Chiefs outmatched at divisionals
Ronan junior Zarec Couture shoots over Butte Central players in the first round of the Western A Divisional Tournament Feb 27. Ronan fell to Butte Central 56-30. (Whitney England/Lake County Leader)
Ronan Chief Trey Don’t Mix lays in two of his game high 17 points against Polson in loser-out action Friday afternoon at the Western A Divisional. (Bob Gunderson photo)
Ronan senior Trey Don’t Mix drives to the hoop against Butte Central in the first round of the Western A Divisional Tournament Feb 27. Although the Chiefs stuck with Butte Central in the first half, they had a hard time scoring consistently, falling 56-30. (Whitney England/Lake County Leader)
Ronan coach Ron Couture watches from the sidelines as the Chiefs played Butte Central in the first round of the Western A Divisional Tournament Feb 27. This was Couture’s first year as the Ronan Chiefs head coach. (Whitney England/Lake County Leader)
Ronan’s Girma Detwiler drives along the baseline against Butte Central in the first round of the Western A Divisional Tournament Feb 27. (Whitney England/Lake County Leader)
After playing their hearts out to beat Libby in the Northwest A play-in game, the Ronan Chiefs came up short in the divisional tournament with an 0-2 performance.
The Chiefs took on Butte Central in the opening round of the tournament and lost 56-30.
Ronan stuck with the Maroons early, only trailing by five points at the half, however they were stumped in the second half.
Butte Central outscored Ronan 30-10 in the final half.
Ronan played a familiar foe, Polson, the following day. The Chiefs put together a better game offensively however could not recover from a slow start, falling to the Pirates 65-55.
Ronan senior Trey Don’t Mix was a highlight in the game recording 17 points and six rebounds.
This was the Chiefs first year under new head coach Ron Couture.
The Chiefs only graduate two varsity seniors this year.
Butte Central 56, Ronan 30
Ronan (8-12), Butte Central (16-3)
Ronan 12 8 1 9 – 30
Butte C 11 14 12 18 – 56
RONAN – Zarec Couture 3 0-0 8, Elijah Tonasket 2 3-6 7, Girma Detwiler 1 5-6 7, Trey Don’t Mix 2 2-3 6, Ruben Couture 0 2-2 2, Payton Cates 0 0-1 0. 8-32 12-17
BUTTE CENTRAL – Luke Heaphy 15, Braden Harrington 14, Jared Simkins 10, Trevor Neumann 5, Matt Simkins 5, Aaron Richards 3, Gator Yelenich 2, Kyle Holter 2. 22-42 5-13
3FGs – R2-8 (Z.Couture 2-2), BC7-19 (Heaphy 3-6, Harrington 3-6, Neumann 1-3). REB – R25 (G.Detwiler 7, Z.Couture 5, T.DM 4, Cates 4, Tonasket 2, Leonard Burke), BC25 (Richards 5, M.Simkins 5). AST – R4 (Tonasket, Z.Couture, G.Detwiler, T.DM), BC15 (Yelenich 6). STL – R5 (T.DM 2, G.Detwiler, Z.Couture, L.Burke), BC12 (Heaphy 3, Neumann 3, Yelenich 3). BLK – R3 (Cates 2, Z.Couture), BC1 (J.Simkins). (Th27Feb20gm2div)
Consolation Loser Out
Polson 65, Ronan 55
Bo Kelley crested the double century (200) point plateau for varsity career scoring.
Polson (12-8), Ronan (8-13)
Ronan 7 14 14 20 – 55
Polson 22 15 11 17 – 65
RONAN – Trey Don’t Mix 6 1-2 17, Leonard Burke 5 1-3 15, Zarec Couture 3 1-2 7, Elijah Tonasket 2 0-0 4, Reuben Couture 1 2-2 4, Payton Cates 1 1-2 3, Saul BlackWeasel 1 1-2 3, Girma Detwiler 0 2-4 2.
POLSON – Colton Graham 5 8-11 18, Bo Kelley 5 1-3 13, Anton Lefthand 2 4-4 8, Ryker Wenderoth 2 2-2 6, Xavier Fisher 0 5-8 5, Jarrett Wilson 0 4-6 4, Trevor Lake 2 0-0 4, Gunner Grisak 0 4-6 4, Trey Kelley 3. 17-35 28-40
3FG – R4-22 (L.Burke 4-13), P3-9 (B.Kelley 2-3, T.Kelley 1-1). REB – R32 (Z.Couture 10, T.DM 6, G.Detwiler 4, Cates 4, R.Couture 3, Tonasket 2, S.BW, L.Burke, Sage Coffman), P32 (*Graham 11, *Grisak 6, Lefthand 4, B.Kelley 3, T.Lake*3, J.Wilson 2, X.Fisher, R.Wenderoth, Braunsen Henricksen). AST – *R11 (Z.Couture 3, S.BW 3, L.Burke 3, Tonasket, R.Couture), *P6 (Grisak 2, X.Fisher, J.Wilson, Lefthand, Graham, Bra.Henriksen). STL – R8 (Tonasket 4, L.Burke 2, S.BW, T.DM), *P14 (Graham 4, *Lefthand 4, J.Wilson 3, R.Wenderoth, T.Lake, Grisak). BLK – R1 (Z.Couture). (Fr28Feb20gm9div)
hudl/xo: R32r9a10s (Z.Couture 2a, L.Burke 2a), P32r4a10s (Graham 10r1a3s, Wilson 1s, Lefthand 3s, Henriksen 1s, Lake 2r0s, Grisak 5r0a1s, noID2r). PiScore: P30r6a14s (Lake 2r1s, J.Wilson 1r4s, Grisak 6r2a0s).