LaFrombois, Christensen shine in Mission Valley All-Stars
Hayleigh Smith of Charlo (3) and Ronan's Olivia Heiner (12) vie for a loose ball during the girls game. (Courtesy of Niki Graham)
The 2022 Mission Valley boys all stars (left to right) back row, standing: coach DJ Fish, Nick Walker (Bigfork), Stetson Reum (Charlo), Nate Gates (Two Eagle River), Ben Old Person-Harlow (Arlee), Levi Fullerton (Arlee), George Brown (Bigfork), Colton Graham (Polson), Payton Cates (Ronan), Cederick McDonald (Mission), Ross McPherson (Mission), Bryce Gilliard (Bigfork), Marlo Tonasket (Ronan), coach Robert McCrea, coach George Sherwood. Middle row, kneeling: Nate Lawhead (Hot Springs), Jack McAllister (Hot Springs), Kyle Lawson (Hot Springs). Front row, seated: Keaton Piedalue (Charlo), Elijah…
The 2022 Mission Valley girls all-stars (left to right) back row, standing: Sarah Gardipe (Two Eagle River), McKirah Fisher (Arlee), Krystena Boes (Plains), Scout Nadeau (Bigfork), Katelyn Christensen (Hot Springs), Emma Berreth (Bigfork), Kooper Page (Mission), Kason Page (Mission), Madyson Currie (Mission), Madison Chappuis (Bigfork), Kaylah Standeford (Plains), Janelle AfterBuffalo (Two Eagle River), Olivia Heiner (Ronan), Turquoise Pierre (Polson). Front row, kneeling: Leina Ulutoa (Ronan), LaReina Cordova (Ronan), Dani Coffman (Ronan), Hayleigh Smith (Charlo), Jazlyn Dalbey (Polson), Ka…
Charlo's Stetson Reum puts up a long shot during the boys game. (Courtesy of Niki Graham)
Kason Page of Mission. (Courtesy of Niki Graham)
Ronan's Payton Cates puts up a shot in front of Keaton Piedalue of Charlo. (Courtesy of Niki Graham)
Girls co-MVP Katelyn Christensen of Hot Springs competes in the girls 3-point contest. (Courtesy of Niki Graham)
Mission's Cederick McDonald. (Courtesy of Niki Graham)
Madison Chappuis of Bigfork and Katelyn Christensen of Hot Springs pose with their co-MVP plaques. (Courtesy of Christa Umphrey, Forward Photography)
Ronan's Payton Cates and Mission's Zoran LaFrombois sandwich contest organizer Steve Woll as they pose with their co-MVP plaques. (Courtesy of Christa Umphrey, Forward Photography)
Mission’s Zoran LaFrombois hit four 3-pointers in a game filled with them, and his Light team beat the Dark 105-99 in the Mission Valley All-Stars series held Tuesday, March 15 at the Ronan Events Center.
In the girls game, the Light won 74-52 behind 16 points from Hot Springs senior Katelyn Christensen.
LaFrombois, a junior, scored 13 of his 16 points in the first half, including three 3-pointers. Four teammates had 15 points: Levi Fullerton (three 3s) of Arlee; Ross McPherson of Mission; Marlo Tonasket of Ronan (11 in the second half); and Keaton Piedalue of Charlo. Ruben Couture of Ronan added another 11 points.
For the Dark, Polson’s Colton Graham and Mission’s Cederick McDonald had 17 points each. Ronan’s Payton Cates had 15 points and nine rebounds. Ben Old Person-Harlow of Arlee and Stetson Reum of Charlo had 10 each, and Polson’s Xavier Fisher had nine points, all on 3-pointers.
Christensen fueled a 50-point second half for the girls’ Light team, and finished with 16.
McKirah Fisher (Arlee) and Emma Berreth (Bigfork) added nine each, and Jazlyn Dalby (Polson) hit two threes on the way to eight points.
Ronan’s Olivia Heiner hit three 3-pointers and scored 15 points to lead the Dark team, with Madison Chappuis of Bigfork adding 10 points. Kayla Standeford of Plains knocked down two 3-pointers and scored eight points.
Madison Chappuis of Bigfork and Katelyn Christensen of Hot Springs were named co-MVPs for the girls, Ronan’s Payton Cates and Mission’s Zoran LaFrombois were the boys’ co-MVPs.
LaFrombois also won the 3-point contest at halftime, edging out fellow Bulldog McDonald. Lady Pirate Dalbey won the girls’ 3-point contest following a tiebreaker shootout with Ronan’s Dani Coffman.
