Ronan Maidens roll past Lady Pirates, 61-11

At the midpoint juncture of the regular schedule, the Maidens of Ronan collected a pair of convincing NWA conference wins.

At Whitefish, the Maidens poured it on in the second period to carve out a twenty point lead at the half, adding thereafter to culminate the contest by doubling up on their hosts. Ronan got balanced scoring across the board. Senior guard Kieauna DeRoche was the only player who reached double figures on either team, but a half dozen other Maidens scored multiple field goals.

At Ronan in round one of the annual Rez roundball rivalry wrangle, the host Maidens were in firm control early on. Ronan’s press and defensive pressure denied multiple Polson scoring opportunities along with disrupting visitor attempts to establish any sort of rhythm on offense. Of the dozen Maidens who contributed minutes in the contest, ten scored with Regan Clairmont and Jaylea Lunceford collaborating on more than two dozen points and ten boards.

The Maidens will host the visiting Mission Lady Bulldogs in a cross classification county clash on Friday, January 17, then travel to Frenchtown on Saturday.

Ronan 61, Polson 11

Regan Clairmont crossed the century (100) threshold for varsity career rebounding.

Ronan (3-1, 7-2), Polson (0-3, 0-8)

Polson 2 2 4 3 – 11

Ronan 22 14 12 13 – 61

POLSON – Autumn Piper 2, Gianna Fyant 2, Anna Cogar 0 2-5 2, Turquoise Pierre 0 2-2 2, Mossy Kauley 0 2-6 2, Grace Simonich 0 1-6 1, Misty Tenas 0 0-2 0.

RONAN – Regan Clairmont 6 2-4 15, Jaylea Lunceford 5 0-0 10, Dani Coffman 4 0-0 8, Ari Burke 3 0-0 6, Madison Clairmont 1 3-4 5, Jayleigh Gatch 1 3-6 5, LaReina Cordova 2 0-0 4, Analeta YellowBird 3, Lexi Wirz 1 1-2 3, Kieauna DeRoche 1 0-1 2.

3FG – P0, R2 (R.Clairmont, YellowBird). REB – P21 (Kauley 6, Cogar 4, G.Fyant 4, Pierre 3, Simonich 2, Tenas, Arly Teaff), R36 (Lunceford 6, L.Cordova 4, R.Clairmont 4, Gatch 4, M.Clairmont 3, Madeline McCrea 3, Coffman 3, DeRoche, YellowBird, Burke, *Margaret Cordova, noID5). AST – P2 (Dalbey, Cogar), R14 (Burke 5, Lunceford 2, McCrea 2, R.Clairmont 2, YellowBird, L.Wirz, Coffman). STL – P5 (Cogar 2, Pierre, Kauley, Jazlyn Dalbey), R18 (*Lunceford 4, L.Wirz 3, DeRoche 2, McCrea 2, *Burke 2, R.Clairmont, M.Clairmont, Gatch, L.Cordova, YellowBird). BLK – P2 (Tenas 2), R3 (Lunceford 2, McCrea). (Fr10Jan20)

informal JH tally R28r (Lunceford 5r, R.Clairmont 3r, Gatch 3r, M.Cordova 1r). R14a (Hudl: Burke 6a, McCrea 2a, R.Clairmont 2a, L.Wirz 2a, Lunceford 1a, Coffman 1a, YellowBird 0a); STL: P4s/R18s (Hudl: G.Fyant 1s, Dalbey 0s, Kauley 1defl / Lunceford 5s, Burke 1s).

Ronan 58, Whitefish 26

Ronan (2-1, 5-2), Whitefish (1-2, 1-6)

Ronan 11 22 11 14 – 58

Whitefish 8 5 5 8 – 26

RONAN – Kieauna DeRoche 3 3-4 11, Analeta YellowBird 4 0-0 9, Lexie Wirz 4 0-0 9, Jaylea Lunceford 3 2-2 8, Regan Clairmont 3 0-0 7, Madison Clairmont 2 1-2 5, Jaeleigh Gatch 2 1-4 5, Ari Burke 2, LaReina Cordova 1, Madeline McCrea 1.

WHITEFISH – Jadi Walburn 7, Hope Brown 7, Mikenna Ells 4, Gracie Smyley 4, Payton Kastella 2, Erin Wilde 2. 9-41 8-22

3FG – R5-17 (DeRoche 2-8, YellowBird 1-2, L.Wirz 1-3, R.Clairmont 1-3). REB – R35 (Gatch 7, Lunceford 6, McCrea 6, M.Clairmont 4, L.Wirz 4, L.Cordova 2, YellowBird, Margaret Cordova, noID4), W31 (Ells 7, Kastella 6). AST – R17 (R.Clairmont 4, L.Wirz 3, M.Clairmont 2, McCrea 2, Lunceford 2, YellowBird, L.Cordova, Gatch, Burke), W5 (Kastella 2, Ells 2). STL – R9 (YellowBird 2, M.Clairmont 2, Lunceford 2, Gatch, R.Clairmont, Burke), W9 (Ells 4, Walburn 3). BLK – R2 (McCrea, M.Cordova), W1 (Ells). (Tu07Jan20)

Expanded stat specs derived from Hudl postings.

