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Saturday, December 16, 2017 'A' BOYS BBALL RESULT/STATS
| Saturday, December 16, 2017 |
| BOYS |
| BROWNING 59 WHITEFISH 54* |
| FLATHEAD 69 COLUMBIA FALLS 46 |
| RONAN 66 LIBBY 52* |
| HAMILTON 77 POLSON 47 |
| BUTTE CENTRAL 52 STEVENSVILLE 46* |
| FRENCHTOWN 56 DILLON 47* |
| BELGRADE 49 HAVRE 34* |
| FERGUS 73 HUNTLEY PROJECT 26 |
| HARDIN 58 GLENDIVE 34* |
| LAUREL 49 SUGAR CITY 37 |
| MILES CITY 57 SIDNEY 51* |
JOHNSON, SEAMAN CARRY FLATHEAD BOYS PAST C-FALLS
SEAMAN & SCHRIVER (CASEY KREIDER/DAILY INTERLAKE)
COLUMBIA FALLS — Flathead exploded for 26 points in the second quarter and cruised to a 69-46 win over Columbia Falls in a nonconference boys basketball tilt on Saturday night at Columbia Falls High School.
The Braves whipped the Wildcats 26-9 in the second to carry a 43-23 lead to the locker room at halftime.
Tyler Johnson led the explosive Flathead offense with 23 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was also 5 of 6 from the free-throw line.
Eric Seaman made 6 of 7 shots from the field for an efficient 16 points.
Austin Green and Lowell Panasuk paced the Columbia Falls offense with 12 points apiece.
The Braves pushed Columbia Falls around in the middle, outrebounding the Wildcats 35-11 and outscoring them 38-18 in the paint.
Flathead overcame 16 turnovers by shooting a scorching 57.4 percent from the field.
Flathead hosts Butte at 4 p.m. Friday. Columbia Falls travels to Bigfork at 7:15 p.m. Thursday.
Flathead 17 26 10 16 — 69
Columbia Falls 14 9 8 15 — 46
FLATHEAD: Logan Siblerud 2, Stephem Bridges 9, Matt Decker 2, Eric Seaman 16, Oz Allen 4, Tyler Johnson 23, Sam Elliott 9, Anthony Jones 2, Dawson Smith 2.
COLUMBIA FALLS: Austin Green 12, Drew Morgan 2, Lowell Panasuk 12, Billy Barrett 4, Quintin Schriver 5, Logan Bechtel 5, Zack Pletcher 2, Matthew Morrison 4.
Hamilton 77, Polson 47
POLSON — Five Hamilton players scored in double digits as the Broncs ran away from Polson in the second half.
Hamilton, which led by eight at the half, outscored the Pirates 39-17 in the final two quarters to turn the contest into a rout.
Carter Kearns led the Broncs in scoring with 16.
Connor Lanier poured in 16 points to pace Polson, which hosts Frenchtown at 7:15 p.m. Thursday in its final game before the holiday break.
Hamilton 24 14 21 18 — 77
Polson 20 10 11 6 — 47
HAMILTON: Camron Rothie 6, Carson Rostad 11, Bridger Bauder 3, Tyler Chouinard 11, Tyler Barnes 2, Hunter Omlid 12, Tanner Goligoski 13, Carter Kearns 16, Trey Searle 3.
POLSON: Asa Askan 6, Robin Erickson 7, Bo Kelley 3, Connor Lanier 16, Shade Main 6, Trevor Schultz 6, Weston Danley 2, Seth Lake 1.
Browning 59, Whitefish 54
WHITEFISH — Deadlocked after three quarters, Browning edged Whitefish in the fourth quarter to claim a victory in a Northwest A matchup.
Derek Loring scored 12 points for Browning, and Nano Stiffarm added 10.
Lee Walburn pitched in a game-high 24 points for Whitefish in a losing effort.
Whitefish travels to Frenchtown at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Browning 10 15 14 20 — 59
Whitefish 15 10 14 15 — 54
BROWNING: Nano Stiffarm 10, Derek Loring 12, James Gilham 2, Ethan Running Crane 6, Justin Burd 7, Tyree Whitcomb 8, Taylan Edwards 5, Brandon Aims Back 9.
WHITEFISH: Alex Keuylian 5, Sam Menicke 6, Ryan Kemm 8, Lee Walburn 24, Dillon Botner 11.
Ronan 66, Libby 52
RONAN — Anthony Camel scored a game-high 21 points and Zeke Misa and Perry Panzetanga each added 12 to lead Ronan to a Northwest A victory over Libby.
Ryggs Johnston poured in 18 and Brian Peck chipped in 10 for Libby, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a third quarter in which Ronan outscored the Loggers 18-6.
Libby travels to Troy at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Libby 14 20 6 12 — 52
Ronan 18 19 18 11 — 66
Libby: Brian Peck 10, JJ Davis 7, Ryggs Johnston 18, Jay Beagle 4, Nik Jones 7, Keith Johnson 7.
