Five Scottie Wrestlers advance to the State Tournament.

130 pounds- Chas Kolski 4th place

140 pounds- Luke Zeiger 1st place

140 pounds- Ben Kountz 3rd place

152 pounds- Ryan Bergtoll 2nd place

HWT- Joe Doney 3rd place

Absarokee 60, Harlowton-Ryegate 58, OT

Augusta 57, Highwood 43

Belt 56, Hobson 51

Billings Central 61, Hardin 41

Billings Senior 67, Great Falls Russell 64

Billings Skyview 53, Butte 48

Billings West 56, Great Falls 46

Box Elder 73, Hays-Lodgepole 68

Bridger 52, Roberts 37

Charlo 80, Phillipsburg 40

Colstrip 70, Lame Deer 61

Columbia Falls 43, Polson 42

Columbus 51, Roundup 47, OT

Darby 64, St. Regis 15

Drummond 48, Alberton 32

Ekalaka 49, Custer 25

Eureka 69, Thompson Falls 53

Fairfield 68, Rocky Boy 39

Fairview 84, Bainville 37

Florence 57, Deer Lodge 55

Frenchtown 49, Libby 27

Gardiner 58, White Sulphur Springs 56

Glasgow 63, Harlem 35

Great Falls Central 49, Fort Benton 36

Helena 56, Missoula Big Sky 42

Helena Capital 43, Missoula Sentinel 37

Jefferson (Boulder) 65, Harrison-Willow Creek 25

Lewistown (Fergus) 60, Belgrade 58

Lincoln 57, Seeley-Swan 21

Malta 52, Plentywood 30

Manhattan 56, Whitehall 42

Manhattan Christian 69, Lone Peak 27

Missoula Hellgate 55, Kalispell Flathead 50

Missoula Loyola 48, St. Ignatius 37

Northern Cheyenne 51, Terry 46

Plains 44, Hot Springs 21

Plenty Coups 64, Broadview-Lavina 53

Richey-Lambert 73, Brockton 64

Rosebud 56, Plevna 43

Saco-Whitewater 62, Poplar 41

Scobey 58, Frazer 36

Scobey-Opheim 58, Frazer 36

Shelby 43, Havre 40

Shields Valley 63, Ennis 60

Sidney 51, Glendive 36

Stanford-Geyser 60, Dutton-Brady 43

Stillwater Christian 59, Clark Fork, Idaho 50

Superior 63, Two Eagle River 43

Three Forks 41, Townsend 35

Troy 47, Ronan 42

Victor 72, Valley Christian 55

Wibaux 79, Jordan 51

Wolf Point 49, Baker 37

Yellowstone Home School 53, Foothills Christian 48, OT

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Augusta 47, Highwood 44, OT

Baker 49, Wolf Point 41

Belt 79, Hobson 32

Big Timber 49, Joliet 46

Billings Central 60, Hardin 55

Billings Skyview 38, Butte 36

Billings West 42, Great Falls 36

Box Elder 63, Hays-Lodgepole 45

Bridger 43, Roberts 40

Browning 56, Conrad 47

Charlo 63, Phillipsburg 18

Colstrip 71, Lame Deer 14

Columbus 51, Roundup 19

Culbertson 42, Froid/Medicine Lake 22

Darby 34, St. Regis 25

Dillon 48, Livingston 44

Drummond 72, Alberton 26

Dutton-Brady 43, Stanford-Geyser 42

Ekalaka 42, Custer 18

Ennis 62, Shields Valley 39

Eureka 50, Thompson Falls 42

Fairfield 73, Rocky Boy 26

Fairview 66, Bainville 40

Florence 57, Deer Lodge 55

Frenchtown 53, Libby 14

Great Falls Russell 28, Billings Senior 20

Harlowton-Ryegate 40, Absarokee 38

Harrison-Willow Creek 39, Jefferson (Boulder) 35

Havre 55, Shelby 33

Helena 44, Missoula Big Sky 38

Helena Capital 56, Missoula Sentinel 34

Hinsdale 40, Chinook 28

Kalispell Flathead 51, Missoula Hellgate 34

Malta 54, Plentywood 32

Manhattan 43, Whitehall 23

Manhattan Christian 57, Lone Peak 1

Missoula Loyola 56, St. Ignatius 37

Plains 39, Hot Springs 34

Plevna 38, Rosebud 11

Polson 48, Columbia Falls 39

Ronan 43, Troy 39

Roy-Winifred 50, Turner 37

Saco-Whitewater 73, Poplar 43

Savage 42, Grenora/Westby, N.D. 40

Scobey-Opheim 52, Frazer 19

Seeley-Swan 27, Lincoln 25

Shepherd 53, Red Lodge 25

Stillwater Christian 47, Clark Fork, Idaho 32

Terry 57, Northern Cheyenne 54

Townsend 56, Three Forks 44

Valley Christian 53, Victor 33

Wibaux 67, Jordan 32

Yellowstone Home School 48, Foothills Christian 46, OT

Arlee 62, St. Ignatius 60

Billings Central 48, Miles City 32

Butte 49, Bozeman 39

Chinook 60, Turner 21

Choteau 57, Conrad 54, OT

Columbia Falls 53, Bigfork 38

Corvallis 70, Anaconda 30

Drummond 63, Seeley-Swan 50

Florence 63, Frenchtown 51

Helena 61, Missoula Sentinel 52

Hinsdale 55, Dodson 46

Hysham 58, Custer 41

Lodge Grass 73, Huntley Project 67

Lustre Christian 48, Nashua 40

Melstone 80, Moore-Judith Gap 42

Missoula Loyola 68, Hamilton 58

Northern Cheyenne 72, Ekalaka 54

Park City 71, Roberts 41

Polson 67, Eureka 49

Power 54, Augusta 45

Stanford-Geyser 57, Denton 48

Twin Bridges 68, Ennis 50

Two Eagle River 75, St. Regis 19

Valier 69, Sunburst 45

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Anaconda 75, Corvallis 29

Arlee 63, St. Ignatius 54, OT

Augusta 56, Power 27

Belgrade 56, Lewistown (Fergus) 35

Big Sandy 58, Rocky Boy 56

Bigfork 45, Columbia Falls 41

Billings Central 48, Miles City 34

Bozeman 58, Butte 36

Broadus 50, St. Labre 45

Butte Central 51, Dillon 32

Cut Bank 46, Choteau 41

Deer Lodge 50, Ronan 29

Drummond 65, Seeley-Swan 43

Ekalaka 70, Northern Cheyenne 46

Frenchtown 73, Florence 30

Geraldine 57, Fort Benton 27

Helena 45, Missoula Sentinel 41

Hinsdale 51, Dodson 18

Hysham 45, Custer 43

Kalispell Glacier 37, Kalispell Flathead 33

Lodge Grass 62, Huntley Project 37

Melstone 52, Moore-Judith Gap 44

Missoula Loyola 32, Hamilton 31

Nashua 34, Lustre Christian 32

Roberts 41, Park City 38

Savage 61, Trinity Christian, N.D. 50

Stanford-Geyser 46, Denton 44

Thompson Falls 55, Plains 52

Twin Bridges 70, Ennis 58

Valier 60, Sunburst 37

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McGowen powers Idaho St. past Montana St. 87-86

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Kenny McGowen's layup with 10 seconds remaining in overtime proved to be the game-winner as Idaho State edged Montana State 87-86 Thursday night.

With Idaho State (8-14, 6-4 Big Sky) trailing by one, McGowen's heroics clinched the win as Montana State (11-10, 6-4) missed two shots in the final 10 seconds. McGowen led all scorers with 30 points.

Idaho State trailed 75-74 with 1:26 left in regulation until McGowen hit a 3-pointer to give the Bengals a 77-75 lead with 16 seconds remaining. Tre Johnson was assisted by Rod Singleton on an emphatic slam in the final seconds as Montana State sent the game to overtime tied at 77-all.

Montana State trailed by 20 with 4:29 left in the first half, but whittled the deficit to 11 by halftime and outscored Idaho State 47-36 in the second half to complete the comeback.

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MSU Billings volleyball coach resigns

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The volleyball coach at Montana State Billings has resigned after three seasons.

Athletics director Gary Gray announced the resignation of Steve Smith on Tuesday, thanked him for his service to MSU Billings and wished him luck in his future endeavors.

The Yellowjackets posted an 11-16 record in 2011 and went 5-13 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in each of the past two seasons. Smith's overall record at MSU Billings was 33-40.

Before coming to MSU Billings, Smith coached for four seasons at Fort Hays State.

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Carroll football signs 8 recruits

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Carroll College football coach Mike Van Diest has announced the signing of eight prep recruits.

Beaverhead County High quarterback J.T. Linder and linebacker Zeke Koslosky, both of Dillon, are joining the Fighting Saints in the fall along with outside linebacker and defensive end Braden Ler of Savage and defensive end Jacob Babcock of Columbia Falls.

They are joined by wide receiver Elliott McGill of Salt Lake City, Utah; lineman Tyson Bydler of Chadron, Neb.; defensive back Alec Basterrechea of Gooding, Idaho and quarterback Colter Hamel of Green River, Wyo.

Van Diest says he still plans to sign another 18 to 20 players.

Carroll played in its eighth NAIA national championship game in 10 years in December, falling 24-20 to St. Xavier of Illinois.

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Billings Skyview 68, Billings Senior 61

Bozeman 72, Belgrade 37

Browning 60, Fairfield 53

Dillon 44, Butte Central 39

Florence 61, Thompson Falls 48

Kalispell Glacier 46, Missoula Hellgate 36

Laurel 46, Miles City 29

Lincoln 50, St. Regis 23

North Star 53, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 52, OT

Plains 50, Hot Springs 28

Sheridan 65, West Yellowstone 25

Sidney 49, Glendive 39

St. Labre 80, Broadus 54

Stevensville 78, Corvallis 66

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Charlo 60, Stillwater Christian 52

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 54, North Star 19

Foothills Christian 48, Great Falls Home School 34

Hamilton 51, Ronan 22

Havre 51, Malta 42

Hobson 49, White Sulphur Springs 46

Kalispell Glacier 40, Missoula Hellgate 26

Laurel 47, Miles City 28

Lincoln 41, St. Regis 29

Plains 39, Hot Springs 22

Polson 43, Eureka 26

Superior 84, Valley Christian 31

West Yellowstone 50, Sheridan 35

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Goalie Autumn Gault stopped 36 of Watford City's 40 shots. Glasgow managed 27 shots on goal.

Friday on KLTZ
Nashua @ Scobey
Girls @ 6pm, Boys @ 7:30pm

Friday on Mix-93
Wolf Point @ Glasgow
Girls @ 6:30, Boys @ 8pm

Saturday on KLTZ
Harlem @ Glasgow
Girls @ 4pm, Boys @ 5:30pm

Absarokee 64, Reed Point-Rapelje 55

Arlee 64, St. Regis 18

Augusta 64, Centerville 55

Big Timber 73, Columbus 67

Billings Skyview 63, Billings Central 49

Bozeman 64, Missoula Sentinel 58

Broadus 54, Baker 32

Browning 52, Shelby 27

Butte 71, Great Falls 68

Butte Central 61, Hamilton 41

Choteau 64, Jefferson (Boulder) 50

Culbertson 74, Bainville 53

Deer Lodge 53, Plains 46

Denton 66, Moore-Judith Gap 37

Dillon 62, Corvallis 35

Dodson 57, Frazer 55

Drummond 65, Phillipsburg 51

Dutton-Brady 42, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 33

Fairfield 61, Lewistown (Fergus) 38

Florence 54, St. Ignatius 44

Foothills Christian 88, Gallatin Valley Christian 79

Forsyth 60, Colstrip 57

Froid/Medicine Lake 45, Brockton 39

Geraldine 62, Belt 51

Great Falls Russell 57, Havre 38

Hays-Lodgepole 50, North Star 40

Helena 50, Kalispell Glacier 42

Helena Capital 48, Kalispell Flathead 46

Highwood 65, Hobson 53

Lima 49, Harrison-Willow Creek 43

Livingston 71, Belgrade 42

Lustre Christian 58, Hinsdale 39

Malta 67, Harlem 58

Manhattan 53, Townsend 45

Manhattan Christian 51, Ennis 43

Missoula Hellgate 54, Missoula Big Sky 38

Northern Cheyenne 75, Custer 23

Park City 64, Fromberg 33

Plenty Coups 69, Roberts 28

Power 64, Valier 43

Red Lodge 45, Roundup 39

Richey-Lambert 59, Nashua 47

Ronan 50, Missoula Loyola 48

Roy-Winifred 58, Winnett-Grass Range 21

Savage 51, Circle 35

Scobey-Opheim 47, Plentywood 46

Seeley-Swan 33, Alberton 32

Shepherd 60, Joliet 50

Shields Valley 59, Sheridan 33

Sidney 79, Hardin 44

St. Labre 77, Hysham 37

Stanford-Geyser 61, Fort Benton 35

Stevensville 54, Anaconda 23

Superior 46, Hot Springs 30

Terry 56, Plevna 42

Troy 64, Thompson Falls 54

Twin Bridges 81, White Sulphur Springs 31

Victor 64, Lincoln 49

Whitehall 49, Three Forks 41

Wibaux 67, Rosebud 27

Wolf Point 70, Poplar 38

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Anaconda 49, Stevensville 41

