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Western A Boys

Dillon 50, Polson 34

At Hamilton in the Western A divisional championship, the defending State A champion Beavers controlled the tempo that shaped the outcome.

Polson (15-6), Dillon (21-0)

Polson 5 10 12 7 – 34

Dillon 13 13 15 9 – 50

POLSON – Matthew Rensvold 17, Jeremiah North Piegan 5, Jaydon Bautista 4, Tanner Wilson 4, Shade Main 4.

DILLON – Troy Andersen 21, Michael Haverfield 14, Tanner Haverfield 10, Jamey Richardson 2, Kyson Wilson 2, Clay Allison 1.

3FG – P2-9 (Bautista, Wilson), D6-18 (M.Haverfield 3, T.Haverfield 2, Anderson). REBOUNDS – P22 (Main 5, Rensvold 3, Bautista 2, Johnson, Wilson, noID10), D23. ASSISTS – P4 (Johnson 2, Bautista, Main), D6 (T.Haverfield 3). STEALS – P5 (Wilson 3, Main, Rensvold), D8 (Anderson 6).

Polson 58, Butte Central 47

Tanner Wilson crested the 800-point plateau for career scoring.

Polson (15-5) , Butte Central (11-9)

Butte Central 11 12 5 19 – 47

Polson 11 14 16 17 – 58

BUTTE CENTRAL – Tanner Kump 15, Nate McGree 14, Jared Simkins 6, Sam Johnston 4, Cade Holter 4, Matt Simkins 2, Dan McCloskey 2.

POLSON – Tanner Wilson 18, Matthew Rensvold 14, Jeremiah North Pigeon 8, Connor Lanier 6, Shade Main 6, .

J’von Johnson 4, Jaydon Bautista 2.

3FGs P2-5 (Wilson, NorthPiegan). 35REB (Rensvold 8, Bautista 5, NorthPiegan 4, Main 4, Wilson 2, Lanier 2, Johnson, noID9). 9AST (Bautista 3, Main 2, Wilson 2, Lanier, Rensvold). 1STL (Johnson). 1BLK (Main).

Polson 65, Corvallis 47

J’von Johnson crested the double century (200) point plateau for career scoring.

Polson (14-5), Corvallis (4-15)

Corvallis 9 9 14 15 – 47

Polson* 18 15 19 13 – 65

CORVALLIS – Tylor Nixon 17, Justin Catanach 12, Kobe Jessop 8, Ridge Albright 3, Carson Jessop 3, Kolton Mahan 2, Zach Jessop 2.

POLSON – Matt Rensvold 22, Jeremiah North Piegan 12, J’von Johnson 10, Jaydon Bautista 10, Tanner Wilson 9, Connor Lanier 2.

3FGs P5-7 (Johnson 2, Bautista 2, Wilson). 29REB (Rensvold 9, NorthPiegan 6, Johnson 3, Wilson 2, Lanier, noID8). 9AST (Wilson 3, Bautista 3, Johnson 2, Rensvold). 2STL (Johnson, noID1). 1BLK (NorthPiegan).

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s) that deviate from alternative tourney stat specs:

Western A Girls

Whitefish 28, Polson 26

Whitefish (1-19)

Whitefish 9 5 4 10 – 28

Polson 1 10 5 10 – 26

WHITEFISH – Marlee Bender 20, Lauren Schulz 4, Hope Brown 2, Diana Vasquez 2.

POLSON – Kaelyn Smith 10, Lauren Lefthand 6, Mollie Fisher 4, Rhiley BigBeaver 3, Quinn Motichka 2, Croft 1.

3FGs – W1-5 (Schulz), P3-11 (Lefthand 2, Smith). 23REB (Fisher 5, Smith 5, Lefthand 4, Motichka 4, BigBeaver, Croft, Olivia Perez, noID2). 5AST (Lefthand, Motichka, BigBeaver, Croft, Alex Pierre). 6STL (Fisher 2, Smith 2, Lefthand, Perez). *1BLK (Fisher). (Th23Feb17gm11div)

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s) cited by radio recap broadcast: P3b (Smith 1b, Lefthand 1b).

Butte Central 58, Polson 19

Opening Western A Divisional round at Hamilton, defending State A champion BC would dictate the tempo from the getgo. Polson (4-15), Butte Central (14-5)

Butte Central 17 13 17 11 – 58

Polson 3 6 6 9 – 19

BUTTE CENTRAL – Mollie Peoples 15, Emily St. John 15, Kloie Thatcher 10, Bella Sorini 8, Olivia Bolton 4, Tricia Joyce 3, Corbyn Holm 2, Emily Keeley 1.

POLSON – Alex Pierre *8, Mollie Fisher 2 1-3 5, Quinn Motichka 0 3-4 3, Lauren Lefthand 2, Kaelyn Smith 1, *Rhiley BigBeaver.

