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Thursday, December 15 BOYS BBALL RESULTS/STATS

FRENCHTOWN 52 COLUMBIA FALLS 37*

FLATHEAD 65 POLSON 57 OT

ANACONDA 47 BUTTE CENTRAL 44

HAMILTON 58 CORVALLIS 45*

DILLON 48 SENTINEL 34

BIG SKY 58 STEVENSVILLE 53

SIDNEY 77 GLASGOW 50

Braves hold off Pirates in overtime

POLSON -- With his team needing a spark, Sam Elliott found a groove at the 3-point line -- and dashed Polson's hopes of a Class AA coup in the process.

Kalispell Flathead's 6-foot-5 junior drilled a game-tying three in the final minute of regulation and then hit on two more in overtime to lift the Braves to the 65-57 win over Class A Polson.

Elliott's 3-pointer with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter knotted the score at 50-50 and Polson misfired on a 7-footer on the other end that could have won it. Then Elliott went back to work in the extra period.

"He’s got a pretty good looking shot, but he hadn’t been shooting em from out there," Polson coach Randy Kelley said of Elliott, who had just the three triples on the night.

He led all scorers with 20 points. The Polson pair of Tanner Wilson and Jeremiah North Piegan each scored 16 for the home Pirates (1-3), who played both Kalispell Class AA schools close this week in narrow loses.

Flathead 65, Polson 57 (OT)

Flathead;14;10;11;15;15;–;65

Polson;12;15;9;14;7;–;57

FLATHEAD – Cooper Barrett 9, Wyatt Potter 8, Bridger Johnson 6, Cole Gunderson 3, Tyler Johnson 18, Sam Elliott 20, Anthony Jones 1.

POLSON – J’von Johnson 7, Tanner Wilson 16, Jeremiah North Piegan 16, Connor Lanier 4, Shade Main 5, Matthew Rensvold 9.

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FLATHEAD 65 POLSON 57 OT

POLSON 57	PTS
J’von Johnson12	7
Tanner Wilson12	16
Jeremiah North Piegan12	16
Connor Lanier10	4
Shade Main11	5
Matthew Rensvold12	9

Big Sky 57, Stevensville 52

At Stevensville, the Eagles bolted to a 29-12 halftime lead and held off a second-half charge from the Yellowjackets for the nonconference win.

Dan Morin was 5 for 6 from the field and led Big Sky with 15 points. Alex Simmons and Nick Yovetich added 12 points apiece.

Lewis Estrada scored 17 of his team-high 19 points in the second half for Stevi. James Fry added 16 points, five assists and four rebounds.

***

Dillon 48, Sentinel 34

At Dillon, the Spartans could muster just five points in the fourth quarter while dropping the nonconference game to Class A’s defending state champion.

Sam Beighle led Sentinel with 10 points.

Leaders for Dillon were not reported.

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Class A

Frenchtown 53, Columbia Falls 37

At Frenchtown, the Broncs led every quarter and chipped away at Columbia Falls to earn their first Northwest A win of the year.

The Broncs (1-0 in league, 2-2 overall) distributed their scoring among seven players with 14 coming from Adam Botkin. Three others scored nine and Austin Means had six to go with 11 rebounds.

Columbia Falls (0-1, 1-3) was led by the 10 points from Logan Stevens.

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Hamilton 58, Corvallis 45

At Corvallis, the duo of Carter Kearns and Hunter Omlid put up 39 points and Hamilton eased past Corvallis in a Southwest A victory.

Kearns netted 20 to lead all players and Omlid was just one point behind him. The win moved Hamilton to 3-0 on the young season and 1-0 in league games.

Corvallis (0-3, 0-1) received a 17-point performance from Tylor Nixon but it wasn't enough to overcome the Broncs.

***

Big Sky 57, Stevensville 52

Stevensville;7;5;15;25;-;52

Big Sky;7;22;16;12;-;57

BIG SKY - Alex Simmons 12, Nick Wakai 9, Dan Morin 15, Nick Yovetich 12, Garrett Johns 7, Brady Clawson 2.

STEVENSVILLE – Lewis Estrada 19, James Fry 16, Chayse Richards 9.

***

Frenchtown 53, Columbia Falls 37

C. Falls;5;10;7;15;–;37

Frenchtown;10;12;12;18;–;52

COLUMBIA FALLS – Austin Green 4, Logan Stevens 10, Quintin Schriver 2, Dakota Bridwell 8, Matthew Morrison 9, DJ Schrade 4.

