Lady Vikings’ season ends in 4OT thriller

Mila Hawk scored 26 points and Kassidi Cox added 17 as the Charlo girls’ season came to an end in dramatic fashion Friday with a 66-62 four-overtime loss to West Yellowstone at the Western C divisional tournament at Frenchtown.

The game was a low-scoring, defensive showcase for the most part, but Charlo (17-5) went on an 18-13 run in the fourth period to tie things up.

The Lady Vikings also got eight points each from Sidney Bauer and Hayleigh Smith.

Emmie Collins scored a game-high 39 points for the Wolverines (15-9).

Charlo opened the tournament Thursday with a 43-30 loss to top seed Manhattan Christian. The Eagles (23-2) advanced to the championship game, where they lost 45-41 to Twin Bridges (18-5).

Smith had a team-high 15 points in the loss to the Eagles, while Bauer finished with six points and Hawk scored five.

With the title game win, the Falcons secured the West No. 1 seed to the class C state tournament March 9-12 at Great Falls, while Manhattan Christian is the No. 2 seed.

The Lady Vikings held a record of 15-1 into early February, with the lone loss coming early on to class B Mission. Their next loss came to undefeated Seeley-Swan, 48-40 in overtime, on Feb. 11.

Seeley-Swan entered the tournament with a perfect record but they lost their opener against Manhattan Christian and finished fourth after a one-point loss to Shields Valley in the third-place game.

With the loss to West Yellowstone, the prep careers of seniors Katelyn Young, Jessica Shenyer and Kassidi Cox came to an end.

West Yellowstone 66, Charlo 62 (4OT)

Charlo 8 - 4 - 6 - 18 - 10 - 5 - 8 - 3 – 62

W.Ystone 10 - 8 - 5 - 13 - 10 - 5 - 8 - 7 – 66

CHARLO – Mila Hawk 9 7-8 26, Kassidi Cox 6 4-6 17, Hayleigh Smith 3 2-4 8, Sidney Bauer 3 2-2 8, Darcy Coleman 2, Karly Alder 1. Team: 22 16-23 62.

WEST YELLOWSTONE – Emmie Collins 17 4-7 39 (3r,6a,9s,1b), Grace Dawkins 14, Natalie Salinas 6, Trista Finney 6, Nat Barta 1. Team: 29 12-25 66.

3FGs – Charlo 2 (Hawk, Cox), WYS 2 (Collins, Finney).

Manhattan Christian 43, Charlo 30

Charlo 7 - 8 - 8 - 7 – 30

ManhC 14 - 12 - 12 - 5 – 43

MANHATTAN CHRISTIAN – Katelyn VanKirk 11, Natalie Walhof 10, Ava Bellach 9, Grace Aamot 8, Jadyn VanDyken 5. Team: 16 6-11 43.

CHARLO – Hayleigh Smith 4 6-13 15, Sidney Bauer 3 0-0 6, Mila Hawk 2 1-3 5, Kassidi Cox 2, Seeley McDonald 2. 11 7-18 30

3FGs – MC 5 (Bellach 2, Walhof 2, VanDyken), Charlo 1 (H.Smith).

Vikings go 1-2 at Frenchtown

Like the girls, the Charlo boys also opened divisionals against Manhattan Christian (22-0), and the result was a 76-32 Eagles victory.

Keaton Piedalue led the Vikings (13-10) with 11 points, and Coyle Nagy scored 10 in the loss.

The Vikings earned their lone win Saturday, a 58-51 victory over Darby (15-4) in consolation play.

Piedalue led Charlo with 22 points in the win, while Stetson Reum scored 13 and Tucker Love added 12.

It was a close game throughout, with the Vikings pulling ahead in the second and fourth quarters, a trademark of their season.

With the win, Charlo advanced to take on Harrison-Willow Creek (15-8) on Saturday, when their season ended with a 48-41 loss.

Piedalue was the lone Viking to finish in double-digit scoring, pacing his team with 19 points. Charlo also got eight points from Love in the finale. The Vikings trailed by one heading into the final period, where they were outscored 16-10 down the stretch.

It was an impressive turnaround for the Vikings, who opened the season with a 1-4 record before winning eight of their next 10 games.

Manhattan Christian went undefeated through the tournament and will be the West’s top seed to state. The Eagles defeated West Yellowstone in the championship game, and the Wolverines secured the No. 2 seed.

The season’s end also means the end of the high school careers of seniors Coyle Nagy and Colt Hovet.

Harrison-WillowCreek 48, Charlo 41

Charlo Vikings 7 - 10 - 14 - 10 – 41

Har.WillowCr 12 - 10 - 10 - 16 – 48

CHARLO – Keaton Piedalue 7 2-5 19, Tucker Love 3 2-3 8, Hayden Hollow 1 3-5 5, Coyle Nagy 1 2-2 4, Stetson Reum 1 2-2 4, Wesley Anderson 1. Team: 13 12-19 41.

HARRISON-WILLOW CREEK – Sage Buus 14, Andrew Bacon 9, Kyle Homner 8, Martin Ore 6, Aaron DeFrance 6, Cambell Smith 3, Rhett Donnelly 2. Team: 19 8-14 48

3FGs – Charlo 3 (Piedalue 3), HWC 2 (Bacon, DeFrance).

Charlo 58, Darby 51

Charlo 15 - 12 - 16 - 15 – 58

Darby 13 - 12 - 11 - 15 – 51

CHARLO – Keaton Piedalue 8 1-3 22, Stetson Reum 6 1-2 13, Tucker Love 4 2-2 12, Coyle Nagy 4 1-4 9, Hayden Hollow 0 2-4 2. Team: 22 7-17 58

DARBY – Hooper Reed 24, Preston Smith 15, Sawyer Townsend 7, Jackson Hundley 3, Cullen Duggan 2. 20 9-20 51

3FGs – Charlo 7 (Piedalue 5, Love 2), Darby 2 (Townsend, Hundley).

Manhattan Christian 76, Charlo 32

14C Charlo (12-9), ManhC (22-0)

ManhC 21 - 22 - 28 - 5 – 76

Charlo 8 - 9 - 13 - 2 – 32

MANHATTAN CHRISTIAN – Seth Amunrud 21, Logan Leep 13, Mason Venema 10, Willem Kimm 8, Ethan Venema 7, Tebarek Hill 6, Sam Carlson 5, Jackson Leep 2, Josiah Oswell 2, Nathan Adams 2. Team: 30 10-17 76.

CHARLO – Keaton Piedalue 3 2-6 11, Coyle Nagy 3 2-2 10, Tucker Love 3 0-0 8, Colt Hovet 3, Wesley Anderson 0 0-2 0. Team: 10 4-8 32.

3FGs – MC 6 (Amunrud 2, Hill 2, Carlson, L.Leep), Charlo 8 (Piedalue 3, Love 2, Nagy 2, Hovet).