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Friday, February 24 RESULTS/STATS
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Friday, February 24, 2017 |
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WESTERN 'A' |
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GM15-BOYS-LO-FRENCHTOWN 45 COLUMBIA FALLS 44 |
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GM16-BOYS-LO-STEVENSVILLE 43 CORVALLIS 37 |
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GM19-BOYS-CHAMP SEMI-POLSON 58 BUTTE CENTRAL 47 |
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GM20-BOYS-CHAMP SEMI-DILLON 49 HAMILTON 28 |
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EASTERN 'A' |
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GM9-BOYS-LO-BILLINGS CENTRAL 57 MILES CITY 35 |
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GM10-BOYS-LO-HARDIN 65 SIDNEY 51 |
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GM11-BOYS-BELGRADE 58 FERGUS 44 |
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GM12-BOYS-LAUREL 73 BROWNING 48 |
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Saturday, February 25, 2017 |
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WESTERN 'A' |
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GM23-BOYS-CONS SEMI-BUTTE CENTRAL V FRENCHTOWN |
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GM24-BOYS-CONS SEMI-HAMILTON V STEVENSVILLE |
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GM26-BOYS-CONS FINAL-GM23 WINNER V GM24 WINNER |
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GM28-BOYS-CHAMP FINAL-DILLON V POLSON |
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EASTERN 'A' |
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GM13-BOYS-CONS SEMI-FERGUS V BILLINGS CENTRAL |
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GM14-BOYS-CONS SEMI-BROWNING V HARDIN |
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GM15-BOYS-CONS FINAL-GM13 WINNER V GM14 WINNER |
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GM16-BOYS-CHAMP FINAL-LAUREL V BELGRADE |
Maroon boys fall short in Western A semifinal
HAMILTON — Butte Central’s comeback attempt fell short Friday night, and Polson send the Maroons to loser-out play with a 58-47 win over the Maroons in the semifinals of the Western A Divisional tournament on the Dale Berry Court. Stats
The Maroons play Hamilton at 10:45 p.m. Saturday against Frenchtown on the same court. The game will follow the BC girls’ team’s game, which is also against Frenchtown.
The winner advances to the third-place game and books a spot in the Class A State tournament, which is in two weeks in Butte.
After a 16-5 third quarter, the Pirates led the Maroons 41-28. BC battled back to within three points before Polson pulled away at the end.
Tanner Wilson scored 18 points, and Matthew Rensvold netted 14 to lead the Pirates into the title game.
Tanner Kump tossed in 15 points to lead the Maroons Nate McGree added 14 points for BC, which saw seven players score.
Jared Simkins scored six, Sam Johnston and Cade Holter each scored four, and Matt Simkins and Dan McCloseky each tossed in two.
POLSON 58 BUTTE CENTRAL 47
POL SCORERS=WILSON=18; RENSVOLD=14;NORTH PIEGAN=8; MAIN=6; LANIER=6; JOHNSON=4; BAUTISTA=2
BC TOP SCORERS=KUMP=15; MCGREE=14;Jared Simkins scored six, Sam Johnston and Cade Holter each scored four, and Matt Simkins and Dan McCloseky each tossed in two
DILLON 49 HAMILTON 28
DIL TOP SCORERS=ANDERSON=18; M.HAVERFIELD=14; T.HAVERFIELD=9
HAM TOP SCORERS=GOLIGOSKI=15;OMLID=8
FRENCHTOWN 45 COLUMBIA FALLS 44
FTOWN SCORERS=BOTKIN=15; MEANS=11; PYRON=8; PRICE=5; B.RUGGS=4; H.RUGGS=2
CF SCORERS=GREEN=16; STEPHENS=12; BRIDWELL=6;SCHRADE=5; MORGAN=3
Billings Central cruises past Miles City in loser-out game
Peyton Hanser scored 21 points to help lead Billings Central to a 57-35 win over the Miles City Cowboys in a loser-out game of the Central/Eastern A Divisional at Rimrock Auto Arena on Friday.
The Rams led from the start in building a 29-14 lead by halftime.
Hanser made 8 of 9 from the floor. Four of his baskets came on dunks. Chrishon Dixon added 13 points and five assists for the Rams, who will play semifinal loser Lewistown or Belgrade Saturday morning at 9 a.m.
"When the ball bounces your way good things are bound to happen and it's good see because these kids deserve it," Central coach Jim Stergar said. "(Thursday night) they played hard and just missed some shots. Today we made those same shots and it's a different game."
Gabe Gundlach led Miles City with 17 points. Tyler Burk added 10 for the Cowboys.
BC TOP SCORERS=HANSER=21; DANTIC=8;DIXON=13
MC SCORERS=GUNLACH=17; BURKE=11; STRADLEY=5; IRION=2
Strong start powers Hardin past Sidney
- Source Billings Gazette
- By KYLE HANSEN AND MIKE SCHERTING
Hardin built a big halftime lead and then withstood a Sidney flurry to get back into the game with a 65-51 loser-out win at the Central/Eastern A Divisional Friday afternoon at Rimrock Auto Arena.
