Basketball roundup: Tinkle scores 23, Hellgate blows out Flathead, 69-33
MISSOULA — Flathead fell behind early, trailing 25-12 after the opening quarter and 41-13 at the half in a 69-33 Western AA boys basketball loss to top-ranked Missoula Hellgate on Saturday.
Flathead (4-8 overall, 1-3 league) was just 10 of 44 shooting from the field.
Tres Tinkle tallied 23 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to pace Hellgate (11-1, 4-1).
Also in double figure scoring for the Knights were Davin Bray with 13, Rhett Baerlocher with 12 and Easton Packard with 10.
Matt Marshall had 10 points to lead Flathead.
Hellgate also whipped Glacier on Tuesday, 73-42.
Flathead 12 1 11 9 — 33
Missoula Hellgate 25 16 12 16 — 69
Flathead — Matt Marshall 4-8 0-0 10, Alex Croymans 2-9 1-2 5, Keaton Krantz 0-5 0-0 0, Blake Wilson 1-10 4-4 7, Trae Habel 1-4 0-0 2, Cade White 0-0 0-0 0, Seth Adolph 1-1 1-1 3, Kye Auclaire 0-1 3-4 3, Tyler Johnson 1-3 0-0 3, Bridger Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Wyatt Smith 0-1 0-0 0, CJ Dugan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 10-44 9-11 33.
Missoula Hellgate — Tres Tinkle 11-19 1-2 23, Rhett Baerlocher 5-8 0-0 12, Devin Bray 5-6 0-0 13, Mark Lebsock 2-3 2-4 6, Bayden Frohlich 1-4 0-0 2, Easton Packard 3-5 1-2 10, Buckley Belcourt 0-1 0-0 0, Connor Schenk 1-4 0-0 3, Peter Vandam 0-0 0-0 0. Total 28-49 5-10 69.
3-point goals – Flathead 4-12 (Marshall 2-3, Tyler Johnson 1-2, Blake Wilson 1-4, Alex Croymans 0-2, Bridger Johnson 0-1), Hellgate 8-16 (Bray 3-3, Packard 3-4, Baerlocher 2-4, Tinkle 0-4, Belcourt 0-1). Total fouls – Flathead 8, Hellgate 11. Fouled out – none. Rebounds – 26 (White 5), Hellgate 31 (Tinkle 13).
Thompson Falls 54,
Troy 37
TROY — Thompson Falls outscored Troy 22-6 in the third quarter en route to a District 7B victory.
Thompson Falls led 26-18 at the half before pulling away.
Trais Hoisington scored 17 points and Dylan Vaught 12 for Thompson Falls.
Colton Winebark led Troy (5-8, 0-6) in scoring with 10 points.
Thompson Falls 10 16 22 6 — 54
Troy 10 8 6 13 — 37
THOMPSON FALLS — Mack Holt 2, Trais Hoisington 17, Tanner Laws 9, Corey Tessier 2, Dylan Vaught 12, Joe Lundberg 2, Greg Wadsworth 2, Dalton Hooten 4, Tyler Riffle 4.
TROY — Craig Helmrick 3, Gage Tallmadge 8, Brennan Olds 5, Sean Opland 7, Mason Chapel 4, Colton Winebark 10.
Eureka 67, Plains 23
PLAINS — A wild fourth quarter helped Eureka slip by Plains in a District 7B matchup.
Eureka exploded for 27 points in the final eight minutes while Plains tallied 23.
Trey Bohne led Eureka’s attack with 27 points. Chase Bohne had 16 and RJ Glover 14.
Ryan Ovitt scored 20 for Plains. Aaron Baker added 19.
Eureka 12 19 9 27 — 67
Plains 15 13 12 23 — 63
EUREKA – Trey Bohne 27, Chase Bohne 16, RJ Glover 14, Michael Peterson 5, Braden Thier 3, Brandon Conrad 2.
