Arlee Warriors sweep Plains in varsity basketball
Jay Vonheeder (40) helps open up a line to the basket for Kyle Weeks (14).
Jessica Thompson (44) intercepts the Scarlets trying to make a basket during the second half of the game. (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Sinjin Ladeaux (32) gets some air time making a basket for the Horsemen.
Kyle Weeks (14) was too quick for Arlee.
Tanner Ovitt (10) doing his best to make up baskets in the bottom of period two as Arlee made a strong head start lead early on (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Jay Vonheeder (40) fights back in the first period to make a basket against a strong Arlee Warriors side (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Jessica Thompson goes for a lay-up against a strong Scarlet defense (Erin Jusseaume/Clark Fork Valley Press)
Rachel Huenik (34) plows through the Scarlet defense to land a basket for the Trotters (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Haley Josephson looks for an opening to pass (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Haley Josephson (20) makes a succesful lay-up keeping the Trotters in the game (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Natalee Deschamps (24) passes to Lindsay Laws (12) getting set to make a basket down the bottom North end of the court (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Trotters get set to take control of the ball looking to catch up on the score board. (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Jessica Thompson (44) makes a successful lay-up for the Trotters (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Junior Derick Curry (44) looking to fly past Warrior Lane Johnson (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Not even Warrior Isaac Fisher(33) who stands at 6’8” could stop Derick Curry (44) from making a basket for the Horsemen (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Sinjin Ladeaux (32) goes for the basket while Warrior Will Mesteth makes a last block attempt (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Jay Vonheeder (40) slays a lay-up through a tough Warrior defense (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
Kyle Weeks (14) makes one last set up and pays off as the Horsemen gain another point on the board (Erin Jusseaume/ Clark Fork Valley Press)
The Arlee Warriors were unstoppable as they took to the basketball court in Plains last week to take a win back home.
The Trotters headed up against the Scarlets, and though they went down at the final buzzer, the girls certainly fought hard.
Trotter Head Coach Jesica Nagy said though she was disappointed with the loss she was happy with how her team worked together on the court.
“We still have some work to do, but they played hard and worked as a team,” said Nagy.
Unfortunately for the Horsemen, they could not keep up against a strong Warrior side.
The Warriors were quick to make a basket in the first few seconds of the game and they seemed to just get stronger.
The Horsemen couldn’t gain the ground that was needed to stay in the game.
Horsemen, Kyle Weeks, Tanner Ovitt, Jay Vonheeder along with Sinjin Ladeaux and sophomore Jake Weyers all had moments where the home crowd took to their feet excitedy.
Head coach Mike Cole had said after the Thompson Falls match up that he had his team training hard for the Arlee game.
Though unlike the Trotters they didn’t seem to be syncing quite as well and not gaining enough confidence to get a good rhythm going.
The Horsemen will take the loss on the chin and come back strong in the new year as they continue to travel with more games ahead.
With more strategic practices that are sure to come their way, it could be a different story when the boys once again go head to head with the Warriors in Arlee on Jan. 25.