RESULTS--GIRLS STATE--THURS., 3-5
March 6, 2009 Northwest Montana A Conference
THURS., 3-05
GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE
GM 1--COLUMBIA FALLS 48 HAMILTON 51 OT;
GM 2--GLENDIVE 37 HAVRE 38;
GM 3--BELGRADE 39 MILES CITY 60;
GM 4--ANACONDA 74 BIGFORK 45
FRI., 3-06
GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE
GM 5--COLUMBIA FALLS VS GLENDIVE 12:30
GM 6--BELGRADE VS BIGFORK 2:30
GM 7--HAMILTON VS HAVRE 6:30
GM 8--MILES CITY VS ANACONDA 8:00
Kats fall in OTBy JORDAN DAWSON/Northwest Montana News NetworkPublished: Friday, March 6, 2009 1:12 AM CST BUTTE - The Columbia Falls Wildkats learned a tough lesson Thursday in opening-round play at the Montana High School Association 2009 State Class A Girls Basketball Tournament at the Butte Civic Center - never let up defensively.
The Wildkats saw their 10-point lead at halftime on Hamilton turn in to a tough 51-48 loss in overtime.
"It's a good learning experience for the younger girls," said Columbia Falls coach Dan Fairbank. "Hopefully they'll be able to learn from this and carry it over to next year and to tomorrow. The lesson really is that we can never let up defensively."
Cierra Smith got things started in overtime for Hamilton with a 3-point field goal. Columbia Falls, however, took the lead back, 46-45, on baskets by Kayla DeWit and Shay Grilley.
The Broncs fired back with a field goal and a free throw to go on top for good, 48-46.
Hamilton went 3-for-4 from the free-throw line to complete its scoring, and Kelsey DeWit added a field goal for Columbia Falls just before the buzzer.
"When we went into overtime it was like here we go again; another important game going into overtime. Just like at divisionals," Kayla DeWit said. "I thought we could pull it off, but we weren't able to."
The Wildkats came out strong on both ends of the court in the first quarter putting up 12 points, six of which were scored by Kayla DeWit. Hamilton scored just two points.
"We came out in the beginning really ready," DeWit said. "We ran our offense the way we know how. You could tell we really wanted it."
Both teams had 10-point quarters in the second.
The Broncs went on a 6-2 run to open the second half, but Columbia Falls ultimately outscored Hamilton 15-13 in the third as Kelsey DeWit accounted for eight points and Alyssa Ladenburg scored seven. The Wildkats took a 12-point lead into the fourth quarter.
With 2:39 left in play, Smith's 3-point field goal put Hamilton on top 39-38.
Grilley's field goal put the Wildkats back on top, but Smith answered with another three. Smith finished with seven treys in the game and led the Broncs in scoring with 21 points.
"Our defense stopped moving and they were able to get some outside shots," Fairbank said. "We couldn't get the kids to adjust to that."
With 50 seconds left in regulation, Kayla DeWit hit two free throws to tie it at 42.
Hamilton had the final shot with three seconds remaining, but missed. Kelsey DeWit snagged the rebound as time ran out.
"We just didn't execute the press very well," Kelsey DeWit said. "We usually handle pressure very well, but we just got scared and didn't play our game."
Kelsey DeWit led the Wildkats with 17 points and 15 rebounds.
Kayla DeWit contributed 15 points and pulled down a team-high 18 rebounds. Ladenburg finished with 12 points, three assists and two steals.
"I'm pretty frustrated right now and wanting revenge," Kelsey DeWit said. "So I think tomorrow will be a much better game for us."
The Wildkats turned the ball over 17 times, while Hamilton had just seven. Columbia Falls also struggled from the line, going 6-for-16.
"We had an opportunity to put another 10 points on the board right there," Fairbank said. "We could've won it in regulation if we would have made more of our shots from the line."
The Wildkats, 13-8 overall, will face Glendive, 20-1, at 12:30 p.m. today in a loser-out game. Hamilton, 16-6, advances on to play Havre, 15-6, at 6:30.
"It's really exciting to be here," Kelsey DeWit said. "We could've won that game, but we didn't. So now we just have to forget about it and move on."
Hamilton 2 10 13 17 9 - 51
Columbia Falls 12 10 15 5 6 - 48
HAMILTON (16-6) - Misha Trotter 3-7 1-2 8, Ali Mildenberger 0-0 0-2 0, Cierra Smith 7-15 0-0 21, Ashley Albert 2-20 3-5 7, Annie Schultz 3-13 1-2 10, Averyl LaSalle 1-1 0-1 2, Kaurie Albert 1-2 0-0 3, Ashley Hayes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-58 5-12 51.