Four Hardin players reached double figures, led by Famous Left Hand, who had 17 points. Darnell Left Hand finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Virgil McCormick also had 14 points, and David Evans added 10.
Hardin led 17-7 after the first quarter and 37-18 at the half.
Sidney attempted 18 3-pointers in the second half, making five. But the Eagles never did get the deficit into single digits. Brett Norby had a game-high 23 points for Sidney.
Hardin advances to the consolation semifinals at 10:30 a.m. at Rocky Mountain College. The Bulldogs will face the loser of the Laurel-Browning semifinal.
HARDIN 65 SIDNEY 51
HARD TOP SCORERS=F.LEFTHAND=17; D.LEFTHAND=14; MCCORMICK=12; EVANS=10
SID SCORERS=NORBY=23; MCGLOTHLIN=9; STEINBEISSER=7; LOVEGREN=6; B.CONNOR=4; MCGINNIS=2
Belgrade gets back to state tournament with win over Lewistown
The Belgrade Panthers were the first boys team to clinch a spot at the Class A state tournament as they defeated Lewistown 58-44 Friday night in the Central/Eastern A Divisional semifinal.
Dawson Fowler led all scorers with 20 points while Brock Salsbury added 15 and Trey Layman scored 10. The Panthers are returning to the state tournament after missing out last season.
"Everybody wants a ticket to the state tournament," Belgrade coach Mike Deming said. "It doesn't matter if it's March Madness for college teams. They're all playing in their tournaments to get a ticket to the big dance. We approached that in the game tonight. This is our opportunity to get a ticket.
"To have Dawson come out and play under the lights and hit some shots, everybody fed off of him I thought."
Belgrade now awaits the winner of Laurel and Browning for the championship game which will be on Saturday at 8 p.m.
Jaden Graham scored 13 points for the Golden Eagles. Lewistown will play Billings Central at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Metra.
"I think it's good for us to see what we're really made of. Tonight we played well," Fowler said. "Wednesday (against Sidney) I was just a little out of it. Wasn't feeling really good. I think tonight I bounced back.
BELGRADE 58 FERGUS 44
BEL TOP SCORERS=FOWLER=20; SALSBURY=15;LAYMAN=10; PAGE=9
FERG TOP SCORERS=GRAHAM=13; CLINTON=10; AYERS=9; KNOX=7
Laurel rolls into championship with 73-48 win over Browning
The Laurel Locomotives had their running shoes on early and went on for an easy 73-48 Central/Eastern A Divisional semifinal Friday night at Rimrock Auto Arena.
Laurel scored 25 points in the first quarter and shot 66 percent in the first half on their way to Saturday's championship game against Belgrade. The title game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m.
Christian Jones made 4 of 5 from the 3-point line and finished with 22 points to lead Laurel, which had a 45-18 lead by halftime. Shay Osborne added 19 points and Chanc Lawerence 12.
Browning, which shot 35 percent for the game after shooting just 19 percent in the first half, was led by Weston Mad Plume's 17 points. He made 5 of his 7 3-point attempts, and Tyree Whitcomb added 11 points.
Browning plays Hardin in the 10:30 a.m. consolation semifinal at Rocky Mountain College on Saturday.
LAUREL 73 BROWNING 48
LAU TOP SCORERS=JONES=22; OSBORNE=19; LAWRENCE=12
BRW TOP SCORERS=MAD PLUME=17; WHITCOMB=11
Western A/Hamilton
Frenchtown 45, Columbia Falls 44
Frenchtown…15 8 14 8 – 45
C. Falls…14 12 8 10 – 44
Frenchtown (10-9) – Adam Botkin 15, Austin Means 11, Ethan Pyron 8, Jacob Price 5, Brock Rugg 4, Hank Rugg 2.
Columbia Falls (4-17) – Austin Green 16, Logan Stephens 12, Dakota Bridwell 8, DJ Schrade 5, Drew Morgan 3.
Stevensville 43, Corvallis 36
Stevi…12 6 11 14 – 43
Corvallis…6 7 14 9 – 36
Stevi (9-12) – Jared Kingsbury 20, James Fry 10, Dalton Bragg 9, Louis Estrada-Ortiz 4.
Corvallis (4-16) – Kobe Jessop 10, Tyler Nixon 9, Ridge Albright 7, Zach Jessop 4, Justin Catanach 4, Kolton Mahan 2.
Polson 58, Butte Central 47
Butte Central;11;12;5;19;–;47
Polson;11;14;16;17;–;58
Butte Central (11-9) – Sam Johnston 4, Matt Simkins 2, Tanner Kump 15, Nate McGree 14, Dan McCloskey 2, Cade Holter 4, Jared Simkins 6.
