Dillon upends Polson in state basketball opener

by The Daily Inter Lake
| March 8, 2012 10:05 PM

BUTTE — Dillon knocked off Polson from long range, draining eight treys en route to a 48-40 victory Thursday afternoon in opening-round play of the Class A state girls basketball tournament at the Butte Civic Center.

Polson managed to fashion a 22-15 lead at the half, but Dillon closed with a 23-point fourth quarter to win by eight points.

Carly King was 4-for-4 from 3-point land and tallied 12 points for Dillon. Courtney Linder hit three 3s and finished with 11 points.

Dillon only had four players score, but all reached double figures. Kansas Suenram tallied 12 and Charlee Hahnkamp 13.

Polson’s Riley Kenney led all scorers with 18 points. Mariah Hamel scored nine.

The loss drops Polson (16-5) into loser-out action today, facing Havre at 12:30 p.m.

Dillon moves on to semifinal action versus Billings Central at 6:30 p.m.

Billings Central topped Havre in first-round action 57-42.

In tonight’s other semifinal matchup at 8, Butte Central squares off with Laurel.

Frenchtown (18-3), the Northwestern A regular season and divisional champions, lost to Butte Central on Thursday 51-36.

DILLON (12-10) — Courtney Linder 3-8 2-2 11, Kansas Suenram 5-10 1-3 12, Carly King 4-4 0-0 12, Ashley Hayden 0-1 0-0 0, Charlee Hahnkamp 3-7 7-9 13, Janet Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Shay Parke 0-0 0-0 0, Audrey Schurg 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 15-32 10-14 48.

POLSON (15-6) — Mackenzie Banner 1-4 0-0 2, Mariah Hamel 3-9 1-2 9, Anna DiGiallonardo 0-3 2-4 2, Riley Kenney 7-12 3-5 18, Shelbi Mallon 0-0 0-0 0, Macall Banner 0-3 0-0 0, Jordan Quinn 0-0 0-0 0, Jessica Bagnell 0-0 0-0 0, Hallie Hovenkotter 1-4 1-2 3, Heidi Rausch 1-7 4-4 6. Totals 13-42 11-17 40.

Dillon 6 9 10 23 — 48

Polson 7 15 3 15 — 40

3-pointers — Dillon 8-18 (Linder 3-8, King 4-4, Suenram 1-4, Schurg 0-2), Polson 3-13 (Hamel 2-5, Kenney 1-2, Mackenzie Banner 0-3, Macall Banner 0-2, DiGiallonardo 0-1). Rebounds — Dillon 20 (Hahnkamp 7, Suenram 5), Polson 31 (Kenney 10, Rausch 10, Mackenzie Banner 5). Assists — Dillon 7 (Hahnkamp 3), Polson 4 (Hamel 3). Fouls — Dillon 12, Polson 16. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none. Steals — Dillon 4 (Linder, King, Hayden, Schurg), Polson 2 (Hamel, DiGiallonardo). Blocks — Dillon 4 (King 2, Suenram, Hahnkamp), Polson 0. Turnovers — Dillon 8, Polson 9.

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BILLINGS CENTRAL (15-6) – Sammy Elliott 2-4 2-4 6, Katie Cummins 4-9 4-6 12, Kayla Lucas 7-11 2-3 19, Taylor Hanser 3-7 0-0 6, Justyn Juhl 1-3 0-0 2, Allie Lucas 0-3 4-6 4, Hadley Ryan 3-6 2-4 8. Totals 20-43 14-23 57.

HAVRE (13-8) – Brandy Lambourne 4-6 2-4 10, Jaclyn Evans 1-4 2-3 4, Sammy Evans 3-4 0-0 6, Peyton Filius 2-4 3-4 9, Chanal Standing Rock 3-12 2-2 8, Morgan Mazurkiewicz 1-2 0-0 3, Lacey Waid 1-3 0-0 2, Neya Bischoff 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-36 9-13 42.

Central 8 17 18 14 – 57

Havre 5 10 12 15 – 42

3-point goals – BC 3-6 (Lucas 3-5, Elliott 0-1), Havre 3-11 (Filius 2-3, Mazurkiewicz 1-2, Lambourne 0-2, Evans 0-1). Rebounds – BC 32 (Juhl 9, Hanser 7, Ryan 6), Havre 17 (Evans 4). Assists – BC 8 (Lucas 3), Havre 10 (Filius 4). Steals – BC 7 (Lucas 4), Havre 8 (Evans 4). Blocks – BC 0, Havre 3 (Filius 2, Evans 1). Turnovers – BC 19, Havre 20. Fouls – BC 16, Havre 19. Fouled out – Mazurkiewicz. Technicals – none.

