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Basketball

Boys

Mission Bulldogs

On Tuesday, Jan. 25, the Mission Bulldogs picked up a 63-54 road win over the Eureka Lions. Zoran LaFrombois led the Bulldogs with a game high 29 points followed by Ross McPherson with 14 points and Cederick McDonald with 12 points.

McPherson booked a double-double helping the Bulldogs to a 77-53 win on Saturday over the visiting Deer Lodge Wardens. McPherson scored 21 points and snagged 14 rebounds. 

Also for Mission, LaFrombois booked a game high 31 points followed by McDonald with 12 points.

Ronan Chiefs

On Tuesday, Jan. 25, the Chiefs outpaced the visiting Anaconda Copperheads 60-43.

The Chiefs stumbled on the road Saturday, falling 61-53 to the hosting Libby Loggers.

Payton Cates picked up a Chiefs’ team high 14 points followed by Elijah Tonasket with 11.

Arlee Warriors

On Thursday evening, the visiting Arlee Warriors narrowly defeated the Anaconda Copperheads 56-55. Levi Fullerton scored a team high 18 points followed by Benny Harlow with 15 points.

Hosting the Charlo Vikings on Friday, the Warriors defeated the Vikings 54-50. 

In an overtime nail biter on the road Saturday, Fullerton scored a game high 30 points helping the Warriors past the hosting Deer Lodge Wardens 74-72. 

Also for the Warriors, Harlow scored 18 points while Jace Arca booked 14.

Charlo Vikings

Hosting the Clark Fork Mountain Cats on Tuesday, Jan. 25, the Charlo Vikings routed the Mountain Cats 73-29.

Wesley Anderson led a trio of Viking players who booked double digit scoring on the night with 23 points. Viking Keaton Piedalue finished the game with 17 points followed by Coyle Nagy with 10.

Playing on the road on Saturday, the Vikings fell 54-50 to former 14C rivals the Arlee Warriors.

Polson Pirates

In a COVID protocol makeup game on Tuesday, Jan. 25, against hosting Whitefish Bulldogs, the Polson Pirates notched another win in the Northwestern A conference by defeating the Bulldogs 69-52.  

Colton Graham led the pirates with a game high 32 points followed by Jarrett Wilson with 13 and Xavier Fisher with 12.

After trailing by four points at halftime, the Pirates battled back Thursday evening against the visiting Columbia Falls Wildcats for a 58-47 conference win. 

Top scorers for the Pirates were Trent Wilson with 15 points, Graham with 11 and Jarrett Wilson with 10 points.

On Saturday, the Pirates’ four-game win streak came to a hault in a 57-54 overtime loss to the visiting Frenchtown Broncs.

Xavier Fisher netted a Polson team high 18 and Graham had 16 points.

 

Girls

Mission Lady Bulldogs

After falling behind 14-5 in the first quarter on the road against the Eureka Lady Lions on Tuesday, Jan. 25, the Lady Bulldogs clawed their way back into the game for a narrow 53-52 win.

Kason Page scored a team high 18 points, while Madyson Currie booked 13 points and Kooper Page chipped in with 11 points.

On Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs picked up their ninth win on the season with a 38-24 victory over the visiting Deer Lodge Lady Wardens.

Ronan Maidens

Hosting the Anaconda Lady Copperheads on Tuesday, Jan. 25, the Maidens slipped past the Lady Copperheads 41-37.

Both LaReina Cordova and Olivia Heiner scored a team high 10 points apiece.

On the road Saturday, the Maidens toppled the Libby Loggers 48-24 in Northwestern A conference action.

Arlee Scarlets

The Anaconda Lady Copperheads on Thursday defeated the visiting Arlee Scarlets 69-24.

Raven Payson scored an Arlee team high seven points.

Hosting the Charlo Lady Vikings on Friday, the Scarlets were defeated by the Lady Vikings 42-22. 

On Saturday, Parson paced the Scarlets with 12 points in a 44-27 road loss to the Deer Lodge Lady Wardens.

Charlo Lady Vikings

Playing at home on Tuesday, Jan. 25, the Charlo Lady Vikings won a very competitive 14C District game 47-42 over the Clark Fork Lady Mountain Cats.

Mila Hawk posted a game high 22 points for the Lady Vikings, while Hayleigh Smith chipped in 11.

In Arlee on Friday evening, the Lady Vikings defeated the Scarlets 42-22. Hawk paced the Lady Vikings with 16 points.

On Saturday in Noxon, Hawk scored a game high 27 points leading the Lady Vikings past the hosting Lady Red Devils 58-13.

Polson Lady Pirates

Jaivin Bad Bear, Lexi Wir and Mckenna Hanson each scored a Polson Lady Pirates game high five points apiece on Thursday in a 61-24 loss to the visiting Columbia Falls WildKats.

On Saturday, the visiting Frenchtown Lady Broncs defeated the Lady Pirates 56-35.

Grace Simonich booked a Lady Pirates team high eight points.

 

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