Thursday’s 6 p.m. Class 2, District 15 title game matches a pair of 20-win conference champions seeking the right to advance to the state sectional round of 16 teams. Top-seeded Mid-Buchanan, 20-5, will host Gallatin, 20-3, to see who will face either Bishop LeBlond or North Andrew next Tuesday (6 p.m.) at a site yet to be determined.
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The Bulldogs never trailed Tuesday night after a 5-0 run ended the first quarter with a Layton Shubert trey, Isaac Bird baseline drive and Brinley Vandiver bucket off a Peyton Johnson assist. The Bulldogs withstood a Tiger 5-0 run at the end of the first half but led, 30-23, at the break.
Gallatin led by as many as 20 points in the third period and extended the advantage to 22 when Bird popped in a pair of technical foul shots before play resumed in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs were able to cruise down the stretch to a 68-50 victory.
Four Bulldogs, Bird, Stout, Vandiver and Payton Feiden, all reached double figures.
Player FG FT Pts. A S Rbd.
Johnson 1 0 3 3 1 0
Bird 5 3 14 4 0 2
J. Stout 5 2 15 0 1 5
Vandiver 8 1 18 1 2 7
Feiden 4 3 11 2 1 13
Shubert 1 0 3 0 0 1
Hemry 2 0 4 1 1 1
3pters: Johnson, Bird, Stout (3), Vandiver, Shubert.
Gallatin’s girls took their final bow of the season on Monday, falling to North Platte, 53-15, in the opening round of district action. Despite a 3-17 record for the season, young players made great strides, aided by veterans Claire Hemry, Libby Endicott and Carli Beck.
Player FG FT Pts. A S Rbd.
Feiden 2 2 6 1 1 3
Hemry 1 0 3 2 1 1
A. Endicott 0 1 1 0 0 0
Wells 0 0 0 0 1 1
Ball 1 0 2 0 0 3
Woody 0 0 0 0 0 3
Copple 0 0 0 1 0 0
L. Endicott 0 0 0 0 0 5
Beck 1 0 2 1 0 5
3pters: Hemry.