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FRENCHTOWN (18-3) – Abby Inderland 1-4 2-2 5, Vanessa Stavich 4-5 1-2 11, Kayla Blood 0-5 0-0 0, Emma Oostdyk 1-3 6-8 8, Sarah Lester 3-9 4-4 10, Nicole Garren 0-0 0-0 0, Angela Lowry 0-2 0-0 0, Holly Jacobs 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan Ray 0-0 0-0 0, Haley Cyr 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 10-29 13-17 36.

BUTTE CENTRAL (19-4) – Kacie McKeon 9-16 0-0 23, Brynne Kambich 2-7 1-2 5, Danee Leary 2-7 0-0 4, Alysea Pica 4-9 2-3 12, Mariah Cooney 0-6 5-6 5, Danika Neumann 1-1 0-0 2, Hannah Stajcar 0-1 0-0 0, Annie Ossello 0-0 0-2 0, Angela Piazzola 0-1 0-0 0, Carlee Norbeck 0-1 0-0 0, McKenzie Callahan 0-0 0-0 0, Aleesha LaBreche 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 18-49 8-14 51.

Frenchtown 12 6 9 9 — 36

Central 14 13 17 7 — 51

3-point goals – FT 3-11 (Stavish 2-2, Inderland 1-4, Blood 0-2, Lester 0-2, Lowry 0-1), BC 7-12 (McKeon5-8, Pica 2-3, Kambich 0-1). Rebounds – FT 22 (Lester 7), BC 35 (Kambich 8, Leary 8, Cooney 6). Assists – FT 3 (Lester 2), BC 6 (Kambich 2). Steals – FT 6 (Leste 2), BC 13 (McKeon 5, Pica 4). Blocks – FT 0, BC 2 (Cooney, Ossello). Turnovers – FT 21, BC 15. Fouls – FT 12, BC 14. Fouled out – none. Technicals – none.

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LAUREL (17-4) - McKenzie Webinger 1-6 2-2 5, Jayde LeFevre 4-9 1-1 10, Haylee Gallegos 5-11 3-6 13, Hannah Weishoff 4-12 4-6 12, Bailey Love 2-3 1-2 5, Lexi Lwis 0-0 0-0 0, Kelcie Wood 0-0 0-0 0, Leslie Gappa 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Smarsh 1-2 0-0 2, Lexi Budge 1-3 0-0 2, Carlee Hart 0-1 0-0 0, Dalayna Christiansen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-47 11-17 49.

BELGRADE (10-11) - Annie Pricket 5-9 1-2 12, Justine Taylor 2-12 0-2 5, Morgan Wandler 0-7 0-2 0, Leighton Hirsch 0-4 0-0 0, Dylan Fowler 3-8 0-0 6, Alexis Clingingsmith 0-0 0-0 0, Holly Dahinden 0-0 1-2 1, Becca Tilleman 1-4 0-0 3, Tanna Holliday 2-6 0-0 4, Madison Page 1-1 0-0 2, Taylor Woolman 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 14-54 2-8 33.

Laurel 18 10 15 6 — 49

Belgrade 6 10 6 11 — 33

3-pointers - Laurel 2-9 (Webinger 1-4, LeFevre 1-3, Smarsh 0-1, Budge 0-1), Belgrade 3-18 (Pricket 1-3, Taylor 1-8, Tilleman 1-3, Hirsch 0-2, Fowler 0-2). Rebounds - Laurel 40 (Weishoff 17, Lefevre 6), Belgrade 31 (Pricket 7, Wandler 7). Assists - Laurel 8 (Webinger 3), Belgrade 2 (Hirsch, Dahinden). Fouls - Laurel 12, Belgrade 15. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none. Steals - Laurel 12 (Webinger 3, LeFevre 3), Belgrade 10 (Taylor 4). Blocks - Laurel 7 (LeFevre 2, Love 2), Belgrade 2 (Wandler, Woolman). Turnovers - Laurel 16, Belgrade 18.