3FGs – BC 4-11 (Thatcher 2, Peoples, St.John), P0-6. 23REB (Natasha Gravelle 3, Olivia Perez 3, Fisher 2, Motichka 2, Pierre 2, Smith, Rhiley BigBeaver, noID9). 3AST (Smith, Motichka, Marina Mayorga). 5STL *(Smith, Fisher, Perez, BigBeaver, Mikayla Croft). 1BLK (Smith).

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s) among media submissions and alternative venue tally: Pierre 6p, BigBeaver 2p.

Western B Girls

Ronan 64, Florence 55

In the absence of sidelined leading point producer Lee Camel nursing a gimpy ankle sustained during the previous semifinal clash, each Maiden stepped up their game a notch to compensate by exceeding per game averages in both scoring as well as rebounding in a monumental team effort that successfully defended their divisional crown. Micalann McCrea crested the 300 point plateau for the season with her opening deuce of the contest.

Ronan (23-0), Florence (15-8)

Ronan 17 16 16 15 – 64

Florence 16 6 19 14 – 55

RONAN – Micalann McCrea 7 3-5 19, Alicia Camel 5 6-8 19, Louetta Conko-Camel 4 2-2 12, Jaelynn Askan 4 0-0 8, Kianna Finley 1 2-3 4, Hannah Moss 2.

FLORENCE – Danielle Zahn 22, Rilee Mangun 10, Autumn Round 8, McKenna Liles 7, Emma Stensrud 3, Sarah Hopcroft 2, Chloe Arthur 2, Shaela Mamuzich 1.

3FGs – R7-16 (A.Camel 3, McCrea 2, Conko-Camel 2), L5-20 (Zahn 4, Round). REBOUNDS – R38 (A.Camel *10, McCrea 9, Askan 6, Finley 4, Moss 3, Conko-Camel *3, Tiana Ulutoa *2), F26 (Round 9). 19AST (McCrea *5, A.Camel *5, Askan 3, Moss *3, Conko-Camel 2, Ulutoa). *5 STL (Askan *2, *McCrea,*A.Camel, Moss)

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s) derived from JCH informal tally that fill in gaps from sideline specs: R36r (A.Camel 9r, Conko-Camel 2r, Ulutoa 1r, noID4), R19a (McCrea 6a, A.Camel 6a, Moss 1a), R4s (A.Camel 2s, Askan 1s, McCrea 0s).

Ronan 65, Bigfork 60

The Western B semifinal featured eight lead changes and a quartet of ties. After trailing much of the first half, Maiden sophomore Hannah Moss tied the game at 20 apiece with her only field goal. On the following possession, Micalann McCrea splashed a triple to take over the lead. Ronan would stretch its margin to as much as 11, but the Valkyries would close the gap to within one, 57-56, with under 2 minutes remaining. A McCrea deuce and one would give the Maidens a smidge of breathing room 61-57 with 30 seconds remaining which the Maidens nursed to the final ticks. Alicia Camel would dislocate a finger in the third quarter, exited to have it popped back into place and taped, then back into the fray. Cousin Lee Camel would wrench an ankle in a scrum during the final frame.

Ronan (22-0), Bigfork (13-9)

Ronan 11 23 12 19 – 65

Bigfork 17 10 10 23 – 60

Ronan (22-0) – Lee Camel 8 8-8 27, Micalann McCrea 5 6-11 17, Alicia Camel 6 5-11 17, Jaelynn Askan 2, Hannah Moss 2.

Bigfork (13-9) – Haile Norred 15, Shae Anderson 9, Ellie Barreth 3, Abby Ellison 14, Jaime Berg 17, Emilee Park 2

3FGs – B6-17 (Berg 3, Lembke, Berreth, Anderson), R4-13 (L.Camel 3, McCrea). REBOUNDS – B36 (Berg 8, Ellison 8, noID6), R30 (McCrea 8, L.Camel 7, A.Camel 5, Askan 5, Louetta Conko-Camel 2, noID3). 13AST (A.Camel 3, Moss 3, McCrea 2, Conko-Camel 2, L.Camel 2, Askan). 13 STL (L.Camel 4, Moss 3, McCrea 2, Conko-Camel 2, Askan, A.Camel). 3 BLK (McCrea, A.Camel, L.Camel).

Ronan 47, Libby 24

Micalann McCrea posted a double-double as she crested the varsity career 800 point plateau. Ronan (21-0).

Libby 4 7 8 5 – 24

Ronan 7 16 13 11 – 47

LIBBY – Jayden Winslow 8, Alli Collins 5, Brooklyn Rainer 4, Madisen Monigold 3, Abby Ennenga 2, Sammee Bradeen 2.

RONAN – Micalann McCrea 6 0-5 13, Lee Camel 5 1-2 13, Alicia Camel 3 4-5 10, Louetta Conko-Camel 8, Jaelynn Askan 2, Kieauna DeRoche 1.

