Eureka, Libby girls post hoop wins in league play
TROY – The Eureka Lions routed District 7B opponent Troy 66-19 in girls basketball play at Troy High School on Saturday.
Eureka (6-2 overall, 3-0 district) outscored Troy 20-2 in the first quarter and led 37-12 at the half. The Trojans did not score in the fourth quarter.
Sienna Utter led the Lions with 21 points and racked up four assists. Maggie Graves had five rebounds in addition to 12 points, and Karlee Frost had six steals and 11 points.
For Troy, Katelyn Tallmadge led with 5 points,
Eureka 20 17 20 9 — 66
Troy 2 10 7 0 — 19
EUREKA – Rhianna Hawkins 5, Michael Shea 6, Sienna Utter 21, Michelle Leonard 3, Reena Truman 2, Maggie Graves 12, Karlee Frost 11, Alyssa Utter 4
TROY – Talisa Deaquart 4, Annie Day 3, Ella Pierce 4, Katelyn Tallmadge 5, Isabelle Ramirez 3
Libby 49, Polson 19
POLSON – Libby whipped Polson in Northwest A play at Salish Kootenai College.
Alli Collins and Sammee Bradeen led Libby with 10 points each.
Sharmaine Zempel scored 8 points for Polson.
Libby 13 8 18 10 — 49
Polson 6 2 0 7 — 15
LIBBY – Emma Gruber 6, Syd Grier 3, Alli Collins 10, Samantha Miller 3, Sammee Bradeen 10, McKenzie Proffitt 5, Sheyla Gallagher 2, Elise Erickson 4, Taylor Holm 6
POLSON – Misty Tenas 2, Mahala Buffalo 2, Karly Lawson 2, Sharmaine Zempel 8, Mossy Kawley 1
Browning 47, Whitefish 34
WHITEFISH – Browning defeated Whitefish in Northwest A play.
Browning improves to 8-3 overall, 5-0 conference, while Whitefish falls to 3-7 and 1-4.
Tamika Guardipee led Browning with 13 points.
For Whitefish, Marlee Bender scored 11 points.
Browning 12 14 13 8 — 47
Whitefish 7 4 9 14 — 34
BROWNING – Chalissa Kipp 2, Chaslin Kipp 4, Lacie Goss 2, Veronica Reed 4, Kelsey MadPlume 2, Caelin Guardipee 2, Danaiya Polk 2, Walker Running Crane 6, Dulci Skunkcap 5, Tatum Running Crane 5, Tamika Guardipee 13
WHITEFISH – Kaiah Moore 9, Hope Brown 4, Gracie Smyley 8, Mikenna Ells 2, Marlee Bender 11
Boys
Polson 60, Libby 52
POLSON – Polson knocked off Libby in Northwest A action at Salish Kootenai College.
Polson led 49-39 after three quarters. Libby had a strong finish, outscoring Polson 13-11 in the fourth, but fell short.
Colton Graham led the way with 19 points for the Pirates and Trevor Schultz scored 14.
For Libby, Keith Johnson scored 22 points and Ryggs Johnston pitched in with 18 points.
Libby 11 10 18 13 — 52
Polson 18 14 17 11 — 60
LIBBY – JJ Davis 3, Chandler Bower 2, Ryan Goodman 2, Ryggs Johnston 18, Caden Williams 5, Keith Johnson 22
POLSON — Ryker Wenderoth 3, Robin Erickson 7, Trevor Schultz 14, Bo Kelley 5, Colton Graham 19, Kordell Walker 6, Micah Askan 6
Troy 42, Eureka 38
TROY – The Troy Trojans downed the Eureka Lions in District 7B play.
The Lions led 28-22 after three quarters but Troy outscored Eureka 20-10 in the fourth quarter to charge ahead for the win.
Trever Hoagland led Troy with 15 points and Eureka’s Cory Chaney led all scorers with 20 points.
Eureka 9 9 10 10 — 38
Troy 4 10 8 20 — 42
EUREKA – Alex Lowe 7, AJ Pacella 2, Quade Anderson 3, Cory Chaney 20, Joey Kindel 2, Jake Kindel 4
TROY – Trever Hoagland 15, Ricki Fisher 3, Logan Milde 2, Dylan Cummings 11, Hunter Leighty 4, Braden Lowry 2, Motley Begalle 3, Alex Freud 2
Browning 71, Whitefish 57
WHITEFISH – Browning (9-1, 5-0) knocked off Whitefish in a Northwest A matchup.
Deion Madplume led Browning’s scoring with 14 points and Rylee Spoonhunter added 11.
For Whitefish (6-4, 3-2), Lee Walburn scored 28.
Browning 26 11 11 23 — 71
Whitefish 9 14 18 16 — 57
BROWNING – Rylee Spoonhunter 11, Ethan Running Crane 5, Derek Sharp 5, CJ Smith 8, Tre’von Fisher 2, Justin Bird 5, Deion Madplume 14, Tyree Whitcomb 21
WHITEFISH – Bodie Smith 5, Jack Schwaiger 2, Mark Anderson 3, Sam Menicke 5, Ryan Kemm 8, Lee Walburn 28, Dillon Botner 8