Polson 62, Ronan 51

Ronan 12 12 9 18 — 51

Polson 13 18 20 11 — 62

RONAN — Jackson Duffey 13, Ezekiel Misa 18, Kasey Mock 2, Aaron Misa 2, Kobe Morigeau 4, Anthony Camel 12.

POLSON — J’Von Johnson 10, Jaden Bautista 3, Tanner Wilson 13, Jeremiah North Piegan 10, Connor Lanier 2, Shade Main 3, Matthew Rensvold 21.

Whitefish 66, Eureka 46

Whitefish;13;14;20;19;–;66

Eureka;10;11;8;17;–;46

WHITEFISH – Alex Keuylian 8, Brendyn Peacock 1, Derek Kastella 12, Zander Wold 2, Tucker Blake 2, Vegard Ellingsen 5, Nolan Fauth 2, Sawyer Silliker 12, Ryan Kemm 8, Lee Walburn 12, Dillon Botner 2.

EUREKA – Jamie Good 7, Brad Stein 14, Matthew Anderson 1, Moe Henderson 3, Riley Durham 13, Colten Cooper 3, Taylor Sherwood 1, Jake Cardinale 4.

Lewistown 63, Miles City 44

Miles City 6 19 8 11 - 44

Lewistown - 21 5 2- 17 - 63

Miles City: B. ally 2, G. Gundlach 6, C. Stradley 5, B. Marum 5, K. Stradley 3, S. Ray 2, K. Irion 5, T. Burk 14. Totals: 15 12-21.

Lewistown: Tanner Trafton 13, Noah Agostinelli 14, Jake Clinton 3, Eric Knox 6, Andrew Lalum 11, Wes Jameson 1, Jaren Graham 11, Cole Ayers 4. Totals: 17 28-46.

Fouls: Miles City 34, Lewistown 19. Fouled out: Ray, Burk. 3-pointers: C. Stradley, Burk, Knox.

Belgrade jumps out early, holds off Central boys

BELGRADE — The Belgrade Panthers outscored Butte Central 38-9 Tuesday and hung on for a 57-41 win over the Maroons at the Special Events Center.

Dawson Fowler and Trey Layman combined to score 35 points for Belgrade, which improved to 4-1 with the nonconference win. Fowler scored 19, while Layman tossed in 16. Brock Salsbury added 10 points in the victory.

Dan McCloskey hit three 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead the Maroons. Matt Simkins scored nine points for BC, which also got four points from Nate McGree, three from Tyge Yelenich, Tanner Kump and Luke Heaphy, two from Aaron Richards and one from Sam Johnston.

Butte Central trailed 52-23 after three quarters. The Maroons outscored the Panther 18-5 in the fourth quarter, but the hole was too big.

The Maroons will finally play a home game Thursday night. BC (0-1 in conference) will take on Hamilton in a Southwestern A game at the Maroon Activities Center.

BUTTE CENTRAL (2-3) — Tyge Yelenich 1 0-0 3, Sam Johnston 0 1-2 1, Matt Simkins 4 1-4 9, Tanner Kump 1 0-0 3, Nate McGree 2 0-0 4, Dan McCloskey 6 1-3 16, Luke Heaphy 1 0-0 3, Aaron Richards 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 3-9 41.
BELGRADE (4-1) — Dawson Fowler 7 1-2 19, Trey Mountss 2 0-2 4, Easton Page 1 0-0 2, Matt Walker 1 0-0 2, Brock Salsbury 4 0-0 10, Spencer Gordon 0 0-2 0, Hayden VanWinkle 2 0-0 4, Trey Layman 8 0-1 16. Totals 25 1-7 57.
Butte Central            7          2          14        18 — 41
Belgrade                     18        20       14        5 — 57
3-point field goals — Butte Central 6 (Yelenich, Kump, McCloskey 3, Heaphy), Belgrade 6 (Fowler 4, Salsbury 2). Total fouls — Butte Central 9, Belgrade 13.

Browning 61, Shelby 60

Shelby 10 17 16 17

Browning 12 19 13 17

Shelby – TJ Reynolds 17, Logan Watson 3, Zach Torgerson 6, Aaron White 16, Jarod Anderson 2, Andrew Johnson 14, Macager McAllister 2. Totals: 20 16-23.

Browning – Derek Loring 2, Justin CalfBossRibs 5, Chase Smith 10, Harold Tail Feathers 3, Donovan Blackman 4, Landon Magee 2, Weston Mad Plume 14, Tyree Whitcomb 8, Brandon Aimsback 13. Totals: 23 8-15.

Total fouls – Shelby 12, Browning 20. Fouled out – none. 3-pointers – Watson, White 2, Johnson, CalfBossRibs, Smith 2, Tail Feathers, Mad Plume 3.

BROWNING 61 SHELBY 60

Ponies beat Malta for first win

Colin Thompson

Havre's Nate Korb scored 17 points to help the Blue Ponies beat the Malta Mustangs in Malta Tuesday night.

After an 0-4 start, it was hard to know what to expect from the Havre High boys basketball team, on the road, in Malta.

But against a team that defeated the Blue Ponies twice last season, Havre found a way to play its best game to date this season and in the process, upended the Mustangs 59-56 on their home floor Tuesday night.

The Ponies, who have struggled to score so far this season, had no such problems in Malta, jumping out to an 19-8 at the end of the first quarter. HHS continued its hot start, added 15 points in the second quarter, to take a 34-23 lead over Malta at halftime.

Havre maintained its lead in the third quarter, thanks to another 13-point showing, giving the Ponies a 10-point advantage, 47-37, with eight minutes to play. Early in the fourth, Malta had gotten within seven, but a key bucket by Jacob LaBrie and a 3-pointer by Isaac Warp pushed the lead to 54-45.

From there, Malta went on a 9-0 run to get back within two points at 56-54, but two free throws by Nate Korb extended the lead to four and Havre hung on for the 3-point victory.

“We were more active on the defensive end,” HHS head coach Curt Leeds said. “And we had some shots fall in the first couple of minutes and that gave us some confidence on the offensive end.”

After scoring fewer than 40 points in their last two games, the offensive outburst was needed for Havre, which scored at least 12 points in all four quarters. Korb, who made two clutch free throws late, led the way for the Ponies with 17. LaBrie added 14 in the game; Ivar Aageson and Ryan Bakke each had nine and Warp finished with six. Havre connected on six 3-pointers, with three coming from LaBrie.

HHS is now 1-4 on the season and will play one last game before the holiday break. The Ponies will host CMR Great Falls High tonight at 7 inside the HHS gymnasium.

Havre 59, Malta 56

Havre 19 15 13 12 - 59

Malta 8 15 14 19 - 56

Havre - Jacob LaBrie 14, Nate Korb 17, Isaac Warp 6, Ryan Bakke 9, Ivar Aageson 9, Michael Loftus 2, Jake Sedahl 2.