Vikes, Vals in title games in 7B tourney play
Bigfork guard Anders Epperly puts up a jumper during the Vikings' 68-21 victory against Troy in Bigfork on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)
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BIGFORK — Logan Gilliard and Beau Santistevan both tallied 12 points and Anders Epperly followed with 11 as Bigfork whipped Troy 68-21 in District 7B semifinal boys basketball tournament action Thursday evening.
Bigfork jumped in front 20-5 and 38-14 after the first two quarter stops.
Eleven different players figured in the scoring for Bigfork.
Dillon Savage accounted for the bulk of Troy’s offense. He finished with 13 points.
Bigfork moves on to the championship game Saturday at 5 p.m. in Eureka versus Thompson Falls.
Troy drops into the third/fourth place game the same day at 1 p.m. against Libby.
All four teams advance to the Western B divisional at Ronan next week.
Troy 5 9 4 3 — 21
Bigfork 20 18 21 9 — 68
TROY — Dillon Savage 13, Tucker Winn 3, Jordan Day 2, Mason Chapel 1, Tyler Gromley 2.
BIGFORK — Anders Epperly 11, Clayton Reichenbach 5, Elias Hines 5, Colten Reichenbach 4, Luke Schmit 6, Randy Stultz 5, Logan Taylor 4, Chase Chappuis 2, Brayden Thorness 2, Logan Gilliard 12, Beau Santistevan 12.
Thompson Falls 43,
Libby 41
LIBBY — Thompson Falls outscored Libby 18-10 in the final quarter to rally for the semifinal victory.
Libby held a 31-25 advantage after three periods.
Ryggs Johnston tallied a game-high 25 points. The Libby sophomore had five 3s and was 4 of 5 from the free-throw line.
McKenzie Holt scored 12 points for Thompson Falls.
Thompson Falls 7 13 5 18 — 43
Libby 5 13 13 10 — 41
THOMPSON FALLS — McKenzie Holt 12, Dylan Beckman 9, Danny Hoisington 9, Payton Fields 2, John Skerl 4, Nathan Thibeault 7.
LIBBY — Ryggs Johnston 25, Stephen Williams 5, Colin Maloney 4, Ryan Nagle 5, Erik Lauer 2.
Girls
Bigfork 52, Libby 40
LIBBY — Balanced scoring coupled with a dynamite fourth quarter lifted Bigfork over Libby in semifinal play.
Bigfork, up 31-30 after three quarters of play, put the game away in the final eight minutes. The Valkyries outscored Libby over that stretch 21-10.
Shae Anderson, Ellie Berreth and Jaime Berg shared scoring honors for Bigfork with 13 points each. Berg collected 11 of her points in the final frame.
Bigfork was 8 of 12 shooting from the charity line in the fourth quarter.
Shannon Reny and Abby Ennenga had nine points each to pace Libby.
Bigfork plays in the 7B championship game versus Troy on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Eureka.
Libby drops into the 7B third/fourth place game at 3 p.m. versus Eureka.
All four teams advance to the Western B divisional at Ronan next week.
Bigfork 10 11 10 21 — 52
Libby 11 5 14 10 — 40
BIGFORK — Shae Anderson 13, Abby Ellison 3, Jaime Berg 13, Ellie Berreth 13, Emilee Park 3, Abby Lembke 1, Haile Norred 6.
LIBBY — Alli Collins 4, Abby Ennenga 9, Jayden Winslow 6, Sammee Bradeen 4, Khalyn Hageness 5, Shannon Reny 9, Brooklyn Rainer 3.
Troy 54, Eureka 32
TROY — Troy doubled the score on Eureka in the opening quarter and padded its lead from there as the Trojans posted an easy semifinal victory.
Troy led 22-14 at the half and 36-16 going into the fourth quarter.
Allie Coldwell topped Troy, and all scorers, with 22 points.
Aurora Becquart chipped in 13.
Sienna Utter netted 11 for Eureka.
Eureka 7 7 2 16 — 32
Troy 14 8 14 18 — 54
Eureka — Sienna Utter 11, Liz Pacella 4, Maggie Graves 6, Karlee Frost 2, Ashley Waldo 4, Stacy Cooper 2, Erynn Their 3.
Troy — Aurora Becquart 13, Allie Coldwell 22, Olivia Roach 2, Allie Brown 8, Alyssa Lewis 9.