Class B girls cruise to HIT championship win

The Class B girls team dominated the 2015 Hi-Line Invitational tournament and when the 2016 version of the HIT was played this past weekend on the campus of Montana State University-Northern, it was a repeat of a year ago.

In a tournament that features some of the top players from Class AA, Class A, Class B and Class C, the Class B team dominated, putting up a 4-0 record and cruising to a win in the championship game by the score of 89-51 over the Class AA team inside the Armory Gymnasium Saturday.

Shiloh McCormick of St. LaBrie, who was the MVP of the tournament, scored 15 points in the title game to lead the way for Class B as it crushed its AA opponent. Hailey Nicholson of Malta also contributed with 13 points. On the AA side, Nora Klick of Great Falls High capped off a stellar weekend with a game-high 25 points. She drained four 3-pointers in the losing effort.

Before the championship game took place, Class A took on Class C in the consolation game and in a back-and-forth battle, Class A managed to finished third, following a 80-78 overtime victory over Class C.

Tayler Calf Boss Ribs of Browning sparked Class C to the win with a game-high 17 points. Kyra Flehart of Lewistown added 14. Tia Russell and Jude The Boy of Box Elder each scored 11, while Naomi Terry of Havre added 10. Addy Martin of Belt led the way for Class C with 16 points. Megan Kamps also pitched in with 14.

Also Saturday. the Class B girls battled the Class AA girls in the final game of group play and in tight game, Class B prevailed 72-65. McCormick poured in 21 points for Class B. Allie Steinbach and Allix Goldhahn of Fairfield pitched in with 11 and seven points.

Klick had another outstanding game in the loss for Class AA with 26 points. Her Great Falls High teammate, Gabby Fought also had a solid outing with 12.

In the opening game of the HIT last Thursday, it was the Class C girls taking down Class A 81-75. Lorianne Stulc of Roy-Winifred led all scorers with 20 points, Kamp also contributed with 18. Leading the way for Class A was The Boy, who scored 18 points. Terry added 17 and Calf Boss Ribs had 13.

After falling to Class C Thursday, Class A tried its luck against Class AA and the result was the same as the AA team won easily 83-66. Klick knocked down six 3-pointers in the win and scored a total of 33 points. Shanna Floerchinger scored 14 points and Fought added 13. The Boy had 14 points for Class A; Terry had 11.

In other action Friday, Class B routed Class C 85-65. Alexi Payne had 14 and Martin had 12 for Class C; McCormick had 19 and Natalie Klinker of Fairfield had 13 for Class B, which also notched an easy 97-59 victory over Class A, as McCormick scored 22 points, while Kilnker had 19 and Janie McRae of Shepherd had 17. Lexi Begger of Wibaux had 17 for Class A and The Boy finished with 11. Class AA also routed Class C 92-72 in Friday's nightcap as Fought scored 21 and Klick had 16. Martin had 13 for Class C and Stulc had 11.

The All-Tournament team included McMormick, Klick, Klinker, Nicholson, McRae, Paige Holmes of Seeley-Swan, Calf Boss Ribs, Stulc, Terry, Fought and Steinbach.

Klick was the champion of the 3-point contest and also the tournament's leading scorer as 25 points per game. She also tied for the lead in rebounds with Klinker and Shanna Floerchinger of Helena High.

Terry was the assist leader, while the leader in steals was Morgan Evans of Great Falls High. The Miss Hustle award went to Martin and the award for Miss Defense went to Goldhahn.

Thursday

Class C 81, Class A 75

CLASS A (75) - Naomi Terry 6-11 2-3 17, Jude The boy 8-18 0-0 18, Tia Russell 3-5 2-2 10, Lexi Begger 2-8 2-2 6, Danielle Wallace 1-1 0-0 2, Marca Herron 0-11 1-2 1, Tayler Calf Boss Ribs 5-14 2-6 13, Kyra Fleharty 3-8 2-3 8. Totals: 28-76 11-18 75.

CLASS C (81) - Krista Schott 2-11 3-5 8, Alexi Payne 5-13 0-0 10, Paige Holmes 1-5 1-2 3, Addy Martin 3-8 3-4 9, Lorianne Stulc 7-14 3-3 20, Kylie Scott 0-3 0-0 0, Emily Bergum 3-6 1-2 9, Megan Kamps 9-13 0-1 18, Mesa Williams 2-3 0-0 4. Totals: 32-76 11-17 81.

