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Polson 74, Frenchtown 35
At Polson, the host Pirates hobbled the hooves of the visiting Broncs to avenge their earlier double overtime loss and took control of the steering wheel in their drive for the regular schedule conference crown. Matt Rensvold led all scorers while posting his seventh double-double of the season. Tanner Wilson dished his varsity career 200th assist to Connor Lanier in the first frame for a third Pirate triple in a row, while simultaneously cresting the ridge of the 700 point plateau for varsity career scoring. Polson (3-1, 8-5)
Frenchtown 10 10 7 8 – 35
Polson 28 17 15 14 – 74
FRENCHTOWN – Cade Baker 10, Austin Means 9, Ethan Pyron 4, Hank Rugg 4, Adam Botkin 3, Jared Cole 3, Brock Rugg 2.
POLSON – Matt Rensvold 11 3-4 25, Jeremiah North Piegan 7 2-3 16, Tanner Wilson 4 3-3 12, Jaydon Bautista 4 1-2 11, Connor Lanier 2 4-4 10.
3FGs – F4 (Means, C.Baker, Cole, Botkin), P5 (Bautista 2, Lanier 2, Wilson). *29REB (Rensvold 14, NorthPiegan 7, Lanier 2, Weston Danley 2, Sam Schultz 2, Bautista, Wilson). *19AST (Wilson 5, Bautista 5, Lanier 3, Robin Erickson 2, Rensvold, Schultz, noID2). *5STL (Bautista 3, Wilson, Rensvold).
(Fr27Jan17)
Asterisk (*) denotes stat specs derived from JCH informal tally that may vary from official summary.
Polson 57, Stevensville 52
At Stevensville, the host Yellowjackets placed a quartet of players in double digits, but a late surge by the visiting Pirates evaded the sting of a pesky loss. The third quarter held special scoring significance for gridiron Griz bound senior post Matthew Rensvold, who entered the contest needing to match his 15 points per game average to reach the varsity career millennial (1000) mark, which he attained on his third deuce toward the close of the third frame. Polson (7-5)
Stevi 7 21 16 8 – 52
Polson 15 13 13 16 – 57
STEVI – James Fry 11, Chayse Richards 10, Alex Gavlak 10, Luis Estrada 10, Jarod Kingsbury 6, Dalton Bragg 3, Nate Kieres 2.
POLSON – Matt Rensvold 11 6-8 28, Tanner Wilson 4 0-0 9, Jaydon Bautista 2 2-6 6, Jeremiah North Piegan 2 2-4 6, Connor Lanier 2 1-2 6, Micah Askan 2.
3FGs – P2-13 (Wilson, Lanier), S6-18 (Fry 2, Gavlak 2, Estrada 2). 32REB (Rensvold 11, NorthPiegan 10, Bautista 7, Lanier 4). 13ASST (Bautista 3, Lanier 3, Rensvold 3, Wilson 2, NorthPiegan, Sam Schultz). 6STL (Wilson 3, Bautista, NorthPiegan, Rensvold). 1BLK (Rensvold). (Tu24Jan17)
Stat specs courtesy of both coaching staffs
Class B Boys Basketball
Libby 50, Ronan 39
Ronan (7-7)
Libby 12 12 15 11 – 50
Ronan 5 8 12 14 – 39
Libby – Ryggs Johnston 18, Ryan Nagle 16, Erik Lauer 8, Gabe Peck 6, Brian Peck 2.
Ronan – Kobe Morigeau 9, Kasey Mock 8, Aaron Misa 7, Josh Stewart 7, Anthony Camel 7, Nate Dennis 1.
(Sa28Jan17)
Loyola 59, Ronan 56
Both Anthony Camel and Kobe Morigeau crested the century plateau for points scored over the course of the season.
Ronan (3-4, 7-6)
Loyola 14 13 18 14 – 59
Ronan 13 16 9 18 – 56
Loyola – Jack Lincoln 18,Parker Davis 16, Kellen Round 6, Ryan McHugh 6, Fisher Richardson 4, Joey McElroy 5, Jake Hollenback 4.
Ronan – Anthony Camel 5 2-3 14, Jackson Duffey 2 4-4 10, Kobe Morigeau 4 0-0 10, Josh Stewart 5 0-0 10, Perry Panzetanga 3 2-3 8, Kasey Mock 4.
