Granite falls ‘playing up’ ahead of D13 Schedule

ANACONDA – The Granite Lady Prospectors fell to the Copperheads in Anaconda Tuesday night 59-41, gaining valuable experience against a Class B school as they get ready for their District 13C schedule to begin in earnest.

Granite led 14-13 after one period, but then scoring came fast and furious as Anaconda outscored the locals 20-13 in the second and 15-3 in the third.

The Lady Prospectors had their offense fueled by Montannah Piar, who poured in 24 points including seven three-pointers. The senior guard has scored 73 points over the last three games, averaging 24.3 points per game.

Ramsey Smith (11) and Addi Lilyquist (6) rounded out the scoring.

“We got in foul trouble early on which hurt us going into the second half,” said GHS Head Coach Cash Laslovich. “This is a good learning curve for us heading into the heart of our season. We will improve after this game and move forward.”

Granite will get some time off until January 17th when they host Valley Christian in Philipsburg.

SCORING

Granite – 14/13/3/11 – 41

Anaconda – 13/20/15/11 – 59

Granite – Smith 11, Piar 24, Lilyquist 6

Anaconda – Moses 9, Chor 6, Olson 2, Daniels 15, Saltenberger 2, Mitchell 25

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Boys Varsity

Anaconda 57, Granite 16

The Prospector boys found the sledding hard in the second half against Anaconda, becoming the victims of a 32-0 run over the final two periods.

Eric Pitcher was the lone highlight for Granite, scoring 12 first-half points.

The Prospectors have a date at Powell County high school Friday before rejoining their female counterparts January 17 to host Valley Christian in D13C play.

SCORING

Granite – 9/7/0/0 – 16

Anaconda – 15/10/18/14 – 57

Granite – Pitcher 12, Dauenhauer 1, Fluharty 2, ALattin 1

Anaconda – Jones 7, Schalk 5, Galle 9, Cromwell 5, Dye 12, Lacey 1, Connors 2, Moses 5, KPatrick 1, Anderson 10