Maidens hope to remain perfect

Ronan High School girls basketball coach Ron Hanson said his Maiden’s team is looking to improve in the second half of the season in spite of its undefeated record in the first half of the season.

“On the offensive side, we’ve done really nice things and I think we have averaged up to 50 or 60 points on offense,” Maidens’ coach Ron Hanson said. “We still haven’t really shot the basketball well said. We chose to control the tempo of the games and rebounded pretty well. The biggest thing we have to work on defensively is we tend to get sloppy and not follow our assignments.”

At the end of the first half of the season, the Maidens finished with a perfect 7-0 record. Hanson said he has high hopes for the second half of the season and said he felt there is a lot of potential for his team as they prepare to move into the playoffs.

“If we really work, rebound and play defense well, I think this is going to give us a good chance to make it state and not only make it state but also be playing on Saturday for first, second, third, or fourth place,” Hanson said. “We have that much potential and it’s up to us to reach that potential and achieve what everyone else thinks we are capable of doing.”

Hanson said the second half of the season will include some critical games that will get them prepared for Districts and Divisionals.

“We have some tough games coming up in the second half of our schedule the next two weeks,” Hanson said. “If we do well against Deer Lodge, Anaconda, Florence, and Loyola, that will set us up the rest of the season.”

During the break the Maidens put an emphasis on their offense and defense.

“To be really honest, we went back to basics,” Hanson said. “We worked on a lot of movements, made some adjustments, and tweaked some of our plays that we’ve been doing. Teams have been watching film on us. Against teams you play twice, you have to come up with some different things and new plays. We’ve had a pretty good week of practice and are looking forward to getting back on the floor.”

Hanson credited the coaches in his conference for making things difficult for the Maidens.

“The second half is huge and we have some really good coaches in our conference,” Hanson said. “They always make really good adjustments. It’s kind of a chess match and our adjustments just have to be better than theirs.”

Girls Basketball Box Scores

Mission Valley area teams

WESTERN A NW

Hamilton 55, Polson 33

Played at Polson, visiting Hamilton showcased some of the scoring savvy learned from scrimmaging against the 2014-15 State A champion Lady Broncs when some of those among the current roster were underclassman.

Hamilton 12 16 17 10 – 55

Polson 9 4 10 10 – 33

HAMILTON – Tessa Della Silva 4, Tristy Searle 9, Kara Nye 3, Mallory McGill 16, Reilly Rostad 1, Sophia Doyle 3, Rachael Ringer 10, Jorden Taggart 5, Lauren Ryter 4.

POLSON – Mollie Fisher 10, Kaelyn Smith 6, Quinn Motichka 6, Mikayla Croft 6, Natasha Gravelle 5.

3FG P2-13 (Croft, Gravelle). *17REB (Fisher *5, Smith 3, Croft 3, Olivia Perez 3, Motichka, Gravelle, Alex Pierre, *Marina Mayorga). 10STL (Smith 3, Pierre 2, Perez 2, Fisher, Motichka, Gravelle). 9AST (Smith 5, Fisher, Croft, Motichka, Gravelle). 3BLK (Smith *3). (Sa17Dec16)

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s): Fisher 7r, Mayorga 0r, Smith 2b, Motichka 1b.

CLASS 6B

Florence 64, Mission 20

At Florence,

Mission (0-3, 0-5) hosts Loyola after the New Year.

Mission 4 7 4 5 – 20

Florence 22 19 12 11 – 64

MISSION – Afton Brander 8, Bryar McCrea 5, Leila Marsh 3, Karolyna Buck 2, Addison Arlint 2.

FLORENCE – Autumn Round 15, Rilee Mangun 13, MaKenna Liles 12, Chloe Arthur 8, Jewel Zeiler 7, Alexis Taulbee 4, Emma Stensrud 3, Sarah Hopcroft 2. (Th22Dec16)

Hot Springs 43, Mission 37

Mission 10 15 4 8 – 37

Hot Springs 18 8 9 8 – 43

MISSION – Karolyna Buck 10, Afton Brander 8, Nalani Linsbigler 3, Ran’Dee Charlo 6, Leila Marsh 3, Addison Arlint 3.

