Basketball roundup: Bad 2nd QT dooms Bravettes at CMR
GREAT FALLS — Flathead couldn’t overcome a poor second quarter, falling at Great Falls C.M. Russell 42-32 in a Class AA nonconference girls basketball game on Friday night.
The Bravettes were outscored 15-2 in the second quarter, falling behind 25-10 at halftime. Flathead came out of the break strong, outscoring CMR 12-5, but didn’t have enough to finish the comeback.
Tiana Johnson scored 12 points to lead the Bravettes.
Taylor Edwards led CMR with 11.
Flathead 8 2 12 10 — 32
CM Russell 10 15 5 12 — 42
FLATHEAD — Kylee Meredith 1 0-0 2, Janae Moon 2 1-4 5, Kelsey Gillespie 1 0-0 3, Lauren Clark 1 0-2 3, Tiana Johnson 5 1-3 12, Jessica Simmons 0 3-4 3, Taryn Gutierez 2 0-2 4. Totals: 12 5-15 32.
CMR — Destany Snider 2 0-0 4, Talya Vaira 1 0-2 2, Mady Shawinski 1 2-2 5, Briana Easton 3 2-4 8, Taylor Edwards 5 1-2 11, Addison Gardner 2 0-0 5, Lindsay Martinez 1 0-2 2, Cailey Froehle 2 1-1 5. Totals: 17 6-13 42.
Total fouls – Flathead 15, CMR 15. Fouled out – None. 3-pointers – Clark 1, Johnson 1, Gillespie 1, Snider 1, Shawinski 1, Edwards 1, Gardner 1.
Plains 46, Libby 30
LIBBY — Plains outscored Libby 26-12 in the second half to run away with a nonconference victory.
Hailey Phillis had a game-high 14 points for the Trotters.
Shannon Reny had seven points to lead Libby and Shyla Stevenson had six.
Plains 11 9 13 13 — 46
Libby 11 7 6 6 — 30
PLAINS — Kimberly Earhart 5, Sami Kinzie 2, Jade Ladeaux 5, Carley VonHeeder 7, Hailey Phillips 14, Kayla Holmes 6, Jessica Thompson 3, Leah Thompson 4.
LIBBY — Trinity Wallace 2, Hailey Craig 2, Shyla Stevenson 6, Hailley Moe 4, Shannon Reny 7, Devon Gallagher 4, Dayln Germany 3, Shelbie McLinden 2.
Stillwater 47, Foothills 35
GREAT FALLS — Dori Smith knocked down 17 points and Serena Koch followed 13 as Stillwater Christian School beat Foothills Christian School in Montana Christian Athletic Association play.
Koch hit three 3s, two in the fourth quarter.
Smith scored 10 points in the opening half.
Stillwater (8-3) outscored Foothills 28-11 in the middle two quarters to pull away.
Smith just missed a double-double as she pulled down nine rebounds.
Sarah Paolini had a team-high 15 boards for the Crusaders.
Stillwater Christian 8 20 8 11 — 47
Foothills Christian 14 8 3 10 — 35
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN — Serena Koch 13, Adrianna Lambert 3, Dori Smith 17, Sarah Paolini 9, Megha Tannehill 1, Janelle Falk 4.
FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN — Josey Lindseth 10, Ally Pennell 2, Lissy Willeker 7, Adair Henning 14, Dani Campbell 2.
Eureka 50, Troy 39
EUREKA — Eureka got 11 points from Courtney Lemer and coasted to a District 7B conference win over Troy.
The Lions led 36-19 after the third quarter before Troy exploded for 22 points in the final quarter.
Amanda Peterson scored 19 points to lead Eureka. Allie Caldwell had a team-high 14 points for the Trojans.
Troy 8 5 4 22 — 39
Eureka 15 10 11 14 — 50
TROY — Aurora Bequart 8, Allie Caldwell 14, Kaitlyn Downey 5, Sami Rohrich 2, Allie Brown 7, Tana Thill 3.
EUREKA — Charity Parsons 4, Courtney Lemer 11, Rachael Pacella 4, Evynn Anderson 5, Amanda Peterson 19, Stacy Cooper 7.
Thompson Falls
at Whitefish
WHITEFISH — No results were available.
BOYS
Libby 50, Plains 48
LIBBY — Erik Lauer scored in the final seconds to lift Libby to a narrow win over Plains in a nonconference game.
Libby led by four after the third quarter, but had to hold off a hard charge from the Horsemen.
Jonny Cielak had 16 points to lead the Loggers and Collin Johnson had 13. Ryan Ovitt had 11 to lead Plains.
Plains 17 7 6 18 — 48
Libby 16 8 10 16 — 50
PLAINS — Ryan Ovitt 11, Trent Brouillette 4, Alec Cole 13, Kyle Revier 7, Cole Benson 3, Aaron Baker 8, Brenen Abromeit 2.
LIBBY — Luke Adamson 2, Jonny Cielak 16, Collin Johnson 13, Isaak Jones 3, Erik Lauer 8, Michael Curtiss 8.
Eureka 64, Troy 40
EUREKA — Eureka made 11 3-pointers and blew out Troy in a District 7B game.
Chase Bohne scored 28 points and Trey Bohne had 20 for Eureka. Gage Tallmadge had 12 for Troy.
Troy 9 11 11 9 — 40
Eureka 16 15 18 15 — 64
TROY — Craig Helmrick 5, Adam Tallmadge 2, Gage Tallmadge 12, Brennan Olds 3, Sean Opland 7, Mason Chapel 3, Kolten Winebark 8.
EUREKA — Brandon Conard 2, Trey Bohne 20, Michael Peterson 7, Chase Bohne 28, Braden Their 7.
Thompson Falls 56, Whitefish 45
WHITEFISH — No results were available.