Basketball roundup: Bigfork boys blow out St. Ignatius
The Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years AGO
ST. IGNATIUS — Three Vikings reached double-figures as Bigfork battered St. Ignatius 67-38 in a nonconference Class B boys basketball game Saturday.
Christian Evans scored a game-high 17 points and Jonathan Landon and Ryder Trent each finished with 10.
Bigfork (6-0) led 15-13 after the first quarter before stretching its lead to 33-17 by halftime.
Stuart Grant scored 15 points to lead St. Ignatius.
Bigfork 15 18 17 17 — 67
St. Ignatius 13 4 9 11 — 38
BIGFORK – Adam Jordt 1, Wyatt Fisher 3, Isaac Martel 5, Tyler Piazolla 8, Jonathan Landon 10, Josh Sandry 5, Ryder Trent 10, Cam Nissen 4, Kobe Boese 4, Christian Evans 17.
ST. IGNATIUS – Jared Brown 14, Stuart Grant 15, Nick Durglo 3, Raymond Matt 2, Aaron Fisher-Ahenakew 4.
Libby 47, Troy 45
TROY — Libby held off Troy’s late charge to pick up its first win of the season.
Troy outscored Libby 18-6 in the fourth quarter but couldn’t complete the comeback.
Jared Winslow scored a game-high 24 points for Libby (1-4) and Gage Tallmadge scored 16 to lead Troy.
Libby 10 21 10 6 — 47
Troy 9 7 11 18 — 45
LIBBY – Collin Johnson 8, Jared Winslow 24, Zander Petersen 7, Mike Curtiss 4, Erik Lauer 4.
TROY – Gabe Hickman 6, Gage Tallmadge 16, Ryan Huffman 5, Nathan Olds 9, Sean Opland 3, Bruce Metz 6.
Eureka 76, Plains 62
PLAINS — Dalton Smith scored 28 points to help Eureka to a District 7B win over Plains.
Trey Bohne added 16 points and Colton Henrie scored 12.
Aaron Baker scored 13 points to lead Plains.
Eureka 19 15 20 22 — 76
Plains 11 13 8 30 — 62
EUREKA – Austin Perez 9, Zach Sturderand 2, Myles Griffin 1, Colton Henrie 12, RJ Glover 2, Dalton Smith 28, Trey Bohne 16, Chase Bohne 6.
PLAINS – Aaron Baker 13, Ryan Ovitt 10, Alec Cole 3, Kyle Revier 9, James Rulison 8, Trent Broulette 10, Wyatt Winebrenner 5, Brady Ovitt 4.
Friday
Columbia Falls 81,
Eureka 58
EUREKA — A dominant third quarter helped Columbia Falls pull away from Eureka in an inter-class matchup.
The Wildcats led 32-26 at halftime before outscoring Eureka 22-12 in the third.
Ty Morgan and Jared Trinastich led Columbia Falls (5-0) with 18 and 17 points, respectively.
Chase Bohne scored 16 points for Eureka.
Columbia Falls 14 18 22 27 — 81
Eureka 13 13 12 20 — 58
COLUMBIA FALLS - Alex Presnell 8, Ty Morgan 18, Trevor Houston 11, Jared Trinastich 17, Austin Kimmet 7, Nakia Alexander 10, Grant Wallace 4, Grant Stenger 2, Mason Gedlaman 2, Logan Williams 2.
EUREKA - Austin Perez 8, Colton Henrie 12, RJ Glover 4, Dalton Smith 9, Trey Bohne 9, Chase Bohne 16.
GIRLS
Bigfork 44,
St. Ignatius 20
ST. IGNATIUS — Tessa Robertson scored 12 points to pace Bigfork in a defensive battle against St. Ignatius.
Bigfork (5-1) held St. Ignatius scoreless in the first quarter and led 22-6 at halftime.
Kalister Meafher and Miranda Campbell each scored seven points for the Valkyries.
