Pirates win three straight, including two in conference

The Polson Pirates reeled off a trio of victories on the week that included a pair of crucial conference wins.

At Stevensville after a close first frame, the visiting Pirates would notch high teens over the next pair of periods to single figure counters by their host to take a twenty point advantage into the final frame. Trevor Lake and Ryker Wenderoth combined for more than two dozen points, while Gunner Grisak reeled in eleven rebounds.

At Ronan for the first round of the annual Rez roundball rivalry wrangle between the NWA country rivals, the visiting Pirates placed a quartet in double figures.

The Pirates used an 8-0 run for a 41-31 advantage before the Chiefs countered with a 6-0 run of their own to pull within four, 41-37.

A deuce ‘and-one’ play by Braunson Henriksen compounded by a technical, coupled by Polson scoring on the ensuing possession, would swing the scoreboard back to a double digit Pirate advantage.

Ronan launched ten shots from the field during the final frame, but could only connect on a pair of them, while Polson closed out the contest from the charity stripe with 9-20 shooting that supplemented Henriksen’s lone Pirate field goal.

Culminating their week on the road at Columbia Falls, the visiting Pirates outscored the host Cats each of the first three frames for a high teen advantage that remained among the teens over the course of the final frame despite erosion from Cat attempts to claw back into contention.

The Pirates return to the road this weekend with contests at Whitefish and Libby.

Polson 63, Columbia Falls 50

Polson (2-2, 5-4), C-Falls (0-2, 1-6)

Polson 15 22 17 9 – 63

C-Falls 6 18 13 13 – 50

POLSON – Xavier Fisher 4 0-0 11, Trevor Lake 5 0-0 10, Ryker Wenderoth 4 0-2 9, Colton Graham 3 2-4 8, Gunner Grisak 4 0-2 8, Trey Kelley 2 0-0 5, Braunson Henriksen 1 1-2 3, Jarrett Wilson 2, Jony Perez 1. 26-59 4-12

COLUMBIA FALLS (0-1, 1-5) – Dillon Shipp 13, Allec Knapton 13, William Dyon 9, Mikey Tamburelli 7, Jack Price 3, Mason Peters 2, Danny Henjum 2, Aaron Trueblood 1.

3FG – P7-21 (X.Fisher 3-5, A.Lefthand 2-4, T.Kelley 1-2, R.Wenderoth 1-5), CF7-21 (Shipp 3-8, Tamburelli 2-3, Knapton 1-1, Dyon 1-3). REB – P36 (T.Lake 9, Grisak 9, Graham 5, X.Fisher 3, A.Lefthand 3, R.Wenderoth 2, Bra.Henriksen 2, J.Wilson 2, Sam Fisher), CF29 (Knapton 9). AST – P14 (R.Wenderoth 4, Bo Kelley 2, T.Lake 2, Grisak 2, Graham 2, J.Wilson, A.Lefthand), CF13 (Shipp 4, Price 3). STL – P9 (R.Wenderoth 4, B.Kelley 2, A.Lefthand, Graham, Grisak), CF6 (Shipp 2, Price 2). BLK – P2 (T.Lake, Grisak), CF2 (Henjum 2). (Sa11Jan20)

Polson 57, Stevensville 41

NWA Polson (3-4), SWA Stevi (0-8)

Polson 13 17 18 9 – 57

Stevensville 14 4 9 14 – 41

POLSON – Trevor Lake 6 2-5 14, Ryker Wenderoth 5 0-0 12, Colton Graham 3 0-1 7, Braunson Henriksen 1 5-7 7, Gunnar Grisak 2 0-0 4, Anton Lefthand 2 0-0 4, Jarrett Wilson 2 0-0 4, Xavier Fisher 1 2-3 4, Nikolai Figaro 1.

STEVENSVILLE – Kellen Bellar 19, Sean Craft 11, Carlos Morales 6, Wes Brown 2, Rahl Gavin 2, Ethan Shobe 1.

3FG – P3-17 (Wenderoth 2-5, Graham 1-3), S4-17 (Bellar 2, Craft, Morales). REB – P 46 (Grisak 11, Bra.Henriksen 8, Lefthand 7, T.Lake 6, Graham 5, J.Wilson 4, R.Wenderoth 3, X.Fisher, Figaro), S41 (Bellar 19). AST – P11 (Graham 4, R.Wenderoth 4, T.Lake 2, Lefthand), S3 (Bellar, Brown, Craft) STL – P17 (R.Wenderoth 4, Lefthand 4, J.Wilson 4, T.Lake 2, Bra.Henriksen, Bo Kelley, Alex Muzquiz), S5 (Craft 2). BLK – P6 (T.Lake 3, Grisak, R.Wenderoth, J.Wilson). (Tu07Jan20)

Polson 63, Ronan 48

Ronan (1-3, 3-5), Polson (1-2, 4-4)

Polson 14 16 22 11 – 63

Ronan 10 18 13 7 – 48

POLSON – Braunson Henriksen 5 3-5 13, Trevor Lake 4 4-8 12, Anton Lefthand 2 7-10 11, Colton Graham 2 6-9 10, Gunnar Grisak 1 3-8 5, Ryker Wenderoth 2 0-0 4, Xavier Fisher 1 1-1 3, Bo Kelley 0 2-4 2, Jarrett Wilson 0 2-4 2, Trey Kelley 1. 17-51 29-53 63

RONAN – Leonard Burke 3 9-11 16, Girma Detwiler 3 2-2 8, Zarec Couture 4 0-0 8, Elijah Tonasket 1 2-2 4, Trey Don’t Mix 2 0-0 4, Dillon PrettyOnTop 3, Ruben Couture 0 2-2 2, Payton Cates 2, Sage Coffman 1. 15-48 16-21 48

3FG – P0-9, R2-14 (Burke, D.POT). REB – P26 (*Bra.Henriksen 6, Grisak 5, T.Lake 3, X.Fisher 3, Graham 2, *J.Wilson 2, *A.Lefthand 2, R.Wenderoth, T.Kelley, B.Kelley, ), R35 (G.Detwiler 11, R.Couture 6, T.Don’tMix 4, L.Burke 4, Tonasket 3, Cates 2, Z.Couture 2, *Saul BlackWeasel 2, noID1). AST – P13 (*R.Wenderoth 3, *T.Kelley 2, *J.Wilson 2, *B.Kelley, *A.Lefthand, X.Fisher, T.Lake, Graham, Grisak), R6 (G.Detwiler 3, *Tonasket, S.BW, T.DM,*). STL – P16 (R.Wenderoth 4, T.Lake 2, Grisak 2, Lefthand 2, B.Kelley 2, Graham, X.Fisher, Bra.Henriksen), R6 (Z.Couture 2, T.DM 2, R.Couture, Coffman). BLK – P (T.Lake), R (G.Detwiler, *noID2). (Fr10Jan20)

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s) where alternate data exists: informal JH tally = S.BW 2r, R9a(Tonasket 2a, R.Couture 1a, L.Burke 1a); R3b(noID2b); Hudl: P30r (Bra.Henriksen 4r), A.Lefthand 0r(but received controlled tips), J.Wilson 2r; P12a(B.Kelley 1a). Polson MtHSAth: P11a (Wenderoth 4a, Lefthand 2a, J.Wilson 1a, T.Kelley 0a, B.Kelley 0a), P16s (J.Wilson 1s)