Class C Roundup: Charlo teams second at districts

RONAN — The Charlo basketball programs came painfully close to pulling off a sweep of 14C district titles at Ronan last weekend. A couple of close losses in the title games foiled those plans, but both teams head to this weekend’s Western C divisional tournament at Frenchtown as a No. 2 seed.

The Vikings advanced to Saturday’s district championship game against St. Regis with a 55-43 semifinal win over Hot Springs. The Lady Vikings also defeated Hot Springs, 42-21, in the semifinals Friday to move into the championship game against Alberton-Superior.

The Charlo girls came to the tournament with just two losses, one against class B Mission very early in the season, and an overtime loss to unbeaten Seeley-Swan just a few weeks back.

Charlo (17-3) had faced the Bobcats (12-6) twice during the regular season and came away with 12- and 15-point margins of victory. The third meeting was much closer, however, with neither team leading by more than six points.

Charlo’s Mila Hawk rolled in a jumper at the buzzer to tie the game at 22-22 as the third period ended.

After Kassidi Cox hit a 3-pointer for Charlo in the final period, Superior immediately answered with their own three to pull within two points.

Charlo’s Katelyn Young hit a clutch 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining to tie the game, but the Bobcats found a shot under the basket as time expired to pull off the 34-32 upset.

Charlo will face Manhattan Christian at 11 a.m. Thursday in the divisional opener at Frenchtown.

Superior-Alberton 34, Charlo 32

ClarkFork 9 - 3 - 10 - 12 – 34

Charlo 8 - 8 - 6 - 10 – 32

SUPERIOR-ALBERTON – Darby Haskins 9, Cassie Green 9, Lanie Crabb 8, Isabella Pereira 3, Payton Milender 3, Trinity Donaldson 2.

CHARLO – Kassidi Cox 4 0-0 9(3r,1a,1s), Mila Hawk 4 0-0 8(4r,4a,4s,1b), Hayleigh Smith 2 1-4 5(15r,2a,2s), Katelyn Young 3(1r,1s), Sidney Bauer 1 1-2 3(4r,1s), Darcy Coleman 2(2r,2a), Seeley McDonald 2. 14 2-6 32(29r,9a,9s,1b)

3fGs – Charlo 2-5 (Young 1-1, Kass.Cox 1-3).

Charlo 42, Hot Springs 21

H.Spgs 4 - 8 - 7 - 2 – 21

Charlo 9 - 14 - 11 - 8 – 42

HOT SPRINGS – Katelyn Christensen 9, Josie Uski 5, Brooke Jackson 4, Erica Cannon 2, Lauryn Aldridge 1.

CHARLO – Mila Hawk 8 1-2 17(7r,4a,4s,3b), Hayleigh Smith 3 0-0 6(6r,2a,5s), Darcy Coleman 2 2-4 6(9r,1a), Kassidi Cox 1 2-4 5(1r,2s), Sidney Bauer 2 0-0 4(4r,1s), Seeley McDonald 1 2-2 4(5r,1s), Katelyn Young (2a).17 7-12 42(33r,9a,13s,3b)

3FGs – HS (), C (Kass.Cox 1-2).

The Charlo boys (12-8) looked to pull off an upset of their own in the late game, but came up just short in a 51-50 loss to the Tigers (17-3).

St. Regis jumped out to an 11-2 lead to start the game, but Charlo closed the gap to 13-7 to start the second period. The Tigers took a 27-17 lead into the half and pushed it to 38-27 heading into the fourth.

The Vikings slowly closed the gap with pressure defense, a string of turnovers and timely shooting.

Hayden Hollow hit a wide-open 3-pointer with 7:20 remaining to cut the lead to eight points. Tucker Love scored five straight points on a free throw, a jumper and a putback to make it 48-43 with two minutes left.

Coyle Nagy later cut the lead to three with a free throw in the final minutes, but it was as close as the Vikings would get until Keaton Piedalue connected on a long 3-point bank shot as the buzzer sounded, bringing Charlo as close to the lead as they’d been all night with the 51-50 final.

The Vikings lost handily in the teams’ two previous meetings, but Saturday they stayed close with the district champs. They’ll face the Manhattan Christian boys at 2 p.m. Thursday at Frenchtown.

St. Regis 51, Charlo 50

Charlo 7 - 10 - 10 - 23 – 50

St.Regis 13 - 14 - 11 - 13 – 51

CHARLO – Keaton Piedalue 13, Tucker Love 11, Stetson Reum 8, Wesley Anderson 8, Hayden Hollow 5, Coyle Nagy 5.

ST. REGIS – Caleb Ball 30, Kaleb Park 7, Tanner Day 5, Adam Ball 5, Ayden Rael 2, Hunter Stolla 2.