3FGs – L1-9 (Monigold), R4-10 (Conko-Camel 2, McCrea, L.Camel). 28; REB (McCrea 11, L.Camel 8, A.Camel 4, Askan 2, DeRoche, noID2). 9AST (Conko-Camel 3, McCrea 2, Askan, A.Camel, L.Camel, Hannah Moss). 11 STL (Conko-Camel 3, L.Camel 3, McCrea 2, Askan, Tiana Ulutoa, Regan Clairmont). 6BLK (L.Camel 3, Conko-Camel, A.Camel, Madison Clairmont).

Western C Boys

Arlee 85, Manhattan Christian 67

At Butte in the Western C championship, Phillip Malatare tallied his 500th point of the season while cresting the millennial (1000) mark for varsity career scoring.

Manh. C. 21 13 19 14 – 67

Arlee 24 17 27 17 – 85

MANHATTAN CHRISTIAN – James Ramirez 21, Joey Lodine 15, Ryan Busch 10, Caleb Bellach 9, Parker Dyksterhouse 4, Matthew Amunrud 3, Josiah Amunrud 3, Tyler Kamps 2.

ARLEE – Phillip Malatare 26, Will Mesteth 18, Tyler Tanner 15, Alex Moran 13, Greg Whitesell 9, Lane Johnson 2, Isaac Fisher 2

Arlee 71, Ennis 64

Western C semifinal, Arlee (22-1), Ennis (19-3)

Ennis 20 13 19 12 – 64

Arlee 21 23 15 12 – 71

ENNIS – Jake Knack 23, Ty Morgan 19, Gavin McKitrick 13, Tracer Croy 4, Chris Funston 3, Rob Smith 2.

ARLEE – Tyler Tanner 24, Phillip Malatare 14, Will Mesteth 11, Alex Moran 11, Greg Whitesell 7, Lane Johnson 3, Isaac Fisher 1.

Arlee 95, Gardiner 56

Will Mesteth crested the triple century (300) point plateau for scoring on the season. Arlee (21-1), Gardiner (15-5)

Gardiner 14 17 16 9 – 56

Arlee 29 21 27 18 – 95

GARDINER – Ian McIntosh 14, Clancy Thomas 9, Sean Rehmer 8, Elijah Byrd 6, Luke Stermitz 5, Bryson Stermitz 4, Jacob Perius 4, Wyatt Phillips 2, Oscar Dalling 2, Baxter Fuhrmann 2.

ARLEE – Phillip Malatare 27, Will Mesteth 20, Tyler Tanner 15, Greg Whitesell 9, Alex Moran 8, Lane Johnson 6, Isaac Fisher 4, Cody Tanner 2, Ivory Brien 2, Billy Fisher 2

Note: postseason scoring credits attributed to Colt Brazill (#10) among media reportings should read Cody Tanner (#10) on account of roster modifications since beginning of season.

Western C Girls

Twin Bridges 43, Arlee 39

Arlee (18-5), Twin Bridges (24-0)

Arlee 10 4 16 9 – 39

Twin Bridges 12 6 9 16 – 43

ARLEE – Alyssia Vanderburg 11, Nellie Desjarlais 10, Carly Hergett 7, Bryndle Goyins 6, Noelle West 3, Abby Yocum 2.

TWIN BRIDGES – Kailee Oliverson 21, RaeAnne Bendon 17, Audrey George 5.

Arlee 40, Seeley-Swan 32

Arlee (18-4), Seeley (20-2)

Seeley 8 10 2 12 – 32

Arlee 11 12 5 12 – 40

ARLEE – Alyssia Vanderburg 16, Noelle West 8, Nellie Desjarlais 5, Abby Yocum 4, Bryndle Goyins 4, Carly Hergett 3.

SEELEY-SWAN – Alex Bohlman 12, Tessa Grimes 12, Andi Bohlman 4, Stevi Meade 2, Mary Stumpfer 2.

Arlee 54, White Sulpher Springs 32

Arlee (17-4), WSS (12-8)

Arlee 16 15 12 11 – 54

WSS 5 10 11 6 – 32

ARLEE – Alyssia Vanderburg 6 6-6 20, Carly Hergett 5 0-0 11, Bryndle Goyins 5 0-0 11, Noelle West 1 2-4 4, Abby Yocum 2 0-0 4, Nellie Desjarlais 1 2-2 4.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – Mesa Williams 11, Genna Barrett 8, Megan Ogle 8, Kendal Jones 4, Autumn Thompson 1.

3FGs 4-11 (Vanderburg 2, Hergett, Goyins). 28REB (Goyins 9, Hergett 7, Vanderburg 7, Desjarlais 3, West, Yocum). 8AST (West 4, Hergett 2, Desjarlais 2). 11STL (Hergett 3, West 2, Desjarlais 2, Goyins 2, Yocum, Emily Fiddler). 18DEFL (Yocum 6, Goyins 5, Hergett 4, Vanderburg 2, Desjarlais).