Pirates dump Wildkats; Ronan drops Whitefish

A sterling shooting performance helped lift the Polson Pirates to a 70-53 win over Columbia Falls last week.

The Pirates also did a good job forcing turnovers and those were converted into several points for the winners. Polson led 37-20 at halftime.

Ryker Wenderoth led with 12 points and Colton Graham went over the 400-point plateau for varsity career scoring.

Against Hamilton, a fourth-quarter rally wasn’t quite enough to offset a 13-point deficit.

Three players reached double digits in scoring with Trevor Lake tallying 11 while Graham and Gunner Grisak each scored 10. Wenderoth accrued dual century club credentials for both season scoring as well as varsity career rebounding.

Northwest A

Polson 70, Columbia Falls 53

Polson (6-2, 9-6), C-Falls (2-5, 3-12)

C-Falls 9 11 6 27 – 53

Polson 17 20 15 18 –70

COLUMBIA FALLS – Dillon Shipp 11, William Dyon 10, Jack Price 8, Allec Knapton 7, Cade Morgan 6, Jake Bulawsky 5, Mason Peters 3, Danny Henjum 3. 18-51 8-11

POLSON – Ryker Wenderoth 4 2-2 12, Trevor Lake 4 2-2 10, Bo Kelley 4 1-1 9, Anton Lefthand 4 0-1 9, Colton Graham 3 2-2 8, Xavier Fisher 0 7-8 7, Gunner Grisak 3 0-0 6, Jarrett Wilson 2 1-2 5, Braunson Henriksen 2 0-0 4. 26-48 15-17

3FG – CF9-20 (Morgan 2-4, Price 2-4, W.Dyon 2-4, Shipp 2-5, Bulawsky 1-2), P (R.Wenderoth 2, A.Lefthand). REB– CF23 (Knapton 12, Peters 5), P25 (Grisak 6, *T.Lake 4, Bra.Henriksen 3, Graham 3, R.Wenderoth 3, *J.Wilson 3, B.Kelley 2, Nicolai Figaro, *Sam Fisher). AST – CF14 (Price 3, Morgan 3), P18 (Graham 7, A.Lefthand 3, R.Wenderoth 2, J.Wilson 2, T.Kelley 2, B.Kelley, Grisak). STL – CF9 (Peters 2, Price 2, Shipp 2), P18 (A.Lefthand 4, Graham 4, T.Lake 3, R.Wenderoth 2, X.Fisher 2, B.Kelley, T.Kelley, J.Wilson). BLK – CF(Henjum), P2(R.Wenderoth, Grisak). (Sa08Feb20)

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s) where alternate data exists: P:23r (PiScore: Lake 3r, J.Wilson 2r, Nicolai 0r; JH tally: Fisher 0r)

Hamilton 60, Polson 56

NWA Polson (8-6), SWA Hamilton (13-3)

Polson 10 6 14 26 – 56

Hamilton 12 17 14 17 – 60

POLSON – Trevor Lake 4 3-7 11, Colton Graham 4 2-2 10, Gunner Grisak 2 6-7 10, Anton Lefthand 3 1-1 8, Jarrett Wilson 3 1-1 7, Ryker Wenderoth 2 0-0 5, Bo Kelley 3, Xavier Fisher 0 2-4 2. 19-54 15-22

HAMILTON – Trey Searle 17, Austin Drake 17, Carson Rostad 12, Tyson Rostad 8, Josh Dickemore 5, Tyler Burrows 1. 17-41 16-21

3FG – P3-24 (R.Wenderoth 1-4, A.Lefthand 1-6, B.Kelley 1-7), H10-23(Searle 5-12, Drake 3-6, T.Rostad 1-2, Dickemore 1-3). REB – P38*(*T.Lake 11, *R.Wenderoth 8, J.Wilson 6, *Graham 4, *Grisak 3, B.Kelley 3, A.Lefthand, Trey Kelley, *X.Fisher), H28 (C.Rostad 5, Eli Taylor 5). AST – P11*(R.Wenderoth 4, Graham 3, J.Wilson 2, A.Lefthand, *X.Fisher), H14 (Searle 3, Drake 2, C.Rostad 2, T.Rostad 2, Tristan Hanson 2). STL – P7 (*J.Wilson 2, *Graham, R.Wenderoth, B.Kelley, T.Lake, Grisak), H6 (Drake 2, Burrows 2, Taylor 2). BLK – P1 (noID), H1 (Searle). (Fr07Feb20)

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s) where alternate data exists - P:35r,10a,0b (PiScore: Lake 9r, Fisher 0r0a; HiPad: R.Wenderoth 5r, Grisak 4r, Graham 3r2s, noID3r, J.Wilson 1s).

