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Arlee
ST. REGIS – The Warriors continued their undefeated steamrolling this last week while stomping a 14-C league rival and then stepped up in class to challenge a hard-nosed Class B buddy, bringing the Warriors to 14-0 on the season.
In Tiger territory Thursday, the Warriors paced triple digits on the board while pulverizing a stunned St. Regis 100-39. With frame scores over 20 in three of the four quarters and after logging nine Warrior athletes posting points, the Tigers were left with the look of “what just happened?” as the Warriors ran away with the 14-C conference win.
Warriors Isaac Desjarlais and Patrick BigSam combined for 38 netting 19 apiece while PJ Haynes was right behind with 18. Tyler Tanner and Riley Rogers each chipped in 11.
Saturday the Warriors traveled to Missoula to take on Class B’s Loyola-Sacred Heart and in one of the closest games thus far in the dominating Warrior season, Arlee tipped the ball in at the OT buzzer off the fingertips of Bradley Brazill to get the 84-82 overtime win.
Brazill finished with 15 points, right behind Tanners high-scoring 26. Justis Haynes, Rogers and BigSam also tossed in double digits to help fuel the Warriors in the nail-biter.
The Warriors will take their game home for the next two games inviting Mission on Friday and Noxon on Saturday.
Results
Arlee 27 31 24 18 – 100
St. Regis 7 14 10 8 – 39
Isaac Desjarlais 19, Patrick BigSam 19, PJ Haynes 18, Tyler Tanner 11, Riley Rogers 11, Phillip Malatare 9, Chance Brazill 6, Bradley Brazill 4, Milo BigHead 3.
Arlee 17 27 9 25 6 – 84
Loyola-Sacred Heart 22 13 31 12 4 – 82
Tyler Tanner 26, Bradley Brazill 15, Justis Haynes 13, Riley Rogers 11, Patrick BigSam 10, Isaac Desjarlais 4, Phillip Malatare 3, Chance Brazill 2.
Charlo
CHARLO – The Vikings enjoyed a week of ups after tearing down a pair of 14-C foes, picking up two more conference wins to add to their 6-3 league record and evening out their league record to .500 at 7-7.
Friday the Vikings traded punches with the Eagles in a rocky first quarter but a big rallying second half propelled the Vikings to get the 33-63 league win over Two Eagle River at home.
Viking Dugan Runkel strapped on his performance shoes, logging a double-double for the Vikings. Runkel scored 15 at the hoop and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Kobe Cox and Dalton Delaney combined for 23 with Cox scoring 12 and Delaney adding 11.
At home on Saturday 14-C Noxon didn’t have a chance against Vikings defense as the Vikings rolled over the Red Devils 51-26.
Delaney led all game scorers with 17 while Cox chipped in 12.
The Vikings will host Superior Friday and then head to Philipsburg Saturday to take on the Granite Prospectors.
Results
Charlo 10 16 15 22 – 63
Two Eagle River 9 4 9 11 – 33
Dugan Runkel 15, Kobe Cox 12, Dalton Delaney 11, Tristan Petticrew 7, Greg Montgomery 5, Maverick Nelson 4, Jesse Long 4, Michael Delaney 2, AJ Wiggin 2, Tyson Petticrew 1.
Charlo 11 17 9 14 – 51
Noxon 6 4 6 10 – 26
Dalton Delaney 17, Kobe Cox 12, Michael Delaney 6, Dugan Runkel 6, Tyson Petticrew 4, Greg Montgomery 4, Jesse Long 2.
Mission
BIGFORK – The Bulldogs suffered a tough week of defeat as they searched for their first league win, bringing them to 0-6 in conference with a 5-8 overall season record.
On Jan. 27 at Bigfork, the Bulldogs took a spill at the hands of the Vikings, falling 50-79 after fighting woes of turnover clamber, 28 in all.
Bulldog Aaron Fisher-Ahenakew tried his might at the net, scoring 17 while gentry Brown added 12.
In Florence on Saturday, seven Bulldogs scored and Fisher-Ahenakew led with 22 but it wasn’t enough to get past 6B rival Falcon’s big scorers on the floor and the Bulldogs went home with the 54-70 conference loss.
Dennis Fisher-Ahenakew added the next highest points in the book with eight for Mission.
Up next for the Bulldogs will be a contest in Arlee Friday to challenge the undefeated Class C Warriors, and then Mission will host Loyola-Sacred Heart on Saturday.
Results
Mission 12 9 18 11 – 50
Bigfork 17 22 24 16 – 79
Aaron Fisher-Ahenakew 17, Gentry Brown 12, Bill Von Holtum 6, Tate Weingart 5, Nick Durglo 5, Dennis Fisher-Ahenakew 3, Will Powell 2.
Mission 9 12 12 21 – 54
Florence 17 17 18 18 – 70
Aaron Fisher-Ahenakew 22, Dennis Fisher-Ahenakew 8, Nick Durglo 7, Bill Von Holtum 7, Gentry Brown 6, Raymond Matt 2, Will Powell 2.
