Kazlauskas, Presnell help Columbia Falls tip Corvallis
HAMILTON — Columbia Falls closed with an 18-point fourth quarter to close out Corvallis 56-44 on Saturday on the final day of the boys basketball Northwest-Southwest Tip-off Tournament.
Columbia Falls (2-0) led 24-16 at the half.
Luke Kazlauskas paced Columbia Falls, and all scorers, with 25 points. Alex Presnell added 12.
Jansen Jessop topped Corvallis (1-1) with 12.
Columbia Falls 10 14 14 18 — 56
Corvallis 9 7 17 11 — 44
COLUMBIA FALLS – Alex Presnell 12, Colin King 1, Luke Kazlauskas 25, Ty Morgan 7, Mason Gedlaman 2, Jared Trinastich 9.
CORVALLIS – Brady Tuttle 2, Alma Powell 5, Blake Sylvester 2, Jayce Gilder 3, Chayney Waldo 8, Jansen Jessop 12, Chase Walker 6, Andrew Leopold 6.
Stevensville 64, Libby 34
HAMILTON — Stevensville used strong second and third quarters to break away from Libby (0-2).
Stevensville (2-0) outscored the Loggers 33-15 in those two periods.
Zach Gavlak scored 17 points for the victors.
Libby’s Jared Winslow tossed in a game-high 18 points.
Stevensville 18 14 19 13 — 64
Libby 11 7 8 8 — 34
STEVENSVILLE – Jace Omlid 5, Trevor Zeiler 2, Christopher Bergman 3, Austin Lords 7, Noah Baney 3, Kadin Beller 4, Chance Coleman 2, Zach Gavlak 17, Jesse Simms 12, Jared Schultz 9.
LIBBY – Colin Johnson 1, Dan Leggins 6, Will Reichel 2, Jared Winslow 18, Barak Lapka 3, Kraig Nelson 4.
Dillon 43, Bigfork 41
HAMILTON — Defending state champion Dillon managed to hold off a determined charge by Bigfork.
Bigfork (1-1) jumped out to a 14-7 lead, but trailed at the half 23-20.
Boyd Jenne dropped 14 points for Dillon (2-0).
Seth Roessmann scored 11 for Bigfork.
Dillon 7 16 7 13 — 43
Bigfork 14 6 8 13 — 41
DILLON – Boyd Jenne 14, Trae Williams 3, Ben Folsom 5, Austin Carver 5, Troy Scott 10, Caleb Gillis 6.
BIGFORK – Austin Jordt 4, Seth Roessmann 11, Colter Trent 2, Chris Landon 9, Josh Sandry 2, Logan Lamm 1, Tyler Kirby 3, Christian Evans 9.
Frenchtown 74, Ronan 48
HAMILTON — Steady scoring by Frenchtown carried the Broncs to an easy win over Ronan.
Frenchtown (1-1) scored at least 16 points in every quarter, closing with 20 in the fourth.
Levi Shepard tallied 25 points and John Chapman 24 for Frenchtown.
Zachary Wagner had 12 for Ronan.
Frenchtown 19 16 19 20 — 74
Ronan 9 11 16 12 — 48
FRENCHTOWN — John Chapman 24, Levi Shepard 25, Ian Lebsock 4, Andrew Honken 2, Bridger Truett 13, Jordan Moe 6.
RONAN — Tim Wall 4, Alex Quequesah 9, Colton McCrea 3, Zeke Webster 2, Zachary Wagner 12, Kollin Wroblewski 8, Bryce Cullen 3, Daniel Aylesworth 7.
Polson 58, Anaconda 54
HAMILTON — Anaconda finished with a 17-point fourth quarter, but Polson managed to hang on for a tight victory.
Cederick Smith popped for 23 points for Polson (1-1). Hayden Congdon chipped in with 12.
Anaconda 11 6 13 17 — 54
Polson 13 8 16 10 — 58
ANACONDA – Dennis Stanberry 20, Cory Stanberry 1, Jackson Wagner 12, Geoff Dierenfeldt 5, Brandon Fode 14, Jade Green 2.
POLSON – Cederick Smith 23, Will Davey 4, Derek Peel 5, Dylan Kelley 4, Hayden Congdon 12, Andrew Weltz 4, Cederick Earthboy 4, Chris McDonald 2.
Whitefish 36, Hamilton 33
HAMILTON — Whitefish held on to down Hamilton for its first win of the season.
Logan Harwood scored 10 points to pace Whitefish.
Whitefish 9 11 8 8 — 36
Hamilton 2 10 10 11 — 33
WHITEFISH – Keaton Nicholson 8, Logan Harwood 10, Jace Kalbfleisch 9, Art Doorn 2, Cooper Olson 3, Hugh Ramlow 1, Jake May 3.
HAMILTON – Josh Bauder 8, John Ryter 3, Reese Isherwood 7, Jesse Bartels 6, Josh Heath 2, Kameron Kohn 7.