COLUMBIA FALLS (13-8) - Dani Gilley 0-0 0-0 0, Kayla DeWit 6-16 3-4 15, Alyssa Ladenburg 5-13 2-6 12, Shay Grilley 2-7 0-0 4, Kelsey DeWit 8-15 1-4 17, Ashli Fairbank 0-0 0-0 0, Brook Cady 0-2 0-2 0, McKenzie Reeve 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 6-16 48.
3-point goals - Hamilton 12-35 (Schultz 3-6, A. Albert 0-8, Trotter 1-4, Smith 7-15, K. Albert 1-2), Columbia Falls 0-1 (Ladenburg 0-1). Fouled out - none. Total fouls - Hamilton 15, Columbia Falls 14. Technicals - none. Rebounds - Hamilton 27 (Schultz 8), Columbia Falls 50 (Kayla DeWit 18, Kelsey DeWit 15). Blocks - Hamilton 4 (A. Albert 4), Columbia Falls 1 (Kelsey DeWit). Assists - Hamilton 12 (A. Albert 4), Columbia Falls 5 (Ladenburg 3). Steals - Hamilton 5 (Trotter 2), Columbia Falls 4 (Ladenburg 2). Turnovers - Hamilton 7, Columbia Falls 17.
Valkyries fall to defending state champ AnacondaBy JORDAN DAWSON/Northwest Montana News NetworkPublished: Friday, March 6, 2009 1:13 AM CST BUTTE - The Bigfork girls started strong, but wore down quickly against Anaconda on Thursday night in their first-round game of the Montana High School Association 2009 State Class A Girls Basketball Tournament at the Butte Civic Center, losing 74-45.
"To stay level you have to be able to handle the pressure," said Bigfork coach Mark Hansen. "We weren't able to do that and we didn't match-up with their intensity."
Led by Roxy Thurman, the Valkyries, 15-8, jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first two minutes of the game. Then the Valkyries started turning the ball over and Anaconda, 17-4, scored a quick six points to take the lead.
Bigfork trailed just 16-14 at the end of the first quarter.
"We came out and matched up with them pretty well," Hansen said. "Then we lost sight of their shooters and just lost our desire to compete."
Bigfork scored just seven points in the second quarter and trailed the Copperheads 36-21 at the end of the first half.
"They wore us out with their pressure," Hansen said. "We just couldn't keep up."
Bigfork shot better in the third quarter with six players scoring a combined 13 points.
Thurman led the Vals with 12 points. She also grabbed seven rebounds and had two assists and two steals. Caitlin Charlebois was next with eight points after putting in a 3-point shot in the first and fourth quarters. Kailey Fierro led Bigfork in rebounding with eight and she scored seven points, totaled three assists and had two blocks.
Anaconda's Lisa Laslovich, who put in five 3-pointers, and Torry Hill each scored 21 points.
Bigfork moves into the consolation bracket in the double-elimination tournament where it will play Belgrade at 2 p.m. today. Anaconda, the only one seed team to survive the first day of the tournament, will advance to the semifinal game at 8 against Miles City.
Anaconda 16 20 16 22 - 74
Bigfork 14 7 13 11 - 45
ANACONDA (17-4) - McCall Flynn 0-1 0-0 0, Torry Hill 9-25 2-3 21, Lisa Laslovich 8-14 0-0 21, Chelsea Galle 1-3 2-2 4, Korey Krumm 3-6 1-2 8, Nicole Schaffer 0-0 0-0 0, Vanessa Jense 3-6 0-0 7, Shannon Ryan 2-2 1-2 7, Rachel Wagner 0-0 0-0 0, Cara McNeil 1-1 0-0 2, Emily Morani 1-1 0-2 0, Teryn Green 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 29-62 6-11 74.
BIGFORK (15-8) - Ariana Shults 0-0 0-0 0, Roxy Thurman 5-13 2-3 12, Kailey Fierro 2-6 3-6 7, Mallery Knoll 1-5 2-4 4, Caitlin Charlebois 3-7 0-0 8, Mellisa Vandeerl 0-2 0-1 0, McKenze Shults 0-0 2-2 2, Quinci Pane 1-3 0-0 2, Quindee Averill 1-2 0-0 2, Lila Cenis 1-2 0-2 2, Taylor Peck 0-3 4-5 4, Signa McLeod 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 15-45 13-23 45.
