BUTTE — Polson lives on to play another day.

Heidi Rausch tallied 16 points and Riley Kenney 15 to guide Polson to a 46-44 loser-out victory Friday afternoon over Havre at the Class A state girls basketball tournament.

Polson (17-5) bounced back with a strong second half, outscoring the Blue Ponies 29-21. The Pirates scored 17 points in the third period for a 34-33 advantage.

Jaclyn Evans topped Havre in scoring with 11 points. Chanal Standing Rock totaled 10.

Polson continues with loser-out action today at 11 a.m. A win in that contest pushes the Pirates into the consolation final at 6:30 p.m.

POLSON (17-5) — Mackenzie Banner 2-2 1-1 5, Mariah Hamel 0-5 1-4 1, Anna DiGiallonardo 1-4 2-4 4, Riley Kenney 3-5 9-10 15, Heidi Rausch 7-10 2-7 16, Macall Banner 1-4 1-2 3, Jordan Quinn 0-0 0-0 0, Hallie Hovenkotter 1-1 0-0 2, Shelbi Mallon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-31 16-28 46.

HAVRE (12-9) — Brandy Lambourne 3-6 1-2 8, Jaclyn Evans 4-7 0-2 11, Sammy Evans 3-6 0-2 6, Peyton Filius 0-4 2-5 2, Chanal Standing Rock 4-7 0-0 10, Morgan Mazurkiewicz 0-7 2-2 2, Lacey Waid 1-2 1-2 3, Neya Bischoff 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 16-41 6-15 44.

Polson 11 6 17 12 — 46

Havre 12 11 10 11 — 44

3-pointers — Polson 0-2 (Hamel 0-1, Macall Banner 0-1), Havre 6-14 (J. Evans 3-4, Standing Rock 2-3, Lambourne 1-4, Filius 0-2, Mazurkiewicz 0-1). Rebounds — Polson 30 (Rausch 9, Kenney 6), Havre 24 (Lambourne 4, Mazurkiewicz 4, Bischoff 4). Assists — Polson 5 (Hamel 2), Havre 11 (Filius 4). Fouls — Polson 18, Havre 20. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none. Steals — Polson 9 (Mackenzie Banner 2, DiGiallonardo 2, Kenney 2), Havre 17 (S. Evans 4, Lambourne 3, J. Evans 3, Mazurkiewicz 3). Blocks — Polson 0, Havre 0. Turnovers — Polson 26, Havre 24.

Belgrade 58, Frenchtown 39

BELGRADE (11-11) – Annie Pricket 0-8 6-6 6, Justine Taylor 5-13 6-9 17, Morgan Wandler 3-8 5-9 11, Leighton Hirsch 1-9 2-2 5, Dylan Fowler 3-12 0-1 7, Holly Dahinden 0-1 0-0 0, Becca Tilleman 2-2 2-4 8, Erin Singleton 0-0 0-0 0, Tanna Holliday 1-1 0-0 2, Taylor Woolman 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 16-57 21-31 58.

FRENCHTOWN (18-4) – Abby Inderland 3-8 0-1 8, Vanessa Stavish 2-9 0-0 4, Kayla Blood 0-2 0-0 0, Emma Oostdyk 1-9 1-5 3, Sarah Lester 5-14 9-13 19, Nicole Garren 0-0 0-0 0, Angel Lowry 0-2 0-0 0, Holly Jacobs 0-0 1-2 1, Morgan Ray 0-0 0-0 0, Larissa Berg 0-1 0-2 0, Haley Cyr 1-2 2-3 4, Secora Richardson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 12-48 13-26 39.