Arlee 47, St. Regis 26

Augusta 60, Centerville 29

Belgrade 47, Livingston 33

Belt 59, Geraldine 26

Big Timber 49, Columbus 41

Billings Central 55, Billings Skyview 41

Bozeman 47, Missoula Sentinel 38

Broadview-Lavina 51, Bridger 35

Browning 58, Shelby 27

Butte Central 44, Hamilton 30

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 41, Dutton-Brady 27

Choteau 41, Jefferson (Boulder) 34

Colstrip 51, Forsyth 35

Culbertson 70, Bainville 27

Cut Bank 49, Conrad 41

Denton 58, Moore-Judith Gap 43

Dillon 49, Corvallis 37

Drummond 75, Phillipsburg 21

Ennis 38, Manhattan Christian 25

Fairfield 72, Lewistown (Fergus) 28

Florence 59, St. Ignatius 32

Frazer 55, Dodson 40

Glendive 35, Miles City 33

Great Falls 45, Butte 40

Great Falls Russell 57, Havre 26

Harrison-Willow Creek 62, Lima 23

Helena 63, Kalispell Glacier 55, OT

Highwood 60, Hobson 35

Kalispell Flathead 53, Helena Capital 52

Lincoln 34, Victor 27

Malta 62, Harlem 18

Missoula Big Sky 57, Missoula Hellgate 18

Missoula Loyola 52, Ronan 14

Nashua 56, Richey-Lambert 23

North Star 50, Hays-Lodgepole 47

Northern Cheyenne 60, Custer 56

Park City 52, Fromberg 12

Plains 38, Deer Lodge 37

Plentywood 41, Scobey-Opheim 33

Reed Point-Rapelje 40, Absarokee 35

Roberts 45, Plenty Coups 27

Roundup 26, Red Lodge 25

Roy-Winifred 45, Winnett-Grass Range 42

Savage 47, Circle 40

Seeley-Swan 66, Alberton 16

Shepherd 49, Joliet 24

Shields Valley 58, Sheridan 21

St. Labre 56, Hysham 43

Superior 70, Hot Springs 29

Terry 60, Plevna 52

Thompson Falls 52, Troy 26

Three Forks 53, Whitehall 29

Townsend 56, Manhattan 31

Twin Bridges 62, White Sulphur Springs 25

Wibaux 73, Rosebud 10

Wolf Point 65, Poplar 41

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E Washington snaps 4-game losing streak 69-52

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Cliff Ederaine had 17 points and Laron Griffin added 12 points and 14 rebounds as Eastern Washington snapped a four-game losing streak with a 69-52 victory over Montana State on Saturday night.

Cliff Colimon and Tremayne Johnson added 11 points apiece for the Eagles (10-12, 4-5 Big Sky), who outscored Montana State 40-14 in the paint. Shawn Reid scored 10 points to lead the Bobcats (11-9, 6-3), who had won six of seven.

Down big early in the second half, Montana State rallied to within 46-42 behind a 10-1 burst capped by Christian Moon's 3-pointer with 11:22 left.

Eastern Washington responded with a 14-2 run finished by Colimon's driving layup to push the lead to 60-44 with six minutes remaining. Ederaine's three-point play with 3:15 remaining gave the Eagles their biggest lead, 67-47.

MSU NORTHERN-NORBY

Chinook basketball player signs with MSU-Northern

HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — Montana State-Northern women's basketball coach Chris Mouat has announced the signing of Chinook guard Taryn Norby.

Norby is a four-year starter for the Sugarbeeters and earned all-state honors last year in helping Chinook to the state Class C tournament. This season, she is averaging 15 points, six rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals per game.

She holds Chinook High records with nine assists in one game, five 3-pointers in one game and is the career leader for 3-pointers made.

Mouat says Norby can stretch the defense with her 3-point range and is a tough defender.

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Montana Western football signs 10 recruits

DILLON, Mont. (AP) — Montana Western football coach Ryan Nourse has announced the signing of 10 high school recruits, including the Class AA co-defensive players of the year.

Linebackers AJ Wilson and Joe Coker, who helped Helena Capital to the Class AA state championship, are joining the Bulldogs in the fall.

Nourse has also signed offensive linemen Rusty Christensen of Butte, Dylan Trevor of Helena High and Jacob Carpenter of Horseshoe Bend, Idaho and defensive lineman Tyrell Penner of Salmon, Idaho.

Defensive backs Ben Sulser of Billings Senior and Dilan Starkel of Dillon have signed with the Bulldogs along with linebacker Dalton Engle of Coupeville, Wash., and wide receiver Anthony Gugliuzza of Kalispell Glacier.

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Billings Senior 61, Bozeman 59

Billings West 74, Miles City 40

Bridger 50, Absarokee 43

Browning 67, Fairfield 58

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 42, Valier 36

Chinook 56, Hays-Lodgepole 54

Culbertson 63, Brockton 37

Cut Bank 68, Harlem 56

Denton 54, Box Elder 44

Drummond 60, Valley Christian 50

Ekalaka 49, Plevna 31

Ennis 71, Lima 20

Fairview 71, Froid/Medicine Lake 36

Foothills Christian 73, Heritage Christian 46

Fort Benton 55, Cascade 53

Fromberg 57, Roberts 46

Geraldine 67, Centerville 65, OT

Glasgow 59, Glendive 46

Helena 54, Kalispell Flathead 52

Highwood 49, Great Falls Central 39

Hinsdale 58, Turner 33

Hobson 51, Moore-Judith Gap 31

Hot Springs 45, Seeley-Swan 30

Joliet 71, Columbus 58

Kalispell Glacier 55, Helena Capital 44

Lincoln 56, Alberton 41

Livingston 62, Townsend 30

Lustre Christian 36, Saco-Whitewater 27

Manhattan 71, Deer Lodge 54

Melstone 75, Rosebud 32

Nashua 86, Jordan 55

Noxon 64, Charlo 44

Park City 52, Reed Point-Rapelje 28

Plains 71, Eureka 60

Plenty Coups 66, Harlowton-Ryegate 60

Poplar 75, Frazer 50

Power 65, Heart Butte 42

Red Lodge 44, Huntley Project 34

Rocky Boy 65, Shelby 51

Ronan 63, Hamilton 53

Roy-Winifred 74, Big Sandy 69, 2OT

Savage 52, Bainville 34

Scobey-Opheim 64, Westby-Grenora 58

Shepherd 76, Forsyth 74

Simms 49, Sunburst 41

St. Labre 70, Miles City 12

Stanford-Geyser 64, Winnett-Grass Range 20

Three Forks 57, Jefferson (Boulder) 44

Troy 43, Libby 42

Victor 50, Two Eagle River 49

White Sulphur Springs 58, Harrison-Willow Creek 28

Whitefish 72, Frenchtown 50

Whitehall 62, Big Timber 49

Wibaux 55, Hysham 40

Wolf Point 57, Sidney 51

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Absarokee 60, Bridger 53

Arlee 46, Victor 39

Big Timber 61, Whitehall 39

Box Elder 56, Denton 32

Bozeman 51, Billings Senior 28

Broadus 67, Lodge Grass 26

Cascade 38, Fort Benton 26

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 48, Valier 18

Chinook 50, Hays-Lodgepole 39

Circle 56, Richey-Lambert 27

Columbus 50, Joliet 29

Cut Bank 75, Harlem 32

Drummond 58, Valley Christian 30

Ennis 65, Lima 18

Eureka 39, Plains 35

Fairfield 76, Browning 32

Fairview 55, Froid/Medicine Lake 24

Foothills Christian 52, Heritage Christian 37

Frenchtown 58, Whitefish 14

Geraldine 67, Centerville 33

Glendive 37, Glasgow 32

Harlowton-Ryegate 51, Plenty Coups 29

Harrison-Willow Creek 57, White Sulphur Springs 19

Helena 62, Kalispell Flathead 26

Highwood 41, Great Falls Central 27

Hobson 49, Moore-Judith Gap 41

Huntley Project 30, Red Lodge 19

Jordan 43, Nashua 41

Kalispell Glacier 50, Helena Capital 47

Laurel 62, Lewistown (Fergus) 39

Libby 28, Troy 19

Lincoln 37, Alberton 30

Manhattan 62, Deer Lodge 52

Manhattan Christian 41, West Yellowstone 17

Melstone 47, Rosebud 25

Miles City 49, Billings West 45

Power 49, Heart Butte 18

Reed Point-Rapelje 57, Park City 48

Rimrock Christian 38, Yellowstone Home School 35

Roberts 52, Fromberg 20

Rocky Boy 52, Shelby 34

Roy-Winifred 53, Big Sandy 36

Saco-Whitewater 53, Lustre Christian 36

Savage 75, Bainville 25

Scobey-Opheim 31, Westby-Grenora 22

Seeley-Swan 68, Hot Springs 24

Shepherd 47, Forsyth 44

Sidney 60, Wolf Point 38

Simms 39, Choteau 34

St. Labre 63, Custer 27

Superior 76, Thompson Falls 28

Three Forks 48, Jefferson (Boulder) 34

Townsend 54, Livingston 37

Wibaux 45, Hysham 23

Winnett-Grass Range 58, Stanford-Geyser 32

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Class C
1.) Cascade/Simms
2.) Chinook
3.) Fort Benton
4.) Drummond/Granite
5.) CJI
6.) Belt
7.) Arlee
8.) Circle
9.) Big Sandy
10.) Noxon

98
1.) Maestro Martinez (Wolf Point)
2.) Torren Lawson (Florence)
3.) Joe Rappold (Malta)
4.) Anthony Parkin (Superior)
5.) Gregory Weatherwax (St. Ignatious)
6.) Robert Rhodes (Fairfield)

105
1.) Shay Snider (Harlem)
2.) Gage Currier (Colstrip)
3.) Garrett White (Eureka)
4.) Colt McDaniel (Forsyth)
5.) Cody Humphrey (Boulder)
6.) Gus Taylor (Harlem)

112
1.) Teague Jones (Harlem)
2.) Kylan Berkram (Cut Bank)
3.) Matt Weber (Forsyth)
4.)Taylor Ramsey (Colstrip)
5.) Zack Durden (Eureka)
6.)Blake Underdahl (Conrad)

119
1.) Luke Schlosser (Conrad)
2.) Kris Whitish (Cascade/Simms)
3.) Travis Vermulum (Cut Bank)
4.) Logan Harms (Forsyth)
5.) Logan Schwope (Townsend)
6.) Conner Rodgers (Deer Lodge)

125
1.) Tanner Lund (Florence)
2.) Caylor Jacobsen (Fairfield)
3.) Rico Stormer (Circle)
4.) Riley DeBruycker (Fort Benton)
5.) Jonny Wiseman (Baker)
6.) Brandon Dumont (Ronan)

130
1.) Taylor French (Forsyth)
2.) Scotty Gilleard (St. Ignatious)
3.) Kody Davidson (Florence)
4.) Garrett Horsmon (Wolf Point)
5.) Chris Doney (Malta)
6.) John Gunderson (Thompson Falls)

135
1.) Brandon Webber (Forsyth)
2.) Christian Smith (Cascade/Simms)
3.) Colt Harris (Conrad)
4.)Nolan Simonton (Malta)
5.) Flynn Stormer (Circle)
6.)Jose Letcher (Eureka)

140
1.) Luke Zeiger (Glasgow)
2.) Chris Nile (Forsyth)
3.) Chris Shupe (Harlem)
4.) Levi Nelson (Cascade/Simms)
5.) Dan Taron (Superior)

145
1.) Shay Christianson (Townsend)
2.) Layne Durfee (Choteau)
3.) Leonard Pugsley (CJI)
4.) Nathan Bertolt (Arlee)
5.) Drake Lorance (Cascade/Simms)
6.) Noah Sax (Florence)

152
1.) Dallen Brauer (Forsyth)
2.) Ryan Bergtoll (Glasgow)
3.) Tony Lightner (Choteau)
4.) Kris Beech (Plains)
5.) Shelby Grant (Ronan)
6.) Cody Smith (Cascade/Simms)

160
1.) Barrett Stanghill (Drummond)
2.) Buster Pickett (Baker)
3.) Jacen Peterson (St. Ignatious)
4.) Cole Werdal (Choteau)
5.)Quenton Denton (Ronan)

171
1.) Daryl Fulton (Forsyth)
2.) Mason Melby (Baker)
3.) Jake French (Choteau)
4.) Tanner Cobbs (Florence)
5.)Lucas Schultz (Conrad)
6.) Cord Anderson (Chinook)