Columbia Falls 61, Polson 28

At the Joe McDonald Health & Wellness Center in Pablo, host Polson replicated a season high against the undefeated WildKats, who placed a quartet in double figures. Three Lady Pirates countered with a half dozen each.

Polson travels to Whitefish on Friday, then Libby this weekend.

Against the visiting Lady Yellowjackets, the host Lady Pirates scored more points the first half than the sum tally of the preceding game as they would post a season high that had several chances of climbing into the mid-30s. A flourish during the final frame netted the highest quarter yield of the season as well.

Jazlyn Dalbey scored a varsity career high eleven, eight coming in the final quarter that included a triple along with a deuce and one three point play. Senior post Misty Tenas rejected a quintet of Jacket shot attempts. Frosh reserve guard Grace Simonich provided a spark during her quarter of eligibility by contributing a pair of deuces during the third frame.

Columbia Falls 61, Polson 28

Polson (0-4, 0-9), C-Falls (2-0, 7-0)

C-Falls 27 19 11 4 – 61

Polson 4 9 10 5 – 28

COLUMBIA FALLS – LaKia Hill 5 5-8 16, Hannah Schweikert 6 2-2 16, Maddie Robinson 6 0-0 14, Josie Windauer 4 3-10 11, Madysen Hoerner 1 1-3 3, Alexis Green 1.

POLSON – Grace Simonich 2 2-2 6, Misty Tenas 1 4-6 6, Turquoise Pierre 2 0-2 6, Jazlyn Dalbey 2 1-1 5, Mossy Kauley 1 2-2 4, Autumn Piper 1.

3FG – CF5 (Robison 2, Schweikert 2, Hill), P2 (Pierre 2). (Sa11Jan20)

Stevensville 56, Polson 28

NWA Polson (0-7), SWA Stevi (3-5)

Stevensville 7 25 20 4 – 56

Polson 6 6 4 12 – 28

STEVENSVILLE – Maddie Sims 2 6-8 10, *Kennedy Praast 4 1-1 9, Maliyah LeCoure 3 3-5 9, *Evynne Alexander 4 1-2 9, Claire Hutchinson 3 2-6 8, Syd Paul 2 3-3 7, Keiti Wandler 2, Alisa Colwell 2.

POLSON – Jazlyn Dalbey 4 2-2 11, Misty Tenas 2 2-4 6, Grace Simonich 2 0-0 4, Ilysia Adams 2 0-0 4, Anna Cogar 1 1-2 3, Sharmaine Zempel 0 0-1 0.

3FG – S (), P1 (Dalbey). REB –S28 (Alexander 7, Hutchinson 5, Sims 5), P22 (Tenas 6, Dalbey 3, Turquoise Pierre 3, Adams 3, Zempel 2, Autumn Piper 2, Simonich 2, Cogar). AST – S9 (Sims 3), P (Piper). STL – S21 (Hutchinson 7, Sims 6), P6 (Piper, Simonich, Cogar, Tenas, Adams, Pierre). BLK – S (Alexander, Praast), P7 (Tenas 5, Dalbey, Cogar). (Tu07Jan20)

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s) where alternate data exists: Expanded stat specs derived from informal JH tally. Sims technically went 7-8 from FT line, but lane violaton scrubbed a make. Scoring anomaly = #4Praast 11p(FG5, FT1-1), #32Alexander 7p(FG3 FT1-2) still awaiting Stevi postings to compare & contrast for resolution

St. Regis 59,

Two Eagle River 16

The young Lady Eagles’ clash with the figurative claws of the host Lady Tigers on tigress turf would have predictable results.

But Two Eagle matched a single frame high during the second period as they knocked on the door of a double digit tally. The contest was the third of the season to tally among the teens or better.

The Lady Eagles embark on a basketball road marathon this week with games at Arlee, Plains and Troy.

St. Regis 59, Two Eagle 16

Freshman guard Sarah Gardipe attained the half century (50) mark for season scoring.

Two Eagle (0-4, 0-7), St. Regis (1-3, 3-5)

Two Eagle 2 8 4 2 – 16

St. Regis 21 12 17 9 – 59

TWO EAGLE RIVER – Sarah Gardipe 3 0-3 6, Cealana Shepherd 2 0-3 4, Lahtai Finley 1 0-4 2, Arabella Nicolai 2, Taylor Pierre 2.