Here’s a look at other Mission Valley action last week:

Ronan 54, Whitefish 51

The Chiefs overcame a 10-point first-quarter deficit to edge the Bulldogs. A big fourth quarter in which Ronan outscored the hosts 17-7 was the difference. Girma Detwiler led with 16 points.

Ronan (2-7, 5-10), Whitefish (1-7, 3-11)

Ronan 12 11 14 17 – 54

Whitefish 22 10 12 7 – 51

RONAN – Girma Detwiler 6 2-2 16, Elijah Tonasket 4 2-2 12, Zarec Couture 4 0-1 9, Leonard Burke 3 2-2 9, Trey Don’t Mix 1 2-4 4, Saul BlackWeasel 2, Payton Cates 0 2-2 2. 19-48 10-13

WHITEFISH – Justin Conklin 17, Bodie Smith 8, Sam Menicke 8, Talon Holmquist 7, Garett Brock 6, Jayce Cripe 3, Danny Davis 2. 17-47 8-12

3FG – R6-17 (Tonasket 2-4, G.Detwiler 2-7, Z.Couture 1-1, L.Burke 1-7), W9-27 (Conklin 5-13, Brock 2-3, B.Smith 1-5, Cripe 1-6). REB – R26 (T.DM 6, L.Burke 5, G.Detwiler 3, Z.Couture 3, Cates 2, Tonasket, Ruben Couture, noID5), W30 (S.Menicke 6, Holmquist 6, Jaxsen Schlauch 5, noID7). AST – R9 (Z.Couture 3, L.Burke 2, T.DM 2, G.Detwiler, Tonasket), W15 (B.Smith 3, S.Menicke 2, Holmquist 2, Brock 2). STL – R12 (L.Burke 3, Tonasket 2, G.Detwiler 2, Z.Couture 2, T.DM 2, Franklin Zepeda), W10 (S.Menicke 5, B.Smith 2). BLK – R1 (G.Detwiler). (Tu04Feb20) hudl/xo: W30r(J.Schlauch 3r, noID7r), W10a, W9s (Menicke 2s). MtHSAth: W24r. Discrepancies attributed to assessment criteria differences.

Western B

Florence 62, Arlee 51

Cody Tanner crested the 600-point plateau for varsity career scoring.

Arlee (0-8, 5-12), Florence (4-3, 11-5)

Florence 12 14 19 17 – 62

Arlee 12 7 20 12 – 51

FLORENCE – Eli Pedersen 7 6-10 23, Beau Neal 6 2-4 14, JP Briney 10, Creagan Keller 7, Levi Posey 3, Cadence Waller 3, Blake Shoupe 2.

ARLEE – Cody Tanner 6 6-7 20, David Haynes 4 3-6 13, Levi Fullerton 4 0-1 8, Billy Fisher 2 1-2 5, Zach RunningCrane 1 1-2 3, Micah Johnson 2.

3FG – F6 (Pedersen 3, Briney, Posey, Waller), A4 (C.Tanner 2, Haynes 2). (Sa08Feb20)

Mission 77, Arlee 72

Florence 99, Mission 57

DISTRICT 14C boys

St. Regis 73, Two Eagle 46

Michael Brown crested the triple century (300) point plateau for varsity career scoring over two seasons.

Two Eagle (0-9, 0-16), St. Regis (7-2, 14-2)

St. Regis 34 12 8 19 – 73

Two Eagle 8 12 14 12 – 46

ST. REGIS – Andrew Sanford 18, Caleb Ball 13, Farris 10, Adam Ball 10, John Pruitt 8, Nic Day 6, Tanner Day 4, Colton Todd 3, Zecheriah Flandreau 1.

TWO EAGLE RIVER – Michael Brown 7 1-2 16, Anthony Charlo 6 0-0 12, Nehemiah Long 4 0-0 9, Sheadyn Croft 3, Nate Gates 3, Shade Tanner 3.

3FG – SR3 (Ball 2, Todd), TER (Brown, Croft, Long, Gates, Tanner). (Sa08Feb20)