Lady Vikings' rally falls short in OT loss
Kassidi Cox puts up a shot in traffic against Seeley-Swan. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Hayden Hollow puts up a shot on a fast break in front of Chase Haines. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Charlo junior Keaton Piedalue prepares to shoot as Sean Mercado closes in. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Kassidi Cox vies for a rebound with Seeley-Swan's Emily Maughan. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Charlo junior Stetson Reum battles Seeley-Swan's Owen Hoag for a rebound. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Charlo's Sidney Bauer shoots over Seeley-Swan's Ava Thornsberry. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Charlo's Mila Hawk swats away a shot by Seeley-Swan's Tegan Mauldin. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Charlo's Mila Hawk looks to pass out of a double team from Seeley-Swan. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Charlo's Wesley Anderson goes up to defend a shot under the basket. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Charlo's Tucker Love rises above Seeley-Swan defenders Jason James (23) and Walker McDonald. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
Charlo's Hayleigh Smith heads to the basket on a fast break as Seeley-Swan's Kyla Conley (22) and Sariah Maughan defend. (Scot Heisel/Lake County Leader)
CHARLO — The Lady Vikings battled back from a 13-point deficit to force overtime but ultimately came up just short in a nonconference clash with unbeaten Seeley-Swan on Friday night.
Charlo (16-2) had a tough time finding good shots early on, while Seeley (18-0) capitalized on several turnovers to build an 11-5 lead after the first period. They extended the lead to 26-17 by halftime. Seeley’s Sariah Maughan banked a jumper with just over 5 minutes remaining in the third to put her team up 32-19.
The Lady Vikings answered with a 10-1 rally to close the gap to 33-29 heading into the final period of regulation. Hayleigh Smith hit several jumpers and Charlo hit their free throws during the run. Smith finished with nine points.
Senior Mila Hawk took over in the fourth with a string of jumpers. She hit two free throws to give Charlo its first lead, 38-36 with 1:29 remaining.
Kassidi Cox made a free throw to tie the game at 39-all with 7 seconds remaining, but her second free throw was no good and Hawk was called for her fifth foul in the ensuing scrum.
Charlo’s Sidney Bauer hit one of two free throws to tie the game at 40-all with 3.5 seconds remaining.
The Lady Blackhawks blanked Charlo in overtime, however.
Cox committed her fifth foul, leaving Charlo without its two top scorers, and the Lady Vikings missed six free throws in overtime.
Hawk finished with 20 points, while Cox scored six for Charlo.
Despite the loss, the Lady Vikings are once again conference champs under first-year head coach Hayley Voegele, and they’ll receive a first-round bye at the district tournament this weekend at Ronan.
Seeley-Swan 48, Charlo 40 (OT)
Seeley 11 - 15 - 7 - 7 - 8 – 48
Charlo 5 - 12 - 12 - 11 - 0 – 40
SEELEY – Kyla Conley 13, Dani Sexton 10, Tegan Mauldin 9, Emily Maughan 8, Sariah Maughan 8.
CHARLO – Mila Hawk 8 4-7 20, Hayleigh Smith 4 1-2 9, Kassidi Cox 1 3-9 6, Sidney Bauer 3, Darcy Coleman 2, Seeley McDonald 0 0-2 0.
3FGs – SS (na), C1 (Kass Cox).
Vikings finish strong
Stetson Reum scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Keaton Piedalue had 10 points and seven rebounds as the Charlo boys (11-7) went on a 24-8 run in the final period to pull off a 57-46 win over Seeley-Swan in Friday’s late game.
Hayden Hollow added nine points and four rebounds, while Tucker Love scored eight points.
Coyle Nagy had 15 of Charlo’s 42 rebounds, and Wesley Anderson finished with six rebounds and five points.
The Vikings will be the No. 2 seed at the district tournament at Ronan. Like the girls, they’ll also receive a first-round bye.
Charlo 57, Seeley-Swan 46
Seeley 12 - 13 - 13 - 8 – 46
Charlo 13 - 10 - 10 - 24 – 57
SEELEY – Chase Haines 14(6r), Walker McDonald 11(3s), Ben Haley 7, Sean Mercado 7, Jason James 3, Klayton Kovatch 2, Owen Hoag 2(6r). 17 6-15 46(29r,1a,6s)
CHARLO – Stetson Reum 6 3-4 16(6r,3a), Keaton Piedalue 4 2-7 10(7r,1a), Hayden Hollow 2 4-4 9(4r,1a), Tucker Love 2 4-6 8(1r,2a,4s), Coyle Nagy 2 3-4 7(15r,2a,1s), Wesley Anderson 2 1-4 5(6r,1a,1s), Colt Hovet 2(3r,1a). 19 17-29 57(42r,11a,6s)
3FGs – SS6-21 (Haines 2-5, McDonald 2-7, Haley 1-2, Mercado 1-3), C2-15 (Reum 1-2, Hollow 1-3).
