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GM SCORES/STATS FOR WEEK OF 12-4-23
| Saturday, December 09, 2023 |
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• Lewistown 62, Hamilton 36: Kiya Foran knocked down six three-pointers to finish with 18 points, Lexy Burnham drained 15 points and Riley Roche scored eight as the Golden Eagles blitzed the Broncs. Lavana Wetzel and Ashlynn McKern netted 10 points each to pace Hamilton. • Frenchtown 63, Ronan 31: Mason Quinn knocked down 22 points, Madison Kaufman netted 10 and Maya Skinner contributed nine as the hometown Broncs routed the Maidens at the Western A Tip-off. Kylie Kelch and Zailee Hewan Korn led Ronan with seven points apiece. • Libby 45, Stevensville 30: Kaydence Stanek and Rylee Delmas scored 11 points apiece and Peyton Waggoner drained 10 points to lead the Loggers past the Yellowjackets. Shiloh McClain Lampi scored 10 points to lead Stevi, with Haylie Tolley contributing eight points. • Whitefish 50, Livingston 39: Jude Perry scored 18 points and Bailey Smith had her back with 16 as the Bulldogs downed the Rangers. Yoli Krastev chipped in six points. Maria Turck drained a game-high 17 points for Livingston and Emily Jesson netted 12 points. • Polson 40, Corvallis 37: Julia Barnard and Rylee Taylor-Jefferson led a balanced offense with seven points apiece and eight players in the scoring column, and the Pirates edged the Blue Devils. Ava Loran and Brecklyn Jessop scored 11 points apiece to lead Corvallis. • Browning 67, Butte Central 24: Josey Michael knocked down 18 points, Teslin Trombley hit for 14 and Jerel White Grass scored 12 as the Indians walloped the Maroons, going up 22-4 in the first quarter en route to their second straight win. Kathryn Lalicker netted 13 points to lead Butte, with Kenzie McQueary contributing nine points. • Bigfork 52, Dillon 32: Braeden Gunlock knocked down 18 points, and surpassed the 1,000-point career mark, as the Valkyries smothered the Beavers early, going up 28-10 at halftime. Keni Wade netted 12 points and Ava Davey 10 for Bigfork. Kenleigh Graham led Dillon with 12 points and Halle Fitzgerald and Leila Stennerson added six points apiece. • Missoula Loyola 55, Columbia Falls 39: Spencer Laird poured in 20 points, Gio Horner and Sammy McHugh netted seven points apiece, and Addie Nault and Caitrin Harrington added six apiece for the Breakers. Hope McAtee scored 11 points for the Wildkats and Maddie Moultray added six points. BROWNING 67 BUTTE CENTRAL 24
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RONAN 31 FRENCHTOWN 63 |
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FERGUS 62 HAMILTON 36 |
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CORVALLIS 40 POLSON 37 Lady Pirates clip Corvallis for first win of seasonby John HeglieAt Frenchtown during second day action of the Tip-Off, the Lady Pirates put together a productive opening frame, then crafted comparable counters to Corvallis runs to match their output the remainder of the way to secure their first win of the nascent season. Senior guard Julia Barnard kickstarted the strong start by netting a half dozen in the opening frame as Polson dialed the operator long distance and completed the call on half of their six triples from beyond the arc over the course of the contest. The beaucoup backcourt of Barnard and Rylee Taylor-Jefferson combined for 14, while Sam Rensvold along with Natalie Adams collaborated on another dozen to lead LP scoring. Nine different players reeled in multiple rebounds over the duration of the game that included ten offensive boards that kept the ball alive for several second chance opportunities. Rensvold crested the century point plateau for varsity career scoring. Polson 40, Corvallis 37 NWA Lady Pirates (1-1), SWA Lady Blue Devils (0-3) Polson 14 8 10 8 – 40 Corvallis 9 8 10 10 – 37 POLSON – Julia Barnard 2 2-4 7(3r,2a,3s), Rylee Taylor-Jefferson 2 2-3 7(7r,2a,3s), Sam Rensvold 2 2-4 6(5r,1a,2s), Natalie Adams 2 0-0 6(3r), Mckenna Hanson 1 2-2 4(4r,3b), Hinkley Moss 1 1-2 4(4r), Aleysia Black 3(3r,1a,2s), Sierra Perez 2(2r,1s), Jaja Nichols 1(2r), Olivia Jore 0(1r). 12 10-17 40(34r,6a,11s,3b) CORVALLIS – Ava Loran 4 1-2 11, Brecklyn Jessop 4 2-2 11, Ericka Jessop 6, Ella Varner 2 0-6 4, Autumn Benson 4, Jayde Venema 1. 15 4-12 37(24r) 3FGs – P6-23 (N.Adams 2-4, Black 1-2, Moss 1-2, Taylor-Jefferson 1-4, Barnard 1-6), C3-20 (Loran 2, B.Jessop). (Sa09Dec23) IMG_2740.HEIC/IMG_2741.HEIC |
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COLUMBIA FALLS 39 LOYOLA 55 |
| DILLON 32 BIGFORK 49 |
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WHITEFISH 50 PARK 39 |
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LIBBY 45 STEVENSVILLE 30 |
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HAVRE 59 LOCKWOOD 51 |
| LAUREL 39 MILES CITY 53 |
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BILLINGS CENTRAL 57 GLENDIVE 35 |
| SIDNEY 53 DICKINSON 48 |
| Friday, December 08, 2023 |
