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| FLATHEAD 55 COLUMBIA FALLS 45 |
| FRENCHTOWN 57 ANACONDA 52 |
| HAMILTON 58 POLSON 57 |
| STEVENSVILLE 44 BUTTE CENTRAL 43* |
| DILLON @ CAPITAL (POST) |
| BELGRADE V BROWNING* (POST) |
| PARK 46 HAVRE 38* |
| FERGUS V HUNTLEY PROJECT (POST) |
| HARDIN @ GLENDIVE* (POST=>12-19) |
| LAUREL V SKY VIEW (POST) |
| SIDNEY @ MILES CITY* |
FLATHEAD 55 COLUMBIA FALLS 45
| COLUMBIA FALLS 45 | PTS |
| Dakota Bridwell12 | 13 |
| Austin Green11 | 7 |
| Mathew Morrison11 | 5 |
| DJ Schrade12 | 8 |
| Logan Stephens12 | 12 |
Hamilton's Omlid hits game-winner over Polson
HAMILTON -- Hunter Omlid's buzzer-beating 3-pointer lifted the Hamilton boys' basketball team over Polson on Saturday night, 58-57, and sent the home bench and crowd into a frenzy.
"(Hunter) was excited; the whole bench was excited -- it was a hard fought game, Polson is a great team." Hamilton coach Travis Blome said of the win against Class A's third-place team a year ago.
Omlid's game-winning shot came just moments after Polson captured the lead 57-55. He led the Broncs with a game-high 23 points.
"Great players sometimes make their coaches look good," Blome said.
Matthew Rensvold led the Pirates with 15 points, and Jeremiah North Piegan added 13 more for Polson (1-4 overall). Ky Burch and Tanner Goligoski each scored eight points for undefeated Hamilton (4-0).
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Class AA
Kalispell Flathead 55, Columbia Falls 44
At Kalispell, Class AA Kalispell Flathead improved to 4-1 overall with a win against Class A Columbia Falls. The Wildcats (1-4) got a team-high 13 points from football standout Dakota Bridwell.
Full statistics were not available.
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Class A
Stevensville 44, Butte Central 43
At Stevensville, the Yellowjackets built a nine-point halftime lead and held off the Maroons in a Southwest A opener.
Luis Estrada hit two critical 3-point goals, Dalton Bragg added two buckets and James Fry converted a pair of important free throws to keep the hosts on top in the final frame. Bragg and Estrada shared team-high scoring honors for Stevensville (3-2) with 14 points apiece.
Nate McGree scored 14 points for Butte Central (2-2). He scored nine of the Maroons' 21 points in the fourth quarter.
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Frenchtown 57, Anaconda 52
At Frenchtown, the Class A Broncs trailed at halftime but surged past the Class B Copperheads in improving to 3-2.
Frenchtown held a one-point lead at the end of the third quarter and outscored the visitors 19-15 in the final frame. Senior Austin Means had a big day for the Broncs with 23 points.
Braxton Hill, brother of former Montana Lady Griz guard Torry Hill, led Anaconda (2-2) with 18 points.
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Hamilton 58, Polson 57
Polson;13;6;23;15;–;57
Hamilton;16;14;15;13;–;58
POLSON – J'von Johnson 8, Jaydon Bautista 8, Tanner Wilson 5, Jeremiah North Piegan 13, Shade Main 8, Matthew Rensvold 15.
HAMILTON – Cam Rothie 4, Ky Burch 8, Ty Chouinard 3, Hunter Omlid 23, Jaylen Taggart 6, Tanner Goligoski 8, Carter Kearns 6.
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Stevensville 44, Butte Central 43
Butte Central;9;3;10;21;–;43
Stevensville;10;11;8;15;–;44
BUTTE CENTRAL – Nate McGree 14, Sam Johnston 13, Tanner Kump 10, Cade Holter 4, Aaron Richards 2.
STEVENSVILLE – Dalton Bragg 14, Luis Estrada 14, James Fry 7, Jarod Kingsbury 6, Chase Richards 3.
