The Darby Tigers picked up two wins over the weekend. They defeated Lincoln on Friday and then beat Victor on Saturday. Zach McCrossin and Dylan Parks combined for 41 points against Lincoln. The Lynx rallied in the final frame but could not overcome the deficit.
Darby 62, Lincoln 53
Darby – Zach McCrossin 23, Zach Kline 8, Dylan Parks 18, Andy Smith 3, Aaron Hansen 4, John Beckers 6.
Lincoln – Brown 11, Petersen 20, Fitzgerald 11, Kamps 1, Trump 10.
Darby’s swarming defense created turnover after turnover in their game against Victor, frustrating the Pirates and slowing their offense. Victor could not find an answer to Parks who finished with 29 points. Victor’s Mason Agee finished with 11 points.
Darby 64, Victor 41
Darby – Dylan Parks 29, Zach McCrossin 12, Zack Kline 8, Aaron Hanson 8, John Beckers 2, Hunter Guenther 2, Andy Smith 3.
Victor – Mason Agee 11, Jerod Halley 3, Cameron Moore 2, Logan McKinley 3, Christian Moevao 2, Skyler Webberson 6, Jayce Allred 6, Waylon Barta 8.
Victor fell to Charlo on Friday, 62-34. Waylon Barta had nine points to pace Victor.
Hamilton notched two wins over Class AA schools over the weekend. The Broncs defeated Big Sky, 50-37, on Friday. After a slow beginning where the Broncs only scored two points in the first quarter, they caught fire and went on to win. Tanner Goligoski had 17 points including three treys to lead the Broncs. Ky Burch added 10 more points, including two treys. Hunter Omlid finished with 12 points and one three pointer. Carter Kearns had seven points and one trey. Cam Rothie and Jaylen Taggart each had two points in the win.
Hamilton topped Missoula Sentinel, 61-51, on Saturday. The Broncs led throughout behind the shooting of Goligoski and Kearns. Goligoski finished with 17 points again and again had sunk three treys. Kearns finished with 17 points. Burch, Omlid and Taggart finished with six points each. Cam Rothie had nine points to round out the Bronc scoring.
Butte Central came out on fire and dropped in 21 points in their first quarter against Stevensville. The ‘Jackets couldn’t get any momentum and fell to the Maroons, 72-39. James Fry had 13 points to lead Stevensville. Dalton Bragg finished with 10 points. Jared Kingsbury and Chayse Richards each had six points. Colby Meeds and Ivan Yazvak finished with two points apiece in the loss.
Corvallis was host to Dillon on Saturday. The Beavers jumped out early and went on to win, 65-46. Corvallis struggled in the first half but then began to gain steam in the second. Tylor Nixon and Justin Catanach scored 13 and 12 points respectively. Kobe Jessop added seven. Ridge Albright and Garret Brown each had three points, and Liang Liedle and Kolton Mahan each had two points.
Florence topped Troy, 59-30, in Western B action. The Falcons poured in 18 points in the first quarter and 20 points in the third quarter on their way to the win. Brent Stroppel finished with 19 points for Florence. Cody Liles and Dillon Christopherson each had nine points. Brenden Bailey had seven, Carson Katen had five, Tyce Pedersen had four points, and Colby Kohlman and Jacob Round each had three points.