C-Falls still alive, Polson 4th at Western A

by Daily Inter Lake
| November 8, 2019 1:25 AM

DILLON — Polson punched its ticket to the state tournament with its fourth place finish at the Western A Divisional Tournament in Dillon on Friday.

Polson beat Stevensville earlier that day.

Columbia Falls dropped to Corvallis in the semis and will face Butte Central in the third place game today. The winner plays Corvallis in the championship.

Each team is headed to the state tournament on Nov. 14-16 but final placings will determine how seeding will play out.

Play concludes today with the third place game at 10 a.m. and the championship at noon.

Western A Divisional

at Dillon

Friday’s Results

Loser out

Stevensville def. Whitefish 26-24, 20-25, 25-23, 25-20

Kills — Whitefish 36 (Kaiah Moore 14, Luci Ridgeway 9), Stevensville 43 (Maddalena Margini 16, Aliyah Anderson 13); Aces — Whitefish 5 (Ridgeway 2, Mikenna Ells 2), Stevensville 4 (Cassie Kopsa 3); Assists — Whitefish 31 (Ells 23, Jenny Patten 7), Stevensville 33 (Maddie Webber 28, Kennedy Proast 5); Blocks — Whitefish 3, Stevensville 8 (Andersin 4, Margini 3); Digs — Whitefish 94 (Ridgeway 31, Jasmine Matern 20, Moore 17), Stevensville 77 (Kopsa 23, Webber 16).

Butte Central def. Dillon 23-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-21

Kills — Butte Central 51 (Cassidy Strizic 14), Dillon 41 (Jess Zimmerman 11); Aces — Butte Central 4 (Emma Keeley 1), Dillon 9 (Ainsley Shipman 3); Assists — Butte Central 49 (Maci Reopelle 24, Keeley 21), Dillon 36 (Madi Roegsegger 33); Blocks — Butte Central 2 (Avery Kelly 1), Dillon NA; Digs — Butte Central 79 (Reopelle 22, Sophie Sullivan 14), Dillon 61 (Josey Jones 11).

Polson def. Stevensville 25-15, 16-25, 25-17, 25-16

Kills — Polson 41 (Maggie Todd 16, Misty Tenas 14), Stevensville 39 (Maddalena Margini 12); Aces — Polson 7 (Todd 3, Chloe Ducharme 3), Stevensville 4 (Aliyah Anderson 4); Assists — Polson 29 (Lena Pawloski 15, Berkley Ellis 10), Stevensville 35 (Maddie Weber 30); Blocks — 8 (Todd 3, Tenas 2, Kobbey Smith 2), Stevensville 2; Digs — 79 (Todd 20, Ara Mercer 13), Stevensville 66 (Weber 19, Cassi Kopsa 13).

Loser out/4th place Butte Central def. Polson in 4

Scores not available.

Semifinal

Corvallis def. Columbia Falls 25-19, 27-25, 25-15

Kills — Corvallis 43 (Isabel Evans 12, Madeline Gilder 11, Hannah Hutchman 10), Aces — Corvallis 5 (Hutchman 3), Assists — Corvallis 35 (Hannah Martin 34), Blocks — Corvallis 3 (Evans 2), Digs 60 (Martin 15, Casey Bison 13, Gilder 12).

Statistics for Columbia Falls unavailable.