The Polson Pirates continued their strong play last week with wins over Libby and Bigfork.

The Pirates trailed the majority of the second half, including by nine points, 34-25, at one point.

Polson then used a 12-2 run to retake the lead 37-36 with 26.6 seconds remaining. A pair of free throws by Keith Johnson swung the lead back to Libby 38-37 with 20.8 seconds remaining.

But Pirate Colton Graham’s stole the ball from Libby and scored off an assist from Ryker Wenderoth with 12.6 seconds remaining.

Libby still had a chance, but freshman Jarrett Wilson made a steal and scored on a traditional three-point play to seal the win, 42-38.

Polson 42, Libby 38

Polson (7-2, 11-6), Libby (6-2, 12-4)

Libby 9 7 13 9 – 38

Polson 9 9 4 20 – 42

LIBBY – Keith Johnson 5 4-6 14, *Caden Williams 4 2-2 11, *Jay Beagle 3 0-0 7, Ryan Goodman 4, TJ Anderson 2.

POLSON – Jarrett Wilson 3 4-5 10, Colton Graham 3 2-2 8, Xavier Fisher 2 0-0 5, Ryker Wenderoth 2 1-2 5, Anton Lefthand 1 2-2 4, Gunner Grisak 1 2-4 4, Bo Kelley 2, Braunson Henriksen 2, Trevor Lake 2.

Polson 54, Bigfork 44

NWA Polson (10-6), 7B Bigfork (8-9)

Polson 8 20 10 16 – 54

Bigfork 10 5 13 6 – 44

POLSON – Colton Graham 5 2-3 14, Ryker Wenderoth 4 0-0 8, Jarrett Wilson 4 0-0 8, Gunner Grisak 2 3-4 7, Xavier Fisher 2 2-2 7, Bo Kelley 1 1-2 4, Anton Lefthand 2 0-0 4, Trevor Lake 2. 21-49 8-15

BIGFORK – Colt Thorness 13, Walker Fisher 12, Isaac Bjorge 6, Wyatt Reichenbach 6, Isak Epperly 3, Eli Hines 2, Wyatt Duke 2.