Class B girls state basketball: Valkyries fall in OT to Manhattan
GREAT FALLS — Manhattan outscored Bigfork 9-5 in overtime to claim the 54-50 loser-out victory at the Class B girls state basketball tournament on Friday afternoon.
Manhattan also outscored Bigfork 16-12 in the fourth quarter to rally and force overtime at Four Seasons Arena.
Brooke Jones led Manhattan with her double-double — 19 points and 12 rebounds. She also had seven steals and blocked two shots.
Savannah Carr and Sophia Wass both tallied 12 points for the Tigers.
Bigfork was led by Marissa Hiza and Mattison McAnally, 13 points each, and Katie Thomas added 10.
It was second close-call setback for the Valkyries (18-6) at state. On Thursday they lost to Colstrip, 55-50.
Bigfork 8 12 13 12 5 — 50
Manhattan 12 9 8 16 9 — 54
BIGFORK — Marissa Hiza 4-7 4-7 13, Riley Coleman 0-2 0-0 0, Jamie Berg 0-1 2-2 2, Mattison McAnally 5-11 3-4 13, Katie Thomas 2-7 5-6 10, Lana Berg 2-9 3-5 7, Miranda Campbell 2-10 1-2 5. Totals: 15-47 18-26 50.
MANHATTAN — Kennedy Grubich 1-6 0-0 2, Jolena Grevious 0-0 0-1 0, Alexa Arthun 2-3 1-2 5, Savannah Carr 3-13 6-9 12, Sophia Wass 5-10 2-4 12, Mariah Harvey 2-4 0-0 4, Brooke Jones 5-19 8-10 19. Totals: 18-55 17-26 54.
3-point goals: Bigfork 2-8 (Hiza 1-3, Coleman 0-1, McAnally 0-1, Thomas 1-3); Manhattan 1-13 (Grubuch 0-1, Carr 0-6, Jones 1-6); Rebounding: Bigfork 35 (Hiza 6, McAnally 6, L. berg 6); Manhattan 38 (Jones 12); Turnovers: Bigfork 24, Manhattan 16; Team fouls: Bigfork 19, Manhattan 20; Fouled out: Hiza; Grubich.
Loser-out game
Columbus 9 11 6 14 5 — 45
Plains 1 12 4 23 4 — 44
COLUMBUS — Tana House 0-1 0-0 0, Kayla Rouane 4-10 2-4 10, Hailey Campbell 1-4 1-2 3, Madi Sindelar 1-2 3-3 5, Carli Dyba 1-4 2-4 4, Rachel Ault 5-17 7-12 19, Courtney Martinez 2-6 0-0 4. Totals: 14-44 15-25 45.
PLAINS — Kimberly Earhart 2-6 2-3 7, Sami Kinzie 4-8 1-4 11, Carley Vonheeder 2-8 0-0 6, Hailey Phillips 4-15 2-2 10, Kayla Holmes 1-3 2-6 4, Leah Thompson 2-7 2-4 6. Totals: 15-47 9-19 44.
3-point goals: Columbus 2-6 (Ault 2-6), Plains 5-17 (Earhart 1-5, Kinzie 2-4, Vonheeder 2-6, Phillips 0-1), Thompson 0-1); Rebounds: Columbus 32 (Martinez 8), Rouane 7), Plains 36 (Phillips 9, Holmes 9); Turnovers: Columbus 14, Plains 16; Team fouls: Columbus 15, Plains 21; Fouled out: Earhart, Holmes.
Semifinals
Forsyth 11 12 10 9 — 42
Malta 21 6 8 9 — 44
FORSYTH-Alli Bert 3-5 0-0 6, Kelsey Seleg 2-5 2-4 7, Ruby Kallenbach 2-6 0-0 5, Shaunessy Bidwell 0-1 1-2 1, Raelynn Keefer 4-10 1-1 11, Kaylee Zard 4-12 4-4 12. Totals: 15-39 8-11 42.
MALTA-Marley Manoukian 4-8 1-2 9, Sophia Stiles 5-11 2-5 15, Hailey Nicholson 1-8 2-3 4, Jada Nicholson 1-2 1-1 3, Kelsey Kuehn 1-2 0-0 2, Rebecca Smith 1-2 0-0 3, Darby Schye 4-12 0-0 8. Totals: 17-47 6-11 44.
3-point goals-Forsyth 4-11 (Keefer 2-7, Kallenbach 1-2, Seleg 1-1), Malta 4-10 (Stiles 3-5, Smith 1-2). Rebounds-Forsyth 31 (Zard 16), Malta 22 (Stiles 7). Total fouls-Forsyth 12, Malta 11. Fouled out-none.
Choteau 7 13 12 12 — 44
Colstrip 13 9 13 12 — 47
CHOTEAU — Payton Durocher 2-6 2-2 6, Hannah Bowers 2-10 1-1 6, Megan Krone 1-7 2-2 4, Molly Salmond 1-3 5-6 7, Tristin Achenbach 1-7 0-0 2, Darby Yeager 1-5 0-0 3, Payge Durocher 4-5 2-4 11, Celie Salmond 2-4 1-3 5. Totals: 14-47 13-18 44.
COLSTRIP — Emma Dudley 1-4 0-0 2, Kile Denny 3-11 2-3 8, Shelby Means 2-3 0-0 4, Brina Hull 6-13 7-8 19, Kendal Neumiller 3-5 2-5 8, Tyra Limpy 1-6 2-6 5, Amaya Lafranier 0-0 1-2 1. Totals: 16-42 14-24 47.
3-point goals-Choteau 3-10 (Bowers 1-2, Yeager 1-2, Payge Durocher 2-4), Colstrip 1-5 (Limpy 1-2). Rebounds-Choteau 33 (Achenbach 11), Colstrip 27 (Hull 6, Neumiller 6). Total fouls-Choteau 21, Colstrip 18. Fouled out-Colstrip, Dudley.
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Today’s Schedule
Loser-out games
10:30 a.m. — Columbus vs. Choteau
10:30 a.m. — Manhattan vs. Forsyth
Consolation Final
5 p.m. — 10:30 a.m. loser-out winners
Championship Game
8:30 p.m. — Malta vs. Colstrip