Prep Basketball: Sentinel steamrolls Flathead

by The Daily Inter Lake
| February 12, 2010 2:00 AM

MISSOULA — The Braves went cold on offense against a Sentinel squad eager to regain its winning swagger.

Kendal Maier had 14 of his 20 points by halftime and the Spartans went on a 14-0 run in the second quarter, and Sentinel cruised to a 65-29 Western AA victory on Thursday. The Spartans snapped a two-game skid and improved to 6-2 in league and 9-7 overall and while the Braves drop to 4-3 in league and 8-6 overall.

George Sherwood paced Flathead with 10 points and Karl Ingram followed with six. The Braves tied their low-scoring mark of the season with 29 points, which they also scored against C. M. Russell earlier this season. On Thursday, the team’s second-leading scorer Tanner Salois was out because of a toe infection.

Flathead hosts Missoula Big Sky on Saturday.

Flathead 10 5 7 7 — 29

Sentinel 16 16 13 20 — 65

FLATHEAD – Karl Ingram 3-7 0-0 6, George Sherwood 3-7 2-2 10, Jeremy Grosswiler 0-2 0-0 0, Ian Gillespie 2-8 0-0 5, Joe Pistorese 2-10 0-0 5, Dean Stimpson 0-0 0-0 0, Connor Tice 0-1 0-0 0, Mike VanArendonk 1-6 0-0 3, Scotty Keller 0-1 0-0 0, Kaleb Cannaday 0-0 0-0 0, Al Michael Olszewski 0-1 0-0 0, Shea Schroeder 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 11-43 2-2 29.

MISSOULA SENTINEL – Ben Roberts 6-8 3-4 16, Trevor Olson 1-1 0-0 2, Zack Wagenmann 3-3 4-5 10, Kendal Maier 7-12 3-5 20, Riley King 1-6 1-1 3, Robby King 0-1 3-6 3, Connor Woodill 2-4 2-2 6, Fischer Worden 1-3 0-0 2, Zack Murphy 1-2 0-0 3, Brad Corntassel 0-0 0-0 0, Nathan Jewett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-40 16-23 65.

3-point goals – Flathead 5-22 (Sherwood 2-4, VanArendonk 1-4, Gillespie 1-6, Pistorese 1-7, Olszewski 0-1), Sentinel 5-14 (Maier 3-7, Roberts 1-1, Murphy 1-2, Ri. King 0-3, Ro. King 0-1). Rebounds – Flathead 17 (Grosswiler 4), Sentinel 33 (Roberts 5, Wagenmann 5). Fouls – Flathead 16, Sentinel 9. Blocks – Flat-head 0, Sentinel 4 (Wagenmann 3, Olson). Steals – Flathead 4 (Pistorese 2), Sentinel 5 (Ri. King 2). Turnovers – Flathead 17, Sentinel 11.

Polson 90, Eureka 56

POLSON — Kyle Bagnell scored 29 points, Louis Mohr had 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the Polson Pirates steamrolled Eureka with their best offensive output of the season in nonconference action.

Bagnell sank six 3-pointers in the game and Mohr, in his second game back this season, chipped in three. Polson had 14 as a team and scored at least 22 points in the opening three quarters.

“We shot the ball really well tonight,” Polson coach Brad Pluff said. “Defensively we played well and we got up and down the floor like we like to do.”

Ryan Holder scored 22 and Tanner Blankers added 12 for Eureka (3-14).

Tim Rausch added 13 points and Sheldon Fisher added 12 for Polson (8-7 overall).

The Pirates have three Northwestern A games left in the regular season, starting with a road game against Libby on Saturday. Eureka heads to Troy tonight for the District 7B regular-season finale.

Eureka 14 12 13 17 — 56

Polson 25 27 22 16 — 90

EUREKA — Jesse Thomson 2 1-1 5, Andrew Sanders 0 1-2 1, Tanner Peterson 2 0-0 4, Ryan Holder 6 7-9 22, Tanner Blankers 3 4-4 12, Andrew Derby 1 0-0 2, Caleb Curtiss 1 0-4 2, Bryton Guckenberg 4 0-2 8. Totals 19 13-22 56

POLSON — Vince DiGiallanardo 1 0-0 3, Kyle Bagnell 11 1-2 29, Zach Camel 0 1-2 1, Sheldon Fisher 5 0-0 12, Tim Rausch 5 1-2 13, Louis Mohr 11 1-1 26, Derrick Rathe 1 0-2 2, Tyler Krell 1 0-0 2, Cody Fischer 1 0-2 2. Totals 36 4-9 90.

3-point goals — Eureka 5 (Holder 3, Blankers 2), Polson 14 (DiGiallanardo 1, Bagnell 6, Sheldon 2, Rausch 2, Mohr 3); Team fouls — Eureka 11, Polson 21; Fouled out — None

Girls

Bigfork 68,

Whitefish 43

BIGFORK — The ninth-ranked Bigfork Valkyries checked off another goal for the season — finishing undefeated at home.

Mallery Knoll had 19 points and five assists, Caitlin Charlebois had 10 points, six assists and seven steals and the Vals improved to 14-3 overall and 7-0 at home with one regular-season game left before the District 7B tournament.

“We ran the press break really well tonight and I thought we played better when we pressured the ball,” Bigfork coach Mark Hansen said.

