Berreth, Bigfork down Columbia Falls, 55-31
Daily Inter Lake
COLUMBIA FALLS — Emma Berreth scored 19 points and Scout Nadeau added another 12 as the Bigfork Valkyries downed host Columbia Falls, 55-31 on Monday night.
Hope McAtee scored 14 for Columbia Falls and Grace Gedlaman contributed nine rebounds.
Bigfork led 25-16 at half, but Columbia Falls cut that down to seven at the end of the third.
“Credit to Bigfork. They just said they didn’t want it to get any closer and they pulled away.They’re a good basketball team and we will get better because of this,” said Wildkat coach Cary Finberg.
Bigfork 11 14 14 16 — 55
Columbia Falls 9 7 13 2 — 31
Bigfork— Emma Berreth 19, Madison Chappuis 4, Ava Davey 2, Braeden Gunlock 10, Scout Nadeau 12, Callie Gembala 4, Callie Martinez 4.
Columbia Falls — Maddie Robison 4, Kya West 1, Grace Gedlaman 6, Hope McAtee 14, Emalee Alton 1, Lexi Oberholtzer 5.
Polson 55, Missoula Loyola 53
POLSON — Jazlyn Dalbey scored 12 and Areanna Burke added 10 as the Polson Pirates downed visiting Missoula Loyola 55-53 in a non-conference girls basketball matchup on Monday night.
The Pirates trailed the Breakers 40-35 going into the final frame, but solid defense and good free throw shooting (6-of-9 during the period) lifted them to the win.
Loyola’s Nat Clevenger led all scorers with 21 points.
Loyola 12 15 13 13 — 53
Polson 7 14 14 20 — 55
Loyola — Addison Jacobson 2, Nat Clevenger 21, Ora Lindauer 2, Kennedy McKorkle 14,Evelyn Debbande 6, Gio Horner 7, Jami Janetski 1.
Polson — Jazlin Dalbey 12, Julia Barnard 6, Lexi Wirz 3, Nikki Kendall 4, Turquoise Pierre 4, McKenna Hanson 9, Grace Simonich 7, Areanna Burke 10.
Boys
Columbia Falls 63, Bigfork 57
BIGFORK — Jace Hill scored 19 and Alihn Anderson added 13 as the Columbia Falls Wildcats outlasted the Bigfork Vikings, Monday night, 63-57 in overtime.
The Wildcats led 33-29 at half, but Bigfork bounced back in the third to take a 43-38 lead.
The Vikings’ Bryce Hilliard led all scorers with 21 points and Wyatt Johnson chipped in 12.
Columbia Falls 13 20 5 15 10 — 63
Bigfork 16 13 14 10 4 — 57
Columbia Falls — Cade Morgan 8, Mark Robison 8, Mason Peters 5, Align Anderson 13, Jace Hill 19, Chance Miller 10.
Bigfork — Wyatt Johnson 12, Kyle Folwick 3, Isac Epperly 6, Levi Taylor 8, Bryce Hilliard 21, Colin Wade 5, Cole Knopic 2.