inter Lake
| March 15, 2014 11:09 PM

GREAT FALLS — Haley Belgarde made two free throws with less than a second left to give Columbia Falls a 54-52 overtime victory over Laurel in the third-place game Saturday at the Class A girls state basketball tournament at Four Seasons Arena.

Belgarde, a senior forward, finished with a game-high 20 points. She was 6 of 10 from the field and 8 of 10 at the line.

Winter Kemppainen followed with 12 points.

Abbie Lohof paced the Locomotives with 17 points. Allie McGrath had 13.

Columbia Falls (22-2)entered the tournament as the top-ranked team and with just one loss on the season.

The Wildkats advanced to the consolation final by downing Frenchtown 60-44 in a morning loser-out contest.

Ciera Finberg led the way with 18 points. Belgarde had 14 points and 11 rebounds.

It was the third meeting of the season for the two Northwestern A rivals. The Wildkats won all three.

Vanessa Stavish had 21 points for Frenchtown.

Frenchtown held a 16-13 edge after eight minutes of play, but it was all Columbia Falls after that.

Brandy Lambourne tallied 25 points to power Havre to the state championship. The Blue Ponies defeated Hamilton 52-43 in the title game.

Taylor Goligoski and Jaylee Albert both scored 13 points for Hamilton.

Hamilton defeated Columbia Falls in semifinal play Friday night, 44-39.

Third Place

Columbia Falls 54, Laurel 52 (OT)

Columbia Falls 10 11 9 16 8 — 54

Laurel 10 7 13 16 6 — 52

Columbia Falls (22-2) — Summer Burlage 1-6 0-0 3, Ciera Finberg 2-9 0-0 6, Cydney Fingerg 3-3 2-3 9, Ellie Johnson 2-6 0-0 4, Andrea Getts 0-4 0-0 0, Winter Kemppainen 4-12 4-6 12, Miranda Livingston 0-1 0-0 0, Kiara Burlage 0-1 0-0 0, Haley Belgarde 6-10 8-10 20. Totals: 18-52 14-19.

Laurel — Lexi Lewis 0-2 2-4 2, Allie McGrath 5-20 2-4 13, Taylor Ludwig 1-2 2-2 4, Dalayna Christenson 1-1 0-0 2, Hailey Spitzer 2-2 0-0 5, Paige Hodges 3-7 0-0 9, Abbie Lohof 5-8 6-6 17. Totals: 17-42 12-16.

Total fouls – Columbia Falls 14, Laurel 15. Fouled out – None. Three pointers – Columbia Falls 4-14 (S. Burlage 1-5, Ciera Finberg 2-6, Cydney Finberg 1-1, Johnson 0-2); Laurel 6-23 (Lewis 0-1, McGrath 1-11, Spitzer 1-1 Hodges 3-7, Lohof 1-3). Rebounds – Columbia Falls 31 (Johnson 7); Laurel 26 (Lohof 10). Assists – Columbia Falls 12 (Cydney Finberg 7); Laurel 15 (Lewis 6). Turnovers – Columbia Falls 7 (Kemppainen 4); Laurel 12 (Lewis 3, McGrath 3, Christenson 3). Blocks – Columbia Falls 1 (Johnson 1); Laurel 0. Steals – Columbia Falls 8 (Cydney Finberg 3); Laurel 5 (McGrath 4).

Loser Out

Columbia Falls 60, Frenchtown 44

Columbia Falls 13 15 14 18 — 60

Frenchtown 16 8 11 9 — 44

Columbia Falls (21-2) — Summer Burlage 1-4 5-10 8, Ciera Finberg 5-9 5-7 18, Cydney Finberg 2-7 1-2 6, Ellie Johnson 0-3 4-6 4, Andrea Getts 3-4 0-0 6, Winter Kemppainen 2-4 0-0 4, Miranda Livingston 0-1 0-0 0, Kiara Burlage 0-2 0-0 0, Allyson 0-1 0-0 0, Haley Belgarde 5-6 4-7 14. Totals: 18-41 19-32 60.

Frenchtown (16-8) — Haley Cyr 0-0 0-2 0, Vanessa Stavish 6-13 7-8 21, Kayla Blood 3-10 2-2 9, Brooke Yarnall 1-4 4-6 7, Krista Hebnes 0-2 0-0 0, Keegan Wickman 1-4 0-1 2, Lacey Hochhalter 1-8 2-4 4, Laci Willett 0-0 1-2 1, Lexi Statelen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 12-42 16-25 44.

