Lady Prospectors close D13C schedule with blowout at Noxon

NOXON – The Lady Prospectors exorcised the Lady Red Devils Friday night in their district finale, 65-18.

The win leaves them at 7-4 and now they must wait and watch to see what Drummond and Hot Springs do to learn their postseason fate.

Granite took a 20-point lead after one quarter and never looked back. Montannah Pair led the Lady Prospectors with 34 points, 14 of which came in that opening stanza. Teammate and fellow senior Ramsey Smith scored 18.

Hot Springs, Drummond, and Granite are all tied with seven wins, with the first two still having district games to played Saturday. But due to head-to-head competition, where Granite lost to both the Lady Trojans and the Lady Savage Heat, Granite will enter the postseason through a play-in game Wednesday, February 19 as the No. 6 seed. They will play either Valley Christian or Noxon at 10:45 a.m. in the Frenchtown Middle School Gymnasium.

SCORING

Granite – 25/10/23/7 – 65

Noxon – 5/4/5/4 – 18

Granite – Smith 18, Piar 34, Benson 5, Lilyquist 2, White 5, Tallon 1

Noxon – Richter 14, Bonney 2, Christensen 2

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Boys Varsity

Noxon 76, Granite 68

The Prospectors may have lost the battle, but they just might be tuning up to win the war.

Granite kept the pressure on top-ranked Noxon throughout the ballgame, falling 76-68 at the finale buzzer.

The Prospectors trailed by three after one period but rallied to outscore their hosts 21-18 in the second to enter the locker room at halftime tied 37-37. The Red Devils emerged from the break to go on a 21-10 run in the third that secure the win.

“We came out with intensity and played hard,” said senior guard Logan Fluharty. “We are looking forward to districts and to make some noise there.”

Fluharty led Granite scorers with 18, while four more of his teammates also breached double figures. JJ Lee led the contingent 16, followed by Asa Lattin with 14, Jake Dauenhauer with 10 and Gus Smith with 10.

All nine players that scored in the game were in double figures, led by Shane Murray of Noxon with 31.

SCORING

Granite – 16/21/10/21 – 68

Noxon – 19/18/21/18 – 76

Granite – Dauenhauer 10, Fluharty 18, Lee 16, ALattin 14, Smith 10

Noxon – Hatchel 10, Blair 24, Williams 11, Muray 31