Bigfork boys, girls top Loyola
BIGFORK — Anders Epperly totaled 15 points and eight assists while Beau Santistevan had 10 points to go with eight blocks as Bigfork bumped Missoula Loyola 60-45 in the Class B regular-season final for both basketball teams.
Bigfork (18-0 overall) trailed 9-8 after the opening quarter, but went on top 24-19 at the half and 44-27 after three quarters.
Randy Stultz added 12 points for Bigfork.
Jack Lincoln had 17 points for Loyola.
Bigfork heads to the Western B divisional for a first-round contest on Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Ronan Events Center.
Missoula Loyola 9 10 8 18 — 45
Bigfork 8 16 20 25 — 60
MISSOULA LOYOLA — Jack Lincoln 17, Ryan Tyrell 2, Charles Burns 2, Jaden Kob 3, Cooper Waters 3, David Koppang 9, Joey McElroy 9.
BIGFORK — Anders Epperly 15, Clayton Reichenbach 8, Colton Reichenbach 5, Luke Schmit 1, Randy Stultz 12, Logan Taylor 5, Chase Chappuis 2, Logan Gilliard 11, Beau Santistevan 10.
Girls
Bigfork 52,
Missoula Loyola 37
BIGFORK — Jaime Berg netted 14 points and claimed 15 rebounds in a Class B victory over Missoula Loyola.
It was the regular-season finale for both teams.
Rakiah Grende added 13 points for Bigfork.
Tessa Burke topped Loyola in scoring with 13 points.
Bigfork (17-1) will play Anaconda at 7:20 p.m. on Thursday in first-round action of the Western B divisional tournament at the Ronan Events Center.
Missoula Loyola 9 16 3 9 — 37
Bigfork 16 15 13 8 — 52
MISSOULA LOYOLA — Sam Clevenger 4, Sydney Koppang 5, Violet Whitegrass 1, Tessa Burke 13, Kenna Guenther 3, Kylie Esh 9, McKenna Round 2.
BIGFORK — Abby Lembke 3, Ellie Berreth 6, Shae Anderson 3, Abby Ellison 7, Heidi Schneller 4, Jaime Berg 14, Jordan Nelson 2, Rakiah Grende 13.
Thompson Falls 45, Troy 43
THOMPSON FALLS — Troy rallied in the fourth quarter, but came up two points short of Thompson Falls in District 7B play.
Troy outscored Thompson Falls 16-12 in the final eight minutes.
Allie Coldwell had 26 points to lead Troy, and all scorers. Megan Baxter led the way for Thompson Falls with 19 points.
Troy 9 5 13 16 — 43
Thompson Falls 12 11 10 12 — 45
Troy — Allie Coldwell 26, Kaitlyn Downey 7, Annie Day 4, Katelyn Tallmadge 3, Grace Dolan 2, Montana Rice 1.
Thompson Falls — Megan Baxter 19, Jody Detlaff 8, Haley Morgan 7, Sarah Detlaff 5, Maya Stiles 4, Faith Frields 2, Riley Wilson 1.
Helena Capital 39,
Glacier 26
Helena Capital cashed in at the free-throw line to upend Glacier in a Western AA contest at Glacier.
Capital was 14 of 20 from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter and outscored Glacier 23-8 to pull away for the win.
For the game, Capital was 20 of 36 free-throw shooting.
Kali Gulick and Alivia Atlee shared scoring honors for Glacier with six points each. Sydney Sheridan topped Capital with 13.
Glacier hosts Missoula Hellgate today at 4:15 p.m.
Helena Capital 7 7 2 23 — 39
Glacier 10 1 7 8 — 26
HELENA CAPITAL — Megan Lindbo 7, Kacie Gross 9, Taylor Sullivan 8, Sydney Sheridan 13, Dani Bartsch 2.
GLACIER — Ellie Stevens 4, Kali Gulick 6, Aubrie Rademacher 2, Abi Manger 3, Anna Schrade 4, Kaileigh Crawford 1, Alivia Atlee 6.