Peck, Robertson pace Valkyries

by The Daily Inter Lake
| January 26, 2012 10:15 PM

BIGFORK - Taylor Peck scored 14 points and Tessa Robertson pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds as No. 5-ranked Bigfork rolled past Whitefish 44-24 in nonconference girls basketball play on Thursday.

Bigfork (12-2 overall) led 13-3 and 21-9 after the first two quarter stops.

Bigfork outscored Whitefish (1-11) in the second half 23-15 to pull away.

Peck also totaled eight steals and five assists.

Ashley Brewer shared scoring honors for Whitefish with Simone Craft. Both finished with seven points.

Whitefish 3 6 5 10 - 24

Bigfork 13 8 13 10 - 44

WHITEFISH - Taylor Havens 2, Ashley Millard 2, Amanda Foley 2, Ashlee Brewer 7, Simone Craft 7, Shannon Craft 4.

BIGFORK - Mckinze Shults 9, Shelby Scoggins 3, Taylor Peck 14, Melissa VanDerveer 8, Emily Stevens 2, Tessa Robertson 5, Riley Coleman 3.

Columbia Falls 53, Libby 35

LIBBY - Haley Belgarde led a balanced Columbia Falls attack with 14 points as the Wildkats upended Libby in Northwestern A action.

Columbia Falls (4-9, 2-3 league) also had Hope Burlage and Madison Sandefer in double-figure scoring with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Taylor Quinn tallied 12 points for Libby (1-11, 0-4).

Columbia Falls 17 10 11 15 - 53

Libby 8 16 4 7 - 35

COLUMBIA FALLS - Angela Tamburelli 2, Tori Price 7, Alli Dierenfield 1, Kathryn Jetty 4, Hope Burlage 12, Madison Sandefer 10, Cortney White 3, Haley Belgarde 14.

LIBBY - Hannah England 4, Jenny Johnson 8, Hailey Craig 4, Shyla Stevenson 5, Taylor Quinn 12, Devon Gallagher 2.

Stevensville 46, Polson

STEVENSVILLE - In a battle of ranked Class A teams, No. 2 Stevensville defeated No. 5 Polson in a nonconference contest.

Southwestern A Stevensville outscored Northwestern A Polson 28-14 in the second half to put it away.

Stevensville (9-2) was led by Kyla Paulsen, 16 points.

Riley Kenney paced Polson (9-3) with 16 points.

Stevensville 12 6 12 16 - 46

Polson 7 15 10 4 - 36

STEVENSVILLE -- Bailey Vercruyssen 1, Baylee Bergman 9, Alicia Sims 12, Kyla Paulsen 16, Brittney Chilcott 4, Kayla Peterson 4.

POLSON - Mackenzie Banner 8, Mariah Hamel 6, Anna DiGiallonardo 3, Riley Kenney 13, Heidi Rausch 3, Macall Banner 3.