Ronan defeats Libby for third at divisionals

by The Daily Inter Lake
| February 28, 2010 2:00 AM

Ronan junior Jerod Tanner scored the go-ahead basket with 10 seconds left and the Chiefs went on to win 49-43 over Libby in the boys consolation game of the Northwestern A divisionals on Saturday.

With the victory, Ronan earned a challenge game with Polson on Monday at 6 p.m. at Glacier High.

Kevin Wroblewski had 17 points for Ronan (9-13).

Colton Cannon had 12 points and five rebounds for Libby (8-12).

Boys Consolation Game

Ronan 9 9 12 19 — 49

Libby 10 7 13 13 — 43

RONAN — Jerod Tanner 3 0-0 7, Marcus Hungerford 2 0-0 4, Lucas Black 1 1-2 3, Justin Dustybull 6 4-4 16, Kevin Wroblewski 5 2-2 17, Colten Cheff 1 0-0 2, Brady Oakland 0 0-0 0, Gordan North Piegan III 0 0-0 0, Robert Gauthier 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-8 49.

LIBBY — TJ Benson 4 0-0 9, Kelly May 4 1-4 11, Colton Cannon 5 1-2 12, Alex Cislo 2 0-4 4, Nate Broden 2 3-5 7, Garrett Craig 0 0-0 0, Micah Germany 0 0-0 0, Cree Maloney 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 5-15 43.

3-point goals — Ronan 6 (Wroblewski 5, Tanner), Libby 4 (May 2, Benson, Cannon); Rebounds — Ronan 19 (Dustybull 5, Wroblewski 4, Black 4), Libby 28 (Cislo 8, Cannon 5, Benson 5); Turnovers — Ronan 17, Libby 19; Steals — Ronan 9 (Hungerford 4, Black 3), Libby 8 (Benson 6); Team fouls — Ronan 16, Libby 10; Fouled out — None.

Girls

Libby 51, Ronan 31

Jackie Mee capped her stellar prep basketball career with a game-high 25 points as Libby finished out the season in third place in girls Northwestern A.

LaRona Luscher had 11 points for Libby (13-7).

Jonna Grant had 15 points, five rebounds and two steals for Ronan (2-19).

Girls Consolation Game

Ronan 7 7 4 13 — 31

Libby 12 13 13 13 — 51

RONAN — Taylor Lynch 0 2-2 2, Jonna Grant 6 2-6 15, Alice Van Gunten 0 2-2 2, Taylir Irvine 0 2-3 2, Cortney Clairmont 2 0-0 5, Tylynn Left Hand 1 0-0 3, Ashley Grandchamp 1 0-0 2, Mariah Cheff 0 0-0 0, Nine Orozco 0 0-2 0, Ashleigh Lynch 0 0-0 0, Katie Andrews 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 8-15 31.

LIBBY — LaRona Luscher 4 2-3 11, Jaime Gilden 2 4-9 8, Logan Best 0 1-2 1, Jackie Mee 6 10-14 25, Kim Tangen 1 4-6 6, Alyssa Walker 0 0-0 0, Sheena Good 0 0-0 0, Jenny Johnson 0 0-0 0, Alyshia Martin 0 0-0 0, Myka Forster 0 0-0 0, Hannah Sullivan 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 21-37 51.

3-point goals — Ronan 3 (Left Hand, Clairmont, Grant), Libby 4 (Mee 3, Luscher); Rebounds — Ronan 29 (Grant 5, Van Gunten 4, Lynch 4, Orozco 4); Turnovers — Ronan 23, Libby 12; Steals — Ronan 3 (Grant 2), Libby 9 (Mee 3, Martin 2, Gilden 2); Team fouls — Ronan 22, Libby 6; Fouled out — Van Gunten.

Boys Loser Out

Ronan 17 2 16 22 — 57

Whitefish 16 12 10 13 — 51

RONAN — Jerod Tanner 6 0-1 14, Marcus Hungerford 3 3-4 9, Lucas Black 3 2-5 8, Justin Dustyball 5 5-10 15, Kevin Wroblewski 0 3-6 3, Colten Cheff 1 2-4 4, Brady Oakland 1 1-3 3, Jordan Franklin 0 1-2 1, Gordon North Piegan III 0 0-0 0, Robert Gauthier 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 17-35 57

WHITEFISH — Mac Roche 4 3-7 13, Kyler Blades 2 2-3 6, Austin Green 2 5-6 9, Gage Vasquez 5 1-2 11, Cooper Olson 1 0-0 2, Connor Silliker 4 2-10 10, Drew Galbraith 0 0-0 0, Chris Forrest 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 13-28 51.

3-point goals — Ronan 2 (Tanner 2), Whitefish 2 (Roche 2); Rebounds — Ronan 30 (Wroblewski 7, Black 6, Dustybull 5), Whitefish 32 (Silliker 11, Roche 7); Turnovers — Ronan 15, Whitefish 20; Steals — Ronan 9 (Black 3, Dustybull 2), Whitefish 9 (Green 4, Blades 3); Team fouls — Ronan 24, Whitefish 26; Fouled out — Black, Tanner, Green.

Girls Loser Out

Whitefish 5 8 0 11 — 24

Ronan 6 6 8 17 — 37

WHITEFISH — Taylor Havens 0 1-2 1, Jessica Slaybaugh 0 8-12 8, Mariah Kanistanaux 2 2-6 4, Karissa DeMarco 1 0-0 3, Alayna Voigt 0 1-2 1, Jessica Poe 0 1-2 1, Danielle McCully 1 0-0 2, Abby Strellnauer 1 0-0 2, Olivia Nagler 0 0-0 0, Jenna Rose Hanson 0 0-0 0, Olivia Curtiss 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 13-24 24.

RONAN — Cortney Clairmont 0 0-1 0, Taylor Lynch 2 0-0 5, Jonna Grant 1 6-14 8, Alice Van Gunten 2 5-7 9, Nina Orozco 2 5-9 9, Ashley Grandchamp 1 1-4 3, Taylir Irvine 1 1-2 3, Mariah Cheff 0 0-0 0, Lindsey Clairmont 0 0-0 0, Ashleigh Lynch 0 0-0 0, Katie Andrews 0 0-0 0, Trinity Rosenbaum 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 18-37 37.

3-point goals — Whitefish 1 (DeMarco), Ronan 1 (T. Lynch); Rebounds — Whitefish 34 (Nagler 7, Havens 6, Strellnauer 6), Ronan 31 (Van Gunten 9, Grant 7); Turnovers — Whitefish 27, Ronan 17; Steals — Whitefish 6 (Nagler 3), Ronan 10 (Orozco 2, Grandchamp 2); Team fouls — Whitefish 28, Ronan 24; Fouled out — Nagler, Havens.