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• Whitefish 54, Stevensville 28: Bailey Smith led with 15 points and Ainsley Scott added 13 for the Bulldogs, who jumped to a 22-11 lead after one quarter and raced away from the Yellowjackets in the Frenchtown tournament. Shilo McLain Lampi led Stevi with eight points. • Havre 69, East Helena 41: In a tale of two halves, the Vigilantes held a nine point halftime lead, after which the Blue Ponies got rolling and outscored them 48-11 in the second half. Dymon Root netted 19 points to lead East Helena, with Brooke Harris scoring six points and Janelle Taylor and Keeley Hamilton five apiece. No stats were reported for Havre. • Miles City 52, Baker 50: Madison O'Connor scored 17 points and Avery O'Connor 16 for the Class B Spartans in their opener. Emily Enos contributed eight points. No stats were reported for Miles City. • Livingston 56, Libby 40: Maria Turck had a monster game, pouring in 30 points, and the Rangers ran away from the Loggers at the Frenchtown tournament. Ashley Strupp, Chase Vermillion and Gray Hoglund-Mossman added six points apiece. Rylee Delmas led Libby with 11 points, Maddie Vincent netted eight and Peyton Waggoner six. • Hamilton 47, Ronan 45 (OT): Ashlynn McKem led the way with 18 points and Taylor McCarthy chipped in with 11 for the Broncs, who squeaked past the Maidens with a 6-4 overtime session at the Frenchtown tournament. Ally Luedtke scored 11 points and Lauryn Buhr nine for Ronan, which trailed by three points after three quarters. • Browning 68, Corvallis 36: Jerel White Grass was the leader with 19 points and the Runnin' Indians jumped to a 21-6 lead on the way to routing the Blue Devils in the Western A Tip-Off in Frenchtown. Amari Calf Robe added 11, Teslin Trombley nine and Shaylee Heavy Runner eight for Browning. Ava Loran led Corvallis with 10 points, followed by Ericka Jessop at nine and Brecklyn Jessop with seven. • Missoula Loyola 54, Polson 20: Gio Horner drained 26 points and Spencer Laird added 16 for the Breakers, who bolted to a 23-0 after one quarter on the way to trouncing the Class A Pirates in the Frenchtown tournament. Samantha Rensvold scored nine points in a losing effort for the Pirates. PARK 56 LIBBY 40 |
| FRENCHTOWN 40 BIGFORK 37 |
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RONAN 45 HAMILTON 47 OT |
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Bitterroot Broncs best Maidens in overtime thriller
by John Heglie
At the NWA/SWA Tip-Off held at Frenchtown, the Bitterroot Lady Broncs and the Ronan Maidens held court in one of the more intense sessions of first day action. There would be no stampede, no tightening of reins nor saddling of the other opponent. At the end of regulation, the contest would tie at 42-all and extended into overtime to settle. In the overtime period, each team netted a pair of deuces. But at the charity stripe, Hamilton would convert a pair out of a half dozen chances, while the Maidens earned a pair of attempts that failed to fall.
Ashlyn McKern of Hamilton was the only player to delve into double digits with 22 that included four triples from beyonf the arc. By contrast, the Maidens spread the wealth around as both Lauryn Buhr and Ally Luedtke netted nine apiece. Kylee Kelch converted a quartet of deuces, while Maddy Illig and Arianna Zepeda netted a pair of deuces along with a triple each.
Hamilton 48, Ronan 46 (OT)
NWA Maidens (0-2), SWA Lady Broncs (1-1)
Hamilton 11 14 7 10 6 – 48
Ronan 13 11 11 7 4 – 46
HAMILTON – Ashlyn McKern 7 4-9 22, Taylor McCarthy 3 0-0 8, Madalyn Nelson 3 0-4 6, Lavana Wetzel 1 2-6 4, Bryn Cianflone 3, Tricia Wilson 1 1-2 3, Ayda Griffin 2. 17 6-21 48
RONAN – Lauryn Buhr 4 0-5 9, Ally Luedtke 4 1-2 9, Kylee Kelch 4 0-0 8, Maddy Illig 3 0-0 7, Arianna Zepeda 3 0-3 7, Ernie Tapia-Torosian 1 1-1 3, Dallas St. Goddard 1 0-2 3, Kylynn DustyBull 0. 20 2-13 46
3FGs – H7 (McKern 4, McCarthy 2, Cianflone), R4 (Illig, Zepeda, Buhr, St.Goddard). (Fr08Dec23)
variants: Luedtke (406mtsports:11p, Rbk:9p), Zepeda (406mtsports:4p, picRbk:7p), Kelch (406mtsports:6p, picRbk:8p), ErnieT.T (406mtsports:5p, picRbk:3p), DustyBull (406mtsports:2p, picRbk:0p),
OT: Ham 2x2FG, 2-6FT, Ron 2x2FG, 0-2FT
Ham IMG_2697.HEIC / Ronan IMG initially conflated w/IMG_2695 of Libby boys, later rectified Ron IMG_2698.heic
CORVALLIS 36 BROWNING 68 |
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COLUMBIA FALLS 34 DILLON 65 |
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WHITEFISH 54 STEVENSVILLE 28 |
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POLSON 20 LOYOLA 54 |
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Breakers extract payback from Pirates to avenge last season upset
by John Heglie
At the opening contest of the NWA/SWA Tip-Off Tournament held in Frenchtown, the Lady Pirates got off to a sluggish start, while the Breakers of Loyola didn't wait around for their opponent to crank their engines over, vaulting ahead to a sizeable lead before Polson could craft an answer. Veteran returnee Gio Horner poured in 15 first half points, while teammate Spencer Laird also notched double figures in the first half by adding another ten, more than enough to counter Pirate point productivity.
