BASKETBALL: Glacier hoops sweeps Polson
<p class="p1">Glacier center Jaxen Hashley is fouled by Polson center Matt Rensvold as he sinks a shot with 3:26 left in the game during the Wolfpack's 58-53 victory over the Pirates at Glacier on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
Trailing most of the game to a tough Polson squad, the Glacier boys retook the lead late in the fourth quarter and held on to win a nonconference basketball game 58-53 on Tuesday.
The Wolfpack took an early lead in the game but Polson roared back, leading 15-12 after the first quarter and 28-22 at halftime.
“It was just a battle the whole time,” Wolfpack coach Mark Harkins said. “We got out fast early, they came back and took a lead. The second half was great.”
Glacier found some footing after halftime, outscoring the Pirates 19-17 in the third quarter. The Wolfpack retook the lead with less than four minutes remaining in the game and held off a charge from Polson, closing the game at the free-throw line.
“I was pleased with the way our kids fought and clawed and got the win,” Harkins said.
Jaxen Hashley led Glacier with 17 points and junior guard Kody Jarvis scored 14 points.
“Kody came off the bench and gave us a huge spark when we were struggling to score,” Harkins said.
Four players hit double-digit scoring for Polson, led by Jaydon Bautista, who had 18 points, five assists and four steals. Matt Rensvold had 10 points and 13 rebounds to record a double-double, Tanner Wilson had 11 points and J’von Johnson scored 10 points.
Polson 15 13 17 8 — 53
Glacier 12 10 19 17 — 58
POLSON — Tanner Wilson 3-9 4-6 11, Matt Rensvold 4-11 1-2 10, J’von Johnson 4-8 0-0 10, Connor Lanier 1-2 0-0 2, Jaydon Bautista 6-13 2-2 18, Jeremiah North Piegan 1-4 0-0 2. Totals: 19-47 7-10 53.
GLACIER — Jaxen Hashley 7-14 2-2 17, Collin Kazmier 1-3 0-0 2, Tadan Gilman 3-10 0-0 8, Jack Desmul 1-1 0-0 2, Kody Jarvis 5-6 0-2 14, Torin Bowden 2-3 0-0 4, Brec Rademacher 1-5 0-0 2, Caden Harkins 1-6 6-8 9, Pat O’Connell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 21-49 8-12 58.
3-point goals—Polson 8-20 (Bautisita 4-8, Johnson 2-4, Wilson 1-2, Rensvold 1-3, Lanier 0-1, North Piegan 0-2), Glacier 8-21 (Jarvis 4-5, Gilman 2-6, Hashley 1-2, Harkins 1-3, Kazmier 0-1, Rademacher 0-4). Rebounds—Polson 31 (Rensvold 13), Glacier 24 (O’Connell 10). Assists—Polson 8 (Bautista 5), Glacier 11 (Hashley 4). Blocks—Polson 2 (Johnson, Bautista), Glacier 1 (Bowden). Steals—Polson 6 (Bautista 4), Glacier 13 (Hashley 4). Total fouls—Polson 13, Glacier 10. Fouled out—none.
Girls
Glacier 52, Polson 23
POLSON — The Glacier girls roared to a 20-1 lead after the first quarter and rolled to a nonconference victory over Class A Polson.
Glacier led 26-8 at half and dominanted throughout the contest to post its first win of the season.
Nikki Krueger had a game-high 16 points and nine rebounds to lead Glacier and Anna Schrade added 10 points.
Lauren Lefthand had 10 points for Polson and Molly Fisher had nine points and four rebounds.
Glacier 20 6 14 12 — 52
Polson 1 7 8 7 — 23
GLACIER—Nikki Krueger 16, Anna Schrade 10, Kali Gulick 6, Cadie Williams 6, Ahna Kreitinger 2, McKenna Hulslander 2, Maddie Rauthe 2, Courtney Mitchell 8.
POLSON—Lauren Lefthand 10, Kaelyn Smith 2, Molly Fisher 9, McKayla Croft 2.