Ronan 56 Deer Lodge 61

On Tuesday, the Chiefs traveled to Deer Lodge. Deer Lodge jumped out to a four point lead, but Ronan battled back to take a two point lead at half. Deer Lodge got hot in the third, outscoring the Chiefs by seven points, then held off the Chiefs in the fourth for the win. Highlights for the Chiefs included eight steals by Zeke Misa and 12 rebounds by Aaron Misa. Zeke Misa had a game high 33 points, Aaron Misa had 14 points, and Elijah Cahoon added eight.

Ronan- 9 15 10 22 – 56

Deer Lodge- 13 9 17 22 – 61

RONAN – Zeke Misa 14 5-11 33, Aaron Misa 7 0-2 14, Elijah Cahoon 2 4-6 8, Ty James 1 0-4 2, Kasey Mock 1 0-2 2, Perry Panzetanga 1 0-1 2, Anthony Camel 0 0-2 0, Jackson Duffey 0 0-2 0.DEER LODGE – Colter Scully 5, Brock Doiron 8, Cade Benjamin 25, Kaehl Lowery 8, Koby Owens 5, Brandon Porter 10

3-point goals - Ronan (5/19 Z. Misa 3, Camel 1, Duffey 1) Deer Lodge (6/20)

FT’s- Ronan (7/17) Deer Lodge (11/32) REBOUNDS 36 (A.Misa 12, Cahoon 7, Z.Misa 6, James 4, Jackson Duffey 4, Anthony Camel 2, Kasey Mock). ASSISTS 10 (Z.Misa 3, Duffey 2, Mock 2, James, A.Misa, Panzetanga). STEALS 13 (Z.Misa 8, Duffey 3, A.Misa, Mock). BLOCKS 1 (Z.Misa).

Ronan 61 Troy 57 OT

On Saturday, Ronan traveled to Troy for a nonconference matchup. In a game that would take extra minutes, there were nine lead changes and seven ties. At one point, Ronan had a 13 point lead, but Troy would battle back. The game stayed neck and neck until the third quarter, when Ronan made a 13-0 run that went into the fourth quarter. Troy would get back on track with about six minutes left in the game, and tied the game up with seven seconds to go and a last second shot by Zeke Misa missed the mark, leading to overtime. Zeke Misa would make his free throws at the end of overtime to put the game out of reach for Troy.

Ronan- 14 15 12 12 8 — 61

Troy- 10 14 6 23 4 — 57

RONAN – Zeke Misa 14 5-11 33, Aaron Misa 7 0-2 14, Elijah Cahoon 2 4-6 8, Ty James 1 0-4 2, Kasey Mock 1 0-2 2, Perry Panzetanga 1 0-1 2, Anthony Camel 0 0-2 0, Jackson Duffey 0 0-2 0.

TROY – Sean Opland 18, Kolton Winebark 11, Dillon Savage 9, Adam Tallmadge 9,Tucker Winn 5, Zach Cotton 3, Mason Chapel 2.

3FG R0-7, 2FG R26-48 (Z.Misa 14-17, A.Misa 7-15), FT R9-28.

REBOUNDS 36 (A.Misa 12, Cahoon 7, Z.Misa 6, James 4, Jackson Duffey 4, Anthony Camel 2, Kasey Mock). ASSISTS 10 (Z.Misa 3, Duffey 2, Mock 2, James, A.Misa, Panzetanga). STEALS 13 (Z.Misa 8, Duffey 3, A.Misa, Mock). BLOCKS 1 (Z.Misa).

Mission 40 Florence 72

On Tuesday, Mission hosted Florence. Mission was looking for their first win of the season, but it wouldn’t come from the top team in the district. Mission started off strong, taking a five point lead after one quarter, but they couldn’t hold on to it, and went into halftime down by 14. Florence kicked it in during the third quarter, putting up 27 points, and the Falcons would go on to win the game 72-40. Leading the Bulldogs was Tate Weingart, who had 10 points. Bill Von Holtum added eight.

Florence- 10 21 27 14 – 72

St. Ignatius- 15 12 8 5 – 40

FLORENCE – Bo Zeiler 13, Marcus Zeiler 6, Levi Clagett 17, Ethan Stensrud 2, Cody Liles 2, Jake Christopherson 15, Dan Mickelson 17.

ST. IGNATIUS – Nick Durglo 7, Andrew Esslinger 3, Tate Weingart 10, Isaac Alexander 1, Billy Von Holtum 8, Emilio Bravo 3, Tyler Stidel 8.

