Basketball roundup: Whitefish tops Frenchtown
FRENCHTOWN — Keaton Nicholson connected on 7 of 8 free throws in the fourth quarter and finished with a game-high 22 points as the Whitefish Bulldogs edged Frenchtown 54-52 in a key Northwestern A boys basketball matchup on Saturday.
John Chapman had 19 points, Chris Delaney 12 and Bridger Truett 11 for Frenchtown in the back-and-forth contest.
Chapman hit three 3s in the final quarter.
Art Doorn added 11 points for Whitefish (3-2 overall, 7-7 league) and Garrett Anderson tallied 10.
Whitefish 13 13 13 15 — 54
Frenchtown 13 15 11 13 — 52
WHITEFISH – Keaton Nicholson 22, AJ Wilson 3, Cody Olson 2, EJ Havens 6, Art Doorn 11, Garrett Anderson 10.
FRENCHTOWN – John Chapman 19, Trent Mazzola 2, Chris Delaney 12, Andrew Honken 4, Bridger Truett 11, Jordan Moe 2, Bobby Erbaugh 2.
Columbia Falls 76,
Libby 31
LIBBY — Balanced scoring carried Columbia Falls to a Northwestern A victory over Libby.
Columbia Falls had four players in double-figure scoring — Alex Presnell, 13, Ty Morgan, 12, Jared Trinastich, 11, and Jayce Fagerland, 10.
Jared Winslow scored 15 points for Libby.
Columbia Falls 19 17 24 16 — 76
Libby 5 9 12 5 — 31
COLUMBIA FALLS — Alex Presnell 13, Trevor Houston 2, Jayce Fagerland 10, Austin Kimmet 5, Nakia Alexander 9, Ty Morgan 12, Jackson Barta 2, Logan Williams 4, Justice McManus 4, Jared Trinastich 11, Grant Wallace 4.
LIBBY — Jonny Cielak 2, Collin Johnson 4, Jared Winslow 15, Michael Curtiss 5, Quinn Sullivan 5.
Eureka 69, Plains 56
EUREKA — Dalton Smith scored 26 points and Trey Bohne 22 as Eureka posted a District 7B victory over Plains.
Eureka bolted to a 25-13 lead after eight minutes of action and led 47-29 at the half.
Myles Griffin also reached double-figure scoring for Eureka with 10 points.
Plains 13 16 7 20 — 56
Eureka 25 22 6 16 — 69
PLAINS — R. Ovitt 5, A. Cole 8, A. Baker 14, K. Revier 12, J. Ruslison 10, T. Brouillette 2, W. Winebrenner 5.
EUREKA — Myles Griffin 10, RJ Glover 4, Dalton Smith 26, Trey Bohne 22, Chase Bohne 4, Braden Thier 3.
Bigfork 76,
St. Ignatius 50
BIGFORK — Eleven Bigfork players figured in the scoring as the top-ranked Vikings claimed a Class B nonconference victory over St. Ignatius.
Josh Sandry led the way with 17 points, Isaac Martel followed with 13 and Ryder Trent knocked down 10.
Christian Evans had nine rebounds and seven points for Bigfork.
St. Ignatius 16 14 9 11 — 50
Bigfork 24 13 19 20 — 76
ST. IGNATIUS — Aaron Ahenakew 8, Bill von Holtum 1, Gentry Brown 6, Patrick Eichert 4, No. 24 2, Stuart Grant 25, Will Powel 4.
BIGFORK — Koby Boese 4, Adam Jordt 2, Cameron Nissen 8, Christian Evans 7, Isaac Martel 13, Jon Landon 8, Josh Sandry 17, Kyle Thomson 2, Ryder Trent 10, Tyler Piazolla 2, Wyatt Fisher 3.
Bonners Ferry 60,
Stillwater Christian 51
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — Isaac Neumann scored 17 of his 22 points in the opening half, but that still wasn’t enough as Stillwater Christian School dropped a nonconference contest to Bonners Ferry on Friday.
