• Lockwood 53, Livingston 34: Dani Jordan took care of business, dropping 21 points,Tailey Harris canned 17, and the Lions (13-5, 7-3) ended their regular season on a six-game winning streak, building a 25-14 halftime advantage and then closing the deal with a 16-8 run in the third. Taysha LittleLight contributed six points and Lawren DeCrane added four.
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GM SCORES/STATS FOR WEEK OF 2-4-24
February 10, 2024
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• No. 1 Bigfork 71, Whitefish 22: The Valkyries (17-1, 12-0) finished their regular season with 17 consecutive triumphs as Ava Davey paced four players in double figures with 17 points in a romp over the Bulldogs (6-11, 3-8). Braeden Gunlock was next with 15 points, and Paeten Gunlock and Keni Wade added 13 apiece for Bigfork, which lost in overtime to Frenchtown on opening day in its debut as a Class A squad after winning the Class B crown. The Valkyries led 22-7 after one quarter and by 31 points at halftime.Camry Kelch scored 13 for Whitefish. • Polson 37, Ronan 18: Rylee Taylor-Jefferson popped home 12 points and the Pirates (8-9), 5-6) played lock-down defense in defeating the Maidens (5-12, 3-8). Ronan led 11-7 after one quarter but Polson won the second frame 13-1 and took over from there. Julia Barnard added seven points for the Pirates. Zailee Hewankornscored six to lead the Maidens. • No. 4 Dillon 68, Stevensville 34: The Beavers (15-3, 10-1) closed out their regular season on a four-game winning streak after their loss to No. 2 Frenchtown, getting 23 points from Leila Stennerson, with Kenleigh Graham and Sydney Petersen netting 11 and 10 points, and Halle Fitzgerald contributing seven. • No. 3 Billings Central 71, East Helena 22: The Rams (15-1, 9-0) were dominant from the get-go, outscoring the Vigilantes (4-14, 2-10) 52-17 in the first half as Coral Old Bull led with 19 points and Kamryn Reinker added 12. Jori Haugen did her part with 11 points for Billings Central, followed by Annika Stergar with nine and GG Hastingsat seven. • Laurel 52, Hardin 37: The Locos outscored the Bulldogs 29-17 over the second and third quarters and went on to post their seventh conference win against three losses (11-6 overall). Dierra Takes Enemy led Hardin (9-8, 4-6) in defeat with seven points, and Starry Roundface contributed six. No stats were reported for Laurel. • Browning 66, Libby 28: Jerel White Grass popped in 11 points, and Sugar Spoonhunter and Shaylee Heavy Runner provided 10 apiece for the Runnin' Indians (12-5, 9-2), who ran away from the Loggers (1-16, 0-11) fpr a blowout win. Natalie St. Goddard added eight points for Browning, which had 12 players score in all. Madeline Vincent scored 10 points and Jossalyn White nine for Libby
BUTTE CENTRAL 26 CORVALLIS 37* |
| BILLINGS CENTRAL 71 E HELENA 42* |
| HARDIN 37 LAUREL 52* |
| DILLON 68 STEVENSVILLE 34* |
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RONAN 36 POLSON 37* Lady Pirates eek out roundball rematch wrangle, edge Maidens
by John Heglie
At Linderman Gym in Polson for the rematch round of the Rez roundball rivalry wrangle with Ronan, the outcome of the contest between the visiting Maidens and the host Lady Pirates wold hang the balance until the waning seconds. After an even first frame, Polson would forge a precarious single possession edge entering intermission. Embarking upon the second half, the Maidens would knot the contest even at 20 apiece on a Nikki Kendall triple. Polson would counter with a quartet of deuces that culminated with a battle down under between Maiden post Lauryn Buhr and Lady Pirate Mckenna Hanson for a rebound. The latter would emerge from the wrangle with the ball extracted from the other's grasp, netted the following shot and would be fouled to turn a deuce-and-one conventional three-point play to extend the Polson lead to eight, 21-29.
