Prep Basketball Dillon boys edge C-Falls in OT

MISSOULA — Dillon outscored Columbia Falls in the fourth quarter and overtime to claim a 41-39 victory in Tip-Off Tournament boys basketball play on Friday at the University of Montana.

The tournament pits teams from the Northwest Conference against the Southwest.

Dillon’s Mike Haverfield and Columbia Falls’ Matthew Morrison tied for scoring honors with 14 points each.

Columbia Falls led 25-18 at the half.

Tournament play continues today.

Dillon 10 8 10 9 4 — 41

Columbia Falls 10 15 5 7 2 — 39

Dillon: Mike Haverfield 14, Andrew Lemieux 9, Jake Ferris 6, Brad Rakich 5, Tyler Walker 4, Clay Allison 2, Braden Anderson 1.

Columbia Falls: Matthew Morrison 14, Austin Green 8, Lowell Panasuk 6, Logan Bechtel 5, Quintin Schriver 4, Drew Morgan 2.

Hamilton 89, Libby 41

MISSOULA — Libby stayed close for one quarter before Hamilton pulled away for a lopsided victory at the Tip-Off Tournament.

Hamilton, up 26-15 after the first quarter, blew the game open with a 32-point second quarter for a 58-21 halftime lead.

Libby’s Ryggs Johnston led all scorers with 23 points.

Hunter Omlid and Tanner Goligoski had 17 each for Hamilton.

Libby 15 6 9 11— 41

Hamilton 26 32 16 15— 89

Libby: Ryggs Johnston 23, JJ Davis 9, Brian Peck 4, Keith Johnson 4, Tim Goodman 1.

Hamilton: Hunter Omlid 17, Tanner Goligoski 17, Cam Rothie 15, Carter Kearns 13, Carson Rostad 9, Tyler Barnes 6, Ty Chouinard 4, Bridger Bauder 3, Josh Dickemore 3, Trey Searle 2.

Butte Central 55, Whitefish 20

MISSOULA — Whitefish never got on track offensively and Butte Central took advantage of that for an easy victory in the Tip-Off Tournament.

Luke Heaphy had 13 points for Butte Central while Matt Simkins and Dan McCloskey had 12 each.

Alex Keuylion led Whitefish with five.

Butte Central 19 12 16 8 — 55

Whitefish 6 3 7 4 — 20

Butte Central: Luke Heaphy 13, Matt Simkins 12, Dan McCloskey 12, Cade Holter 6, Braden Harrington 5, Trevor Neumann 3, Aaron Richards 2, Dylan Sestrich 2.

Whitefish: Alex Keuylion 5, Ryan Kemm 4, Lee Walburn 4, Sam Menicke 3, Noah Fauth 2, Mark Anderson 2.

Polson 52, Corvallis 45

MISSOULA — A balanced offense was just enough to give Polson the win over Corvallis in the Tip-Off Tournament.

Shade Main scored 14 points, Connor Lanier had 12 and Asa Askan 11 for the Pirates.

Zach Jessop netted 14 and Ryal Jessop 11 for Corvallis.

Corvallis 17 10 9 9 — 45

Polson 14 7 19 12 — 52

Corvallis: Zach Jessop 14, Ryal Jessop 11, Kobe Jessop 7, Ridge Albright 7, Carson Jessop 2, Jace Barcus 2, Caleb Warnken 1, Jeff Stoker 1.

Polson: Shade Main 14, Connor Lanier 12, Asa Askan 11, Bo Kelley 6, Seth Lake 3, Robin Erickson 2, Keyan Dalbey 2, Ryker Wenderoth 2.

Ronan 53, Stevensville 44

MISSOULA — Anthony Camel provided the bulk of Ronan’s offense, netting a game-high 26 points as the Chiefs topped Stevensville at the Tip-Off Tournament.

Alex Gavlak had 18 points for Stevensville and Colby Needs tallied 11.

Ronan led 24-21 at intermission.

Ronan 10 14 13 15 — 53

Stevensville 9 12 9 14 — 44

Ronan: Anthony Camel 26, Zeke Misa 7, Nate Dennis 3, Vincent Bird-Webster 3, Perry Panzetanga 6, Dallas Durheim 6.

Stevensville: Alex Gavlak 18, Colby Needs 11, Sean Kraft 9, Logan Roth 3, Jasopo Carletho 2, Ivan Yazack 1.

Frenchtown 54, Browning 46

MISSOULA — Cade Baker scored 19 points and Adam Botkin tossed in 14 as Frenchtown tripped Browning at the Tip-Off Tournament.

Turee Whitcomb led Browning in scoring with 15.

Frenchtown 12 9 8 25 — 54

Browning 8 12 15 11 — 46

Frenchtown: Cade Baker 19, Adam Botkin 14, Hank Rugg 8, Ethan Pyron 6, Dawson Leishman 4, Ty Hoppie 3.

Browning: Turee Whitcomb 15, Brandon Amsback 7, James Gilham 7, Ethan Running Crane 5, Nana Stiffarm 4, CJ Smith 4, Dylan Loring 2, Peyton Crawford 2.

Girls

Corvallis 50, Polson 40

MISSOULA — Isabelle Evans tallied 16 points as Corvallis slipped by Polson at the Tip-Off Tournament.

