By Jean Schurman
The Lady Pirates of Victor are beginning to gel just at the right time according to third-year coach Brooke Zeiler. The team gained two players from Stevensville, Payton Tillotson and Ashlynn Harrington. Those two players, both seniors, have only been eligible to play varsity since the semester break. Tillotson, who played her freshman year at Victor, is solid inside and out. Harrington is a speedster that played with Tillotson in Stevensville. With the addition of the two, the pressure is off of senior Jamie Burdett, allowing her to relax and play her game.
On Friday night, Victor was host to Clark Fork, the co-op team made up of Alberton and Superior. The Lady Mountain Cats are currently in second place in District 13C while Victor is tied with Darby for third and fourth place. Victor played right with Clark Fork and had a three-point lead at the end of the first quarter. However a tough defense stymied the Lady Pirates in the second and third quarters. Clark Fork went on to win, 44-34. Tillotson led Victor’s scoring with 18 points.
Clark Fork 44, Victor 34
Clark Fork – Mueller 10, Kelly 16, Mask 8, Clevenger 10.
Victor – Ashlynn Harrington 4, Madison Allred 6, Ashley Hopper 1, Jamie Burdett 4, Payton Tillotson 18, Hailey Kay 1.
On Saturday, Victor took on Valley Christian. The Lady Pirates took the lead early and built on that to win, 58-24. Burdett led all scorers with 26 points. Tillotson added 13 more. Victor improved their record to 8-8 overall and 5-4 in conference play.
Victor 58, Valley Christian 24
Victor – Madison Allred 2, Shelbi Harberts 2, Ashley Hopper 7, Jamie Burdett 26, Sierra Lucey 1, Payton Tillotson 13, Haley Kay 7.
Valley Christian – Brewer 4, Kelly 4, Hiltz 8, Messner 7, Sweet 1.
Hamilton lost to Frenchtown, 48-32, on Thursday, in a battle of the Lady Broncs. Although Hamilton trailed at the end of the first quarter by six points, they bounced back to score 15 points in the second period and only trailed by four points at the break. But Hamilton couldn’t stay with Frenchtown and lost, 48-32. Tristy Searle led Hamilton’s scoring with 10 points.
Frenchtown 48, Hamilton 32
Frenchtown – Delaney 5, Williams 9, Statelen 1, Willett 1, Channer 3, Worster 18, Hinrichs 4, Hochhalter 7.
Hamilton – Tessa Della Silva 4, Tristy Searle 10, Mallory McGill 4, Reilly Rostad 4, Rachael Ringer 7, Lauren Ryter 3.
Hamilton came back on Friday to roll over Thompson Falls, 55-29, in non-conference action. Hamilton led throughout the game. Kailan Rocheleau and Lauren Ryter each had 10 points for the Lady Broncs.
Hamilton 55, Thompson Falls 29
Hamilton – Tessa Della Silva 8, Tristan Searle 2, Kara Nye 8, Mallory McGill 5, Reilly Rostad 7, Sophia Doyle 2, Kailan Rocheleau 10, Rachael Ringer 1, Jorden Taggart 2, Lauren Ryter 10.
Thompson Falls – Cooper 3, Nelson 8, Wilson 7, Morgan 7, Van Elswyk 4.
Stevensville took on the league-leading Dillon Beavs in Southwest A action on Saturday. The Lady ‘Jackets had a difficult time containing Brynley Fitzgerald who scored 26 points. Dillon won, 52-32. Angel Richards had 14 points to pace Stevensville.
Dillon 52, Stevensville 32
Dillon – Rouse 2, Christiansen 7, Petersen 3, Truman 2, Berriochoa 7, Fitzgerald 26, Tatarka 5.
Stevensville – Maddie Paul 7, Megan Pendergast 4, Angel Richards 14, Haley Kampka 2, Makayla Davids 5.
Earlier in the week, Corvallis and Stevensville squared off in Corvallis. The Lady Yellowjackets led by three points going into the half but then the Blue Devils put together a 24 point third quarter to take the lead. They went on to win, 55-46. Calla Haldorson had 13 points to pace Corvallis. Stevensville was led by Makayla Davids’ 15 points.
Corvallis 55, Stevensville 46
Stevensville – Megan Pendergast 11, Eugene Alexander 5, Angel Richards 9, Haley Kampka 2, Kayla Schmiedeke 1, Makayla Davids 15, Hannah Fry 3.
Corvallis – Penny Jessop 11, Calla Haldorson 13, Emme Warnken 7, Corinne Sanderson 11, Lainie Albright 7, Genesis Keith 1, Taylor Wright 5.
Florence is currently in second place in District 6B. They took on Deer Lodge in Deer Lodge on Saturday and came away with a 66-35 win. The Lady Falcons scored 22 points in the second and 21 points in the third quarter to power the win. Dani Zahn had 21 points. They are now 7-1 in conference play and 11-4 overall.
Florence 66, Deer Lodge 35
Florence– Autumn Round 9, Sarah Hopcroft 7, Rilee Mangun 14, MaKenna Liles 12, Dani Zahn 21, Chloe Arthur 3.
Deer Lodge – Applegate 13, Scully 10, Nicholson 7, Wirth 3, Lamb 2.
Darby fell to Charlo in non-conference action, 54-31. Casey Ehmann had 11 points to lead the Lady Tigers.
Charlo 54, Darby 31
Charlo (8-7) – Cheyenne Nagy 16, Teaira Truman 8, Kaitlin Cox 19, Adriana Johnson 2, Sakoya Gaustad 2, Ashley Shenyer 1, Allie Delaney 6.
Darby (8-7) – Teanna Rouse 2, Casey Ehmann 11, Sarah Costello 7, Kimber Schlapman 2, Mackenzie Smith 4, Nichole Slanger 4.