Entering the final frame, the Maidens would mount a rally as they surged back into contention. Nevaeh Perez would convert a pair of deuces in the paint and Zailee Hewankorn would net another as the pair combined for a half dozen. Then Kendall would hit her third triple of the night to pull within a single possession 30-32. A steal and subsequent deuce by Rylee Taylor-Jefferson pushed the Lady Pirate margin back to multiple possessions. But Maiden Nevaeh Perez would net back-to-back conversions in the paint to tie the contest at 34-all at the 2:46 remaining mark. At the other end, Ahrianna Rushing would find net off a dish from Julia Barnard, followed by a subsequent back end free throw from Barnard that would reacquire the lead for the Lady Pirates. Perez would convert at the Maiden end of the floor off a control tip from Hewankorn to pull within one, 36-37 with 42 seconds and change remaining. When Polson was unable to convert at their end, the Maidens had a chance to either tie or overtake the lead. Arianna Zepeda would drive to the basket, but would be fouled before her release with 3.2 seconds remaining. The inbound would be disrupted by a stringent Polson defense, which denied an optimal launch sequence by the Maidens for a potential game winner.
The Maidens placed a pair of players in double figures with Nikki Kendall netting a dozen and Nevaeh Perez contributing 11. The Lady Pirates offset the visitor dynamic duo with guard Rylee Taylor-Jefferson sharing game high scoring honors with a dozen, while senior guard Julia Barnard along with frosh reserve Ahrianna Rushing split 14. Both teams fielded players who turned in seasons highs: Kendall along with Perez for Ronan, Rushing for Polson. The dozen by Taylor-Jefferson was her third dabble among the domain of double digits in as many games.
This was the fourth straight regulation schedule Rez roundball rivalry wrangle between the two squads in which the outcome hung in the balance until the waning seconds.
The victory locked down fourth place among the conference standings for the Lady Pirates irregardless of the outcome of their regular schedule finale at Whitefish and secured home court for play-in matches as they embark upon their quest to qualify for the Western A Divisional to be held in Butte.
Facilitative factors: starters (R21p, P25p), bench (R15p, P12p), transition (R7p, P4p), seasoned seniors (R13p, P10p), fab frosh (R6p, P24p), transfers (R24p, P na).
Polson 37, Ronan 36
Lady Pirates (5-6, 8-9), Maidens (3-8, 6-11)
Ronan 7 10 4 15 – 36
Polson 7 13 9 8 – 37
RONAN – Nikki Kendall 4 1-2 12(6r,1a,1s), Nevaeh Perez 5 1-3 11(4r), Zailee Hewankorn 2 0-2 4(8r,2a,2s), Maddy Illig 3(4r,1a), Arianna Zepeda 1 0-2 2(8r,1a,5s), Kailyn Marengo 2(2r,4a,1s), Lauryn Buhr 0 1-4 1(7r,1a), Ernie Tapia-Torossian 1(1r), Kylee Kelch (2r). 14 4-15 36(42r,8a,9s)
POLSON – Rylee Taylor-Jefferson 4 3-4 12(2r,2s), Julia Barnard 2 2-8 7(1r,2a,2s), Ahri Rushing 3 1-3 7(5r),
Mckenna Hanson 1 1-1 3(8r,1a,1b), Hinkley Moss 0 3-4 3(3r), Sam Rensvold 0 2-2 2(7r,1a,3s), Aleysia Adams 2(2r,2a), Natalie Adams 1(3r,1s). 11 13-24 37(31r,6a,8s,1b)
3FGs – R4-19 (Kendall 3-10, Illig 1-5), P2-15 (Barnard 1-3, Ry.T-J 1-6). (Sa10Feb24)
variants – R(hudl:41r8a6s, jh:40r8a9s), P(hudl:30r5a6s1b, jh:31r6a8s): #13Zepeda(hudl:4s, jh:5s), +1rO Illig/-1r Marengo; #10Sam(hudl:1s, jh:3s)
modifications – Illig +1rO /-1r Marengo, p36 #23Zailee +1rO+1a/-1rPerez; #10Sam(hudl:1s, jh:3s)
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| BIGFORK 71 WHITEFISH 22* |
| GLENDIVE 41 FERGUS 58* |
| HAVRE 68 SIDNEY 23* |
| BROWNING 66 LIBBY 28* |
| Friday, February 09, 2024 |
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• No. 5 Miles City 53, Glendive 32: The Cowgirls improved to 6-1 in conference action, taking over in the second quarter when they tore off on a 20-7 run. Sari Murphy led Glendive with 11 points and Siena Gambee collected nine. No stats were reported for Miles City. • No. 2 Frenchtown 53, Hamilton 24: Mason Quinn did the heavy lifting with 19 points, Madison Kaufman added seven points and the powerhouse Broncs improved to 8-1 in conference play and 15-1 overall, sprinting to a 23-1 lead in the opening quarter. Sadie Smith added six points and Haylee Kaufman and Bailey Hansenadded five points apiece. Ashlynn McKern paced Hamilton (10-8, 6-4) with 10 points.
