Columbia Falls boys trip Libby
The Daily Inter Lake
COLUMBIA FALLS - Grants Getts tallied 11 points and Columbia Falls clamped down on Libby in the middle quarters as the Wildcats rolled to a 57-34 Northwestern A boys basketball victory on Thursday.
Columbia Falls (4-2 overall and 1-0 league) held Libby to two points in the second quarter and four in the third period.
"We played very good defense," Columbia Falls coach Cary Finberg said.
"We were very sound with what we were trying to do. The kids played hard."
Libby (4-2 and 1-1) was led by TJ Benson's 10 points.
Libby 11 2 4 17 - 34
Columbia Falls 16 13 12 16 - 57
Libby - Conner Benson 9, TJ Benson 10, Joel Fuller 5, Colton Cannon 3, Nate Broden 1, Alex Cislo 6.
Columbia Falls - Kyle Howell 2, Tanner Barth 6, Josiah Begay 6, Nick Emerson 2, Mackey Nolan 9, Austin Robbins 5, Austin Barth 2, Mitchell Wassam 6, Grant Getts 11, Michael Williams 8.
Plains 52, Bigfork 46
BIGFORK - Plains got the early jump on Bigfork (0-4) en route to a six-point nonconference victory.
Plains (7-0) led 16-9 and 28-19 after the first two quarter stops.
Brock Boll had a double-double for Bigfork with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Teammate Garrett Pewe finished with 10 points, six assists and five steals.
Bigfork was playing its first home game of the season.
Plains 16 12 13 10 - 52
Bigfork 9 10 12 15 - 46
Plains - Brian Green 7, Dillon Fryxell 4, Ben Holland 7, Trent Thompson 9, Connor Ballantyne 12, Mitch Thompson 13.
Bigfork - Garrett Pewe 10, Leo Daigle 4, Brock Boll 18, Jake Milner 6, Scott Taylor 6, Travis Knoll 2.
Girls
Missoula Sentinel 47, Glacier 41
MISSOULA - Glacier gave Western AA leader Missoula Sentinel a run for its money.
Glacier (3-2 overall and 0-1 in league) never trailed by more than 10 points.
"It was a very good step for us," Glacier coach Doug Hashley said.
"I was very excited to see us play that well against a good Sentinel team."
Sentinel (6-1 and 2-0), was led by Bree Bates and Brette Rubie, both tallied 12 points.
Emilee Hashley had 13 for Glacier.
Glacier 11 11 11 8 - 41
Sentinel 12 18 9 8 - 47
GLACIER - Maddey Frey 0-2 0-0 0, Sydney Sharaf 2-3 0-0 4, Rachel Cutler 4-7-0-0 10, Lindsea Vaudt 4-5 1-1 9, Emilee Hashley 5-7 3-6 13, Kayla Smart 1-4 0-0 2, Kadie Latimer 0-1 0-0 0, Ashlee Waggener 1-1 1-2 3, Brooke Watkins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-31 5-10 41.
SENTINEL - Caitlin Gaul 2-8 0-0 4, Bryn Hasquet 1-5 0-0 3, Brette Rubie 5-10 0-2 12, Sarah Messmer 0-5 0-0 0, Bree Bates 6-8 0-0 12, McCall Hasquet 2-2 2-2 5, Amanda Davis 0-0 1-2 1, DJ Reinhardt 4-8 2-2 10. Totals 19-45 5-8 47.
3-point goals - Glacier 2-5 (Cutler 2-3), Sentinel 4-12 (Rubie 2-3 M. Hasquet 1-1, B. Hasquet 1-5). Total fouls - Glacier 14, Sentinel 12. Fouled out - Waggener. Rebounds - Glacier 23 (Vaudt 11, Hashley 7), Sentinel 17 (Rubie 4, Messmer 4). Turnovers - Glacier 29, Sentinel 18.
Bigfork 46, Plains 32
PLAINS - Bigfork pulled away in the second quarter in downing Plains (3-4) in a nonconference contest.
Bigfork (2-2 overall) was led by Roxy Thurman, 12 points, and Caitlin Charlebois, 10.
Bigfork 6 15 12 13 - 46
Plains 8 10 8 6 - 32
BIGFORK - Roxy Thurman 12, Caitlin Charlebois 10, Mallery Knoll 8, Tayler Peck 6, Quindee Averill 4, Kaylie Fierro 3, Quinci Paine 2, Signa McLeod 1.
PLAINS - Heather Earhart 16, Emma Ehert 6, Chelsea Roosma 5, Alexis Kunzer 3, Lacey Hermiston 2.