Sydney Castor led St. Ignatius with six points.
Bigfork 7 15 13 9 — 44
St. Ignatius 0 6 4 10 — 20
BIGFORK – Riley Coleman 3, Aluana Weilacher 2, Madison McAnally 5, Lana Berg 5, Josey Spoklie 3, Kalister Meagher 7, Tessa Robertson 12, Miranda Campbell 7.
ST. IGNATIUS – Sydney Castor 6, Kaylie Durglo 4, Pam Anderson 2, Courtney Charlo 4, Carley Elverud 4.
Libby 43, Troy 13
TROY — Libby bounced back from Friday’s loss to Flathead with an inter-class win over Troy.
Shyla Stevenson led the Lady Loggers (2-4) with 12 points and Taylor Quinn and Dayln Germany each scored 11.
Caitlin Johnson scored five points to lead Troy.
Libby 12 6 15 10 — 43
Troy 1 3 7 2 — 13
LIBBY – Bailie Resling 1, Gavy Oliver 4, Shyla Stevenson 12, Taylor Quinn 11, Dayln Germany 11, Devon Gallagher 5.
TROY – Kellie Lundin 4, Sami Rohrich 1, Makaylin Randall 3, Caitlin Johnston 5.
Frenchtown 59,
Whitefish 43
FRENCHTOWN — Vanessa Stavish scored 23 points to lead Frenchtown to a Northwestern A victory over Whitefish.
Allie Schulz scored 13 points to lead Whitefish.
Frenchtown (4-1 overall, 1-1 conference) led 50-25 after three quarters. Whitefish (0-7, 0-2) had an 18-9 edge in the fourth.
Whitefish 10 9 6 18 — 43
Frenchtown 22 7 21 9 — 59
WHITEFISH – Allie Schulz 13, Katie Fyall 7, Haley Nicholson 7, Simone Craft 9, Anna Peterson 3, Cevana Lawshe 2, Allix Larsen 2.
FRENCHTOWN – Haley Cyr 2, Vanessa Stavish 23, Kayla Blood 5, Ally Moe 4, Brooke Yarnall 9, Krista Hebnes 3, Keegan Wickman 7, Lacey Hochhalter 4, Shelby Shourds 2.
Plains 50, Eureka 33
PLAINS — Amanda Peterson scored 24 points but it wasn’t enough for the Lady Lions, who fell to Plains in a District 7B matchup.
Plains led 35-28 after three quarters and outscored Eureka 15-5 in the final frame.
Carly VonHeeder scored 11 points to lead Plains.
Eureka 1 15 12 5 – 33
Plains 8 12 15 15 – 50
EUREKA – Amanda Peterson 24, Whitney Williams 3, Nicole Anderson 3, Charity Parsons 2, Stacey 1.
PLAINS – Carley VonHeeder 11, Kayla Holmes 9, Kimberly Earhart 6, Sami Kinzie 6, Demi Horton 6, Lily Huenink 6, Leah Thompson 5, Jade Ladeux 1.
Friday
Columbia Falls 75,
Eureka 22
EUREKA — Ciera Finberg scored 18 points, Cydney Finberg added 13 and Columbia Falls blew away Eureka in an inter-class matchup.
Haley Belgarde and Ally Gimbel also reached double-figures for Columbia Falls with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Columbia Falls 27 23 19 16 – 75
Eureka 8 9 0 5 – 22
COLUMBIA FALLS – Ciera Finberg 18, Cydney Finberg 13, Ellie Johnson 8, Andrea Getts 4, Winter Kemppainen 9, Miranda Livingston 2, Haley Belgrade 11, Ally Gimbel 10.
EUREKA – Whitney Williams 2, Caty Gondeiro 3, Charity Parsons 4, Evynn Anderson 2, Amanda Peterson 1, Elliott Peterson 2, Jamie Soderling 2, Ashlen Pacella 2, Nicole Anderson 4.
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