BASKETBALL: Missoula Tip-Off Tournament roundup
MISSOULA — Libby outscored Stevensville 18-12 in the fourth quarter to pull out a 51-49 boys basketball victory at the Tipoff Tournament at the University of Montana on Saturday.
Erik Lauer led the Loggers offense with 17 points. Ryggs Johnston and Jonny Cielak were next with 15 and 10 points, respectively.
Bryce Torrey scored 14 points for Stevensville.
On Friday, Libby dropped Ronan, 56-40.
Stevensville 14 14 9 12 — 49
Libby 13 10 10 18 — 51
STEVENSVILLE — Liam LeCoure 4, Jarod Kingsbury 2, James Fry 13, Dalton Bragg 12, Jordan Thomas 2, Cody Coleman 2, Bryce Torrey 14.
LIBBY — Jonny Cielak 10, Ryggs Johnston 15, Anthony Johnson 5, Jason Brent 2, Colin Maloney 2, Erik Lauer 17.
Corvallis 50, Whitefish 42
MISSOULA — Covallis, trailing Whitefish 34-29 after three quarters, rattled off 21 points in the final frame to net the victory.
Whitefish could muster just eight points in the fourth quarter.
Chase Jessop led Corvallis in scoring with 23 points.
Derek Kastella scored 13 for the Bulldogs.
Corvallis 16 10 3 21 — 50
Whitefish 9 10 15 8 — 42
CORVALLIS — Danner Miller 3, Caleb Powell 3, Jacob Geary 4, Tyler Nixon 10, Justin Catanach 3, Chase Jessop 23, Tannon Allred 4.
WHITEFISH — Derek Kastella 13, Janson Anderson 3, Henry 7, Zander Wold 6, May 5, Sawyer Silliker 8.
Anaconda 67, Columbia Falls 57
MISSOULA — Anaconda jumped out to a fast start, then battled Columbia Falls on almost even terms for the remainder of play to pick up a 10-point victory.
Anaconda led 19-10 after the first quarter.
Nathan Riley topped Columbia Falls with 20 points. Tyler Murphy chipped in 11.
Anaconda 19 12 17 19 — 67
Columbia Falls 10 13 12 22 — 57
ANACONDA — Caleb Stetzner 15, Ricco Ungaretti 1, Trent Mikalatos 4, Sean Gallagher 18, Kayden Stetzner 3, Braxton Hill 26.
COLUMBIA FALLS —Nathan Riley 20, Austin Green 2, Glenn Morden 8, Tyler Murphy 11, Steven DeCamp 4, Dakota Bridwell 4, Matthew Morrison 8.
Dillon 56, Polson 54
MISSOULA — Tanner Haverfield scored 12 points and Logan Wilson 11 to help Dillon edge Polson.
Polson held a 40-39 lead after three quarters.
Matthew Rensvold led Polson, and all scorers, with 27 points. Julian Jones followed with 16.
Dillon 13 14 12 17 — 56
Polson 9 10 21 14 — 54
DILLON — H. Larson 6, Nate Simkins 8, Michael Haverfield 3, Troy Anderson 9, Nick Huber 7, Tanner Haverfield 12, Logan Wilson 11.
POLSON — Wyatt Ducharme 1, Payton Lefhand 3, Tanner Wilson 7, Matthew Rensvold 27, Julian Jones 16.
Bigfork 64, Hamilton 57
MISSOULA — Class B Bigfork rallied in the second half to beat Class A Hamilton and finish the tip-off tournament undefeated.
The Vikings (2-0) scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to come back and win.
Jonathan Landon led Bigfork with 27 points. Adam Jordt added 20.
Hamilton 13 16 11 17 — 57
Bigfork 10 12 17 25 — 64
HAMILTON — Josh Heath 5 3-4 15, Bridger Bouder 3 1-1 8, Bret Huxtable 3 0-0 6, Ky Birch 1 0-0 2, Ty Chivinerd 1 0-0 3, Hunter Omlid 1 1-2 4, Jaylon Taggart 4 3-4 11, Carter Kearns 3 2-5 8. Totals 21 10-16 57.
BIGFORK — Anders Epperly 1 0-0 2, Adam Jordt 2 14-20 18, Joseph Potkonjak 1 2-4 5, Jonathan Landon 10 6-10 27, Levi Spanogle 1 3-4 5, George Gibson 3 1-3 7. Totals —18 26-41 64
Girls
Columbia Falls 51, Anaconda 15
MISSOULA — Columbia Falls held Anaconda to single-digit scoring in all four quarter en route to a lopsided victory.