3FGs R6-19 (Duffey 2, Morigeau 2, Camel 2). 21REB (Camel 7, Mock 3, Morigeau 3, Duffey 2, Stewart 2, Panzetanga 2, Dennis 2). 17AST (Duffey 6, Dennis 6, Morigeau 2, Mock, Stewart, Camel). 5STL (Morigeau 3, Dennis, Camel). 8DEFL (Morigeau 4). (Tu24Jan17)
Mission 60, Eureka 52
At St. Ignatius, the host Bulldogs dashed out of the gate early, then held off some late roaring by the visiting Lions to win their second game of the season. Mission (2-11)
Eureka 8 10 13 21 – 52
Mission 20 17 12 11 – 60
EUREKA – Jaime Good 4, Brad Stein 8, Mo Henderson 8, Quade Anderson 13, Colten Cooper 4, Jacob Cardinale 15.
MISSION – Jacob Hugs 2, Levi Alexander 3, Beedo Matt 5, Colin Linsbigler 2, Flint McPherson 7, Elijah Cahoon 19, Wacey McClure 10, Isaac Alexander 8, Matt Anderson 4
(Sa28Jan17)
Florence 51, Mission 40
Mission (0-8, 1-11)
Mission 2 17 13 8 – 40
Florence 13 9 10 19 – 51
MISSION – Elijah Cahoon 19, Wacey McClure 9, Isaac Alexander 7, Beedo Matt 4, Colin Linsebingler 1.
FLORENCE – Cody Liles 13, Tyce Pedersen 10, Brent Stroppel 10, Dillon Christopherson 9, Brendon Bailey 6, Ethan Stensrud 2, Carson Katen 1. (Th26Jan17)
Class B Boys Basketball
Arlee over St. Regis by forfeit
Arlee (8-1, 14-1)
Arlee 81, Plains 59
At Plains, the visiting Warriors avenged their lone loss. Phillip Malatare crested the career 800 scoring plateau, while Tyler Tanner notched his 24th career tally among the 20s among more than five dozen double digit career contests. Arlee (7-1, 13-1)
Arlee 21 20 20 21 – 82
Plains 16 19 8 16 – 59
ARLEE – Phillip Malatare 11 6-6 29, Tyler Tanner 9 6-8 24, Will Mesteth 7 5-6 22, Greg Whitesell 4, Alex Moran 2.
PLAINS – Aaren Vonheeder 16, Jay Vonheeder 14, Ryan Ovitt 13, Kyle Weeks 10, Alec Cole 6.
3FGs 4-18 (Mesteth 3, Malatare). 29REB (Malatere 12, Tanner 8, Whitesell 4, Mesteth 3, Moran 2). 10AST (Malatare 4, Tanner 3, Whitesell 2, Mesteth). 17STL (Malatare 5, Tanner 4, Whitesell 3, Mesteth 3, Moran, Ivory Brien). 11DEFL (Malatare 5, Tanner 2, Mesteth 2, Whitesell, Moran). (Fr27Jan17)
Charlo 48, Noxon 40
At Noxon, Garett Vaughan led both teams with a tally among the teens, while Tyson Petticrew crested the half millennial (500) mark for varsity career scoring. Charlo (5-5, 7-7)
Charlo 11 14 8 15 – 48
Noxon 6 10 6 18 – 40
CHARLO – Garett Vaughan 14, Tyson Petticrew 9, Landers Smith 9, Nate Delaney 7, Kane Shenyer 5, Brady Fryberger 3, Zane Haflinger 1.
NOXON – Rylan Weltz 12, Aaron Brodmerkle 10, Logan Wood 7, Quincy Grupenhoff 6, Ethan Hinrichsen 4, Alex Currie 1. (Sa28Jan17)
Charlo 59, Two Eagle 54
Charlo (4-5, 6-7), Two Eagle (1-8, 3-10)
Charlo 7 18 18 16 – 59
Two Eagle 4 24 10 16 – 54
CHARLO – Tyson Petticrew 20, Toby Odom 15, Landers Smith 12, Brady Fryberger 6, Garett Vaughan 4, Zane Haflinger 2.
TER – Zach Mathias 22, Chasen Curley 12, Isaiah Mathias 6, Josiah Nichols 6, Brendan McDonald 4, Brandon Larios 4.