Total fouls -- CF 15, FTN 22. Fouled out -- Stavish, Yarnall. Technical fouls -- none. 3-point-goals -- CF 5-12 (S. Burlage, Ci. Finberg 3, Cy. Finberg), FT 4-12 (Stavish 2, Blood, Yarnall). Rebounds -- CF 37 (Belgrade 11), FT 26 (Hochhalter 9). Assists -- CF 14 (Cy. Finberg 4, Johnson 4), FT 8 (Blood 3). Turnovers -- CF 11, FT 12. Blocked shots -- CF 3. Steals -- CF 6 (Ci. Finberg 3), FT 5 (Blood 3).

Laurel 54, Miles City 25

Miles City 4 7 9 5 — 25

Laurel 14 8 12 20 — 54

Miles City (13-11) — Tori Swope 0-3 0-0 0, Makena Ellingson 0-4 0-0 0, Beth Sutter 4-15 2-5 11, Ashlie Larson 2-10 0-2 5, Shaylee Singleton 0-7 0-0 0, Halie Warren 1-3 0-0 2, Jenna Swope 2-7 0-2 5, Amy Blaquiere 0-2 2-4 2, Kadie Heinie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 9-51 4-13 25.

Laurel (NA) — Lexi Lewis 0-5 3-4 3, Madison Tucker 0-0 0-0 0, Shayla Deming 0-0 0-0 0, Raquel Jiminez 1-2 1-2 3, Allie McGrath 2-9 9-10 13, Taylor Ludwig 0-0 5-6 5, Dakota Boehler 1-1 0-0 2, Dalayna Christenson 2-9 2-5 6, McKenna Goettlich 1-1 0-0 2, Hailey Spitzer 1-2 0-0 2, Paige Hodges 1-3 0-0 3, Abbie Lohof 4-10 6-7 15. Totals: 13-42 26-34 54.

Total fouls -- MC 22, LAU 14. Fouled out -- Sutter. 3-point goals -- MC 3-20 (Sutter, Larson, J. Swope), LAU 2-12 (Hodges, Lohof). Rebounds -- MC 28 (Warren 6), LAU 44 (Christenson 12, Lohof 11). Assists -- MC 9 (T. Swope 3), LAU 9 (Lewis 3, McGrath 3). Turnovers -- MC 14, LAU 17. Blocked shots -- MC 5(Sutter 3), LAU 6(Christenson 3). Steals -- MC 6 (Sutter 2, Warren 2), LAU 10 (Ludwig 4). Technical foul -- none.

Championship

Havre 52, Hamilton 43

Havre 10 11 9 22 — 52

Hamilton 6 11 5 21 — 43

Havre – Brandy Lambourne 10-15 2-4 25, Dani Wagner 2-3 0-0 4, Morgan Mazurkiewicz 2-8 5-6 9, Lacey Waid 1-4 0-0 2, Peyton Filius 1-7 2-2 5, Tori Mazurkiewicz 2-3 1-4 5, Haley Ohm 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 19-42 10-16.

Hamilton – McKayl Rothie 1-1 0-0 3, Taylor Goligoski 4-13 4-6 13, Ellie Hurlbert 1-2 0-0 2, Jaylee Albert 5-12 3-4 13, Kloie Nye 1-1 0-0 3, Kali Hayes 2-4 0-0 6, Brianna Huggans 0-2 1-2 1, Sami Kratofil 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 15-38 8-12.

Total fouls – Havre 14, Hamilton 16. Fouled out – None. Three pointers – Havre 4-11 (Lambourne 3-4, M. Mazurkiewicz 0-2, Filius 1-5); Hamilton 5-14 (Rothie 1-1, Goligoski 1-4, Hurlbert 0-1, Albert 0-3, Nye 1-1, Hayes 2-4). Rebounds – Havre 22 (Lambourne 7); Hamilton 22 (Albert 8). Assists – Havre 15 (M. Mazurkiewicz 6); Hamilton 13 (Albert 9). Turnovers – Havre 7 (Filius 3); Hamilton 12 (Albert 5). Steals – Havre 3 (Lambourne 1, Wagner 1, Ohm 1); Hamilton 3 (Goligoski 1, Albert 1, Hayes 1).