Class C 81, Class A 75

CLASS A (75) - Naomi Terry 6-11 2-3 17, Jude The boy 8-18 0-0 18, Tia Russell 3-5 2-2 10, Lexi Begger 2-8 2-2 6, Danielle Wallace 1-1 0-0 2, Marca Herron 0-11 1-2 1, Tayler Calf Boss Ribs 5-14 2-6 13, Kyra Fleharty 3-8 2-3 8. Totals: 28-76 11-18 75.

CLASS C (81) - Krista Schott 2-11 3-5 8, Alexi Payne 5-13 0-0 10, Paige Holmes 1-5 1-2 3, Addy Martin 3-8 3-4 9, Lorianne Stulc 7-14 3-3 20, Kylie Scott 0-3 0-0 0, Emily Bergum 3-6 1-2 9, Megan Kamps 9-13 0-1 18, Mesa Williams 2-3 0-0 4. Totals: 32-76 11-17 81.

Friday's games

Class AA 83, Class A 66

Class A (66) - Marca Herron 2-8 0-0 5, Tayler Calf Boss Ribs 4-17 0-0 9, Naomi Terry 4-11 2-4 11, Jude The Boy 9-19 2-2 14, Kyra Fleharty 3-11 1-4 7, Lexi Begger 4-12 1-2 10. Totals 26-78 6-12 66.

Class AA (83) - Morgan Evans 2-5 2-2 6, Molly Schmitz 4-12 1-2 9, Shanna Floerchinger 5-9 3-4 14, Tyrah Gopher 2-9 0-0 4, Nora Klick 10-22 7-11 33, Gabby Fought 4-10 3-4 13, Katie Nicholson 2-8 0-2 4. Totals 29-75 16-25 83.

Class B 85, Class C 65

Class C (65) - Kylie Schott 0-4 0-0 0, Alexi Payne 6-19 0-0 14, Megan Kamps 3-10 0-0 8, Mesa Williams 2-7 0-0 5, Lorianne Stulc 1-6 2-2 4, Krista Schott 2-6 2-4 6, Paige Holmes 1-4 2-2 5, Addy Martin 3-11 4-4 12, Emily Bergum 4-7 0-0 11. Totals 22-74 10-12 65.

Class B (85) - Allix Goldhahn 2-7 2-3 7, Natalie Holdaman 1-4 0-0 2, Mesa King 1-2 2-4 4, Natalie Klinker 6-10 0-0 13, Janie McRae 4-7 3-6 11, Shiloh McCormick 4-11 7-8 19, Allie Steinbach 5-10 0-0 11, Jada Nicholson 4-4 0-0 9, Hailey Nicholson 3-10 2-2 9. Totals 30-65 16-23 85.

Class B 97, Class A 59

Class A (59) - Marca Herron 2-6 1-2 5, Naomi Terry 1-13 2-2 4, Jude The Boy 4-14 0-0 11, Kyra Fleharty 4-10 0-2 10, Lexi Begger 7-10 0-0 17, Tayler Calf Boss Ribs 2-10 0-0 5, Tia Russell 3-12 0-0 7. Totals 23-75 3-6 59.

Class B (97) - Allix Goldhahn 3-9 3-5 10, Jada Nicholson 1-5 0-0 2, Hailey Nicholson 4-5 0-0 9, Natalie Klinker 8-9 3-5 19, Janie McRae 7-14 3-4 17, Shiloh McCormick 9-17 3-6 22, Allie Steinbach 1-3 0-0 2, Natalie Holdaman 4-9 0-0 10, Mesa King 3-8 0-0 6. Totals 40-79 97.

Class AA 92, Class C 72

Class AA (92) - Gabby Fought 7-17 2-2 21, Morgan Evens 4-4 3-6 12, Molly Schmitz 3-8 0-0 9, Shanna Floerchinger 4-12 3-5 13, Nora Klick 5-17 3-10 3-5 16, Katie Nicholson 4-7 0-1 9, Tyrah Gopher 5-10 2-3 12. Totals: 32-75 13-22 92.

