BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Wildkats rout Loggers, Libby boys turn tables
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Columbia Falls girls jumped out to a fast start to smother Libby 68-28 in a nonconference basketball game on Friday night.
The Wildkats forced a slew of turnovers and jumped out to a 22-6 lead after the first quarter. By halftime Columbia Falls led 42-11 and never looked back, scoring 20 more points in the third quarter.
Cydney Finberg had a game-high 14 points to go with four assists and seven steals. Miranda Livingston had 13 points and Kiara Burlage had 10 points and nine rebounds as the Wildkats outrebounded Libby 33-21 and forced the Loggers into 24 turnovers.
“Early on, defensively, the kids came and played with a lot of energy,” Wildkats coach Cary Finberg said. “That set the tone and got our offense going. The first three quarters they competed and played solid basketball.”
Shannon Reny had 13 points to lead the Loggers and Jayden Winslow had 11.
Libby 6 5 10 7 — 28
C. Falls 22 20 20 6 — 68
LIBBY—Madison Monigold 2, Abby Enenga 2, Jayden Winslow 11, Shannon Reny 13.
COLUMBIA FALLS—Sydney Grilley 3, Cydney Finberg 14, Ellie Johnson 3, Peyton Kehr 6, Riley Kehr 2, Miranda Livingston 13, Kiara Burlage 10, Allyson Gimbel 7, Trista Collin 2, Sydney Hovde 8.
Stillwater Christian 37, North Idaho Christian 29
Lulu Neumann had back-to-back field goals and made two free throws during a key stretch of the fourth quarter to help Stillwater Christian upend North Idaho Christian School in a nonconference contest at SCS.
Stillwater (4-5) outscored North Idaho 14-7 in the final quarter.
Neumann finished with six points and totaled 11 rebounds.
Alisa Venman led SCS in scoring with nine points.
Dori Smith had 13 rebounds and eight points for the victors.
Sammy Hill was North Idaho’s leading scorer with nine points.
North Idaho 6 9 7 7 — 29
Stillwater Christian 10 5 8 14 — 37
NORTH IDAHO — Rebecca Hensley 2, Gracie Gwin 4, Sammy Hill 9, Jenny Lassan 4, Kiera Holmes 6, Mary Schlader 4.
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN — Serena Koch 8, Adrianna Lambert 6, Dori Smith 8, Lulu Neumann 6, Alisa Venman 9.
Eureka 52, Thompson Falls 42
THOMPSON FALLS — Eureka held a scoring edge on Thompson Falls in the middle two quarters en route to a District 7B victory.
Eureka outscored the hosts 26-17 in second and third quarters. Eureka led 23-17 at the half.
Sienna Utter had a strong offensive performance for Eureka, scoring a game-high 17 points. Stacy Cooper tallied 16.
Shey Hannum had 14 points to lead Thompson Falls.
Eureka 13 10 16 13 — 52
Thompson Falls 12 5 12 13 — 42
EUREKA – Sienna Utter 17, Liz Pacella 3, Ashlyn Waldo 3, Stacy Cooper 16, Amanda Peterson 13.
THOMPSON FALLS – Brooke Jacobs 4, Lyndsay Laws 12, Haley Wilson 10, Shey Hannum 14, Haley Morgan 2.
Boys
Thompson Falls 65, Eureka 17
THOMPSON FALLS — Thompson Falls jumped out to a 21-5 first-quarter lead and never looked back in blasting Eureka in a District 7B contest.
Thompson Falls led 45-9 at the half.
Joe Frields led Thompson Falls in scoring with 16 points. Tyler Riffle added 14.
Jamie Good had eight for Eureka.
Eureka 5 4 4 4 — 17
Thompson Falls 21 24 12 8 — 65
EUREKA – Jamie Good 8, Brad Stein 3, Moe Henderson 2, Sam Hannay 4.
THOMPSON FALLS – McKenzie Holt 4, Trais Hoisington 8, Tanner Laws 8, Corey Tessier 2, Joe Lundberg 5, Dylan Beckman 2, Joe Frields 16, Max Birkholt 6, Tyler Riffle 14.
Libby 60, Columbia Falls 58
COLUMBIA FALLS — Ryggs Johnston scored 10 of his 16 points points in the fourth quarter and Jonny Cielak, who tallied 14 points, hit five of six three throws down to the stretch to help Libby rally past Columbia Falls in a nonconference matchup.
Libby outscored Columbia Falls 22-12 in the final quarter to pick up the win.
Erik Lauer led the Loggers (5-2) with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Tyler Murphy led Columbia Falls in scoring with 19 points. Nathan Riley added 10
Libby 19 3 16 22 — 60
Columbia Falls 9 29 8 12 — 58
LIBBY — Jonny Cielak 14, Ryggs Johnston 16, Zander Petersen 2, Anthony Johnson 2, Jason Brant 5, Colin Maloney 2, Erik Lauer 19.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Nathan Riley 10, Logan Stephens 4, Austin Green 1, Kyler Burns 3, Tyler Murphy 19, Steven DeCamp 16, Dakota Bridwell 5.
Stillwater Christian 75, North Idaho Christian 42
Stillwater Christian used a big third quarter to pull away from North Idaho Christian School for a nonconference victory at SCS.
Stillwater (9-0) outscored North Idaho 28-7 in the third quarter for a 59-31 lead.
Isaac Neumann led a balanced Stillwater attack with 18 points. BJ Bach added 17 and Joe Hooker 15.
Brandon Schwintck had 18 for North Idaho.
North Idaho 12 12 7 11 — 42
Stillwater Christian 13 18 28 16 — 75
NORTH IDAHO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL — John Connelly 4, Brandon Schwintck 18, Dillon Walker 7, James Rosenthal 3, Kobe Cottier 3, Luke Armstrong 2, Garret White 5.
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL — Micah Friesen 4, Clay Hashley 6, BJ Bach 17, Jared Fetveit 2, Joe Hooker 15, Isaac Neuman 18, Rylee Metzger 4, Chasen Waltman 3, Bo Mackay 4, Daniel Fetveit 2.