Ronan: Zeke Misa 12, Randy Finley 6, Bryant Hales 2, Vincent Bird-Webster 3, Zarec Couture 2, Perry Panzetanga 12, Dallas Durheim 8, Anthony Camel 21.
Laurel 49, Sugar-Salem (Idaho) 37
| Laurel | 14 | 17 | 6 | 12 | — | 49 |
| Sugar-Salem | 7 | 12 | 5 | 13 | — | 37 |
Laurel: Dante Filpula-Antney 4, Deklan Harper 4, Trey Soucy 2, Brett Wagner 7, Gaje Leischner 9, Levi Taylor 2, Logan Kennedy 2, Camden Hill 19.
Sugar-Salem: Dan Shirley 7, Chancellor Dodson 7, Chandler Pincock 12, Tom Baldwin 7, Tanner Harris 2, Pasen Michaelson 2.
SECOND-HALF SURGE LIFTS BELGRADE:
Blame the slow start on Thursday’s deflating overtime loss at reigning state champion Beaverhead County, the time spent languishing on the side of the interstate Saturday while sorting through the team bus’ mechanical issues, or the scores of missed shots near the rim once they arrived in Havre.
Whatever the reason, the Panthers mustered a mere five first-quarter points and found themselves engaged in a fight with the Central A foe Blue Ponies.
For one half anyway.
Down the stretch, Belgrade (2-1) upped the intensity, had some shots go down and coasted to a 49-34 victory in the third of its season-opening, five-game road trip.
“It was a crazy day and we had to adjust,” head coach Mike Deming remarked. “I wasn’t pleased with the effort in the first half — we just looked sluggish. … We came out in the third and increased the tempo.”
And the production. While their defense surrendered only two free throws in the frame, the Panthers went to work stringing together what amounted to a 22-3 run that all but put this contest out of reach. To do it they employed a host of different looks on defense and relied on balance at the other end, where three finished in double figures.
Dawson Fowler, who scored 32 against the Beavers, hit a pair of 3-pointers and finished with 13. Easton Page scored seven in the third and tied Austin Edward for the game high with 14 for Belgrade, which would have pulled away sooner had it experienced more success at the free-throw line, where it was 12 of 24.
“I think the effort of our guys improved tremendously,” Deming said. “There was a little bit more pressure, a little bit more focus. It was much more of a mental change than anything else, really.
“We challenged some passes on defense and Austin Edward gave us a lot of energy on the offensive glass. That really provided a spark.”
Such did not exist during a first 16 minutes in which the Panthers trailed by as many as seven. The deficit was whittled to four at the break, and then obliterated mere moments into the third.
“We’re battling like crazy on the road, trying to learn and doing the best we can,” Deming said. “I was really pleased with our play in the second half, and winning a conference game is a real plus.”
Belgrade 49, Havre 34
| Belgrade | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | — | 49 |
| Havre | 8 | 16 | 2 | 8 | — | 34 |
Belgrade: Fowler 12, Page 14, Tofslie 1, Reynolds 5, Gordon 3, Edwards 14.
Havre: Laz Windy Boy 2, Tanner Parsons 6, Jacob Irvin 11, Ivar Aageson 5, Austin DeLaRosa 4, Tysen Sangrey 2, Trey Murphy 2, Austin Jones 2.
BC boys turn back Stevi in Southwestern A matinee
Butte Central picked up its second boys’ basketball win in 22 hours today, knocking off Stevensville 52-46 at the Maroon Activities Center.
The win lifted the Maroons to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the Southwestern A.
Dan McCloskey again led the Maroons in scoring, pouring in 16 points. Luke Heaphy added nine, while Aaron Richards scored seven points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Logan Roth hit five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 16 points to lead the Yellowjackets.
Butte Central not happy despite 52-46 win over Stevensville
- JORDAN HANSEN 406mtsports.com
BUTTE — Despite a 52-46 win over Stevensville, Butte Central boys basketball head coach Brodie Kelly was not happy with his team’s performance during its Saturday afternoon tilt.
The Maroons remain undefeated on the season, but allowed the Yellowjackets to make things uncomfortable late in the game.
“The reality is that today we got outworked and that’s not something you ever want to accept, ever,” Kelly said. “The players shouldn’t accept it, the coaches shouldn’t accept it. They played harder than us and they wanted it more than us.
“The only silver lining I can honestly take from today’s game is that we can learn some things in a win. Usually you have to lose a game to take some stuff away.”
Up by 14 points midway through the fourth quarter, Central seemed set to cruise to a victory in a game it had controlled for most of the way.
Then Stevensville’s Logan Roth caught fire.
He made five 3-point shots in the final quarter of the game as the Yellowjackets trailed by just four points with under two minutes to play. Roth finished with 17 total points, 15 of which came in the final two quarters.
