By Tiffany L. Rehbein
Tiffany Shrauger and Erin Patera tallied 11 and eight points, respectively, although the A Central team fell to the B West team 94-61 at the Treasure State Classic at Billings Friday evening.
The loss knocked the team from the tournament.
Crystal Marshall of Dillon scored a team-high 13 points in the loss, while Sarah Thatcher of Butte Central added eight for the A Central team.
The Classic was a tournament featuring top senior players from throughout Montana.
En route to the Friday evening game, the A Central team defeated B South 81-57.
Shana Probst of Dillon notched 22 points, while Kristin Madman of Browning added 21 in the winning effort.
Shrauger scored 10 points, including two 3-pointers, in the victory.
Patera, playing at the post position, scored seven points in the game.
In other action, the C North team lost its first game to the AA South girls 86-76. Big Sandy's Sasha Ritter notched 14 points and two assists in the loss.
In loser-out play Saturday morning, B North downed C North 85-78. Ritter tallied 23 points in the effort.
The AA North team, featuring players from State Class A champion Colstrip and State Class AA champion Bozeman, was crowned champion at the games, defeating A East.
Kati Burrows of Bozeman scored a game-high 39 points in the victory. Burrows was named MVP at the games.
Lewistown's Cassie Chapman scored 20 points and grabbed eight boards in the loss. Jamie Slagel of Lewistown was crowned 3-point champion.
