Basketball roundup: Bumgarner, Wolfpack upend Spartans

MISSOULA — Glacier jumped in front 16-4 in the first eight minutes en route to a 50-44 Western AA girls basketball victory over the Missoula Sentinel Spartans on Friday to kick off the new year on a positive note.

Glacier led 26-20 at the half and 42-31 after three quarters.

Glacier’s Brielle Bumgarner led all scorers with 15 points. She also topped the Wolfpack in rebounding with eight.

Hailee Bennett added 10 points for Glacier.

Kylie Frohlich paced Sentinel in scoring with 12 points.

Glacier went 13 for 13 from the free-throw line.

The Wolfpack hosts C.M. Russell today at 4:30 p.m. in a nonconference game rescheduled from last month.

Glacier 16 10 16 8 — 50

Sentinel 4 16 11 13 — 44

GLACIER – Taylor Salonen 1-2 2-2 5, Hailee Bennett 3-10 4-4 10, Brielle Bumgarner 6-12 3-3 15, Katie Wiley 4-9 0-0 8, Tessa Kreeuger 4-6 0-0 8, Nikki Krueger 0-2 2-2 2, Ali Williams 0-6 2-2 2, Hailey Ruggles 0-1 0-0 0, Zoee Boschee 0-1 0-0 0.l Totals 18-49 13-13 50.

SENTINEL – Kylie Frohlich 4-9 4-6 12, Brie Finbraaten 1-3 0-0 2, Lexi Steele 4-10 2-3 10, Shannon Worster 4-9 1-1 10, Haley Rogers 1-8 0-0 2, Brittany Delridge 0-1 1-2 1, Natalie Hamilton 1-2 0-0 2, Jordyn Schweyen 1-4 3-4 5. Totals 16-46 11-16 44.

3-point goals – Glacier 1 (Salonen), Sentinel 1 (Worster). Total fouls – Glacier 14, Sentinel 13. Fouled out – none. Rebounds – Glacier 29 (Bumgarner 8), Sentinel 32 (Frohlich 7).

Libby 42, Flathead JV 33

LIBBY — A fast start and strong fourth quarter carried Class A Libby to a victory over the Class AA Flathead JV in nonconference play.

Libby jumped out to a 23-7 halftime lead and exploded for 15 points in the final frame to claim the nine-point win.

Hailey Craig, who led all scorers with 15 points, netted 10 in the fourth quarter for Libby.

Kelsey Gillespie topped Flathead in scoring with 11 points.

Flathead JV 3 4 14 12 — 33

Libby 10 13 4 15 — 42

FLATHEAD — Kylee Meredith 4 0-2 9, Sophie Asa 1 0-0 2, Kelsey Gillespie 4 2-4 11, Cadelyn Nunn 1 0-2 2, Sierra Siblerud 2 0-0 5, Kaileigh Denna 0 3-7 3, Mary Heaton 0 1-2 1, Kylee Beccari 0 0-2 0. Totals: 12 6-19 33.

LIBBY — Abby Ennenga 0 0-2 0, Hailey Craig 5 2-2 15, Shyla Stevenson 1 0-0 2, Hailley Moe 2 5-9 9, Shannon Reny 0 2-2 2, Devon Gallagher 3 2-6 9, Dayln Germany 1 3-6 5. Totals: 12 14-27 42.

3-point goals: Flathead (Meredith, Gillespie, Siblerud), Libby (Craig 3, Gallagher); Team fouls: Flathead 23, Libby 16; Fouled out: Nunn, Stevenson.

Columbia Falls 74,

Eureka 33

COLUMBIA FALLS — Ciera Finberg tallied 17 points and Cydney Finberg added 16 as Class A Columbia Falls (6-0) whipped Class B Eureka in a nonconference matchup.

Columbia Falls was 9 of 15 from 3-point range in the first half. Ciera Finberg had three of those 3s while Cydney Finberg, Ellie Johnson and Summer Burlage had two each.

Amanda Peterson and Shay Cooper both had eight points for Eureka’s Lions.

Eureka 12 9 6 6 — 33

Columbia Falls 24 28 12 10 — 74

EUREKA — Charity Parsons 4, Courtney Lemer 4, Nichole Anderson 2, Rachel Peck 4, Amanda Peterson 8, Shay Cooper 8, Ann Thier 2, Liz Pacella 1, Caty Gonderio 1.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Summer Burlage 6, Ciera Finberg 17, Sydney Grilley 2, Cydney Finberg 16, Ellie Johnson 10, Peyton Kehr 4, Winter Kemppainen 10, Miranda Livingston 2, Kiara Burlage 5, Allyson Gimbel 2.

