Kenney, Polson top Dillon in girls basketball
COLUMBIA FALLS - Polson (2-0) used a big finish to drop Dillon 49-36 on the final day of play in the Northwest/Southwest Tip-off Basketball Tournament Saturday.
Riley Kenney, for the second-straight day, led the Pirates' offense with 22 points. She tallied 21 on Friday.
Shay Parke and Charlee Hahnkamp shared scoring honors for Dillon (0-2) with nine points each.
Polson 12 10 11 16 - 49
Dillon 9 15 13 4 - 36
POLSON - Mackenzie Banner 1, Nina Orozco-Charlo 6, Mariah Hamel 1, Macall Banner 2, Anna DiGiallonardo 6, Riley Kenney 22, Heidi Rausch 11.
DILLON - Janet Moore 5, Carly King 4, Shay Parke 9, Josee Pendleton 7, Audry Schurg 2, Charlee Hahnkamp 9.
Hamilton 51, Libby 34
Taylor Goligoski accounted for the bulk of Hamilton's offense. The 5-foot-7 freshman guard scored 25 points, 18 coming in the final half.
Libby (0-2) was led in scoring by Shyla Stevenson's six points.
Hamilton (2-0) led 26-10 at the half.
Hamilton 13 13 10 15 - 51
Libby 4 6 14 10 - 34
HAMILTON - Taylor Goligoski 25, Kali Hayes 5, Jaylee Albert 5, Casey Shifflett 6, Brianna Huggans 6, Sami Kratofil 4.
LIBBY - Shyla Stevenson 6, Kaitlyn Gilder 4, Hannah England 5, Jenny Johnson 2, Kelsey Klin 2, Hailey Craig 3, Hailey Moe 2, Taylor Quinn 4, Kim Tangen 2, Dayln Germany 4.
Anaconda 60,
Whitefish 18
Six different players scored in Anaconda's 28-point opening quarter and the Copperheads rolled from there to an easy victory.
Anaconda (1-1) led 43-10 at the half.
Jaqueline Verlanic led Anaconda and all scorers with 13 points. Courtney Moodry added 12.
Ashlee Brewer tallied eight points for Whitefish (0-2).
Anaconda 28 15 14 3 - 60
Whitefish 6 4 5 3 - 18
ANACONDA - Tifany Hayden 6, K. Gallagher 4, Taylor Flynn 9, Karli King 8, Courtney Moodry 12, D. Chapman 5, Julia Peterson 2, Jaqueline Verlanic 13, Mia Estes 1.
WHITEFISH - Ashley Millard 4, Amanda Foley 4, Ashlee Brewer 8, Simone Craft 2.
Frenchtown 72,
Corvallis 28
Frenchtown pulled away for good with a 25-point third period and held Corvallis scoreless in the fourth to pocket an easy victory.
Frenchtown (2-0) was led by Sarah Lester's 22 points. Angel Lowry tallied 14 and Emma Oostdyk 11.
Kalyn Connors had eight points to lead Corvallis (1-1).
Frenchtown 20 14 25 13 - 72
Corvallis 11 5 12 0 - 28
FRENCHTOWN - Abby Inderland 6, Vanessa Stavish 8, Kayla Blood 4, Angel Lowry 14, Emma Oostdyk 11, Holly Jacobs 3, Sarah Lester 22, Morgan Ray 2, Larissa Berg 2.
CORVALLIS - Sadi Henderson 4, Annie Jessop 2, Kalyn Connors 8, Sydonia Curtis 4, Kayla Lewis 2, Jordan Miller 6, Carlie Jessop 2.
Bigfork 31, Ronan 16
Melissa VanDerveer scored 10 of her game-high 12 points in the opening half, helping Bigfork upend Ronan.
Bigfork (1-1) led 17-8 at intermission.
Ronan (1-1) was led by Ashleigh Lynch with seven points.
Bigfork 9 8 4 10 - 31
Ronan 2 6 6 2 - 16
BIGFORK - Mckinze Shults 2, Shelby Scoggins 6, Taylor Peck 5, Melissa VanDerveer 12, Tessa Robertson 4, Alex Dillon 2.
RONAN - Angela North Piegan 2, Courtney Clairmont 2, Ashleigh Lynch 7, Ashley Grandchamp 3, Trinity Rosenbaum 2.
Stevensville 54, Columbia Falls 39
Baylee Bergman led a balance attack with 16 points as Stevensville pulled away from Columbia Falls after a tight first quarter.
Alycia Sims and Kyla Paulsen both scored 14 points for the Yellowjackets (2-0).
Columbia Falls (0-2) was led by Haley Belgarde's 13 points.
Stevensville 9 16 21 8 - 54
Columbia Falls 10 14 9 6 - 39
STEVENSVILLE - Baylee Bergman 16, Carly Vercruyssen 2, Carly Sebastian 1 2-2 4, Alycia Sims 14, Kyla Paulsen 14, Britney Chilcott 4.
COLUMBIA FALLS - Ciera Finberg 3, Angela Tamburelli 2, Kathryn Jetty 4, Hope Burlage 7, Madison Sandefer 6, Andrea Getts 4, Haley Belgarde 13.