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Frenchtown 57, Anaconda 52
Anaconda;15;14;8;15;–;52
Frenchtown;15;13;10;19;–;57
ANACONDA – Braxton Hill 18, Kaden Stetzner 15, Bobby Swainston 13, Kayne Cobban 6.
FRENCHTOWN – Austin Means 23, Jacob Price 14, Ethan Pyron 13, Adam Botkin 4, Cade Baker 3.
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FRENCHTOWN 57 ANACONDA 52
| Frenchtown 57 | |
| PTS | |
| #2 Ethan Pyron | 13 |
| #3 Jacob Price | 14 |
| #4 Brock Rugg | 0 |
| #10 Cade Baker | 3 |
| #12 Adam Botkin | 4 |
| #15 Hank Rugg | 0 |
| #22 Austin Means | 23 |
HAMILTON 58 POLSON 57
| HAMILTON 58 | PTS |
| Ky Burch12 | 8 |
| Tyler Chouinard11 | 3 |
| Tanner Gologoski10 | 8 |
| Carter Kearns11 | 6 |
| Hunter Omlid10 | 23 |
| Camron Rothie10 | 4 |
| Jaylen Taggart12 | 6 |
| POLSON 57 | PTS |
| J’von Johnson12 | 8 |
| Jaydon Bautista12 | 8 |
| Tanner Wilson12 | 5 |
| Jeremiah North Piegan12 | 13 |
| Shade Main11 | 8 |
| Matthew Rensvold12 | 15 |
Central boys fall in conference opener
STEVENSVILLE — Butte Central dropped its second nail-bitter in three days Saturday, falling 44-43 to Stevensville in a Southwestern A boys’ basketball game.
Once again, the Maroons were hurt by missed free throws down the stretch as BC fell to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in conference play.
Dalton Bragg and Luis Estrada each scored 14 points to lead the Yellowjackets, who outscored BC 11-3 in the second quarter to take a 21-12 lead into halftime. Stevi led 29-22 after three quarters.
Nate McGree scored 14 points to lead three Maroons in double figures in the loss. He tossed in 11 points in the second half, including nine in the fourth quarter.
Sam Johnston scored 13 points, while Tanner Kump tossed in eight of his 10 points in the final frame.
BC also got four points from Cade Holter and two from Aaron Richards.
The Maroons will play at Belgrade on Tuesday before finally playing their home opener Thursday against Hamilton.
BUTTE CENTRAL (2-2, 0-1) — Sam Johnston 4-9 4-5 13, Tanner Kump 3-8 3-3 10, Nate McGree 6-11 2-4 14, Dan McCloskey 0-5 0-2 0, Cade Holter 2-5 0-0 4, Matt Simkins 0-2 0-0 0, Luke Heaphy 0-4 0-0 0, Archie Petritz 0-0 0-0 0, Cade Holter 2-5 0-0 4, Aaron Richards 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 16-46 9-14 43.
STEVENSVILLE — Jarod Kingsbury 3-8 0-2 6, James Fry 2-8 3-4 7, Dalton Bragg 6-8 0-1 14, Chase Richards 1-7 1-2 3, Luis Estrada 6-12 0-0 14, Colby Meeds 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-46 4-9 44.
Butte Central 9 3 10 21 — 43
Stevensville 10 11 8 15 — 44
3-point goals — BC 2-10 (Johnston 1-2, Kump 1-4, McCloskey 0-2, McGree 0-1, Heaphy 0-1, Holter 0-1), Stevi 4-8 (Bragg 2-2, Estrada 2-4, Fry 0-4). Fouls — BC 16, Stevi 13. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.
PARK 46 HAVRE 38*
| PARK 46 | PTS |
| Rydell Floyd | 17 |
| Austin Parker | 4 |
| Brock Peterson | 2 |
| Dawson Purkett | 2 |
| Jakim Ricketts | 15 |
| John Waddell | 4 |
| Dalton Walker | 2 |
| HAVRE 38 | PTS |
| Ivar Aageson11 | 9 |
| Ryan Bakke12 | 8 |
| Nate Korb12 | 7 |
| Jacob LaBrie12 | 6 |
| Michael Loftus12 | 3 |
| Bobby Personett12 | 2 |
| Isaac Warp12 | 3 |
