Johnston leads Loyola boys back into title game

MISSOULA — Reynolds Johnston led all scorers with 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Loyola used a big fourth quarter to pull away to an 82-70 victory in a semifinals state tournament matchup with Malta.

Ethan Stack scored 25, including two 3-pointers for Loyola and Vincent Lincoln added 14 on 5-of-6 shooting. 

Three players scored in double-figures for Malta, with Bodhi Brenden leading the way with 22 points, knocking down six threes. Stockton Oxarart scored 16 points and Treyton Wilke added 11.  

Malta         21    16    18    15    -    70 

Loyola        23    19    18    22    -    82 

MALTA — Dawson Hammond 3 1-3 8, Bodhi Brenden 8 0-0 22, Treyton Wilke 3 3-6 11, Mason Simanton 1 0-0 2, Stockton Oxarart 5 2-4 16, Kazner Oxarart 3 0-0 8, Regan Stuart 1 0-0 3, Kruise Stiles 0 0-0 0, Tant Anderson 0 0-0 0, Kash Stiles 0 0-0 0, Thatcher Marquis 0 0-0 0, Titus Wiederrick 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 6-13 70. 

LOYOLA — Braden McGuirl 0 0-0 0, Jack Clevenger 1 2-2 4, Ethan Stack 9 5-6 25, Jamo Kendrick 3 3-3 9, Reynolds Johnston 11 6-8 28, Declan Harrington 0 0-0 0, Derek Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Vincent Lincoln 5 4-8 14. Totals 30 20-27 82. 

3-point field goals — Malta 16 (Brenden 6, S. Oxarart 4, K. Oxarart 2, Wile 2, Hammond, Stuart) Loyola 2 (Stack 2) Fouls — Malta 12, Loyola 21. 

Three Forks 60, Manhattan 58 

Aaron DeFrance scored 24 points on an efficient 10-of-12 shooting, including two 3-pointers and Three Forks boys escaped with a 60-58 win over Manhattan in the Class B basketball state tournament Friday morning. 

Manhattan went into the break up 35-25 behind a big second quarter where they outscored the Wolves 22-13. Three Forks flipped the game in the second half, outscoring the Tigers 35-23, including a huge 19-8 difference in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback.  

Hunter Feddes and Drydan Frisinger added nine points each for Three Forks as no other player scored in double-figures. Sam Stewart matched DeFrance on 10-of-12 shooting, scoring 23 points for the Tigers on two made 3-pointers. Chance Fenno added 14 for Manhattan. 

Three Forks     12    13    16    19    -    60 

Manhattan    13    22    15    8    -    58 

THREE FORKS — Aaron DeFrance 10 2-2 24, Dylan Swenson 3 0-0 8, Hunter Feddes 3 2-6 9, Kana Reichman 2 2-4 6, Drydan Frisinger 3 3-4 9, Devon Long 0 4-4 4, Sawyer Anderson 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 13-20 60. 

MANHATTAN — Michael Stewart 1 2-2 4, Hank Strasser 1 0-0 2, Kaysen Konkol 2 0-0 5, Sam Stewart 10 1-1 23, Chance Fenno 6 2-2 14, Blake Bentle 1 0-0 2, Grady Kiekbusch 0 0-0 0, Tyson Pavlik 4 0-0 8. Totals 25 5-5 58. 

3-point field goals — Three Forks 5 (DeFrance 2, Swenson 2, Feddes) Manhattan 3 (S. Stewart 2, Konkol) Fouls — Three Forks 13, Manhattan 10. 

Lodge Grass 72, Harlem 61 

TJ Gros Ventre scored a game-high 24 points, going 5-of-12 from distance and Lodge Grass outscored Harlem 20-13 in the second quarter to take the win in another semifinals matchup at the Class B state tournament. 

Lodge Grass outscored Harlem 24-3 from the 3-point line as Harlem went 1-of-9. JJ Bends scored 22 points and recorded three steals for the Indians. 

Cody McCabe and Lance Morgan each scored 20 points for Harlem, combining to go 15-of-17 from the line with Morgan recording the only three in the game. 

Lodge Grass    19    20    16    17    -    72 

Harlem    19    13    14    15    -    61 

LODGE GRASS — JJ Bends 8 6-8 22, Colvin Wyles 4 0-1 9, TJ Gros Ventre 8 3-6 24, James Dust 3 1-1 8, Treston Cole 0 1-2 1, Daniel Hedoesit 0 0-0 0, Lamar Ridesthebear  1 3-4 5, Bobby Iron Horse 1 0-2 3, Hunter Kindness 0 0-0 0, Robyn Stewart 0 0-0 0, Rashad Old Bull 0 0-0 0, Samuel Not Afraid 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 14-24 72. 

