Girls Class A Basketball: Polson battles past Butte Central
Freshman starter Rylee Taylor-Jefferson goes up with a jump shot during last Tuesday's Polson-Bigfork contest. (Bob Gunderson photo)
Polson went on a 16-9 run in the second quarter and held on for a 52-46 non-conference victory over Butte Central on Saturday, Dec. 16 in Butte.
Natalie Adams led the Lady Pirates with 16 points. Polson trailed after the first quarter but gained the 26-21 advantage at halftime.
The second half was a tight affair, but the Lady Pirates were able to extend their lead by a point. Samantha Rensvold added nine points, and freshman Rylee Taylor-Jefferson added eight points.
The win improved Polson to 2-2 on the season.
At Butte
POLSON 52, BUTTE CENTRAL 46
Polson - 10 - 16 - 8 - 18 - 52
ButteC - 12 - 9 - 7 - 18 - 46
POLSON SCORING - Natalie Adams 16, Samantha Rensvold 9, Rylee Taylor-Jefferson 8, Hinkley Moss 7, Julia Barnard 6, McKenna Hanson 4, Aleysia Black 1, Jaja Nichols 1
Bigfork takes down Polson
Ava Davey scored 15 points, and the Bigfork Valkyries outscored Polson 25-1 in the second half of a convincing Northwest A win Tuesday, Dec. 12.
Bigfork, in their return to the Northwest A Conference, handed Polson a 52-12 loss. McKenna Hanson led the Lady Pirates with six points, but the team could only muster one point in the second half.
Bigfork led 27-12 at halftime, then went on a 10-0 run in the third quarter and a 14-1 surge in the fourth quarter. Ava Davey led Bigfork with 15 points.
At Polson
BIGFORK 52, POLSON 12
Bigfork - 17 - 10 - 11 - 14 - 52
Polson - 8 - 4 - 0 - 1 - 13
BIGFORK — Keni Wade 5, Ava Davey 15, Afton Lambrecht 6, Braeden Gunlock 10, Paeten Gunlock 6, Callie Gembala 10.
POLSON — McKenna Hanson 6, Julia Barnard 4, Samantha Rensvold 2, Alysia Black 1
Ronan powers past Stevensville
Ronan’s Zailee Hewankorn scored 16 points as the Maidens pulled away from Stevensville for a non-conference 48-36 win on Thursday, Dec. 14.
At halftime, Ronan led 25-17 and went on a 16-6 run in the third quarter to ice the contest. Lauryn Buhr added 12 points, while Maddy Illig had seven for the Maidens.
At Ronan
RONAN 48, STEVENSVILLE 36
Stevensville - 9 - 8 - 6 - 13 - 36
Ronan - 14 - 11 - 16 - 7 - 48
STEVENSVILLE — Holly St. Germain 4, Cheyenne Sannar 5, Haylie Tolley 3, Shilo McLain Lampi 16, Alexia Perez 6, Emma McCoy 2
RONAN — Zailee Hewankorn 16, Lauryn Buhr 12, Maddy Illig 7, Ally Luedtke 6, Arianna Zepeda 6, Kylee Kelch 1