C-Falls storms by Whitefish
The Daily Inter Lake
WHITEFISH - The ball control offense worked, for awhile.
Eight minutes to be exact.
Whitefish's slow-down tactics resulted in a 16-9 first quarter lead for the hosts.
But it was all Columbia Falls after that.
The Wildcats (5-1 in league and 12-2 overall) exploded for 29 points in the second period to take a 38-23 halftime lead.
It was much of the same in the final half with Columbia Falls outscoring Whitefish (0-8 and 0-15) 37-22 en route to a 75-45 Northwestern A boys basketball victory Tuesday evening.
Columbia Falls featured a balanced attack with 11 players scoring. Jace Ladenburg and Anthony Minson shared scoring honors with 11 apiece.
Whitefish's Mike McCracken led all scorers with 15.
Columbia Falls is back in action Thursday hosting Libby (5-2 and 8-5). Whitefish's next contest is Friday entertaining Corvallis (4-8 overall).
WILDCATS 75, BULLDOGS 45
Columbia Falls 9 29 20 17 - 75
Whitefish 16 7 7 15 - 45
Columbia Falls - Justin Heinrichs 4 0-1 9, J.D. Fields 3 0-0 8, Drew Perry 2 0-4 4, Kevin Boyer 3 0-0 8, Robbie Dakin 3 0-0 9, Steffan Anderson 1 0-0 2, Guy Smith 4 1-5 9, Dylan West 0 2-4 2, Jace Ladenburg 4 2-3 11, Anthony Minson 4 3-4 11, Greg Macijunas 1 0-2 2. Totals: 29 8-23 75
Whitefish - Charley Bowman 2 0-0 4, Luke Fennelly 2 0-1 4, Bryan Wram 1 1-2 3, Philip Bertelsen 3 1-1 7, Cody Idol 2 0-2 5, Mike McCracken 6 3-8 15, Nate Breese 1 0-0 2, Kevin Scott 1 1-2 3. Totals: 17 6-18 45.
3-point goals: Heinrichs, Fields (2), Boyer (2), Dakin (3), Ladenburg; Idol. Team fouls: Columbia Falls 19, Whitefish 20. Fouled out: None.
Eagles 49, Lady Bulldogs 38
MISSOULA - Tracy Schwada scored 14 points and Tessa Kalfell added another 12, but the Whitefish Lady Bulldogs fell 49-38 Tuesday to Western AA Missoula Big Sky in a nonconference girls basketball contest.
The Lady Bulldogs (7-7, 4-3) play host Saturday to Southwestern A Corvallis.
EAGLES 49, LADY BULLDOGS 38
Whitefish 10 13 6 9 - 38
Big Sky 12 12 16 9 - 49
Whitefish - Ashley Ferda 0 1-4 1, Kyla Salisbury 2 0-0 5, Tracy Schwada 5 4-7 14, Tessa Kalfell 4 4-7 12, Erin Greiner 3 0-0 6. Totals 13 9-18
Big Sky - Julee Christianson 7 0-1 14, Rachele Larson 2 6-7 10, Kate Williams 4 2-2 11, Rachel Hansen 1 0-0 2, Elise Bisson 1 8-9 10, Kailey Hayes 1 0-4 2. Totals 16 16-23 49.
3-point goals: Whitefish 1 (Salisbury), Big Sky 1 (Williams). Total fouls: Whitefish 19, Big Sky 16 . Fouled out: None.
Lady Crusaders top Stillwater
Charity Zemke scored 19 points and had 12 steals and Alyssa Sladek added 10 rebounds as the Flathead Home School Lady Crusaders wrapped up the regular basketball season with a 57-39 win Tuesday over Stillwater Christian School.
Janelle Sheeran added 15 points and Kelsey Sladek 10 points for the Crusaders, who finished 6-0 in conference, 18-1 overall.
Stacia Thompson paced the Lady Cougars with 10 points.
Crusaders 57, Stillwater 39
Flathead Home School 15 7 23 12 - 57
Stillwater 4 20 9 6 - 39
Flathead Home School - Charity Zemke 7 5-14 19, Janelle Sheeran 7 1-4 15, Kelsey Sladek 4 2-4 10, Brittney Sischer 4 0-1 8, Alyssa Sladek 2 1-3 5. Totals 24 9-26 57.
Stillwater - Stacia Thompson 4 2-3 10, Kayla Kjos 3 3-4 9, Sonya Solum 2 1-2 5, Brittany Downing 2 1-4 5, Nicole Danz 1 1-2 4, Megan Fraser 1 0-0 2, Ivy Stracener 1 0-0 2, Sarah Clark 1 0-0 2. 14 8-15 39.
3-point: Flathead Home School 0 Stillwater 1 (Danz). Total fouls: Flathead Home School 17, Stillwater 23. Fouled out: Fraser, Clark.