For the Lady Pirates, Samantha Rensvold almost delved into the domain of double digits with nine, while Hinkley Moss was perfect from the field as she splashed all three of her attempts to add another six. The Lady Pirates were able to generate some competitive offense once the second half got underway, but erasing the deficit would have been a tall task had they shot the lights out from the field.
Loyola converted deuces among the mid-50th percentile in contrast to a low-30th percentile by Polson. When an opponent launches almost three times the number of opportunities with that kind of conversion rate, points tend to proliferate for the other side of the court. Loyola also had the additional incentive stemming from last season when the Lady Pirates hung an unanticipated 52-41 loss on them during which Ora Lindauer led the scoring with 14 and Horner added another ten for two dozen of their then 41.
Multiple factors likely contributed to the disparity in scoring. The Lady Pirates had a number of new pieces of the puzzle to fit into the picture. The pace and intensity of live competition tends to differ substantially from practice regimens, requiring degrees of adaptation that the team has now tasted. Biorhythms may have still been on wake-up mode that one intervention strategy, namely quadruple shot lattes to fire up those cortical synapses, may not have been an option due to the schedule of the contest. One game does not make a season. Team LP will make some adjustments as they prepare for their next opponent.
Loyola 54, Polson 20
NWA Lady Pirates (0-1), 6B Breakers (1-0)
Loyola 23 14 15 2 – 54
Polson 0 5 11 4 – 20
LOYOLA SACRED HEART – Gio Horner 10 4-6 26, Spencer Laird 8 0-1 16, Addie Nault 3, Sammy McHugh 3, Drew Lamb 1 0-2 2, Amalie Schneider 2, Caitrin Harrington 2, Ora Lindauer 0 0-2 0. 23 4-11 54(22r)
POLSON – Sam Rensvold 4 0-0 9(7r), Hinkley Moss 3 0-0 6(3r,1s), Natalie Adams 3(3r), Julia Barnard 1 0-0 2(3a,4s), Rylee Taylor-Jefferson 0(5r,2s), Mckenna Hanson 0(4r,1a,2s), Zaylyn Morgan (1r), Olivia Jore (1r). 9 0-2 20(24r,4a,9s)
3FGs – LSH4-14 (Horner 2, McHugh, Nault), P2-18 (Rensvold 1-6, Adams 1-6). (Fr09Dec23) venue:FHS
FERGUS 58 BUTTE CENTRAL 16 |
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HAVRE 69 E HELENA 41 |
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LAUREL 59 GLENDIVE 43 |
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MILES CITY 52 BAKER 50 |
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| Tuesday, December 05, 2023 |
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PARK 38 BIG TIMBER 66 |
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WHITEFISH 28 FRENCHTOWN 66 |
| COLUMBIA FALLS 65 HAMILTON 48 |
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HARDIN 54 LODGE GRASS 47 |
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SIDNEY 44 WOLF PT 23 |
Class A
• Hardin 54, Lodge Grass 47: Dierra Takes Enemy scored 14 points, and Kadie Bends and Carlei Plainfeather provided eight for the Bulldogs (1-0), who pulled away late to down the Runnin' Indians (0-1) at the Metra in Billings. Kevee Rogers scored nine points and Jasmine Half seven for Lodge Grass in a game that was tied 39-all after three quarters and a two-point game with four minutes play.
• Frenchtown 66, Whitefish 28: Mason Quinn dropped home 16 points and Madison Kaufman was right behind with 15 as the Broncs pummeled the Bulldogs (0-1) on the strength of a 26-2 second quarter. Blake Hardy added eight points for Frenchtown (2-0). Jude Perry scored 10 points, Ainsley Scott eight and Bailey Smith seven for Whitefish, which was within 12-7 after one quarter.
• Sidney 44, Wolf Point 23: Savannah Anderson had the hot hand with 19 points and the Eagles (1-0) took care of the Class B Wolves (2-1). Avi Norby scored eight for Sidney. Juellz Bauer scored nine and Keeley Blount-Henderson eight for Wolf Point.