Bigfork 59, Whitefish 24

BIGFORK — Miranda Campbell led a balanced Bigfork offense with 14 points as the Class B Valkyries defeated Class A Whitefish.

Marissa Hiza added 13 points for Bigfork, Lana Berg tallied 11 and Riley Coleman 10.

Dani Douglas and Allie Schulz had five each for Whitefish.

Bigfork (4-1) had 21 steals in the game. Hiza, Mattison McAnally and Katie Thomas had five each.

Whitefish 2 6 8 8 — 24

Bigfork 13 13 16 17 — 59

WHITEFISH — Dani Douglas 5, Allie Schulz 5, Mariah Drown 4, Haley Nicholson 4, Makenna Benbrook 4, Cailyn Ross 2.

BIGFORK — Marissa Hiza 13, Riley Coleman 10, Jamie Berg 3, Mattison McAnally 4, Lana Berg 11, Miranda Campbell 14, Reese Nissen 4.

Boys

Columbia Falls 77,

Eureka 58

COLUMBIA FALLS — Grant Wallace scored a career high 20 points, 13 coming in the second half, to power a balanced Class A Columbia Falls squad to an easy victory over Class B Eureka in a nonconference contest.

Ty Morgan added 15 points for the Wildcats (5-1), followed by Grant Stenger with 14 and Jayce Fagerland with 10.

Wallace and Ty Morgan both had eight rebounds.

Eureka 6 17 18 17 — 58

Columbia Falls 18 16 17 26 — 77

EUREKA — Trey Bohne 23, Chase Bohne 22, RJ Glover 10, Brandon Conard 3.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Trevor Houston 6, Grant Stenger 14, Jayce Fagerland 10, Ty Morgan 15, Logan Williams 8, Grant Wallace 20, Will Johnson 4.

Flathead JV 80, Libby 77

LIBBY — The Class AA Flathead JV outscored Class A Libby 16-13 in overtime to pick up the nonconference victory.

Flathead forced the extra session by outscoring Libby 19-9 in the fourth quarter.

Libby’s Collin Johnson led all scorers with 23 points.

Kye Auclaire tossed in 19 for Flathead and Tyler Johnson added 18.

Flathead JV 16 12 17 19 16 — 80

Libby 16 16 23 9 13 — 77

FLATHEAD JV — Seth Adolph 0 1-4 1, Tucker Cronk 3 0-0 6, Kye Auclaire 5 4-9 19, Bridger Johnson 4 2-3 10, Wyatt Smith 1 1-2 3, Matt Cronk 1 1-2 3, Tyler Johnson 5 6-7 18, Micah Bucy 3 1-2 7, Cooper Barrett 3 4-4 13. Totals: 25 23-33 80.

LIBBY — Luke Adamson 0 2-2 2, Jonny Cielak 5 4-4 16, Collin Johnson 7 7-7 23, Isaak Jones 1 5-8 7, Zander Petersen 0 0-1 0, Erik Lauer 4 3-5 11, Michael Curtiss 7 4-16 18. Totals: 24 25-43 77.

3-point goals: Flathead (Auclaire 2, Johnson 2, Barrett 3), Libby (Cielak 2, Johnson 2); Team fouls: Flathead 32, Libby 23; Fouled out: T. Cronk, Smith, Cade White, Bucy; Adamson, Cielak.

Bigfork 65, Whitefish 26

BIGFORK — The defending Class B champion Bigfork Vikings scored 20 points in each of the first two quarters to run away with a nonconference victory over the Class A Whitefish Bulldogs.

Ryder Trent finished 5 for 6 from the field to lead the Vikings with 16 points.

Cody Olson and Luke May tied for a team-high nine points to lead the Bulldogs.

Whitefish 2 8 9 7 —  26

Bigfork 20 20 15 10 — 65

WHITEFISH — Derek Kastella 2, Brian FauntLeRoy 2, AJ Wetsch 2, Cody Olson 9, Luke May 9, Chassin Ross 2.

BIGFORK — Adam Jordt 14, Isaac Martel 11, Tyler Piazzola 6, John Landon 11, Josh Sandry 5, Ryder Trent 16, George Gibson 2.