Holiday sweep for Thompson Falls hoopers

It was a holiday sweep for the Thompson Falls boys’ and girls’ basketball teams at the expense of Class C Seeley-Swan this past Friday night in T Falls. 

The Lady Hawks got the doubleheader rolling when they exploded to an 18-5 lead over the Blackhawks who came in with a 4-1 season mark as members of the Western 13C conference. 

The second quarter was a defensive standoff, sprinkled with cold shooting, as T Falls, a Western 7B conference contender, outscored the visitors 5-4, giving them the Lady Hawks a 23-9 halftime advantage. 

Forward Addy Deal lead the Lady Hawks in scoring with 16 points as T Falls wrapped up the victory by outscoring Seeley 18-11 over the final eight minutes of play. 

Teammate Gabi Hannum contributed 13 points for the Lady Hawks, who had seven players score during the game.  The 24-point win was the first of the season for the Lady Hawks. 

In the nightcap of the two-game set, the Blue Hawks’ boys locked horns with the Blackhawks in what was a tight, back and forth contest from start to finish. 

T Falls emerged from a hard-fought first quarter with an 8-6 lead, then expanded it to 27-18 by outscoring the Blackhawks 19-12 in the second quarter. 

The Blue Hawks increased their lead in the third quarter, giving them a 41-27 lead heading into the final eight minutes of play.  Senior forward Bryson LeCoure scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Blue Hawks to their second victory of the young season, leaving them with a 2-2 overall mark. 

Seniors Sam Burgess and Kaden Robins chipped in 10 and eight points respectively in the Blue Hawks’ win. 

Saturday night the T Falls boys got a monster game from senior forward Bryson LeCoure, who poured in 34 points to lead the Blue Hawks past Anaconda 64-50.

Kaden Robins added 19 points in the T Falls win.

Anaconda took a 13-9 first quarter lead before T Falls regrouped in the second quarter and outscored the Copperheads 18-9 to take a 27-22 lead at the half.

The host Copperheads kept the game close in the third quarter, which ended with T Falls leading 46-40.

But the Blue Hawks were able to quell that Anaconda comeback bid and extend the final margin of victory to 64-50.

The Lady Hawks were not so fortunate against the Lady Copperheads, who eked out a narrow 8-6 lead after one quarter of play.  The host team then outscored T Falls 22-15 in quarter number two to take a 30-21 lead into the halftime intermission.

The third quarter belonged to Anaconda as the Lady Copperheads offense added 11 points to their halftime lead, giving them a 50-31 advantage heading into the final eight minutes of play.

That edge proved to be too much for T Falls to overcome as they fell to the Lady Copperheads by a 62-46 count.

The Lady Hawks and Blue Hawks return to action following the first of the year when they travel to Deer Lodge January 4. 

    Thompson Falls senior forward Bryson LeCoure goes up for two of his game-high 24 points during the Blue Hawks' 52-45 win Friday night in T Falls.  (Photo by Tracy Scott)