TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT: Fast start carries Vals to easy win
MISSOULA — Bigfork’s girls basketball team used a fast start to roll by Anaconda 52-31 at the Tipoff Tournament on Friday at the University of Montana.
The Valkyries led 21-8 after the first period and enjoyed a 34-13 edge at intermission. Lana Berg had 17 points and eight rebounds, Miranda Campbell finished with 12 points and six blocks and Jaime Berg added 10 points and totaled eight boards for Bigfork, which had 23 steals in the game.
Bigfork plays Hamilton today at 3 p.m.
Anaconda 8 5 5 13 — 31
Bigfork 21 13 11 7 — 52
ANACONDA — A. Sutzinger 6, S. Peterson 2, R. Johnson 2, M. Huber 6, K. Jorgenson 1, S. Fosberg 2, R. Johnson 3.
BIGFORK — Haile Norred 2, Jaime Berg 10, Mattison McAnally 6, Katie Thomas 5, Lana Berg 17, Miranda Campbell 12.
Corvallis 34, Polson 30
MISSOULA — Polson fell behind early and never recovered in falling to Corvallis.
Corvallis led 11-4 after the first quarter and fended off the Pirates despite scoring only 15 second-half points.
Nichole Lake had 11 points to pace Polson.
Penny Jessop had a game-high 14 points for Corvallis.
Corvallis 11 8 7 8 — 34
Polson 4 7 9 10 — 30
CORVALLIS — Taia Tully 2, Kira Doyle 6, Corinne Sanderson 10, Penny Jessop 14, Steffani Stoker 2.
POLSON — Nichole Lake 11, Brenna Clarke 7, Lauren Lefthand 7, Marlee Congdon 3, Erin Sampson 2.
Whitefish 44, Stevensville 30
MISSOULA — Dani Douglas scored 17 points to help Whitefish dump Stevensville.
Douglas had two treys in the first quarter and had two more in the second half.
Whitefish outscored Stevensville 14-5 in the third quarter to pull away.
Stevensville 5 9 5 11 — 30
Whitefish 8 10 14 12 — 44
STEVENSVILLE — D. Blair 3, M. Hinson 11, M. Pendergerts 3, A. Harrington 2, A. Richards 1, P. Tollofson 10.
WHITEFISH — Dani Douglas 17, Coral Schulz 8, Allie Schulz 5, Diana Vasquez 2, Annisa Brown 1, Mariah Drown 6, Makenna Benbrook 2, Cailyn Ross 3.
Columbia Falls 46, Hamilton 25
MISSOULA — Ellie Johnson scored 16 points, Peyton Kehr added 13 and Columbia Falls used a stifling defensive effort to down Hamilton.
The Wildkats led 33-16 at halftime and surrendered as many points in the first quarter, nine, as they did in the next two quarters combined.
Kiara Burlage added eight in the win.
Hamilton 9 7 3 6 — 25
C. Falls 16 17 6 7 — 46
HAMILTON — Tristan Searle 6, Breanne Duce 3, Kloie Nye 6, Reilly Rostad 1, Rachel Ringer 3, Jordan Barler 3, Baylie Duce 3.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Cydney Finberg 2, Ellie Johnson 16, Peyton Kehr 13, Kiara Burlage 8, Allyson Gimbel 4, Sydney Horde 3.
Dillon 56, Frenchtown 40
MISSOULA — Frenchtown was limited to 13 second-half points and fell to Dillon.
Kylie Willet scored 13 points and Allie Moe chipped in eight more in a losing effort.
Dillon 21 13 16 6 — 56
Frenchtown 12 15 5 8 — 40
DILLON — P. Rouse 2, A. Rouse 15, K. Christiansen 2, R. Nye 9, B. Berriochoa 6, B. Fitzgerald 18, K. Tatarka 4.
FRENCHTOWN — Maggie Delaney 2, Alivia Williams 4, Lexi Statelen 4, Kylie Willet 13, Allie Moe 8, Emillie Henricks 3, Allie Hochhalter 6.
Boys
Polson 75, Corvallis 60
MISSOULA — Julian Jones led Polson with 20 points and Payton Lefthand contributed 15 as the Pirates posted a 15-point victory over Corvallis.
Polson jumped out to a 14-7 advantage and led 30-15 at the half.
Chase Jessop topped Corvallis, and all scorers, with 24 points. Tyler Nixon added 15.