FRENCHTOWN – Ethan Pyron 9, Jacob Price 9, Brock Rugg 2, Cade Baker 9, Adam Botkin 14, Hank Rugg 3, Austin Means 6.

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Hamilton 58, Corvallis 45

Hamilton;16;12;18;12;–;58

Corvallis;14;10;14;7;–;45

HAMILTON – Ky Burch 2, Tyler Chouinard 9, Tanner Goligoski 5, Carter Kearns 20, Hunter Omlid 19, Camron Rothie 3.

CORVALLIS – Ridge Albright 9, Justin Catanach 6, Zach Jessop 2, Kobe Jessop 3, Liang Liedle 3, Kolton Mahan 3, Tylor Nixon 17, Logan Roth 2.

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Copperheads hand BC boys first loss of season

ANACONDA — Braxton Hill and Trent Mikalatos combined for 35 points Tuesday night, and Anaconda edged Butte Central 47-44 in a non-conference boys’ basketball game at Memorial Gym.

Hill scored 11 points in the second half, while Mikalotos poured in 10 in the first half.

Freshman Luke Heaphy’s nine points paced the Maroons, who hit on just 8 of 17 shots from the free throw line. Nate McGree and Dan McCloskey each scored eight points for the Maroons.

Matt Simkins scored six points for the Maroons, who also got four from Cade Holter and two from Tanner Kump. Holter fouled out after spending much of the game on the bench.

The loss was the first of the season for the Maroons, who fell to 2-1 on the season. BC will open Southwestern A play Saturday afternoon at Stevensville.

BUTTE CENTRAL (2-1) — Sam Johnston 3 0-0 7, Tanner Kump 1 0-0 2, Nate McGree 2 4-7 8, Dan McCloskey 3 0-0 8, Luke Heaphy 2 4-8 9, Cade Holter 2 0-0 4, Matt Simkins 3 0-2 6, Archie Petritz 0 0-0 0, Aaron Richards 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 8-17 44.
ANACONDA (2-1) — Devon Kopp 0 0-0 0, Kaden Stetzner 0 2-2 2, Kayne Cobban 1 0-0 2, Bobby Swainston 2 0-0 6, Trent Mikalatos 7 0-0 17, Braxton Hill 8 1-2 18, Zeeke Buck 1 0-0 2, Matt Ryan 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 3-4 47.
Butte Central 10 12 14 8 — 44
Anaconda 9 10 15 13 — 47
3-point goals — BC 3 (Johnston, McCloskey, Heaphy), Anaconda 6 (Mikalatos 3, Swainston 2, Hill). Fouls — BC 13, Anaconda 17. Fouled out — Holter. Technicals — none.

ANACONDA 47 BUTTE CENTRAL 44

Butte Central Boys
	PTS	PF
#2 Tyge Yelenich	0	0
#3 Sam Johnston	7	4
#4 Matt Simkins	6	1
#10 Tanner Kump	2	1
#13 Nate McGree	8	1
#14 Dan McCloskey	8	1
#20 Zach Carlson	0	0
#21 Hunter Hartwick	0	0
#25 Luke Heaphy	9	1
#32 Dylan Sestrich	0	0
#33 Archie Petritz	0	0
#34 Cade Holter	4	2

HAMILTON 58 CORVALLIS 45*

HAMILTON 58
Ky Burch12	2
Tyler Chouinard11	9
Tanner Gologoski10	5
Carter Kearns11	20
Hunter Omlid10	19
Camron Rothie10	3

CORVALLIS 45
Ridge Albright	9
Justin Catanach	6
Zach Jessop	2
Kobe Jessop	3
Liang Liedle	3
Kolton Mahan	3
Tylor Nixon	17
Logan Roth	2

Sidney 77, Glasgow 50

Glasgow	12	11	14	13	—	50
Sidney	23	19	24	11	—	77

Glasgow: E. McKean 3, T. Hersom 13, T. Herbert 6, B. LeGare 7, L. Breigenzer 4, C. Myrick 5, B. Ross 12.

Sidney: Alec Lovegren 5, Trace Jones 8, Layne Swigart 1, Aaron Entz 3, Jarod Steinbeisser 11, Michael McGinnis 7, Troy Monson 2, Brett Norby 15, Dawson McGlothlin 9, Conner Larson 1, Bridger Larson 15.