BUTTE - Southwestern A Champion Dillon heated up in the fourth quarter and downed Polson 48-40 in the first round of the Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament in Butte on Thursday afternoon.

Riley Kenney led the team with 18 points and Mariah Hamel added nine but Polson will move into a loser-out contest against Havre tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.

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BUTTE - Southwestern A Champion Dillon heated up in the fourth quarter and downed Polson 48-40 in the first round of the Class A Girls Basketball State Tournament in Butte on Thursday afternoon.

Riley Kenney led the team with 18 points and Mariah Hamel added nine but Polson will move into a loser-out contest against Havre tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.

In the first quarter, Kenney hit a close jumper and Hamel hit a three-pointer to give Polson the 5-0 lead. Dillon would answer back with two field goals of their own and the stanza ended with the Lady Pirates leading 7-6.

It appeared that Polson was pulling away in the second, a period they outscored Dillon 15-9. Kenney ended up scoring nine points in the quarter and with less than three minutes to go in the half Polson had the 19-12 advantage. After a Dillon three-pointer, the Lady Pirates got a three-pointer of their own from Hamel and led 22-15 at halftime.

Dillon went on a 10-3 run in the third quarter and things were tied 25-25 going into the final period and that's when the Lady Beavers found their shooting edge. Dillon hit three treys in the first four minutes of the fourth and led 36-30 with 4:11 to go.

Polson couldn't make up the difference and fell 48-40, after Dillon made their last eight points from free throws.

Dillon hit five three pointers in the second half and also shot 47 percent from the field.

DILLON 48, POLSON 40

Dillon - 6 - 9 - 10 - 23 — 48

Polson - 7 - 15 - 3 - 15 — 40

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.

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.