Chief BB 86 87

1986-1987

SEASON: 1986-87 CONFERENCE: Western Division Class A

RECORD: 5-16 COACH: Bob Voth

TEAM MEMBERS: Mike Irvine, Fred Harris, Mark Cordier, Dale Oakland, Darrell Clairmont, Jon Doyle, Darryl Oakland, Rich Janssen, Chip Barber, Mike Webster, Jim Jackson, Chris Rate



POLSON INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
RHS 49 DILLON 61
RHS 56 ST. IGNATIUS 47
RHS 54 LIBBY 64
RHS 57 LOYOLA 68
RHS 53 HAMILTON 68
RHS 56 ANACONDA 54
RHS 70 POLSON 58
RHS 56 STEVENSVILLE 50
RHS 61 WHITEFISH 88
RHS 75 BELGRADE 76
RHS 53 COLUMBIA FALLS 61
RHS 51 LIBBY 72
RHS 62 BELGRADE 70
RHS 56 WHITEFISH 67
RHS 54 DILLON 62
RHS 52 COLUMBIA FALLS 70
RHS 54 POLSON 64
RHS 57 BUTTE CENTRAL 62

DIVISIONAL TOURNAMENT AT BUTTE

RHS 41 DILLON 60
RHS 57 HAMILTON 47
RHS 41 BELGRADE 67

· Ronan had only two seniors on this year’s team, Mike Irvine and Darryl Oakland.
· Fred Harris had the biggest scoring output of the season for the Chiefs when he notched 28 points in a losing cause in Polson. Ronan transfer Kirk Murphy led the Pirates with 21 points. In the rematch in Ronan, Rich Janssen had 23 points and Mark Cordier 21 in the Chiefs’ win. Harris had 14 rebounds in the contest, 13 in the second half.
· Columbia Falls was ranked #1 in the state AP Power Poll when they played at Ronan the last weekend of regular season play and were the #1 seed in the divisional tournament, but failed to make it into Saturday night’s tournament action.
· The divisional tournament was a four day, 11 team marathon. The sixth seed, Belgrade, got a first round bye while all the other teams played in the opening round. Four teams: Whitefish, Butte Central, Hamilton and Polson, advanced to the state tournament.

SEASON: 1987-88 CONFERENCE: Western Division Class A

RECORD: 10-12 COACH: Bill Buckless

TEAM MEMBERS: Fred Harris, Mark Cordier, Rich Janssen, Dale Oakland, Chip Barber, Mike Webster, Darrell Clairmont, Bob Fisher, C.T. Camel, Dusty Sloan, Will Rogers, Curtis Nevarez



RHS 70 HAMILTON 86
RHS 38 POLSON 36
RHS 54 MISSOULA BIG SKY 90
RHS 48 WHITEFISH 49
RHS 45 BIGFORK 67
RHS 71 STEVENSVILLE 58
RHS 68 ST. IGNATIUS 57
RHS 68 LIBBY 69
RHS 75 POLSON 62
RHS 52 COLUMBIA FALLS 45
RHS 48 WHITEFISH 66
RHS 66 PLAINS 77
RHS 60 STEVENSVILLE 54
RHS 55 LIBBY 59 (OT)
RHS 41 COLUMBIA FALLS 50
RHS 48 CORVALLIS 73
RHS 84 ST. IGNATIUS 54
RHS 63 BIGFORK 60

DIVISIONAL TOURNAMENT AT KALISPELL
RHS 71 STEVENSVILLE 63
RHS 54 WHITEFISH 79
RHS 56 HAMILTON 49
RHS 47 LIBBY 53

· This was the first season of regionalized scheduling for basketball in Montana and the Chiefs’ new schedule found them playing three of the better Class B teams in the state. Plains was #5 in the AP Poll when they defeated Ronan in Ronan, and earlier in the season the Chiefs had upset #10 Bigfork in Ronan. Plains would advance to state tournament play along with Corvallis, another Ronan regular season foe.
· Senior Mark Cordier would set the single game high scoring mark for Ronan with 26 points at Whitefish.
· In Ronan’s one-point loss to Libby during the regular season, the Loggers sank 30 of 39 free throws and were led by Jeff Peck’s 30 points.
· The Chiefs’ loss to Libby in divisional tournament action saw Ronan go scoreless for the first 12 minutes of the second half and then score 18 points in the final four minutes of play. Cordier led the Chief charge with five three-point field goals.
· Ronan eliminated Hamilton from the divisional tournament in Saturday morning action ending Bronc coach Dale Berry’s 20 year coaching career.