BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Flathead holds off Whitefish, Wolfpack wins at Polson
<p>The Braves' Tyler Johnson is fouled by the Bulldogs' Ryan Kemm as he goes up for a shot during the first quarter in Whitefish Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Flathead's C.J. Dugan sinks a basket over the Bulldogs' Matt Brewer (12) and Jacob Henry (10) to give Flathead an 18-13 lead at halftime in Whitefish on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
WHITEFISH — Whitefish stormed back with a 22-point fourth quarter but missed a potential game-winning shot in the final seconds as Flathead held on for a 41-40 win on Tuesday night.
With the score just 25-18 in favor of the Braves after three quarters, the two teams went on a scoring binge in the final frame. Whitefish (5-6) outscored the visitors 22-16 in the final quarter.
Tyler Johnson scored 15 points off the bench to lead the Braves. Derek Kastella scored 14 and Jacob Henry added 12 to pace the Bulldogs.
Flathead (3-7) beat Whitefish 55-38 at home on December 18.
The Bulldogs are back in action Saturday, welcoming Polson to town at 6 p.m. for a matchup of the last two undefeated teams in Northwestern A.
The Braves host crosstown rival Glacier Tuesday night at 8 p.m.
Flathead 13 5 7 16 — 41
Whitefish 4 9 5 22 — 40
FLATHEAD — Matthew Marshall 2 3-4 8, Cade White 1 1-1 3, Kye AuClaire 1 0-0 2, Bridger Johnson 3 0-1 6, CJ Dugan 1 1-2 3, Seth Adolph 0 0-0 0, Cooper Barrett 0 0-0 0, Wyatt Potter 0 0-0 0, Wyatt Smith 0 0-0 0, Sam Elliott 2 0-0 4, Tyler Johnson 4 5-8 15. Totals — 14 10-16 41.
WHITEFISH — Derek Kastella 5 3-5 14, Jacob Henry 4 2-4 12, Zander Wold 0 0-0 0, Luke May 4 0-0 9, Sawyer Silliker 2 0-0 4, Jansen Anderson 0 0-0 0, Matt Brewer 0 1-2 1, Ryan Kemm 0 0-0 0. Totals — 15 6-11 40.
3-point field goals — Flathead 3 (T. Johnson 2, Marshall), Whitefish 4 (Henry 2, Kastella, May). Rebounds — Flathead 31 (B. Johnson 5), Whitefish 35 (Wold 6, Brewer 6, May 6). Totals fouls — Flathead 16, Whitefish 13. Fouled out — Silliker. Technical fouls — None.
Glacier 69, Polson 60
POLSON — Glacier made 16 of 20 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal a road win over Polson Tuesday night.
The Wolfpack (3-6) allowed 27 points in a high-scoring final period but was able to maintain a comfortable cushion by regularly converting at the charity stripe. Glacier made 26 of 31 free throws in the game.
Tadan Gilman led the Pack with 17 points. Blayne Bailey, Noah Lindsay and Dylan Ruggles each scored 12.
Matthew Rensvold led the Pirates (6-3) with 21 points. Julian Jones scored 17 in a losing effort.
Polson will travel to Whitefish Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in a battle for first place in Western A.
The Wolfpack is in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Saturday to take on Lake City at 6 p.m.
Glacier 19 17 7 26 — 69
Polson 17 10 6 27 — 60
GLACIER — Blayne Bailey 12, Drake Dulin 4, Noah Lindsay 12, Dylan Ruggles 12, John Learn 1, Pat O’Connell 5, Tadan Gilman 17, Jake Norberg 6.
POLSON — Wyatt Ducharme 7, Payton Lefthand 10, Matthew Rensvold 21, Julian Jones 17, Tanner Wilson 5.
Ronan 56, Eureka 33
RONAN — The Ronan defense held Eureka to nine first half points in a nonconference win Tuesday night.
The Chiefs led 24-9 at halftime and pulled away with a 23-point fourth quarter.
Ten different Ronan players scored in the win. Ezekiel Misa led the way with 22 points. Aaron Misa added nine.
Mo Henderson led Eureka with 13 points.
Eureka 7 2 15 9 — 33
Ronan 8 16 9 23 — 56
EUREKA – Jaime Good 5, Brad Stein 6, Mo Henderson 13, Sam Hannay 2, Woody Sherwood 3, Jake Cardinale 4.
RONAN – Jackson Duffy 4, Ezekiel Misa 22, Nathan Dennis 1, Ty James 4, Kasey Mock 3, Aaron Misa 9, Perry Panzetanga 6, Isaiah ArrowTopKnot 2, Elijah Cahoon 1, Anthony Camel 4.