Warriors down Loyola, edged in overtime
At Missoula, visiting Arlee rallied from a two possession halftime deficit to knot the contest at 63 apiece. The Warriors had possession of the ball during the waning seconds of regulation, but couldn’t connect with their shot, thereby forcing the extra period. Thereafter, Cody Tanner would net a deuce and 3-4 from the charity stripe. But Ram free throw conversion, capped by a late deuce by Parker Pratt, would eek out the extra frame contest in favor of the host team.
At Deer Lodge, Arlee played within a free throw during bookend frames. But the host Wardens locked down the contest by handcuffing the Warriors during the middle periods.
Arlee embarks upon a three game marathon this week. Having already faced Anaconda, they travel to Charlo for a cross county clash on Friday, then host former District 14C rival Plains Horsemen on Saturday.
Deer Lodge 55, Arlee 47
Billy Fisher crested the triple century (300) point plateau for varsity career scoring.
Arlee (0-6, 3-9), Deer Lodge (4-2, 8-4)
Arlee 11 10 6 20 – 47
Deer Lodge 12 13 10 20 – 55
ARLEE – Billy Fisher 5 2-2 13, David Haynes 5 0-0 13, Levi Fullerton 3 1-2 8, Micah Johnson 2 0-0 4, Cody Tanner 2 0-0 4, Amare Vanderburg 3, Zach RunningCrane 2. 19 3-4
DEER LODGE – Logan Nicholson 16, Ben Anderson 11, Ozzie King 11, Aiden Thompson 8, Hunter Steinbach 6, Kaden Sager 3. 21 10-17
3FG – A6 (Haynes 3, B.Fisher, Fullerton, Vanderburg), DL3 (Nicholson, King, Sager). (Sa25Jan20)
Loyola 70, Arlee 69 (OT)
Cody Tanner minted a new varsity career high. Tanner simultaneously surpassed the double century (200) mark, while Billy Fisher surpassed the century mark for season scoring.
Arlee (0-5, 3-8), Loyola (3-1, 8-4)
Arlee 11 16 23 13 6 – 69
Loyola 15 14 25 9 7 – 70
ARLEE – Cody Tanner 7 11-15 27, Billy Fisher 6 5-9 18, Zach RunningCrane 5 3-4 14, Levi Fullerton 3 0-0 6, Micah Johnson 1 1-3 4, Amare Vanderburg 0 0-2 0. 22 20-31
LOYOLA – *Jaden Job 6 7-9 24, Liam Haffey 3 7-9 14, Mac Benn 3 4-6 10, Will Burns 1 5-6 7, Finn Richardson 6, Basil Coutinho 2 1-2 5, *Parker Pratt 1 1-5 3, Gharret Diehl 1. 19 28-42
3FG – A5 (C.Tanner 2, B.Fisher, Z.RC, M.Johnson), L6 (Job 5, Haffey). (Th23Jan20)
Vikings
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Mission at home
This past weekend, the host Bulldogs had intended to capitalize upon home court advantage since their preceding encounter with the Vikings at Bigfork back in December had ended by a mere possession shortfall. But Bigfork had honed their craft over the ensuing five week interval as Mission discovered that the conference rivals had morphed into a more formidable foe.
Bigfork would need no final frame rally this time around to overcome a multiple possession deficit like in their previous clash. This time, Mission struggled to craft comparable counters to Viking forays into their real estate.
Mission travels to Eureka, then hosts Deer Lodge this weekend.
Bigfork 64, Mission 41
Mission (2-3, 6-6), Bigfork (5-1, 8-5)
Bigfork 13 17 16 18 – 64
Mission 7 15 10 9 – 41
BIGFORK – Isaac Bjorge 18, Colt Thorness 11, Wyatt Reichenbach 8, Asher VanCampen 8, Levi Taylor 6, Isak Epperly 4, Eli Hines 5, Walker Fisher 2, Gabe Grende 2.
MISSION ST. IGNATIUS – Kolten Gardipee 4 0-0 9, Isaiah Nasewytewa 3 1-2 9, Zoran LaFrombois 3 0-0 7, Trance Bird 2 2-2 7, Jedi Christy 0 6-10 6, Davien Adams 2, Layne Spidel 2, Kellen McClure 1.
3FG – B (), MSI 5-17 (Nasewytewa 2-4, K.Gardipee 1-1, T.Bird 1-1, LaFrombois 1-6). REB – MSI 17 (K.Gardipee 5, L.Spidel 4, LaFrombois 3, Christy 2, Ross McPherson 2, Nasewytewa). AST – MSI 9 (Christy 4, Nasewytewa 2, LaFrombois, T.Bird, L.Spidel). STL – MSI 12 (LaFrombois 3, Christy 3, K.Gardipee 2, D.Adams 2, T.Bird, L.Spidel). BLK – MSI 1 (L.Spidel). (Fr24Jan20)