“I didn’t shoot much in the first half and I said, ‘I can shoot and I’m going to shoot and get us back in the game,”’ Roth said. “I think we were just slowing down, we got to our offense and we got some stops and I just shot the ball.”
The Maroons certainly were a bit sloppy late in the game and struggled to get good offensive looks during the final few minutes of the game. Central had just three made field goals in the fourth quarter.
“We were just trying to put ourselves in a position in those last few minutes to be in the basketball game,” Stevensville head coach Tony Anderson said. “They responded very well.”While the Maroons certainly were struggling, the Yellowjackets never got the game to a single possession. Central’s free-throw shooting was part of the reason and they hit 12-of-16 shots. Over its past two games, it’s converted 29-of-40 shots from the charity stripe.
“We did take care of the ball pretty well down the stretch and we made free throws, which really helped ice the game at the end,” Kelly said. “It was just those effort plays that they were able to beat us on.”
Aaron Richards was again strong for the Maroons and hit a late two point shot that helped seal the win for his team. He finished with seven points.
“I’m happy we got the win, but we played awful,” Richards said. “We can’t play like this if we want to keep winning. Stevensville really came to play today, I’ll give it all to them. They came out and played hard, we just didn’t have good effort today. We need to fix that.”
The Maroons were able to find some outside shooting and hit four three-point shots – one more than they had made in the previous two games combined.
Dan McCloskey led Central with 16 points, half of which came in the final frame.
“Our guys weren’t real thrilled coming out of the locker room,” Kelly said. “They know we’re not evaluating ourselves on wins and losses, but how we achieve our potential.”
Hamilton 77, Polson 47
| Hamilton | 24 | 14 | 21 | 18 | — | 77 |
| Polson | 20 | 10 | 11 | 6 | — | 37 |
Hamilton: Camron Rothie 6, Carson Rostad 11, Bridger Bauder 3, Tyler Chouinard 11, Tyler Barnes 2, Hunter Omlid 12, Tanner Goligoski 13, Carter Kearns 16, Trey Searle 3.
Polson: Asa Askan 6, Robin Erickson 7, Bo Kelley 3, Connor Lanier 16, Shade Main 6, Trevor Schultz 6, Weston Danley 2, Seth Lake 1.
Frenchtown 56, Dillon 47
| Dillon | 18 | 7 | 14 | 8 | — | 47 |
| Frenchtown | 14 | 8 | 18 | 16 | — | 56 |
Dillon: Andrew Lemieux 18, Mike Haverfield 15, Jake Ferris 3, Braden Anderson 2, Brad Rakich 2, Jace Fitzgerald 5, Clay Allison 2.
Frenchtown: Cade Baker 19, Brock Rugg 2, Zack Baker 17, Adam Botkin 8, Hank Rugg 5, Jared Cole 5.
Hardin 58, Glendive 34
| Hardin | 9 | 17 | 10 | 22 | — | 58 |
| Glendive | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | — | 34 |
Hardin: Hugs 8, Redfield 15, Shane 4, Goodluck 2, Evans 16, Tour'e 2, Lefthand 11.
Glendive: Keiser III 7, Holley 2, Phipps 9, Walker 7, Steinbron 9.
Ronan 66, Libby 52
| Libby | 14 | 20 | 6 | 12 | — | 52 |
| Ronan | 18 | 19 | 18 | 11 | — | 66 |
Libby: Brian Peck 10, JJ Davis 7, Ryggs Johnston 18, Jay Beagle 4, Nik Jones 7, Keith Johnson 7.
Ronan: Zeke Misa 12, Randy Finley 6, Bryant Hales 2, Vincent Bird-Webster 3, Zarec Couture 2, Perry Panzetanga 12, Dallas Durheim 8, Anthony Camel 21.
Miles City 57, Sidney 51
| Miles City | 14 | 13 | 6 | 24 | — | 57 |
| Sidney | 12 | 11 | 8 | 20 | — | 51 |
Miles City: Gabe Gundlach 23, Caden Stradley 11, Jeff Bellows 3, Keith Vanderlan 4, Steven Ray 10, Jayden Venable 6.
Sidney: Alec Lovegren 2, Cooper McGlothlin 16, Aaron Entz 4, Max Peters 6, Conner Larson 2, Bridger Larson 21.
Lewistown 73, Huntley Project 26
| Huntley Project | 4 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | 26 |
| Lewistown | 18 | 26 | 21 | 6 | — | 73 |
Huntley Project: Keenan Reynolds 6, Brad Graves 16, Rylaa DeVries 2, Jake Fox 2.
Lewistown: Tanner Trafton 12, Jake Clinton 8, Mitch Norslein 2, Andrew Lalum 13, Cody Henderson 4, Jayce Philipps 4, Jaden Graham 24, Landon Henderson 6.
