Finberg, Burlage push Columbia Falls past Eureka, 62-26
EUREKA — Cydney Finberg tallied a game-high 17 points and Kiara Burlage added 16 as Class A Columbia Falls rolled by Class B Eureka 62-26 in a nonconference girls basketball matchup Tuesday evening.
Columbia Falls led 36-9 at the intermission.
Peyton Kehr also reached double figures for the Wildkats with 10 points.
Amanda Peterson and Jessica Wilson both scored six poitns for Eureka.
Eureka plays at Stillwater Christian School on Thursday.
Columbia Falls 16 20 10 16 — 62
Eureka 5 4 9 8 — 26
COLUMBIA FALLS — Sydney Grilley 5, Haylie Peacock 2, Cydney Finberg 17, Ellie Johnson 2, Peyton Kehr 10, Kiara Burlage 16, Allyson Gimbel 4, Sydney Hovde 6.
EUREKA — Jessica Wilson 6, Allie Sartor 2, Sienna Utter 3, Liz Pacella 5, Karley Bozarth 2, Casey Cooper 2, Amanda Peterson 6.
Bigfork 69, Whitefish 43
BIGFORK — Miranda Campbell had a double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds for Class B Bigfork, which beat Class A Whitefish for the second time this season in a nonconference matchup.
Katie Thomas turned in a strong performance for Bigfork with eight rebounds, six steals and two points.
Bigfork (10-3) was in charge at the half, leading 29-15.
Allie Schulz led Whitefish with 12 points and Haley Nicholson followed with 11.
Whitefish plays at Frenchtown on Thursday. Bigfork is at Missoula Loyola on Saturday.
Whitefish 8 7 14 15 — 43
Bigfork 17 12 25 15 — 69
WHITEFISH — Dani Douglas 9, Coral Schulz 7, Allie Schulz 12, Haley Nicholson 11, Cailyn Ross 4.
BIGFORK —Haile Norred 8, Shae Anderson 3, Jaime Berg 7, Emilee Park 4, Mattie McAnally 7, Katie Thomas 2, Lana Berg 15, Miranda Campbell 23.
Polson 31, Stevensville 26
POLSON — After a slow start, Polson took charge with a 17-points second quarter en route to a five-point victory over Stevensville in a nonconference matchup.
Stevensville led 5-1 after the first quarter, but Polson went on top 18-11 at halftime.
Nichole Lake led Polson in scoring with nine points. Breanna Clarke added seven.
Mariah Hinson had 10 points for Stevensville.
Polson returns to Northwest A play on Saturday at Frenchtown.
Stevensville 5 6 2 13 — 26
Polson 1 17 5 8 — 31
STEVENSVILLE – Mariah Hinson 10, Megan Pendergast 5, Makayla Davids 8, Payton Tillotson 3.
POLSON – Makenna Weltz 3, Marlee Congdon 6, Lauren Lefthand 2, Brenna Clarke 7, Nichole Lake 9, Mollie Fisher 4.
Plains 58, Stillwater 23
Plains held Stillwater to single digit scoring in each quarter en route to an easy nonconference victory at Stillwater Christian School.
Plains held a 28-11 lead at the half and outscored the hosts 30-12 in the second half.
Kimberly Earhardt and Kassidy Kinzie had 11 points each for Plains.
Alisa Venman netted eight points to pace Stillwater while Serena Koch had seven points and three assists.
Stillwater (6-8) hosts Eureka on Thursday.
Plains 16 12 13 17 — 58
Stillwater 6 5 8 4 — 23
PLAINS — Kimberly Earhardt 11, Kassidy Kinzie 11, Shannon Dimond 5, Jade Ladeaux 3, Carley Vonheeder 6, Lily Hvenink 6, Kara Altmiller 4, Jessica Thompson 4, Leah Thompson 8.
STILLWATER — Serena Koch 7, Dori Smith 2, Lulu Neumann 4, Chloe Erb 2, Alisa Venman 8.
FV Homeschool 58,
Hot Springs 24
HOT SPRINGS — Karissa Williams tallied 14 points, Lexi Ehlers totaled 12 and Priscilla Rajkowski added 11 as Flathead Valley Homeschool whipped Hot Springs on Monday evening in a nonconference contest.
Williams scored half her points at the free-throw line with a 7 for 11 effort. She added two field goals and a trey.
Ehlers made 8 of her 10 free throw attempts.
As a team FVHS (12-4) was 22 for 31 at the charity stripe.
FVHS hosts Stillwater Christian on Friday at West Valley School,
FV Homeschool 19 9 14 16 — 58
Hot Springs 4 2 8 10 — 24
FLATHEAD VALLEY HOMESCHOOL — Madeline Spral 2, Naomi Dobson 4, Heidi Schneller 5, Karissa Williams 14, Lexi Ehlers 12, Victoria Hanson 8, Priscilla Rajkowski 11, Brittany Howery 2.
HOT SPRINGS — Kalen Lien 2, Lexie Detienne 1, Sophie Jeffries 1, Mikayla Mueller 2, Karly Lawson 14, Haylle Hoff 4.
Boys
Bigfork 52, Whitefish 35
BIGFORK — Jonathan Landon turned a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds while Adam Jordt had a strong overall game with 11 points, seven rebounds and six steals as Bigfork (12-1) whipped Whitefish in a Class B vs. Class A nonconference matchup.
Bigfork led 32-20 at the half and never looked back.
Bigfork swept the season series with the Bulldogs.
Derek Kastella led Whitefish offensively with 16 points.
Whitefish plays at Frenchtown on Thursday. Bigfork is off until a Saturday trip to Missoula to face Loyola.
Whitefish 13 7 13 2 — 35
Bigfork 18 14 10 10 — 52
WHITEFISH — James Sampson 2, Derek Kastella 16, Luke May 8, Sawyer Silliker 9.
BIGFORK — Anders Epperly 2, Adam Jordt 11, Joseph Potkonjak 6, Jonathan Landon 21, Levi Spanogle 2, George Gibson 8, Garrett Beville 2.
Stillwater 71, Plains 60
Stillwater (13-2) outscored Plains 14-3 in the second overtime to pull out the victory at Stillwater Christian School.
Isaac Neumann led Stillwater, and all scorers, with 27 points. Joe Hooker added 10 points.
Cole Benson topped Plains in scoring with 14 points.
“Plains is a well- coached team that patiently waits for an opportunity to get to the rim,” Stillwater coach Dana Hashley said. “Once at the rim, they finished very well.
“We have played with great effort the past few weeks, but tonight we also played together as a team and patiently waited for the better shot. I am hoping this playing smart carries over against Eureka (tonight).”
Stillwater 12 13 11 15 6 14 — 71
Plains 13 16 12 10 6 3 — 60
Plains — Ryan Ovitt 14, Aaron Vonheeder 7, Trent Brouillette 10, Alec Cole 11, Sam Rehbein 4, Cole Benson 14.
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN — Caleb Reeves 2, Clayton Hashley 9, BJ Bach 1, Joe Hooker 10, Isaac Neumann 27, Rylee Metzger 2, Bo Mackay 2, Daniel Fetveit 5.