HARLEM — Matthew Billmayer 2 0-0 4, Tayden Colliflower 5 0-0 10, Lathan Blackwolf 3 0-5 6, Cody McGabe 5 10-10 20, Lance Morgan 7 5-7 20, Isaac Kelly 0 0-0 0, Miles Fetter 0 0-0 0, Corey Morgan 0 0-0 0, Diondre FirstRaised 0 1-2 1, Xavier Young 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 16-24 61. 

3-point field goals — Lodge Grass 8 (Gros Ventre 5, Wyles, Dust, Iron Horse) Harlem 1 (L. Morgan) Fouls — Lodge Grass 24, Harlem 22. 

Glasgow 69, Thompson Falls 50 

Cade Hudyma scored a game-high 30 points, going 8-of-9 from the line and Glasgow shot nearly 61% from the field in their win over Thompson Falls in another Class B state tournament game. 

Myles Yoakam and Wyatt Babb scored 15 each for Glasgow, with Yoakam making three shots from distance. Thompson Falls couldn’t get anything to fall from beyond the arc, going 5-of-29, compared to Glasgow shooting 5-of-12. 

Three of the five 3-pointers for Thompson Falls came from Kaiden Robins, leading the team with 13 points. Bryson LeCoure scored 11 points and a game-high five steals for the Blue Hawks. Sam Burgess added nine points and six rebounds. 

T. Falls        17    8    12    13    -    50 

Glasgow     21    11    19    18    -    69 

THOMPSON FALLS — Bryson LeCoure 3 4-6 11, Owen Doyle 2 2-2 7, Kaiden Robins 5 0-0 13, Sam Burgess 4 1-1 9, Baredon Ferris 1 0-0 2, Bryson McCormick 0 0-0 0, Kellen LeCoure 3 0-0 6, Jason Myers 0 0-0 0, Jacob Howell 0 0-0 0, Blake Shusterman 1 0-0 2, Ian Myers 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 7-9 50. 

GLASGOW — Nick Solorzano 1 2-2 5, Myles Yoakam 6 0-1 15, Grady Nielsen 1 0-0 2, Wyatt Babb 5 4-7 15, Cade Hudyma 11 8-9 30, Connor Hudyma 0 0-0 0, Wyatt Sugg 0 0-0 0, Jackson Abern 1 0-0 2, Trey Graham 0 0-0 0, Davis Tolzien 0 0-0 0, Noah Runner 0 0-0 0, Gage Waarvik 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 14-19 69. 

3-point field goals — Thompson Falls 5 (Robins 3, LeCoure, Doyle) Glasgow 5 (Yoakam 3, Solorzano, Babb) Fouls — Thompson Falls 14, Glasgow 19. 

Girls 

Baker 83, Loyola 67 

Madison O’Connor had a huge double-double, scoring 47 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as Baker pulled away in the second half in a semifinals Class B girls state tournament game. 

Madison went to the free-throw-line 22 times, making 18 of them as Baker went 20-of-26 as a team. Avery O’Connor scored 20, making five of the team’s seven three pointers in the game. 

Spencer Laird led Loyola with 23 points, making all six of her attempts at the line. Addie Nault scored 13 points, including three 3-pointers and Emme Laird added 11. 

Baker        24    17    19    23    -    83 

Loyola        25    11    13    18    -    67 

BAKER — Emily Enos 1 0-0 3, Madison O’Connor 14 18-22 47, Avery O’Connor 7 1-2 20, Brittney O’Connor 2 0-0 4, Hope Gonsioroski 4 1-2 9, Megan Varner 0 0-0 0, Jasia Steig 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 20-26 83. 

LOYOLA — Addie Nault 5 0-2 13, Caitrin Harrington 1 1-2 3, Sammy McHugh 3 0-0 7, Drew Lamb 2 1-2 6, Spencer Laird 8 6-6 23, Amya Lindauer 2 0-0 4, Emme Laird 4 1-2 11. Totals 25 9-14 67. 

3-point field goals — Baker 8 (A. O’Connor 5, M. O’Connor, Enos) Loyola 8 (Nault 3, Laird 2, McHugh, Lamb, Laird) Fouls — Baker 19, Loyola 14. 

Huntley Project 62, Chinook 44 

Sannah Windy Boy scored 19 points and Paige Lofing added 17 as Huntley Project advanced to the State B girls championship game with a win over Chinook. 

Carlei Plainfeather added nine for Huntley Project, who meets Baker in Saturday’s title game. 

Alexus Seymour led the Sugarbeeters with 14 points. 

