Whitefish boys hoops edge Stevi in OT

by Daily Inter Lake
| February 14, 2020 1:10 AM

WHITEFISH — The Whitefish Bulldogs edged the Stevensville Yellowjackets 45-43 in overtime on Friday in a nonconference Class A basketball game at Whitefish High School.

Bodie Smith led Whitefish with 14 points. Tallon Holmquist added 13 for the Bulldogs, who led 19-18 at the half.

For Stevi, Kellan Beller scored 14.

Whitefish has two more Northwest A games to close out the regular season and a play-in game Feb. 24 before divisional play Feb. 28-29.

Stevensville 13 5 11 8 6 — 43

Whitefish 5 14 12 6 8 — 45

STEVI — Ethan Schobe 4, Kellan Beller 14, Tanner Pendergast 10, Carlos Morales 2, Shawn Craft 8, Gavin Rahl 5.

WHITEFISH — Bodie Smith 14, Danny Davis 3, Justin Conklin 4, Garrett Brock 4, Jace Cripe 2, Sam Menicke 5, Tallon Holmquist 13.

Eureka 58, Troy 34

EUREKA — AJ Pacella and Cory Chaney each scored 15 points as the Eureka Lions downed the Troy Trojans in Western 7B play on Friday, their 10th win of the season.

Jake Kindel added 11 for the Lions. Alex Lowe and Austin Sartori each scored six points.

For Troy, Braiden Lowry scored 13.

Eureka has an away game at Arlee today and then will host Thompson Falls on Thursday to open the Western 7B playoffs.

Troy 6 9 10 9 — 34

Eureka 17 15 12 14 — 58

TROY — Braiden Lowry 13, Moxley Rexler-Begalke 10, Ricki Fisher 7, Kolten Lewis 2, Michael Foote 2.

EUREKA — AJ Pacella 15, Cory Chaney 15, Jake Kindel 11, Alex Lowe 6, Austin Sartori 6, Corbin Hurst 4, Hazen Bohn 1.

Girls

Eureka 57, Troy 4

EUREKA — Maggie Graves and Reena Truman each poured in 14 points for the Eureka Lions in a dominating win over visiting Troy.

Avory Escobar added 7 and Megan Hanson scored six points and had five steals for the Lions (13-4 overall, 6-2 conference).

Troy’s statistics were not available.

Eureka’s last regular season game is today versus Arlee at 4 p.m. The Western 7B tournament starts Thursday.

Troy 0 1 0 3 — 4

Eureka 22 17 12 6 — 57

TROY — N/A.

EUREKA — Maggie Graves 14, Reena Truman 14, Avory Escobar 7, Megan Hanson 6, Michael Shea 6, Karlee Frost 5.