Tip-off: Bigfork saves day for Northwestern A
HAMILTON - It was a very long day for Northwestern A's girls basketball teams at the Western A Tip-off Tournament on Friday.
Southwestern A schools dominated first-day action, winning five of the six matchups.
Bigfork, which competes in District 7B during the regular season, gave Northwestern A its only victory, dropping Hamilton 56-32.
Northwestern A will be looking for a better showing today as another round of six games is on the schedule with action moving to Corvallis.
Bigfork 56,
Hamilton 32
Bigfork put the game away by outscoring Hamilton 22-3 in the fourth quarter.
Mallery Knoll led a balanced Bigfork offense with 17 points. Caitlin Charlebois followed with 11 and Melissa VanDerveer was next with 10.
Bigfork led 23-22 at intermission.
Bigfork 8 15 11 22 - 56
Hamilton 8 14 7 3 - 32
BIGFORK - Mallery Knoll 17, McKinzie Shults 3, Quinci Paine 6, Shelby Scoggins 2, Taylor Peck 7, Melissa VanDerveer 10, Caitlin Charlebois 11.
HAMILTON - Rebecka Hood 5, Kennedy Chadwick 2, Presley Chadwick 3, Casey Shifflet 1, Kaurie Albert 15, Mary Conwell 2, Meghan Frateqil 4.
Frenchtown 42,
Polson 36
Frenchtown outscored Polson 30-20 in the final half to pull out the victory.
Sarah Lester of Frenchtown led all scorers with 19 points.
Breanne Kelley had nine for Polson.
Frenchtown 8 4 13 17 - 42
Polson 10 6 13 7 - 36
FRENCHTOWN - Jaylyn Garrison 12, Vanessa Stavish 1, Sarah Lester 19, Abby Indreland 6, Emma Oostydk 2, Kayla Blood 2.
POLSON - Mackenzie Banner 2, Nina Orozco-Charlo 2, Breanne Kelley 9, Riley Kenney 8, Jordan Quinn 2, Jonna Grant 7, Marley Berry 3, Heidi Rausch 3.
Stevensville 49, Columbia Falls 39
Alycia Sims led the way for Stevensville with 23 points as the Yellowjackets claimed a 10-point victory.
Kayla DeWit tallied 12 points for Columbia Falls.
Stevensville 9 15 14 11 - 49
Columbia Falls 7 12 12 8 - 39
STEVENSVILLE - Bailey Vercruyssen 3, Mckenzie Sebastian 1, Alycia Sims 23, Lindsay Thorstad 5, Alexa Omlid 2, Britney Chilcott 2, Blaire Brookshire 11, Kyla Paulsen 2.
COLUMBIA FALLS - Kayla Stratton 2, Dani Gilley 5, Kayla DeWit 12, Allie Lampman 2, Hope Burlage 9, Jonna Werner 9.
Dillon 47, Libby 23
Dillon jumped out to a 16-6 first-quarter lead en route to a 14-point victory.
Alex Brammer tossed in 17 points to lead Dillon, while Libby's Jamie Gilden had a game-high 16.
Dillon led 29-10 at the half.
Libby 6 4 4 9 - 23
Dillon 16 13 8 10 - 47
LIBBY - Jaime Gilden 16, Logan Best 6, Ashley Shaw 1.
DILLON - Alex Brammer 17, Kansas Suenram 7, Susan Tangmo 8, Amanda Reed 11, Charlee Hanhkamp 4.
Corvallis 37,
Whitefish 18
Whitefish couldn't recover from a slow start in losing to Corvallis.
The Blue Devils led 19-4 at intermission.
Korie Conder scored 16 points to lead Corvallis.
Whitefish 0 4 7 7 - 18
Corvallis 6 13 12 6 - 37
WHITEFISH - Olivia Nagler 5, Taylor Havens 3. Olivia Curtiss 1, Shannon Craft 2, Brooke Silliker 2, Simone Craft 5.
CORVALLIS - Jen Mosbrucker 5, Anne Jessop 5, Katrina Powell 5, Amanda Butt 4, Tegan Elliot 2, Korie Conder 16
Anaconda 66,
Ronan 16
In the most lopsided contest of the day, Anaconda whipped Ronan by 50 points.
Anaconda rolled to a 39-8 lead at the half.
Vanessa Jense and Courtney Moodry scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Anaconda.
Anaconda 18 21 17 10 - 66
Ronan 3 5 3 5 - 16
ANACONDA - Jayme Stergar 4, Brook Chapman 2, Audy Stanberry 9, Courtney Moodry 12, Layne Cook 4, Emily Morani 2, Karli King 3, Jacqueline Verlanie 3, Vanessa Jense 13, Teryn Green 6, Ali Forkan 3, Taylor Flynn 5.
RONAN - M. Cheff 3, C. Clarimont 3, A. Grandchamp 2, J. Burland 2, T. Irvine 6.
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Big Sky sophs 41,
FV Homeschool 37
Shelby Sladek scored 15 points and Melody Sprunger 12 as Flathead Valley Homeschool dropped a nonconference contest with Class AA Missoula Big Sky's sophomores.
Big Sky sophs 10 10 11 10 - 41
FV Homeschool 9 5 14 9 - 37
MISSOULA BIG SKY SOPHS - Brooke Walter 5, Hydee Wilson 8, Athena Farr 9, Talia Zook 1, Paige Wickum 9, Lauren Murphy 3, Desiree Boss 6.
FLATHEAD VALLEY HOMESCHOOL - Saretta Eash 1, Melody Sprunger 12, Kiera Roberson 3, Shelby Sladek 15, Maggie Rajkowski 6.
Glacier JV 37,
Eureka 23
EUREKA - Glacier JV used a fast start to sink Eureka in opening-day action at the Eureka Preseason Tournament
Glacier JV led 12-2 and 17-5 after the first two quarter stops.
Rachel Chery led Glacier JV in scoring with 12 points. Cassidy Morgan had nine for Eureka.
Glacier JV 12 5 8 12 - 37
Eureka 2 3 6 12 - 23
GLACIER JV - Rachel Chery 12, Cassi Hashley 8, Amy Lybeck 4, Dayna Niebaum 6, Mariah Kanistanoux 2, Greir Smithwick-Hann 2, Jondie Rianda 3.
EUREKA - Mikayla Grove 3, Courtney Dickinson 7, Cassidy Morgan 9, Carli Allen 2, Caitlin Larson 2.
Stillwater 53, Troy 16
EUREKA - Morgan Paolini scored 17 points and Jordan Danz 13 as Stillwater cruised to an easy victory over Troy at the Eureka Preseason Tournament.
Stillwater led 33-8 at the half.
Stillwater Christian 20 13 12 8 - 53
Troy 3 5 3 5 - 16
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN - Sam Red Elk 5, Colleen Trageser 5, Jordan Danz 13, Morgan Paolini 17, Lorraine Moberly 2, Linnea Hashley 5, Julia Smith 6.
TROY - Alanah True-Silva 2, Erica Bonifas 2, Alyssa Olds 2, Katie Lundin 1, Jordan Williams 6, Jackie Pepiot 3.