PLAINS – Ryan Ovitt 20, Aaron Baker 19, Kyle Revier 13, Alex Cole 6, Trent Brouillette 2, Bransen Krebs 2, Aaron VonHeeder 1.
Bonners Ferry 51,
Stillwater Christian 42
Bonners Ferry outscored Stillwater 16-4 in the fourth quarter to rally for a nonconference victory at Stillwater Christian School.
Stillwater (7-10) held a 38-35 lead on the Idaho school after three quarters.
Isaac Neumann led Stillwater in scoring with 12 points.
Kaleb Stockton scored 22 points and Pat O’Hara 15 for Bonners Ferry.
Bonners Ferry 17 9 9 16 — 51
Stillwater 15 14 9 4 — 42
Bonners Ferry — Elijah Price 2, Pat O’Hara 15, Kaleb Stockton 22, Collin Stone 2, Warren Carle 2, Wyatt Nelson 4, Caleb Blackmore 4.
Stillwater Christian School — Schuylar Kauffman 4, Clayton Hashley 6, BJ Bach 4, Daniel Lambert 6, Matt VanSomeren 8, Isaac Neumann 12, Alex Sulzbacher 2.
Whitefish 41,
Frenchtown 39
WHITEFISH — Whitefish edged Frenchtown in a Northwestern A battle.
No results were available.
Girls
Frenchtown 54,
Whitefish 34
FRENCHTOWN — A big second quarter helped Frenchtown pull away for a Northwestern A victory over Whitefish.
Frenchtown, leading 9-2, outscored Whitefish 22-9 in the second quarter to take a 31-11 lead at intermission.
Whitefish played Frenchtown on even terms in the second half.
Dani Douglas tallied 10 points for Whitefish.
Lacy Hochhalter led Frenchtown with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Whitefish 2 9 12 11 — 34
Frenchtown 9 22 12 11 — 54
WHITEFISH — Dani Douglas 10, Allie Schulz 3, Katie Fyall 2, Mariah Drown 4, Haley Nicholson 4, Cevana Lawshe 5, Cailyn Ross 2, Annisa Brown 4.
FRENCHTOWN — Emma Pyron 8, Haley Cyr 10, Laci Willett 4, Brooke Yarnall 6, Lacey Hochhalter 14, Megan Delaney 4, Alivia Williams 8.
Plains 58, Eureka 30
PLAINS — Carley VonHeeder scored 14 points and Hailey Phillips 11 to guide Plains past Eureka in a District 7B game.
Amanda Peterson tallied eight points to lead Eureka.
Plains held a 27-15 lead at the half.
Eureka 5 10 10 5 — 30
Plains 12 15 16 15 — 58
EUREKA – Charity Parsons 6, Rachael Pacella 4, Evynn Anderson 4, Amanda Peterson 8, Stacy Cooper 5, Evynn Thier 2, Cary Gonderio 1.
PLAINS – Kimberly Earhart 8, Sami Kinzie 3, Jade LaDeaux 7 Carley VonHeeder 14, Hailey Phillips 11, Kayla Holmes 2, Jessica Thompson 4, Leah Thompson 9.
Stillwater Christian 39, Bonners Ferry 36
Sarah Paolini netted a double-double with 14 rebounds and 11 points and Janelle Falk added 10 points as Stillwater held on to beat Bonners Ferry, Idaho, at Stillwater Christian School.
Dori Smith had eight rebounds, six points and three assists.
Stillwater (12-3) held a 25-15 lead at the half.
Krestin Oxford topped Bonners Ferry in scoring with nine points.
Bonners Ferry 8 7 12 9 — 36
Stillwater 12 13 5 9 — 39
BONNERS FERRY — Abby Skeen 2, Krestin Oxford 9, Savannah Woods 6, Kodi Bateman 6, Jasmine Hill 6, Abby Davis 5, Miranda Wenk 2.
STILLWATER — Serena Koch 8, Janelle Falk 10, Adrianna Lambert 3, Alisa Venman 1, Dori Smith 6, Sarah Paolini 11.