3-point goals - Anaconda 10-19 (Laslovich 5-9, Ryan 2-2, Hill 1-4, Krumm 1-1, Jense 1-3), Bigfork 2-6 (Charlebois 2-3, Thurman 0-1, Averill 0-1, Peck 0-1). Fouled out - none. Total fouls - Anaconda 19, Bigfork 12. Technicals - none. Rebounds - Anaconda 32 (Galle 7, Jense 7, Laslovich 5, Krumm 4), Bigfork 35 (Fierro 8, Thurman 7). Blocks - Anaconda 0, Bigfork 2 (Fierro 2). Assists - Anaconda 11 (Hill 7, Wagner 2, Jense, Flynn), Bigfork 9 (Fierro 3, Thurman 2, Knoll, Charlebois, Vandeveerl, Pane). Steals - Anaconda 15 (Krumm 4, Hill 3, Laslovich 3, Galle 2, Flynn, Ryan, Green), Bigfork 5 (Thurman 2, Knoll, Charlebois, Cenis). Turnovers - Anaconda 15, Bigfork 27.
Havre 38, Glendive 37
Sarah Blessum's nine points led the Blue Ponies to the upset win.
Havre held a one-point advantage and forced a jump ball with 21.4 seconds left and the possession arrow appeared to be in Havre's favor. After realizing Havre had the last jump ball, the referees awarded possession to the Red Devils, who missed a shot for the win in the waning moments.
Glendive was led by Carly Selvig, who totaled 15 points, 10 boards and nine blocks.
Glendive 11 8 5 13 - 37
Havre 3 10 14 11 - 38
GLENDIVE (20-1) - Abbey Dufner 0-2 0-0 0, Kyla Johnson 1-1 2-3 4, Hannah McPherson 2-5 2-2 4, Carly Selvig 6-18 3-4 15, Blair Milne 5-9 1-3 11, Katie Turner 0-0 0-0 0, Sadie Sampson 0-0 0-0 0, Lillian Temple 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-35 8-12 37.
HAVRE (15-6) - Sarah Blessum 1-11 6-6 9, Cassi Darrah 0-6 3-4 3, Hayley Donovan 3-6 1-1 7, Hope Hedges 3-6 1-3 8, Karly Evans 1-3 4-4 7, Madison Ruff 1-1 0-0 2, Cali Freier 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 10-34 15-19 38.
3-point goals - Glendive 1-3 (McPherson 1-2, Dufner 0-1), Havre 3-8 (Blessum 1-3, Hedges 1-1, Evans 1-2, Darrah 0-2). Fouled out - Johnson. Total fouls - Glendive 17, Havre 11. Technicals - none. Rebounds - Glendive 26 (Selvig 10, Blair 8), Havre 23 (Darrah 6, Donovan 4). Blocks - Glendive 10 (Selvig 9, McPherson), Havre 0. Assists - Glendive 2 (Dufner, Selvig), Havre 3 (Hedges 2, Blessum). Steals - Glendive 5 (Selvig 3, Dufner 2), Havre 7 (Hedges 3, Blessum 2, Donovan, Freier). Turnovers - Glendive 15, Havre 14.
Miles City 60, Belgrade 39
Sophomore post Kalli Durham scored 25 points in the Cowgirls' convincing first-round win.
Durham scored eight of Miles City's 20 points in and the Cowgirls never trailed. Anna Magnuson scored a dozen, while Kaylee Swope had 10 for Miles City.
The Panthers received 12 points apiece from Sierra Monger and Brittany Larson.
Belgrade 12 9 6 12 - 39
Miles City 20 14 12 14 - 60
BELGRADE (14-7) - Sierra Monger 4-12 3-4 12, Jamie Greany 3-8 0-0 6, Lindsey Halgren 0-4 1-4 1, Corie Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Brittany Larson 6-10 0-0 12, Nycole Devers 1-2 0-2 2, Amanda Hayden 1-3 0-0 2, Ali Morgan 0-1 0-0 0, Melissa Bell 0-0 0-0 0, Megan Bell 0-0 0-0 0, Justine Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Angie Schmidt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-45 4-10 39.
MILES CITY (16-6) - Alexia Mader 2-5 0-0 5, Kalli Durham 10-16 5-7 25, Rae Mader 3-6 0-0 6, Anna Magnuson 4-5 4-5 12, Taylor Henderson 0-7 0-0 0, Kaylee Swope 4-6 0-1 10, Jessica Cremer 0-1 0-0 0, Shelby Dobie 0-1 2-2 2, Ashlee Janitell 0-0 0-0 0, Callie Griffin 0-0 0-0 0, Ezaria Rickett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-47 11-15 60.
3-point goals - Belgrade 1-14 (Monger), MC 3-11 (A. Mader, Swope 2). Rebounds - Belgrade 27 (Smith 8, Greany 6), MC 31 (Magnuson 7, Durham 6). Fouls - Belgrade 16, MC 14. Fouled out - Smith. Technical fouls - none. Assists - Belgrade 6 (Greany 2, Larson 2), MC 11 (A. Mader 4, Swope 4). Turnovers - Belgrade 21, MC 18. Blocks - Belgrade 0, MC 2. Steals - Belgrade 8 (Greany 5), MC 8 (Durham 3).
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