BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Record-setting Potkonjak shoots Vikings past Columbia Falls
COLUMBIA FALLS — Bigfork senior Joseph Potkonjak made a school record eight second-half 3-pointers to lead the Vikings to an 87-75 nonconference victory at Columbia Falls on Thursday.
Potkonjak, who was scoreless in the first half, finished with a game-high 24 points, with his shooting barrage helping Bigfork run away from a tight game.
Nathan Riley scored 18 points to lead the hot-shooting Wildcats, who also got 12 points from both Tyler Murphy and Dakota Bridwell. Austin Green had 11 points for Columbia Falls.
Bigfork 17 19 27 24 — 87
C. Falls 15 22 19 19 — 75
BIGFORK — Anders Epperly 11, Adam Jordt 12, Joseph Potkonjak 24, Clayton Reichenbach 2, Jonathan Landon 8, Levi Spanogle 1, George Gibson 17, Beau Santistevan 6, Garrett Beville 6.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Nathan Riley 18, Logan Stephens 8, Austin Green 11, Tyler Murphy 12, Steven DeCamp 5, Dakota Bridwell 12, Mason Tucket 9.
Polson 84, Eureka 11
POLSON — Matthew Rensvold scored 16 of his career-high 32 points in the opening quarter as Class A Polson demolished Class B Eureka in a nonconference outing.
Rensvold also pulled down 10 rebounds.
Jeremiah NorthPiegan added 13 points for the victors.
Eureka 2 6 0 3 — 11
Polson 34 21 16 13 — 84
EUREKA — Bryant Little 2, Moe Henderson 4, Lucas Blankers 2, Jake Cardinale 3.
POLSON — Wyatt Ducharme 2, Devon Niemeyer 12, Peyton Lefthand 11, Tanner Wilson 4, Shade Main 2, Matthew Rensvold 32, Hudson Smith 2, Jeremiah NorthPiegan 13, Julian Jones 6.
Deer Lodge 49, Ronan 45
RONAN — Deer Lodge held on to defeat Ronan in a District 6B matchup.
Aaron Misa led Ronan in scoring with 10 points. Kasey Mock had 10.
Deer Lodge 11 12 11 15 — 49
Ronan 8 13 13 11 — 45
DEER LODGE — Colter Stully 9, Brock Doiron 5, Cade Benjamin 10, Dyllon McDermid 2, Caehl Lowery 2, Coby Owens 7, Brandon Porter 14.
RONAN —Jackson Duffy 6, Ezekiel Misa 5, Kasey Mock 10, Aaron Misa 12, Elijah Cahoon 8, Cobe Morigeau 2, Anthony Camel 2.
Girls
Ronan 57, Deer Lodge 52
DEER LODGE — Ronan outscored Deer Lodge 19-14 in the fourth quarter to rally for the District 6B win.
Lee Camel scored 26 points and Alicia Camel 16 to pace Ronan.
Ronan 13 17 8 19 — 57
Deer Lodge 10 12 16 14 — 52
RONAN – Micalann McCrea 8, Loretta Camel 5, Alicia Camel 16, Lee Camel 26.
DEER LODGE – Josee Applegate 4, Rilee Gray 13, Lenora Campbell 7, Jaicee Senecal 7, Darvy Walker 10, Kirsten Cooper 2, Cameron Scully 2, Jess Chrichton 7.
Columbia Falls 54, Bigfork 42
BIGFORK — Class A Columbia Falls outscored Class B Bigfork in every quarter but the second to collect the nonconference victory.
Kiara Burlage led Columbia Falls, and all scorers, with 19 points. Lana Berg netted 16 points for Bigfork.
Columbia Falls 11 11 17 15 — 54
Bigfork 6 11 14 11 — 42
COLUMBIA FALLS — Sydney Grilley 3, Cydney Finberg 2, Ellie Johnson 2, Peyton Kehr 2, Miranda Livingston 3, Kiara Burlage 19, Allyson Gimbel 8, Sydney Hovde 15.
BIGFORK — Haile Norred 3, Jaime Berg 8, Mattison McAnally 4, Lana Berg 16, Miranda Campbell 11.
Polson 49, Eureka 30
EUREKA — Class A Polson used a 19-point second quarter to pull away from Class B Eureka in a nonconference outing.
Polson led 25-15 at the half.
Individual scoring was not available
Polson 6 19 9 15 — 49
Eureka 11 4 6 9 — 30
POLSON — NA.
EUREKA — NA.