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Saturday, February 25 RESULTS/STATS

WESTERN 'A'

GM23-BOYS-CONS SEMI-BUTTE CENTRAL 52 FRENCHTOWN 36

GM24-BOYS-CONS SEMI-HAMILTON 51 STEVENSVILLE 41

GM26-BOYS-CONS FINAL-BUTTE CENTRAL 53 HAMILTON 47 (3RD)

GM28-BOYS-CHAMP FINAL-DILLON 50 POLSON 34 (1ST)

EASTERN 'A'

GM13-BOYS-CONS SEMI-BILLINGS CENTRAL 56 FERGUS 47 OT

GM14-BOYS-CONS SEMI-HARDIN 75 BROWNING 52

GM15-BOYS-CONS FINAL-BILLINGS CENTRAL 45 HARDIN 30 (3RD)

GM16-BOYS-CHAMP FINAL-LAUREL 64 BELGRADE 50 (1ST)

GIRLS STATE @ BUTTE

Thursday, March 02, 2017

GM1--W1-COLUMBIA FALLS V E4-LAUREL

GM2--E2-HAVRE V W3-BUTTE CENTRAL

GM3--W2-CORVALLIS V E3-BELGRADE

GM4--E1-HARDIN V W4-HAMILTON

BOYS STATE @ BUTTE

Thursday, March 09, 2017

GM1--W1-DILLON V E4-HARDIN

GM2--E2-BELGRADE V W3-BUTTE CENTRAL

GM3--W2-POLSON V E3-BILLINGS CENTRAL

GM4--E1-LAUREL V W4-HAMILTON

 

DILLON 50 POLSON 34 (1ST)

Polson;5;10;12;7;–;34

Dillon;13;13;15;9;–;50

Polson (15-6) – Jaydon Bautista 4, Tanner Wilson 4, Jeremiah North Pigeon 5, Shade Main 4, Matthew Rensvold 17. 

Dillon (21-0) – Michael Haverfield 14, Jamey Richardson 2, Kyson Wilson 2, Troy Andersen 21, Tanner Haverfield 10, Clay Allison 1.  

Maroons down Broncs for third-place trophy

HAMILTON — Make it two trophies for the Butte Central Maroons.

The Butte Central boys’ basketball team also captured some hardware Saturday, knocking off Hamilton 53-47 in the third-place game of the Western A Divisional tournament on the Dale Berry Court. Stats

The Maroons will open the Class A State tournament at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 against the No. 2 team from the East at the Butte Civic Center. Bracket

Tanner Kump went 5 for 5 from behind the 3-point line and scored 19 points to lead the Maroons, who will take a 13-9 record into the state tournament. Fellow senior Nate McGree poured in 12 points.

Sam Johnston and Jared Simkins each scored six points in the win, while Matt Simkins scored five, Dan McCloskey hit a three, and Cade Holter netted two.

Tanner Gologoski scored 18 points to lead the Broncs (15-6), who will also head to state. Carter Kearns scored 12.

BUTTE CENTRAL 53 HAMILTON 47

BC TOP SCORERS=KUMP=19; MCGREE=12; JOHNSTON=6;J.SIMKINS=6; M.SIMKINS=5

HAM TOP SCORERS=GOLIGOSKI=18; KEARNS=12; BURCH=7

 

BUTTE CENTRAL 52 FRENCHTOWN 36

BC SCORERS=JOHNSTON=16; MCGREE=10; KUMP=8; M.SIMKINS=7; J.SIMKINS=7; HOLTER=4

FTOWN SCORERS=MEANS=8; PRICE=6; BOTKIN=6; BAKER=5; H.RUGG=4; PYRON=3; B.RUGG=2; HOPPIE=2

 

HAMILTON 51 STEVENSVILLE 41

HAM SCORERS=OMLID=16; KEARNS=15; TAGGART=6; CHOUINARD=5; ROTHIE=3; BURCH=3; GOLIGOSKI=3

STEVI SCORERS=FRY=18; BRAGG=11; KINGSBURY=9; ESTRADA=3

 

Laurel tops Belgrade in divisional championship

The Laurel Locomotives are heading to the Class A state tournament as the Eastern No. 1 seed after defeating the Belgrade Panthers 64-50 in the Central/Eastern A Divisional championship game Saturday night at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark.

