Divisional Hoops Troy girls trip Loyola
RONAN — Allie Coldwell scored 21 of her game-high 31 points in the opening half as Troy rolled past Missoula Loyola 67-47 in first-day action at the Western B divisional girls basketball tournament on Thursday at the Ronan Events Center.
Coldwell had five treys in the first half and added another in the third quarter.
Aurora Bequart tallied 14 points for Troy and Alyssa Lewis 10.
Tessa Burke netted 21 for Loyola. Kylie Esh had 14 points.
Missoula Loyola 6 6 16 19 — 47
Troy 15 19 16 17 — 67
MISSOULA LOYOLA — Sam Tiede 4, Sydney Koppang 5, Natalie Goodman 2, Tessa Burke 21, Kylie Esh 14, Kenna Guenther 1.
TROY — Aurora Bequart 14, Allie Coldwell 31, Olivia Roach 3, Kaitlyn Downey 4, Sami Rohrich 2, Allie Brown 3, Alyssa Lewis 10.
Florence 65, Eureka 39
RONAN — Florence benefitted from a fast start in blowing by Eureka.
Florence, with back-to-back 20-point quarter, held a commanding 40-17 halftime lead.
Autumn Round led Florence, and all scorers, with 16 points. Danielle Zahn added 14 and Chloe Arthur 11.
Erynn Their topped Eureka with 11 points.
Florence 20 20 14 11 — 65
Eureka 5 12 8 14 — 39
FLORENCE — Autumn Round 16, Sarah Hopcroft 5, Emma Stenstrund 4, Shaela Manuzich 1, Jewel Zeiler 3, Rilee Mangun 6, Mckenna Liles 5, Danielle Zahn 14, Chloe Arthur 11.
EUREKA — Megan Hanson 7, Avory Escobar 1, Sienna Utter 5, Liz Pacella 7, Maggie Graves 2, Ashlyn Waldo 2, Stacy Cooper 4, Erynn Their 11.
Ronan 47, Libby 24
RONAN — Ronan pulled away after a tight first quarter to drop Libby.
Micalann McCrea and Lee Camel shared scoring honors for Ronan with 13 points each.
Alicia Camel totaled 10.
Jayden Winslow topped Libby in scoring with eight points.
Libby 4 7 8 5 — 24
Ronan 7 16 13 11 — 47
LIBBY — Alli Collins 5, Madison Monigold 3, Abby Ennenga 2, Jayden Winslow 8, Sammee Bradeen 2, Brooklyn Rainer 4
RONAN — Micalann McCrea 13, Jaelynn Askan 2, Kieauna DeRoche 1, Louetta Conko-Camel 8, Alicia Camel 10, Lee Camel 13.
Bigfork 34, Deer Lodge 32
RONAN — In a low scoring, back-and-forth affair, Bigfork held on for the victory.
The game was tied at 25-all heading into the fourth quarter.
Haile Norred and Jaime Berg accounted for the bulk of Bigfork’s scoring, both with 12 points.
Jesee Applegate also had 12 to lead Deer Lodge.
Bigfork 12 9 4 9 — 34
Deer Lodge 7 8 10 7 — 32
BIGFORK — Haile Norred 12, Shae Anderson 3, Ellie Berreth 4, Jaime Berg 12, Abby Lembke 3.
DEER LODGE — Rachel Nicholson 8, Jesee Applegate 12, P. Green 3, Mya Worich 2, Baileg Johnson 3, Kamryd Scully 1, Alyssa Lewis 3.
Boys
Missoula Loyola 81, Troy 45
RONAN — Missoula Loyola raced out to a 30-11 lead after eight minutes of play and coasted from there for an easy win over Troy.
Loyola had 12 players score, led by Bryan Swanson, 16 points, Jack Lincoln, 12, and Joe McElroy, 10.
Dillon Sarge led Troy with 14 points. Zach Cotten was next with 12.
Missoula Loyola 30 18 15 18 — 81
Troy 11 11 13 10 — 45
MISSOULA LOYOLA — Jack Lincoln 12, Scotty Twite 3, Kellen Round 8, Ryan Tirrell 8, Bryan Swanson 16, Jacob Hollenback 6, Bucky Crippen 3, Ryan Mchugh 5, Parker Davis 8, Fisher Richardson 4, Jack Burns 2, Joey McElroy 10.
TROY — Zach Cotten 12, Dillon Sarge 14, Tucker Winn 6, Noah Caballero 4, AJ Faur 2, Mason Chapel 2.
Thompson Falls 59,
Deer Lodge 57
RONAN — Deer Lodge outscored Thompson Falls 20-12 in the fourth frame to make for a close finish.
John Skerl led Thompson Falls offensively with 21 points. Danny Hoisington popped for 16 and Nathan Thibeault had 12.
Brandon Porter scored 18 points to pace Deer Lodge.
Thompson Falls 14 17 16 12 — 59
Deer Lodge 10 9 18 20 — 57
THOMPSON FALLS — McKenzie Holt 4, Danny Hoisington 16, Payton Frields 4, John Skerl 21, Garrett Strine 2, Nathan Thibeault 12.
DEER LODGE — Colter Scully 7, Brock Doiron 2, Cade Benjamin 12, Dyllon McDermid 12, Koby Owens 6, Brandon Porter 18.
Bigfork 59, Florence 54
RONAN — Bigfork gained a little advantage with a strong 25-point third quarter to knock off Florence.
Florence led 22-20 at the half, but Bigfork went in front 45-35 heading into the fourth quarter.
Anders Epperly keyed the Bigfork offensive attack with 15 points. Beau Santistevan followed with 10. Cody Liles scored 26 points for Florence.