Kaelyn Smith dropped in 13 points to pace Polson.

Corvallis held a 28-21 lead at the half.

Polson 11 10 10 9 — 40

Corvallis 14 14 9 13 — 50

Polson: Kaelyn Smith 13, Quinn Motichka 2, Alex Pierre 4, Olivia Perez 5, Jaycee Frydenlund 9, Natasha Grabelle 7.

Corvallis: Isabelle Evans 16, Hannah Hutchison 5, Calla Haldorson 14, Ashlynn Nixon 2, Hadli Lords 2, Lainie Albright 3, Tayler Wright 6, Lilly Berry 2.

Browning 66, Frenchtown 59

MISSOULA —Only five players scored for Browning, but all were in double figures in a victory over Frenchtown at the Tip-Off Tournament.

Browning led 30-18 at the half and 46-33 heading into the fourth quarter.

Frenchtown’s Kylie Willett led all scorers with 20 points.

Frenchtown 9 9 15 26 — 59

Browning 17 13 16 20 — 66

Frenchtown: Kylie Willett 20, Williams 16, Delaney 10, Shelton 6, Bagnell 4, Chamner 3.

Browning: Guardipee 17, Hall 15, Skunkcap 12, Goss 12, Jordon 10.

Butte Central 46, Whitefish 35

MISSOULA — A strong first half carried Butte Central to a victory over Whitefish at the Tip-Off Tournament.

Butte Central led 36-18 at the half, but was outscored 17-10 in the second half.

Payton Kastella had 12 points for Whitefish and Claire Carloss 11.

Butte Central 15 21 8 2 — 46

Whitefish 6 12 13 4 — 35

Butte Central: Thatcher 14, Michelotti 10, Bolton 9, Joyce 5, Kump 5, Davis 2, Keeley 1.

Whitefish: Payton Kastella 12, Claire Carloss 11, Annisa Brown 8, Marlee Bender 4.

Columbia Falls 62, Dillon 40

MISSOULA — Columbia Falls held Dillon to eight points in the first half in a 22-point victory at the Tip-Off Tournament.

Columbia Falls led 32-8 at intermission.

Ryley Kehr had 24 points and Hannah Gedlaman 18 for Columbia Falls.

Dillon 2 6 12 15 — 40

Columbia Falls 19 13 18 12 — 62

Dillon: Fitzgerald 15, Peterson 12, Rouse 9, McKay 2, Jones 2.

Columbia Falls: Ryley Kehr 24, Hannah Gedlaman 18, Dani Douglass 9, Trista Cowen 8, Savvy Ellis 4, Hanna Schweikert 2.

Ronan 56, Stevensville 45

MISSOULA — A strong third-quarter helped Ronan top Stevensville at the Tip-Off Tournament.

Ronan outscored Stevensville 18-6 in the third for a 41-27 edge.

Ronan’s Micalann McCrea and Louetta Conko Camel tied for scoring honors with 17 points each. Maddie Weber had 13 for Stevensville.

Stevensville 11 10 6 18 — 45

Ronan 13 10 18 15 — 56

Stevensville: Maddie Weber 13, Angel Richards 12, Megan Pendergast 7, Haley Kampka 5, Maddie Paul 5, Evynne Alexander 2, Maddie Sims 1.

Ronan: Micalann McCrea 17, Louetta Conko Camel 17, Jaelyn Askan 8, Kianna Finley 6, Tiana Ulutoa 4, Raegan Clairmont 2, Madeline McCrea 2.

Hamilton 44, Libby 32

MISSOULA — Hamilton outscored Libby 18-4 in the fourth quarter to pull out the Tip-Off Tournament victory.

Cariann Kunkel topped Hamilton, and all scorers, with 20 points. Jayden Winslow tallied 13 for Libby.

Hamilton 7 11 8 18 — 44

Libby 8 13 7 4 — 32

Hamilton: Cariann Kunkel 20, Lauren Ryter 10, Kara Nye 6, Tessa Della Silva 3, Mallory McGill 2, Abby Johnson 2, Tristy Searle 1.

Libby: Jayden Winslow 13, Shannon Reny 7, Hayeness 4, Collins 3, Gier 2, Rainer 2, Brodeen 1.

Bigfork 66, Shelby 49

SHELBY — Abby Ellison knocked down 13 points, Jaime Berg netted 14 and Rakiah Grende added 11 as Bigfork slammed Shelby at the Tip-Off Tournament.

Berg pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and Grende was next with seven.

Abbey Aklestad finished with 16 points to pace Shelby. She was 14 of 20 from the free-throw line.

Bigfork (2-0 overall) plays Malta today at 10 a.m.

Bigfork 20 22 12 12 — 66

Shelby 8 12 11 18 — 49

BIGFORK — Abby Ellison 13, Jaime Berg 14, Rakiah Grende 11, Abby Lembke 8, Jordan Nelson 7, Ellie Berreth 6, Shae Anderson 5, Heidi Scheller 2.

SHELBY — Abbey Aklestad 16, Bailey Johnson 4, Skyler Martin 2, Brielle Aklestad 5, Maddison Underdahl 13, Grogan McAllister 5, Maddy Hellinger 4.