Polson loses to Laurel in consolation contest
BOZEMAN - Polson never recovered from a slow start in falling to Laurel 62-54 Saturday morning in consolation play at the Class A state boys basketball tournament.
Polson (15-8) fell behind 16-6 after eight minutes of play and trailed 26-19 at the break.
Laurel was led by the 1-2 combination of David Swecker, 20 points, and Jake McKinney, 19.
Louis Mohr had another big game for Polson, hitting a game-high 27 points. Tyler Krell was next with 20.
The win advanced Laurel to the consolation final Saturday evening versus Butte Central, who beat Corvallis 65-60 in an earlier consolation contest.
Polson went 1-2 in state tournament play.
Laurel 16 10 16 20 - 62
Polson 6 13 15 20 - 54
LAUREL (19-4) - Jake McKinney 7-12 5-7 19, Luke Lohof 4-5 1-2 9, Derek Budge 0-4 0-0 0, Bobby Anderson 3-11 2-2 9, David Swecker 5-10 8-9 20, Matt Heidinger 0-0 0-0 0, Tanner Klien 0-0 0-0 0, Jay Dempster 1-1 1-2 3, Zach Cortese 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 21-45 17-22 62.
POLSON (15-8) - Tyler Krell 7-11 6-8 20, Vince DiGiallonardo 1-7 0-0 2, Kyle Bagnell 2-15 0-0 5, Sheldon Fisher 0-3 0-0 0, Louis Mohr 10-15 4-5 27, Ian Laimbeer 0-0 0-0 0, Zack Camel 0-0 0-0 0, Cody Fischer 0-2 0-0 0, Will Davey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-53 10-13 54.
3-point goals - Laurel 3-13 (Swecker 2-5, Anderson 1-5, Budge 0-2, McKinney 0-1), Polson 4-24 (Mohr 3-6, Bagnell 1-11, DiGiallonardo 0-5, Fisher 0-1). Rebounds - Laurel 34 (McKinney 9), Polson 27 (Krell 6, Bagnell 6). Assists - Laurel 9 (McKinney 3, Swecker 3), Polson 3 (Mohr 2). Steals - Polson 6 (Anderson 3, Swecker 3), Polson 4 (Krell 2). Blocks - Laurel 0, Polson 5 (Krell 2, Mohr 2, Bagnell 2). Turnovers - Laurel 12, Polson 9. Fouls - Laurel 15, Polson 17. Fouled out - McKinney, DiGiallonardo, Fisher. Technicals - none.
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Corvallis 14 14 10 22 - 60
Butte Central 16 15 11 23 - 65
CORVALLIS - Logan Connors 2-4 2-2 7, Colby Henderson 3-3 0-1 7, Joel Connolly 2-2 0-0 4, Riley Bradshaw 5-17 12-16 24, Rodee Anderson 7-19 0-0 18, Stuart Landis 0-0 0-0 0, Trevor Brown 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-47 14-19 60.
BUTTE CENTRAL - Phil Antonioli 1-1 0-0 2, Jonathan Richards 7-11 2-3 16, Aschan Richards 7-11 1-1 15, Andy Ritter 1-6 2-2 5, Colin Hollow 2-8 2-4 8, Keegan McCarthy 0-1 0-0 0, Zach Kasperick 5-6 6-6 16, Jake Simkins 1-3 1-3 3. Totals 24-47 14-19 60.
3-point goals - Corvallis 8-27 (Anderson 4-15, Bradshaw 2-7, Henderson 1-1, Connors 1-2, Brown 0-2), Butte Central 3-15 (Hollow 2-6, Ritter 1-5, McCarthy 0-1, J.Richards 0-3). Rebounds - Corvallis 28 (Connolly 8), Butte Central 30 (A.Richards 12). Fouls - Corvallis 19, Butte Central 18. Fouled out - Connors. Blocks - Corvallis 1 (Anderson), Butte Central 1 (Ritter). Steals - Corvallis 8 (4 with 2), Butte Central 2 (Kasperick, Simkins). Turnovers - Corvallis 9, Butte Central 11. Assists - Corvallis 6 (Bradshaw 4), Butte Cenntral 11 (A.Richards 5).