Boys basketball: Balanced Bigfork thumps Frenchtown, 70-48
MISSOULA — Adam Jordt turned in a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists to help Bigfork dump Frenchtown 70-48 in boys Northwest and Southwest Class A Tip-Off Classic basketball action Friday afternoon at the University of Montana.
Isaac Martel led the offense for the Vikings (1-0) with 18 points and added seven steals.
John Landon, who scored 12 points in the second half, was next with 16.
Ryder Trent had eight points to go with eight rebounds.
Bigfork outscored Frenchtown 41-20 in the second half.
Bigfork faces Polson tonight at 7. Frenchtown plays Corvallis at 5.
Bigfork 19 10 22 19 — 70
Frenchtown 11 10 9 11 — 48
BIGFORK — Adam Jordt 13, Isaac Martel 18, Tyler Eiazzola 5, John Landon 16, Josh Sandry 7, Ryder Trent 8, Garrett Beville 3.
FRENCHTOWN — Jacob Price 2, Chris Delaney 6, Brandon Rasar 3, Bridger Truett 12, Austin Means 15, Levi Lund 2, Andrew King 6, Parker Statt 2.
Polson 64, Anaconda 52
MISSOULA — Polson closed with a strong quarter to spill Anaconda.
Polson, up 47-41 after three quarters, outscored Anaconda 17-11 in the final frame.
Matthew Rensvold tallied 19 points for Polson. Chris McDonald was next with 17.
Polson plays Bigfork tonight at 7. Anaconda faces Whitefish at 9 a.m.
Polson 15 14 18 17 — 64
Anaconda 8 15 18 11 — 52
POLSON – Wyatt Ducharme 2, Chris McDonald 17, Payton Lefhand 6, Derek Peel 9, Tanner Wilson 2, Andrew Curley 9, Matthew Rensvold 19.
ANACONDA – Caleb Stetzner 15, Sean Gallagher 2, Drew Conrady 12, Bobby Swainston 8, Braxton Hill 13, Drake Kopp 2.
Corvallis 62, Libby 43
MISSOULA — Jaye Gilder tallied 24 points and Chase Jessop was next with 14 as Corvallis rolled by Libby.
Corvallis doubled the score on the Loggers in the first half, 34-17.
Michael Curtiss had 14 points and Collin Johnson 11 for Libby.
Libby plays Hamilton today at 11 a.m. Corvallis meets Frenchtown at 5 p.m.
Corvallis 18 16 18 10 — 62
Libby 11 6 12 14 — 43
CORVALLIS – Chase Jessop 14, Austin Ray 2, Caleb Powell 4, Jayce Gilder 24, Tyler Nixon, 2, Jesse Sims 6, Andrew Leopold 8, Justin Catanach 2.
LIBBY – Jonny Cielak 6, Collin Johnson 11, Colin Maloney 6, Erik Lauer 6, Michael Curtiss 14.
Hamilton 50, Ronan 28
MISSOULA — Hamilton pulled away in the second half to post an easy victory.
Hamilton outscored Ronan 15-1 in the final eight minutes.
Cedric Earthboy did the bulk of Ronan’s scoring, finishing with a game-high 15 points.
Hamilton tangles with Libby today at 11 a.m. Ronan follows at 3 p.m. versus Dillon.
Hamilton 6 20 9 15 — 50
Ronan 10 9 8 1 — 28
HAMILTON – Josh Heath 8, Bret Huxtable 11, Ky Burch 10, Ty Burt 10, Casey Ryter 2, Carter Kearns 5, Jaylen Taggart 4.
RONAN – Cedric Earthboy 15, Colton McCrea 3, Aaron Misa 2, Jeremiah North Piegan 1, Rhett Duffey 3, July Sorrell 3, Ty James 1.
Whitefish 56, Stevensville 47
MISSOULA — A fast start carried Whitefish to a victory over Stevensville.
Jack Streibich led Whitefish (1-1) in scoring with 13 points. Derek Kastella had 12 and AJ Wetsch 11.
Whitefish plays Anaconda today at 9 a.m. while Stevensville faces Columbia Falls at 1 p.m.
Stevensville 9 8 13 17 — 47
Whitefish 11 16 9 20 — 56
STEVENSVILLE – Daniel Pendergast 7, Jace Omlid 10, James Fry 6, L. Lecoure 1, C. Coleman 2, Bryce Torrey 21.
WHITEFISH – Derek Kastella 12, Brian FauntleRoy 3, AJ Wetsch 11, Cody Olson 9, Luke May 4, Jack Streibich 13, Chaffin Ross 4.
Dillon 64, Columbia Falls 57
MISSOULA — Dillon used a 17-5 scoring edge in the second quarter to knock off Columbia Falls.
Ty Morgan led Columbia Falls (2-1) with 19 points.
Columbia Falls plays Stevensville today at 1 p.m. Dillon has Ronan at 3 p.m.
Dillon 10 17 20 17 – 64
Columbia Falls 17 5 13 22 — 57
DILLON – Tyler Jory 12, Trae Williams 6, JD Ferris 10, Parker Love 5, Nate Simkins 5, Justin Ferris 13, Troy Andersen 3, Jason Ferris 2, Travis Ackerson 8.
COLUMBIA FALLS – Glenn Morden 7, Grant Stenger 9, Jayce Fagerland 4, Tyler Murphy 3, Ty Morgan 19, Grant Wallace 14, Will Johnson 1.