Boys: Dark 105, Light 99
Dark 50 - 55 – 105
Light 41 - 58 – 99
DARK – Zoran LaFrombois 6 0-0 16 (8r,5a,1b), Ross McPherson 6 3-4 15 (5r,2b), Marlo Tonasket 7 0-1 15 (7r,2s), Ruben Couture 5 0-0 11 (9r), Keaton Piedalue 4 0-0 10 (7r,2a,1b), Levi Fullerton 4 0-0 10 (4r,2a), Nick Walker 4 0-1 9 (3r), Levi Taylor 4 0-0 9 (6r,2a,2s), Jack McAllister 3 0-0 7 (13r,1a,3s), Jayden Weeks 3 (3r,1a), Nate Lawhead 0 (1a,1b). Team: 44 3-6 105.
LIGHT – Colton Graham 7 1-1 17 (4r,3a,2s,1b), Cedrick McDonald 8 0-0 17 (1r), Payton Cates 7 0-0 15 (9r,1s,2b), Ben Old Person-Harlow 4 0-0 10 (8r,2a,1s), Stetson Reum 5 0-0 10 (4r,1a), Xavier Fisher 3 0-0 9 (3r,1a,3s), Bryce Gilliard 2 0-0 6 (4r,1s), Elijah Tonasket 2 0-0 6 (9r,5a), Nate Gates 2 0-0 (3r,2a,1s), Coyle Nagy 1 1-2 3 (5r,1b), George Brown 2 (4r,1a), Kyle Lawson 0 (3r,2a). Team: 42 2-3 99.
3FGs – Dark 14 (LaFrombois 4, Fullerton 2, Piedalue 2, M.Tonasket, Walker, Couture, Weeks, McAllister, Taylor), Light 13 (X.Fisher 3, Graham 2, Gilliard 2, OP-Harlow 2, E.Tonasket 2, Cates, McDonald).
Girls: Light 74, Dark 52
Dark 19 - 33 – 52
Light 24 - 50 – 74
DARK – Olivia Heiner 5 2-2 15 (5r,1a,3s), Kaylah Standeford 3 1-2 9 (7r,1a), Madison Chappius 4 0-2 8 (5r,3s), Kooper Page 2 0-0 4 (2r,1s), LaReina Cordova 2 0-0 4 (6r,2a,1s), Lauryn Aldridge 1 2-3 4 (6r,1b), Turquoise Pierre 2 0-0 4 (5r,3s), Kassidi Cox 1 1-2 3 (6r,2s), Raven Parson 1 (4r,2a,3s), Janelle AfterBuffalo 0 (4r,1a). Team: 20 7-13 52
LIGHT – Katelyn Christensen 8 0-2 16 (6r,5a,1s,2b), Emma Berreth 4 0-0 9 (6r,1s,1b), McKirah Fisher 4 0-0 9 (7r,1a,1b), Jazlyn Dalbey 3 0-0 8 (1r,2s), Scout Nadeau 3 0-0 7 (2r,2s), Madyson Currie 3 0-0 6 (5r,1a,1s,1b), Dani Coffman 3 0-0 6 (4r,1a,1s), Kason Page 3 0-0 6 (4r,1a), Leina Ulutoa 2 0-2 4 (5r,2a,1s,3b), Krystena Boes 2 (3r,1s), Hayleigh Smith 0 1-4 1 (5r,4a,1s,1b), Sarah Gardipe 0 (2r,1a,2b). Team: 34 1-8 74.
3FGs – Dark 5 (Heiner 3, Standeford 2), Light 5 (Dalbey 2, Berreth, M.Fisher, Nadeau).
3-point contest
15 balls atop three racks, 45 seconds: regulation ball = 1, colored ball = 2
GIRLS – tiebreaker shootout: Dalbey 7, Coffman 4. First-round: Dalbey 9, Coffman 9, Ko.Page 7, Berreth 6, Currie 5, Ka.Page 5, H.Smith 5, L.Cordova 4, Christensen 4, Parson 4, Heiner 3, McKi.Fisher 4.
BOYS – LaFrombois 8, McDonald 7, Graham 6, OP-Harlow 6, Piedalue 6, Reum 5, Gilliard 5, X.Fisher 4, E.Tonasket 4, Brown 4, Walker 4, Taylor 4, M.Tonasket 4, McAllister 3.