(Fr27Jan17)
Darby 76, Two Eagle 68
At Darby, the visiting Eagles took flight in the preliminary periods, but the host Tigers flipped the script to steal the second scene. Two Eagle (1-8, 3-11)
TER 22 20 12 14 – 68
Darby 22 15 22 17 – 76
TWO EAGLE – Chasen Curley 23, Isaiah Mathias 14, Cordell Schaak 12, Zach Mathias 11, Bronco Bransen 4, Brendan McDonald 2, Brandon Larios 2.
DARBY – Zach McCrossin 20, Dylan Parks 22, Zack Kline 11, Andy Smith 9, John Beckers 8, Aaron Hansen 6.
(Sa28Jan17)
Class A Girls Basketball
Frenchtown 57, Polson 17
At Frenchtown, bouts of scoring anemia plagued the ordinarily more productive Lady Pirates. Polson (1-3, 2-11)
Polson 4 4 6 3 – 17
Frenchtown 19 19 14 5 – 57
POLSON – Kaelyn Smith 3 1-2 7, Olivia Perez 4, Quinn Motichka 2, Mollie Fisher 2, Mikayla Croft 2.
FRENCHTOWN – Allison Hochhalter 12, Liv Williams 10, Shannon Worster 8, Emilie Hinrichs 8, Kylie Willett 7, Meg Delaney 4, *Carley Thompson 2, Lexi Statelen 2, Jordan Cole 2, Calliana Bagnell 1, Sydney Channer 1.
REBOUNDS – P15 (Smith 3, Motichka 2, Fisher 2, Croft 2, Alex Pierre 2, Tasha Gravelle 2, Perez, Lauren Lefthand), F42 (Hochhalter 13, Willett 8). ASSISTS – P4 (Smith, Motichka, Croft, Gravelle), F9 (Worster 5). STEALS – P7 (Fisher 3, Motichka 2, Smith, Gravelle), F16 (Worster 3, Delaney 3, Willett 3, Hochhalter 2, Dana Jacobs 2). 3BLK (Smith 2, Perez). Pmisc (FGA 26, TO25). (Fr27Jan17)
asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s) that differ from printed media coverage: Caitlyn Felton (#42/43) 2p was miscredited for Thompson (#40/41) deuce.
Stevensville 38, Polson 33
At Polson, the host Lady Pirates erased an early deficit to knot the contest at 16 apiece prior to halftime, but couldn’t counteract the subsequent stings from Yellowjacket scoring thereafter.
Lauren Lefthand crested the century plateau for varsity career assists. Polson (2-10)
Stevi 15 6 11 6 – 38
Polson 7 11 7 8 – 33
STEVI – Makayla Davids 5 3-5 16, Angel Richards *4 2-4 10, Kayla Schmiedeke 2 2-4 6, Megan Prendergast *3, Haley Kampka 3.
POLSON – *Lauren Lefthand 2 6-8 11, *Kaelyn Smith 5 0-3 11, *Mollie Fisher 4 0-0 8, Mikayla Croft 2, Olivia Perez 1, Quinn Motichka *0.
3FGs –Stevi 5 (Davids 3, Pendergast, Kampka), Polson 2 (Lefthand, Smith). REBOUNDS – S38 (Davids 11, Richards 8, noID2), P28 (Fisher 7, Perez 6, Lefthand *5, Smith *5, Alex Pierre 2, Motichka, Croft, Tasha Gravelle). 11ASST (Lefthand *6, Smith 2, Fisher, Croft, Perez, Pierre). 15STL (Fisher 5, Croft 3, Perez 3, Motichka 2, Smith, Lefthand). 1BLK (Smith). (Tu24Jan17)
Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s) where JCH tally differs from reported to media: P11a: Pendergast 5p, Richards 8p, Lefthand 13p6r5a, Smith 0p4r1b, Fisher 10p5s, Motichka 7p.
JCH informal stl tally (Croft 4s, Lefthand 1s, Motichka 1s, Fisher 1s, Pierre 1s, Gravelle 1s)
Class B
Boys Basketball
Ronan 50, Libby 40
At Ronan, the visiting 7B conference leading Lady Loggers gave the host Maidens their stiffest challenge since their overtime skirmish at Deer Lodge. Lee Camel crested the 1100 point plateau for varsity career scoring with her first basket during the course of the contest. Ronan (14-0)
Libby 7 11 10 12 – 40
Ronan 13 8 10 19 – 50
LIBBY – Jayden Winslow 16, Shannon Reny 10, Abby Ennenga 8, Abby Creighton 2, Alli Collins 2, Sammee Bradeen 2.
