Plains boys, girls sweep Thompson Falls

Ryan Ovitt scored 16 points and Class C Plains used a huge first quarter to roll past Class B Thompson Falls 58-29 Saturday in the season-opener for both teams.

“Intensity-wise, we came out defensively very strong,” Plains coach Mike Cole said. “We probably caught Thompson Falls with a new group of kids and I thought our ball pressure rattled them a little bit early.”

The Horsemen (1-0) led 24-4 after one quarter and 33-6 at halftime before coasting to the finish line.

Aaren VonHeeder was right behind Ovitt with a career-high 15 points, and the senior added a team-leading eight rebounds in the win.

“Probably Aaren’s best game,” Cole said. “He started for us last year but this was by far his best game with a varsity uniform on. He led us with a big charge in rebounding.”

Payton Frields led Thompson Falls (0-1, 0-1) with 10 points. Danny Hoisington chipped in seven in a losing effort.

T. Falls 4 2 9 14 — 29

Plains 24 9 11 14 — 58

THOMPSON FALLS — Payton Frields 10, Danny Hoisington 7, Dylan Beckman 5, Michael Johnson 3, McKenzie Holt 2, Grant Lundberg 1, Garrett Strine 1.

PLAINS — Ryan Ovitt 16, Aaren VonHeeder 15, Tanner Ovitt 8, Alec Cole 7, Jay VonHeeder 7, Kyle Weeks 2, Derick Curry 2, Sidjin LaDeaux 1.

Eureka 57, Noxon 32

NOXON — Class B Eureka clamped down defensively in the second half and pulled away for a 25-point win at Class C Noxon Friday evening.

The Red Devils (0-1) raced out in front 12-6 after one quarter and were tied with the Lions at halftime. But Eureka (1-0) outscored Noxon 37-12 in the second half to win the season lid-lifter for both sides.

Jamie Good scored 18 points to lead all players and was one of three Lions in double-figures. Moe Henderson was next with 14 and Brad Stein added 13 in the victory.

Quincy Grupenhoff led Noxon with 11 points.

Eureka 6 14 16 21 — 57

Noxon 12 8 6 6 — 32

EUREKA — Jamie Good 18, Moe Henderson 14, Brad Stein 13, Matthew Anderson 5, Colton Cooper 5, Tayler Sherwood 2.

NOXON — Quincy Grupenhoff 11, Rylan Weltz 7, Aaron Brodmerkle 6, Logan Wood 4, Alex Currie 4.

GIRLS

Plains 40,

Thompson Falls 31

Kassidy Kinzie and Lindsay Laws each scored 12 points and Class C Plains held off Class B Thompson Falls for a season-opening win Saturday.

The Trotters (1-0) took a 25-20 lead into halftime and held the Blue Hawks to just three fourth-quarter points to claim the victory. Jessica Thompson added eight points for Plains.

Haley Wilson led Thompson Falls (0-1) with nine points. Ember Schwindt was next with six.

T. Falls 10 10 8 3 — 31

Plains 15 10 7 8 — 40

THOMPSON FALLS — Haley Wilson 9, Ember Schwindt 6, Belle Cooper 4, Gillian Nelson 4, Haley Morgan 4, Lexy Van Elswyk 4.

PLAINS — Kassidy Kinzie 12, Lindsay Laws 12, Jessica Thompson 8, Rachel Huenink 4, Kara Altmiller 4.

Eureka 50, Noxon 18

NOXON — Sienna Utter scored 16 points and Class B Eureka overwhelmed Class C Noxon Friday in the first game of the season for both teams.

The Lions (1-0) were suffocating defensively, limiting the Red Devils to a single point in the opening quarter en route to a 25-10 halftime advantage. Eureka then outscored Noxon 25-8 in the second half.

Erynn Thier joined Utter in double-figures with 10 points for Eureka, and Ashlyn Waldo had eight.

Cory Brodmerkle scored six points to lead the Red Devils.

Eureka 9 16 12 13 — 50

Noxon 1 9 3 5 — 18

EUREKA — Sienna Utter 16, Erynn Thier 10, Ashlyn Waldo 8, Cassi Hammack 6, Liz Pacella 5, Stacy Cooper 4, Meggie Gracs 2.

NOXON — Cory Brodmerkle 6, Kamber Torti 4, Delaney Weltz 3, Ana Kaiser 3, Phalyn Fickas 2.