Photos: Central/Eastern A Divisional boys championship Saturday

Images from Central/Eastern A Divisional boys championship at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark on Saturday. 

 

Layne Willis led all scorers with 30 points, tying a tournament-high for the weekend. Christian Jones and Shay Osborne each added 12 points for Laurel.

 

Willis was sharp from the beginning, scoring 13 of his team's first 15 points to jump-start Laurel's offense, which struggled in the first half, only shooting 35 percent from the field.

"In the locker room, (Laurel coach Pat Hansen) told us to come out and attack right away," Willis said. "I put it on myself to do my part and get out there and score some points."

Willis, along with Osborne and Jones, were all sophomores when Laurel won the Class A state championship two years ago. 

Willis said he's looking forward to getting back to the tournament. 

"It's something I'll remember with these boys, winning divisionals," Willis said gesturing towards his team. "Hopefully that next goal of winning state becomes a reality."

Belgrade led 24-23 at halftime thanks to a 12-point first-half performance from Dawson Fowler. Fowler finished the game with 15 points while teammate Brock Salsbury led the team with 17.

Laurel had a 15-3 run in the third quarter that gave the Locomotives a 38-27 lead. Belgrade was able to cut that deficit to six by the end of the quarter after Fowler scored on a layup about 10 seconds before the buzzer sounded. 

"We won some games different ways this weekend," Hansen said. "The bottom line is Layne Willis was huge for us this game. Layne came out with a great mindset of attacking the basket. He got in a great rhythm, kept us in the game in the first half, and kept that confidence all the way through that second half.

"We always are (looking forward to the state tournament). Those kids really enjoy each other and the longer they can spend more time together, they want that."

A 10-2 run in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter helped the Locomotives pull away again. 

Belgrade is returning to the state tournament after missing last year, while Laurel is heading to its 10th straight.

 

"These guys will be hungry to get back to the state tournament and perform well," Belgrade coach Mike Deming said. "We'll be excited to go to the state tournament. Right now we're down a little bit simply because we wanted to win this tournament and prove that we're one of the better teams in the state.

"There's no doubt we are. It just wasn't our night tonight."

Earlier in the day, both Billings Central and Hardin also clinched spots in the Class A state tournament. Central defeated Hardin 45-30 to grab the Eastern No. 3 seed while Hardin will enter the tournament at No. 4.

Both teams dropped their openers of the tournament. Hardin was defeated by Lewistown on Wednesday while Central lost to Browning on Thursday. 

The Rams followed the loss up with wins over Miles City on Friday and Lewistown on Saturday morning to clinch a spot at state.

"There's a lot of different routes you can take to get to the state tournament," Central coach Jim Stergar said. "We did it the hard way again. We battled and just kept our focus on a survive and advance mentality.

"These guys, they came out tonight and finished the job for the weekend and I was proud of them for hanging in there."

This is the third straight year the Rams have made the state tournament. Stergar's teams have made the state tournament four out of the five years he has been the coach. 

Hardin is 2-for-2 in making the state tournament with Andrew Round Face as head coach. The Bulldogs missed the state tournament the year before Round Face took over. 

The Bulldogs followed up their loss with a win over Livingston on Thursday and a win over Sidney on Friday. Hardin defeated Browning Saturday morning to clinch a spot at state.

In both years since the combined divisionals began, Laurel, Hardin, and Billings Central have all made the state tournament.

"It was a great feeling," Round Face said about making state again. "We took the long route, but we'll take it. It kind of looked dark after Wednesday, but we turned around and fought all the way back. 

