C-Falls girls, boys belt Whitefish
Columbia Falls guard Dani Douglas drives past Whitefish defenders Bella Wilson (20) and Libby Nagler (12) for a basket in the Wildkats’ 66-22 win in Whitefish on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)
Whitefish sophomore Lee Walburn flies past the Columbia Falls defenders for a basket during the first quarter. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)
WHITEFISH — The Columbia Falls girls ran away early to beat rival Whitefish 65-22 in a Northwest A conference basketball game Thursday evening.
Columbia Falls (3-0 Northwest A, 9-0 overall) led 40-8 at halftime and opened the lead to 61-18 after the third quarter in the rout.
Peyton Kehr had a game-high 17 points for the Wildkats and Cydney Finberg and Kiara Burlage each had 14 points in the win.
Libby Nagler led Whitefish (0-1, 0-8) with eight points.
Whitefish is back in action Saturday at Thompson Falls.
Columbia Falls hosts Glacier next Thursday.
Columbia Falls 27 13 21 4 — 65
Whitefish 2 6 10 4 — 22
COLUMBIA FALLS — Dani Douglas 8, Hannah Gedleman 4, Haylie Peacock 2, Cydney Finberg 14, Peyton Kehr 17, Kiara Burlage 14, Trisha Cowan 2, Sydney Hovde 4.
WHITEFISH — Hope Brown 4, Libby Nagler 8, Anissa Brown 4, Payton Kastella 4, Marlee Bender 2.
Ronan 69, Anaconda 47
RONAN — Ronan pulled out to a 15-point halftime lead and never looked back, beating Anaconda in a District 6B game.
The Maidens (5-0 6B, 11-0 overall) led 22-13 after the first quarter and expanded their lead in the second half.
Alicia Camel and Micalann McCrea each had 18 points for Ronan and Lee Camel added 15 points.
Areona Mattson led Anaconda (1-4, 3-7) with 10 points.
Anaconda 13 14 15 5 — 47
Ronan 22 20 13 8 — 69
ANACONDA — Lindsey Seitzinger 7, Alexis Seitzinger 8, Sydnie Peterson 2, Carley Fink 7, Areona Mattson 10, Ariane Rivers 1, Logan Stetzner 8, Isabel Saltenberger 2, Johannah Forsberg 2.
RONAN — Micalann McCrea 18, Madison Clairmont 1, Jaelynn Askan 5, Louetta Conko-Camel 6, Alicia Camel 18, Lee Camel 15.
BOYS
Columbia Falls 54, Whitefish 42
WHITEFISH — Columbia Falls held Whitefish to only three points in the second quarter to leg out a victory and earn their first Northwest A conference win of the season.
The Wildcats (1-2 Northwest A, 2-7 overall) outscored Whitefish 19-3 in the second quarter to overcome a six-point deficit and take a 30-20 lead at the break, holding on in the second half for the win.
Logan Stephens led Columbia Falls with 18 points and Matt Morrison had 12 points.
Derek Kastella had 17 points for Whitefish (0-1 2-6) and Lee Walburn had 16 points.
Columbia Falls 11 19 8 16 — 54
Whitefish 17 3 8 14 — 42
COLUMBIA FALLS — Austin Green 8, Logan Stephens 18, Quintin Schriver 5, Dakota Bridwell 6, Matt Morrison 12, DJ Schrade 5.
WHITEFISH — Derek Kastella 17, Murphy Wick 2, Sawyer Silliker 5, Ryan Kemm 2, Lee Walburn 16.
Bigfork 83, Thompson Falls 53
BIGFORK — Bigfork closed the first quarter on a 13-3 run and pulled away for a 30-point win over Thompson Falls in a District 7B contest.
The Vikings (4-0 7B, 8-1 overall) found its form at the end of the first quarter, taking a 19-12 lead and expanded the lead in the second quarter to take a 40-22 advantage at half, continuing to pull away until the end of the game.
Anders Epperly had 22 points and 13 assists and Logan Gilliard had 22 points for Bigfork. Clayton Reichenbach had 16 points and Chase Chappuis added 12 points for the Vikings.
Danny Hoisington led Thompson Falls (2-2, 2-6) with a game-high 23 points.
Thompson Falls 12 10 16 15 — 53
Bigfork 19 21 22 21 — 83
THOMPSON FALLS — Mackenzie Holt 5, Dillon Beckman 3, Danny Hoisington 23, Payton Frields 9, John Skerl 7, Garrett Strine 4, AJ Sandoval 2.
BIGFORK — Anders Epperly 22, Clayton Reichenbach 16, Colton Reichenbach 1, Lucke Schmit 2, Logan Taylor 2, Chase Chappuis 12, Logan Gilliard 22, Beau Santistevan 6.
Anaconda 76, Ronan 48
ANACONDA — Anaconda took a 22-8 lead after the first quarter and didn’t relinquish it, pulling away late in a District 6B rout of Ronan.
The Copperheads (2-3 6B, 5-5 overall) took command early and outscored Ronan 20-7 in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
Braxton Hill led Anaconda with a game-high 27 points and Kaden Stetzner had 13 points.
Ezekiel Misa had 15 points to lead Ronan (2-3, 6-5).
Ronan 8 14 19 7 – 48
Anaconda 22 17 17 20 – 76
RONAN – Ezekiel Misa 15, Kasey Mock 3, Aaron Misa 7, Perry Panzetanga 2, Dallas Durheim 3, Kobe Morigeau 8, Josh Stewart 4, Anthony Camel 6.
ANACONDA – Devon Kopp 2, Bobby Swainston 7, Trent Mikalatos 15, Kaden Stetzner 13, Ryley Cobban 2, Braxton Hill 27, Kayne Cobban 8, Josh Clark 2.