Bigfork 9 11 25 14 — 59
Florence 7 15 13 19 — 54
BIGFORK — Anders Eppely 15, Clayton Reichenbach 4, Colton Reichenbach 5, Randy Stultz 6, Logan Taylor 10, Chase Chappuis 3, Logan Gilliard 6, Beau Santistevan 10.
FLORENCE — Tyce Pederson 2, Brenden Berky 10, Ethan Stempard 6, Brent Stroppel 8, Cody Liles 26, Largen Kalen 2.
Anaconda 66, Libby 53
RONAN — Anaconda outscored Libby 25-9 in the third quarter to put the game away.
Libby ripped off 23 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to complete the rally.
Ryggs Johnston had 20 points for Libby.
Braxton Hill and Kadin Stetzner netted 22 and 20, respectively, for Anaconda.
Libby 11 10 9 23 — 53
Anaconda 13 15 25 13 — 66
Libby (10-9) – Brian Peck 6, Giovanni Cano 2, Ryggs Johnston 20, Gabe Peck 2, Stephen Peck 5, Colin Maloney 3, Ryan Nagel 7, Erik Lauer 8.
Anaconda (13-9) – Bobby Swainston 11, Trent Mikalatos 11, Kadin Stetzner 20, Braxton Hill 22, Kayne Cobban 2.
Western A
Boys
Dillon 69,
Columbia Falls 33
HAMILTON — Dillon jumped out to a 22-5 lead after the first quarter and led 39-10 at the half en route to a lopsided win over Columbia Falls.
Troy Andersen dropped in 23 points for Dillon.
Dakota Bridwell led Columbia Falls in scoring with nine points.
Dillon 22 17 16 14 — 69
Columbia Falls 5 5 16 7— 33
Dillon (19-0) – Troy Andersen 23, Tanner Haverfield 17, Michael Haverfield 8, Clay Allison 7, Kyson Wilson 5, Jansen Anderson 4, Jake Ferris 3, Coby King 2.
COLUMBIA Falls (4-16) – Dakota Bridwell 9, Logan Stephens 7, Austin Green 6, Quintin Schriver 4, Billy Barrett 3, DJ Schrade 3, Drew Morgan 1.
Hamilton 46,
Frenchtown 35
HAMILTON — Hamilton outscored Frenchtown 23-14 in the second half to claim the victory.
Austin Means had 12 points to lead Frenchtown.
Hunter Omlid scored 18 points to pace Hamilton.
Frenchtown 8 13 6 8 — 35
Hamilton 9 14 11 12 — 46
Frenchtown (9-9) – Austin Means 12, Adam Botkin 9, Jacob Price 8, Cade Baker 4, Ethan Pyron 2.
Hamilton (15-4) – Hunter Omlid 18, Carter Kearns 9, Ky Burch 8, Tanner Goligoski 6, Jaylen Taggert 2, Ty Chouinard 2, Carson Rostad 1.
Stevensville 56,
Whitefish 52
HAMILTON — Stevensville outscored Whitefish 17-9 in the second quarter for a 24-22 halftime lead and held on from there for the win.
Ryan Kemm had 15 points, Sawyer Silliker 13 and Dillon Botner 12 for Whitefish.
James Fry had 21 points for Stevensville.
Whitefish 13 9 16 14 — 52
Stevensville 7 17 20 12 — 56
Whitefish — Derek Kastella 3, Sawyer Silliker 13, Ryan Kemm 15, Lee Walburn 9, Dillon Botner 12.
Stevensville — Jared Kingsbury 19, James Fry 21, Dalton Bragg 6, Chase Richards 3, Alex Gavlack 2, Louis Estrada 5.
Girls
Dillon 52, Stevensville 21
HAMILTON —A pair of 18-point quarters in the second half lifted Dillon over Stevensville.
Kylie Christiansen had 15 points to pace Dillon in scoring. Tops for Stevensville was Angel Richards with eight.
Dillon 8 8 18 18 — 52
Stevensville 6 2 5 8 — 21
Dillon (14-5) – Kylie Christiansen 15, Kyndall Petersen 9, Kelsy Truman 8, Brynley Fitzgerald 6, Paige Rouse 4, Jordyn McKay 4, Bailey Berriochoa 3, Savannah Hildreth 2, Kathleen Tatarka 1.
Stevensville (5-15) – Angel Richards 8, Makayla Davids 4, Haley Kampka 3, Evynne Alexander 3, Megan Pendergast 3.
Corvallis 39, Frenchtown 37
HAMILTON — Corinne Sanderson scored 18 points to help Corvallis knock off Frenchtown.
Frenchtown 9 3 10 15 — 37
Corvallis 9 8 6 16 — 39
Frenchtown (15-3) – Megan Delaney 4, Alivia Williams 3, Lexi Statelen 7, Kylie Willett 3, Sydney Channer 1, Shannon Worster 8, Emilie Hinrichs 5, Allison Hochhalter 6.
Corvallis (11-8) – Penny Jessop 4, Calla Halderson 8, Emme Warnken 4, Corinne Sanderson 18, Lainie Albright 3, Tayler Wright 2.
Whitefish 28, Polson 26
HAMILTON — Whitefish picked up its first win of the season by beating Polson. Marlee Bender had 20 points to power Whitefish.
Whitefish 9 5 4 10 — 28
Polson 1 10 5 10 — 26
Whitefish — Marlee Bender 20, Lauren Schulz 4, Hope Brown 2, Diana Vasquez 2.
Polson — Kaelyn Smith 10, Lauren Lefthand 6, Quinn Motichka 2, Rhiley Big Beaver 3, Mollie Fisher 4, Mikayla Croft 1.