Eureka, Mission girls post easy 7-B victories

by Daily Inter Lake
| February 17, 2022 11:39 PM

BIGFORK — Eureka and Mission romped to big halftime leads on the way to first-round wins at the District 7-B girls basketball tournament Thursday.

Mission downed Plains 50-24 in the first game, and Eureka downed Troy 52-4.

The Mission Bulldogs (12-7) take on top-seeded Bigfork (17-1) in Friday’s 2 p.m. semifinal. The Eureka Lions will play Thompson Falls (13-5) Friday at 3:45 p.m.

Troy (1-14) and Plains (0-14) have byes into Saturday morning’s loser-out action.

Mission 50, Plains 24

Madyson Currie scored 20 points, 18 coming in the first half, and Kooper Page scored all of her 16 points before halftime for the Bulldogs.

Krystena Boes scored nine for the Trotters, who trailed 46-12 at intermission.

Plains 8 4 7 5 - 24

Mission 21 25 6 8 - 50

PLAINS — Krystena Boes 9, Carlie Wagoner 6, Celsey VonHeeder 4, Kaylah Stanedford 3, Kassidy O’Keefe 1, Jaelyn Carr 1.

MISSION — Madyson Currie 20, Kooper Page 16, Gabby Smith 7, Cedar Hunt 4, Olivia Adams 4, Ernie Tapi-Torosian 3, Kason Page 2, Izzy Evans 2, Rowan McElderry 2.

Eureka 52, Troy 4

Jadyn Pluid hit two 3-pointers and scored 16 points — all in the first half, when Eureka built a 34-0 lead.

Troy 0 0 0 4 - 4

Eureka 13 21 13 5 - 52

TROY — Autumn Fisher 2, Leslie Gravier 2.

EUREKA — Jadyn Pluid 16, Jimena Sanchez 7, Reena Truman 6, Ellie Durden 6, Dylan Sharp 4, Remmi Stanger 4, Ixone Coteron 4, Taylor Truman 2, Kara Stenger 2, Mea Webb 1.