Libby spills C-Falls

The Daily Inter Lake

LIBBY - Sarah Becker and Teri Rebo scored nine points apiece as the Libby Lady Loggers claimed a 35-27 Northwestern A girls basketball victory Friday over Columbia Falls.

The Loggers led 25-24 after three quarters, but outscored the Wildkats 10-3 in the final frame.

Becker scored four of her points - and senior Nicole Rowan was 4-for-5 from the free throw line in that quarter.

Kim Pearce paced Columbia Falls with 14 points.

LADY LOGGERS 35, WILDKATS 27

Columbia Falls 6 9 9 3 - 37

Libby 10 8 7 10 - 35

Columbia Falls - Callie Spencer 4 1-2 9, Jenna Toole 1 0-0 2, Kim Pearce 6 1-2 14, Beth Karper 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 2-5 27.

Libby - Nicole Rowan 2 4-5 8, Sarah Becker 3 3-4 9, Erin Bothman 2 0-0 5, Rose Young 2 0-2 4, Teri Rebo 4 1-4 9. Totals 13 8-15 35.

3-point goals: Columbia Falls 1 (Pearce), Libby 1 (Bothman). Total fouls: Columbia Falls 16, Libby 15. Fouled out: Spencer.

Free throws help Polson down Bigfork

BIGFORK - Polson used a big edge in free throw shooting to beat Bigfork Friday evening 53-43.

The Pirates went to the line 23 times, sinking 17. Bigfork, on the other hand, had just nine attempts, making four.

And that was the difference in the Northwestern A girls basketball game.

"We couldn't get any breaks," said Bigfork coach Nate Hammond. "They flat out killed us from the free throw line. We just couldn't keep our kids out of foul trouble."

Bigfork, thanks to a 24-point second quarter, led 30-21 at the half.

"We were shooting pretty well," said Hammond in the second period. "Had five 3-pointers in that quarter."

But Polson (4-3 and 8-6) outscored Bigfork (2-5 and 8-6) 32-13 in the final half.

"They (Pirates) came out and played real aggressive defensively in the second half," said Hammond.

"Pressured our guards good. We knew we had to take it to the basket. We just didn't have any success driving against them."

Polson, which had only four players score, was led by Strohm Fouty's 18 points.

Nikki Thompson, 12 points, led Bigfork.

PIRATES 53, VALKYRIES 43

Polson 13 8 13 19 - 53

Bigfork 6 24 7 6 - 43

Polson - Jen Orchard 2 2-2 6, Strohm Fouty 4 6-6 18, Kari Mowbray 4 5-8 13, Kara Huyser 6 4-7 16. Totals: 16 17-23 53.

Bigfork - Callie Gunderson 3 2-3 8, Hannah Hilley 2 1-2 5, Nikki Thompson 5 0-2 12, Whitney Wilson 1 0-0 2, Carly Hilley 2 0-0 6, Breana Brendsel 1 1-2 3, Beth Bermel 3 0-0 7. Totals: 17 4-9 43.

3-point goals: Fouty (4); Thompson (2), C. Hilley (2), Bermel. Team fouls: Polson 12, Bigfork 20. Fouled out: None.

Defense carries Eureka

EUREKA - Eureka held Mission scoreless for the opening quarter of play en route to a 56-23 District 8-B girls basketball victory Friday night.

Eureka (8-0 in league and 9-6 overall) led 14-0 and 31-5 after the first two quarter stops.

"We played very unselfish tonight," said Eureka coach John Hammond.

"If anybody was ahead of us (on the fastbreak), they got the ball and we finished."

Tish Hall, 16 points, and Amy Roberts, 11, paced Eureka offensively.

Hall also wound up with five steals and three assists.

Mission, which has now lost three times to Eureka this season, was led by Tarn Potter's eight points.

In two earlier meetings, Eureka held Mission to a single point in the first period and two in the fourth.

LIONS 56, BULLDOGS 23

Mission 0 5 14 3 - 23

Eureka 14 17 19 6 - 56

Mission - Tarn Potter 2 3-4 8, Ashley Mitchell 1 1-5 3, Jen Gariepy 0 0-3 0, Trista Evensteiner 0 3-5 3, Barb Pfeifer 2 0-0 4, Sara Ashley 1 3-4 5, Deidra Sherwood 0 0-3 0. Totals: 6 9-24 23.

Eureka - Jessica Marek 3 3-4 9, Amy Roberts 5 1-2 11, Tish Hall 7 0-0 16, Steph Sanders 1 0-0 3, Emmy Bentley 1 1-2 3, Krista Kakuk 2 0-2 4, Ali Zauner 1 1-2 3, Chelsea Workman 1 0-0 3, Amber Stacy 1 0-0 2, Erin Adams 0 2-2 2. Totals: 22 8-14 56.

3-point goals: Potter; Hall (2), Sanders, Workman. Team fouls: Mission 11, Eureka 17. Fouled out: Stacy.

Boys

Bulldogs fall to

Corvallis

WHITEFISH - Mike McCracken turned in a career-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds Friday, but it wasn't quite enough for the Whitefish Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs (0-16, 0-8) fell 52-45 in a nonconference matchup to visiting Corvallis.

"We tried to do the ball control offense and fell behind a little bit and they hit some big shots down the stretch," said assistant coach Tim Olson.

Whitefish did outrebound Corvallis 24-14.

Corvallis 52, Whitefish 45

Corvallis 14 8 18 12

Whitefish 9 6 12 18

Corvallis - Trevor Fehr 3 0-0 6, Justin Tintzman 0 1-2 1, Jordan Mousley 5 2-5 12, Cameron Bowles 3 0-0 9, Collin Fehr 7 5-6 20, Cory Tintzman 1 0-1 2. Totals 20 8-14 52.

Whitefish - Charley Bowman 0 2-2 2, Luke Fenelly 1 0-0 2, Brian Wram 2 3-4 8, Philip Bertelsen 1 1-3 4, Cody Idol 2 0-0 5, Mike McCracken 8 4-5 20, Kevin Scott 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 10-14 45.

3-point goals: Corvallis 4 (Bowles 3, Fehr Collin 1). Whitefish 1 Bertelsen 1 , Wram and Idol 1). Total fouls: Corvallis 14, Whitefish 14. Fouled out: Mike McCracken.