Sidney stops Polson in state girls opener

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

HAMILTON — Polson turned in a strong final half, but it still wasn’t enough to offset a horrible second quarter by the Pirates.

Polson was held to two points in the second period en route to a 44-40 loss to Sidney in first-round action Thursday at the Class A state girls basketball tournament.

The game was deadlocked at 11 after the first period before Polson’s offensive woes set in.

The Pirates (14-7), however, recovered in the second half by outscoring Sidney 27-22.

Sidney (19-2) was led by Jordan Sullivan’s 15 points. Sullivan, who will play basketball next season for the Lady Griz, also had a game-high nine rebounds.

Polson had three players in double figures — Breanne Kelley with 13 points, Riley Kenney with 11 and Nicole Davey with 10.

Both teams finished with 24 rebounds. Davey had eight boards and Kenney five.

Polson drops into loser-out play today at 2 p.m. versus Havre.

Anaconda defeated Havre in the final first-round game on Thursday, 56-30. Anaconda advances to tonight’s semifinal action at 8 versus Sidney.

Polson 11 2 12 15 — 40

Sidney 11 11 11 11 — 44

POLSON (14-7) - Kendyall Rochin 0-1 0-0 0, Macall Banner 0-0 0-0 0, Mariah Hamel 1-4 1-2 3, Breanne Kelly 4-8 5-7 13, Riley Kenney 3-7 5-5 11, Kayla Duford 0-3 0-0 0, Nicole Davey 5-12 0-2 10, Heidi Rausch 0-1 3-4 3. Totals 13-36 14-20 40.

SIDNEY (19-2) - Kodi Satra 1-2 1-2 3, Kayla Lake 0-1 1-3 1, Alex Hammer 3-3 2-4 8, Jordan Sullivan 6-12 3-3 15, Janae Moore 3-8 0-2 6, Megan Johnson 2-5 0-0 4, Whitney Thiel 3-4 0-0 7. Totals 18-35 7-14 44.

3-point goals - Polson 0-3 (Hamel 0-1, Kelly 0-1, Davey 0-1), Sidney 1-5 (Thiel 1-1, Sullivan 0-3, Satra 0-1). Rebounds - Polson 24 (Davey 8, Kenney 5), Sidney 24 (Sullivan 9, Lake 3, Johnson 3). Assists - Polson 1 (Rochin), Sidney 6 (Lake 3). Steals - Polson 8 (Hamel 2, Kelly 2, Davey 2), Sidney 12 (Sullivan 4, Satra 2, Johnson 2). Blocks - Polson 1 (Davey), Sidney 1 (Sullivan). Total fouls - Polson 15, Sidney 16. Fouled out - Johnson. Turnovers - Polson 19, Sidney 16.

Anaconda 56, Havre 30

Anaconda 8 15 20 13 — 56

Havre 0 9 15 6 — 30

ANACONDA (18-3) - Jeanna Brunell 1-2 0-0 3, Abby Stanberry 1-3 2-2 4, Vanessa Jense 4-6 2-3 12, Jayme Stergar 0-0 0-0 0, Cara McNeil 2-4 1-2 5, Lisa Laslovich 6-13 0-2 13, Rachel Wagner 3-7 3-4 9, Jacqueline Verlanic 1-3 0-0 2, Chelsea Galle 0-3 4-4 4, Korey Krumm 1-6 2-4 4, Lacey Knadler 0-0 0-0 0, Teryn Green 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-48 14-21 56.

HAVRE (11-12) - Jenny Job 0-2 0-0 0, Jaclyn Evans 2-3 3-4 9, Ashlynn Van Voast 0-0 0-0 0, Kassala Holdsclaw 0-1 0-0 0, Cassi Darrah 3-8 4-6 11, Alaynna Gray 0-2 0-0 0, Shay Tatsey 1-2 2-2 4, Sammy Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Chris Mack 0-0 0-0 0, Cali Freler 0-2 0-0 0, Paighton Gilman 0-3 0-0 0, Hayley Donoran 3-9 0-0 6. Totals 9-32 9-12 30.

3-point goals - Anaconda 4-16 (Jense 2-3, Brunell 1-1, Laslovich 1-5, Wagner 0-3, McNeil 0-2, Stanberry 0-1, Galle 0-1), Havre 3-12 (Van Voast 2-3, Darrah 1-3, Gray 0-2, Job 0-1, Tatsey 0-1, Freler 0-1, Donoran 0-1). Rebounds - Anaconda 35 (Laslovich 8, Krumm 6, Galle 5), Havre 21 (Donoran 7). Assists - Anaconda 10 (Laslovich 3, Galle 2, Krumm 2), Havre 6 (Mack 3, Darrah 2). Steals - Anaconda 13 (Laslovich 5, Krumm 3, Wagner 2), Havre 6 (Evans 2, Donoran 2). Blocks - Anaconda 0, Havre 3 (Freler, Gilman, Donoran). Total fouls - Anaconda 11, Havre 15. Fouled out - none. Turnovers - Anaconda 12, Havre 17.