BASKETBALL: Polson boys ranked second in NWA coaches poll
<p>All-state quarterback Vince DiGiallonardo will take his skills to the hardwood where the Polson Pirates are ranked No. 2 in the NWA. </p>
Polson got one first-place vote and is four points behind
C-Falls in the first coaches poll for the Northwest A League in
boys' basketball. The Pirates were a point ahead of Whitefish while
Libby and Frenchtown rounded out the poll.
Polson got one first-place vote and is four points behind C-Falls in the first coaches poll for the Northwest A League in boys' basketball. The Pirates were a point ahead of Whitefish while Libby and Frenchtown rounded out the poll.
In the state rankings, C-Falls was again No. 1, while Polson was No. 3. Whitefish was No. 7 in the poll, showing quite a bit of depth in the Northwestern A conference.
Polson is currently playing at the tip-off tournament in C-Falls and Whitefish this weekend.
Northwestern A data
2011-2012 forecast
1. Columbia Falls (4) 16
2. Polson (1) 12
3. Whitefish 11
4. Libby 6
5. Frenchtown 5
(First-place votes in parentheses. Points based on a compilation of votes by league coaches.)
State Rankings
1. C-Falls
2. Dillon
3. Polson
4. Laurel
5. Butte Central
6. Corvallis
7. Whitefish
8. Stevensville
9. Browning
10. Libby
11. Havre
12. Belgrade
13. Sidney
14. Lewistown
15. Billings Central
16. Park
17. Hamilton
18. Frenchtown
19. Anaconda