Vals, Blue Hawks and Lions win big in Western B girls
HAMILTON — The Bigfork Valkyries cruised into the semifinals of the Western B divisional tournament Thursday, as did Thompson Falls and Eureka.
Bigfork built a big lead early and defeated Deer Lodge 62-6 in their game, and the Blue Hawks, tied at halftime, used a second-half surge to beat Missoula Loyola 55-45.
Mission fell to Florence in the first round, 54-42, after the Falcons built on their lead with a balanced scoring attack.
Florence will be Bigfork’s opponent in the semifinals, set for today at 6:30. Thompson Falls faces Eureka, a 49-29 winner over Anaconda, in the late semifinal.
Bigfork 62, Deer Lodge 6
Emma Berreth scored 16 points and Braeden Gunlock 12 to lead the Valkyries scoring attack. Ava Davey chipped in 10 points.
For Deer Lodge, Natalie Spring led with four points.
Deer Lodge 3 2 0 1 — 6
Bigfork 18 14 18 12 —62
DEER LODGE — Natalie Spring 4, Taryn Lamb 2.
BIGFORK — Emma Berreth 16, Braeden Gunlock 12, Ava Davey 10, Madison Chappuis 6, Scout Nadeau 4, Callie Gembala 4, Callie Martinez 4, Zoey Albert 3, Keni Wade 3.
Florence-Carlton 54, Mission 42
Kassidy Yeoman paced the Falcons with 17 points, and Kylie Kovatch added 12 to help edge out Mission.
Kason Page led the Bulldogs with 17 points.
Florence-Carlton 10 17 10 17 — 54
Mission 11 12 7 12 — 42
FLORENCE-CARLTON — Kasidy Yeoman 17, Kylie Kovatch 12, Olivia Coulter 10, Kolbi Wood 6, Elise Schneiter 5, Josie Lewis 4.
MISSION — Kason Page 15, Gabby Smith 7, Izzy Evans 6, Olivia Adams 5, Madyson Currie 4, Kooper Page 3, Rowan McElderry 2.
Thompson Falls 55, Missoula Loyola 45
Ellie Baxter’s 29 points led all scorers, and carried the Blue Hawks to victory.
Thompson Falls 8 13 17 17 — 55
Loyola 8 13 10 14 — 45
THOMPSON FALLS — Ellie Baxter 29, Natalie Roberts 9, Chesney Loew 4, Maliyah LeCoure 1, Avery Burgess 12.
MISSOULA LOYOLA — Natalie Clevenger 10, Ora Lindauer 2, Kennedy McCorkle 8, Charlotte Cummings 10, Evelyn Demblands 4, Giovanna Horner 11.
Eureka 49, Anaconda 29
Jadyn Pluid poured in 29 points for the Lions, who led 27-12 at halftime.
Eureka 10 17 12 10 - 49
Anaconda 8 4 13 4 - 29
EUREKA — Jadyn Pluid 23, Emmi Stanger 7, Ixone Coteron 7, Reena Trumon 8, Jimena Sanchez 2, Dylan Sharp 2.
ANACONDA — Sami Johnson 10, Maniyah Lunceford 7, Makena Patrick 8, Kora Kelly 4.