189
1.) Ben Stroh (Chinook)
2.) Jack Clark (Choteau)
3.) Baret Sargent (St. Ignatious)
4.) Colby Roberts (Ronan)
5.) Tanner Yates (Colstrip)
6.) Clayton Trimble (Arlee)

215
1.) Jorrell Jones (Chinook)
2.) Owen DeBruycker (Choteau)
3.) Levi Becker (Deer Lodge)
4.) Kendall Shaules (Huntley)
5.) Cody North (Arlee)
6.) Justin Ratzburg (Conrad)

285
1.)Tucker Yates (Colstrip)
2.) Cody Nelson (Shelby)
3.) Shalon Norvick (Chester/Joplin/Inverness)
4.) Seth Adams (Harlem)
5.) Pat Rouane (Columbus)
6.) Jacob Oblander (Huntey)

Augusta 46, Cascade 43

Bigfork 50, Whitefish 49

Billings West 52, Billings Skyview 49

Butte 58, Great Falls Russell 53

Chinook 47, Dodson 37

Choteau 84, Simms 44

Columbia Falls 73, Libby 25

Darby 68, Phillipsburg 49

Dutton-Brady 66, Sunburst 36

Fairview 63, Brockton 41

Florence 59, Corvallis 54

Glasgow 59, Saco-Whitewater 37

Great Falls 50, Havre 30

Great Falls Central 57, Belt 38

Harlowton-Ryegate 65, Broadview-Lavina 56

Laurel 65, Hardin 59

Malta 81, Rocky Boy 58

Melstone 65, Hysham 24

Missoula Hellgate 56, Missoula Sentinel 36

Missoula Loyola 54, Arlee 38

Northern Cheyenne 64, Lame Deer 45

Noxon 61, St. Regis 18

Roundup 42, Huntley Project 33

Shields Valley 69, Lone Peak 27

Stevensville 80, Polson 44

Superior 50, Thompson Falls 41

Twin Bridges 72, West Yellowstone 35

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Anaconda 44, Dillon 42

Augusta 46, Cascade 36

Belt 79, Great Falls Central 32

Bigfork 44, Whitefish 24

Butte 54, Great Falls Russell 38

Chinook 57, Dodson 19

Choteau 60, Simms 39

Columbia Falls 53, Libby 35

Darby 61, Phillipsburg 45

Florence 79, Corvallis 53

Glasgow 50, Saco-Whitewater 44

Great Falls 50, Havre 30

Harlowton-Ryegate 25, Broadview-Lavina 15

Huntley Project 58, Roundup 25

Hysham 39, Melstone 28

Lame Deer 73, Northern Cheyenne 66

Laurel 65, Hardin 56

Malta 68, Rocky Boy 17

Missoula Loyola 66, Arlee 21

Missoula Sentinel 57, Missoula Hellgate 35

Noxon 50, St. Regis 40

Shields Valley 40, Lone Peak 7

Stevensville 46, Polson 36

Sunburst 30, Dutton-Brady 29

Three Forks 47, Livingston 32

Twin Bridges 62, West Yellowstone 26

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Steward, Montana stop Eastern Washington 74-60

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Art Steward had 19 points as Montana won for the ninth time in its last 10 games, beating Eastern Washington 74-60 on Thursday night.

Kareem Jamar had 15 points for the Grizzlies (14-6 overall, 7-1 Big Sky). Collin Chiverton scored 22 points for the Eagles (3-5, 9-12), who lost their fourth straight.

Leading by as many as 14 early, Montana saw Eastern Washington claw within 46-45 on Laron Griffin's basket with 14:30 left. The Grizzlies responded with a 9-2 run, including five points from Mathias Ward, to take a 55-47 lead with12 minutes left. Eastern Washington never got closer than six after that.

Will Cherry had 11 points and Ward 10 for Montana. Laron Griffin had 12 points and Cliff Ederaine 10 for Eastern Washington.

Keron DeShields' off-balance shot in the lane started a 12-1 burst that saw the Grizzlies take a 38-24 advantage late in the first half.

MONTANA ST-PORTLAND ST

Reid lifts Montana St. over Portland St. 70-65

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shawn Reid scored 15 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 28 seconds to play, as Montana State beat Portland State 70-65 Thursday night.

Xavier Blount also had 15 points for the Bobcats (11-8, 6-2 Big Sky), who won their fourth straight game. Rod Singleton added 13.

Portland State (10-10, 4-4) got 15 points from Charles Odum, and 11 each from Gary Winston and Michael Harthun.

Montana State trailed 58-43 midway through the second half after the Vikings put together a 22-2 run. The Bobcats answered with a 17-3 run while Portland State went eight minutes without a point.

Montana State capped the comeback by scoring the final eight points of the game. Reid's 3-pointer put the Bobcats ahead 67-65, and he added a pair of free throws with 15 seconds left before Tre Johnson hit 1 of 2 from the line with 5 seconds remaining to close it out.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

Alberton 48, St. Regis 10

Bigfork 63, St. Ignatius 37

Box Elder 82, North Star 48

Columbia Falls 78, Eureka 43

Custer 87, Northern Cheyenne 59

Dillon 73, Anaconda 35

Drummond 52, Victor 43

Helena Home School 73, Foothills Christian 54

Laurel 62, Lewistown (Fergus) 43

Livingston 74, Three Forks 50

Lodge Grass 90, Colstrip 80

Missoula Loyola 54, Deer Lodge 52

Mount Ellis Academy 49, Helena Christian 44

Polson 54, Ronan 41

Savage 54, Richey-Lambert 38

Sidney 69, Williston, N.D. 28

Two Eagle River 56, Charlo 55

Valley Christian 59, Darby 54

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Alberton 45, St. Regis 43

Bigfork 33, St. Ignatius 17

Billings Skyview 51, Billings West 44

Box Elder 73, North Star 56

Colstrip 64, Lodge Grass 49

Columbia Falls 40, Eureka 31

Darby 46, Valley Christian 43

Deer Lodge 61, Missoula Loyola 51

Drummond 67, Victor 21

Foothills Christian 47, Helena Home School 28

Helena Christian 54, Mount Ellis Academy 23

Polson 43, Ronan 10

Savage 38, Richey-Lambert 30

St. Labre 62, Northern Cheyenne 52

Superior 70, Clark Fork, Idaho 47

Three Forks 47, Livingston 32

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

Former Bobcat Dane Fletcher heading to Super Bowl

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Bozeman native and former Montana State football player Dane Fletcher is headed to the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots.

Fletcher, a linebacker, is in his second year in the NFL. He had 32 total tackles during the regular season and forced and recovered a fumble.

The Patriots won the AFC championship game 23-20 over the Baltimore Ravens. Fletcher had one tackle, one assist and a quarterback hurry in Sunday's game.

Another former MSU player, Mike Person of Glendive, is a rookie with San Francisco.

The 49ers just missed a spot in the Super Bowl, falling to the New York Giants 20-17 in overtime in the NFC championship game.

FRONTIER PLAYERS

Frontier Conference names players of the week

WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) — Athletes from the University of Great Falls and Montana Tech are the Frontier Conference basketball players of the week.

UGF junior guard Melvin Williams of Philadelphia won the men's award. He averaged 18 points, six rebounds and 2.5 assists as the Argos beat Rocky Mountain 75-61 and Carroll College 60-51. It was UGF's first win over Carroll since rejoining the Frontier Conference in 1999.

Tech freshman guard Mandy Machinal of Richland, Wash., won the women's award. Machinal scored a school record 37 points in Tech's 84-71 win over Montana Western, which had been receiving votes in the NAIA poll. Machinal made 9 of 11 shots from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range, and all 14 of her free throws.

She added four assists.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

Final team scores

Glasgow 103, Malta 100, Harlem 91, Chinook 90, Cut Bank 85, Wolf Point 75, Shelby 63, Fort Benton 53, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 42, Poplar 41, Circle 35, Havre JV 27, Heart Butte 0.

Finals

98 - Maestro Martinez, WP, d. Joe Rappold, Mal, 11-5. 105 - Shay Snider, Har, md. Gus Taylor, Har, 9-1. 112 - Kylan Berkram, CB, p. Rabe Whitford, 2:44. 119 - Teague Jones, Har, d. Travis Vermulm, 5-1. 125 - Rico Stormer, Cir, d. Riley DeBruycker, 12-6. 130 - Garrett Horsman, WP, d. Chris Doney, 8-4. 135 - Nolan Simonton, Mal, p. Flynn Stormer, 5:07. 140 - Luke Zeiger, Gla, p. Chris Snupe, Har, 1:31. 145 - Leonard Puglsey, CJI, d. Riley Brown. 152 - Ryan Bergtoll, Gla, p. Nathan Carlson, Mal, 1:36. 160 - Riley Trindle, FB, d. James Holen, Pop, 3-1. 171 - Cord Anderson, Chi, d. Austin Burshia, Pop. 189 - Ben Stroh, Chi, p. David Hopson, WP, 1:05. 215 - Jorrell Jones, Chi, p. Killian Gragg, Gla, 1:48. Hwt - Cody Nelson, She, p. Shalon Norvick, CJI, 5:44.

Third place

98 - Slade Martinez, WP, p. Randon Anderson, 1:25. 105 - Reid VandenBoz, CB, p. Austin Connors, 1:38. 112 - P.J. Ayers, FB, p. Henry Ramirez, Mal, :49. 119 - Brenden Johnson, Har. 125 - Geoff Qualls, Chi, d. Derek Stewart, She, 8-7. 130 - Gunnar Aageson, Hav, p. Michael Kraft, CB, 2:32. 135 - Ben Kountz, Gla, d. Ben Kountz, Gla, 4-1. 140 - Robert Jennings, CB, d. Erik Kelly, CJI, 6-4. 145 - Kevin Frigan, Gla. 152 - Jacoby Collins, Gla, p. Keane Stewart, She, 2:44. 160 - Garrett Pronto, WP, p. Lucas Brauchle, She, 3:40. 171 - Jace Billy, Hav, p. Ron Kinyon, She. 189 - Cody Blackcrow, Har, d. Robbie Henville, Gla, 8-6. 215 - Hank Olyer, Mal, p. Duran Jackson, Pop, :46. Hwt - Seth Adams, Har, p. Joe Doney, Gla, 4:50.

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Absarokee 58, Fromberg 42

Alberton 58, Phillipsburg 51

Arlee 57, Hot Springs 38

Augusta 54, Great Falls Central 39

Bigfork 54, Plains 43

Billings Senior 78, Butte 30

Billings Skyview 57, Great Falls 45

Bozeman 68, Great Falls Russell 48

Broadus 58, Ekalaka 41

Broadview-Lavina 59, Roberts 31

Browning 75, Livingston 71

Butte Central 63, Stevensville 54

Centerville 67, Fort Benton 35

Charlo 65, St. Regis 18

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 53, Simms 28

Chinook 47, Box Elder 36

Choteau 61, Townsend 42

Circle 66, Bainville 48

Columbia Falls 52, Kalispell Flathead 44

Conrad 67, Shelby 36

Culbertson 53, Savage 40

Deer Lodge 61, St. Ignatius 58

Denton 50, Big Sandy 49

Dillon 66, Helena Capital 58

Drummond 53, Victor 44

Ennis 56, Lone Peak 34

Eureka 73, Ronan 53

Flathead Valley Home School 58, Foothills Christian 44

Forsyth 65, Joliet 59

Geraldine 69, Cascade 56

Grenora/Westby, N.D. 63, Richey-Lambert 43

Havre 52, Belgrade 47

Heart Butte 62, Sunburst 59

Helena 42, Missoula Hellgate 35

Highwood 54, Belt 28

Hobson 59, Winnett-Grass Range 30

Huntley Project 57, Lewistown (Fergus) 55

Laurel 44, Columbus 31

Lincoln 66, Darby 44

Lodge Grass 55, Red Lodge 46

Lustre Christian 62, Jordan 42

Malta 87, Poplar 50

Manhattan 55, Jefferson (Boulder) 29

Manhattan Christian 64, Lima 27

Melstone 66, Custer 21

Missoula Big Sky 61, Frenchtown 49

Missoula Loyola 61, Anaconda 42

Missoula Sentinel 63, Hamilton 52

Nashua 53, Hinsdale 46

North Star 63, Turner 41

Plenty Coups 57, Park City 39

Plentywood 55, Glasgow 47

Power 54, Dutton-Brady 53

Rocky Boy 57, Cut Bank 45

Saco-Whitewater 47, Frazer 31

Scobey-Opheim 55, Dodson 52

Shepherd 64, Roundup 55

Sheridan 54, White Sulphur Springs 41

Shields Valley 75, West Yellowstone 38

Sidney 60, Miles City 54

St. Labre 74, Plevna 20

Stanford-Geyser 64, Roy-Winifred 40

Terry 58, Hysham 52

Three Forks 62, Big Timber 45

Troy 62, Noxon 44

Twin Bridges 63, Gardiner 37

Valley Christian 51, Seeley-Swan 44

Whitefish 61, Polson 46

Wolf Point 57, Glendive 36

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Kalispell Glacier vs. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, ccd.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Absarokee 48, Fromberg 29