Belgrade 17 8 16 18 – 58

Frenchtown 8 12 8 11 – 39

3-point goals – Belgrade 5-18 (Tilleman 202, Fowler 1-6, Hirsch 1-4, Taylor 1-4, Pricket 0-2), FT 2-13 (Inderland 2-6, Stavish 0-3, Lester 0-3, Cyr 0-1). Rebounds – Belgrade 49 (Wandler 11), FT 42 (Lester 14). Assists – Belgrade 4 (Taylor 3), FT 1 (Inderland). Steals – Belgrade 13 (Pricket 5), FT 6 (Six with 1). Turnovers – Belgrade 18, FT 20. Fouls – Belgrade 23, FT 25. Fouled out – Stavish, Hirsch. Technicals – none.

Semifinals

BILLINGS CENTRAL (16-6) – Sammy Elliott 3-4 0-3 8, Katie Cummins 0-3 2-2 2, Kayla Lucas 4-9 4-4 15, Taylor Hanser 0-6 0-0 0, Justyn Juhl 4-7 1-2 11, Alllie Lucas 1-6 0-1 3, Hadley Ryan 0-2 2-4 2. Totals 12-37 9-16 41.

DILLON (12-11) – Courntey Linder 1-5 2-2 5, Kansas Suenram 2-8 0-1 4, Carly King 2-4 0-0 6, Ashley hayden 0-0 0-0 0, Charlee Hahnkamp 6-9 1-2 14, Shay Parke 0-0 0-0 0, Audrey Schurg 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 12-29 3-5 32.

Central 11 14 3 13 — 41

Dillon 7 11 9 5 — 32

3-point goals – BC 8-18 (Lucas 3-8, Elliott 2-3, Juhl 2-3,A. Lucas 1-4), Dillon 5-12 (King 2-3, Linder 1-3, Schurg 1-2, Hahnkamp 1-1, Suenram 0-3). Rebounds – BC 28 (Juhl 9, Cummins 8), Dillon 32 (Hanhkamp 14). Assists – BC 10 (Elliott 2, Cummins 2, K. Lucas 2, A. Lucas 2), Dillon 7 (Suenram 3, Linder 2, Hayden 2). Steals – BC 15 (Cummins 5), Dillon 8 (King 3). Blocks – BC 2 (K. Lucas, Hanser), Dillon 1 (Hahnkamp). Turnovers –BC 17, Dillon 21. Fouls – BC 11, Dillon 14. Fouled out – Linder. Technicals – none.

BUTTE CENTRAL (20-4) – Kacie McKeon 3-9 1-1 8, Brynne Kambich 5-10 7-7 17, Danee Leary 4-10 3-4 11, Alysea Pica 1-5 3-5 5, Mariah Cooney 1-6 1-2 3, Angela Piazzola 0-0 0-0 0, McKenzie Callahan 0-1 0-0 0, Annie Ossello 0-0 0-0 0, Danika Neumann 2-4 1-2 5, Hannah Stajcar 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-46 16-21 49.

LAUREL (17-5) – McKenzie Webinger 4-14 0-1 12, Jayde LaFevre 2-11 7-13 22, Haylee Gallegos 3-9 3-4 9, Hannah Weishoff 2-4 2-6 6, Bailey Love 0-3 0-0 0, Emily Smarsh 1-2 0-2 3, Lexi Budge 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 13-42 12-22 45.

Central 6 9 11 23 – 49

Laurel 5 17 12 11 – 45

3-point goals – BC 1-11 (McKeon 1-7, Leary 0-2, Pica 0-1, Neumann 0-1), Laurel 7-20 (Webinger 4-11, LeFevre 1-5, Smarsh 1-2, Budge 1-1, Gallegos 0-1). Rebounds – BC 37 (Kambich 11), Laurel 34 (LeFevre 9, Gallegos 8). Assists – BC 4 (Pica 2), Laurel 9 (Gallegos 4, Webinger 3). Steals – BC 6 (Neumann 2), Laurel 5 (LeFevre 2). Blocks – BC 1 (Kambich, Laurel 4 (Love 4). Turnovers – BC 11, Laurel 15. Fouls – BC 17, Laurel 20. Fouled out – none. Technicals – none.