Plains Horsemen vanquish St. Regis
Kassidy Kinzie (10) goes for a quick shot during the second period to strength the Trotters lead over the Lady Tigers (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Kara Altmiller(40) and Jessica Thompson(44) look to secure the rebound off the board to sink another basket (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Haley Josephson (20) wasn’t worried about the Lady Tigers defence as she nailed a lay-up for the Trotters (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Lindsay Laws (12) takes advantage of an interception to take the ball back to Trotter territory (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Jessica Thompson (44) plays good defense, making it hard for Kylee Thompson (34) to move the ball to fellow Lady Tigers. (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Matt McCracken (30) had a strong interception game that the Tigers just couldn’t keep up with on the court (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Sinjin Ledeaux (32) goes for a quick save under the basket (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Kyle Weeks (14) runs through a Tiger defense to get the basket (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Jay Vonheeder (40) uses precision to sink another basket for the Horsemen (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Jay Vonheeder (40) ran through a week block to execute a successful lay-up (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Kyle Weeks (14) sliced past the Tiger defense with ease (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Tanner Ovitt (10) pulls off an amazing lay-up with 44.9 seconds left on the clock in the first period (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Tanner Ovitt (10) looks for a direct line to the basket.(Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Tanner Ovitt (10) was not worried about the Tigers as he looked for the best opening (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
By ERIN JUSSEAUME
Clark Fork Valley Press
The Plains Horsemen looked to have hit a good stride after the holiday season when they matched up against the St. Regis Tigers on a home court last week.
The boys varsity side took to the courts in front of a near packed gymnasium, and from tip off the boys worked as one team not so much as individuals as seen in the past.
Some of the biggest changes that were noted, were how the boys continued to look for prime opportunities in passing and reading their ‘team mates’ to anticipate where a prime position for shooting would be.
After a week of ‘down time’ due to the Christmas break, it would seem that it was a different team on the courts.
The Horsemen were a stark contrast to that seen before the break. Seniors on the team looked to lead the way for the younger players as they had quicker change overs using strengths where needed.
Coach Mike Cole could be seen to be inspiring players to give more than what they thought they had from the side lines.
The Plains High School team seemed to have brought it together for the home game to set strong goals as the season gets back into full swing.
Both the Plains Horsemen and Trotters Varsity sides came away with strong wins on the home court.
Now it will beg to see if the domination grit and finesse will continue with more games ahead.
Horsemen final statistics from the St. Regis match:
Plains 27, 22, 3, 10 - 62
St. Regis 0, 1, 2, 2 - 5
Plains baskets; Tanner Ovitt 6, Kyle Weeks 6, Wyatt Weyers 8, Treydon Brouillette 2, Matt McCracken 2, Sinjin Ledeaux 3, Jake Weyers 2, Jay Vonheeder 14, Esvin Reyes 4, Derick Curry 15.
Trotters final statistics from the St. Regis match:
Plains 8, 9, 13, 23 – 50
St. Regis 17, 15, 5, 11 – 48
Plains baskets; Lindsay Laws 12, Haley Josephson 9, Natalee Deschamps 6, Rachel Huenik 4, Kara Altmiller 4, Jessica Thompson 15 plus 12 rebounds.
Thompson Falls Hawks final statistics from the Eureka match:
T. Falls 17, 22, 23, 12 - 74
Eureka 5, 12, 18, 11 - 45
Hawks baskets; Payton Frields 20, Nate Thibeault 17, Danny Hoisington 11, Dylan Beckman 9, Grant Lundberg 8, Michael Johnson 7, Ryan Schroeder 2.
Plains Horsemen final statistics from Hot Springs Savage Heat match:
Plains 9, 16, 19, 25 - 69
H. Springs 2, 11, 6, 6 -25
Horsemen baskets; Matt McCracken 12, Tanner Ovitt 12, Sinjin La Deaux 11, Jay VonHeeder 8, Derick Curry 11, Esvin Reyes 2, Treydon Brouillette 5, Kyle Weeks 8.
Savage Heat baskets; Tyler Carr 9, Justin Salmi 7, Brandon Knudsen 2. Luke W. 7.
Noxon Devils final statistics from Arlee Warriors match:
Noxon 4, 9, 3, 3 - 19
Arlee 24, 19, 15, 12 - 69
Devil baskets; Logan Wood 3, Ethan Hinrichsen 1, Rylan Weltz 2, Alex Currie 6, Levi Brubaker 7.