THURS., 01-03 BOYS BBALL RESULTS
January 4, 2013
Northwest Montana A Conference
| THURS., 01-03 |
| Anaconda 52, Corvallis 48 |
| Arlee 59, Noxon 57 |
| Browning 79 Cut Bank 50 |
| Columbia Falls 61, Bigfork 59 OT |
| Darby 53, St. Regis 23 |
| Deer Lodge 87, Ronan 70 |
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Dillon 44 Butte Central 36
Florence 78 Frenchtown 68
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| Great Falls CMR 52, Helena 35 |
| Joliet 59, Broadview-Lavina 48 |
| Missoula Hellgate 43, Helena Capital 32 |
| Missoula Loyola 75, St. Ignatius 69, OT |
| Seeley-Swan 70, Philipsburg 46 |
| St. Labre 66, Northern Cheyenne 57 |
| Whitefish 56, Libby 39 |
Columbia Falls boys slip past Bigfork in overtime
Posted: Friday, January 4, 2013
The Daily Inter Lake |
BIGFORK — A Luke Kazlauskas’ layup with two seconds remaining in overtime gave Columbia Falls a 61-59 boys nonconference basketball victory Thursday night over a stubborn and talented Bigfork squad.
Bigfork’s Christian Evans forced OT with his field goal with a minute to play.
Columbia Falls held the ball for the final shot after that, but missed.
Kazlauskas led all scorers with 20 points.
Jared Trinastich added 10 for Columbia Falls.
Evans totaled 18 points and 11 rebounds for Bigfork (4-3). Evans scored nine points in the opening quarter as the Vikings enjoyed a 24-11 advantage.
Columbia Falls 11 7 24 11 8 — 61
Bigfork 24 11 8 10 6 — 59
COLUMBIA FALLS — Alex πPresnell 18, Luke Kazlauskas 20, Nakia Alexander 2, Ty Morgan 4, Mason Gedlaman 3, Jared Trinastich 10, Austin Kimmet 4.
BIGFORK — Austin Jordt 12, Seth Roessmann 3, Colter Trent 9, Chris Landon 12, Cam Nissen 2, Tyler Kirby 3, Christian Evans 18.
Whitefish 56, Libby 39
WHITEFISH — Whitefish jumped on top quickly, leading 12-3 after eight minutes of play and rolled from there to an easy Northwestern A victory over Libby.
Whitefish (3-3, 1-1) was led by Logan Harwood, 19 points, Keaton Nicholson, 11, and Jace Kalbfleisch, 10.
Jared Winslow and Kraig Nelson both had 11 to pace Libby.
Libby 3 11 13 12 — 39
Whitefish 12 14 18 12 — 56
LIBBY — Dan Leggins 8, Will Reichel 1, Jared Winslow 11, Barak Lapka 8, Kraig Nelson 11.
WHITEFISH — Keaton Nicholson 11, EJ Havens 4, Cody Olson 1, Logan Harwood 19, Jace Kalbfleisch 10, Cooper Olson 9, Jake May 2.
Anaconda 52, Corvallis 48
At Anaconda, the Copperheads’ strong third quarter carried them to their Southwestern A victory over Corvallis.
Dennis Stanbery and Jackson Wagner scored 12 points each as Anaconda (1-3 in league) picked up its first win after six losses to open the season.
Alma Powell had a game-high 20 points for the Blue Devils (0-2, 1-5), who had a fourth-quarter rally fall short.
Corvallis 12 10 5 21 – 48
Anaconda 11 12 15 14 – 52
CORVALLIS – Alma Powell 20, Blake Sylvester 3, Chaney Waldo 2, Jansen Jessop 7, Chase Walker 9, Austin Ray 2, Jayce Gilder 2, Andrew Leopold 3.
ANACONDA – Dennis Stanbery 12, Eli Mathias 5, Jackson Wagner 12, Geoff Dierenfeldt 6, Brandon Fode 4, Kelly Krum 4, Cory Stanberry 1, Jade Green 8.
Florence 78, Frenchtown 64
At Florence, Aaron Ward scored 21 points and three other Falcons reached double figures as the hosts pinned a non-conference loss on Frenchtown.
