Hoops Roundup: Polson girls upend Eureka

POLSON — Riley Kenney recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds as Polson topped Eureka 52-45 Thursday in nonconference girls basketball play.

Polson (6-2) used a 21-point second quarter to take a 31-18 halftime lead.

Nicole Davey tallied 11 points for the Pirates and pulled down eight rebounds.

Breanne Kelley and Davey both had three steals for PHS.

Cassidy Morgan, 13 points and 11 rebounds, had a double-double for Eureka (4-5).

Carly Hammond led the Lions in assists with four, while Hammond, Tayler Holder and Steph Vogelman had two steals each.

Holder led Eureka in scoring with 14 points.

Eureka    10    8    9    18    —    45

Polson    10    21    8    13    —    52

EUREKA (4-5) — Tayler Holder 6 1-3 14, Selene Elster 2 0-0 4, Alyssa White 1 0-0 2, Courtney Dickinson 1 0-0 3, Cassidy Morgan 6 1-4 13, Steph Vogelman 3 3-3 9. Totals: 19 5-10 45.

POLSON (6-2) — Mariah Hamel 2 0-0 4, Sierra Pete 4 0-0 8, Breanne Kelley 3 3-4 9, Riley Kenney 6 2-4 14, Kayla Duford 1 4-4 6, Nicole Davey 5 1-4 11. Totals: 21 10-16 52.

3-point goals: Holder, Dickinson; Team fouls: Eureka 16, Polson 11; Vogelman.

Missoula Big Sky 52, Glacier 47

MISSOULA — Missoula Big Sky cashed in from long range in the fourth quarter, hitting three 3s en route to a Western AA victory over Glacier.

Glacier led 35-32 going into the fourth quarter. Big Sky outscored the Wolfpack in the final frame 20-12.

“I was very proud of them,” Glacier coach Kris Salonen said.

“They competed.”

Baylee Quay led Glacier offensively with 10 points.

Sandy Soos, who had three treys, shared team-high scoring honors for Big Sky with Elleson Tinkle. Both finished with 13 points.

Glacier     16     12     7     12     –     47

Big Sky     9     15     8     20     –     52

GLACIER (2-5 and 0-2) – Rachel Cutler 3 1-2 9, Sydney Sharaf 1 2-2 4, Baylee Quay 5 0-2 10, Brooke Watkins 2 0-2 5, Ashlee Waggener 2 3-5 7, McKell Bennett 2 0-0 4, Paige Latimer 2 0-0 4, Cami Mathison 1 2-2 4, Patty Hughes 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-15 47.

BIG SKY (4-4 and 1-1) – Sarah Lidstrom 4 1-4 10, Stephanie Carl 1 2-2 4, Tali Hart 2 0-0 4, Elleson Tinkle 3 7-10 13, Kelsey LaVaute 1 2-8 4, Megan Chansler 0 2-2 2, Sandy Soos 5 0-0 13, Danielle Sheridan 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Donnelly 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 14-26 52.

3-point goals – Glacier 3 (Cutler 2), Big Sky 4 (Soos 3). Total fouls – Glacier 19, Big Sky 18. Fouled out – LaVaute. Rebounds – Glacier 18 (Latimer 4), Big Sky 23 (Tinkle 7). Turnovers – Glacier 26, Big Sky 20.

Bigfork 55,

Whitefish 38

WHITEFISH — Bigfork used three 13-point quarters to pull away from Whitefish for a nonconference victory.

The Valkyries (8-2) were led by Mallery Knoll, 19 points, and Quinci Paine, 18. Caitlin Charlebois added 10.

Shelby Backer just missed out on a double-double for Whitefish with nine points and eight rebounds.

Olivia Nagler had seven rebounds for Whitefish (0-8) and Jessica Slaybaugh five.

Bigfork    13    13    13    16    —    55

Whitefish    7    11    11    9    —    38

BIGFORK (8-2) — Mallery Knoll 8 2-8 19, Quinci Paine 7 4-5 18, Kirsten Campbell 0 0-2 0, Lila Cenis 2 0-0 4, Taylor Peck 1 0-2 2, Melissa Vanderveer 0 0-1 0, Caitlin Charlebois 3 3-8 10, Taylor McElroy 0 2-2 2. Totals: 21 11-28 55.

WHITEFISH (0-8) — Olivia Nagler 2 2-5 6, Taylor Havens 0 2-2 2, Jessica Slaybaugh 2 1-2 5, Mariah Kanistanaux 2 0-1 4, Karissa DeMarco 1 0-0 2, Jessica Poe 0 1-2 1, Shelby Backer 3 3-8 9, Danielle McCully 3 1-2 7, Olivia Curtiss 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 10-22 38.

3-point goals: Knoll, Charlebois; Team fouls: Bigfork 20, Whitefish 22; Fouled out: Paine.