Mission 30 Loyola 79

On Thursday, Mission traveled to Loyola. Mission, still looking for that first win, stayed with Loyola through the first quarter, but lost momentum in the second. The Bulldogs only managed eight points in the second half compared to the Rams’ 34. The Rams would take the game, 79-30. Tate Weingart led the Bulldogs again, scoring seven. Bill Von Holtum had six, as did Nick Durglo and Tyler Spidel.

St. Ignatius- 9 13 5 3 – 30

Loyola- 16 29 24 10 – 79

ST. IGNATIUS – Nick Durglo 6, Andrew Esslinger 1, Tate Weingart 7, Isaac Alexander 2, Billy Von Holtum 6, Emilio Bravo 2, Tyler Spidell 6.

LOYOLA – Noah Pohlman 5, Kellen Round 4, David Koppang 6, Strother Cooper 2, Jackson Maricelli 3, Fisher Richardson 2, Ryan Murphy 2, Ryan McHugh 12, Parker Davis 19, Jack Burns 7, Lochlin Ermatinger 17.

Mission 42 Anaconda 76

On Saturday, the Bulldogs matched up against Anaconda in their third game of the week. Mission again had a good first quarter, but lost momentum in the second, taking a 18 point deficit into halftime. After a high scoring third quarter by Anaconda, Mission wouldn’t be able to cut into the lead, and dropped their seventh straight game. Nick Durglo led the team with 10, and Bill Von Holtum added seven.

St. Ignatius- 10 10 6 16 – 42

Anaconda- 17 21 20 18 – 76

ST. IGNATIUS – Wacey McClure 3, Nick Durglo 10, Andrew Esslinger 5, Kaleb Durglo 1, Tate Weingart 4, Isaac Alexander 4, Billy Von Holtum 7, Emilio Bravo, Tyler Spidel 6.

ANACONDA – Caleb Stetzner 2, Ricco Ungaretti 11, Ethan Peterson 2, Trent Mikalatos 3, Sean Gallagher 15, Kaden Stetzner 4, Braxton Hill 17, Kayne Cobban 13, Kayne Bryant 7.

Arlee 80 Philipsburg 35

Last Tuesday, Arlee hosted Florence. Arlee’s quick, high-powered style of play was no match for Philipsburg. The Warriors had a nine point lead after one, then a 21 point lead at half. The Warriors allowed only 15 second half points by Philipsburg and put up 39 themselves, making the final score 80-35. Tyler Tanner led the team with 18, Aaron Perry had 13, Brad Brazil had 12, and Phil Malatare added 10 for the team.

Philipsburg- 8 12 7 8 – 35

Arlee- 17 24 21 18 – 80

PHILIPSBURG – Colt Grange 6, Tristen Linn 4; Connor Munis 7; Ethan Stephenson 7, John Keltner 4, Gabe Byrne 5, Alec Knauer 2.

ARLEE – Isaac Desjarlais 3, Philip Malatare 10, Colt Brazil 7, Tyler Tanner 18, Alex Moran 3, Justin Haines 6, Patrick BigSam 2, Aaron Perry 13, Brad Brazil 12.

Arlee 74 Noxon 30

On Saturday, Arlee took on Noxon in a 14C conference matchup. Arlee got going fast, putting up 21 points in the first quarter while holding Noxon to eight. Arlee added 18 in the second to make the halftime score 39-16 in their favor. In the third it was more of the same, as Arlee once again held Noxon to eight points. After four, Arlee took the game 74-30. Pat BigSam led the Warriors with 19, Tyler Tanner had 14, and Phil Maltare added 12.

Arlee- 21 18 22 13 – 74

Noxon- 8 8 8 6 – 30

ARLEE – Patrick BigSam 19, Tyler Tanner 14, Phillip Malatare 12, Aaron Perry 9, Justis Haynes 6, Brad Brazill 6, Greg Whitesell 4, Colt Brazill 3, Isaac Desjarlais 1.

NOXON – Grant Fitchett 9, Riley Fisher 7, Austin Nessel 6, Lucas Fitchett 3m Quincy Grupenhoff 2, Nik Mueller 2, Logan Wood 1.

Charlo win vs

Hellgate jv

The Charlo boys opened 2016 with a game against the Hellgate JV team, who was no match for the older, more talented Vikings. No score was available.

