District 7B - Boys and Girls Basketball 2022 At Bigfork, Thursday, 2/17 to Saturday, 2/19

In both the boys and girls at the District Tournament, the finishing order for teams was identical.

1. Bigfork, 2. LCHS / Eureka, 3. Mission / St. Ignatius, 4. Thompson Falls

Those four teams advance to the Divisional Tournament in Ronan (2/24 to 2/26).

Plains and Troy, in girls and boys, were eliminated and finished their seasons in the Bigfork gym.

Coming into the tournament, the St.Ignatius boys team was ranked third in the State B ranking by 406mtsports.com. They were the only team in the boys bracket to be ranked in the top ten. The 15-2 record for Mission now stands at 17-3, but the Bulldogs placed third.

On the girls side of the bracket, Bigfork (17-1) came into the tournament ranked third in the state, while Thompson Falls was ranked 10th.

These rankings don’t matter in the “new” season of playoffs. Survive and advance becomes the motto at tournament time. The top four teams at District advance to Divisionals, while the top two teams at Divisionals advance.

BOYS - District 7B Basketball in Bigfork

Thurs. 2-17-22

# 3 Eureka 73, # 6 Plains 26

Individual scoring - Gavin Bates 19, Danny Dunn 17, Trent Truman 8, Caleb Utter 7, Parker Bates 6, Carson Komac 6, Joey Kindel 4, Tyson Brouillette 2, Cole Sartori 2, Braden Casazza 2

# 4 Thompson Falls 69, # 5 Troy 24

Friday, 2-18-22

Semifinal # 1: # 3 Eureka / LCHS vs # 2 Mission

Individual scoring: Joey Kindel 28, Gavin Bates 27, Carson Komac 6, Danny Dunn 2, Caleb Utter 2.

Semifinal # 2: # 1 Bigfork 57, # 4 Thompson Falls 32

Saturday, 2-19-22

Loser-out: Thompson Falls 64, Plains 27:

Loser-out: No. 3 St. Ignatius 88, Troy 42

Consolation:. No. 3 St. Ignatius 79, Thompson Falls 41:

Championship: Bigfork 55, Eureka 38.

Individual scoring: Gavin Bates 18; Tristan Butts 6; Joey Kindel 5; Dan Dunn 5; Carson Komac 2; Braden Casazza 2.

Friday Night (2/18) basketball recap from 406mtsports.com

• Eureka 65, No. 3 St. Ignatius 53: Joey Kindel (28 points) and Gavin Bates (27) had a torrid night and the Lions made a seven-point halftime lead hold up in their upset of the Bulldogs. Zoran LaFrombois scored 22 and Ross McPherson 10 for Mission.

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Saturday Night CHAMPIONSHIP basketball recap from 406mtsports.com

• Bigfork 55, Eureka 38: Levi Taylor led the way with 16 points and Isak Epperly chipped in with 14 for the Vikings, who led by six at halftime and pulled away in the second half for the district title. Colin Wade scored nine for Bigfork. Gavin Bates scored 18 to lead Eureka.

GIRLS - District 7B Basketball in Bigfork

Thurs. 2-17-22

# 3 Eureka 52, # 6 Troy 4

Individual scoring - Jadyn Pluid 16, Jimena Sanchez 7, Reena Truman 6, Ellie Durden 6, Ixone Coteron 4, Dylan Sharp 4, Remmi Stanger 4, Kara Stanger 2, Taylor Truman 2, Mia Webb 1

# 4 Mission (St. Ignatius) 60, Plains 24

Friday, 2-18-22

# 3 Eureka / LCHS vs # 2 Thompson Falls

Individual scoring: Dylan Sharp 7, Reena Truman 15, Ellie Durden 1, Jimena Sanchez 12, Ixone Coteron 2, Jadyn Pluid 10, Remmi Stanger 3.

Bigfork 55, Mission 27

Saturday, 2-19-22

Loser Out game: Thompson Falls 69, Plains 29 Loser Out game: St. Ignatius 56, Troy 17

Consolation: St. Ignatius 62, Thompson Falls 35

Championship: Bigfork 46, Eureka 34

Individual scoring: Jimena Sanchez 9; Ixone Coteron 9; Jadyn Pluid 9; Reena Truman 7.

CHAMPIONSHIP recap from 406mtsports.com

• No. 3 Bigfork 46, Eureka 34: Braeden Gunlock put the Valkyries on her shoulders with 21 points and Scout Nadeau helped with 10 in a win over the Lions for the district crown. Bigfork led by six at halftime and extended the margin to 15 after three quarters. Jimena Sanchez, Ixone Coteron and Jadyn Pluid all scored nine for Eureka.

Friday night semifinal recap from 406mtsports.com

• Eureka 50, No. 10 Thompson Falls 40: Reena Truman scored 15 points, Jimena Sanchez added 12 and the Lions pulled rank on the Bluehawks by steadily increasing the lead in each quarter. Jadyn Pluid added 10 for Eureka. Maliyah LeCoure scored 11, Avery Burgess 10 and Ellie Baxter nine for Thompson Falls.