T-Falls boys into Western B title game against Loyola
HAMILTON — Thompson Falls downed Florence to advance to the Western B divisional championship game Saturday against Missoula Loyola, who defeated Arlee in the second semifinal.
The Blue Hawks outscored the Falcons 15-6 in the final quarter to seal their spot in the final. Loyola jumped on Arlee early and cruised to a 75-35 victory.
In the other games Friday, Anaconda knocked Eureka out with a 40-31 decision, while Troy stayed alive with a 61-50 win over Mission.
Thompson Falls 53, Florence 41
Owen Doyle scored 18 points and Bryson LeCoure tallied 15 as Thompson Falls downed Florence in the first semifinal.
The Blue Hawks meet Missoula Loyola in the championship at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
Brody Duchien led the Flacons with 14 points.
T-Falls 21 12 5 15 - 53
Florence 12 17 6 6 - 41
THOMPSON FALLS — Bryson LeCoure 15, Owen Doyle 18, Kellen LeCoure 3, Ethan Burgess 7, Kaiden Robins 4, Sam Burgess 6.
FLORENCE — Bridger Alexander 8, Jake Schneiter 8, Levi Winters 3, Wes Potter 1, Brody Duchien 14, Mose Smith 7.
Missoula Loyola 75, Arlee 35
Reynolds Johnston scored a game-high 22 points and Ethan Stack added 19 as Missoula Loyola raced past Arlee 75-35.
Josh Horn led the Warriors with 11 points.
Arlee 9 8 3 15 - 35
Loyola 16 29 19 11 - 75
ARLEE — Darius Tewawina 5, Eliot Fiddler 3, Josh Horn 11, Damian Marceau 6, Aiden Swab 5, River Gray 4, Chase Courville 1.
MISSOULA LOYOLA — Declan Harrington 3, Derek Reynolds 4, Finn Haffey 6, Vincent Lincoln 10, Braden McGuire 2, Jack Clevenger 5, Ethan Stack 19, Jamo Kendrick 4, Reynolds Johnston 22.
Troy 61, Mission 50
Kempton Sloan scored 19 points and Nola Morris added 16 as Troy used a big third quarter to defeat Mission 61-50.
Emerson Downey tallied 14 and Carson Orr pitched in 10 for the Trojans, who advance to take on Florence Saturday at 10:45 a.m.
Lex LaFrombois led all scorers in the game with 23 points for Mission.
Mission 15 13 11 11 - 50
Troy 12 12 26 11 - 61
MISSION — Lex LaFrombois 23, Jason Leishman 13, Harlan Leishman 2, Vinny Shepard 8, Jacob Piedalue 2.
TROY — Carson Orr 10, Kempton Sloan 19, Nolan Morris 16, Brody Kelson 2, Emerson Downey 14.
Anaconda 40, Eureka 31
Travis Dye led Anaconda with 13 points and Ryder Anderson added 10 as the Copperheads defeated Eureka 40-31.
Anaconda advances to play Arlee Saturday at 10:45 a.m. at Hamilton Middle School.
Rowan Burow scored eight points to lead the Lions.
Eureka 2 12 9 8 - 31
Anaconda 10 8 9 13 - 40
EUREKA — Cole Sartori 5, Conner McDole 6, Tyce Van Orden 6, Rowan Burow 8, Kyler Kossman 6.
ANACONDA — Shane Schalk 2, Brody Galle 8, Teague Cromwell 2, Travis Dye 13, Treyton Patrick 4, Kyson Patrick 1, Ryder Anderson 10.
Western B Divisional
Feb. 27-March 1, Hamilton
Thursday
Game 3: Thompson Falls 54, Anaconda 36
Game 4: Florence 70, Eureka 36
Game 7: Missoula Loyola 88, Mission 25.
Game 8: Arlee 66 vs. Troy 54
Friday
Game 11: Anaconda 40, Eureka 31
Game 12: Troy 61, Mission 50
Game 15: Thompson Falls 53, Florence 41
Game 16: Missoula Loyola 75, Arlee 35
Saturday
Game 19: Anaconda (10-12) vs. Arlee (14-7), 10:45 a.m. at Hamilton Middle School
Game 20: Florence (15-7) vs. Troy (11-10), 10:45 a.m.
Game 22: Winner of game 19 vs. Winner of game 20, 4:45 p.m., 3rd place
Game 25: Missoula Loyola (21-1) vs. Thompson Falls (19-3), 8:30 p.m., Championship