Libby 55, Troy 6

TROY — Jackie Mee tossed in 27 points and Jamie Gilden added 10 as Libby crushed Troy in nonconference play.

Troy was held scoreless in the second and third periods.

Libby     24     24     5     2     –     55

Troy     2     0     0     4     –     6

LIBBY(5-3) – LaRona Luscher 3, Alysha Martin 3, Jamie Gilden 10, Logan Best 6, Jackie Mee 27, Alex Kulbeck 6.

TROY (0-8) – Alyssa Olds 2, Kimmy Klin 2, Natasha Hines 2.

Mt. Baker 47,

Stillwater 44

A rough night at the free throw line didn’t help Stillwater Christian School in a nonconference contest with Mt. Baker at SCS.

Stillwater (5-5) hit on just nine of 24 foul shots in falling three points short.

Samantha Red Elk led Stillwater in scoring with 16 points, nine coming in the final quarter. She was the lone bright spot at the charity stripe, sinking six of eight shots.

Morgan Paolini added 10 points for Stillwater.

Ally White had 14 points for Mt. Baker.

Mt. Baker    11    3    16    18    —    47

Stillwater Christian    12    11    8    13    —    44

MT. BAKER — Breanne Feere 3 1-1 7, Chelse Nutini 2 1-5 5, Emily East 2 0-0 4, KaLee Eldred 3 0-2 6, Ally White 4 4-4 14, Alyssa Watmough 0 1-2 1, Carly Dobbs 3 4-6 10. Totals: 17 12-20 47.

STILLWATER CHRISTIAN (5-5) — Samantha Red Elk 5 6-8 16, Julia Smith 1 0-0 2, Linnea Hashley 1 0-2 2, Julia Bray 3 1-2 7, Morgan Paolini 5 0-7 10, Jordan Danz 2 2-5 7. Totals: 17 9-24 44.

3-point goals: White (2); Danz; Team fouls: Mt. Baker 21, Stillwater Christian 15; Fouled out: None.

Boys

Polson 60, Eureka 50

EUREKA — Polson outscored Eureka 13-5 in the third period to break open a tight game en route to a 10-point nonconference victory.

Kyle Bagnell, 18 points, Tim Rausch, 17, and Vince DiGiallonardo, 13, led a balanced Polson (6-2 overall) attack.

Tanner Blankers, a freshman making his second varsity start, had a season-high 15 points for Eureka (1-9). Ryan Holder added 11 and Bryton Guckenberg 10.

Polson    7    18    13    22    —    60

Eureka    8    16    5    21    —    50

POLSON (6-2) — Vince DiGiallonardo 4 3-4 13, Kyle Bagnell 7 2-4 18, Zack Camel 1 0-1 3, Tim Rausch 6 5-9 17, Derrick Rathe 1 1-4 3, Tyler Crell 3 0-6 6. Totals: 22 11-28 60.

EUREKA (1-9) — Kade Davis 0 2-2 2, Jesse Thomson 1 2-5 4, Andrew Sanders 1 0-0 2, Ryan Holder 4 2-2 11, Tanner Blankers 6 1-1 15, Andrew Derby 1 0-0 2, Josh Soderling 1 0-0 2, Caleb Curtis 1 0-1 2, Bryton Guckenberg 3 4-5 10. Totals: 18 11-16 50.

3-point goals: DiGiallonardo (2), Bagnell (2), Camel; Holder, Blankers (2); Team fouls: Polson 27, Eureka 27; Fouled out: Crell; Eureka, Tanner Peterson.

Mt. Baker 50,

Stillwater 47

Mt. Baker held off Stillwater Christian School (7-3) in a wild fourth quarter for the nonconference victory at SCS.

Trent Burton, who hit three 3s in the final period, topped Stillwater in scoring with 16 points. Burton had four treys for the game.

Quinton Godes had 17 points for Mt. Baker.

Stillwater outscored Mt. Baker in the second and fourth quarters.

Mt. Baker    12    10    13    15    —    50

Stillwater Christian    9    12    9    17    —    47

MT. BAKER — Mike Haram 1 1-2 3, Brady Atwood 5 0-1 11, James Stockly 4 1-2 11, Jay Pciole 3 0-0 6, Quinton Godes 7 3-5 17, Scott Whetbough 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 5-10 50.

STILLWATER CHRISTIAN (7-3) — Jeremy Curtis 0 1-2 1, Ryan Thompson 0 2-4 2, Jake Meerkatz 2 0-0 5, Trent Burton 6 0-0 16, Joshua Topp 0 5-5 5, Trevor Holladay 3 1-2 7, Josh LeGassey 2 1-3 5, Josh Bray 3 0-2 6. Totals: 16 10-18 47.

3-point goals: Atwood, Stockly (2); Meerkatz, Burton (4); Team fouls: Mt. Baker 17, Stillwater 16; Fouled out: Topp.