Polson boys pile on Frenchtown
The Daily Inter Lake
POLSON — The Polson boys took over first place in the Northwest A conference with an emphatic 74-35 victory over Frenchtown on Friday night at Linderman Gym.
After falling in double overtime to the Broncs on the road, Polson got off to a blistering pace and never trailed in the rout.
The Pirates (8-5 overall, 3-1 Northwest A) made their first five shots from the field, including three 3-pointers, to take a 13-0 lead, eventually rolling to a 28-10 first quarter advantage.
Polson led 45-20 at half and continued to pile on the lead in the second half to avenge its only loss in conference.
Matthew Rensvold had a game-high 25 points to lead the Pirates, who saw five players hit double-digit scoring in the game. Jeremiah Norh Piegan added 16 points, Tanner Wilson 12, Jayden Bautista 11 and Connor Lanier 10.
Cade Baker led Frenchtown (6-6, 3-1) with 10 points.
Frenchtown 10 10 7 8 — 35
Polson 28 17 15 14 — 74
FRENCHTOWN — Ethan Pyron 4, Brock Rugg 2, Cade Baker 10, Adam Botkin 3, Hank Rugg 4, Austin Means 9, Jared Cole 3.
POLSON — Jayden Bautista 11, Tanner Wilson 12, Jeremiah North Piegan 16, Connor Lanier 10, Matthew Rensvold 25.
Libby 53, Troy 21
LIBBY — The Libby boys scored more points in the first quarter than they allowed in the game, routing Lincoln County neighbor Troy in a District 7B matchup.
The Loggers (7-6 overall, 4-2 7B) took a 23-6 advantage in the first quarter and rode a 34-11 lead into half. Libby held Troy to just 10 points in the second half, all in the third quarter.
Ryggs Johnston had a game-high 14 points for the Loggers. Stephen Williams added 11 points and Ryan Nagle had 10 points.
Dillon Savage had eight points to lead Troy (2-8, 0-5).
Troy 6 5 10 0 — 21
Libby 23 11 9 10 — 53
TROY — Zack Cotten 2, Dillon Savage 8, AJ Faur 5, Mason Chapel 6.
LIBBY — Brian Peck 4, Ryggs Johnston 14, Gabe Peck 2, Stephen Williams 11, Colin Maloney 4, Ryan Nagle 10, Erik Lauer 8.
GIRLS
Troy 45, Libby 40
LIBBY — Troy rallied from a first-quarter deficit to hold off Libby and pick up a big 7B conference win.
Troy scored 17 points in the second quarter to carry a 23-21 lead into halftime and outscored Libby 11-8 in the third quarter to build a five-point lead heading into the final eight minutes, holding on for the win.
The Trojans (7-3 overall, 3-2 7B) were led by 12 points from Allie Brown and 10 points from Alyssa Lewis.
Jayden Winslow and Shannon Reny each had 17 points for Libby (7-5, 4-2), which now falls back into a tie for first place with Bigfork at the crowded top of the conference.
Troy 6 17 11 11 — 45
Libby 7 14 8 11 — 40
TROY — Aurura Becquart 6, Allie Coldwell 5, Plivia Roach 3, Katelyn Downey 9, Allie Brown 12, Alyssa Lewis 10.
LIBBY — Alli Collins 1, Abby Enninga 5, Jayden Winslow 17, Shannon Reny 17.
Frenchtown 57, Polson 17
FRENCHTOWN — Frenchtown never faltered in a rout of Northwest A foe Polson.
The Broncs (10-2 overall, 2-2 Northwest A) took a 19-4 lead after the first quarter and a 38-8 lead into half, never relenting in the second half to win by 40 points.
Allison Hochhalter had a game-high 12 points for Frenchtown and Alivia Williams chipped in 10 points.
Kaelyn Smith led Polson (2-11, 1-3) with seven points.
Polson 4 4 6 3 — 17
Frenchtown 19 19 14 5 — 57
Polson – Kaelyn Smith 7, Quinn Motichka 2, Mollie Fisher 2, Mikayla Croft 2, Olivia Perez 4.
Frenchtown – Megan Delaney 4, Alivia Williams 10, Jordan Cole 2, Lexi Statelen 2, Calliana Bagnell 1, Kylie Willett 7, Sydney Channer 1, Shannon Worster 8, Emilie Hinrichs 8, Allison Hochhalter 12, Caitlyn Felton 2.