BUTTE — The Class C girls basketball state semifinals are set.
Two-time defending champion Saco-Whitewater-Hinsdale (North Country) will face Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine in the first semifinal after both the Mavericks and Bearcats rolled to double-digit victories in their quarterfinal games on Wednesday at the Butte Civic Center.
In the other semifinal, Scobey is set to take on Roy-Winifred in a meeting between No. 2 seeds after the Spartans and Red Raiders toppled divisional champions.
North County and DGSG will play their semifinal on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Scobey and Roy-Winifred are set to tip off at 8 p.m.
Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine 71, Plenty Coups 61
Briella Becker led DGSG with 24 points and Emma Smith scored 14 as the Bearcats pulled past and then held off the Warriors in a meeting between two high-octane offenses.
DGSG, the Northern C champion, grabbed a 23-15 lead after one quarter and led 43-27 by halftime and didn't allow Plenty Coups to make it a single-point game after the break.
Plenty Coups' Brynecia Hugs led the game with 30 points while grabbing seven rebounds, and Kloe Cummins added 16 for the Warriors, who converted 25 of their 49 shots from the floor to DGSG's 30-of-61 performance.
Ella Smith came close to a double-double performance for the Bearcats, scoring nine points and hauling in 13 boards.
Saco-Whitewater-Hinsdale 63, Manhattan Christian 33
Four Maverick players scored in double figures as North Country stormed to a 19-3 lead after one quarter and cruised into the semifinals.
Emerson Downing piled up 13 points for the Mavericks, Shelbi LaBrie had 11 and Gracie Wasson and Bailey McColly had 10 apiece as North County made 24 of 53 from the field.
The Eagles were led by 15 points from Bella Triemstra, who also came down with eight rebounds.
Scobey 47, West Yellowstone 26
Kaytie Aanstad racked up a game-high 14 points as the Spartans built a 21-15 halftime lead and then pulled ahead in the second half to spoil the Wolverines first trip to the state tournament since 1999 after winning the Western C.
Avery Wolfe and Camrie Holum each added 8 points for the Spartans who entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed out of the Southern C.
The Wolverines were paced by 12 points and seven rebounds from Talia Spence.
Roy-Winifred 33, Melstone 29
Lyla Ewen hit a 3-pointer with 50 seconds remaining in the game to extend the Red Raiders lead to four points and Roy-Winifred then shut down the Broncs the remainder of the game to topple the Southern C champion.
The Red Raiders rallied out of a 10-4 first quarter deficit to cut Melstone's lead to 14-10 at halftime and pulled ahead in the third to lead 27-22 heading into the final frame.
The Broncs were led by a game-high 12 points from Maggie Eike and 10 from Avery Eike.
