Basketball roundup: Trent, Martel help Bigfork down Eureka
BIGFORK — Ryder Trent tallied 20 points and Isaac Martel did all of his scoring with 11 points in the final eight minutes as top-ranked Bigfork defeated Eureka 61-56 in District 7B boys basketball play on Friday night.
Martel hit six crucial free throws on six attempts down the stretch to keep Bigfork on top.
Bigfork (10-1 overall, 6-0 league) led 28-27 at the half.
Josh Sandry just missed out on a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds.
Jonathan Landon added 13 points for Bigfork and Isaac Martel scored 11.
Eureka (4-7, 2-3) was led by Trey Bohne, who had a game-high 27 points. He had five 3s.
Chase Bohne scored 19 points.
Eureka 13 14 11 18 — 56
Bigfork 13 15 12 21 — 61
EUREKA — Brandon Conard 2, Trey Bohne 27, Chase Bohne 19, Braden Thier 4, RJ Glover 4.
BIGFORK — Adam Jordt 2, Isaac Martel 11, Jonathan Landon 13, Josh Sandry 15, Ryder Trent 20.
Florence 45, Ronan 43
RONAN — Florence held off a late charge by Ronan to claim the District 6B victory.
Colton McCrea’s 3 at the buzzer from the top of the key rimmed out, leaving Ronan two-points short.
Ronan trailed by as many as nine points in the fourth quarter. McCrea and July Sorrell both hits 3s to rally Ronan.
Sorrell led the Chiefs with 14 points. McCrea added 13.
Travern Smith had 17 points for Florence.
Florence 11 16 6 12 — 45
Ronan 11 7 9 16 — 43
FLORENCE — Jake Kelling 2, Levi Clagett 7, Travern Smith 17, Jake Christopherson 13, Jesse Crabowska 2, Dan Mickelson 4.
RONAN — Cedric Earthboy 5, Colton McCrea 13, Bryce Cullen 1, Jeremiah North Piegan 7, July Sorrell 14, Rhett Duffey 3.
Thompson Falls 64, Libby 34
THOMPSON FALLS — A pair of 22-point quarters carried Thompson Falls to an easy victory over Libby in a nonconference matchup of Class B versus Class A teams.
Thompson Falls rolled to a 22-10 lead in the opening quarter and tallied another 22 points in the third quarter to take a 58-23 lead into the final eight minutes of play.
Trais Hoisington tallied 20 points to power Thompson Falls.
Michael Curtiss and Collin Johnson both had eight for Libby.
Libby 10 9 4 11 — 34
Thompson Falls 22 14 22 8 — 64
LIBBY — Luke Adamson 5, Jonny Cielak 7, Collin Johnson 8, Erik Lauer 6, Michael Curtiss 8.
THOMPSON FALLS — Mack Holt 7, Trais Hoisington 20, Tanner Laws 4, Corey Tessier 11, Dylan Vaught 6, Joe Lundberg 2, Greg Wadsworth 2, Joe Frields 4, Dalton Hooten 6, Tyler Riffle 2.
Girls
Ronan 59, Florence 34
FLORENCE — Micalann McCrea led a balanced Ronan attack with 11 points as the Maidens defeate Florence in a District 6B contest.
Ronan, up 14-13 after the first period, led 24-16 at the half.
Ronan outscored Florence 35-18 in the second half.
Autumn Round scored 12 points to lead Ronan.
Ronan 14 10 19 16 — 59
Florence 13 3 12 6 — 34
RONAN — Micalann McCrea 11, Jordyn Clairmont 8, Aspen Jore 7, Haley O’Hern 8, Alicia Camel 8, Kendra Starkel 2, Ashley Peterson 1, Lee Camel 14.
FLORENCE — Alexis Taulbee 5, Autumn Round 12, Ally Rust 4, Jewel Zeiler 3, Chloe Arthur 5, Meghan St. Germain 4, Hilde Huseby 1.
Libby 57,
Thompson Falls 48
THOMPSON FALLS — Class A Libby doubled up on Class B Thompson Falls in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Blue Hawks 14-7 en route to the nonconference victory.
Hailey Craig led Libby offensively with 18 points. Shyla stevenson was next with 12.
Shey Hannum scored 20 points for Thompson Falls.
Libby 13 23 7 14 — 57
Thompson Falls 14 17 10 7 — 48
LIBBY — Trinity Wallace 2, Hailey Craig 18, Shyla Stevenson 12, Hailey Moe 8, Devon Gallagher 8, Dayln Germany 9.
THOMPSON FALLS — Lindsay Laws 10, Shey Hannum 20, Sierra Sortie 4, Madi Fitchett 3, Haley Wilson 2, Autrey Hannum 9.