Huntley Project    17    16    16    13    -    62 

Chinook    13    7    16    8    -    44 

HUNTLEY PROJECT — Ivy Grimsrud 3 1-2 8, Paige Lofing 6 4-6 17, Sannah Windy Boy 6 6-8 19, Carlei Plainfeather 3 0-0 9, Maddison Akins 2 1-6 5, Haedyn Simonson 1 0-0 2, Hadley Kautz 0 0-0 0, Avery Gerdes 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 12-22 62. 

CHINOOK — Brooke Fetter 3 0-0 7, Alexus Seymour 5 3-6 14, Addison Olsen 0 0-0 0, Gracie Skoyen 1 1-3 3, Hannah Schoen 4 2-2 10, Neva Lowe 2 1-2 6, Sidney Liddle 2 0-0 4, Lori Mord 0 0-0 0, Charley Nissen 0 0-0 0, Kirbey Hofeldt 0 0-0 0, Mataya Inman 0 0-0 0, Lexi Kuntz 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 7-13 44. 

3-point goals — Hunley Project 6 (Plainfeather 3, Lofing, Windy Boy, Grimsrud), Chinook 3 (Fetter, Seymour, Lowe). Fouls — Huntley Project 16, Chinook 17. Fouled out — Skoyen. 

Malta 51, Boulder 33 

It was a five-point game after the first quarter before the Malta girls team erupted for a 21-2 second quarter to take a 24-point lead into the break to beat Boulder in a Clas B state tournament girls basketball game. 

The Tigers were held without a field goal in the second quarter with their only points coming from the free throw line. Neva Jacobson led all scorers with 13 points and Kendall Clausen added 12, including two 3-pointers for the Mustangs. 

Cameron Toney was the only player in double-figures for the Tigers, scoring 11 points. Brianna and Parker Layng scored six each as Boulder struggled from three, shooting 4-of-24. 

Boulder    8    2    14    9    -    33 

Malta        13    21    8    9    -    51 

BOULDER — Jaida Jurenka 1 0-0 2, Cameron Toney 4 2-2 11, Michaela Morris 0 1-6 1, Ryian Eveland 1 2-2 4, Brooklyn Miller 0 0-0 0, Parker Layng 1 3-4 6, Erica Shields 0 0-0 0, Josie Oxarart 1 0-0 2, Meredith Rieder 0 1-2 1, Brianna Layng 2 0-0 6, Evelyn Hansen 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 9-16 33. 

MALTA — Kelbie Nelson 3 2-2 9, Neva Jacobson 5 3-5 13, Emree Stuart 1 1-1 3, Kendall Clausen 4 2-2 12, Denvyr Tuss 2 0-0 4, Hailey Welch 0 0-0 0, Kylie Bishop 1 0-0 2, Tailynn Wilkie 1 1-1 3, Emma Ereaux 0 0-0 0, Hadley Hammond 1 1-1 3, Klohie Zieger 1 0-0 2, Rhiuanna Simonson 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-12 51. 

3-point field goals — Boulder 4 (B. Layng 2, Toney, P. Layng) Malta 3 (Clausen 2, Nelson) Fouls — Boulder 17, Malta 15. 

Florence 71, Fairview 58 

Florence opened up a 20-7 lead in the first quarter and followed that up with a 20-9 second quarter to take a 26-point lead into the break in another Class B girls basketball game Friday. 

Ali Meinhold scored 14 points to lead the Falcons and Kenzy Pickering added 12. Carly Buxbaum led all scorers with 24 points for the Warriors, knocking down all six of the team’s 3-pointers.  

Gracelynn Free scored 20 for Fairview going a perfect 4-of-4 from the line. The Falcons were outscored in every quarter until a 27-14 fourth quarter when the game was out of reach. 

Florence     20    20    17    14    -    71 

Fairview    7    9    15    27    -    58 

FLORENCE — Kendyl Meinhold 2 1-1 5, Emory Ralston 1 7-8 9, Maggie Schneiter 2 2-2 6, Jaden Fisher 3 1-2 7, Kenzy Pickering 5 2-3 12, Taylor Payette 3 0-2 8, Ali Meinhold 5 3-4 14, Madigan Hurlbert 1 0-0 2, Shelby Crocker 1 2-4 4, Alyx Monaco 0 0-0 0, Brook Hildebrand 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 19-28 71. 

FAIRVIEW — Carly Buxbaum 7 4-9 24, Sophie Sundheim 1 0-0 2, Kendall Vitt 2 1-3 7, Macy Tjelde 2 3-4 7, Gracelynn Free 8 4-4 20, Addison Swaney 0 0-0 0, Karlee Nay 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 12-20 58. 

3-point field goals — Florence 4 (Payette 2, A. Meinhold, Monaco) Fairview 6 (Buxbaum 6) Fouls — Florence 22, Fairview 23.