Jessica Slaybaugh made three 3-pointers en route to 16 points for Whitefish (1-15 overall).

Quinci Paine had 10 points and 11 rebounds and Kailey Fierro added 10 points for Bigfork, who play at Ronan on Saturday.

Whitefish 6 14 12 11 — 43

Bigfork 21 15 20 12 — 68

WHITEFISH — Jessica Slaybaugh 6 1-3 16, Mariah Kanistanaux 2 0-0 4, Karissa DeMarco 3 0-0 6, Shelby Backer 4 1-1 9, Danielle McCully 3 0-0 6, Olivia Curtiss 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 2-4 43

BIGFORK — Mallery Knoll 8 2-3 19, Kristen Woll 0 1-2 1, McKenze Shults 2 0-0 4, Quinci Paine 5 0-1 10, Lila Cenis 1 0-0 2, Taylor Peck 3 0-0 7, Melissa VanDerveer 1 2-3 4, Caitlin Charlebois 4 1-3 10, Kailey Fierro 5 1-2 11. Totals 29 7-14 68.

3-point goals — Whitefish 3 (Slaybaugh 3), Bigfork 3 (Knoll, Peck, Charlebois); Team fouls — Whitefish 13, Bigfork 7; Fouled out — None

Polson 51, Eureka 39

EUREKA — Breanne Kelley scored 11 of her game-high 16 points in the second quarter to put Polson on a run 17-2 run that led the Lady Pirates to the nonconference road victory.

Riley Kenney had 12 points, Nicole Davey added 11 and Polson improved to 12-3 overall.

Alyssa White paced Eureka with 12 points and Tayler Holder had 10 points and 13 rebounds.

“They outrebounded us, that was the big thing,” Eureka coach John Hammond said. “Tonight we were outmanned.”

Polson returns to Northwestern A play with a road-game at Libby on Saturday. Eureka (9-8) wraps up the District 7B regular season at Troy tonight.

Polson 10 19 8 14 — 51

Eureka 11 7 3 18 — 39

POLSON — Kendyall Rochin 1 0-0 2, Mariah Hamel 1 0-0 2, Sierra Pete 2 0-0 4, Breanne Kelley 7 2-3 16, Riley Kenney 3 6-8 12, Kayla Duford 1 0-0 2, Nicole Davey 5 1-1 11, Heidi Rausch 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 9-12 51.

EUREKA — Tayler Holder 3 2-5 10, Selene Elster 1 0-1 2, Jen Miller 0 0-1 0, Alyssa White 4 2-3 12, Courtney Dickinson 1 3-5 5, Cassidy Morgan 2 2-6 6, Steph Vogelman 2 0-1 4. Totals 13 9-22 39.

3-point goals — Polson 0, Eureka 4 (Holder 2, White 2), Team fouls — Polson 18, Eureka 12; Fouled out — None.

Libby 53, Troy 14

LIBBY — Jackie Mee scored 24 points, Jaime Gilden had 11 and the Lady Loggers cruised past Troy in nonconference action.

Mee, a senior, bumped up her season-scoring-average to 19.28 points per game, which is second in Northwestern A.

Libby (10-5) hosts Polson on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Troy 2 0 10 2 — 14

Libby 14 10 18 11 — 53

TROY — Kimmy Klin 1 0-0 2, Jordan Williams 2 0-0 4, Jackie Pepiot 2 4-6 8. Totals 5 4-6 14

LIBBY — Sheena Good 2 0-0 4, Alysha Martin 1 0-1 2, Jaime Gilden 5 1-2 11, Logan Best 2 1-4 5, Jacke Mee 9 5-5 24, Alex Kulbeck 2 0-0 4, Kim Tangen 1 0-1 2. Totals 22 8-13 53

3-point goals — Troy 0, Libby 1 (Mee); Team fouls — Troy 14, Libby 7; Fouled out — None

Stillwater Christian 55, Glacier sophs 24

Jordan Danz made two 3-pointers en route to 12 points, Morgan Paolini followed with 10 and Stillwater Christian defeated the Glacier sophomores handily.

Samantha Red Elk had two 3-pointers and finished with nine points and Linnea Hashley and Lindsey Vander Ark each scored six for Stillwater.

Jondie Rianda had eight first-quarter points for Glacier.

Glacier Sophs 10 2 6 6 — 24

Stillwater 17 15 7 16 — 55

GLACIER SOPHS — Brittan Austin 2 0-0 4, Shelby Ballard 1 0-0 3, Dani Crandell 1 0-0 2, Emily Anthony 0 1-2 1, Corrina Hanson 2 0-2 4, Jondie Rianda 4 0-1 8, Cassidy Mann 1 0-0 2.

STILLWATER — Jessica Mocabee 2 0-0 4, Katie Harrel 2 0-0 4, Samantha Red Elk 3 1-2 9, Linnea Hashley 2 2-4 6, Lindsey Vander Ark 3 0-0 6, Julia Bray 1 0-0 2, Morgan Paolini 4 2-4 10, Jordan Danz 3 4-6 12, Jenessa Heine 1 0-2 2.

3-point goals — Glacier 1 (Ballard), Stillwater 4 (Red Elk 2, Danz 2); Team fouls — Glacier 13, Stillwater 4; Fouled out — None.