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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Tournament Time--Page 1
Tournament Time! by Scott Sacry
It’s that time of year again! Starting this weekend, Montana high school girls and boys basketball teams will compete in post-season tournaments. From Plevna to Plenty Coups to Power and from Roundup to Roberts to Reed Point-Rapelje, Montana players, coaches, and communities will be vying for eight state basketball titles. Along the way the majority of teams will not win the ultimate prize, but they will be better for the journey as they learn the lessons that come from winning and losing. But at the start, it doesn’t matter if you’ve won every game or lost every game, once the tournaments begin, everyone has a chance. The six high school boys and girls basketball teams from the Bitterroot Valley will be in the thick of the action.
The Victor and Darby schools play in the 13-C District Tournament in Frenchtown on February 17th-19th. The Darby girls are the No. 4 seed and play Valley Christian on Thursday at 10am. The Victor girls are the No. 6 seed and play Drummond on Thursday at 5pm. The Darby boys are the No. 2 seed and play Lincoln on Thursday at 3:15pm. The Victor boys are the No. 4 seed and play Valley Christian on Thursday at 11:45. Two girls and boys teams will advance into the Divisional round, which will be held at Frenchtown the following week. The Class C State Tournament will be held at the Four Season Arena in Great Falls on March 9th-12th. Corvallis, Hamilton and Stevensville play in the Southwestern A Tournament in Dillon on February 17th19th. On the girls side, Hamilton is the
No. 2 seed and will play East Helena on Thursday at 5pm. Stevensville is the No. 5 seed and will play Frenchtown at 11am on Thursday. Corvallis is the No. 6 seed and will play Butte Central on Thursday at 2pm. On the boys side, No. 4 seed Hamilton will play No. 5 seed Corvallis on Thursday at 12:30. Stevensville is the No. 7 seed and will play Butte Central on Thursday night at 8pm. The top four girls and boys teams will advance to Divisionals in Hamilton on February 24th-26th. The Class A State tournament will take place March 9th-12th at the Adams Center in Missoula. The Florence-Carlton girls and boys play in the District 6B “Hybrid” tournament this week. The No. 4 and No. 5 seeded teams played a play-in game on Monday, February 14th (boys) and Tuesday, February 15th (girls)
(results unavailable at press time). Then on Thursday, the Florence boys host the winner of Monday’s play-in game at 6pm, and Loyola hosts Arlee. On Friday, the Florence girls play at Anaconda at 6pm and Loyola hosts Tuesday’s play-in winner. The consolation and championship games for both boys and girls take place in Florence on Saturday, February 19th starting at 11am. The top four teams advance to the Western B Divisionals in Ronan on February 24th-26th. The Class B State Tournament will be held at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman on March 10th-12th. Regardless of the eventual outcome, dedicated players, coaches and supporters have put in a great deal of time and hard work and effort, so make sure to get out there and give them your support!
Corvallis Blue Devils
CLASS A
BOYS Back Row (L to R) – Assistant Coach Carson Schmit, Head Coach Zane Warnken, Ryan Hutchison, Chase Tucker, Tyler Weis, Aaron Powell, Leif Jessop, Derek Criddle, Dillen Potter, Assistant Coach Jason Wirt
The Corvallis Boys had a regular season full of highs and lows and head to the Southwestern A District Tournament as the No. 5 seed and play No. 4 seeded Hamilton on Thursday at 12:30 in Dillon. Corvallis and Hamilton split their regular season meetings. Although always competitive, Corvallis struggled to string together victories, but are on a three-game winning streak going into Districts, including a victory over Hamilton for the first time since 2014. Donovan Potter and Aaron Powell lead the way, but watch out for Leif Jessop, David Broch, Dillon Potter, and Ryan Hutchison. They have been getting better all year and Coach Zane Warken hopes he has them peaking at the right time. The Corvallis Girls have had a tough season and go into the Southwestern A District Tournament as the No. 6 seed and play Butte Central on Thursday at 2pm in Dillon. Although they have a losing record this year, the Corvallis girls have been competitive and never give up. Madeline Gilder can score against anyone
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