Pirates basketball sweeps Libby, Bigfork
Polson players mob freshman Jarrett Wilson after he led the Pirates with 4 steals and 10 points in the final 2 minutes of the game agains Libby Saturday night in Pablo. (Bob Gunderson photo)
Polson's Jazlyn Dalbey takes a shot against Libby. (Bob Gunderson photo)
Pirate freshman Jarrett Wilson helped the Pirates overcome a nine point deficit against Libby with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter at the Joe McDonald Center in Pablo Saturday. (Bob Gunderson photo)
The Polson Pirates continued their strong play last week with wins over Libby and Bigfork.
The Pirates trailed the majority of the second half, including by nine points, 34-25, at one point.
Polson then used a 12-2 run to retake the lead 37-36 with 26.6 seconds remaining. A pair of free throws by Keith Johnson swung the lead back to Libby 38-37 with 20.8 seconds remaining.
But Pirate Colton Graham’s stole the ball from Libby and scored off an assist from Ryker Wenderoth with 12.6 seconds remaining.
Libby still had a chance, but freshman Jarrett Wilson made a steal and scored on a traditional three-point play to seal the win, 42-38.
Polson 42, Libby 38
Polson (7-2, 11-6), Libby (6-2, 12-4)
Libby 9 7 13 9 – 38
Polson 9 9 4 20 – 42
LIBBY – Keith Johnson 5 4-6 14, *Caden Williams 4 2-2 11, *Jay Beagle 3 0-0 7, Ryan Goodman 4, TJ Anderson 2.
POLSON – Jarrett Wilson 3 4-5 10, Colton Graham 3 2-2 8, Xavier Fisher 2 0-0 5, Ryker Wenderoth 2 1-2 5, Anton Lefthand 1 2-2 4, Gunner Grisak 1 2-4 4, Bo Kelley 2, Braunson Henriksen 2, Trevor Lake 2.
Polson 54, Bigfork 44
NWA Polson (10-6), 7B Bigfork (8-9)
Polson 8 20 10 16 – 54
Bigfork 10 5 13 6 – 44
POLSON – Colton Graham 5 2-3 14, Ryker Wenderoth 4 0-0 8, Jarrett Wilson 4 0-0 8, Gunner Grisak 2 3-4 7, Xavier Fisher 2 2-2 7, Bo Kelley 1 1-2 4, Anton Lefthand 2 0-0 4, Trevor Lake 2. 21-49 8-15
BIGFORK – Colt Thorness 13, Walker Fisher 12, Isaac Bjorge 6, Wyatt Reichenbach 6, Isak Epperly 3, Eli Hines 2, Wyatt Duke 2.
