Basketball roundup: Robertson, Bigfork girls roll past Whitefish, 52-20
BIGORK — Bigfork bolted to a 21-1 first-quarter lead and never looked back in cruising to a 52-20 nonconference girls basketball victory over Class A Whitefish on Thursday evening.
Tessa Robertson posted a double-double for Class B Bigfork with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Mattison McAnally had seven points and six steals for the Valkyries (10-3 overall).
Haley Nicholson and Simone Craft both scored five points for Whitefish.
Bigfork hosts St. Ignatius on Saturday in Class B action while Whitefish entertains Frenchtown in a Northwestern A matchup.
Whitefish 1 6 2 11 — 20
Bigfork 21 3 11 17 — 52
WHITEFISH — Katie Fyall 1, Haley Nicholson 5, Simone Craft 5, Anna Peterson 4, Allix Larsen 4, Myndi Holbrook 1.
BIGFORK — Marissa Hiza 2, Riley Coleman 3, Aluana Weilacher 7, Mattison McAnally 7, Lana Berg 8, Josie Spoklie 3, Kallister Meagher 3, Tessa Robertson 10, Miranda Campbell 7, Abbie Fraley 2.
Columbia Falls 62,
Eureka 27
COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls outscored Eureka 19-4 in the second quarter to take a 27-14 lead at the half and rolled from there to an easy nonconference victory.
Winter Kemppained had 17 points on 8 of 17 shooting for the victors.
Cydney Finberg had a super all-around game with six points, 10 assists, five rebounds and eight steals.
Kiara Burlage and Allyson Gimbel both had nine rebounds.
Columbia Falls (11-1) was without two starters — Ciera Finberg (knee) and Haley Belgarde (concussion). Both are expected back for Saturday’s Northwestern A contest at Libby.
Amanda Peterson led Eureka in scoring with eight points.
Eureka had 30 turnovers to 12 for the Wildkats.
Eureka hosts District 7B foe Plains on Saturday.
Eureka 10 4 7 6 — 27
Columbia Falls 8 19 15 20 — 62
EUREKA — Caty Conderio 1, Charity Parsons 7, Evynn Anderson 4, Amanda Peterson 8, Jamie Soderling 3, Ashley Pacella 4.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Summer Burlage 7, Sydney Grilley 2, Cydney Finberg 6, Ellie Johnson 6, Andrea Getts 6, Winter Kempainnen 17, Miranda Livingston 4, Kiara Burlage 3, Allyson Gimbel 4, Peyton Kehr 7.
Boys
Stevensville 64,
Polson 48
STEVENSVILLE — Stevensville rallied from a seven-point deficit in the opening quarter to claim a 16-point nonconference victory over Polson in Class A play.
Stevensville outscored Polson 21-4 in the second quarter to take a 31-21 advantage into the locker room at the half.
Zach Gavlak led Stevensville, and all scorers, with 22 points.
Andrew Weltz had 18 points for Polson.
Polson hosts Frenchtown tonight in a Northwestern A contest.
Polson 17 4 16 11 – 48
Stevensville 10 21 12 21 – 64
POLSON – Hudson Smith 8, Cedrick Smith 9, Chris McDonald 11, Andrew Weltz 18, Andrew Curley 3, Tanner Wilson 2, Mathew Rensvold 5.
STEVENSVILLE – Bo Zeiler 1, Jace Omlid 2, Bryce Torrey 3, Chris Lords 6, Chris Burgman 6, Chance Coleman 6, Jared Schultz 18, Zach Gavlak 22.
Columbia Falls 78,
Eureka 40
COLUMBIA FALLS — Jared Trinastich, a 6-foot-5 senior forward for Columbia Falls, tallied 23 points and pulled down 21 rebounds to guide the Wildcats past Eureka in a nonconference contest.
“He had a tremendous game,” Columbia Falls coach Cary Finberg said.
“He was working hard, very active. When you put up a double-double like 23-21, that’s a special game.”
Columbia Falls (9-3) dominated the boards 46-27 and had just six turnovers.
Alex Presnell tallied 11 points for the Wildcats.
Trey Bohne had 18 for Eureka.
Columbia Falls plays Saturday in Libby in a Northwestern A meeting. Eureka hosts Plains in a District 7B contest the same day.
Eureka 8 10 8 14 — 40
Columbia Falls 20 26 16 16 — 78
EUREKA — Myles Griffin 5, Colton Henrie 5, RJ Glover 4, Trey Bohne 18, Chase Bohne 8.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Alex Presnell 11, Trevor Houston 7, Grant Stenger 4, Jayce Fagerland 6, Austin Kimmet 4, Nakia Alexander 9, Ty Morgan 6, Justice McManus 4, Jared Trinastich 23, Grant Wallace 4.