Seeley-Swan High School District 13C Champions. Pictured (L-R): Tegan Mauldin, Hannah Ayers, Trista Wendel, Aspen Conley, Klaire Kovatch, Bethany Hoag, Taylor Dillree, Kara Good, Terra Bertsch, Rose Mercer, Dani Sexton, Emily Maughan, Kyla Conley, Sariah Maughan and Kinley Moore.
Junior Aspen Conley sends off one of her 4, three-pointers against Clark Fork.
Senior Dakota Wood heads up for a basket against Darby.
Senior Taylor Dillree shoots a three pointer against Clark Fork.
Sophomore Seth Richardson sends in 2 points against Darby.
Junior Bethany Hoag goes up for 1 of her 3 baskets against Clark Fork.
FRENCHTOWN – The Lady Blackhawks stomped the Valley Christian Eagles and defeated the Clark Fork Mountain Cats Friday, Feb. 21 for the District 13-C Championship and a trip to the Western C Divisional.
The Boys also advanced but they took a little longer route. They defeated Victor but then fell to Darby in the Championship game Feb. 21. The Blackhawks then defeated Clark Fork in a challenge game Monday night to earn their spot at the Western C.
The Lady Blackhawks faced the Eagles in the semifinal but it was hardly a competition. They put the Eagles down 16-8 in the first quarter and then allowed the Eagles just 1 basket the remaining 3 quarters. Final score was 59-10.
Klaire Kovatch led the Lady Blackhawks with 19 points from 9 baskets and a free throw. Aspen Conley also broke into the double digits with 10 points.
In the Championship game the Lady Blackhawks put the Mountain Cats down early taking a 10-point advantage in the first quarter and then cruised to a 59-38 victory.
Conley had 14 points including 4, three-pointers to lead the Lady Blackhawks.
Nine Ladies in total scored for the Lady Blackhawks including: Emily Maughan 9, Kovatch 9, Terra Bertsch 8, Bethany Hoag 8, Taylor Dillree 6, Kyla Conley 2, Trista Wendel 2 and Dani Sexton 1.
Lady Blackhawks: 16, 18, 22, 3 - 59
Valley Christian: 8, 0, 2, 0 - 10
Lady Blackhawks: 13, 17, 18, 11 - 59
Clark Fork: 3, 11, 14, 10 – 38
The Boys faced Victor in the semifinal and after a tight first half they finally were able to put some distance between themselves and the Pirates in the third quarter. They kept their momentum going through the fourth to a final score of 55-38.
The Blackhawks were dialed in on the free throw line hitting 21 out of 25 free throws in the game. Dakota Wood hit 8 of 9, Chase Haines hit 5 of 6, Quinlan Ream hit 4 of 4 while Seth Richardson and Walker McDonald each hit 2 of 2.
McDonald led with 18 points followed by Wood with 16 including the team's only 2, three-pointers.
In the Championship game against Darby the Blackhawks struck first but by the half they trailed by just a couple of baskets. The game was close all the way though until the final minutes.
With just over 2 minutes on the clock, the Blackhawks were behind 34-39. Darby started killing time trying to run the clock out so the Blackhawks had to turn to fouling in hopes of getting the ball back. It didn't work as Darby punished them from the foul line hitting 8 of 10 free throws in the final minutes while the Blackhawks were kept out of the scoring. The Blackhawks fell 34-47.
McDonald led the Blackhawks with 14 points followed by Ream with 10. Richardson and Wood added 4 each while Haines had 2.
With the loss to Darby the Blackhawks had to face a challenge from Clark Fork for a spot in the Western C.
The Blackhawks struggled with containing the Mountain Cats' three-point game in the first half allowing six of them with Danner Haskins hitting 5. The Blackhawks kept pace and the game was tied at the half.
The Blackhawks contained the Cats' three-point shooting in the second half to just a single shot and were able to pull off the win, 55-41.
McDonald led the Blackhawks with 16 points followed by Wood with 13 and Richardson with 11. Ream and Haines had 8 and 7 points respectively. Richardson hit 3, three-pointers while Wood and Haines hit 1 each.
Blackhawks: 13, 13, 12, 17 - 55
Victor: 7, 15, 5, 11 - 38
Blackhawks: 8, 7, 13, 6 - 34
Darby: 7, 13, 13, 14 - 40
Blackhawks: 13, 6, 15, 21 - 55
Clark Fork: 12, 7, 9, 13 - 51
This week the Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks are back at Frenchtown for the Western C Tournament. See Cory's Valley Market's ad on page 16 for the tournament brackets.
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