HOT SPRINGS – Stacy Gray 5, Sydney Jackson 2, Kalen Lien 2, Sage Jackson 3, Madison Wheeler 2, McKennzie Cannon 12, Kayla Gielen 1, Karly Lawson 16 (M19Dec16)

CLASS 14C

Charlo 55, Two Eagle River 12

At Charlo, the host Lady Vikings took firm control of the game with a consistent barrage of double digit scoring per quarter. Charlo (3-1, 4-2) travels to Seeley Swan after the New Year, while Two Eagle (0-1, 0-3)

Two Eagle 6 2 2 2 – 12

Charlo 12 18 10 15 – 55

TWO EAGLE – Lexi Parizeau 2, Esperanza Charlo 6, Patience Adams 2, Kirsten Hawankorn 2.

CHARLO – Cheyenne Nagy 13, Teaira Truman 4, Kaitlin Cox 8, Tyrah Hammond 2, Destiny Manuel 2, Taylor McCready 6, SaKoya Gaustad 8, Kenzie Couture 6, Ashley Shenyer 2, Allie Delaney 4. (Th22Dec16)

Charlo 49, Noxon 38 (OT)

Cheyenne Nagy erupted for a career high tally that pushed her over the crest of the 700 cumulative career point scoring plateau.

Noxon 9 9 15 4 1 – 38

Charlo 5 8 10 14 12 – 49

NOXON – Madison Koonce 4, Kamber Torti 17, Delaney Weltz 4, Anna Kaiser 9, Cory Brodmerkle 4.

CHARLO – Cheyenne Nagy 29, Kaitlin Cox 7, Tyrah Hammond 9, Sakoya Gaustad 4. (Tu20Dec16)

Arlee 38, St. Regis 31

Carly Hergett crested the varsity career 600 scoring plateau. Fellow Scarlet Bryndle Goyins breached the varsity career 400 rebounding threshold with her eight boards. Arlee (3-0, 3-3) travels to Noxon after the New Year.

St.Regis 8 11 8 4 – 31

Arlee 3 8 12 15 – 38

ST. REGIS – Justice Tate 11, Madison Hill 9, Emma Hill 7, Anna Sanford 3, Madison Kelly 1.

ARLEE – Carly Hergett 19, Abby Yocum 8, Nellie Desjarlais 4, Bryndle Goyins 4, Noelle West 3.

3FG 1-7 (Hergett), FT 5-6 (Hergett 4-4). 26REB (Goyins 8, Yocum 6, Hergett 5, Desjarlais 4, Ashley Tanner 3). 8ASST (West 2, Hergett 2, Goyins 2, Yocum, Tanner). 10STL (Hergett 4, West 2, Goyins 2, Desjarlais, Tanner). 6BLK (Goyins 3, Desjarlais 2, Hergett). 13DEFL (West 5, Hergett 2, Yocum 2, Desjarlais 2, Tanner, Goyins). (Th22Dec16)

Scarlet stats extrapolated from MaxPrep postings.

Arlee 40, Plains 30

At Arlee, Scarlet Carly Hergett turned in a double-double.

Plains 11 6 8 5 – 30

Arlee 16 8 12 4 – 40

PLAINS – Lindsey Laws 6, Haley Josephson 1, Natalee Deschamps 3, Kylee Altmiller 2, Rachel Huenik 6, Kara Altmiller 4, Jessica Thompson 8.

ARLEE – Carly Hergett 17, Nellie Desjarlais 10, Bryndle Goyins 9, Abby Yocum 4.

3FG 1-5 (Desjarlais), FT 9-18 (Hergett 7-10), 35REB (Hergett 13, Desjarlais 8, Goyins 5, Ashley Tanner 4, Yocum 3, Noelle West 2). 8ASST (Tanner 5, Hergett, Desjarlais, Goyins). 11STL (Yocum 5, West 2, Desjarlais 2, Hergett, Emily Fiddler). 4BLK (Goyins 3, Desjarlais). 17DEFL (Goyins 4, West 4, Hergett 3, Yocum 2, Desjarlais 2, Tanner, Sydni Rogers). (Tu20Dec16)