FRENCHTOWN 53 HAMILTON 24*
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| COLUMBIA FALLS 36 BROWNING 49* |
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GLENDIVE 32 MILES CITY 53*
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| HAVRE 63 FERGUS 38* |
| Thursday, February 08, 2024 |
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• No. 1 Bigfork 75, Ronan 18: The Gunlock sisters unloaded a combined 46 points --Paeten had 25 and Braeden 21 -- and the Valkyries rolled on to their eleventh straight conference win (16-1 overall), with Ava Davey dropping 13 points and Afton Lambrecht hitting for eight. Callie Gembala chipped in with six points. • Whitefish 61, Libby 30: It was Bailey Smith night for the Bulldogs (6-10, 3-7), as their star player drained 25 points in a rout of the Loggers (1-15, 0-10). Ainsley Scottbacked Smith with 13 points and Jude Perry had seven. Whitefish led by nine after one quarter and 31-16 at the break. • No. 5 Dillon 74, Butte Central 22: Kenleigh Graham was high scorer with 22 points,Sydney Petersen backed her with 16 more and the Beavers (14-3, 9-1) jumped to a 20-4 first-quarter lead en route to coasting past the Maroons (2-15, 2-7). Josie Robbins and Leila Stennerson added eight points apiece for Dillon, which led 46-13 at intermission. • East Helena 54, Livingston 51: The Vigilantes earned their second conference win behind 14 points from Brooke Harris and 11 points each from Dymon Root andJanelle Taylor, with Ellie Silvonen netting 10 in a hard-fought game. The Vigilantes built a nine-point halftime lead which the Rangers eliminated with a big third-quarter rally, tying the game at 39 going into the final quarter. East Helena won the nail-biter going down the stretch. Maria Turck led all scorers with 17 points for the Rangers.Ashley Strupp netted 13 and Chase Vermillion 10. • No. 3 Billings Central 51, Hardin 37: Kamryn Reinker went for 17 points and Ryan Hadley drained 15 for the Rams, who pushed their unbeaten streak in conference play to 8-0 (14-1 overall). Central took control with a 17-7 run in the second quarter and closed out the Bulldogs (9-7, 4-5) with a 17-8 surge in the fourth. Lyssa Petersoncontributed eight points and Coral Old Bull supplied four.
DILLON 74 BUTTE CENTRAL 22* |
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E HELENA 54 PARK 51*
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BILLINGS CENTRAL 51 HARDIN 37*
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WHITEFISH 61 LIBBY 30*
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RONAN 18 /BIGFORK 75*
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| Tuesday, February 06, 2024 |
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• Lockwood 73, Laurel 48: Dani Jordan put on a show, burning the nets for 38 points to lead the Lions (11-5, 5-3) to a key conference win over the rival Locomotives. Lockwood came out fast, going up 20-11 in the opening quarter and led 42-24 at intermission. Lawren DeCrane scored 13 points, Tailey Harris hit for 10 and Taysha Littlelight contributed seven points. • Columbia Falls 52, Polson 40: Onnika Lawrence went for 19 points, leading the Kats to their fourth straight win and a 7-3 conference mark (8-7 overall). The Pirates kept it close until the final quarter, when the Kats tore off a 21-8 run to put the game away.Hope McAtee dropped 14 points and Taryn Borgen 12. Rylee Taylor-Jefferson led nine players in the scoring column with 16 points for the Pirates (7-9, 4-6).
HAVRE 73 MALTA 48 |
| FRENCHTOWN 58 CORVALLIS 33* |
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LOCKWOOD 73 LAUREL 48*
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| HAMILTON 50 STEVENSVILLE 38* |
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COLUMBIA FALLS 52 POLSON 40*
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| BROWNING 68 WHITEFISH 41* |
| MILES CITY 43 SIDNEY 33* |
