Kats, Lady Indians, Bulldogs and Vals win Friday
Columbia Falls guard Lexi Oberholtzer takes on four Corvallis defenders for a basket at the Frenchtown Tip Off Tournament on Friday, Dec. 9. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
FRENCHTOWN — Hope McAtee and Mecca Bullchild went off, leading Columbia Falls and Browning to girls basketball wins at the Frenchtown Tip-Off Tournament Friday.
Bigfork and Whitefish also picked up wins on Friday, while Libby, Polson and Ronan fell in their games.
The tournament concludes Saturday.
Columbia Falls 61, Corvallis 24
McAtee’s 25 points led the way for the Wildkats, who led 53-16 after three quarters of play. Kierra Kemppainen and Lexi Oberholtzer added 11 points each for Columbia Falls.
Corvallis 3 13 0 8 - 24
C-Falls 20 18 15 8 - 61
CORVALLIS — A Loren 12, O Lewis 2, F Wyche 2, T Sorenson 5, M Jessop 3.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Hope McAtee 25, Kierra Kemppainen 11, Lexi Oberholtzer 11, Addy Bowler 5, Taryn Borgen 5, Kya West 2, A Lachance 2, Emalee Alton 2.
Browning 55, Frenchtown 35
Mecca Bullchild scored 20 points — including 12 free throws, in 14 attempts — and the Lady Indians pulled away on Frenchtown.
Amari Calf Robe’s two third-quarter 3-pointers helped Browning push a 26-20 halftime lead out to 40-29.
Browning 14 12 14 15 - 55
Frenchtown 11 9 9 6 - 35
BROWNING — Mecca Bullchild 20, Amari Calf Robe 8, Jerel White Grass 8, Lush Spoonhunter 8, Sugar Spoonhunter 6, Shaylee Heavy Runner 3, Kalcie Connelly 2.
FRENCHTOWN — Madison Kaufman 14, Mason Quinn 6, Kat Deschamps 6, Alexis Godin 3, Sadie Smith 6.
Bigfork 58, Stevensville 12
Braeden and Paeton Gunlock combined for 27 points for the Vals, who held Stevensville scoreless in the first and fourth quarters.
Bigfork x x x x - 58
Stevi 0 7 5 0 - 12
BIGFORK — Braeden Gunlock 15, Paeton Gunlock 12, Ava Davey 9, Scout Nadeau 9, Madison Chappuis 6, Keni Wade 3, Callie Gembala 2.
STEVENSVILLE — Shilo Lampi 4, Cambree Praast 3, Clasire Hutchison 2, Addi Drye 2, Sophia Hutchison 1.
Whitefish 44, Livingston 34
Ainsley Scott’s game-high 13 points led Whitefish, which made a strong second quarter burst hold up for the win.
Whitefish 10 20 5 9 - 44
Livingston 10 10 6 8 - 34
WHITEFISH — Ainsley Scott 13, Hailey Ells 7, Jude Perry 8, Bailey Smith 7, Brooke Roberts 5, Yoli Kraster 4, Madi Gordon 2.
LIVINGSTON — Veronica Turck 10, Ellie KLing 7, Emily Jesson 9, Lily Wieimer 4, Maria Turck 2, Veronica Glenn 2.
Hamilton 72, Ronan 45
Hamilton’s 1-2 punch of Layna Kearns and Taryn Searle combined for 41 points,and the powerful Broncs outscored the Maidens 37-15 after halftime.
Olivia Heiner scored 12 points to lead Ronan. Leina Ulutoa and Margaret Cordova added 11 each.
Ronan 15 15 8 7 - 45
Hamilton 15 20 16 21 - 72
RONAN — Olivia Heinder 12, Leina Ulutoa 11, Margaret Codova 11, Arianna Zepeda 5, Ocana Arnoux 4, Lauryn Buhr 2, Kylee Kelch 1.
HAMILTON — Layna Kearns 24, Taryn Searle 17, Emilee Searle 8, Ayda Griffin 6, Lovana Wetzel 6, Madalyn Nelson 4, Alexes Brenneman 3, Ashlynn Mckern 3.
East Helena 49, Libby 33
Ellie Anderson had eight points to lead the Loggers, who trailed 28-14 at halftime and couldn’t catch East Helena and its three double-figure scorers.
Libby 10 4 6 13 - 33
E. Helena 18 10 5 16 - 49
LIBBY — Ellie Andreesen 8, Madison Vincent 7, Rylee Boltz 6, Ashley Freese 3, Rachel Kosters 3, Addyson Gilden-Vincent 2, P Waggoner 2.
EAST HELENA — Janelle Taylor 11, Natelle Goodman 10, Montana Person 10, Bell Suringer 6, Dymon Root 5, Brooke Harris 4, Ella Pickett 2.
Dillon 43, Polson 17
Polson 3 4 5 5 - 17
Dillon 10 13 14 6 - 43
POLSON — Mila Hawk 2, Addyson Gallatin 7, Grace Simonich 8.
DILLON — Kylie Konen 10, Halle Fitzgerald 8, Leila Stennerson 7, Sydney Petersen 6, Kenleigh Graham 4, Josie Robbins 5, Abby Lemelin 2, Ariel Thomas 1.
Saturday’s Schedule
9 a.m. — Hamilton vs. Browning; Noon — Stevensville vs. Libby; 1:30 — Corvallis vs. Polson; 3 p.m. — Columbia Falls vs. Livingston; 4:30 — East Helena vs. Ronan; 6 p.m. — Frenchtown vs. Whitefish; 7:30 — Bigfork vs. Butte Central.