by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor
Both the Florence girls and boys basketball teams are ranked in the latest 406mtsports.com Class B poll. The Florence girls moved up to #2 after beating Loyola last week, and the Florence boys held steady at #9 after a loss to Loyola.
#2 Florence 75, Stevensville 19
The #2 Florence girls hosted Stevensville on Tuesday, January 27. Florence jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as Florence defeated Stevensville 75-19.
For Florence, Ali Meinhold led the scoring with 18 points. Maggie Schneiter had 16, Kendyl Meinhold had 13, Jaden Fisher and Shelby Crocker each had 8, Madigan Hurlbert had 7, Emory Ralston had 4, and Alyx Monaco added 1.
For Stevensville, Addi Drye led the way with 16 points, and Harley Gilleard added 3.
Stevensville 53, #9 Florence 76
On Thursday, January 29, the Stevensville boys hosted #9 Florence. Florence jumped out to a 40-21 halftime lead, then the ever improving Stevensville boys came out strong in the third quarter and outscored Florence 19-17 to trail 40-57 heading into the fourth quarter. Florence reasserted control in the fourth and won 76-53.
Stevensville’s Kaden Wyant makes a three-pointer in Florence’s 76-53 victory over Stevensville on Thursday, January 29. Photo by Scott Sacry.
Florence’s Brody Duchien led with 19 points in Florence’s 76-53 victory over Stevensville on Thursday, January 29. Photo by Scott Sacry.
For Florence, Brody Duchien led with 19 points. Brennan Meinhold had 18, Levi Winters had 12, Koa Laasch had 9, Bridger Alexander had 8, Donnie Brooks had 5, Kobe Bradshaw had 3 points, and Wes Potter added 2 points.
#2 Florence 56, Anaconda 12
The Florence girls hosted Anaconda on Saturday, January 31. The #2 Falcons had little trouble with Anaconda, as they were up 37-10 at halftime and rolled to a 56-12 victory. For Florence, Maggie Schneiter led the way with 16 points. Emory Ralston and Ali Meinhold each had 9, Madigan Hurlbert had 7, Shelby Crocker had 6, Jaden Fisher had 4, Taylor Pyette had 3, and Kendyl Meinhold added 2.
#9 Florence 54, Anaconda 43
The #9 Florence boys hosted Anaconda on Saturday, January 31. The Florence boys lost to Anaconda 33-48 on January 2nd, but this game was different, as Florence controlled the game throughout and won 54-43. For Florence, Brody Duchien had the hot hand and scored 21 points. Brennan Meinhold had 13, Levi WInter and Koa Laasch each had 7, Bridger Alexander had 5, and Wes Potter added 1.
Stevensville 45, #3 Butte Central 74
The Stevensville boys went to Butte Central on Saturday, January 31 to battle the #3 ranked Maroons. Stevensville trailed 11-17 after the first quarter and 19-38 at halftime. The Yellowjackets played hard in the second half but Butte took control and Stevensville lost 45-74.
Stevensville 42, Butte Central 60
The Stevensville girls hosted Butte Central on Saturday, January 31. The Lady ‘Jackets played tough, but fell 42-60. Stevensville continued to improve offensively as they scored 42 points against a Butte team that they only scored 23 points against last month.
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