Basketball roundup: Bigfork boys clinch 7B regular season title
BIGFORK — The Bigfork boys clinched the District 7B regular season title on Friday night, beating Troy 67-22.
The No. 1 Vikings were led by Seth Roessmann, who had 19 points in his second start of the season. Austin Jordt scored 12 points and Josh Sandry had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Bigfork (7-0 7B, 13-3) swept the second-place Trojans (5-2, 5-9) this season and have won nine straight games.
The Vikings have another big test next week, when they play at No. 3 Florence (14-1) on Friday.
Troy 4 5 6 7 — 22
Bigfork 12 25 21 9 — 67
TROY — Gabe Hickman 4, Gage Tallmadge 2, Nathan Olds 2, Sean Opland 5, Austin Grable 3, Bruce Metz 6.
BIGFORK — Austin Jordt 12, Seth Roessmann 19, Chris Landon 7, Josh Sandry 10, Cam Nissen 5, Tyler Kirby 2, Christian Evans 9, Ryder Trent 3.
Whitefish 47, Libby 41
LIBBY — The Whitefish boys built an 11-point lead after the first quarter and held on to beat Libby in a Northwestern A game.
Keaton Nicholson scored 14 points and Jace Kalbfleisch had 10 for the Bulldogs (5-1 NW-A, 9-5 overall).
Jared Winslow scored 12 for Libby (1-5, 6-9).
Whitefish 15 8 13 11 – 47
Libby 4 10 14 13 – 41
WHITEFISH – Keaton Nicholson 14, EJ Havens 7, Jace Kalbfleisch 10, Art Doorn 6, Cooper Olson 8, Jake May 2.
LIBBY – Collin Johnson 4, Dan Leggins 8, Will Reichel 1, Jared Winslow 12, Barak Lapka 8, Kraig Nelson 8.
Bonners Ferry, Idaho 59, Stillwater Christian 38
The Stillwater boys couldn’t keep up with visiting Bonners Ferry, dropping a nonconference game at home.
Josh Bray scored 14 points and had eight rebounds to lead the Cougars (10-8).
Bonners Ferry 12 19 7 21 — 59
Stillwater 7 11 11 9 — 38
BONNERS FERRY — Isaac Price 2, Garrett Skeen 7, Kyler Rice 4, Josh Pluid 4, Evan Moe 19, Ryan Farrers 23.
STILLWATER — Jeff Mwiluki 2, Josh Bray 14, Noah Hashley 5, Caleb Chuang 1, Zach Falk 4, Jeremiah Hashley 4, Brad Heine 2, Cole Moore 6.
Thursday
Flathead Valley Homeschool 86, Heritage Christian 52
MANHATTAN — Abram French scored 18 and Josh Jarvis scored 17 to lead Flathead Valley Homeschool to a MCAA victory over Heritage Christian on the road Friday.
Jake Van Buren had 15 points and Nick Peterson scored 10 for the Crusaders, who led 21-6 after the first quarter.
FVHS 21 17 24 24 — 86
Heritage Chrstn 6 17 10 18 — 52
FVHS — Nick Peterson 10, Josh Seely 3, James Wininger 6, Jonathan Seely 7, Josh Jarvis 17, Stephen Wilkins 4, Ryland Carlson 2, Jake Van Buren 15, Abram French 18, Josiah Sheeran 4.
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN — N/A
GIRLS
Flathead 51, Hellgate 27
MISSOULA — Flathead shut down Hellgate in the second half on their way to a comfortable Western AA victory.
The Bravettes, led by Emily Russell’s 15 points, outscored Hellgate 28-11 in the last two quarters. Jenessa Heine scored 13 points and had nine rebounds for the Flathead girls (3-3 Western AA, 7-5 overall).
Flathead 7 16 14 14 – 51
Hellgate 3 13 5 6 – 27
FLATHEAD – Emma Andrews 3 3-6 9, Dani Davis 2 1-2 5, Emily Russell 6 3-6 15, Tana Fountain 2 4-4 8, Jessika Abbrescia 0 1-6 1, Jenessa Heine 5 3-4 13. Totals 18 15-28 51.
HELLGATE – Darby Henthorn 3 1-2 8, Claire Hinther 4 1-1 9, Lexi Duce 2 1-2 5, Rachel Martens 0 2-2 2, Hydee Wilson 1 0-0 3, Makaya Resner 0 0-0 0, Kara Hogan 0 0-0 0, McKenna Gagner 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 5-7 27.
3-point goals – Flathead 0, Hellgate 2 (Henthrorn, Wilson). Total fouls – Flathead 12, Hellgate 20. Fouled out – none. Rebounds – Flathead 41 (Heine 9), Hellgate 22 (Duce 13). Turnovers – Flathead 14, Hellgate 19.
Bigfork 44, Troy 19
BIGFORK — The Bigfork girls outscored Troy 15-2 in the third quarter and held the Trojans to six points or less in every quarter on the way to a District 7B victory.
Tessa Robertson carded a huge double-double with 14 points and 19 rebounds to lead the Valkyries (3-4 7B, 5-11 overall). Jordan Williams scored a team-high eight points for Troy (0-7, 3-11).
Troy 6 6 2 5 — 19
Bigfork 10 9 15 10 — 44
TROY — Jordan Williams 8, Breanna Opland 5, Kellie Lundin 2, Caitlin Johnston 4.
BIGFORK — Stevi Siloti 4, Mattie McAnally 3, Riley Coleman 5, Shelby Scoggins 7, Kallister Meagher 4, Tessa Robertson 14, Alauna Weilacher 2, Miranda Campbell 5.
Polson 46, Eureka 41
POLSON — Heidi Rausch scored 15 and Mackenzie Banner had 12 to lead the Pirates to a nonconference victory over Eureka.
Polson (4-9) led 19-14 at half and held on to beat the Lions. Alyssa White scored 11 for Eureka (8-7).
Eureka 6 8 10 17 — 41
Polson 10 9 8 19 — 46
EUREKA — Alex Holland 9, Mikayla Grove 2, Alyssa White 11, Caitlin Larson 7, Cassidy Morgan 5, Carli Allen 7.
POLSON — Mackenzie Banner 12, Malia Hamel 3, Anna DiGiallonadro 8, Hallie Hovenkotter 6, Monika Frame 2, Heidi Rausch 15.
Stillwater Christian 54, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 40
Morgan Paolini scored 24 points and had 12 rebounds to lead Stillwater Christian past visiting Bonners Ferry in a nonconference game.
The Cougars led 14-3 after the first quarter and built on their lead. Jordan Danz score 12 points and Sarah Paolini scored 11 with 10 rebounds for Stillwater (15-2).
Bonners Ferry 3 14 9 14 — 40
Stillwater 14 16 12 12 — 54
BONNERS FERRY — Abby Skeen 5, Kendra Merritt 5, Kerstin Oxford 3, McKenzie MacDonald 3, Savanna Woods 10, Emma Kelly 4, Ally Merrifield 9, Desi Minor 4.
STILLWATER — Serena Koch 1, Sarah Smith 2, Morgan Paolini 24, Sarah Paolini 11, McKenzie Hem 4, Jordan Danz 12.