Kenney, DiGiallonardo hit double figures, but Polson loses to Laurel
The Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 years, 10 months AGO
BUTTE — Riley Kenney closed out her career with another strong scoring effort, but it wasn’t enough to save Polson.
Laurel scored first, and often, and never trailed for a 61-46 loser-out victory on Saturday at the Class A state girls basketball tournament.
Kenney led all scorers with 20 points. She also pulled down nine rebounds.
The 5-foot-10 forward/post, according to the Montana Standard, finished her standout career with 999 points.
Anna DiGiallonardo tallied 14 points for Polson (17-6).
Laurel had three double-figure scorers, led by Hannah Weishoff’s 18 points.
The victory advanced Laurel to the consolation final.
Laurel 61, Polson 46
POLSON (17-6) — Mackenzie Banner 0-4 0-0 0, Mariah Hamel 2-7 1-2 7, Anna DiGiallonardo 6-10 0-0 14, Riley Kenney 7-16 5-6 20, Heidi Rausch 0-1 5-6 6, McCall Banner 0-2 0-0 0, Jordan Quinn 0-0 0-0 0, Jessica Bagnell 0-1 0-0 0, Hallie Hovenkotter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-42 11-14 46.
LAUREL (18-5) — McKenzie Webinger 5-11 0-0 14, Jayde LeFevre 1-8 2-2 5, Yahyle Gallegos 4-7 2-2 10, Hannah Weishoff 8-15 2-2 18, Bailey Love 0-1 3-4 3, Lexi Lewis 0-0 0-2 0, Kelcie Wood 0-0 0-0 0, Leslie Gappa 0-0 2-2 2, Emily Smarsh 2-4 0-0 5, Lexi Budge 1-1 0-0 3, Carlee Hart 0-0 1-2 1, Dalayna Christensen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-47 12-16 61.
Polson 9 12 13 12 — 46
Laurel 21 7 21 12 — 61
3-point goals – Polson 5-16 (Hamel 2-5, DiGiallonardo 2-4, Kenney 1-3, Mackenzie Banner 0-2, McCall Banner 0-2), Laurel 7-16 (Webinger 4-8, LeFevre 1-6, Smarsh 1-1, Budge 1-1). Rebounds – Polson 32 (Rausch 11, Kenney 9), Laurel 25 (Weishoff 6). Assists – Polson 10 (Hamel 4), Laurel 16 (Webinger 7). Steals – Polson 3 (Mackenzie Banner, DiGiallonardo, Rausch), Laurel 10 (Webinger 5). Blocks – Polson 0, Laurel 2 (Love 2). Turnovers – Polson 15, Laurel 7. Fouls – Polson 15, Laurel 13. Fouled out – none. Technicals – none.
Belgrade 51, Dillon 44
DILLON (12-11) — Courtney Linder 2-8 7-8 13, Kansas Suenram 0-5 0-1 0, Carly King 3-5 0-1 7, Ashley Hayden 1-1 0-1 2, Charlee Hahnkamp 6-11 8-11 20, Janet Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Taryn Judge 0-0 0-0 0, Shay Parke 0-1 0-0 0, Josee Pendleton 0-0 2-2 2, Audrey Schurg 0-0 0-0 0, Cierra Lamey 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 12-33 17-24 44.
BELGRADE (11-11) — Annie Pricket 1-7 3-5 5, Justine Taylor 7-14 3-6 21, Morgan Wandler 1-3 0-0 2, Leighton Hirsch 1-1 5-6 7, Dylan Fowler 1-9 5-8 8, Holly Dahinden 0-0 0-0 0, Becca Tilleman 0-0 0-0 0, Tanna Holliday 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor Woolman 3-3 2-3 8. Totals 14-38 18-28 51.
Dillon 6 9 11 18 — 44
Belgrade 7 9 10 25 — 51
3-pointers — Dillon 3-12 (Linder 2-7, King 1-2, Suenram 0-3), Belgrade 5-17 (Taylor 4-8, Fowler 1-7, Pricket 0-1, Wandler 0-1). Rebounds — Dillon 31 (Hahnkamp 11, King 10), Belgrade 20 (Hirsch 5, Fowler 5). Assists — Dillon 5 (Hahnkamp 2, Hayden 2), Belgrade 9 (Pricket 3). Fouls — Dillon 19, Belgrade 19. Fouled out — Suenram. Technicals — none. Steals — Dillon 5 (Linder 3), Belgrade 14 (Pricket 7). Blocks — Dillon 0, Belgrade 1 (Woolman). Turnovers — Dillon 26, Belgrade 12.
