LaFrombois leads Mission to third in Western B
Mission's Zoran LaFrombois goes up for two of his 45 points against Thompson Falls to lead the Bulldogs to the consolation title at the Western B Divisional Tournament in Anaconda on Saturday, Feb. 25. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
ANACONDA – Zoran LaFrombois combined for 78 points in two games at the Western B divisional on Sunday, powering the Mission Bulldogs to a consolation championship and a chance to challenge for a spot at the Class B state tournament in Great Falls in two weeks.
Mission beat Florence 67-56 in a consolation semi and held off Thompson Falls in overtime in the third place game, 77-74.
The Bigfork Vikings championship game against Loyola was not completed as of press time.
Mission 77, Thompson Falls 74 OT
LaFrombois scored 45 points, including seven threes, to break the single game scoring record for Memorial Gymnasium set by Anaconda standout Wayne Estes, a record that stood for over 60 years. The previous record was 42.
LaFrombois also became the all-time leading Mission scorer by reaching 1,957 career points. He sank 14 of 15 free throws on his way to the record breaking total.
Mission 13 12 17 24 11 — 77
Thompson Falls 15 21 16 14 8 — 74
MISSION — Kenny Ness 5, Lex LaFrombois 5, Kellen McClure 2, Landon Walks Over Ice 7, Zoran LaFrombois 45, Cederick McDonald 11, Carmine Adams 2.
THOMPSON FALLS — Nick Tessler 4, Bryson LeCoure 22, Braxton Dorscher 12, Jacob Britt 9, Ben Cooper 8, Jesse Claridge 12, Breck Ferris 5.
Mission 67, Florence 56
LaFrombois was 18 for 21 in free throws en route to 36 points in the Bulldogs win over Florence.
Patrick Duchien led the Falcons with 12 points.
Florence 12 7 12 25 — 56
Mission 18 18 10 21 — 67
FLORENCE — Patrick Duchien 12, C Brossman 8, L Winters 2, B Hinsdale 10, Abbott 7, Oster 7, 8, Alexander 2.
MISSION —Kenny Ness 8, Lex LaFrombois 3, Kellen McClure 2, Zoran LaFrombois 36, Cederick McDonald 12, Carmine Adams 2.