Polson
POLSON – While battling through overtime blues, the Pirates dropped a couple games last week with marathon-level battles, bringing their season win/loss total to 3-9.
On Tuesday, Jan. 27, the Pirates hosted Stevensville in a locked up fight ending with the Pirates falling 60-61 in overtime.
After gaining a slight lead in the third frame, Stevensville came back with a big fourth quarter, forcing the clock to reset for overtime and ending the game with just a one-point advantage over the Pirates.
Pirate Matthew Rensvold and Tanner Wilson combined for more than half of the Pirates points with Rensvold netting 17 and Wilson adding 15. Andrew Curley hit double digits with 10.
At Frenchtown on Friday the Pirates locked horns once again in the fourth quarter to bring it into overtime against the Broncs. Running behind the Broncs for most of the game, the Pirates kept the score close enough for Curley to hit a three pointer seconds before the buzzer to launch the Pirates into extra frames, but in the end Polson lost the final prize fight 65-69 to Frenchtown.
Despite the loss, four Pirate scorers net in the double digit range with Curley leading after tossing in 16. Wilson added 14 while Rensvold and Payton Lefthand each logged 12.
The Pirates will take their game on the road with stops in Eureka Thursday and Columbia Falls on Saturday.
Results
Polson 8 16 12 14 10 - 60
Stevensville 8 8 12 22 11 – 61
Matthew Rensvold 17, Tanner Wilson 15, Andrew Curley 10, Derek Peel 9, Wyatt Ducharme 4, Grey Fitzpatrick 3, Joe Gallatin 2.
Polson 7 13 11 26 8 – 65
Frenchtown 12 16 9 20 12 – 69
Andrew Curley 16, Tanner Wilson 14, Matthew Rensvold 12, Payton Lefthand 12, Wyatt Ducharme 5, Joe Gallatin 3, Chris McDonald 2, Derek Peel 1.
Ronan
Ronan – The Chiefs split their week bringing them to 6-8 on the season after a disappointing league loss, only to find redemption on their home court in overtime excitement.
On Jan. 27 the Chiefs hosted 6B rivals Loyola-Sacred Heart. After a slow first half the Chiefs gave the Rams the opportunity to pull ahead and though Ronan stuffed bigger numbers in the second, it wasn’t enough to overcome the Rams’ lead, sending the Chiefs home with the 45-85 conference loss.
Chiefs Cedric Earthboy and Colton McCrea high-scored for their team, each netting nine apiece.
Friday the Chiefs hosted Corvallis, and in front of an overfilling gym, the Chiefs brought the fans to their feet with an exciting overtime 55-54 win over the Blue Devils. Justin Krahn nailed free throws with only seconds left on the OT clock to secure the victory.
Earthboy led the Chiefs in points, scoring 12, with teammates Jeremiah North Piegan and July Sorrell each chipping in 10 apiece.
The Chiefs will head to Deer Lodge Thursday and return to host Troy Saturday.
Results
Ronan 7 3 19 16 – 45
Loyola-Sacred Heart 16 21 23 25 – 85
Colton McCrea 9, Cedric Earthboy 9, Rhett Duffey 8, Jeremiah North Piegan 7, Jayce Nenemay 4, Bryce Cullen 4, Jax Duffey 2, July Sorrell 2.
Ronan 9 6 17 16 7 – 55
Corvallis 10 9 15 14 6 – 54
Cedric Earthboy 12, Jeremiah North Piegan 10, July Sorrell 10, Rhett Duffey 9, Colton McCrea 7, Justin Krahn 5, Jayce Nenemay 2.
Two Eagle River
CHARLO – After taking a fall Thursday against a tough 14-C foe, the Eagles soared past their opponents Friday to find redemption on the court, bringing them to 6-8 on the season.
At Charlo Thursday, the Eagles couldn’t get much done against their league rival. After facing solid Viking defense, Two Eagle River was sent home with the 33-63 defeat.
Eagle Alex Quequesah led the Eagles in scoring with seven. Right behind with six points was Julian Cutfinger.
Back on their home court Friday, the Eagles did a complete turnaround while squashing the Victor Pirates 48-34.
After going into halftime falling just a tad short of the lead, the Eagles pumped up the volume after the locker room visit to outscore the Pirates by 19, sealing the victory for the Eagles.
Eugene Parker high-scored with 16 while Isaiah Mathias chipped in 13.
This week the Eagles will host a pair of home games, starting with St. Regis on Friday and then they’ll honor upperclassmen on Saturday for Senior Night while challenging Superior.
Results
Two Eagle River 9 4 9 11 – 33
Charlo 10 16 15 22 – 63
Alex Quequesah 7, Julian Cutfinger 6, Eugene Parker 5, Isaiah Mathias 5, Josiah Whitworth 4, Donny Herman 2, Chino Lira 2, Nolan Antiste 2.
Two Eagle River 10 9 12 17 – 48
Victor 10 14 1 9 – 34
Eugene Parker 16, Isaiah Mathias 13, Julian Cutfinger 8, Alex Quequesah 7, Josiah Whitworth 2, Nolan Antiste 2.