Consolation Final
Belgrade 51, Laurel 46
BELGRADE (11-11) — Annie Pricket 3-10 7-8 13, Justine Taylor 7-11 0-2 18, Leighton Hirsch 1-4 3-6 6, Dylan Fowler 3-10 2-7 10, Tanna Holliday 0-3 0-0 0, Holly Dahinden 1-1 0-0 3, Becca Tilleman 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor Woolman 0-3 1-4 1. Totals 15-43 13-27 51.
LAUREL (17-6) — McKenzie Webinger 3-12 0-0 7, Jayde FeFevre 3-12 3-4 12, Haylee Gallegos 4-16 3-6 11, Hannah Weishoff 4-8 2-3 10, Bailey Love 3-3 0-0 6, Kelcie Wood 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Smarsh 0-2 0-0 0, Lexi Budge 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-54 8-13 46.
Belgrade 8 16 16 11 — 51
Laurel 6 15 10 15 — 46
3-pointers — Belgrade 8-19 (Taylor 4-6, Fowler 2-5, Hirsch 1-4, Dahinden 1-1, Pricket 0-2, Tilleman 0-1), Laurel 4-20 (LeFevre 3-7, Webinger 1-7, Smarsh 0-2, Budge 0-1). Rebounds — Belgrade 31 (Hirsch 9), Laurel 43 (Weishoff 14, LeFevre 12). Assists — Belgrade 8 (Fowler 3), Laurel 10 (Gallegos 3). Fouls — Belgrade 12, Laurel 20. Fouled out — LeFevre. Technicals — none. Steals — Belgrade 7 (Fowler 3), Laurel 3 (Webinger, Weishoff, Love). Blocks — Belgrade 2 (Pricket 2), Laurel 2 (Love 2). Turnovers — Belgrade 9, Laurel 15.
Championship Game
Billings Central 46, Butte Central 36
BUTTE CENTRAL (20-5) – Kacie McKeon 2-9 1-3 5, Brynne Kambich 3-11 2-5 8, Danee leary 5-12 6-8 18, Alysea Pica 1-7 1-6 3, Mariah Cooney 1-2 0-0 2, Danika Neumann 0-2 0-0 0, Hannah Stajcar 0-0 0-2 0, Annie Ossello 0-0 0-0 0, Angela Piazzola 0-0 0-0 0, Carlee Norbeck 0-0 0-0 0, McKenzie Callahan 0-0 0-0 0, Aleesha LaBreche 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-43 10-24 36.
BILLINGS CENTRAL (17-6) – Sammy Elliott 0-3 0-1 0, Katie Cummins 3-7 11-14 17, Kayla Lucas 1-10 6-10 8, Taylor Hanser 0-6 0-0 0, Justyn Juhl 1-8 5-6 8, Allie Lucas 4-9 4-6 13, Hadley Ryan 0-0 0-0 0, Becca Shipp 0-0 0-0 0, Erika Kuehn 0-0 0-0 0, Jenny Garber 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 9-43 26-37 46.
Butte 10 6 8 12 — 36
Billings 15 9 9 13 — 46
3-point goals – Butte 2-8 (Leary 2-3, McKeon 0-3, Kambich 0-1, Neumann 0-1), Billings 2-16 (Juhl 1-2, A. Lucas 1-2, K. Lucas 0-7, Elliott 0-2, Hanser 0-3). Rebounds – Butte 38 (Leary 9, Cooney 9, Kambich 7, McKeon 6), billings 39 (Hanser 13, Cummins 8). Assists – Butte 5 (Kambich 3, Pica 2), Billings 2 (Elliott 2). Steals – Butte 3 (Pica 2), Billings 7 (Elliott 2, Cummins 2, Hanser 2). Blocks – Butte 2 (McKeon, Kambich), Billings 4 (Jul 2, Elliott, K. Lucas). Turnovers – Butte 17, Billings 11. Fouls – Butte 25, Billings 19. Fouled out – Cooney, McKeon. Technical – Leary.
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