Polson (15-5) – J'von Johnson 4, Jaydon Bautista 2, Tanner Wilson 18, Jeremiah North Pigeon 8, Connor Lanier 6, Shade Main 6, Matthew Rensvold 14.
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Dillon 49, Hamilton 28
Dillon;15;15;7;12;–;49
Hamilton;3;7;9;9;–;28
Dillon (20-0) – Michael Haverfield 14, Coby King 4, Kyson Wilson 2, Jansen Anderson 1, Troy Anderson 18, Tanner Haverfield 9, R.J. Fitzgerald 1.
Hamilton (15-5) – Camron Rothie 2, Ky Burch 3, Hunter Omlid 8, Tanner Goligoski 15.
Billings Central 57, Miles City 35
| Billings Central | 16 | 13 | 9 | 19 | — | 57 |
| Miles City | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | — | 35 |
Billings Central: Chrishon Dixon 13, Peyton Hanser 21, Johnny Elliott 3, Jet Campbell 2, Joe Byorth 3, Shay Dantic 8, Isaac Meyer 1, Noah Gaudreau 3, Jae Hugs 3.
Miles City: Gabe Gundlach 17, Kaden Stradley 5, Kelly Irion 2, Tyler Burk 11.
Hardin 65, Sidney 51
| Hardin | 17 | 20 | 11 | 17 | — | 65 |
| Sidney | 7 | 11 | 17 | 16 | — | 51 |
Hardin: Virgil McCormick 14, Famous Left Hand 17, Steff Walks Over Ice 4, Holman Real Bird 2, David Evans 10, Andrew House 4, Darnell Left Hand 14.
Sidney: Alec Lovegren 6, Jared Steinebeisser 7, Michael McGinnis 2, Brett Norby 23, Dawson McGlothlin 9, Bridger Larson 4.
Belgrade 58, Lewistown 44
| Lewistown | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | — | 44 |
| Belgrade | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | — | 58 |
Lewistown: Tanner Trafton 4, Jake Clinton 10, Eric Knox 5, Wes Jameson 1, Jaden Graham 13, Mason Harrison 2, Cole Ayers 9.
Belgrade: Dawson Fowler 20, Trey Mounts 3, Easton Page 7, Matt Walker 1, Brock Salsbury 15, Hayden Van Winkle 2, Trey Layman 10.
Laurel 73, Browning 48
| Browning | 15 | 3 | 19 | 11 | — | 48 |
| Laurel | 25 | 20 | 18 | 10 | — | 73 |
Browning: Weston Mad Plume 17, Tyree Whitcomb 11, Derek Loring 1, Justi Calf Boss Ribs 5, Ty Running Fisher 2, Chase Smith 4, Dylan Loring 2, Donovan Blackman 5, Brandon Aimsback 1.
Laurel: Christian Jones 22, Shay Osborne 19, Braden Ewalt 3, Trey Soucy 2, Isaiah Renner 2, Casey Cole 4, Connor Schwab 2, Layne Willis 2, Dawson Cortese 5, Chanc Lawrence 12.
Western A
Frenchtown 45, Columbia Falls 44
| Frenchtown | 15 | 8 | 14 | 8 | — | 45 |
| C-Falls | 14 | 12 | 8 | 10 | — | 44 |
Frenchtown: Ethan Pyron 8, Jacob Price 5, Brock Rugg 4, Adam Botkin 15, Hank Rugg 2, Austin Means 11.
C-Falls: Austin Green 16, Logan Stephens 12, Drew Morgan 3, Dakota Bridwell 8, DJ Schrade 5.
Stevensville 43, Corvallis 36
| Stevensville | 12 | 6 | 11 | 14 | — | 43 |
| Corvallis | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | — | 36 |
Stevensville: Jared Kingsbury 20, James Fry 10, Dalton Bragg 9, Louis Estrada-Ortiz.
Corvallis: Ridge Albright 7, Kolton Mahan 2, Tyler Nixon 9, Justin Catanach 4, Zach Jessop 4, Kobe Jessop 10.
Polson 58, Butte Central 47
| Polson | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | — | 58 |
| Butte Central | 11 | 12 | 5 | 19 | — | 47 |
Polson: Tanner Wilson 18, Matthew Rensvold 14, Jeremiah North Piegan 8, Connor Lanier 6, Shade Main 6, J'von Johnson 4, Jaydon Bautista 2.
Butte Central: Tanner Kump 15, Nate McGree 14, Sam Johnston 4, Matt Simkins 2, Dan McCloskey 2, Cade Holter 4, Jared Simkins 6.
Dillon 49, Hamilton 28
| Dillon | 15 | 15 | 7 | 12 | — | 49 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | 28 |
Dillon: Troy Anderson 18, Michael Haverfield 14, Coby King 4, Kyson Wilson 2, Jansen Anderson 1, Tanner Haverfield 9, R.J. Fitzgerald 1.
Hamilton: Tanner Gologoski 15, Hunter Omlid 8, Cam Rothie 2, Ky Burch 3.