Anaconda 54, Missoula Loyola 53, OT

Arlee 62, Hot Springs 37

Augusta 59, Great Falls Central 35

Belt 71, Highwood 32

Big Sandy 60, Denton 43

Bigfork 40, Plains 30

Billings Senior 53, Butte 42

Billings Skyview 46, Great Falls 43

Box Elder 50, Chinook 39

Bozeman 62, Great Falls Russell 36

Broadview-Lavina 41, Roberts 26

Browning 51, Livingston 39

Cascade 46, Geraldine 43

Charlo 55, St. Regis 13

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 47, Simms 30

Circle 72, Bainville 49

Conrad 34, Shelby 32

Darby 46, Lincoln 35

Deer Lodge 37, St. Ignatius 20

Drummond 67, Victor 9

Dutton-Brady 42, Power 14

Ekalaka 58, Broadus 43

Eureka 58, Ronan 43

Flathead Valley Home School 35, Foothills Christian 26

Forsyth 48, Joliet 43

Fort Benton 54, Centerville 42

Frenchtown 50, Missoula Big Sky 48

Glendive 51, Wolf Point 26

Grenora/Westby, N.D. 53, Richey-Lambert 14

Harlowton-Ryegate 52, Reed Point-Rapelje 35

Havre 53, Belgrade 37

Helena 66, Missoula Hellgate 21

Helena Capital 55, Dillon 30

Hinsdale 50, Nashua 23

Huntley Project 41, Lewistown (Fergus) 38

Hysham 39, Terry 29

Jordan 41, Lustre Christian 34

Kalispell Flathead 55, Columbia Falls 49

Laurel 40, Columbus 28

Lodge Grass 81, Red Lodge 54

Malta 62, Poplar 15

Manhattan 43, Jefferson (Boulder) 31

Manhattan Christian 58, Lima 8

Melstone 44, Custer 34

Miles City 54, Sidney 48

Missoula Sentinel 77, Hamilton 33

Noxon 51, Troy 40

Phillipsburg 50, Alberton 38

Plentywood 57, Glasgow 53

Plevna 42, St. Labre 33

Polson 69, Whitefish 18

Saco-Whitewater 68, Frazer 37

Scobey-Opheim 53, Dodson 40

Seeley-Swan 72, Valley Christian 24

Shepherd 49, Roundup 35

Stanford-Geyser 31, Roy-Winifred 25

Stevensville 66, Butte Central 62

Sunburst 44, Heart Butte 28

Three Forks 40, Big Timber 37

Townsend 54, Choteau 37

Twin Bridges 70, Gardiner 20

West Yellowstone 53, Shields Valley 33

Wibaux 44, Northern Cheyenne 31

Winnett-Grass Range 72, Hobson 19

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Kalispell Glacier vs. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, ccd.

130 Brody Rooks (Sid)pin Chaz Kolski (Gla)

135 Ben Kountz (Gla) pin Braden Rooks (Sid)

140 Luke Zeiger (Gla) pin Jace Buxbaum (Sid)

145 Joe Barsott (Sid) pin Kevin Frigon (Gla)

152 Ryan Bergtoll (Gla) pin Cody Christian (Sid)

160 Spencer Brost (Sid) pin Jacoby Chase-Collins (Gla)

171 Dave Fisher (Sid) pin Travis Austin (Gla)

189 Robbie Henville (Gla) dec Raymond Jolly (Sid) 10-0

215 Killian Gregg (Gla) pin Jory Stevens (Sid)

285 Allen Neulib (Sid) pin Joe Doney (Gla)

BOYS BASKETBALL
Bigfork 58, Eureka 46

Bridger 52, Fromberg 37

Butte Central 65, Helena 59

Chinook 56, North Star 48

Fairfield 50, Choteau 47

Laurel 44, Billings Central 43

Sidney 71, Glasgow 48

Stanford-Geyser 65, Moore-Judith Gap 36

Superior 30, Alberton 24

Two Eagle River 63, Hot Springs 58

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Charlo vs. St. Ignatius, ppd.

Colstrip vs. Broadus, ppd.

Florence vs. Thompson Falls, ppd.

Miles City vs. Hardin, ppd. to Jan 23.

Philipsburg vs. Valley Christian, ppd.

Stevensville vs. Missoula Big Sky, ppd. to Feb 7.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bigfork 44, Eureka 35

Billings West 52, Billings Senior 49

Bridger 44, Fromberg 35

Chinook 51, North Star 31

Cut Bank 49, Shelby 30

Fairfield 67, Choteau 50

Helena 58, Butte Central 53

Kalispell Flathead 50, Polson 43

Stanford-Geyser 44, Moore-Judith Gap 32

Westby-Grenora 43, Trenton, N.D. 34

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Broadus vs. Colstrip, ppd.

Hardin vs. Miles City, ppd. to Jan 23.

Missoula Big Sky vs. Stevensville, ppd. to Feb 7.

Philipsburg vs. Valley Christian, ppd.

St. Ignatius vs. Charlo, ppd.

Cherry scores 27 as Montana tops N. Colorado 76-58

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Will Cherry had 27 points, six assists and four steals and Montana took advantage of 28 Northern Colorado turnovers in a 76-58 victory Thursday night.

Kareem Jamar, Mathias Ward and Derek Selvig added 11 points each for the Grizzlies (12-6, 5-1 Big Sky), who won for the seventh time in eight games.

Mike Proctor had 14 points and nine rebounds for Northern Colorado (6-11, 3-3). Tevin Svihovec added 12 points.

The Bears led by 12 points midway through the first half, but then committed 10 turnovers during an 18-8 Montana run. A steal by Jordan Wood led to a layup by Cherry with 1 second left in the half to put the Grizzlies ahead 37-36.

Montana went ahead 58-48 on a layup by Jamar with 15:40 left in the game, then outscored the Bears 19-3 to take a 26-point lead with 7:27 left when Ward canned a 3-pointer.

SACRAMENTO ST-MONTANA ST

Montana State gets 72-65 win over Sacramento State

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Xavier Blount and Tre Johnson scored 14 points apiece, helping Montana State keep Sacramento State winless in conference play with a 72-65 victory Thursday night.

Johnson added 10 rebounds, and Mohammed Fall and Christian Moon each chipped in 10 points for the Bobcats (9-8, 4-2 Big Sky), who improved to 8-0 this season when leading at halftime. MSU was 15 of 16 (94 percent) from the free-throw line.

Dylan Garrity had 18 points to lead the Hornets (5-12, 0-6), and Heath Hoffman scored 15.

Sacramento State took its only lead, 13-11, on a Josh McCarver dunk 13:20 before halftime. Montana State responded with a 15-4 run, including a 3-pointer by Blount and two by Jeff Budinich, en route to a 40-28 halftime lead.

The Hornets got within 66-63 on a Garrity 3-pointer with 2:34 to play, but free throws by Rod Singleton and Johnson helped seal the win for MSU.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

Class AA
Rec Pts Prv
1. Billings West (8) 8-1 106 1
2. Billings Skyview (2) 7-1 95 2
3. Bozeman 6-2 80 5
4. Helena Capital (1) 6-3 66 3
T5.Kalispell Flathead 5-3 34 4
T5.Kalispell Glacier 6-2 34 NR

Others receiving votes: Great Falls 18, Great Falls CMR 7.

Class A
Rec Pts Prv
1. Stevensville (11) 9-0 110 1
2. Browning 8-1 97 2
3. Livingston 7-1 76 3
4. Dillon 6-2 64 T4
5. Columbia Falls 6-3 45 T4

Others receiving votes: Laurel 35, Billings Central 7, Sidney 6.

Class B
Rec Pts Prv
1. Manhattan (7) 10-0 105 1
2. Fairfield (4) 9-0 100 2
3. Malta 10-1 77 4
4. Forsyth 8-2 67 3
5. Bigfork 8-2 61 7
6. Shepherd 8-2 47 9
7. Florence 9-2 36 5
8. Lodge Grass 7-3 33 8
9. Choteau 9-1 25 NR
10. Wolf Point 7-3 20 6

Others receiving votes: Harlem 10, Missoula Loyola 7, Red Lodge 6, Three Forks 4, Whitehall 4, Baker 2, Columbus 1.

Class C
Rec Pts Prv
1. St. Labre (6) 8-1 104 1
2. Plenty Coups (3) 9-1 98 2
3. Fairview (1) 9-1 80 3
4. Highwood 9-1 57 7
5. Roy-Winifred 9-1 51 8
6. Twin Bridges 8-2 45 9
7. Big Sandy 9-1 43 NR
8. Scobey-Opheim 8-2 35 3
9. Drummond (1) 8-1 33 4
10. Terry 8-2 15 6

Others receiving votes: Lincoln 7, Culbertson 7, Ennis 6, Charlo 6, Melstone 6, Broadview-Lavina 6, Heart Butte 4, Gardiner 2.

Girls basketball polls
The Top ten teams in the girls' Associated Press Montana high school basketball polls of the 2011-2012 season with first-place votes in parentheses, unofficial record, total points, and position last week at right:

Class AA
Rec Pts Prv
1. Bozeman (10) 8-0 109 1
2. Missoula Sentinel (1) 8-1 96 2
3. Great Falls CMR 8-1 84 3
4. Butte 5-3 74 5
5. Billings West 5-3 62 4

Others receiving votes: Great Falls 8, Helena 7.

Class A
Rec Pts Prv
1. Butte Central (4) 9-1 100 1
T2. Frenchtown (2) 8-1 92 2
T2. Stevensville (5) 7-2 92 3
4. Polson 7-1 73 5
5. Billings Central 6-3 51 NR

Others receiving votes: Lewistown 12, Havre 7, Hamilton 7, Hardin 6.

Class B
Rec Pts Prv
1. Fairfield (10) 10-0 100 1
2. Townsend 10-0 91 3
3. Malta 10-0 89 2
4. Baker 10-1 63 7
5. Missoula Loyola 8-2 61 6
6. Columbus 8-2 53 4
7. Choteau 8-2 48 9
8. Bigfork 8-2 41 5
T9. Lodge Grass 7-3 22 10
T9. Shepherd 7-3 22 8

Others receiving votes: Manhattan 10, Broadus 3, Three Forks 2.

Class C
Rec Pts Prv
1. Harlowton-Ryegate (7) 10-0 104 1
2. Winnett Grass Range (1) 10-0 85 2
3. Fairview (2) 10-0 71 3
4. Drummond 9-0 67 4
5. Twin Bridges (1) 9-1 61 8
6. Box Elder 10-0 55 7
7. Superior 11-0 39 6
8. Chester-Joplin-Inverness 9-1 33 5
9. Belt 9-1 30 10
10. Culbertson 9-1 24 9

Others receiving votes: Geraldine 11, Wibaux 9, Seeley-Swan 5, Scobey-Opheim 4, Circle 3, Chinook 2, Charlo 1, Hinsdale 1.

Montana Tech football signs 5

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Montana Tech football coach Chuck Morrell has announced the signing of four high school players and two transfers.

Running back and linebacker Reno Ward of Deer Lodge is joining the Orediggers in the fall along with Billings West offensive lineman Gage McCann, Helena High receiver and corner Chase Williams and wide receiver Joshua Haynes of Stevensville.

Defensive end Devonte Craig of Las Vegas is transferring to Tech from Victor Valley College in California while wide receiver and defensive back Zack Kinney of Temecula, Calif., transfers to the Butte school from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania.

NORTHERN SIGNS

MSU Northern signs Chinook wrestler

(Information in the following story is from: Havre Daily News, http://www.havredailynews.com)

HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — Montana State-Northern wrestling coach Tyson Thivierge has announced the signing of Chinook senior Jorrell Jones.

Jones is the defending state Class B-C champion at 215 pounds after finishing fourth as a sophomore and third as a freshman.

Thivierge tells the Havre Daily News he believes Jones will wrestle at heavyweight for the Lights.

Glasgow High School is classified as Class B and according to the enrollment information is the 7th largest Class B school with an enrollment of 243.

The largest high school in Montana is Billings West with an enrollment of 1,958 and the smallest high school is Belfry with an enrollment of 9.

