Polson pulls away from Lions
The Daily Inter Lake
POLSON - Polson exploded for 22 points in the second quarter en route to a 62-41 nonconference girls basketball victory over Eureka on Friday.
Polson, up 11-6 after the first period, led 33-17 at the half.
Polson outscored Eureka 22-11 in the second period.
"We missed a lot of good looks at the basket," Eureka coach John Hammond said.
"(Down 14 at the half) was too much to come back from."
Eureka, 3-5 overall, was led offensively by Auna Lawler, 11 points. Mariah Newell had six steals and five points.
Polson, 4-4, had three players in double figure scoring - Nicole Davey, 11, Sarah Newton, 10, and Breanne Kelley, 10.
Kelley led Polson's offensive burst in the second quarter, scoring six points.
"We had seven different girls score (in that quarter)," Polson coach Randy Kelley said. "The hole got big for us. We shot great."
Davey and Amanda James both pulled down six rebounds.
Polson plays at Libby tonight, while Eureka entertains Troy. Both games begin at 6 p.m.
Eureka 6 11 9 15 - 41
Polson 11 22 13 16 - 62
Eureka - Cami Stacy 4, Tayler Holder 4, Toni Hall 2, Jonna Yost 2, Kayci West 4, Auna Lawler 11, Steph Vogelman 9, Mariah Newell 5.
Polson - Amanda James 4, Staci Benson 2, Breanne Kelley 10, Rochelle Woods 8, Riley Kenney 2, Kayla Duford 4, Nicole Davey 11, Marlee Berry 3, Sarah Newton 10, Cali Hislop 4, Loni Havlovick 3.
Big Sky 59, Flathead 37
MISSOULA - Joslyn Tinkle scored 28 points as Big Sky improved to 9-0 over winless Flathead.
It was the ninth straight loss for Flathead.
Kelsey Hildal paced Flathead with 19 points. Danika Johnson had 16 rebounds for the Bravettes.
Flathead is back in action Thursday at Bigfork.
Flathead 5 11 15 6 - 37
Big Sky 12 13 22 12 -- 59
FLATHEAD - Sammantha Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Arielle Johnson 1-6 6-6 8, Danika Johnson 1-7 1-2 3, Kelsey Hildal 7-14 4-6 19, Tess Brennemann 0-5 3-4 3, Jaimee Zorn 0-2 4-4 4, Marissa Stivers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 9-34 10-22 37.
MISSOULA BIG SKY - Elleson Tinkle 0-6 0-0 0, Katie Showers 4-8 0-2 8, Joslyn Tinkle 11-20 6-8 28, Brittany Sept 0-3 1-2 1, Sarah Lidstrom 1-6 0-0 2, Brittney Bird Rattler 5-10 0-0 14, Amy McLaughlin 3-5 0-0 6, Stephanie Carl 0-0 0-0 0, Kori Thornock 0-0 0-0 0, Kelsey LaVaute 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 7-12 59.
3-point goals - Flathead 1-6 (Hildal 1-4, Brennemann 0-2), Big Sky 4-12 (Bird Rattler 4-6, Lidstrom 0-1, J.Tinkle 0-1, E. Tinkle 0-1, Sept 0-3). Rebounds - Flathead 27 (D.Johnson 16), Big Sky 36 (J.Tinkle 9). Fouls - Flathead 12, Big Sky 18. Steals - Flathead 5 (Brenneman 3), Big Sky 11 (Sept 3, Lidstrom 3). Blocks - Flathead 2 (D. Johnson 2), Big Sky 7 (McLaughlin 5, J.Tinkle 2). Turnovers - Flathead 21, Big Sky 16.
Stillwater 57,
Flathead Valley 36
Abby Smith scored 13 points and Linnea Hashley 11 as Stillwater downed Flathead Valley Home School in a Montana Christian Athletic Association Western Conference matchup at West Valley School.
Dana Topp added 10 points for the Cougars.
Flathead Valley's Jordanna Weimer led all scorers with 19 points.
Stillwater 10 17 11 19 - 57
Flathead Valley 6 8 4 18 - 36
Stillwater - Abby Smith 13, Dana Topp 10, Samantha Red Elk 7, Lorraine Moberly 6, Linnea Hashley 11, Lindsey Vander Ark 4, Julia Bray 6.
Flathead Valley - Sanae Sheeran 5, Jordanna Weimer 19, Melody Sprunger 4, Jenna Sladek 4, Shelby Sladek 4.
Columbia Falls at Ronan
RONAN - Kayla DeWit tossed in 23 points and Kelsey DeWit had 11 as Columbia Falls picked up an easy Northwestern A victory.
Columbia Falls, 4-3 overall and 3-0 in league, led 31-11 at the half.
Ronan, 0-7 and 0-3, was led by Morgan Belgrade's 10 points.
Columbia Falls plays at Whitefish tonight at 6.
Columbia Falls 19 12 9 13 - 53
Ronan 4 7 10 10 - 31
COLUMBIA FALLS - McKenzie Reeve 4, Kayla DeWit 23, Alyssa Ladenburg 3, Kelsey DeWit 11, Kayla Straton 2, Brook Cady 4, Shay Grilley 4, Shiloh Knudson 2.
RONAN - Kaylee Lrson 3, Jordan Strozzi 2, Carli Starkel 5, Ashley Cheff 2, Jade Michel 5, Nina Orozco 4, Morgan Belgrade 10.
