The Corvallis Blue Devils gave the unbeaten Florence Falcons a run for their money on Saturday night. Although the Blue Devils never led in the game, they pushed the Falcons at almost every turn, playing scrappy defense and creating turnovers. Florence won, 70-63. Dan Mickelson had 17 points from under the basket for the Falcons and Marcus Zeiler also dropped in 17 points. Chase Jessop scored 26 points for the Blue Devils and Tylor Nixon added 16.
Florence 70, Corvallis 63
Corvallis – Dillon Lewis 3, Caleb Powell 5, Jacob Geary 2, Tylor Nixon 16, Chase Jessop 26, Tanner Allred 11
Florence – Bo Zeiler 7, Marcus Zeiler 17, Levi Clagett 14, Brent Stroppel 1, Cody Liles 6, Jake Christopherson 8, Dan Mickelson 17
Florence rolled over St. Ignatius on Thursday with a 65-23 win over the Bulldogs. Jake Christopherson led all scorers with 17 points. Levi Clagett added 14 and Brent Stroppel dropped in 10 more. The Falcons are now 7-0 in conference play and 14-0 overall.
Florence 65, St. Ignatius 23
St. Ignatius– Durglo 4, Weingart 2, Alexander 5, Von Holtum 11, Spidel 1.
Florence – Bo Zeiler 4, Collin Jelinski 7, Daniel Parsons 2, Marcus Zeiler 7, Levi Clagett 14, Brent Stroppel 10, Cody Liles 3, Jake Christopherson 17, Carson Katen 1.
Corvallis fell to Anaconda in non-conference action, 56-39. Corvallis had a slow first half. The Blue Devils had a tough time containing Braxton Hill who scored 20 points for the Copperheads. Jessop finished with 26 points.
Anaconda 56, Corvallis 39
Anaconda – C. Stetzner 16, Ungaretti 2, Swainston 4, Mikalatos 2, Gallagher 6, K. Stetzner 2, Hill 20, Cobban 4.
Corvallis – Dillon Lewis 2, Caleb Powell 3, Tylor Nixon 5, Chase Jessop 26, Tannon Allred 3
The Hamilton Broncs split their games, defeating Butte Central in Southwest A action and losing to non-conference foe Big Sky. The Broncs came out strong against Butte Central and built a lead that the Maroons couldn’t take over. They went on to win, 57-40. Carter Kearns had 12 points and Ky Burch added 10 more. Hamilton improved to 3-2 in conference play.
Hamilton 57, Butte Central 40
Hamilton – Bridger Bauder 6, Bret Huxtable 8, Ky Burch 10, Hunter Omlid 8, Carter Kearns 12, Jaylen Taggart 6, Josh Heath 5, Mark Joyner 2.
Butte Central – McGree 18, Harper 11, Ta. Kump 5, Ty. Kump 3, Richardson 1, Holter 2.
Hamilton was host to the Class AA Big Sky Eagles. Hamilton trailed by only two at the end of the first quarter. Big Sky pulled ahead by the half but Hamilton kept coming right back. Freshman Hunter Omlid made some slick moves under the basket and had the ball dropping his way. He finished with 16 points. Kearns had 13 and Burch 11.
Big Sky 64, Hamilton 57.
Big Sky – Simmons 19, Tabish 14, Yovetich 12, Lingscheit 5, Lucostic 2, Sheridan 8, Banna 4.
Hamilton – Josh Heath 11, Bridger Bauder 2, Bret Huxtable 4, Ky Burch 11, Hunter Omlid 16, Carter Kearns 13.
Stevensville split their games, losing to Polson and then rebounding and topping Thompson Falls. The Yellowjackets could not find their momentum against Polson and fell, 76-32. Bryce Torrey had 11 points for Stevi.
Polson 76, Stevensville 32.
Polson – Ducharme 4, Niemeyer 13, Lefthand 7, Wilson 17, Smith 4, Main 2, Rensvold 9, Smith 2, North Piegan 4, Jones 14.
Stevensville– Liam LeCoure 3, Jarod Kingsbury 4, Keanu Miwa-Vogan 3, Richard Hardy 2, Dalton Bragg 4, Cody Coleman 3, Bryce Torrey 11, Team 2.
Although outsized, the Yellowjackets held on for a 58-54, non-conference win over Thompson Falls on Friday. The third quarter was the difference as Stevensville pushed ahead five points and then held on for the win. James Fry came back for Stevensville and played a limited amount of time. Jarod Kingsbury scored 17 for the ‘Jackets.
Stevensville 58, Thompson Falls 54
Thompson Falls – Holt 2, Hoisington 18, Laws 2, Tessier 5, Lundberg 6, Fields 19, Riffle 2.
Stevensville – Liam LeCoure 6, Jarod Kingsbury 17, James Fry 9, Dalton Bragg 9, Jordan Thomas 2, Bryce Torrey 15.
Victor split their games, taking a conference win over Lincoln but then dropping a non-conference game to Hot Springs. The Pirates held off a surging Lynx team in the final frame to defeat Lincoln, 50-45. Colt Neville had 18 points and Logan McKinley added nine more.
Victor 50, Lincoln 45
Lincoln –Brown 2, Fitzgerald 9, Petersen 4, Trump 13, Fuit 17.
Victor – Austin Lewis 6, Jared Halley 7, JD Kay 2, Riley DellaSilva 6, Logan McKinley 9, Colt Neville 18, Jayce Allred 2.
A 17 point third quarter was not enough for the Pirates against Hot Springs who held on to win, 51-46, over Victor. Hot Springs took an early lead and kept the Pirates at bay. Neville had 21 points for Victor.
Hot Springs 51, Victor 46
Victor– Austin Lewis 2, Jared Halley 6, Riley DellaSilva 8, Logan McKinley 3, Colt Neville 21, Jayce Allred 6.
Hot Springs – Paro 16, Osborne 17, Hoff 8, Mueller 10.
Darby lost to Philipsburg, 48-43, in a close 13C match. Only one point separated the teams at the end of the first quarter. Philipsburg was able to hold Darby’s leading scorer Zach McCrossin to only five points in the game. Zack Kline and John Beckers stepped up with 14 and 10 points respectively.
Philipsburg 48, Darby 43
Darby – Dylan Parks 2, Zach McCrossin 5, Zack Kline 14, John Beckers 10, Aaron Hausen 2, Andy Smith 2, Cory Valenzano 8.
Philipsburg – Grange 8, Munis 20, Keltner 5, Byrne 15.
League-leading Valley Christian topped Darby, 70-43. The Eagles shut the Tigers down in the third quarter. McCrossin had 21 points to pace Darby.
Valley Christian 70, Darby 43
Valley Christian – Gragg 10, Redfern 13, Kelly 4, Ireland 20, Baugher 19, Lodine 4.
Darby – Dylan Parks 2, Zach McCrossin 21, Zack Kline 9, Anthony Westfall 2, Aaron Hansen 2, Andy Smith 3, Rylee Smith 2, Cory Valenvano 2.
