State Hoops: Choteau Caps Second Perfect Season in Class B Final
Bigfork finished a remarkable season of its own with a 24-2 record
By Dillon Tabish
Bigfork fought hard but could not stop Choteau’s perfect streak.
Dylan Pannabecker scored 27 points, Derrek Durocher had 19 and the Choteau Bulldogs defeated the Bigfork Vikings 67-59 in Saturday night’s Class B state basketball championship game in Butte.
The Bulldogs captured their second title in a row and completed a perfect 26-0 season for the second year in a row. Saturday night’s victory was Choteau’s 52nd in a row dating back to last season, when the Bulldogs also finished 26-0.
Adam Jordt paced Bigfork with 18 points, Jonathan Landon had 12 and Anders Epperly chipped in nine for Bigfork, which finished a remarkable season of its own with a 24-2 record.
George Gibson had eight points, Joseph Potkonjak added seven and Garrett Beville had three for the Vikes. Logan Taylor chipped in two.
Broadwater defeated Jefferson 48-46 in double overtime in the consolation final.
In the girls state final, Malta defeated Fairfield 49-47 on Saturday night to win its second title in a row.
Class B State Championship Game
Bigfork 6 16 16 21 — 59
Choteau 12 17 17 21 — 67
BIGFORK — Anders Epperly 3-9 3-3 9, Adam Jordt 5-11 8-8 18, Joseph Potkonjak 3-10 0-0 7, Jonathan Landon 5-12 2-2 12, George Gibson 3-4 2-4 8, Logan Taylor 1-1 0-0 2, Garrett Beville 1-4 1-2 3. Totals: 21-51 16-19.
CHOTEAU — Marshall Willekes 2-4 0-0 6, Darrien Garcia 1-4 1-2 3, Collin Achenbach 4-10 3-5 12, Derrek Durocher 5-12 7-7 19, Dylan Pannabecker 9-17 9-12 27, Jonathan Moore 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 21-49 2026.
3-pointers — BF 1-8 (Potkonjak 1-7, Landon 0-1), Chot 5-15 (Willekes 2-4, Garcia 0-1, Achenbach 1-2, Durocher 2-6, Pannabecker 0-2). Fouls — BF 21, Chot 17. Fouled out — Landon. Rebounds — Bf 38 (Jordt 10), Chot 24 (Pannabecker 6). Turnovers — BF 32. Choteau 19.