Winslow leads Loggers past Troy, 51-42
TROY — Jared Winslow popped for 21 points and Barak Lapka added 12 as Libby beat Troy 51-42 in a Lincoln County boys basketball matchup Thursday evening.
Libby outscored Troy 19-9 in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Gabe Hickman scored 16 points for Troy.
Troy overcame a slow start, down 18-4, to take a 33-32 lead after three periods.
Libby 18 8 6 19 — 51
Troy 4 15 14 9 — 42
LIBBY – Dan Leggins 4, Will Reichel 5, Jared Winslow 21, Barak Lapka 12, Kraig Nelson 9.
TROY – Luke Haggerty 6, Gabe Hickman 16, Gage Tallmadge 3, Nathan Olds 2, Austin Grayble 9, Bruce Metz 6.
Frenchtown 50,
Polson 48
POLSON — Polson’s 10-foot shot at the buzzer rimmed out, giving Frenchtown the Northwestern A victory.
Polson (2-2 overall, 1-0 league) was led by Cedrick Smith’s 13 points.
Riley Sampson hit 10.
Frenchtown’s John Chapman led all scorers with 21 points.
Daniel Lebsock hit 1 of 2 free throws with 7 seconds left to give the Broncs a two-point edge.
Polson was 8 of 20 free throw shooting.
Frenchtown 9 16 14 11 — 50
Polson 8 9 18 13 — 48
FRENCHTOWN — John Chapman 21, Levi Shepard 4, Daniel Lebsock 7, Andrew Hanken 2, Bridger Pruett 3, Kyle Cyr 5, Matt Price 8.
POLSON — Cedrick Smith 13, Will Davey 4, Cedric Earthboy 4, Derek Peel 3, Dylan Kelley 4, Chris McDonald 2, Hayden Congdon 8, Riley Sampson 10.
Columbia Falls 73, Eureka 38
COLUMBIA FALLS — Luke Kazlauskas scored 17 of his game-high 21 points in the opening quarter as Columbia Falls (4-1) rolled over Eureka.
Columbia Falls led 58-19 at intermission.
Alex Presnell tallied 19 points for the Wildcats and Ty Morgan was next with 11.
Tanner Blankers led Eureka with 15.
“The kids shot the ball very well,” Columbia Falls coach Cary Finberg said.
“They did a good job sharing the ball. I thought we played hard throughout the game.”
Eureka 13 6 8 11 — 38
Columbia Falls 28 30 15 0 — 73
EUREKA — Bohne 2, Blankers 15, Smith 8, Tallis 2, Glover 8, Griffin 3.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Alex Presnell 19, Jace Fagerland 2, Luke Kazlauskas 21, Nakia Alexander 5, Ty Morgan 11, Mason Gedlaman 4, Jared Trinastich 9, Austin Kimmet 2.
FV Homeschool 59,
Stillwater 37
Jake Van Buren scored a season high 26 points, 10 coming in the second quarter, to lead Flathead Valley Homeschool past Stillwater Christian School in Montana Christian Athletic Association Western Division action.
The Crusaders led 34-19 at intermission.
Abram French added 11 points for the Crusaders (7-1, 2-0).
Josiah Sheeran had 10 rebounds for FVHS while Josh Jarvis finished with nine rebounds, nine assists and five steals.
Stillwater (5-2, 1-1) had one player in double-figures — Josh Bray with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
“Flathead Valley Homeschool played very well,” Stillwater coach Ted Clark said.
“They have an outstanding team. They got it done tonight.”
Stillwater 11 8 12 6 — 37
FV Homeschool 16 18 11 14 — 59
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN — Josh Bray 16, Noah Hashley 3, Caleb Chuang 2, Zach Falk 8, Jeremiah Hashley 5, Brad Heine 3.
FLATHEAD VALLEY HOMESCHOOL — Nick Petersen 5, Josh Jarvis 4, Stephen Wilkins 4, Ryland Carlson 3, Jake Van Buren 26, Abram French 11, Josiah Sheeran 6.
Girls
Columbia Falls 54, Eureka 48
COLUMBIA FALLS — Tori Price drained a jumper with two minutes to play to erase a 46-45 Eureka lead and Columbia Falls held the upper hand for the remainder of play to notch the nonconference victory.
Columbia Falls (4-1) was 7 of 8 free throw shooting down the stretch.
Haley Belgarde tossed in 18 points to pace Columbia Falls.
Alyssa White and Cassidy Morgan both had 12 for Eureka.
“I thought we took care of the ball better,” Columbia Falls coach Cary Finberg said.
“It was a step in the right direction for us for in limiting our turnovers.”
Eureka 11 8 14 15 — 48
Columbia Falls 14 12 11 17 — 54
EUREKA — Alex Holland 9, Makayla Grove 8, Alyssa White 12, Caitlyn Larson 5, Cassidy Morgan 12, Carli Allen 2.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Kaity Presnell 2, Ciera Finberg 6, Tori Price 4, Hope Burlage 8, Andrea Getts 7, Winter Kemppainen 6, Haley Belgarde 18, Shannon Hay 3.
Stillwater 68,
FV Homeschool 29
Jordan Danz scored 10 of her career-high 31 points in the second period as Stillwater Christian School rolled to a Montana Christian Athletic Association West Division victory over Flathead Valley Homeschool at West Valley School.
Stillwater (6-0, 2-0) put the game out of reach with a 28-point third quarter.
Danz also pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds and totaled eight assists.
Morgan Paolini added 15 points and 13 rebounds for Stillwater.
Hannah Seely had 10 points and Maggie Rajkowski seven for FVHS.
Stillwater 9 14 28 17 — 68
FV Homeschool 9 4 7 9 — 29
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN — Kathryn Jentz 4, Sevena Koch 2, Sarah Smith 6, Morgan Paolini 15, Sarah Paolini 8, McKenzie Hemp 4, Jordan Danz 31.
FLATHEAD VALLEY HOMESCHOOL — Hannah Seely 10, Lexi Ehlers 6, Erin Donahue 2, Mariah Kiehn 2, Sarah Ronan 2, Maggie Rajkowski 7.
Frenchtown 56,
Polson 50
FRENCHTOWN — Jessica Bagnell finished with 12 points and Heidi Rausch had 10 as Polson held off a fourth-quarter charge by Frenchtown.
The Broncs outscored Polson 23-18 in the last eight minutes of play in the Northwestern A contest.
Frenchtown was led by Vanessa Stavish’s 19 points.
Polson 11 12 9 18 — 50
Frenchtown 11 6 16 23 — 56
POLSON – Mackenzie Banner 9, Malia Hamel 8, Anna DiGiallonardo 7, Hallie Hovenkotter 2, Heidi Rausch 10, Jessica Bagnell 12, Monica Frame 2.
FRENCHTOWN – Abby Indreland 4, Vanessa Stavish 19, Kayla Blood 12, Holly Jacobs 6, Haley Cyr 7, Kenzie Reid 4, Shaela Wallen 2, Keegan Wickman 2.