Boys Basketball: Loggers upend Polson, 41-40
Western News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 15 years, 11 months AGO
The Libby High School boys basketball team pulled off a 41-40 road victory over Polson on Saturday to improve to 2-1 in the Northwestern A.
Colton Cannon scored 17 points behind the strength of four 3-pointers and Alex Cislo hit double digits with 11 in the victory.
Polson (2-1, 6-3) had a chance to nab the win at the end on a Vince DiGiallonardo jumper but it wouldn’t fall and the Loggers held on. Libby held the Pirates to a mere four points during the fourth quarter.
Libby (2-1, 5-4) was scheduled to host Bigfork at home on Tuesday. The Loggers’ next game is coming up on Saturday at Glacier in Kalispell.
Scoring by Quarters:
Libby 9 14 11 7—41
Polson 8 15 13 4—40
Libby—Benson 4, Maloney 2, May 4, Craig 3, Cannon 17, Cislo 11.
Polson—DiGiallonardo 14, Bagnell 6, Camel 3, Fischer 5, Krell 12.
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