Here is a link to all Montana high school enrollment information.

http://www.mhsa.org/Enrollment/2011-12FallEnrollmentbyClassification.pdf

Class C
1.) Cascade/Simms
2.) Chinook
3.) Fort Benton
4.) Drummond/Granite
5.) CJI
6.) Belt
7.) Arlee
8.) Circle
9.) Big Sandy
10.) Noxon

98
1.) Maestro Martinez (Wolf Point)
2.) Colt McDaniel (Forsyth)
3.) Torren Lawson (Florence)
4.) Joe Rappold (Malta)
5.) Gregory Weatherwax (St. Ignatious)
6.) Robert Rhodes (Fairfield)

105
1.) Shay Snider (Harlem)
2.) Matt Weber (Forsyth)
3.) Gage Currier (Colstrip)
4.) Garrett White (Eureka)
5.) Cody Humphrey (Boulder)
6.) Gus Taylor (Harlem)

112
1.) Teague Jones (Harlem)
2.) Kylan Berkram (Cut Bank)
3.) Taylor Ramsey (Colstrip)
4.) Zack Durden (Eureka)
5.) Blake Underdahl (Conrad)
6.) Chase Rhine (Ronan)

119
1.) Luke Schlosser (Conrad)
2.) Kris Whitish (Cascade/Simms)
3.) Travis Vermulum (Cut Bank)
4.) Logan Harms (Forsyth)
5.) NiKko Bakkila (Eureka)
6.) Brenden Johnson (Harlem)

125
1.) Tanner Lund (Florence)
2.) Caylor Jacobsen (Fairfield)
3.) Riley DeBruycker (Fort Benton)
4.) Rico Stormer (Circle)
5.) Logan Schwope (Townsend)
6.) Jonny Wiseman (Baker)

130
1.) Taylor French (Forsyth)
2.) Kody Davidson (Florence)
3.) Chris Doney (Malta)
4.) Scotty Gilleard (St. Ignatious)
5.) Perry Woodland (Cascade/Simms)
6.) Garrett Moritz (Conrad)

135
1.) Brandon Webber (Forsyth)
2.) Christian Smith (Cascade/Simms)
3.) Colt Harris (Conrad)
4.) Kasey Martin (Big Sandy)
5.) Nolan Simonton (Malta)
6.) Nathan Applegate (Fort Benton)

140
1.) Luke Zeiger (Glasgow)
2.) Chris Shupe (Harlem)
3.) Levi Nelson (Cascade/Simms)
4.) Dan Taron (Superior)
5.) Robert Jennings (Cut Bank)

145
1.) Shay Christianson (Townsend)
2.) Layne Durfee (Choteau)
3.) Leonard Pugsley (CJI)
4.) Nathan Bertolt (Arlee)
5.) Drake Lorance (Cascade/Simms)
6.) John Bell (Harlem)

152
1.) Dallen Brauer (Forsyth)
2.) Ryan Bergtoll (Glasgow)
3.) Shelby Grant (Ronan)
4.) Tony Lightner (Choteau)
5.) Kris Beech (Plains)
6.) Brandon Ereaux (Fort Benton)

160
1.) Barrett Stanghill (Drummond)
2.) Buster Pickett (Baker)
3.) Jacen Peterson (St. Ignatious)
4.) Cole Werdal (Choteau)
5.) Leif Rova (Arlee)

171
1.) Daryl Fulton (Forsyth)
2.) Mason Melby (Baker)
3.) Jake French (Choteau)
4.) Tanner Cobbs (Florence)
5.) David Wilson (Eureka)
6.) Lucas Schultz (Conrad)

189
1.) Ben Stroh (Chinook)
2.) Jack Clark (Choteau)
3.) Baret Sargent (St. Ignatious)
4.) Colby Roberts (Ronan)
5.) Tanner Yates (Colstrip)
6.) Clayton Trimble (Arlee)

215
1.) Jorrell Jones (Chinook)
2.) Owen DeBruycker (Choteau)
3.) Levi Becker (Deer Lodge)
4.) Kendall Shaules (Huntley)
5.) Cody North (Arlee)
6.) Rob Smartnick (Boulder)

285
1.)Tucker Yates (Colstrip)
2.) Seth Adams (Harlem)
3.) Cody Nelson (Shelby)
4.) Shalon Norvick (Chester/Joplin/Inverness)
5.) Pat Rouane (Columbus)
6.) Jacob Oblander (Huntey)

Friday on KLTZ
Saco/Whitewater at Hinsdale – High School Basketball:
Girls @ 6pm, Boys @ 7:30

Friday on MIX-93 - High School Basketball:
Glasgow girls at Sidney, 7pm

Saturday on KLTZ – High School Basketball:
Plentywood at Glasgow
Girls @ 4pm, Boys @ 5:30

Athletes from Great Falls, Westminster honored

WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) — Athletes from the University of Great Falls and Westminster College are the Frontier Conference basketball players of the week.

Great Falls guard Kezia Ford won the women's award. The senior from Augusta averaged 18.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, three assists and two steals as the Lady Argos beat Montana Western 87-81 and fell to Montana Tech 76-67. Ford had 27 points in the win over Western.

The men's award went to Westminster junior forward Jake Orchard of Salt Lake City. Orchard averaged 22.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.5 steals as the Griffins beat Carroll College 75-54 and lost to Rocky Mountain 84-76.

BIG SKY-ROOT SPORTS

Big Sky games to be televised by Root Sports

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Big Sky Conference has announced a five-year television deal that it says could make conference football and basketball games available to viewers across 18 states and bring more money to the league's 13 schools.

League Commissioner Doug Fullerton said Tuesday that ROOT SPORTS will televise up to 18 conference football games each season, beginning next season, including the annual Montana-Montana State rivalry game. It also may broadcast up to 12 regular-season conference basketball games along with the quarterfinal and semifinal men's basketball tournament games.

The games will be produced in high definition. ROOT SPORTS reaches a combined 6.3 million viewers in its Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions, on channels previously owned by Fox Sports Network.

Fullerton says ROOT SPORTS will have to choose the football games it plans to broadcast by mid-March, giving the conference time to work with other broadcasters who might be interested in televising the remaining games.

The financial details were not disclosed.

BIG SKY-BAKER

Montana's Katie Baker honored by Big Sky

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana junior Katie Baker is the Big Sky Conference women's basketball player of the week.

The forward from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in each of Montana's two wins last week, giving her four double-doubles in the team's past six games.

Baker shot 47.6 percent from the field, made 15 of 17 free throws and added five assists, two blocked shots and two steals in the two games — a 60-48 win over Northern Arizona and a 77-70 win over Weber State.

Baker leads the Lady Griz with 13.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and is the team's top shooter, hitting 44 percent of her shots.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

Baker 67, Ekalaka 38

Billings West 49, Billings Senior 37

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 42, Dutton-Brady 24

Corvallis 65, Missoula Sentinel 61

Florence 58, Ronan 47

Harlem 83, Rocky Boy 64

Havre 57, Malta 43

Kalispell Glacier 49, Libby 36

Plentywood 50, Froid/Medicine Lake 30

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Alberton 48, Superior JV 45

Arlee 39, St. Ignatius 35

Baker 54, Ekalaka 42

Beach, N.D. 72, Wibaux 38

Box Elder 66, Malta JV 59, OT

Broadus 55, Colstrip 39

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 53, Dutton-Brady 24

Florence 67, Ronan 39

Foothills Christian 37, Great Falls Home School 33

Kalispell Glacier 43, Libby 19

Missoula Sentinel 76, Corvallis 35

Rocky Boy 73, Harlem 46

Williston, N.D. 71, Sidney 52

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

Leach completes staff at Washington State

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — New Washington State football coach Mike Leach has announced the rest of his coaching staff, adding former Montana assistant Mike Breske as defensive coordinator.

Leach made the announcement Friday night. Breske has spent the past two seasons as defensive coordinator at Montana and previously coached at North Dakota State and was the defensive coordinator at Wyoming from 2003-08.

The group includes six coaches who previously worked with Leach: Dave Emerick (chief of staff), Clay McGuire (offensive line), Eric Morris (inside receivers), Eric Russell (assistant head coach/special teams), Dennis Simmons (outside receivers) and Antonio Huffman (director of football operations).

The newcomers to Leach's staff are: Jeff Choate (linebackers), Jim Mastro (running backs), Joe Salave'a (defensive line) and Paul Volero (outside linebackers). Chote spent the last six seasons at Boise State.

Bigfork 51, Thompson Falls 49

Billings Central 51, Glendive 32

Billings Christian 57, Foothills Christian 49

Box Elder 69, Sunburst 44

Bozeman 78, Missoula Big Sky 47

Broadview-Lavina 77, Reed Point-Rapelje 41

Browning 64, Havre 36

Centerville 68, Moore-Judith Gap 50

Charlo 64, Arlee 46

Chinook 68, Geraldine 52

Colstrip 41, Huntley Project 36

Columbus 65, Three Forks 64

Corvallis 60, Polson 43

Culbertson 80, Richey-Lambert 46

Cut Bank 69, Dutton-Brady 58

Darby 42, Alberton 39

Denton 56, North Star 38

Ekalaka 51, Rosebud 21

Ennis 56, Sheridan 37

Fairview 71, Circle 33

Flathead Valley Home School 51, Helena Christian 41

Forsyth 79, Lodge Grass 78

Grenora/Westby, N.D. 63, Froid/Medicine Lake 38

Harlem 64, Wolf Point 61

Harlowton-Ryegate 58, Roberts 29

Highwood 57, Fort Benton 32

Kalispell Glacier 60, Columbia Falls 46

Lame Deer 58, Broadus 53

Lincoln 69, Phillipsburg 30

Livingston 60, Lewistown (Fergus) 43

Lustre Christian 55, Dodson 35

Malta 58, Glasgow 45

Manhattan 53, Belgrade 38

Manhattan Christian 66, Gardiner 46

Melstone 73, Jordan 40

Nashua 42, Saco-Whitewater 37

Nashua 42, Saco-Whitewater 37

Park City 59, Absarokee 34

Plenty Coups 74, Fromberg 44

Plentywood 67, Poplar 23

Plevna 56, Hysham 23

Red Lodge 41, Joliet 39

Ronan 56, Plains 34

Roundup 59, Winnett-Grass Range 37

Roy-Winifred 65, Hobson 36

Savage 61, Brockton 56

Scobey-Opheim 52, Frazer 33

Sheridan, Wyo. 57, Billings Senior 56

Shields Valley 80, Harrison-Willow Creek 44

St. Labre 78, Terry 59

Stanford-Geyser 67, Power 60

Stevensville 63, Frenchtown 45

Townsend 57, Jefferson (Boulder) 39

Troy 70, Eureka 60

Twin Bridges 76, Lima 25

Victor 60, Seeley-Swan 40

White Sulphur Springs 72, West Yellowstone 33

Whitehall 48, Missoula Loyola 47

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Laurel vs. Sidney, ppd.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Belgrade 46, Manhattan 45

Billings Central 50, Glendive 40

Box Elder 58, Sunburst 31

Bozeman 50, Billings West 39

Broadview-Lavina 51, Reed Point-Rapelje 47

Centerville 56, Moore-Judith Gap 41

Charlo 55, Arlee 44

Choteau 55, Shelby 35

Conrad 58, Rocky Boy 32

Culbertson 66, Richey-Lambert 44

Cut Bank 59, Dutton-Brady 29

Darby 47, Alberton 36

Dodson 45, Lustre Christian 39

Ekalaka 61, Rosebud 18

Ennis 58, Sheridan 20

Eureka 53, Troy 16

Fairview 42, Circle 39

Geraldine 42, Chinook 39

Great Falls Central 47, Cascade 41

Grenora/Westby, N.D. 43, Froid/Medicine Lake 28

Harlowton-Ryegate 60, Roberts 24

Harrison-Willow Creek 54, Shields Valley 40

Havre 55, Browning 53

Helena Christian 45, Flathead Valley Home School 34

Highwood 49, Fort Benton 22

Huntley Project 51, Colstrip 42

Hysham 34, Plevna 32

Joliet 52, Red Lodge 42

Jordan 45, Melstone 42

Kalispell Glacier 49, Columbia Falls 22

Lincoln 46, Phillipsburg 31

Livingston 53, Lewistown (Fergus) 37

Lodge Grass 59, Forsyth 41

Malta 55, Glasgow 23

Manhattan Christian 53, Gardiner 39

Missoula Loyola 59, Whitehall 24

Nashua 44, Saco-Whitewater 31

North Star 41, Denton 32

Park City 49, Absarokee 41

Plains 51, Ronan 37

Plenty Coups 60, Fromberg 29

Plentywood 55, Poplar 15

Roy-Winifred 72, Hobson 45

Scobey-Opheim 54, Frazer 37

Seeley-Swan 63, Victor 25

Sheridan, Wyo. 50, Billings Senior 42

Stevensville 36, Frenchtown 30

Stillwater Christian 50, Clark Fork, Idaho 40

Sunburst 48, Power 31

Superior 75, Noxon 52

Thompson Falls 42, Bigfork 40

Three Forks 37, Columbus 35

Townsend 73, Jefferson (Boulder) 31

Twin Bridges 62, Lima 20

Wibaux 56, Custer 16

Winnett-Grass Range 58, Roundup 29

Wolf Point 68, Harlem 41

The win moved Nashua into a first-place tie with Scobey and Lustre in the conference.

Sean is the son of Marc and Kristy Bengochea.