Class C (72) - Krista Schott 4-10 0-0 12, Alexi Payne 2-11 2-2 6, Paige Holmes 3-9 0-0 7, Addy Martin 3-5 5-6 13, Megan Kamps 2-7 0-0 4, Kylie Schott 4-10 1-2 10, Emily Bergum 2-9 1-2 6, Mesa Williams 1-5 1-2 3, Lorrianne Stulc 5-12 1-2 11. Totals: 26-78 11-16 72.

Class B 72, Class AA 65

Class B (72) - Shiloh McCormick 8-16 3-5 21, Allie Steinbach 4-6 1-1 11, Hailey Nicholson 3-5 0-1 6, Mesa King 2-4 0-0 4, Janie McRae 3-11 2-2 8, Allix Goldhahn 3-11 0-2 7, Jada Nicholson 0-2 0-0 0, Allix Golhahn 0-9 0-0 0, Natalie Klinker 5-15 2-5 13. Totals: 28-79 8-16 72.

Class AA (65) - Morgan Evans 2-6 3-4 5, Molly Schmitz 4-15 0-0 9, Shanna Floerchinger 1-9 0-0 3, Tyrah Gopher 1-3 0-0 2, Nora Klick 9-23 4-5 26, Gabby Fought 2-11 6-10 12, Katie Nicholson 1-5 0-0 2, Team 3. Totals: 20-72 13-19 65.

Consolation game

Class A 80, Class C 78, OT

Class C (78) - Kylie Schott 2-9 2-2 7, Krista Schott 3-5 1-4 8, Addy Martin 4-11 6-6 16, Megan Kamps 6-12 0-0 14, Mesa Williams 3-7 2-2 8, Alexi Payne 1-9 2-2 4, Paige Holmes 1-6 2-2 5, Emily Bergum 0-5 2-2 2, Lorianne Stulc 4-8 4-8 14. Totals: 24-72 21-28 78.

Class A (80) - Tayler Calf Boss Ribs 7-13 3-8 17, Naomi Terry 3-9 3-4 10, Jude The Boy 5-13 0-0 10, Tia Russell 5-13 0-0 11, Kyra Fleharty 5-11 0-2 14, Marca Herron 2-12 4-7 8, Lexi Begger 5-9 0-0 13. Totals: 32-80 10-21 80.

Championship game

Class B 89, Class AA 51

Class B (89) - Shiiloh McCormick 6-13 1-3 15, Allie Steinbach 2-9 2-2 6, Jada Nicholson 1-3 2-3 4, Hailey Nicholson 6-11 1-4 13, Natalie Holdaman 4-8 0-8 9, Mesa King 1-3 2-2 4, Natalie Klinker 4-12 0-5 9, Janie McRae 5-8 2-6 12. Totals: 34-78 15-31 89.

Class AA (51) - Gabby Fought 1-11 0-3 2, Morgan Evans 2-8 3-4 7, Molly Schmitz 1-9 2-3 4, Shanna Floerchinger 2-8 0-0 5, Nora Klick 9-20 3-6 25, Katie Nicholson 1-7 3-3 5, Tyrah Gopher 1-1 1-2 3. Totals: 17-64 12-21 51.

GIRLS' AWARDS

All-tournament team – Shiloh McCormick, St. Labre (MVP); Nora Klick, Great Falls; Natalie Klinkler, Fairfield; Hailey Nicholson, Malta; Janie McRae, Shepherd; Paige Holmes, Seeley-Swan; Tayler Calf Boss Ribs, Browning; Lorianne Stulc, Roy-Winifred; Naomi Terry, Havre; Gabby Fought, Great Falls; Allie Steinbach, Fairfield.

3-point champion – Nora Klick, Great Falls

Assists leader – Naomi Terry, Havre.

Rebounding leaders – Natalie Klinkler, Fairfield; Nora Klick, Great Falls; Shanna Floerchinger, Helena.

Leading scorer – Nora Klick, Great Falls

Miss Hustle – Addy Martin, Blet

Miss Defense – Allix Goldhahn, Fairfield

Steals leader – Morgan Evans, Great Falls