BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Columbia Falls girls, Bigfork boys stay undefeated
COLUMBIA FALLS — Peyton Kehr tallied 20 points and Kiara Burlage followed with 13 as Columbia Falls defeated Eureka 72-33 in nonconference girls basketball action Saturday afternoon.
Kehr was deadly behind the arc, hitting five of six treys.
Burlage made all five of her shots from the field. She also pulled down seven rebounds.
Cydney Finberg had a strong all-around game with eight points, seven assists and three steals.
Columbia Falls (7-0) led 40-15 at intermission.
“For the first game out of the break, I was happy,” Columbia Falls coach Cary Finberg said.
“As a team, we had 21 assists and only 13 turnovers. We moved the ball well.”
Eureka was led offensively by Amanda Peterson, who netted 17 points.
Eureka 8 7 12 6 — 33
Columbia Falls 22 18 19 13 — 72
EUREKA — Allie Sarton 2, Sienna Utter 9, Darian Truman 2, Ashlyn Waldo 3, Amanda Peterson 17.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Sydney Grilley 6, Hannah Gedlaman 2, Haylie Peacock 2, Cydney Finberg 8, Peyton Kehr 20, Miranda Livingston 3, Kiara Burlage 13, Allyson Gimbel 9, Trista Cowan 1, Sydney Hovde 8.
Libby 52, Bonners Ferry 44
LIBBY — Shannon Reny was sharp at the free-throw line, hitting 12 of 15 tries en route to a 24-point performance in leading Libby to a nonconference victory over Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Jayden Winslow also had a big offensive go for Libby with 19 points.
Libby outscored Bonners Ferry 17-7 in the second quarter to lead at the half, 28-20.
Bonners Ferry 13 7 14 10 — 44
Libby 11 17 16 8 — 52
BONNERS FERRY — Kasey Skeen 7, Brittany Spanglor 5, Miranda Wenk 8, Kade Balyear 4, Nicole Donn 2, Trinity Golder 13, Abby Dahner 5.
LIBBY — Trinity Wallace 1, Madisen Monigold 3, Abby Ennenga 3, Jayden Winslow 19, Khalyn Hageness 2, Shannon Reny 24.
Seeley-Swan 48, Bigfork 39
BIGFORK — It looked good early for Bigfork, the Valkyries jumping out to a 20-2 lead after the first quarter. But Seeley-Swan regrouped in a hurry to pick up the nonconference win.
The vistors outscored Bigfork 46-19 for the remainder of play.
Miranda Campbell led Bigfork (4-3) in scoring with 11 points.
Alex Bohlman paced Seeley-Swan with 12.
Seeley-Swan 2 17 15 14 — 48
Bigfork 20 8 3 8 — 39
SEELEY-SWAN — Paige Holmes 9, Delaney Holyworth 8, Eliana Robinett 5, Cera Strumpfer 2, Stephanie Robbins 4, Alex Bohlman 12, Tessa Grimes 8.
BIGFORK — Jaime Berg 6, Mattison McAnally 5, Katie Thomas 9, Lana Berg 8, Miranda Campbell 11.
Sentinel 54, Glacier 39
MISSOULA — Missoula Sentinel connected on 15 of 19 foul shots and outscored Glacier in every quarter but the fourth to pick up the Western AA victory.
Sentinel led 11-9 and 27-17 after the first two quarter stops. Sentinel then outscored Glacier 19-13 to take a 46-30 lead into the fourth quarter.
Shannon Worster led Sentinel, and all scorers, with 19 points.
Hailee Bennett led Glacier (3-2, 0-1) in scoring with nine points.
Glacier 9 8 13 9 — 39
Sentinel 11 16 19 8 — 54
GLACIER – Taylor Salonen 2 2-2 8, Hailee Bennett 3 2-2 9, Ahna Kreitinger 0 1-2 1, Brynn McChesney 1 0-0 2, Nikki Krueger 2 0-0 4, Hailey Ruggles 0 0-0 0, Anna Schrade 1 0-1 2, Courtney Mitchell 6 1-1 13. Totals – 15 6-8 39.
SENTINEL – Britt Delridge 2 2-2 6, Shelby Schweyen 2 2-2 6, Grace Stayner 1 0-0 2, Kylie Frohlich 3 2-2 8, Jordyn Schweyen 3 2-4 9, Kayla Daily 0 0-0 0, Emma Blakely 0 0-0 0, Shannon Worster 5 7-9 19, Jadyn Mueller 2 0-0 4, Lauren Bingham 0 0-0 0, Bronwyn McCormick 0 0-0 0. Totals – 18 15-19 54.
3-point goals – Glacier 3-4 (Salonen 2), Sentinel 3-15 (Worster 2). Total fouls – Glacier 16, Sentinel 13. Fouled out – none. Rebounds – Glacier 23 (Bennett 5), Sentinel 24 (Frohlich 9).
Hellgate 50, Flathead 33
MISSOULA — Missoula Hellgate started and finished strong to down Flathead in Western AA play.
Sentinel held a 13-7 edge after the first quarter and outscored Flathead down the stretch, 17-8.
Tiana Johnson topped Flathead in scoring with 12 points.
Syd Riddle had 19 for Hellgate.
Flathead 7 11 7 8 — 33
Hellgate 13 12 8 17 — 50
FLATHEAD – Kylie Meredith 3 0-0 7, Sierra Siblerud 2 1-2 5, Taylor Henley 0 0-2 0, Tiana Johnson 5 0-0 12, Liz Lorentz 4 1-2 9. Totals – 14 2-6 33.