Libby at Troy
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Streaking Pirates throttle Eureka
The Daily Inter Lake
POLSON - A big second half allowed Polson to pull away for a 77-34 victory over Eureka on Friday in a boys nonconference basketball contest.
Polson, up 34-24 at the break, outscored Eureka 43-10 in the third and fourth quarters.
Kyle Bagnell and Tim Rausch paced the victors with 13 points each. Rausch also led Polson in assists, four, and steals, four.
Polson, 6-2, outrebounded Eureka 33-21. Joe Andrews pulled down seven for Polson.
Polson enjoyed a big edge at the free throw line, going 16-for-19. Eureka had just one attempted and missed.
Polson, winners of three straight, plays at Libby today, while Eureka hosts Troy. Both games begin at 4:30 p.m.
Eureka 13 11 4 6 - 34
Polson 16 18 21 22 - 77
Eureka - Jesse Thomson 4, Dylan Day 4, Andrew Sanders 4, Ryan Holder 8, Ben Dechart 10, Caleb Curtis 2, Marcus Pluid 6.
Polson - Craig Bagnell 8, Kyle Bagnell 13, Waylon Michel 8, Tim Rausch 13, Ryan Kelley 2, Lewis Mohr 12, Sheldon Fisher 2, Derrick Rathe 4, Joe Andrews 5, Peter Hansen 4, Ben Digiallonardo 6.
Great Falls 71,
Flathead 53
GREAT FALLS - Austin Heavyrunner tallied 16 points and three other Bison teammates hit double-figure scoring in the 18-point nonconference AA victory over Flathead.
This game was rescheduled from Dec 13.
Dustin Schultz followed with 15 points, Nate Gilmor added 11 and Mike Winkler finished with 10.
Great Falls, 3-4, led 31-22 at the break.
Flathead's Karl Ingram led all scorers with 18 points. George Sherwood totaled 12.
Flathead, 1-7, hosts Missoula Big Sky today at 4:30 p.m. in Western AA play.
Flathead 9 13 11 20 - 53
Great Falls High 13 18 18 22 - 71
Flathead - Tanner Salois 3 0-0 8, Ian Gillispie 0 2-2 2, Karl Ingram 4 10-13 18, Jesse Bennett 2 0-0 5, George Sherwood 2 7-9 12, Mike Vanarendonk 2 2-3 6, Connor Tice 0 2-2 2. Totals: 13 23-29 53.
Great Falls High - Nate Gilmor 4 3-5 11, Schuyler Watt 3 1-2 8, Mike Winkler 4 2-2 10, Dustin Schultz 6 1-2 15, Lee Perkins 0 0-0 0, Matt Schmitz 2 0-0 4, Trevor Bolton 0 1-2 1, Bryan Howard 0 0-1 0, Austin Heavyrunner 7 1-2 16, Dale Moore 1 0-2 2, Santino Williams 1 2-2 4. Totals: 28 11-20 71.
Three-point goals: Salois 2, Bennett, Sherwood, Watt, Schultz 2, Heavyrunner. Total fouls: Flathead 17, GFH 20. Fouled out: none.
Columbia Falls 65, Ronan 42
RONAN - Columbia Falls jumped on top early, and rolled to an easy Northwestern A victory.
The Wildcats, 5-3 overall and 2-1 in league, led 21-12 and 36-17 after the first two quarter breaks.
Ronan, 4-4 and 1-2, was held to single-digit scoring in the second and fourth quarters.
Mitchell Wassam had 14 points to pace Columbia Falls.
Nolan Harris collected 13 for Ronan.
Columbia Falls plays at Whitefish tonight at 8.
Columbia Falls 21 15 12 17 - 65
Ronan 12 5 17 8 - 42
COLUMBIA FALLS - Kyle Howell 8, Tanner Barth 6, Mackey Nolan 6, Austin Robbins 12, Mitchell Wassam 14, Kaleb Johnson 5, Grant Getts 10, Michael Williams 4.
RONAN - Mike Fisher 10, Dallas Cordier 3, Justin Dustybull 2, Ed Ness 5, Jay Sorrell 5, Nolan Harris 13, Kyle Hendrickx 4.
Flathead Valley 44,
Stillwater 41
Stillwater Christian School came close, but 27 turnovers was the Cougars undoing in a three-point Montana Christian Athletic Association Western Conference setback to Flathead Valley Home School at West Valley School.
Stillwater, 5-5, had several key turnovers down the stretch.
FVHS led 27-26 heading into the fourth quarter.
Josh LeGassey had 17 rebounds and 16 points for Stillwater.
Josh Jarvis led Flathead Valley Home School with 17 points. The Crusaders are 7-5 overall, 3-0 league.
On Thursday, FVHS lost 66-65 to Missoula Hellgate's sub varsity. Stephen Sprunger led the Crusaders with 17 points.
Stillwater 9 7 12 13 - 41
Flathead Valley 6 9 12 17 - 44
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN (5-5) - Jake Meerkatz 2, Logan Ward 5, Josh Topp 2, Josh LeGassey 16, Tim Butterfield 4, Ben Harrel 9, Trent Burton 3.
FVHS - Issac Rajkowski 4, Josh Jarvis 17, Jace Voightlander 4, Stephen Sprunger 11, Nathan Wagner 8.