Ker, Lorang, Sorensen push Vikes past Dogs

ST. IGNATIUS - Bigfork had three players in double-figure scoring, and for the first time this season finished with more assists (18) than turnovers (13) in basketball game by beating St. Ignatius 63-33 on Tuesday in a District 7B boys contest.

Christian Ker led both teams in scoring with 22 points. He also shared the team-high in blocks with Jackson Boese, three each, and led with eight rebounds.

Boese had seven boards.

Bigfork had nine blocks in the game.

Ian Lorang led Bigfork in assists with five. He scored 10 points.

Carter Sorensen had 11 points for Bigfork.

Bigfork 10 18 18 17 - 63

St. Ignatius 6 8 14 5 - 33

BIGFORK - Carter Sorensen 11, Ian Lorang 10, Colter Trent 8, Evan Jordt 2, Ryan Gembala 4, Travis Knoll 2, Christian Ker 22, Jackson Boese 2, Dillon Fraley 2.

ST. IGNATIUS - Jared Smith-Brown 1, Austin Durglo 5, Paden Alexander 2, Stuart Grant 10, Lane Wheeler 2, Spencer Ahlborn 2, Nikko Alexander 2, Josh Durglo 9.

Libby 51, Eureka 31

EUREKA - Kelly May scored 17 points, including three 3-pointers, as the Libby Loggers defeated Eureka in a nonconference contest.

"Libby just came out and played pretty well," said Eureka coach Chad Dunn.

"We had a little trouble breaking their press," he said.

The Lions, 3-8 overall, head to St. Ignatius on Friday.

Libby 14 20 10 7 - 51

Eureka 8 9 8 6 - 31

Libby - Micah Germany 3, Cree Maloney 2, Kelly May 17, Garrett Craig 12, Alex Cislo 9, James Hare 8.

Eureka - Tanner Peterson 8, Tanner Blankers 5, Andrew Derby 9, Chris Ibach 5, Bryce Bartmess 2, Bryton Guckenberg 2.

3-point goals - Eureka 2 (Blankers 1, Ibach 1), Libby 7 (May 3, Craig 3, Germany 1). Total fouls: Eureka 10, Libby 10. Fouled out: None

Stillwater 51,

Flathead JV 30

Josh LeGassey scored seven of his game-high 15 points in the opening quarter and Stillwater rolled from there for a 21-point nonconference victory at SCS.

Stillwater (15-2) led 21-7 after the first period and 32-16 at the half.

Trent Burton added 10 points, five assists and four steals for SCS.

Flathead JV 7 9 7 7 - 30

Stillwater 21 11 8 11 - 51

FLATHEAD JV - Kaleb Cannaday 3, Matt Tokarz 6, Drew Crosby 2, Austin Jones 5, Al Michael Olszewski 3, Nick James 3, Conner Hegal 2, Garth West 6.

STILLWATER - Daniel Jentz 4, Josh Bray 5, Josh LeGassey 15, Ryan Koch 1, Trent Burton 10, Josh Topp 6, Trevor Holladay 6, Jordan Tritten 2, Haydn Johnson 2.

Girls

Stillwater 47,

Flathead JV 33

Morgan Paolini scored 14 points and Jordan Danz 13 as Stillwater defeat Flathead JV in a nonconference contest.

Stillwater, down 12-8 after the first period, used a 16-point second quarter to take a 24-17 halftime lead.

Jenessa Heine led Flathead JV in scoring with 10 points.

Flathead JV 12 5 4 12 - 33

Stillwater 8 16 11 12 - 47

FLATHEAD JV - Emma Andrews 6, Emily Russel 4, Jessika Abbrescia 1, Kelsey Davis 3, Taylor Twichel 5, Payton Pietron 4, Jenessa Heine 10.

STILLWATER - Katie Harrel 2, Samantha Red Elk 2, Jordan Danz 13, Morgan Paolini 14, Lorraine Moberly 8, Linnea Hashley 6, Julia Smith 2.

Bigfork 44,

St. Ignatius 33

ST. IGNATIUS - Bigfork outscored St. Ingatius 15-6 in the third period to pull away for the District 7B victory.

Mallery Knoll led the way with 13 points and Caitlin Charlebois followed with 12.

Loren Erickson and Kayla Mitchell both had 10 for St. Ignatius.

Bigfork 11 12 15 6 - 44

St. Ignatius 9 11 6 7 - 33

BIGFORK - Mallery Knoll 13, Quinci Paine 5, Taylor Peck 9, Melissa Vanderveer 3, Caitlin Charlebois 12, McKenzie Shults 2.

ST, IGNATIUS - Ashley Courville 4, Loren Erickson 10, Kyla Mitchell 10, Stephanie Lewandowski 3, Breanna Steele 2, MacKenzie Trudeau 2, Cecilia Koskela 2.