'Kats snag NWA win over Libby
Columbia Falls' Ryley Kehr looks to shoot between Libby defenders Shannon Reny, left, and Jayden Winslow. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Hannah Gedlaman looks to shoot with Libby's Brooklyn Rainer defending. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Ryley Kehr looks to shoot with Libby's Shannon Reny defending. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Ryley Kehr sinks an open three-pointer in the second quarter against Libby. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Hannah Gedlaman looks to shoot over Libby defender Brooklyn Rainer. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Ryley Kehr shoots between Libby defenders Shannon Reny, left, and Jayden Winslow. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Hannah Gedlaman drives to the hoop with Libby's Brooklyn Rainer, left, and McKenzie Proffitt defending. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Dani Douglas drives to the hoop with Libby's Linsey Walker defending. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Hannah Gedlaman looks to shoot with Libby's Emma Gruber defending. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
COLUMBIA FALLS — A trio of high-scoring Wildkats carried Columbia Falls to a 52-41 win over Libby in a Northwest A conference matchup on Friday night at Columbia Falls High School.
Ryley Kehr led the way with an explosive, 20-point performance. Dani Douglas deposited 15 points, while Hannah Gedlaman added 11. Kehr, Douglas and Gedlaman accounted for all but five of Columbia Falls’ points.
Jayden Winslow scored 18 points for Libby, which was unable to overcome a 14-point deficit after three quarters.
Libby 10 10 8 13 — 41
Columbia Falls 15 12 15 10 — 52
LIBBY: Alli Collins 2, Jayden Winslow 18, Sammee Bradeen 2, Khalyn Hageness 4, Shannon Reny 11, Brooklyn Rainer 4.
COLUMBIA FALLS: Dani Douglas 16, Savvy Ellis 2, Hannah Gedlaman 11, Ryley Kehr 20, Trista Cowen 3.
Ronan 56, Polson 36
POLSON — Louetta Conko Camel scored a game-high 13 points to lead Ronan over Polson in a Northwest A clash.
The Chiefs led 19-6 after one quarter of play and carried a 31-16 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Micalann McCrea chipped in 12 points for Ronan while Tiana Wutoa added 10.
Kaelyn Smith was Polson’s high scorer with seven points.
Ronan 19 12 12 13 — 56
Polson 6 10 12 8 — 36
RONAN: Micalann McCrea 12, Gabby Wirz 2, Tiana Wutoa 10, Regan Clairmont 4, Jaelynn Askan 5, Louetta Conko Camel 13, Madeline McCrea 6, Kianna Finley 4.
POLSON: Marina Mayorga 2, Kaelyn Smith 7, Quinn Motichka 6, Mahala Buffalo 5, Alex Pierre 1, Natasha Gravelle 5, Olivia Perez 5, Jaycee Frydenlund 5.
Bigfork 65, Troy 25
BIGFORK — Bigfork cruised to a 19-2 lead after the first quarter on its way to a stress-free, 65-25 win over Troy.
Jaime Berg poured in 14 points, and Rakiah Grende added 10 for the Valkyries. Shae Anderson and Abby Ellison scored eight apiece.
Allie Coldwell paced Troy with nine points.
Troy 2 5 12 6 — 25
Bigfork 19 12 12 22 — 65
TROY: Aurora Becquart 7, Allie Coldwell 9, Kaitlyn Downey 5, Kaitlyn Tallmadge 4.
BIGFORK: Ellie Berreth 5, Shae Anderson 8, Abby Ellison 8, Heidi Schneller 5, Jaime Berg 14, Jordan Nelson 6, Rakiah Grende 10, Isabella Santistevan 7, Ashton McAnally 2.
Boys
Polson 77, Ronan 75 (2OT)
PABLO — Connor Lanier posted a game-high 28 points to help Polson outlast Ronan in a double-overtime thriller at Salish Kootenai College.
The Pirates prevailed in the matchup of Northwest A heavyweights thanks to Lanier’s career night and major contributions from Robin Erickson (16 points) and Shade Main (15 points).
The Chiefs gave Polson all it could handle behind Zeke Misa’s 27 points and another 22 points provided by Anthony Camel.
Polson, held to just 22 points in the first half, scored 17 in the third quarter and 20 in the fourth to overcome a 14-point halftime deficit and force overtime.
Ronan 16 20 10 13 6 10 — 75
Polson 14 8 17 20 6 12 — 77
RONAN: Zeke Misa 27, Randy Finley 7, Nate Dennis 2, Vincent Bird-Webster 3, Dallas Durheim 9, Jacob Gates 5, Anthony Camel 22.
POLSON: Robin Erickson 16, Keyan Dalbey 2, Ryker Wenderoth 2, Bo Kelley 2, Connor Lanier 28, Shade Main 15, Trevor Schultz 1, Weston Danley 6, Micah Askan 5.
Bigfork 74, Troy 6
BIGFORK — Bigfork led 45-3 halfway through an eventual 74-6 trouncing of Troy.
Chase Chappuis led the Vikings with 14 points, and Logan Gillard added 13. Anders Epperly, Colton Reichenbach and Beau Santistevan all scored eight points.
Bigfork jumped out to a 22-2 lead in the first period and held the visitors scoreless in the third quarter of a contest that was never competitive.
Troy 2 1 0 3 — 6
Bigfork 22 23 13 16 — 74
TROY: AJ Faur 1, Ricki Fisher 1, Alex Freund 4.
BIGFORK: Anders Epperly 8, Clayton Reichenbach 4, Colton Reichenbach 8, Luke Schmit 6, Luke Taylor 4, Logan Taylor 5, Chase Chappuis 14, Logan Gillard 13, Beau Santistevan 8, Brady Thorness 4.
Libby 49, Columbia Falls 42
LIBBY — Ryggs Johnston poured in a game-high 23 points to push Libby over Columbia Falls in a Northwest A contest.
Johnston knocked down all 11 of his attempts from the free-throw line and also hit two 3-pointers, both in the second quarter.
Matthew Morrison led Columbia Falls with 11 points.
Columbia Falls 8 14 8 12 — 42
Libby 10 16 13 10 — 49
COLUMBIA FALLS: Austin Green 9, Drew Morgan 9, Lowell Panasuk 4, Quintin Schriver 5, Logan Bechtel 4, Matthew Morrison 11.
LIBBY: Brian Peck 5, JJ Davis 5, Ryggs Johnston 23, Jay Beagle 8, Nik Jones 4, Keith Johnson 4.