EUREKA - Riley Kenney scored 19 points to lead the Polson girls' basketball team to a 43-26 nonconference victory over Eureka on Tuesday.
The senior forward was averaging just over 20 points per game coming into the contest. The No. 5 Pirates, who improved their record to 10-3 overall, bounced back from last week's loss to Stevensville, the second-ranked team in Class A.
Mackenzie Banner added eight points for Polson, which led the District 7-B Lions 22-12 at halftime.
Alyssa White scored eight points to pace Eureka (7-8).
Polson 7 15 12 9 - 43
Eureka 6 6 2 12 - 26
POLSON - Mackenzie Banner 8, Mariah Hamel 5, Anna DiGiallonardo 5, Riley Kenney 19, Jordan Quinn 4, Heidi Rausch 2.
EUREKA - Alex Holland 7, Alyssa White 8, Cassidy Morgan 7, Kendra Chupp 2, Carli Allen 2.
Class AA
Kalispell Glacier 40, Missoula Hellgate 26
Cassidy Hashley's big night led the Wolfpack to the Western AA win at the Hellgate gym.
Hashley scored 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds as Glacier improved to 3-2, 8-4.
The Wolfpack held a seven-point lead at halftime before outscoring the Knights 12-5 in the third quarter.
Senior forward Kelsey Meagher scored eight to lead Hellgate (0-6, 1-12).
Glacier 12 8 12 8 - 40
Hellgate 8 5 5 8 - 26
GLACIER - Rachel Chery 2-7 1-4 5, Emily Gilbertson 1-4 0-0 2, Kirstyn Haugenoe 1-4 0-0 2, Cassidy Hashley 5-11 0-0 10, Nicole Heavirland 2-10 0-0 7, Amy Lybeck 2-5 0-0 4, Dayna Niebaum 1-2 3-6 5, Tiffany Marks 0-1 1-4 1. Totals 15-46 7-18 40.
HELLGATE - Cara Guderian 1-3 4-6 6, Sophie Hainline 0-2 1-2 1, Kelsey Meagher 4-8 0-0 8, Nettie Pew 1-4 1-2 3, Hydee Wilson 0-4 1-4 1, Jenae White 2-2 1-2 5, Lexi Duce 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 9-30 8-16 26.
3-point goals - Glacier 1-4 (Heavirland 1-3), Hellgate 0-6. Total fouls - Glacier 14, Hellgate 14. Fouled out - none. Rebounds - Glacier 37 (Hashley 18), Hellgate 21 (White 7).
Class B
Hamilton 51, Ronan 22
At Ronan, Taylor Goligoski and the Southwestern A Broncs turned up the heat in the second and third quarters in their victory over District 6-B Ronan.
Goligoski drained a trio of 3-pointers and finished with 19 points as the Broncs improved to 6-7.
Meghan Kratofil had 10 points for the Broncs, who outscored the Maidens 26-9 over the second and third quarters and forced a total of 25 Ronan turnovers.
Raymi Clairmont and Ashley Grandchamp scored seven apiece for the Maidens (3-11).
Hamilton 9 19 17 6 - 51
Ronan 7 7 2 6 - 22
HAMILTON - Taylor Goligoski 19, Rebecka Hood 6, Casey Shifflett 6, Brianna Huggans 3, Mary Conwell 7, Meghan Kratofil 10.
RONAN - Raymi Clairmont 7, Courtney Clairmont 4, Ashleigh Lynch 2, Ashley Grandchamp 7, Trinity Rosenbaum 2.
Plains 39, Hot Springs 22
At Plains, the host Trotters used pressure and seven points from Diamond LaDeaux to pull away in the second quarter and keep Hot Springs winless.
LaDeaux had a game-high 10 points for District 7-B Plains (8-7), which turned an 8-8 tie into a 25-12 halftime lead.
Josey Carr and Hannah Retallick scored seven points each for the 14-C Savage Heat (0-12).
Hot Springs 8 4 2 8 - 22
Plains 8 17 3 11 - 39
HOT SPRINGS - Hannah Retallick 7, Shanny King 3, Shayna Nagy 1, Alyssa Foster 4, Josey Carr 7.
PLAINS - Felecia Earhart 8, Kelsey Beagley 6, Laurel Danhof 2, Diamond LaDeaux 10, Kayla Revier 2, Ashley Holmes 5, Nikki Kunzer 4, Frankie Weinbrenner 2.
Class C
Charlo 60, Stillwater Christian 52
At Kalispell, Rachel Hoyt led the way in District 14-C Charlo's nonconference victory over the Cougars.
Hoyt sank nine buckets from the field and was 5 of 6 at the foul line in leading all scorers with 23 points.
Kinley Pope scored 14 for Charlo (12-1), which toted a 30-18 lead into halftime.
Jordan Danz scored 14 to pace Stillwater Christian.
Charlo 14 16 14 16 - 60
Stillwater Ch. 8 10 14 20 - 52
CHARLO - Rachel Hoyt 23, Dawn Blevins 9, Deondra Bown 9, Kinley Pope 14, Haley Berkram 3, Aspen Runkel 2.
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN - Katie Harrel 2, Samantha Red Elk 10, Sarah Smith 2, Jordan Danz 14, Morgan Paolini 5, Sarah Paolini 8, McKenzie Hemp 7, Evelyn Miller 4.
Lincoln 41, St. Regis 29
At St. Regis, Ali Bard provided a second-quarter spark for the the District 13-C Lynx as they pulled away from District 14-C St. Regis.
Bard knocked down a pair of 3-point buckets to start a 14-2 second-quarter burst. Bard netted seven of her team-high 12 points in the second quarter as the Lynx improved to 10-4.
Katie Menard added eight points for Lincoln.
Arianna Jones scored 14 and Pilar Cantrell-Field scored 12 for the Tigers (3-10).
Lincoln 5 14 14 8 - 41
St. Regis 8 2 7 12 - 29
LINCOLN - Loni Brady 2, Jessica DenBoer 2, Katie Menard 8, Sarah Eisenzimer 7, Ali Bard 12, Angela Krier 4, Annie Fehrs 1, Karissa Fox 5.
ST. REGIS - Cheyenne Lewis 2, Gabby Moeller 1, Arianna Jones 14, Pilar Cantrell-Field 12.
Superior 84, Valley Christian 31
The eighth-ranked Bobcats used a halfcourt trap to help them build a 17-point lead in the first period and cruised to a Class C nonconference win at the Eagles' gym.
Cary Chamberlain racked up a game-high 27 points for Superior (15-0). Teammate Kaitlynn Koke added 14.
Dez Dargin scored 17 for the Eagles (4-10).
Superior 25 26 22 10 - 84
Valley Ch. 8 13 5 5 - 31
SUPERIOR - Kelsey Stenberg 12, Myranda Kuhl 5, Nicole Stroot 9, Cary Chamberlain 27, Kaitlynn Koke 14, Malinda Steinebach 6, Ashley Blaylock 6, Whitney Lapinski 5, Kinzie Cooper 2.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN - Taylor Kelly 3, Linnea Hill 3, Darby Dybdal 2, Kaylee Velin 6, Dez Dargin 17.