Class C Teams:
1.) Cascade/Simms
2.) Chinook
3.) Fort Benton
4.) Drummond/Granite
5.) CJI
6.) Belt

98
1.) Maestro Martinez (Wolf Point)
2.) Colt McDaniel (Forsyth)
3.) Anthony Parkin (Superior)
4.) Robert Rhodes (Fairfield)
5.) Alex Johnson (Whitehall)
6.)Austin McArthur (Townsend)

105
1.) Shay Snider (Harlem)
2.) Matt Weber (Forsyth)
3.) Gage Currier (Colstrip)
4.) Garrett White (Eureka)
5.) Reid Vandenbos (Cut Bank)
6.) Rod Carew (Thompson Falls)

112
1.) Teague Jones (Harlem)
2.) Kylan Berkram (Cut Bank)
3.) Taylor Ramsey (Colstrip)
4.) Zack Durden (Eureka)
5.) Clancy Ludvigson (Cascade/Simms)
6.) Chase Rhine (Ronan)

119
1.) Luke Schlosser (Conrad)
2.) Kris Whitish (Cascade/Simms)
3.) Travis Vermulum (Cut Bank)
4.) Logan Harms (Forsyth)
5.) Logan Schwope (Townsend)
6.) NiKko Bakkila (Eureka)

125
1.) Taylor French (Forsyth)
2.) Tanner Lund (Florence)
3.) Riley DeBruycker (Fort Benton)
4.) Caylor Jacobsen (Fairfield)
5.) Rico Stormer (Circle)
6.) Drew Floerchinger (Cascade/Simms)

130
1.) Chris Nile (Forsyth)
2.) Scotty Gilleard (St. Ignatious)
3.) Kody Davidson (Florence)
4.) Chris Doney (Malta)
5.) Perry Woodland (Cascade/Simms)
6.) Garrett Moritz (Conrad)

135
1.) Brandon Webber (Forsyth)
2.) Christian Smith (Cascade/Simms)
3.) Colt Harris (Conrad)
4.) Kasey Martin (Big Sandy)
5.) Nolan Simonton (Malta)
6.) Nathan Applegate (Fort Benton)

140
1.) Luke Zeiger (Glasgow)
2.) Chris Shupe (Harlem)
3.) Levi Nelson (Cascade/Simms)
4.) Dan Taron (Arlee)
5.) Joel Graff (Fairfield)

145
1.) Shay Christianson (Townsend)
2.) Layne Durfee (Choteau)
3.) Leonard Pugsley (CJI)
4.) Drake Lorance (Cascade/Simms)
5.) Nathan Bertolt (Arlee)
6.) John Bell (Harlem)

152
1.) Dallen Brauer (Forsyth)
2.) Ryan Bergtoll (Glasgow)
3.) Shelby Grant (Ronan)
4.) Brandon Ereaux (Fort Benton)
5.) Tony Lightner (Choteau)
6.) Nathan Carlson (Malta)

160
1.) Barrett Stanghill (Drummond)
2.) Buster Pickett (Baker)
3.) Jacen Peterson (St. Ignatious)
4.) Cole Werdal (Choteau)
5.) Kris Beech (Plains)

171
1.) Daryl Fulton (Forsyth)
2.) Mason Melby (Baker)
3.) Tanner Cobbs (Florence)
4.) Jake French (Choteau)
5.) David Wilson (Eureka)
6.) Lucas Schultz (Conrad)

189
1.) Ben Stroh (Chinook)
2.) Austin Reichelt (Fort Benton)
3.) Jack Clark (Choteau)
4.) Baret Sargent (St. Ignatious)
5.) Colby Roberts (Ronan)
6.) Tanner Yates (Colstrip)

215
1.) Jorrell Jones (Chinook)
2.) Owen DeBruycker (Choteau)
3.) Levi Becker (Deer Lodge)
4.) Eric Milner (Thompson Falls)
5.) Kendall Shaules (Huntley)
6.) Killian Gregg (Glasgow)

285
1.)Tucker Yates (Colstrip)
2.) Cody Nelson (Shelby)
3.) Seth Adams (Harlem)
4.) Shalon Norvick (Chester/Joplin/Inverness)
5.) Pat Rouane (Columbus)
6.) Gerome Lamb (Malta)

Weber State rolls past Montana State 63-49

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Scott Bamforth scored 20 points to maintain his hot start in Big Sky Conference play and Weber State won its seventh straight game with a 63-49 victory over Montana State Thursday.

Damian Lillard added 17 points and Byron Fulton contributed 11 points and 13 rebounds off the bench as Weber State (13-3, 5-0 Big Sky) remained perfect in conference play and set up a battle of Big Sky unbeatens at home against Montana on Saturday.

Lillard, who entered the game as the nation's leading scorer (26.3 ppg), moved into Weber State's top five career scoring list, passing Jimmie Watts.

Jeff Budinich and Michael Dison led Montana State (7-8, 2-2) with 12 and 11 points, respectively, as the Bobcats' two-game winning streak ended.

Wildcats senior Kyle Bullinger, an all-Big Sky Conference first-teamer, saw his first action since injuring his elbow Dec. 3.

Bullinger played 10 minutes and did not score.

MONTANA-N ARIZONA

Montana routs Northern Arizona 78-53

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Kareem Jamar had 15 points and seven rebounds as Montana cruised to its sixth straight win, beating Northern Arizona 78-53 Thursday night.

Will Cherry scored 12 points and Mathias Ward added 10 for the Grizzlies (11-5, 4-0 Big Sky), who will visit Weber State in a battle of conference unbeatens Saturday.

Gabe Rogers and James Douglas scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Northern Arizona (5-12, 1-4), which has lost four straight.

Sharp ball movement and solid defense afforded Montana countless easy looks throughout the game. The Grizzlies scored 28 points off turnovers and held a 40-18 point advantage in the paint despite receiving just six points from 7-foot forward Derek Selvig.

Eight teams have shot 50 percent or better against the Lumberjacks this season.

The 25-point loss was their worst loss at home against Montana since losing 77-46 in Flagstaff during the 1995-96 season.

CARROLL-GREEN OUT

Carroll guard out for season with knee injury

(Information in the following story is from: Independent Record, http://www.helenair.com)

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Carroll College women's basketball coach Rachelle Sayers says the team lost its leading scorer to a season-ending injury.

The Independent Record (http://bit.ly/xPGUdv ) reports senior guard Alysha Green of Spokane, Wash., suffered a knee injury last Friday at Rocky Mountain College. An MRI revealed a torn ligament and meniscus that will require surgery.

Green had been averaging 14.5 points and four assists per game.

Last season, Green was an NAIA honorable mention All-American.

She has scored more than 1,200 points in her career.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

Boys Basketball
Arlee 77, Two Eagle River 62

Belt 47, Fort Benton 29

Butte Central 49, Butte 41

Deer Lodge 67, Drummond 55

Dillon 71, Helena 62

Fairfield 48, Shelby 27

Florence 59, Missoula Loyola 55

Great Falls 48, Great Falls Russell 44

Hays-Lodgepole 81, Turner 32

Helena Capital 58, Anaconda 27

Hinsdale 45, Frazer 39

Hot Springs 40, St. Regis 16

Kalispell Glacier JV 61, Stillwater Christian 51

Lodge Grass 87, Hardin 71

Manhattan Christian 60, Harrison-Willow Creek 34

Noxon 40, Superior 39

Ronan 48, St. Ignatius 43

Stevensville 70, Hamilton 51

Twin Bridges 67, Shields Valley 58

Valley Christian 49, Alberton 37

Whitefish 74, Plains 38

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Arlee 53, Victor 39

Belt 75, Fort Benton 32

Bridger 48, Plenty Coups 36

Butte 63, Butte Central 36

Drummond 49, Deer Lodge 38

Fairfield 71, Shelby 16

Harrison-Willow Creek 67, Manhattan Christian 46

Helena 54, Dillon 24

Helena Capital 60, Anaconda 42

Hinsdale 38, Frazer 23

Missoula Loyola 64, Florence 38

Plains 45, Whitefish 25

Polson 57, Corvallis 45

Shepherd 46, Colstrip 45

St. Regis 39, Hot Springs 33

Stillwater Christian 47, Kalispell Glacier JV 43

Thompson Falls 39, Libby 35

Twin Bridges 75, Shields Valley 47

Valley Christian 43, Alberton 20

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

Montana State guard no longer with team

(Information in the following story is from: Bozeman Daily Chronicle, http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com)

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana State men's basketball coach Brad Huse says junior guard Jamie Stewart of Detroit is no longer a member of the team.

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle (http://bit.ly/z6EryX ) reports Huse announced the change Tuesday, but did not elaborate.

Stewart played in 12 games this season with seven starts. He averaged 9.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and a steal. He has not played in a game or practiced since Dec. 28.

Stewart told the Chronicle he is facing the consequences of some poor decisions and hopes to re-join the team for spring practice.

EAGLES-ANDERSON

Eagles name Colt Anderson special teams MVP

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Colt Anderson of Butte was named the special teams player of the year for the Philadelphia Eagles despite missing the final four games with a knee injury.

Anderson told University of Montana sports information Tuesday it was an honor to receive the award, especially because it's voted on by the coaches and players.

Anderson was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 5, four days after tearing a ligament in his knee during a game in Seattle. He underwent surgery and is rehabbing.

The former University of Montana MVP was named the special teams captain for the Eagles playoff game against eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay last year.

The Philadelphia Eagles website says the team was ranked fourth in the NFL in kickoff coverage after 12 games, but finished the season ranked 14th.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

Frontier honors athletes from Northern, Western

WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) — Athletes from Montana State-Northern and Montana Western are the Frontier Conference basketball players of the week.

Northern guard Shaun Tatarka of Great Falls won the men's award after scoring 26 points in the Lights' 63-62 win over Great Falls. Tatarka made 7 of 14 shots from 3-point range in bringing his career scoring mark to 1,006 points. He also had five rebounds, two assists and a steal against UGF.

Western center Hayley Pettit of Dillon won the women's award after averaging 18 points, 16 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game as the Bulldogs split their weekend games.

Pettit had 17 points and 18 rebounds in Western's 73-53 upset of No. 4 Lewis-Clark State.

MONTANA SCHEDULE

Montana football sked includes new Big Sky members

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The University of Montana has announced its 2012 football schedule, including a season-opener against former coach Joe Glenn's South Dakota team and matchups against two new Big Sky Conference opponents.

The Griz also take on top FCS teams Appalachian State and Liberty University in nonconference games.

Montana has home league games against Northern Arizona, Southern Utah, Idaho State along with Montana State on Nov. 17. The Griz have road games at Eastern Washington, Northern Colorado, North Dakota and Weber State.

Montana athletics director Jim O'Day says Griz fans should be excited that the schedule includes 11 NCAA Division I games, including six at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

FLORIDA-PEASE

AP source: Florida hires Boise State's Pease as OC

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the search says Florida has hired Boise State's Brent Pease as its offensive coordinator.

The person spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday on condition of anonymity because an official announcement is scheduled for Wednesday.

The person says Pease has agreed to a three-year deal worth a little more than $500,000, on par with what other play-callers are making in the Southeastern Conference. Pease replaces Charlie Weis, who left last month to take the head job at Kansas.

The Gators met with the 47-year-old Pease last Friday, and the interview seemingly went so well that Pease cancelled an interview with national champion Alabama.

The Crimson Tide is looking for a coordinator to replace Jim McElwain, who left to take the head job at Colorado State.

BOISE ST-MILLER

Boise State's Miller named freshman All-America

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise State wide receiver Matt Miller was named a member of the first-team Freshman All-America team by the Football Writers Association of America.

The redshirt freshman from Helena, Mont., tied for the team lead with 62 catches. He was second with 679 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns. All three numbers were school freshman records.

Miller caught Kellen Moore's 100th career touchdown pass against Georgia, had two TD catches against UNLV and made another touchdown catch while lying on his back in the end zone against Wyoming.

He previously was named a second-team Freshman All-American by Yahoo! Sports.

Boise State's previous freshman records were 46 catches and six touchdowns by Austin Pettis and 639 yards by Titus Young — all in the 2007 season.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

The pay for the position is $3441 and the closing date for applications is February 6th.

Contact Willie Thibault at Glasgow High School with specific questions at 228-2485.

Washington St names Breske defensive coordinator

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — University of Montana assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Mike Breske says he is joining Washington State's coaching staff as defensive coordinator.

The Missoulian (http://bit.ly/z0rFDa) reported Breske confirmed his hiring Sunday evening.

Breske says he interviewed with WSU coach Mike Leach over the weekend and accepted the job. No formal announcement has come from Washington State or the University of Montana.

He also was an assistant at Montana for the past two seasons, helping the Griz advance to the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals this season.

He was defensive coordinator at North Dakota State in 2009, was assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Wyoming from 2003-08, and served in the same post at Montana from 2000-02.

Montana won its second national title in 2001.

LIBERTY MUTUAL-ASH

MSU football coach earns national award

(Information in the following story is from: Bozeman Daily Chronicle, http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com)

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana State football coach Rob Ash is the Liberty Mutual coach of the year for the Football Championship Subdivision.

