Lady Loggers ignite in 4th quarter for win
Lady Logger Shannon Reny watches her basket sink for two points against Eureka Tuesday in Libby.
Libby’s Khalyn Hageness is fouled by Eureka’s Maggie Graves in Tuesday’s Battle of the Kootenai game.
Libby’s Emma Gruber pressures Eureka’s Cassie Hammack under the basket in the Lady Loggers’ come-from-behind win Tuesday.
Libby’s Brooklyn Rainer, left and Jayden Winslow, right, defend against Eureka’s Erynn Thier Tuesday.
LIBBY — Libby poured in 20 points in the fourth quarter — more than it tallied in the first three combined — to roar from behind and beat a stunned Eureka squad 38-31 on Tuesday night in the Battle of the Kootenai at Libby High School.
Shannon Reny scored a game-high 12 points, nine of which came in the fourth quarter to help Libby complete the comeback. Jayden Winslow added 10 for the Loggers, the only other player to reach double figures in the game.
Cassie Hammack paced the Lions, who led 25-18 after three quarters, with eight points.
Eureka 7 12 6 6 — 31
Libby 7 8 3 20 — 38
EUREKA: Megan Hanson 4, Avory Escobar 3, Sienna Utter 4, Maggie Graves 4, Karlee Frost 3, Cassie Hammack 8, Erryn Thier 5.
LIBBY: Alli Collins 6, Jayden Winslow 10, Khalyn Hageness 6, Shannon Reny 12, Brooklyn Rainer 4.