Tip-off Tourney: Columbia Falls girls blast Anaconda, 64-22
POLSON — Haley Belgarde scored 20 points, Winter Kemppainen added 14 and Columbia Falls crushed Anaconda 64-22 in its opening game at the Northwestern A/ Southwestern A tip-off tournament Friday.
Columbia Falls (1-0) led by just two points after the first quarter but pulled away in the second and third frames when it outscored Anaconda 41-10.
Courtney Moodry led Anaconda with nine points.
Columbia Falls 12 17 24 11 — 64
Anaconda 10 5 5 2 — 22
ANACONDA — C. Moodry 9, T. Flynn 6, K. Knadler 3, M. Huber 2, S. Forsberg 2.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Haley Belgarde 20, Winter Kemppainen 14, Ciera Finberg 9, Ellie Johnson 8, Miranda Livingston 4, Andrea Getts 4, Kiara Burlage 3, Cyndey Finberg 2.
Bigfork 39, Corvallis 24
POLSON — Lana Berg scored 15 points to lead Bigfork past Corvallis.
Josie Spoklie added nine points and Tessa Robertson scored eight for the Valkyries.
Bigfork (1-0) outscored Corvallis 9-4 in the first quarter and extended its lead to 19-10 by halftime.
Corrine Sanderson scored 14 points to lead Corvallis.
Bigfork 9 10 11 9 — 39
Corvallis 4 6 6 8 — 24
BIGFORK — Lana Berg 15, Josie Spoklie 9, Tessa Robertson 8, Riley Coleman 3, Alanna Weilacker 2, Mattison McAnally 2.
CORVALLIS — Corrine Sanderson 14, Chelsi Clarke 6, Jessica Lewis 4.
Hamilton 62, Whitefish 14
POLSON — Reigning Montana Gatorade player of the year Taylor Goligoski scored 26 points as Hamilton coasted to a victory against Whitefish.
Hamilton led 15-0 after the first quarter and 37-2 at halftime.
Allie Schulz led Whitefish (0-2) with six points.
Hamilton 15 22 22 3 — 62
Whitefish 0 2 10 2 — 14
HAMILTON — Taylor Goligoski 26, Brianna Huggins 13, Jaylee Albert 10, Sami Kratofil 6, Kali Hayes 4, Kloie Nye 3,
WHITEFISH — Allie Schulz 6, Katie Fyall 4, Mariah Drown 2, Allix Larsen 2.
Dillon 38, Polson 16
POLSON — Dillon blanked Polson 11-0 in the second quarter to take a 19-5 lead at halftime and the Beavers continued to pull away in the second half.
Jordan Peterson scored a game-high eight points for Dillon while Kaelen Wall led Polson (0-1) with six points.
Polson 5 0 4 7 — 16
Dillon 8 11 11 8 — 38
POLSON — Kaelen Wall 6, Jessica Bagnell 3, Jaylin Kenney 2, Dylan Quinn 2, Peyton Anderson 2, Nicole Lake 1.
DILLON — Jordan Peterson 8, Rachael Nye 6, Cierra Lainey 6, Audrey Schurg 5, Brandi Lovaas 4, Shelby Kluesner 3, Holly Anderson 2, Kylie Christianson 2, Kathleen Tatarka 2.
Ronan 44, Libby 19
POLSON — Rayni Clairmont scored 24 points to lead Ronan past Libby.
Taylor Quinn and Shyla Stevenson led Libby (0-2) with six and four points, respectively.
Libby 4 5 7 3 — 19
Ronan 10 14 10 10 — 44
LIBBY — Taylor Quinn 6, Shyla Stevenson 4, Trinity Wallace 3, Devon Gallagher 3, Gavy Oliver 2, Ashley Walker 1.
RONAN — Rayni Clairmont 24, Aspen Jore 6, Kendra Starkel 6, Jordyn Clairmont 2, Angela North Paigen 2, Alaina Wadsen 2, Malia Hamel 2.
Frenchtown 52, Stevensville 22
POLSON — Vanessa Stavish scored 13 points as Frenchtown blew out Stevensville.
Kayla Peterson scored 12 points to lead Stevensville.
Frenchtown 15 18 11 8 — 52
Stevensville 9 5 5 3 — 22
FRENCHTOWN — Emma Pyron 2, Haley Cyr 7, Vanessa Stavish 13, Kayla Blood 5, Alli Moe 5, Keegan Wickman 9, Lacey Hochhalter 9, Shelby Shourds 2.
STEVENSVILLE — Katie Malachinski 3, Carly Sebastian 3, Daye Miller 4, Kayla Peterson 12.