Loyola cruises to Class B state title
Mar. 16—MISSOULA — Loyola defended home turf for a dominating 91-57 win over Lodge Grass to wrap-up the Class B boys state tournament on Saturday. Loyola went 3-0 in the tournament to take home the title after a 25-1 season.
Reynolds Johnston had a monster double-double, leading all players with 31 points and grabbing 13 boards. Loyola went 14-of-18 in the opening quarter and took a 34-11 lead into the second frame.
Ethan Stack scored 18 points, Jamo Kendrick added 15 as four different players for Loyola scored double digits. JJ Bends led Lodge Grass with 16 points and Tj Gros Ventre added 14, making four shots from distance.
Lodge Grass 11 9 16 21 — 57
Loyola 34 17 19 21 — 91
LODGE GRASS — JJ Bends 7 1-2 16, Colvin Wyles 2 1-3 6, TJ Gros Ventre 5 0-0 14, James Dust Jr. 3 0-0 7, Treston Cole 1 3-5 5, Lamar Ridethebear 1 0-0 3, Bobby Iron Horse 0 2-4 2, Samuel Not Afraid 0 0-0 0, Robyn Stewart 1 0-0 2, Hunter Kindness 1 0-0 2, Tre Howe 0 0-0 0, Keenen Flying 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-14 57.
LOYOLA — Declan Harrington 1 0-0 3, Jack Clevenger 4 0-1 10, Ethan Stack 7 2-2 18, Jamo Kendrick 6 0-0 15, Reynolds Johnston 12 3-4 31, Vincent Lincoln 1 2-4 4, Braden McGuirl 1 0-0 2, Derek Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Finn Haffey 1 0-0 2, Matthew McDermott 0 3-4 3, Owen Felton 0 0-0 0, Will Meissner 0 0-0 0. Totals 34 11-17 91.
3-point field goals — Lodge Grass 8 (Gros Ventre 4, Bends, Wyles, Dust Jr., Ridethebear) Loyola 12 (Johnston 4, Kendrick 3, Stack 2, Clevenger 2, Harrington) Fouls — Lodge Grass 14, Loyola 13.
Three Forks 73, Malta 60
Kanon Reichman scored 25 points, Aaron DeFrance added 24 on four made threes and the Three Fork boys beat Malta in the Class B state tournament consolation bracket to finish in third place on Saturday.
Three Forks jumped out to an 11-point lead in the first quarter and outscored Malta 19-14 in the fourth to put the game away. Bodhi Brenden scored 30 for Malta, going 6-of-12 from beyond the arc and Treyton Wilke added 11. Hunter Feddes finished with 11 points and eight rebounds to help Three Forks reach the podium.
Malta 9 17 20 14 — 60
Three Forks 20 15 19 19 — 73
MALTA — Dawson Hammond 4 0-0 10, Bodhi Brenden 10 4-4 30, Treyton Wilke 5 1-2 11, Mason Simanton 3 0-0 6, Stockton Oxarart 0 0-0 0, Kazner Oxarart 0 0-0 0, Regan Stuart 1 0-0 3, Kash Stiles 0 0-0 0, Tant Anderson 0 0-0 0, Kruise Stiles 0 0-0 0, Thatcher Marquis 0 0-0 0, Titus Wiederrick 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 5-6 60.
THREE FORKS — Aaron DeFrance 6 8-10 24, Dylan Swenson 3 1-2 7, Hunter Feddes 4 0-20 11, Kanon Reichman 9 7-10 25, Drydan Frisinger 1 0-0 2, Devon Long 1 2-3 4, Sawyer Anderson 0 0-0 0, Carter Allen 0 0-0 0, Brady Olson 0 0-0 0, Sawyer Marx 0 0-0 0, Wyt Oliver 0 0-0 0, Mannix Woodland 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 18-27 73.
3-point field goals — Malta 9 (Brenden 6, Hammond 2, Stuart) Three Forks 7 (DeFrance 4, Feddes 3) Fouls — Malta 18, Three Forks 8.
Huntley Project girls 65, Baker 50
Paige Lofing scored 23 points, knocking down five 3-pointers to lead Huntley Project to win over Baker and finish atop the podium in Class B girls basketball for the state title.
Carlei Plainfeather made four threes for the Red Devils to finish with 18 points as they outscored the Spartans 21-9 in the third quarter to take a 21-point lead into the final frame.
Madison O'Connor led Baker with 17 points, making one of the team's two 3-pointers. Hope Gonsioroski finished with a double-double for the Spartans, scoring 14 points and reeling in 10 rebounds.
H. Project 16 15 21 13 — 65
Baker 8 14 9 19 — 50
HUNTLEY PROJECT — Ivy Grimsud 1 3-3 5, Paige Lofing 7 4-6 23, Sannah Windy Boy 4 0-1 8, Carlei Plainfeather 6 2-2 18, Madison Akins 2 1-2 5, Haedyn Simonson 1 0-0 3, Hadley Kautz 1 0-0 3, Avery Gerdes 0 0-0 0, Sarah Windy Boy 0 0-0 0, Jayonna Thomas 0 0-0 0, Aeryn Akins 0 0-0 0, Kamry Mack 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 10-14 65.
BAKER — Emily Enos 1 0-0 3, Madison O'Connor 7 2-4 17, Avery O'Connor 3 0-2 6, Brittney O'Connor 2 0-0 4, Hope Gonsioroski 5 4-5 14, Megan Varner 1 2-2 4, Jasia Stieg 0 0-0 0, Cadence Brown 0 0-0 0, Nokona Selle 0 0-0 0, Kaydee Dyke 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-15 50.
3-point field goals — Huntley Project 11 (Lofing 5, Plainfeather 4, Simonson, Kautz) Baker 2 (M. O'Connor, Enos) Fouls — Huntley Project 14, Baker 15.
Loyola 66, Malta 47
Spencer Laird led all scorers with 27 points and 13 rebounds as Loyola took an 18-point lead into the break and cruised to a third-place victory over Malta in Class B girls basketball on Saturday.
Drew Lamb scored 13 points for Loyola, making two shots from distance. Neva Jacobson led Malta with 15 points, including three 3-pointers and Denvyr Tuss finished with a double-double, scoring 1 and grabbing 10 boards.
Loyola 16 23 17 10 — 66
Malta 8 13 17 9 — 47
LOYOLA — Addie Nault 2 0-0 5, Caitrin Harrington 3 0-0 6, Sammy McHugh 2 0-0 6, Drew Lamb 4 3-4 13, Spencer Laird 11 4-5 27, Amya Lindauer 0 0-0 0, Emme Laird 3 3-3 9, Amalee Schneider 0 0-0 0, Catherine Hart 0 0-0 0, Syvie Von Doersten 0 0-0 0, Charlotte Ward 0 0-0 0, Haley Richardson 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 10-12 66.
MALTA — Kelbie Nelson 0 1-2 1, Neva Jacobson 5 2-2 15, Emree Stuart 1 0-0 2, Kendall Clausen 3 1-2 8, Denvyr Tuss 5 3-5 13, Hailey Welch 0 0-0 0, Kylie Bishop 0 3-4 3, Emma Ereaux 0 0-0 0, Tailynn Wilke 2 0-0 5, Rhiuanna Simonson 0 0-2 0, Hadley Hammond 0 0-0 0, Klohie Zieger 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 10-17 47.
3-point field goals — Loyola 6 (McHugh 2, Lamb 2, Nault, S. Laird) Malta 5 (Jacobson 3, Clausen, Wilke) Fouls — Loyola 12, Malta 14.
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