Ward scored 16 of his points after halftime as District 6-B Florence (7-0) built on a 34-29 lead. Ryno Baerlocher added 13 points for the Falcons; Rhett Baerlocher and reserve Bradley Schaff pitched in with 11 each.
Bridger Truett hit three 3-pointers on the way to 21 points for the Northwestern A Broncs (4-3). Levi Shepard added 11 for Frenchtown.
Frenchtown 15 14 18 17 – 64
Florence 16 18 21 23 – 78
FRENCHTOWN – John Chapman 9, Levi Shepard 11, Daniel Lebsock 5, Bridger Truett 21, Matt Price 9, Jordan Moe 2, Andrew Honken 4, Quintin Mazzola 3.
FLORENCE – Ryno Baerlocher 13, Rhett Baerlocher 11, Chantz Hotsinpiller 6, Mike Finley 6, Aaron Ward 21, Bradley Schaff 11, Ryan Mangun 8, Travern Smith 2.
Beavers turn back cold-shooting Maroons
Updated: January 3, 2013
Dillon's Troy Scott pulls a rebound away from Butte Central's Emmett McCarthy Thursday night at the Maroon Activities Center. Marcus Ferriter looks on. (Bill Foley photo)
It was just one of those nights for the Butte Central boys’ basketball team.
The Maroons couldn’t seem to buy a bucket Thursday night as the defending Class A State champion Dillon Beavers came to town for a Southwestern A game.
The Maroons made just 2 of 20 shots from behind the 3-point line, and the unbeaten Beavers escaped the Maroon Activities Center with a 44-36 win.
“That’s hard to overcome,” BC coach Brodie Kelly said of his team’s shortcomings from 3-point land. “I didn’t think we were confident enough shooting tonight. We had some really nice inside out looks. We had a lot of drive and kick shots that were shots that we like to have. We didn’t make them.”
Kelly said the Maroons didn’t go after the stellar zone defense of the Beavers.
“They do a good job executing their zone,” he said. “We could have done a better job being aggressive and attacking the inside of it.”
Ben Folsom made 9 of 10 free throws and scored 11 points to lead the Beavers, who improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play.
Troy Scott scored 10 points, Boyd Jenne scored nine and Austin Carver netted seven points for the Beavers, who led after every quarter.
Nate Bolstad had another big game for the Maroons. The junior scored a game-high 18 points to reach double figures for the sixth time in seven games.
“He’s been solid,” Kelly said. “He’s got a lot of tools, a lot of different ways to score.”
Brady Tippett and Marcus Ferriter each scored six points for BC. Kale Guldseth and Connor McGree both scored three. Danny Peoples and Emmett McCarthy also played for the Maroons, who fell to 4-3 and 2-2.
The Maroons, still had a chance to win the game late. BC pulled to as close as 39-34 with just over a minute to play.
“We looked nervous shooting the ball tonight,” Kelly said. “We had a number of chances to cut the lead to three or four points late in the game with looks that we’ve been making this year. We just didn’t knock them down.”
The Maroons head to Livingston for a non-conference game on Saturday.
DILLON (5-0, 2-0) — Boyd Jenne 4 0-0 9, Trae Williams 0 0-0 0, Ben Folsom 2 9-10 11, Austin Carver 3 0-0 7, Troy Scott 4 1-1 10, J.D. Ferris 0 0-0 0, Chance Kluesner 1 0-0 2, Wyatt Holland 1 0-0 3, Caleb Gillis 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 10-11 44.
BUTTE CENTRAL (4-3, 2-2) — Kale Guldseth 1 0-0 3, Connor McGree 1 1-1 3, Brady Tippett 3 0-2 6, Marcus Ferriter 2 2-2 6, Nate Bolstad 8 1-2 13, Danny Peoples 0 0-0 0, Emmett McCarthy 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 3-7 36.
Dillon 12 9 12 11 — 44
Central 7 5 11 13 — 36
3-point goals — Dillon 4 (Jenne, Carver, Scott, Holland), BC 2 (Guldseth, Bolstad). Fouls — Dillon 15, BC 12. Fouled out — McCarthy.
