Epperly, Walker key as Vikings surge to title
Bigfork’s Bryce Gilliard goes up for a basket in the District 7-B boys championship game on Saturday in Eureka. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
EUREKA — Bigfork’s Isak Epperly scored a game-high 20 points, and the Vikings pulled away in the third quarter to beat Eureka 61-35 for the District 7-B boys basketball title Saturday.
In the consolation game, Zoran LaFrombois scored 19 points to cap a big Saturday (61 total points) and lead Mission over Thompson Falls 56-48.
The Bulldogs and Bluehawks will join Bigfork and Eureka at the Western B Divisional next week in Anaconda.
Bigfork 61, Eureka 35
Eureka started strong on its home court, getting into the foul bonus early; Bigfork (17-3) didn’t take its first lead until Nick Walker put the Vikings up 11-10.
Epperly had 14 points in the first half. At 2:58 of the third quarter a 3-pointer by Walker — he had nine points — started a closing 27-7 surge by the Vikings.
Tristan Butts scored 15 points for the Lions (10-10).
Eureka 13 11 7 4 - 35
Bigfork 15 13 16 17 - 61
EUREKA — Tristan Butts 15, Braden Casazza 7, Jake Lane 3, Trent Truman 7, Kory Angella 2, Keenan McDole 1.
BIGFORK — Wyatt Johnson 9, Isak Epperly 20, Eli Thorness 7, Bryce Gilliard 6, Nick Walker 87. Austin Savik 2, Landon Byerman 6, Levi Peterson 3.
Mission 56, Thompson Falls 48
LaFrombois hit four three-pointers in the first half, and just as big were the seven points Kenny Ness scored in the third as the Bulldogs built a 44-38 lead.
Mission (12-9) went 10 of 13 at the line in the fourth quarter. Ness finished with 11 points.
Bryson LeCoure had four 3-pointers and 19 points for the Bluehawks (10-10)
T-Falls 11 17 8 10 - 48
Mission 12 15 17 12 - 56
THOMPSON FALLS — Bryson LeCoure 19, Jacob Britt 6, Jessie Claridge 9, Breck Ferris 4, Ben Cooper 8, Cael Thilmony 2.
MISSION — Kenny Ness 11, Kellen McClure 6, Landon Walks Over Ice 8, Zoran LaFrombois 19, Carmine Adams 6, Cederick McDonald 56, Erich Morigeau 1.
Thompson Falls 72, Plains 28
Bryson LeCoure and Jesse Claridge scored 16 points each — and combined for 30 first-half points — to lead Thompson Falls into the third-place game.
LeCoure hit four 3-pointers and scored all his points by intermission while the Bluehawks built a 42-11 lead.
Anaya Loberg led Plains with nine points. The Horsemen ended up 3-17.
T-Falls 23 19 12 18 - 72
Plains 7 4 14 3 - 28
THOMPSON FALLS — Bryson LeCoure 16, Braxton Dorscher 4, Ben Cooper 10, Jesse Claridge 16, Alex Menzel 10, Breck Ferris 2, Cael Thilmony 4, Sam Burgess 2, Kaiden Robins 2, Nick Tessier 6.
PLAINS — Darren Standeford 6, Aaron Pfister 2, Eduardo Perinenz 3, Zaydan Allen 3, Anaya Loberg 9, Gunner Gannarelli 3.
Mission 74, Troy 35
Zoran LaFrombois had seven 3-pointers and 30 points by halftime; he finished with 10 threes and 44 points for the Bulldogs.
Trevor Grant led Troy with nine points. The Trojans finished the season 4-16.
Mission 23 19 20 12 - 74
Troy 7 5 12 11 - 35
MISSION — Kenna Ness 2, Thomas Addison 4, Lex LaFrombois 3, Kellen McClure 8, Landon Walks Over Ice 2, Zoran LaFrombois 44, Cederick McDonald 7, Carmine Adams 45
TROY — Trevor Grant 9, Carson Orr 5, Paxton Fisher 8, Nolan Morris 4, Cody Todd 6, Derek Cole 3.