RONAN – Lee Camel 21, Alicia Camel 13, Micalann McCrea 8, Louetta Conko-Camel 4, Hannah Moss 4.
3FGs – L4-8 (Winslow 4), R3-10 (L.Camel, McCrea). *REB (A.Camel 4, L.Camel 4, McCrea, noID2). *AST (). 13STL (L.Camel 5, McCrea 3, A.Camel 2, Conko-Camel 2, Moss). 5BLK (McCrea 2, Conko-Camel, A.Camel, L.Camel). (Sa28Jan17)
Asterisk (*) denotes absence of comprehensive category contributions on account of extenuating circumstances
Ronan 74, Loyola 42
At Missoula, the host Breakers caught no breaks from the visiting Maidens.
Micalann McCrea crested another century plateau, surpassing the 700 point varsity career scoring threshold, while Alicia Camel dished out her hundredth varsity career assist. Ronan (7-0, 13-0)
Ronan 23 18 13 20 – 74
Loyola 10 17 7 9 – 43
RONAN – Alicia Camel 10 2-4 23, Micalann McCrea 7 5-6 19, Lee Camel 7 0-0 16, Louetta Conko-Camel 3 1-2 8, Hannah Moss 1 1-2 4, Kianna Finley 2 0-0 4.
LOYOLA – Tessa Burke *21, Kylie Esh 11, Caroline Stahl 6, Sydney Koppang 4, Sam Tiede 1, Natalie Goodman *0.
3FGs – R5-12 (L.Camel 2, Conko-Camel, A.Camel, Moss). R34REB (L.Camel 10, A.Camel 8, McCrea 8, Conko-Camel 4, Moss 2, Jaelynn Askan, Madison Clairmont). 22ASST (L.Camel 7, McCrea 7, Conko-Camel 3, Moss 2, A.Camel, Askan, Tiana Ulutoa). 14STL (L.Camel 5, Moss 3, McCrea 2, Conko-Camel 2, A.Camel, Ulutoa). 1BLK (L.Camel) (Tu24Jan17)
Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s) miscredited by visitor sideline statistician(s): Burke 18p, Goodman 2p
Eureka 56, Mission 42
Home cooking suited the host Lady Bulldogs as they matched their season high. Mission (0-13)
Eureka 15 17 16 18 – 56
Mission 8 14 13 7 – 42
EUREKA – Sienna Utter 27, Ashlyn Waldo 13, Maggie Graves 8, Liz Pacella 4, Stacy Cooper 3, Avory Escobar 1.
MISSION – Karolyna Buck 2 4-6 8, Leila Marsh 8, Addison Arlint 8, Afton Brander 6, Nalani Linsebigler 6, Ran’Dee Charlo 4, Bryar McCrea 2.
3FGs 2-12 (Linsebigler 2). 27REB (Arlint 8, Buck 7, Charlo 4, Marsh 3, Brander 3, McCrea, Linsebigler). 4STL (Charlo 2, Buck, McCrea). (Sa28Jan17)
Florence 71, Mission 35
Karolyna Buck reset the bar for personal best, netting a new varsity career high dozen and a half to pace the Lady Dawgs with a quartet of triples and then some. Afton Brander acquired card carrying century club credentials by scoring her 100th varsity career point.
Florence 26 15 23 7 – 71
Mission 4 9 11 11 – 35
FLORENCE – McKenna Liles 23, Rilee Mangun 20, Autumn Round 11, Chloe Arthur 8, Sarah Hopcroft 4, Dani Zahn 4, Jewel Zeiler 1.
MISSION – Karolyna Buck 7 0-1 18, Addison Arlint 4, Nalani Linsebigler 3, Bryar McCrea 2, Afton Brander 2, Courtney Mitchell 2, Ran’Dee Charlo 2, Leila Marsh 2.
3FGs 4-10 (Buck 4). 14REB (Linsebigler 4, Arlint 3, Charlo 2, Marsh 2, Brander 2, Buck). 3STL (McCrea 3). 1BLK (Buck). (Th26Jan17)
Class C
Girls Basketball
Arlee 58, St. Regis 43
At St. Regis, the visiting Scarlets tamed the Tigers. Carly Hergett crested a pair of career century plateaus, topping the 700 point scoring threshold and surpassing the century count for career assists. Bryndle Goyins crested the career 600 plateau for points scored. Arlee (9-0, 11-4)
Arlee 15 16 7 20 – 58
St. Regis 6 12 13 12 – 43
ARLEE – Alyssia Vanderburg 13 1-1 27, Carly Hergett 3 6-8 13, Bryndle Goyins 4 2-4 10, Noelle West 4, Nellie Desjarlais 4.
