C-Falls tops Polson
The Daily Inter Lake
COLUMBIA FALLS - Drew Perry scored 19 points and Anthony Minson added 16 as Columbia Falls defeated Polson 59-45 Thursday night.
Perry and Minson combined for 18 of the Wildcats' 23 points in the decisive second quarter, as Columbia Falls (7-1 overall, 2-1 conference) turned a three-point deficit to start the period into a 13-point halftime advantage.
The Wildcats travel to Corvallis on Saturday. Polson hosts Libby tonight.
WILDCATS 59, PIRATES 45
Polson 14 7 11 13 - 45
Columbia Falls 11 23 10 15 - 59
Polson - Joe Locke 2 3-3 7, Colton Woods 2 2-2 8, Bubba Michel 6 0-1 15, Brandon Couture 6 3-6 15. Totals 16 8-12 45.
Columbia Falls - Justin Heinrichs 1 0-1 2, J.D. Fields 3 1-2 8, Drew Perry 9 0-0 19, Kevin Boyer 2 2-2 6, Steffen Anderson 0 1-2 1, Guy Smith 1 2-2 4, Anthony Minson 8 0-0 16, Nick Backwith 1 1-2 3. Totals 25 7-9 59.
3-point goals-Polson 5 (Woods 2, Michel 3), Columbia Falls 2 (Fields, Perry. Team fouls-Polson 15, Columbia Falls 14. Fouled out-none.
Bigfork triumphs
BIGFORK - Bigfork used a big second quarter to pull away for a 57-42 Northwestern A boys basketball victory Thursday over Whitefish.
Bigfork (2-1 and 5-3), outscored Whitefish (0-5 and 0-10) 18-7 in the second stanza for a 28-17 halftime advantage.
The two teams combined for 60 free throws in the contest.
VIKINGS 57, BULLDOGS 42
Whitefish 10 7 10 15 - 42
Bigfork 10 18 14 15 - 57
Whitefish - Sam Penzi 3 0-0 6, Luke Fennelly 1 1-2 4, Bryan Wram 2 3-5 7, Phil Bertelsen 2 1-2 6, Cody Idol 1 0-0 2, Mike McCracken 1 9-15 11, Kevin Scott 2 2-5 6. Totals: 12 16-29 42.
Bigfork - Kellen Wasell 1 5-5 7, Mitch Hill 0 6-10 6, Luke Taylor 2 5-7 9, Donny Houtonen 7 0-1 14, Robert Walters 1 0-0 3, Cy Murer 6 4-8 16, Aaron Miles 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 20-31 57.
3-point goals: Fennelly, Bertelsen; Walters. Team fouls: Whitefish 19, Bigfork 20. Fouled out: Penzi; Taylor, Murer.
Libby whips Troy
LIBBY - Aaron Sutton tossed in 21 points to guide Libby to a 75-24 nonconference boys basketball victory Thursday evening over Troy.
Libby, 5-3 overall, plays at Polson tonight.
LOGGERS 75, TROJANS 24
Troy 5 6 3 10 - 24
Libby 23 18 13 21 - 75
Troy - W. Bradt 1 0-0 2, S. Dasias 2 1-2 6, C. Keenex 1 3-4 5, J. Willis 2 0-0 5, E. Stoval 0 1-2 1, B. Jones 1 1-4 1, S. Hoffman 1 2-2 4. Totals: 7 8-14 24.
Libby - Aaron Sutton 9 2-4 21, Caleb Swartzendruber 1 0-0 2, Ken Orr 3 2-3 8, George Mercer 2 0-0 4, Charlie May 3 5-6 11, Kyle Baker 4 0-0 8, Whitney Gautreaux 2 4-7 8, Jim Mee 2 0-0 5, David Horelick 2 4-4 8. Totals: 28 17-24 75.
3-point goals: Dasias, Willis; Sutton, Mee. Team fouls: Troy 18, Libby 8. Fouled out: none.
Wildkats stumble
COLUMBIA FALLS - Polson handed No. 4 Columbia Falls its first Northwestern A loss of the girls basketball season on Thursday, 54-50.
The Pirates (2-1 and 5-3) were led by Strohm Fouty's 18 points.
Kim Pearce paced Columbia Falls (2-1 and 6-2) with 19 points.
PIRATES 54, WILDKATS 50
Polson 15 11 10 18 - 54
Columbia Falls 9 9 14 18 - 50
Polson - Jen Orchard 3, Strohm Fouty 18, Jenni Nesladek 15, Jaelin Vandeberg 9, Kari Mowbray 2, Kara Huyser 4, Emily Fors 3.
Columbia Falls - Callie Spencer 2, Jessica Boyer 4, Jenna Toole 7, Kim Pearce 19, Lindsay Johnson 1, Bekah Stoltz 8, Danielle Herman 9.