The Badgers jumped in front 18-7 and led 34-27 at the half.
Jeremiah Hashley added 10 points for SCS.
Stillwater Christian 7 20 9 15 — 51
Bonners Ferry 18 16 14 12 — 60
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN — Clayton Hashley 6, Peter Venman 4, Nathan Chuang 1, BJ Bach 8, Jeremiah Hashley 10, Isaac Neumann 22.
BONNERS FERRY — Nick Ray 2, Conner Bennett 4, Kyler Rice 18, Collin Stone 8, Cameron Woods 16, Wyatt Nelson 12.
Girls
Bigfork 61,
St. Ignatius 21
BIGFORK — Bigfork did a third of its scoring from the free throw line (20 of 27) and Tessa Robertson flirted with a double-double (13 points and nine rebounds) as the Valkyries cruised to an easy Class B nonconference victory over St. Ignatius.
Bigfork (11-3) led 14-3 and 26-9 after the first two quarter stops.
Miranda Campbell had seven points and nine rebounds for Bigfork while Mattison McAnally had 10 points and five steals.
St. Ignatius 3 6 12 0 — 21
Bigfork 14 12 18 17 — 61
ST. IGNATIUS — Kaylie Durglo 3, Emilie Charlo 4, Courtney Charlo 14.
BIGFORK — Marissa Hiza 3, Aluana Weilacher 8, Mattison McAnally 10, Lana Berg 8, Josie Spoklie 7, Kallister Meagher 4, Tessa Robertson 13, Miranda Campbell 7, Abbie Fraley 1.
Plains 50, Eureka 29
EUREKA — Plains outscored District 7B foe Eureka 27-10 in the final half to pull away for the victory.
Amanda Peterson scored 15 of her game-high 23 points in the first half for Eureka.
Peterson scored a career-best 25 points in the first meeting with Plains this season.
Plains 10 13 17 10 — 50
Eureka 11 8 6 4 — 29
PLAINS — Kimberly Earhart 14, Sami Kinzie 9, Demi Horton 2, Carley Vonheeder 8, Lily Hoenink 2, Kayla Holmes 15.
EUREKA — Whitney Williams 4, Nichole Anderson 2, Amanda Peterson 23.
Frenchtown 71,
Whitefish 39
WHITEFISH — Frenchtown scored 18 points in the first, second and third quarters en route to a Northwestern A victory over Whitefish.
Vanessa Stavish scored 23 points and Haley Cyr 19 to power Frenchtown.
Simone Craft had a season-best 22 points for Whitefish.
Frenchtown 18 18 18 17 – 71
Whitefish 11 8 10 10 – 39
FRENCHTOWN – Haley Cyr 19, Vanessa Stavish 23, Kayla Blood 6, Allie Moe 3, Keegan Wickman 10, Lacey Hochhalter 8, Laci Willett 2.
WHITEFISH – Allie Schulz 5, Katie Fyall 5, Haley Nicholson 1, Mariah Drown 2, Simone Craft 22, Cevana Lawshe 2, Makenna Benbrook 2.
Columbia Falls 51,
Libby 30
LIBBY — Top-ranked Columbia Falls used a strong second half to pull away from a stubborn Libby squad in a Northwestern A matchup.
Columbia Falls, up 21-18 at the half, outscored Libby the rest of the way, 30-12.
Andrea Getts and Winter Kemppainen both had 11 points for Columbia Falls.
Taylor Quinn tossed in 12 points for Libby.
Columbia Falls 14 7 16 14 — 51
Libby 11 7 9 3 — 30
COLUMBIA FALLS — Ciera Finberg 4, Cydney Finberg 9, Ellie Johnson 4, Andrea Getts 11, Winter Kemppainen 11, Miranda Livingston 3, Allyson Gimbel 3, Peyton Kehr 3.
LIBBY — Bailie Rosling 2, Shyla Stevenson 6, Hailley Moe 4, Taylor Quinn 12, Dayln Germany 3, Devon Gallagher 3.