ST. REGIS – Madison Hill 16, Justice Tate 8, Courtney Cheesman 7, Anna Sanford 7, Madison Kelly 3, Emma Hill 2.
3FGs 1-2 (Hergett). 39REB (Vanderburg 16, Hergett 6, West 4, Desjarlais 4, Goyins 3, Abby Yocum 2, Ashley Tanner 2, Emily Fiddler 2). 10AST (Hergett 4, West 3, Desjarlais 2, Tanner). 7STL (Vanderburg 3, West, Hergett, Yocum, Tanner). 1BLK (Vanderburg). 13DEFL (Goyins 6, West 3, Hergett 2, Vanderburg, Fiddler). (Sa28Jan17)
Arlee 44, Plains 36
At Plains, the visiting Scarlets turned the tables on the host Trotters. Bryndle Goyins crested a pair of century plateaus for the season in both scoring as well as rebounding. Arlee (8-0, 10-4)
Arlee 12 7 9 16 – 44
Plains 6 6 5 19 – 36
ARLEE – Alyssia Vanderburg 5 1-4 11, Bryndle Goyins 3 5-12 11, Abby Yocum 3 1-3 7, Noelle West 2 0-2 6, Carly Hergett 1 4-4 6, Ashley Tanner 1 1-2 3.
PLAINS – Lindsay Laws 13, Jessica Thompson 9, Rachel Huenik 5, Haley Josephson 4, Natalee Deschamps 2, Kara Altmiller 2, Analisa Loberg 1.
3FGs A2-9 (West 2). A39REB (Goyins 16, Vanderburg 9, Hergett 4, Yocum 4, Nellie Desjarlais 3, West 2, Tanner). A10AST (West 5, Hergett 2, Tanner 2, Vanderburg). 11STL (Vanderburg 3, West 2, Tanner 2, Goyins 2, Hergett, Desjarlais). 2BLK (Yocum, Vanderburg). 14DEFL (Hergett 5, Goyins 3, West 2, Desjarlais 2, Yocum, Vanderburg). (Fr27Jan17)
Charlo 46, Noxon 21
Charlo (5-5, 7-7)
Charlo 19 9 3 15 – 46
Noxon 8 2 5 6 – 21
Charlo – Cheyenne Nagy 12, Sakoya Gaustad 7, Kenzie Couture 6, Kaitlin Cox 5, Tyrah Hammond 5, Teaira Truman 4, Destiny Manuel 3, Adriana Johnson 2, Allie Delaney 2.
Noxon – Delaney Weltz 6, Kristina Brown 6, Cory Brodmerkle 4, Anna Kaiser 3, Kamber Torti 2.
(Sa28Jan17)
Charlo 60, Two Eagle 13
Charlo 25 20 10 5 – 60
Two Eagle 2 0 5 6 – 13
CHARLO – Cheyenne Nagy 10 3-6 24, Kaitlin Cox 2 3-3 8, Tyrah Hammond 3 2-2 8, Teaira Truman 0 4-4 4, Ashley Shenyer 4, Allie Delaney 2 0-2 4, Kenzie Couture 1 1-2 3, Destiny Manuel 2, Taylor McCready 2, Adrianna Johnson 1.
TWO EAGLE – Danielle Adler 7, Naomi Stevens 4, Kyra Aimsback 2.
3FGs – Charlo 2 (Nagy, Cox), TER 2 (Adler, Stevens). (Fr27Jan17)
Darby 54, Two Eagle 33
At Darby, the visiting Lady Eagles outscored their opponent at both bookend frames, but the host Lady Tigers were masters of the middle.
TER 9 7 7 10 – 33
Darby 8 17 21 8 – 54
TWO EAGLE – Kristen Hewankorn 8, Justina BigBeaver 6, Espa Orozco-Charlo 5, Naomi Stevens 5, Yesenia Garcia 3, Reyna Dick 3, Lexi Parizeau 2, Danielle Adler 1.
DARBY – Nichole Slanger 12, Casey Ehmann 11, Teanna Rouse 10, Sarah Costello 9, Mackenzie Smith 5, McKenzie Clark 4, Haley Fry 3, Kimber Schlapman 2. (Sa28Jan17)