7B Hoops Bigfork boys, Troy girls take tourney titles
EUREKA —Beau Santistevan carried the offensive load for Bigfork, scoring a game-high 32 points as the Vikings edged Thompson Falls 69-66 in the District 7B boys basketball championship game on Saturday evening.
Santistevan netted 13 points in the third quarter and 22 in the second half.
Bigfork led 49-38 going into the final eight minutes, but a strong finish by Thompson Falls, a 28-point quarter, made for a tight finish.
Logan Gillard added 10 points for Bigfork.
Nathan Thibeault and John Skerl topped Thompson Falls in scoring with 12 points each.
The top four boys and girls teams from the 7B tournament advance to the Western B divisional, which begins Thursday in Ronan.
Also competing at the divisional are the top four teams, boys and girls, from the District 6B tournament held over the weekend in Hamilton.
Bigfork 17 10 22 20 — 69
Thompson Falls 11 15 12 28 — 66
BIGFORK — Anders Epperly 8, Clayton Reichenbach 2, Colton Reichenbach 5, Luke Schmit 3, Logan Taylor 9, Logan Gillard 10, Beau Santistevan 32.
THOMPSON FALLS — McKenzie Holt 9, Dylan Beckman 5, Danny Hoisington 17, Payton Frields 11, John Skerl 12, Nathan Thibeault 12.
3rd/4th Place Game
Libby 50, Troy 27
EUREKA — Eureka used a 19-point second quarter to get some distance on Troy and tallied 16 points in the final frame to notch the victory in the third/fourth-place game.
Libby led 28-7 at the half.
Ryggs Johnston and Colin Maloney paced Libby offensively with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Dillon Savage had 12 points for Troy.
Libby 9 19 6 16 — 50
Troy 4 3 9 11 — 27
LIBBY — Brian Peck 3, Nik Gier 2, G. Gano 2, Ryggs Johnston 11, Stephen Williams 6, Colin Maloney 10, Nik Jones 1, Ryan Nagle 9, Erik Lauer 6.
TROY — Zack Cotton 3, Dillon Savage 12, B. Fruend 2, Jordan Day 5, D. Cummings 2, Mason Chapel 3.
Girls
Championship
Troy 48, Bigfork 40
EUREKA — Regular-season champion Troy led early and finished strong to best Bigfork in the final.
Troy held an 8-2 and 18-15 advantage after the first two quarter stops.
Up 29-27 after three quarters, Troy outscored the Valkyries 19-13 in the final eight minutes.
Allie Coldwell led Troy with 17 points.
Jaime Berg topped Bigfork, and all scorers, with 20 points.
Troy 8 10 11 19 — 48
Bigfork 2 13 12 13 — 40
TROY — Aurora Becquart 8, Allie Coldwell 17, Kaitlyn Downey 5, Sami Rohsich 3, Allie Brown 2, Alyssa Lewis 13.
BIGFORK — Haile Norred 7, Shae Anderson 9, Jaime Berg 20, Ellie Berreth 4.
3rd/4th Place Game
Eureka 40, Libby 39
EUREKA — Stacy Cooper made two free throws with six seconds remaining to complete the scoring and give Eureka the victory in the third/fourth-place game.
Libby had a chance to pull it out when Jayden Winslow went coast-to-coast after Cooper’s free throws, but her shot went in and out.
Cooper finished with nine points.
Sienna Utter led Eureka, which had only four players score, with 13 points. Erynn Their added 10.
Sammee Breeden topped Libby in scoring with 12 points.
Libby 7 19 2 11 — 39
Eureka 6 13 12 9 — 40
LIBBY — Emma Gruber 3, Alli Collins 2, Madisen Monigold 5, Abby Ennenga 5, Jayden Winslow 6, Sammee Breeden 12, Brooklyn Rainer 6.
EUREKA — Sienna Utter 13, Maggie Graves 8, Stacy Cooper 9, Erynn Their 10.