HELLGATE – Darby Henthorn 4 1-1 9, Kaci Paffhausen 1 6-9 8, Kylie McWilliams 1 2-4 4, Syd Riddle 8 2-2 19, Katie Stahl 2 5-6 10. Totals – 16 16-22 50.
3-point goals – Flathead 3 (Johnson 2), Hellgate 2 (Riddle, Stahl). Total fouls – Flathead 18, Hellgate 10. Fouled out – Meredith.
Frenchtown 41, Polson 24
POLSON — Emilie Hinrichs led a balanced Frenchtown attack with 12 points in a Northwestern A win over Polson.
Alivia Williams and Kylie Willet both added 10.
Nichole Lake had 10 for Polson.
Frenchtown 8 14 9 10 — 41
Polson 4 8 5 7 — 24
FRENCHTOWN – Megan Delaney 4, Alivia Williams 10, Kylie Willet 10, Alli Moe 3, Emilie Hinrichs 12, Allie Hochhalter 2.
POLSON – Lauren Lefthand 2, Kaelyn Smith 8, Kyler Lundeen 2, Brenna Clarke 1, Nichole Lake 10, Erin Sampson 1.
Boys
Columbia Falls 68, Eureka 26
EUREKA — A strong start carried Columbia Falls to a nonconference victory over Eureka.
Columbia Falls bolted to a 35-14 halftime lead and outscored the hosts 33-12 in the second half.
Nathan Riley led Columbia Falls in scoring with 19 points. Steven DeCamp followed with 15 and Tyler Murphy added 12. Moe Henderson led Eureka with 10 points.
Columbia Falls 19 16 24 9 — 68
Eureka 7 7 8 4 — 26
COLUMBIA FALLS — Nathan Riley 19, Austin Green 8, Kyler Burns 2, Tyler Murphy 12, Steven DeCamp 15, LJ Panasuk 3, Dakota Bridwell 3, Mason Tucker 4, DJ Schrade 2.
EUREKA — Jamie Good 4, Brad Stien 8, Moe Henderson 10, Sam Hannay 2, Jake Cardinale 2.
Bigfork 65, Seeley-Swan 38
BIGFORK — Bigfork stayed unbeaten on the season by blasting Seeley-Swan in a nonconference matchup.
Bigfork (8-0) led from start to finish. The Vikings enjoyed a 40-16 advantage at the half.
Jonathan Landon led the Bigfork offense with 14 points while Garrett Beville turned in a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Jacob Haley topped Seeley-Swan in scoring with 11 points.
Seeley-Swan 12 4 10 12 — 38
Bigfork 18 22 12 13 — 65
SEELEY-SWAN — Jacob Haley 11, Keaton Johnson 3, Nino Robinett 4, Mitchell Parcell 2, Joshua Cahoon 7, Chance Johnson 6, Cameron Haines 3, Billy Bedson 2.
BIGFORK — Anders Epperly 10, Adam Jordt 9, Joseph Potkonjak 4, Austin Varner 2, Randy Stultz 3, Jonathan Landon 14, Chase Chappius 3, George Gibson 2, Logan Taylor 2, Beau Santistevan 2, Garrett Beville12, Logan Gilliard 2.
Libby 62, Bonners Ferry 47
LIBBY — Ryggs Johnston and Erik Lauer shared scoring honors with 22 points each to help Libby defeat Bonners Ferry, Idaho, in a nonconference matchup.
Johnston hit nine of 10 foul shots while Lauer was 10 of 15 at the free-throw line.
Libby outscored Bonners Ferry 20-7 in the fourth quarter to pull away.
Bonners Ferry 11 18 11 7 — 47
Libby 12 21 9 20 — 62
BONNERS FERRY — NA.
LIBBY — Ryggs Johnston 22, Gabe Peck 4, Anthony Johnson 3, Stetson Enyeart 9, Erik Lauer 22.
Polson 66, Frenchtown 45
POLSON — Polson jumped out to a 22-6 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in rolling past Frenchown in a Northwestern A conference game.
Matthew Rensvold led Polson (3-2, 1-0) in scoring with 13 points. Julian Jones added 11.
Parker Spadt topped Frenchtown with 13.
Frenchtown 6 16 12 11 — 45
Polson 22 10 16 18 — 66
FRENCHTOWN — Jacob Price 5, Kyle Smith 6, Parker Spadt 13, Tyson Lucier 4, Austin Means 10, Andrew King 7.
POLSON — Wyatt Ducharme 8, Jvon Niemeyer 5, Payton Lefthand 8, Tanner Wilson 7, Shade May 6, Matthew Rensvold 13, Hudson Smith 6, Kade Webster 2, Julian Jones 11.
Thompson Falls 55, Troy 31
TROY — Trais Hoisington tallied 21 points and Tanner Laws followed with 14 as Thompson Falls topped Troy in District 7B play.
Adam Talmadge scored 10 for Troy.
Thompson Falls 15 14 15 11 — 55
Troy 4 9 10 8 — 31
THOMPSON FALLS — McKenzie Holt 1, Trais Hoisington 21, Tanner Laws 14, Joe Lundberg 2, Dylan Beckman 5, Joe Frields 7, Max Birkholt 3, Tyler Riffle 2.
TROY — Dillon Savage 3, Tucker Winn 3, Adam Talmadge 10, Sean Opland 5, Mason Chapel 5, Kolten Winebark 5.