Columbia Falls, up 17-5 after the first period, led 32-7 at intermission.
Alyson Gimbel topped Columbia Falls in scoring with 13 points. Kiara Burlage had nine.
Anaconda 5 2 3 5 — 15
Columbia Falls 17 15 18 1 — 51
ANACONDA — Jaden Sullivan-Utz 3, Alexis Seitzinger 3, Reagan Johnson 3, Maddison Collinsworth 2, Johanna Forsberg 4.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Katie Price 5, Sydney Grilley 2, Ellie Johnson 6, Peyton Kehr 4, Miranda Livingston 6, Kiara Burlage 9, Alyson Gimbel 13, Sydney Hovde 6.
Hamilton 46, Bigfork 41, OT
MISSOULA — A strong fourth quarter allowed Bigfork to force overtime, but Hamilton prevailed in the end for the five-point win.
Bigfork outcored the Broncs 13-7 in the fourth to tie the game at 37-all. Hamilton dominated the extra session on the scoreboard, 9-4.
Lana Berg and Miranda Campbell shared scoring honors for Bigfork with 12 points each. Mattie McAnally added 10.
Hamilton 10 12 8 7 9 — 46
Bigfork 8 9 7 13 4 — 41
HAMILTON — Tristy Searle 2, Baylie Duce 8, Kloie Nye 9, Reilly Rostad 8, Rachel Ringer 6, Caitlin Gillespie 5, Jordan Bruder 8.
BIGFORK — Jamie Berg 4, Mattie McAnally 10, Katie Thomas 3, Lana Berg 12, Miranda Campbell 12.
Libby 48, Stevensville 41
MISSOULA — Libby bounced back after a slow start to down Stevensville.
The Loggers trailed 32-19 at the break, but outscored Stevensville the rest of the way 29-9 to win by seven points.
Shannon Reny sparked the Libby offense with 15 points. Jayden Winslow had 12.
Mariah Hinson tossed in 14 for Stevensville.
Libby was 16 of 24 from the free-throw line to 6 of 21 for Stevensville.
Stevensville 15 17 3 6 — 41
Libby 8 11 15 14 — 48
STEVENSVILLE — Mariah Hinson 14, Makayla Davids 11, Angel Richards 6, Payton Tillotson 4, Hannah Fry 2, Megan Pendergast 2, Ashlynn Harrington 2.
LIBBY — Shannon Reny 15, Jayden Winslow 12, Madison Monigold 8, Ashley Walker 5, Shelbie McLinden 5, Abby Ennenga 2, Trinity Wallace 1.
Corvallis 39, Whitefish 27
MISSOULA — Whitefish could not overcome a bad second quarter in falling to Corvallis.
Corvallis held Whitefish scoreless in that quarter to take a 14-10 lead at the half. The Blue Devils then outscored Whitefish 25-17 in the second half.
Taia Tully led Corvallis in scoring with 11 points.
Coral Shulz and Mariah Drown had seven points each to pace Whitefish.
Corvallis 9 5 10 15 — 39
Whitefish 10 0 10 7 — 27
CORVALLIS — Taia Tully 11, Kira Doyle 2, Corinne Sanderson 12, Brittney Pettenger 5, Penny Jessop 2, Calla Haldorson 4, Genesis Keith 1, Steffani Stoker 2.
WHITEFISH — Dani Douglas 2, Coral Schulz 7, Allie Schulz 3, Diana Vasquez 2, Mariah Drown 7, Haley Nicholson 6.
Polson 46, Dillon 35
MISSOULA — Polson fell into an early seven-point hole but rolled in the final three quarters to beat Dillon.
The Pirates (1-1) gave up 17 points in the first quarter but allowed only 18 the rest of the way. The game was tied at 21 at the half.
Lauren Lefthand paced the Pirates with 16 points. Nichole Lake added 14.
Polson 10 11 13 12 — 46
Dillon 17 4 9 5 — 35
DILLON — Alex Rouse 12, Kylie Christiensen 3, Rachel Nye 3, Bailey Beriochia 4, Brynley Fitzgerald 11, Kathleen Taterka 2.
POLSON — MaKenna Weltz 4, Lauren Lefthand 16, Kaelyn Smith 2, Brenna Clarke 5, Nichole Lake 14, Mollie Fisher 3, Haley Fyant 2.