Corvallis 7 8 16 19 — 60
Polson 14 16 20 25 — 75
CORVALLIS — Chase Jessop 24, Tyler Nixon 15, Tannon Allred 5, Luke Jessop 2, Justin Catanach 2, Ridge Albright 1, Jacob Geary 8, Caleb Powell 2, Danner Miller 1.
POLSON — Julian Jones 20, Payton Lefthand 15, J’von Niemeyer 4, Tanner Wilson 10, Haden Smith 2, Shade Main 8, Matthew Rensvold 14, Hudson Smith 2.
Libby 56, Ronan 40
MISSOULA — Freshman Ryggs Johnston scored 18 points and Erik Lauer followed with 11 as Libby spilled Ronan.
Libby took control in the middle two quarters, outscoring Ronan 24-10. That gave the Loggers a 39-27 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Kasey Mock had 13 points to pace Ronan.
Ronan 17 6 4 13 — 40
Libby 15 12 12 17 — 56
RONAN — Kasey Mock 13, Ezekeil Misa 9, Elijah Cahoon 7, Aaron Misa 4, Jackson Duffy 3, Ethan Blevins 2, Anthony Camel 2.
LIBBY — Ryggs Johnston 18, Erik Lauer 11, Jonny Cielak 8, Anthony Johnson 6, Colin Maloney 6, Gabe Peck 4, Zanderson Peterson 2, Ryan Nagle 1.
Bigfork 73, Anaconda 59
MISSOULA — Bigfork went on the offensive in the first and third quarters, outscoring Anaconda 47-20 en route to an easy win.
Joseph Potkonjak had the hot had for Bigfork, scoring a game-high 24 points. Adam Jordt was next with 16. Jonathan Landon and Levi Spanogle added nine apiece.
Braxton Hill had 20 for Anaconda.
Anaconda 5 16 15 23 — 59
Bigfork 19 11 28 15 — 73
ANACONDA — Caleb Stetzner 15, Ricco Ungaretti 7, Trent Mikalatos 3, Sean Gallagher 6, Kaden Stetzner 8, Braxton Hill 20.
BIGFORK — Anders Epperly 4, Adam Jordt 16, Joseph Potkonjak 24, Jonathan Landon 9, Levi Spanogle 9, George Gibson 4, Garrett Beville 3.
Hamilton 82, Columbia Falls 45
MISSOULA — Hamilton built a 29-point halftime lead and blew out Columbia Falls.
The Broncs had five players in double-figures.
Tyler Murphy led the Wildcats with 12 points. Logan Stephens added eight.
Hamilton 28 24 17 13 — 82
C. Falls 11 12 13 9 — 45
HAMILTON — Josh Heath 4 3-4 12, Bridger Bauder 6 1-1 14, Bret Huxtable 3 1-2 7, Ky Burch 2 3-4 7, Hunter Omlid 5 0-0 13, Jaylon Taggart 5 0-0 10, Tanner Goligoski 2 0-0 5, Carter Kearns 6 0-1 14. Totals 33 8-14 82.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Nathan Riley 2 1-2 6, Logan Stephens 1 3-4 8, Austin Green 1 2-2 5, Glenn Morden 3 1-2 7, Tyler Murphy 4 2-3 12, Steven Decamp 2 1-2 5, Matt Morrison 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 10-15.
Stevensville 74, Whitefish 48
MISSOULA — Stevensville pulled away in the second half to cruise past Whitefish.
The Bulldogs were down only nine at halftime, but were outscored 37-20 over the final 16 minutes.
Whitefish junior Derek Kastella led all scorers with 19 points.
Whitefish 14 14 11 9 — 48
Stevensville 19 18 19 18 — 74
WHITEFISH — Jansen Anderson 2 0-0 6, Derek Kastella 6 6-8 19, James Sampson 1 2-2 7, Ryan Kemm 3 0-2 6, Lee Walburn 1 2-2 4, Zander Wold 1 1-2 3, Jacob Henry 1 0-0 2, Matt Brewer 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 12-18 48.
STEVENSVILLE — Liam LeCoure 1 1-2 3, Jarod Kingsbury 3 0-2 6, James Fry 4 4-10 13, Cody Coleman 2 2-4 6, Bryce Torrey 3-4 14, Dalton Bragg 8 2-3 18, Jordan Thomas 5 0-0 11, Richard Hardy 0 1-2 1, Chase Richards 1 0-0 2. Totals 29 13-27 74.