CHARLO- M. Delaney 12, T. Petticew 24, L. Smith 4, G. Vaughn 4, D. Runkle 4, G. Montgomery 2, Sheyner 1

FT’s- Charlo (13/23) 3-point goals- Charlo (Petticrew 3, Delaney 1)

Charlo 57 Darby 39

On Saturday night, Charlo played their second game of the 2016 year, taking on Darby at home. Charlo jumped out to a 16-6 lead after one quarter that included a full court press by both teams and two 3’s by Tyson Petticrew. Jade Smith also go in on the action, working hard inside for some big points. In the second quarter, Darby dropped out of their press that wasn’t working as well as they had hoped. Petticrew hit two more 3’s and the Vikings took a 29-17 lead into halftime. Charlo continued their tough defense through the second half, winnin the game 57-39.

Darby- 6 11 10 12 – 39

Charlo- 16 13 15 12 – 57

DARBY – Dylan Parks 6, Zach McCrossin 19, Zack Kline 4, John Beckers 6, Anthony Westfall 3, Andy Smith 1

CHARLO – Micheal Delaney 2, Tyson Petticrew 16, Kane Shenyer 4, Landers Smith 8, Garret Vaughan 3, Dugan Runkel 6, Greg Montgomery 6, Jade Smith 12.

Polson 60

Columbia Falls 43

By John Heglie

At Columbia Falls, the visiting Pirates put the kibosh on any Wildcat recurrence of last second winning free throw heroics like last season by carving out a double digit lead before intermission, then keeping their foot on the gas pedal the rest of the way to secure their second conference win.

Matt Rensvold and Shade Main seemed almost Australian with their superior work down under that included collaborating on nine offensive rebounds. In spread-the-wealth team effort fashion, seven Pirates collaborated to rack up a tally of double digit dishes (assists) as well as steals. Rensvold crested the century plateau for seasonal scoring toward the close of the game.

Polson (2-0, 4-2) will have already hosted Stevensville on Tuesday, then host visiting Libby on Saturday, January 16.

Polson- 12 24 19 5 – 60

C. Falls- 9 14 7 13 – 43

POLSON – Matthew Rensvold 9 1-4 19, Payton Lefthand 4 3-5 12, Julian Jones 2 2-4 7, Shade Main 3 0-0 6, Hudson Smith 3 0-0 6, J’von Niemeyer 2 1-4 5, Wyatt Ducharme 1 1-2 3, Tanner Wilson 2.

COLUMBIA FALLS – Nathan Riley 16, Tyler Murphy 10, Austin Green 7, Steven DeCamp 4, Dakota Bridwell 2, Kyler Burns 2, Logan Stephens 2.

3FG 2-5 (Lefthand, Jones), 2FG 22-47, FT 8-21 (Lefthand 3-5).

REBOUNDS 39 (Rensvold 7, Main 7, Jones 5, Hu.Smith 5, DuCharme 4, Niemeyer 4, Lefthand 3, Wilson 2, Kabe Forman-Webster, Haden Smith). ASSISTS 16 (Lefthand 5, Niemeyer 2, Wilson 2, Main 2, Rensvold 2, Jones 2, DuCharme). STEALS 11 (Niemeyer 3, DuCharme 2, Main 2, Lefthand, Rensvold, Hu.Smith, Forman-Webster). BLOCKS 1 (Main). DEFLECTIONS 17 (Lefthand 5, Niemeyer 5). (Sa09Jan16)

Four Pirate players were assigned incorrect tallies (Main 8, Jones 4, Hu.Smith 4, Kabe F-W 1).

Scoring adjustment modification derived from film review: Jones (3FG 1-1, 2FG 1-5, FT 2-4), Main (2FG 3-6), Hu.Smith (2FG 3-4), Kabe F-W (FT 0-0). Hu.Smith 2FG not credited during 3rdQ modifies score to 60 reported by venue to media as 58.

TER 92 St. Regis 81

Two Eagle River played their first game of the new year on Thursday. They came out with a bang, scoring double digits in each quarter. It was a close, run-and-gun contest that had almost 200 combined points. TER took a nine point lead into halftime, and St. Regis fought their way back in the third, but the Eagles managed to keep the lead, winning the game 92-81. Seven Eagles scored, including five who were in the double digits. Julian Cut Finger had 22 to lead the team. For St. Regis, only three players scored, but Brock Cantrell-Field put up 39 for almost half of the Tigers’ points.

St. Regis- 16 16 25 24 – 81

Two Eagle River- 17 28 22 25 – 92

ST. REGIS – Trevor Lowery 20, Brock Cantrell-Field 39, Eric Esslick 22

TWO EAGLE RIVER – Isaiah Mathias 17, Julian Cut Finger 22, Darius McDougall 11, Donny Herman 14, Zach Mathias 16, Cory Cadeaux 4, Josiah Nickles 8