GIRLS: Drummond second, Granite third in District 12C tourney
DILLON – The Lady Trojans fell to the top-seeded Ennis Mustangs Saturday in the finale of the District 12C Tournament, but will advance to the Western Division Tournament next week in Butte.
The Granite Lady Prospectors took third, and because they had played Drummond earlier in the tournament, cannot force a challenge game Monday.
Tournament Championship
Ennis 44, Drummond 26
Ennis jumped out to a 21-10 lead after one period and held on the rest of the way to secure its third straight win of the season over the Lady Trojans. Drummond struggled offensively in the middle periods before again finding their rhythm and closing the game out strong.
“We didn't play our best but we are on to the next play and are looking forward to this next week,” said Drummond Head Coach Nate Bignell after the loss.
Junior Rylee Hilmo led the Lady Trojans in scoring with nine points with sophomore Sydney Phillips adding six.
SCORING
ENNIS – 21/11/8/4 – 44
DRUMMOND – 10/3/4/9 – 26
Ennis – McKitrick 15, Hokanson 11, Paladichuck 6, Klein 4, Snider 4, West 2
Drummond – Hilmo 9, Phillips 6, Bradshaw 4, Kielley 4, Parke 3
Consolation Bracket
Final
Granite 48, Twin Bridges 22
Granite came out fast and strong in the consolation bracket final, outscoring the Falcons 32-10 by halftime on their way to the win.
Junior Emma Grange led the Lady Prospectors with a game-high 16 points, with senior Sarah Goff scoring 11 in her final appearance in the maroon and gold. Fellow senior Sierra Metesh also added five points.
As stated previously, because Granite had faced Drummond in the tournament semifinals and lost, they were unable to force a challenge game Monday.
SCORING
GRANITE – 15/17/10/6 – 48
TWIN BRIDGES – 5/5/3/9 – 22
Granite – Grange 16, Goff 11, Comings 6, Metesh 5, Radtke 4, Pitcher 2, Hill 2, Talon 2
Twin Bridges – Kiem 4, George 4, Pack 4, Kaiser 3, Puckett 2, Johnson 2, Phillips 2, Dale 1
Consolation Bracket
Final
Granite 51, Twin Bridges 34
In their first game of the day, the Lady Trojans started slow off the bus and trailed Sheridan after one period, 9-8. But a few corrections by Head Coach Brandon Piazolla and Granite had righted its ship and was back on track, outscoring their opposition in each of the final three stanzas to secure a trip to the consolation final.
Amelia Hill led all scorers in the game with 16, while Goff added 15.
SCORING
GRANITE – 8/12/17/14 – 51
SHERIDAN – 9/8/9/8 – 34
Granite – Hill 16, Goff 15, Grange 7, Radtke 6, Metesh 3, Pitcher 2, Struna 2
Twin Bridges – Sanders 9, MadFabel 6, Grow 4, Tipton 4, Larsen 4, MacFabel 3, Galiger 2, Hill 2
NOTE - This story was edited to correct the site of the Girls Western Division C Tournament next week. The correct site is in Butte, Montana at the Maroon Activities Center.