"It makes it a little bit sweeter when you know you have to fight through all of these other teams just to get back into it."

LAU TOP SCORERS=WILLIS=30; OSBORNE=12; JONES=10

BEL TOP SCORERS=SALSBURY=16; FOWLER=14; LAYMAN=8

 

Billings Central tops Hardin for third place; both advance to state

The Billings Central Rams claimed third place at the Central/Eastern A Divisional with a 45-30 win over the Hardin Bulldogs Saturday afternoon at Rimrock Auto Arena.

Peyton Hanser led Central with 16 points. Chrishon Dixon and Shay Dantic added seven points each for the Rams.

Hardin was led by David Evans, who scored 13 points.

Hardin starting post Darnell Lefthand was injured at the end of the first quarter and did not return. Lefthand later was on the Hardin bench wearing a walking boot on his left foot.

BILLINGS CENTRAL 45 HARDIN 30

BC TOP SCORERS=HANSER=16; DANTIC=7; DIXON=7

HARDIN TOP SCORER=EVANS=13

Hardin 79, Browning 52

Brothers Darnell and Famous Lefthand each scored in double-digits and the Hardin Bulldogs clinched a spot at the Class A state tournament with a 79-52 victory over Browning in front of a packed gym at Rocky Mountain College.

Famous led all scorers with 19 points and Darnell added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Hardin jumped to a 21-10 lead in the first quarter and was leading 46-26 by half. 

The Bulldogs will take on Billings Central in the third-place game at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark.

Justin Calf Boss Ribs led Browning in scoring with 16 points.

HARDIN 75 BROWNING 52

HARDIN TOP SCORERS=F.LEFTHAND=19; D.LEFTHAND=17

BRW TOP SCORERS=CALF BOSS RIBS=16; WHITCOMB=7; TAIL FEATHERS=7; DER.LORING=5

 

Billings Central 56, Lewistown 47, OT

 

Some late free throws helped the Billings Central Rams pull away late and clinch a spot at the Class A state tournament after defeating the Lewistown Golden Eagles 56-47 at Rimrock Auto Arena.

Shay Dantic finished with 19 points for Central, shooting 11-for-12 on free throws, and Chrishon Dixon added 13 points, shooting 11-for-16 on free throws, as well.

Trailing by one point with 6.3 seconds left, Dantic made one free throw to tie the game at 39-39. Lewistown missed the ensuing shot, sending the game into overtime.

Tanner Trafton led the game with 24 points for Lewistown. 

Billings Central will take on Hardin in the third-place game at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Metra.

BILLINGS CENTRAL 56 FERGUS 47 OT

BC TOP SCORERS=DANTIC=19; DIXON=13; CAMPBELL=8

FER TOP SCORER=TRAFTON=24

 

Championship

Dillon 50, Polson 34

Polson;5;10;12;7;–;34

Dillon;13;13;15;9;–;50

Polson (15-6) – Jaydon Bautista 4, Tanner Wilson 4, Jeremiah North Pigeon 5, Shade Main 4, Matthew Rensvold 17. 

Dillon (21-0) – Michael Haverfield 14, Jamey Richardson 2, Kyson Wilson 2, Troy Andersen 21, Tanner Haverfield 10, Clay Allison 1. 

***

Third place

Butte Central 53, Hamilton 47

Hamilton;10;14;3;20;-;47

Butte Central;9;16;10;18;-;53

Hamilton (16-6) -- Camr Rothie 1, Carson Rostad 1, Ky Burch 7, Hunter Omlid 6, Jaylen Taggart 2, Tanner Goligoski 18, Carter Kearns 12.

Butte Central (13-9) -- Sam Johnson 6, Matt Simkins 5, Tanner Kump 19, Nate McGree 12, Dan McCloskey 3, Cade Holter 2, Jake Simkins 6.