District 6B
Saturday
At Hamilton
Boys
Loser-out Games
Florence 5 13 16 16 — 50
St. Ignatius 8 2 14 8 — 32
Florence – Tyce Pedersen 8, Ethan Stensrud 16, Brent Stroppel 4, Cody Liles 18, Dillon Christopherson 4.
St. Ignatius – Leondre Bolen 2, Beedo Matt 2, Elijah Cahoon 8, Wacey McClure 11, Isaac Alexander 6, Flint McPherson 3.
Ronan 6 7 10 38 — 61
Deer Lodge 11 18 14 19 — 62
Ronan – Jackson Duffey 9, Zeke Misa 17, Kasey Mock 5, Aaron Misa 13, Perry Panzetanga 2, Kobe Morigeau 2, Isaiah ArrowTopKnot 2, Josh Stewart 6, Anthony Camel 5.
Deer Lodge – Colter Scully 10, Brock DOiron 6, Cade Benjamin 15, Greydon Nicholson 5, Dyllon McDermid 8, Koby Owens 9, Brandon Porter 9.
3rd/4th Place Game
Deer Lodge 9 4 10 9 — 32
Florence 2 7 10 11 — 30
Deer Lodge — Cade Benjamin 11, Colter Scully 2, Dyllon McDermid 8, Koby Owens 9, Brandon Porter 2.
Florence — Cody Liles 13, Tyce Pederson 2, Brendan Bailey 2, Ethan Stenrud 5, Brent Stroppel 6, Carson Katen 2.
Championship Game
Anaconda 11 13 13 13 — 50
Missoula Loyola 15 11 16 11 — 53
Anaconda — Bobby Swanston 2, Trent Mikalatos 8, Kadin Stetner 7, Braxton Hill 26, Kayne Cobban 7.
Missoula Loyola — Jack Lincoln 10, Scotty Twite 3, Kellen Round 2, Bryan Swanson 2, Ryan McHugh 5, Parker Davis 11, Fisher Richardson 13, Jack Burns 5, Joey McElroy 2.
Girls
Loser-out Games
St. Ignatius 9 14 15 24 — 62
Loyola 11 18 19 20 — 68
St. Ignatius – Karolyna Buck 31, Bryar McCrea 5, Afton Brander 4, Azia Umphrey 2, Courtney Mitchell 4, Nalani Linsbigler 6, Leila Marsh 8, Addison Arlint 2.
Loyola – Cassie Fratzke 2, Caroline Stahl 1, Sydney Koppang 17, Natalie Goodman 2, Tessa Burke 24, Kylie Esh 10, Kenna Guenther 8, McKenna Round 4.
Anaconda 10 10 3 9 — 32
Deer Lodge 8 8 7 13 — 36
Anaconda – Linsey Seitzinger 3, Alexis Seitzinger 2, Sydnie Peterson 8, Carley Fink 3, Arieona Mattson 3, Logan Stetzner 2, Isabel Saltenberger 2, Johanna Forsberg 9.
Deer Lodge – Rachel Nicholson 2, Josie Applegate 18, Rilee Gray 2, Mya Wirth 1, Jordan Senecal 3, Kerstin Cooper 2, Kamryn Scully 4, Alyssa Lamb 4.
Third/Fourth Place
Deer Lodge 5 16 16 7 – 44
Loyola 11 12 2 11 – 36
Deer Lodge – Rachel Nicholson 13, Josee Applegate 4, Mya Worth 5, Kerstin Cooper 4, Kamryn Scully 13, Alyssa Lamb 5
Loyola Sacred Heart – Emma Daniel 4, Sydney Koppang 2, Natalie Goodman 2, Tessa Burke 13, Kylie Esh 6, Kenna Guenther 8, McKenna Round 1
Championship
Ronan 13 13 21 14 — 61
Florence 10 11 17 10 — 48
Ronan – Micalann McCrea 8, Jaelynn Askan 8, Louetta Conko-Camel 5, Alicia Camel 20, Hannah Moss 2, Lee Camel 18
Florence – Autumn Round 10, Rilee Mangun 11, McKenna Liles 4, Danielle Zahn 12, Chloe Arthur 11