The winners were announced Monday morning in New Orleans. Les Miles of top-ranked LSU was honored in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

The award recognizes coaches for their on-field accomplishments as well as their team's sportsmanship, academic achievement and commitment to community service and charitable endeavors.

The honor comes with about $50,000 to be donated to charities of Ash's choice. Ash tells the Bozeman Daily Chronicle (http://bit.ly/An8odZ) he's going to split the money among several Montana charities.

Ash also receives a $20,000 scholarship award to MSU's alumni association.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

1. Havre 279; 2. Choteau 173; 3t. Cascade-Simms 158.5; 3t. Conrad 158.5; 5. GFH JV 148.5; 6. Fergus 137; 7. Harlem 117; 8. Glasgow 98.5; 9. Fort Benton 90. 10t. Chinook 88; 10t. Cut Bank 88; 12. Lincoln County 74; 13. Fairfield 73.5; 14. Malta 63; 15. Wolf Point 62; 16. Browning 53.5; 17. Chester/Joplin-Inverness 53; 18. Whitefish 47; 19. CMR JV 42; 20. Jefferson 36; 21. Shelby 33; 22. Poplar 26.5; 23. Big Sandy 15; 24. Heart Butte 6; 25. Highwood (Alta) 4.

Outstanding wrestler, lower weights—Luke Schlosser, Conrad.

Outstanding wrestler, upper weights—Luke Zeiger, Glasgow.

1st-2nd place

98—Maestro Martinez WPT pinned Grayson Brenna HAV 3:37; 105—Shay Snider HAR maj. dec. Garrett White LIN 11-2; 112—Teague Jones HAR dec. Kylan Berkram CTB 4-3; 119—Luke Schlosser CON pinned Kris Whitish CSS 1:55; 125—Jerine Granot FER dec. Caylor Jacobsen FFD 7-2; 130—Thomas Gruber HAV dec. Chris Doney MAL 12-5; 135—Destin Wassmann GFH JV pinned Christian Smith CSS 1:09; 140—Luke Zeiger GLA pinned Cole Mendenhall GFH JV 5:52; 145—Jim Malone FER maj. dec. Layne Durfee CHO 17-9; 152—Eli Hinebauch HAV maj. dec. Ryan Bergtoll GLA 12-2; 160—Kameron Pribyl HAV pinned Cole Werdal CHO 1:01; 171—Grant Pattison HAV pinned Lucas Schultz CON 2:41; 189—Ben Stroh CHI pinned Casey Shaub HAV 2:32; 215—Jorrell Jones CHI dec. Owen DeBruycker CHO 7-3; 285—Cody Nelson SHL pinned Kolton Lodge HAV 5:32.

3rd-4th place

98—Robert Rhodes FFD maj. dec. Slade Martinez WPT REN 13-4; 105—Reid VandenBos CTB pinned Morgan Koenig CON 4:17; 112—Zach Durden LIN pinned Clancy Ludvigson CSS 2:06; 119—Travis Vermulm CTB dec. Nikko Bakkila LIN 5-0; 125—Riley DeBruycker FTB maj. dec. Drew Floerchinger CSS 15-4; 130—Perry Woodland CSS dec. Garrett Moritz CON 6-4; 135—Colt Harris CON pinned Garrett Horsman WPT 1:56; 140—John Chamberlain FER dec. Dillon Seely HAV 9-2; 145—Leonard Pugsley CJI maj. dec. Jordan Schroeder HAV 13-4; 152—Brandon Ereaux FTB pinned Tony Lightner CHO 4:43; 160—Riley Trindle FTB dec. Travis Austin GLA 5-1; 171—Jake French CHO dec. Cord Anderson CHI REN 3-2; 189—Jack Clark CHO pinned Rob Smartnick JEF 1:50; 215—Roberto Smith GFH JV pinned Dustin Odegard HAV 2:49; 285—Seth Adams HAR pinned Shalon Norick CJI 2:58.

5th-6th place:

98—Tyler Schilling GFH JV pinned Donovan Moon CHI :32; 105—Gus Taylor HAR REN pinned Caleb Shigley GFH JV 2:41; 112—Cache Giles FFD pinned Dalton Meeks GFH JV :25; 119—Trei Bullock FER dec. Brenden Johnson HAR 3-0; 125—JJ Werdal CHO maj. dec. Woody Buck CMR JV 14-4; 130—Braden Dieziger FER dec. Eli Folda FFD 8-4; 135—Nolan Simanton MAL dec. Nathan Applegate FTB 8-1; 140—Chris Shupe HAR pinned Levi Nelson CSS 2:29; 145—Drake Lorance CSS dec. Brandon Bilbrey GFH JV REN 15-8; 152—Nathan Carlson MAL dec. Jacob Sanford FER 9-2; 160—James Holen POP pinned Taylor Maklin GFH JV 1:19; 171—Rob Klingman CHI dec. Austin Burshia POP 7-2; 189—Greg Hinojosa CHO REN pinned Jason Gervais BRW 5:17; 215—Justin Ratzburg CON pinned Che Little Dog CTB :20; 285—Killian Gregg GLA dec. Dakota Rutherford BRW 7-1.

Cherry leads Montana over Idaho State 68-44

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Will Cherry scored 15 points to lead five players in double figures as Montana defeated Idaho State 68-44 on Saturday night.

Kareem Jamar added 12 points, Derek Selvig and Mathias Ward 11 apiece and Art Steward 10 for the Grizzlies (10-5, 3-0 Big Sky).

Selvig scored six of his points when Montana opened the game with a 12-2 run. The Grizzlies capitalized on 18 first-half turnovers by Idaho State (3-12, 1-3) en route to a 36-18 lead at intermission.

Melvin Morgan led the Bengals with 15 points, and Chase Grabau added 14.

Idaho State made one brief run, opening the second half with an 8-2 surge to get within 38-26 before Montana pulled away again.

The Grizzlies shot 60 percent from the field to Idaho State's 37 percent.
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Belgrade 62, Lewistown (Fergus) 41

Belt 56, Hobson 53, OT

Billings Central 53, Hardin 50

Billings West 50, Laurel 35

Box Elder 73, Hays-Lodgepole 62

Brockton 56, Lustre Christian 55

Browning 65, Conrad 50

Centerville 76, Cascade 36

Charlo 66, Phillipsburg 40

Choteau 56, Cut Bank 52

Colstrip 60, Lame Deer 52

Columbia Falls 81, Polson 40

Columbus 65, Roundup 53

Culbertson 67, Circle 41

Darby 51, St. Regis 6

Drummond 41, Alberton 28

Dutton-Brady 66, Simms 37

Ennis 52, White Sulphur Springs 31

Eureka 61, Thompson Falls 40

Fairfield 59, Rocky Boy 46

Fairview 67, Savage 29

Florence 53, Deer Lodge 48

Foothills Christian 70, Gallatin Valley Christian 49

Forsyth 77, Broadus 40

Frenchtown 47, Libby 33

Gardiner 63, Sheridan 53

Glasgow 61, Harlem 59

Great Falls Russell 50, Butte 47

Grenora/Westby, N.D. 67, Bainville 53

Hamilton 71, Anaconda 48

Harlowton-Ryegate 52, Absarokee 29

Havre 46, Shelby 37

Helena Capital 56, Helena 49

Helena Home School 54, Yellowstone Home School 40

Hot Springs 41, Plains 39

Jefferson (Boulder) 45, White Sulphur Springs 41

Joliet 47, Big Timber 44

Kalispell Flathead 63, Missoula Big Sky 44

Lincoln 66, Seeley-Swan 22

Livingston 67, Butte Central 43

Lodge Grass 78, Huntley Project 53

Malta 52, Plentywood 50

Manhattan 39, Whitehall 38, OT

Melstone 57, Moore-Judith Gap 20

Missoula Loyola 60, St. Ignatius 37

Missoula Sentinel 58, Kalispell Glacier 45

Northern Cheyenne 64, Rosebud 58

Plenty Coups 54, Broadview-Lavina 38

Reed Point-Rapelje 56, Fromberg 42

Richey-Lambert 43, Frazer 39

Ronan 51, Troy 37

Roy-Winifred 50, Turner 14

Saco-Whitewater 75, Poplar 56

Scobey-Opheim 39, Nashua 16

Shepherd 58, Red Lodge 40

Stevensville 52, Dillon 47

Superior 61, Two Eagle River 51

Terry 74, Jordan 37

Three Forks 54, Townsend 39

Victor 53, Valley Christian 27

Wibaux 54, Ekalaka 36

Wolf Point 45, Baker 38

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Anaconda 42, Hamilton 40

Augusta 50, Power 33

Belgrade 40, Lewistown (Fergus) 31

Belt 90, Hobson 15

Big Timber 45, Joliet 37

Billings West 45, Laurel 42

Box Elder 60, Hays-Lodgepole 39

Broadus 58, Forsyth 46

Broadview-Lavina 71, Plenty Coups 30

Butte Central 63, Livingston 34

Cascade 66, Centerville 54

Charlo 59, Phillipsburg 30

Chinook 32, Hinsdale 30

Choteau 55, Cut Bank 47

Columbus 39, Roundup 20

Culbertson 53, Circle 49

Drummond 65, Alberton 18

Eureka 42, Thompson Falls 40

Fairfield 73, Rocky Boy 27

Fairview 58, Savage 37

Florence 66, Deer Lodge 57

Fort Benton 49, Great Falls Central 42

Frenchtown 51, Libby 21

Gardiner 44, Sheridan 21

Glasgow 58, Harlem 19

Great Falls Russell 72, Butte 44

Hardin 46, Billings Central 41

Harlowton-Ryegate 43, Absarokee 19

Havre 50, Shelby 34

Jefferson (Boulder) 55, White Sulphur Springs 27

Lodge Grass 57, Huntley Project 44

Malta 60, Plentywood 26

Manhattan Christian 57, Shields Valley 45

Melstone 54, Moore-Judith Gap 12

Missoula Big Sky 52, Kalispell Flathead 49

Missoula Loyola 54, St. Ignatius 30

Missoula Sentinel 50, Kalispell Glacier 38

North Star 49, Roy-Winifred 45

Northern Cheyenne 66, Rosebud 40

Park City 57, Bridger 40

Plains 38, Hot Springs 19

Plevna 47, Custer 31

Polson 59, Columbia Falls 57, OT

Reed Point-Rapelje 65, Fromberg 38

Ronan 40, Troy 36

Saco-Whitewater 53, Poplar 35

Scobey-Opheim 34, Nashua 25

Seeley-Swan 47, Lincoln 21

Shepherd 46, Red Lodge 34

Simms 43, Dutton-Brady 30

St. Regis 49, Darby 45

Stevensville 31, Dillon 29

Terry 45, Jordan 43

Townsend 37, Three Forks 34

Valley Christian 39, Victor 38

West Yellowstone 59, Lima 29

Westby-Grenora 48, Bainville 36

Wibaux 40, Ekalaka 35

Winnett-Grass Range 48, Bainville 36

Yellowstone Home School 46, Helena Home School 31

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Havre 131.5, Cascade/Simms 102, Choteau 102, Conrad 93.5, Great Falls High JV 84.5, Lewistown 76, Harlem 63, Cut Bank 56, Glasgow 55.5, Fort Benton 53, Malta 48, Whitefish 47, Chinook 44, Lincoln County 44, Browning 41.5, Fairfield 40.5, Chester/Joplin-Inverness 39, CMR JV 36, Belt 31, Wolf Point 30, Jefferson 29, Poplar 23.5, Shelby 16, Big Sandy 15, Heart Butte 6, Highwood (Alta) 4.

QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:

98 — Maestro Martinez WPT won by bye; Grayson Brenna Hav pinned Tyler Schilling GFH JV :41; Slade Martinez WPT REN pinned Robert Rhodes FF 1:44; Donovan Moon CHI won by bye.

105 — Shay Snider Har pinned Kooper Marquart CMR JV :59; Morgan Koenig Con pinned Austin Conner Chi :37; Gus Taylor Har Ren dec. Austin Furr GFH JV 8-6; Garrett White Lin maj. dec. Cody Humphrey Jef 14-5.

112 — Kylan Berkram Ctb pinned Blaine Berg Con 1:32; Cache Giles FF pinned Matt Barton Wtf 3:01; Teague Jones Har pinned Dalton Meeks GFH JV 1:13; Clancy Ludvigson CSS pinned Zach Durden Lin 4:46.

119 — Nikko Bakkila Lin maj. dec Molly Trindle Ftb 9-1; Kris Whitish CSS pinned Chase Marmon CMR JV 1:04; Travis Vermulm Ctb dec. Trei Bullock LEW 4-3; Luke Schlosser Con pinned Kalen Lightner 1:12.