***

Loser out

Butte Central 52, Frenchtown 36

Frenchtown;7;9;6;14;–;36

Central;8;10;15;19;–;52

Frenchtown (10-10) – Austin Means 8, Adam Botkin 6, Jacob Price 6, Cade Baker 5, Hank Rugg 4, Ethan Pyron 3, Brock Rugg 2, Ty Hoppie 2.

Butte Central – Sam Johnston 16, Nate McGree 10, Tanner Kump 8, Matt Simkins 7, Jared Simkins 7, Cade Holter 4.

***

Loser out

Hamilton 51, Stevensville 41

Hamilton;20;9;7;15;–;51

Stevensville;10;9;6;16;–;41

Hamilton – Hunter Omlid 16, Carter Kearns 15, Jaylen Taggart 6, Ty Chouinard 5, Cam Rothie 3, Ky Burch 3, Tanner Goligoski 3.

Stevensville (9-13) – James Fry 18, Dalton Bragg 11, Jared Kingsbury 9, Louis Estrada 3.  

 

Eastern-Central A/Billings Metra

Hardin 79, Browning 52, lo

Browning…10 16 10 16 — 52

Hardin…21 25 21 12 — 79

Browning: Justin CalfBossRibs 16, Landon Magee 5, Tyree Whitcomb 7, Brandon Aimsback 2, Derek Loring 5, Chase Smith 4, Dylan Loring 2, Harold TailFeathers 7, Ethan Running Crane 4.

Hardin: Virgil McCormick 3, Famous Left Hand 19, Holman Real Bird 4, David Evans 4, Darnell Left Hand 17, Malik Torre 2, Steffan WalksOverIce 8, Konnoly Shane 7, Trae Hugs 4, Andrew House 6, Tavia Jefferson 5.

Billings Central 56, Lewistown 47, OT/lo

Billings Central…14 6 11 8 17 — 56

Lewistown…4 17 9 9 8 — 47

Billings Central: Chrishon Dixon 13, Peyton Hanser 6, Andrew Nelson 2, Jet Campbell 8, Joe Byorth 4, Shay Dantic 19, Isaac Meyer 2, Noah Gaudreau 2.

Lewistown: Tanner Trafton 24, Noah Agostinelli 3, Jake Clinton 2, Eric Knox 4, Andrew Lalum 3, Jaden Graham 7, Cole Ayers 4.

Billings Central 45, Hardin 30, third place

B.C.…17 7 2 19 — 45

Hardin…9 4 8 9 — 30

Billings Central: Peyton Hanser 16, Johnny Elliott 4, Chrishon Dixon 7, Andrew Nelson 2, Cade Herriford 2, Isaac Meyer 2, Jet Campbell 3, Shay Dantic 7, Noah Gaudreau 2.

Hardin: Virgil McCormick 4, Codi Small 2, Famous Lefthand 2, Holman Real Bird 1, Konnoly Shane 2, David Evans 13, Tavia Jefferson 3, Darnell Lefthand 3.

Laurel 64, Belgrade 50, championship

Belgrade…12 12 11 15 — 50

Laurel…15 8 18 23 — 64

Belgrade: Dawson Fowler 15, Easton Page 4, Trey Layman 12, Brock Salsbury 17, Hayden Van Winkle 2.

Laurel: Casey Cole 2, Shay Osborne 12, Christian Jones 12, Layne Willis 30, Dawson Cortese 5, Chanc Lawrence 3.

Western A/Hamilton

Butte Central 52, Frenchtown 36, lo

Frenchtown…7 9 6 14 -- 36

Butte Central…8 10 15 19 -- 52

Frenchtown – Austin Means 8, Adam Botkin 6, Jacob Price 6, Cade Baker 5, Hank Rugg 4, Ethan Pyron 3, Brock Rugg 2, Ty Hoppie 2.

Butte Central – Sam Johnston 16, Nate McGree 10, Tanner Kump 8, Matt Simkins 7, Jared Simkins 7, Cade Holter 4.