Browning’s Bull Child, C-Falls’ Robison, Polson’s Graham land MVP honors

Browning’s Mecca Bull Child and Columbia Falls’ Maddie Robison shared one conference most valuable player award, and Polson’s Colton Graham claimed the other by himself as the Northwest A released its all-conference team Tuesday.

Graham averaged a league-best 19 points a game and was second in rebounding (7.3 average) while helping Polson go 18-8, and claim its first State A trophy since 2007. The Pirates finished third at the recently completed State A tournament.

Robison and Bull Child both led their teams to the State A girls: Bull Child led the league in scoring at 15.1 points a game; Robison was second at 13.6 and led the league in 3-point shooting.

In addition to Robison and Bull Child, Columbia Falls sophomore Hope McAtee was named All-State after averaging 11.7 points and 7.1 rebounds a game.

Ronan senior LaReina Cordova and Browning sophomore Jerel White Grass filled out the first team, in voting by league coaches conducted at the Western A Divisional tournament.

Cordova averaged 10.9 points and 6.5 rebounds; White Grass averaged 9.7 points and a team-best 5.3 boards.

Joining Graham as a boys All-State pick were teammate Jarrett Wilson, a junior, Libby senior Caden Williams and Columbia Falls sophomore Jace Hill.

Williams (18 ppg) and Hill (17.8) finished 2-3 in the league in scoring; Wilson averaged 13.5 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Pirates.

Browning’s Maurice Red Horn III, who led the league in steals and is near the top in assists and 3-pointer shooting, filled out the first team.

All-Northwest A

GIRLS

First Team

Maddie Robison* sr. Columbia Falls (co-MVP)

Mecca Bull Child* jr. Browning (co-MVP)

Hope McAtee* so. Columbia Falls

LaReina Cordova sr. Ronan

Jerel White Grass so. Browning

*-All-State Selection

Second team

Grace Gedlaman sr. Columbia Falls

Amari Calfrope-Thomas sr. Browning

Dani Coffman sr. Ronan

Erin Wilde sr. Whitefish

Olivia Heiner sr. Ronan

Honorable mention — Lish Spoonhunter, jr., Browning; Bailey Smith, so., Whitefish; Margaret Cordova, jr., Ronan; Brailey Racine, sr., Browning; Alexis Green, sr., Columbia Falls; Grace Simonich, jr., Polson.

Coach of the year — Darrell Croff, Browning

BOYS

First team

Colton Graham* sr. Polson (MVP)

Caden Williams* sr. Libby

Jace Hill* so. Columbia Falls

Jarrett Wilson* jr. Polson

Maurice Red Horn III so. Browning

*All-State selection.

Second team

Bodie Smith sr. Whitefish

Payton Cates sr. Ronan

Tommy Running Rabbit so. Browning

TJ Anderen sr. Libby

Talon Holmquist sr. Whitefish

Honorable mention — Elijah Tonasket, jr., Ronan; Xavier Fisher, sr., Polson; Joseph Bull Shoe, sr., Browning; Marlo Tonasket, so., Ronan; Alihn Anderson, so., Columbia Falls; Justice Johnston, sr., Browning.

Coach of the Year — Randy Kelley, Polson.