125 — Drew Floerchinger CSS pinned James Bailey Wtf :12; Caylor Jacobsen FF pinned Ryan Tempel CJI 1:39; Jerime Granot LEW pinned Woody Buck CMR JV 4:33; Riley DeBruycker Ftb pinned Geoff Qualls Chi 2:55.

130 — Perry Woodland CSS pinned Quinn Trindle 5:58; Garrett Moritz CON pinned Gunner Aageson Hav Ren 5:43; Chris Doney Mal maj. dec. Tyler Richter Con Ren 15-5; Thomas Gruber Hav pinned Judah Prestegaard Wtf 3:35.

135 — Nolan Simanton Mal pinned Tyler Schultz Con Ren 1:19; Destin Wassman GFH JV pinned Ben Kountz Gla 3:44; Nathan Applegate Ftb maj. dec. Jose Letcher Lin 14-2; Christian Smith CSS pinned Garrett Horsman Wpt 3:47.

140 — Chris Shupe Hav pinned Joel Graf FF 1:14; Cole Mendenhall GFH JV pinned Levi Nelson CSS 3:25; John Chamberlain LEW dec. Dillon Seely Hav 2-1; Luke Zeiger Gla pinned Erik Kelly CJI 2:22.

145 — Jim Malone LEW pinned Dustin Hicks Belt 2:57; Drake Lorance CSS pinned Madison McWhirter Wtf 1:57; Layne Durfee Cho pinned John Bell Har :51; Leonard Pugsley CJI pinned Jordan Schroeder Hav 3:16.

152 — Nathan Carlson Mal pinned Jacob Sanford LEW 1:45; Tony 3ightner Cho pinned Eric Weaver GFH JV :37; Eli Hinebauch inj. def. over Payton Sexe CMR JV; Ryan Bergtoll Gla pinned Lance massey GFH Ren 5:37.

160 — Cole Werdal Cho pinned Dylan Clark CSS 3:55; Taylor Maklin GFH JV pinned Travis Austin Gla :37; Kameron Pribyl Hav pinned Riley Trindle Ftb 3:29; James Holen Pop dec. Alex Grant Brw 6-5.

171 — Jake French Cho maj. dec. Jace Billy Hav Ren 12-3; Lucas Schultz Con pinned Ethan Blythe LEW 3:19; Grant Pattison Hav dec. Cord Anderson Chi Ren 5-3; Austin Burshia Pop dec. Rob Klingaman Chi 8-5.

189 — Casey Shaub Hav pinned Mateo-Amatto Cattaneo GFH JV :24; Ben Stroh Chi pinned Jason Gervais Brw :29; Jack Clark Cho dec. Greg Hinojosa Cho Ren 7-3; Rob Smartnick Jef pinned Tyler Nelson Con 3:49.

215 — Owen DeBruycker Cho pinned Roberto Smith GFH JV :33; Justin Ratzburg Con pinned Briar Tuss LEW 1:11; Jorell Jones Chi pinned Marshal Spur Ray Brw :41; Che Little Dog Ctb pinned Jake Fritz CJI 1:26.

285 — Killian Gregg Gla pinned Dominic Streich Cho 3:56; Kolton Lodge Hav pinned Tanner Voorhies Shl 5:55; Cody Nelson Shl pinned Wolf Zinke Wtf 4:36; Seth Adams Har pinned Shalon Norick CJI 1:45.

Belt 77, Centerville 72

Big Sandy 68, Chinook 62

Big Timber 45, Jefferson (Boulder) 19

Bigfork 56, Troy 44

Billings West 69, Billings Skyview 56

Bozeman 66, Belgrade 37

Charlo 49, Superior 48

Choteau 69, Conrad 48

Circle 50, Savage 41

Clark County, Idaho 66, Lima 42

Columbus 65, Huntley Project 53

Corvallis 74, Anaconda 47

Denton 63, Hobson 32

Drummond 66, Darby 43

Ennis 52, White Sulphur Springs 31

Fairview 61, Froid/Medicine Lake 35

Forsyth 79, Lame Deer 61

Gardiner 62, Lone Peak 38

Glendive 49, Colstrip 46

Great Falls Central 65, Geraldine 51

Grenora/Westby, N.D. 57, Brockton 46

Harlowton-Ryegate 53, Fromberg 37

Harrison-Willow Creek 48, West Yellowstone 36

Havre 49, Lewistown (Fergus) 40

Hinsdale 51, Poplar 49

Joliet 66, Broadview-Lavina 45

Laurel 55, Miles City 50

Lincoln 74, Valley Christian 45

Lustre Christian 52, Scobey-Opheim 37

Malta 78, Roundup 36

Manhattan 67, Three Forks 57

Manhattan Christian 56, Sheridan 29

Missoula Hellgate 65, Hamilton 49

Moore-Judith Gap 46, Winnett-Grass Range 45

Nashua 62, Frazer 39

North Star 60, Sunburst 57

Northern Cheyenne 61, Custer 28

Noxon 52, Arlee 44

Plenty Coups 68, Reed Point-Rapelje 29

Power 36, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 34

Red Lodge 54, Absarokee 41

Rosebud 35, Plevna 20

Seeley-Swan 60, Phillipsburg 46

Shepherd 67, Hardin 50

Shields Valley 58, Townsend 46

Sidney 49, Plentywood 43

St. Labre 65, Hysham 32

Stanford-Geyser 61, Dutton-Brady 57

Terry 56, Ekalaka 34

Two Eagle River 63, St. Regis 21

Victor 55, Alberton 44

Whitefish 60, Libby 33

Whitehall 49, Twin Bridges 46

Wibaux 55, Jordan 35

Wolf Point 70, Glasgow 67

Yellowstone Home School 50, Helena Christian 47

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Arlee 38, Noxon 33

Augusta 44, Highwood 32

Belt 90, Centerville 26

Bigfork 51, Troy 19

Billings West 64, Billings Skyview 63

Bozeman 50, Billings Senior 39

Browning 67, Conrad 61

Chester-Joplin-Inverness 68, Power 21

Chinook 55, Big Sandy 42

Circle 52, Savage 41

Columbus 55, Huntley Project 34

Denton 45, Hobson 32

Drummond 63, Darby 30

Ekalaka 56, Terry 32

Fairfield 83, Valier 27

Fairview 75, Froid/Medicine Lake 34

Forsyth 61, Lame Deer 33

Gardiner 80, Lone Peak 6

Geraldine 59, Great Falls Central 38

Glendive 44, Colstrip 32

Grenora/Westby, N.D. 58, Brockton 32

Hardin 71, Shepherd 65

Harrison-Willow Creek 54, West Yellowstone 30

Havre 59, Lewistown (Fergus) 23

Helena 61, Helena Capital 36

Helena Christian 49, Yellowstone Home School 34

Hinsdale 58, Poplar 31

Jefferson (Boulder) 42, Big Timber 40

Laurel 46, Miles City 37

Lincoln 47, Valley Christian 40

Lodge Grass 66, Baker 63, OT

Malta 68, Roundup 24

Manhattan Christian 52, Sheridan 25

Missoula Hellgate 44, Hamilton 38

Nashua 55, Frazer 31

North Star 53, Sunburst 38

Northern Cheyenne 57, Custer 42

Noxon 38, Hot Springs 22

Plenty Coups 41, Reed Point-Rapelje 34

Plentywood 39, Sidney 37

Plevna 52, Rosebud 18

Polson 48, Missoula Loyola 40

Red Lodge 58, Absarokee 56

Richey-Lambert 55, Bainville 32

Roberts 49, Bridger 48

Scobey-Opheim 43, Lustre Christian 29

Shelby 62, Harlem 23

Simms 57, Heart Butte 24

St. Labre 42, Hysham 32

Stanford-Geyser 44, Dutton-Brady 32

Superior 53, Charlo 52

Thompson Falls 40, Plains 37

Townsend 68, Shields Valley 39

Twin Bridges 54, Whitehall 29

Victor 54, Alberton 34

Whitefish 19, Libby 16

Wibaux 46, Jordan 37

Winnett-Grass Range 62, Moore-Judith Gap 21

Wolf Point 32, Glasgow 31

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

Osweiler leaving ASU for NFL

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler has declared for the NFL draft and will forgo his senior season.

Osweiler made the announcement on Friday after discussing his options with family and incoming Sun Devils coach Todd Graham.

A backup most of the 2010 season, Osweiler became the first Arizona State quarterback to throw for over 4,000 yards as a junior, finishing the season with 4,036 yards while setting school records for completions, attempts and completion percentage. He also threw for 26 touchdowns, fourth-most in school history.

A native of Kalispell, Mont., the 6-foot-8 Osweiler was a basketball recruit for Gonzaga before signing with Arizona State to play football. He has been projected as a mid-round NFL draft pick.

Boys basketball
Arlee 46, St. Ignatius 42

Big Sandy 77, Rocky Boy 75

Billings Central 68, Miles City 35

Billings Senior 66, Bozeman 64

Box Elder 74, Heart Butte 72, OT

Browning 68, Cut Bank 58

Chinook 60, Turner 24

Columbia Falls 53, Bigfork 47

Deer Lodge 61, Ronan 57

Dillon 52, Butte Central 39

Dodson 55, Hinsdale 42

Ennis 66, Harrison-Willow Creek 23

Florence 58, Frenchtown 45

Geraldine 58, Fort Benton 47

Great Falls 54, Butte 42

Helena 48, Great Falls Russell 40

Helena Capital 45, Missoula Hellgate 27

Highwood 57, Cascade 53

Kalispell Flathead 49, Missoula Sentinel 45

Kalispell Glacier 64, Missoula Big Sky 61

Livingston 71, Big Timber 43

Melstone 69, Winnett-Grass Range 36

Nashua 62, Frazer 39

Noxon 52, Hot Springs 37

Park City 62, Roberts 20

Polson 79, Missoula Loyola 53

Rimrock Christian 57, Mount Ellis Academy 52

Scobey-Opheim 49, Plentywood 42

St. Labre 87, Broadus 62

Stanford-Geyser 68, Denton 52

Stevensville 59, Corvallis 57, OT

Thompson Falls 69, Plains 39

Valier 48, Sunburst 47

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Big Sandy 54, Rocky Boy 37

Big Timber 48, Livingston 36

Bigfork 51, Columbia Falls 38

Billings Central 56, Miles City 37

Billings Christian 42, Mount Ellis Academy 30

Billings West 64, Billings Skyview 63

Box Elder 68, Heart Butte 28

Butte 42, Great Falls 33

Choteau 54, Conrad 44

Denton 48, Stanford-Geyser 44

Ennis 67, Harrison-Willow Creek 59

Eureka 46, Whitefish 22

Frenchtown 75, Florence 58

Great Falls Russell 43, Helena 28

Helena Capital 61, Missoula Hellgate 30

Highwood 43, Cascade 26

Hinsdale 46, Dodson 37

Kalispell Glacier 66, Missoula Big Sky 49

Missoula Sentinel 50, Kalispell Flathead 34

Nashua 55, Frazer 31

Noxon 38, Hot Springs 22

Park City 45, Roberts 29

Scobey-Opheim 40, Plentywood 38, OT

Sidney 39, Glendive 34

Valier 46, Sunburst 29

Winnett-Grass Range 60, Melstone 12

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Montana State holds on to beat Idaho State 73-69

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Shawn Reid scored 15 of his 23 points in the first half, and Montana State held off an Idaho State comeback for a 73-69 win on Thursday night.

Reid was 6 of 7 from the field before halftime, including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc, for the Bobcats (7-7, 2-1 Big Sky), who built a 30-13 lead in the first 14 minutes. Christian Moon added 18 points for the game, and Rod Singleton scored 14. MSU shot 53 percent (24 for 45) from the field.

Kenny McGowen scored 18 points and Melvin Morgan had 17 for the Bengals (3-11, 1-2), who cut MSU's lead to 37-29 at halftime and pulled within four points early in the second half.

Later, the Bobcats went on a 10-0 run to go back up by 15.

The Bengals clawed back to within three with 18 seconds left, but couldn't complete the comeback.

CARROLL-PLAYERS INELIGIBLE

4 Carroll men's basketball players ineligible

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Carroll College men's basketball coach Brandon Veltri says four players have been declared academically ineligible based on the school's standards.

Veltri says the Saints lost leading rebounder Byago Diouf (be-YAH'-goh dee-OOF') of Dakar, Senegal; guard Nick Jones of Melbourne, Australia; guard Tyson Percifield of Meridian, Idaho and Southern Utah transfer Jordan Weirick of West Jordan, Utah.

The NAIA bases eligibility on team grade point average at the beginning of the year, Carroll requires its athletes to have a 2.0 GPA every term. Veltri tells the Independent Record (http://bit.ly/wpF3k3) that Diouf, Jones and Percifield all failed to meet those standards. He said the team parted ways with Weirick for a variety of reasons, including academics.

Diouf led the team in rebounding while Weirick was tops in assists and steals. Jones was hitting 50 percent of his shots and averaging nine points per game.

Carroll plays at Rocky Mountain College on Friday.