Charlo 55, Hot Springs 43

H.Spgs 16 - 7 - 9 - 11 – 43

Charlo 8 - 16 - 15 - 16 – 55

HOT SPRINGS – Garth Parker 20(11r), Nathan Lawhead 8(10r), Kyle Lawson 7, Nick McAllister 4, *Quincy Styles-Depoe 2, Michael Marrinan 2, Jack McAllister 0. 17 9-20 43

CHARLO – Keaton Piedalue 8 0-2 16(3r,1a), Coyle Nagy 5 4-8 14(14r,4a,3s), Wesley Anderson 5 1-3 11(12r,2b), Stetson Reum 3 0-0 6,(6r,1s) Hayden Hollow 0 4-4 4(4r,2s), Tucker Love 1 2-2 4(5r,4a,3s), Colt Hovet (2r), Hayden Smith (1r). 22 11-19 55 (47r,10a,10s,2b)

Eagles go 2-2 at Ronan

The Two Eagle River School boys won a pair of games at the 14C district tournament at Ronan. The Eagles opened with a 41-32 win over Noxon before falling to eventual champion St. Regis 62-18 in the semifinals later Thursday.

The Eagles (5-15) then eliminated Alberton-Superior 55-42 in a loser-out game on Friday to advance to Saturday’s consolation game, where their season came to an end in a 62-46 loss to Hot Springs.

Thomas SpottedEagle paced the Eagles with 20 points against Hot Springs and 19 against Alberton-Superior.

Hot Springs 62, Two Eagle River 46

TwoEagle 10 - 9 - 16 - 11– 46

H.Springs 13 - 20 - 14 - 15 – 62

TWO EAGLE RIVER – Thomas SpottedEagle 20, Nate Gates 9, Cai Burke 7, Chris Brown 4, Ryley AfterBuffalo 3, Tyler Pierre 2.

HOT SPRINGS – Nathan Lawhead 24, Kyle Lawson 11, Jack McAllister 14, Garth Parker 7, Weston Slonaker 6.

Two Eagle River 55, Superior-Alberton 42

ClarkFork 5 - 9 - 7 - 21 – 42

TwoEagle 2 - 14 - 13 - 26 – 55

SUPERIOR-ALBERTON – Wyattt Haworth 14, Orion Plaake 8, Isaac Miller 6, Tucker Donaldson 6, Sea Fredette 5, Jonah Renaud 5, Anthony Mueller 4, Hunter Ray 2. =50 (8pts long)

TWO EAGLE RIVER – Thomas SpottedEagle 19, Nate Gates 18, Ryley AfterBuffalo 6, Cai Burke 5, Chris Brown 4, Tyler Pierre 3.

St.Regis 62, Two Eagle River 18

TwoEagle 5 - 5 - 4 - 4 – 18

St.Regis 21 - 14 - 19 - 8 – 62

TWO EAGLE RIVER – Ryley AfterBuffalo 7, Thomas SpottedEagle 5, Daniel BlackWolf 4, Nate Gates 2.

ST.REGIS – Caleb Ball 29, Tanner Day 12, Kaleb Park 7, John Pruitt 5, Tyler Lyscio 3, Adam Ball 3, Hunter Stolla 3.

Two Eagle River 41, Noxon 32

Noxon 6 - 8 - 8 - 10 – 31

TwoEagle 14 - 15 - 4 - 8 – 41

NOXON – Wyatt Lackner 8, Ricky Williams 8, Charles Boehme 4, Brian Risch 2, Derreck Christensen 2, Shane Murray 2, Gunnar Swanson 2. shy 4pts

TWO EAGLE RIVER – Chris Brown 11, Nate Gates 9, Cai Burke 8, Thomas SpottedEagle 7, Ryley AfterBuffalo 6.

Lady Eagles bow out

The Two Eagle River School girls’ season ended with a pair of losses at the district tournament at Ronan.

St. Regis knocked off the Lady Eagles 61-27 Thursday. On Friday, Hot Springs got a 49-27 win over TERS. TaRae GoodLuck and Sarah Gardipe were the team’s top scorers over the weekend. GoodLuck had eight points Friday and nine Saturday, while Gardipe finished with eight against St. Regis and 10 in the finale.

Hot Springs 49, Two Eagle 27

TwoEagle 7 - 0 - 10 - 10 – 27

H.Springs 11 - 16 - 16 - 6 – 49

TWO EAGLE RIVER – Sarah Gardipe 10, TaRae GoodLuck 9, Olivia Brueggeman 2, Dayani Piapot 2, Janelle AfterBuffalo 2, Emma Gardipe 2.

HOT SPRINGS – Katelyn Christensen 16, Lauryn Aldridge 10, Josie Uski 8, Brooke Jackson 8, Erica Cannon 4.

St.Regis 61, Two Eagle 27

TwoEagle 13 - 2 - 4 - 8 – 27

St.Regis 22 - 15 - 14 - 10 – 61

TWO EAGLE RIVER – TaRae GoodLuck 8, Sarah Gardipe 8, Dayani Piapot 7, Aereon Miller 2, Emma Gardipe 2.

ST. REGIS – Macy Hill 11 1-2 27, Averie Burnham 11, Baylee Pruitt 6, Taylor Hurd 6, Rylie Burnham 4, Shylah Dalka 3, Karmen Alexander 2, Kyla Bush 2.

3FGs – TER 1 (Piapot), SR 9 (Hill 4, Pruitt 2, Hurd 2, Dalka).