Wildcats edge Coyotes 56-54
COLUMBIA FALLS — Jace Hill scored 19 points, nine during a wild fourth-quarter comeback, and Columbia Falls edged Shelby 56-54 Friday for a non-conference win.
The Class B Coyotes had 20 points from 6-foot-9 Montana Grizzlies signee Rhett Reynolds, and his defense helped the visitors to forge a 45-30 lead after three quarters.
In the fourth the Northwest A Wildcats used pressure defense and five 3-pointers — two each from Mark Robsion and Alihn Anderson and one from Cade Morgan — to surge in front. Columbia Falls then survived a missed three and put-back attempt by Shelby in the final five seconds.
Trenton Emerson added 14 points for Shelby, which was 11 of 20 at the line. Morgan, Robison and Anderson all had eight points for the Wildcats (8-6), who shot just seven free throws and made five.
Shelby 9 14 22 9 - 54
C-Falls 9 12 9 26 - 56
SHELBY — Taylor Parsons 3, Randor Richmond 8, Trenton Emerson 14, Kyle McDermott 9, Rhett Reynolds 20.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Cade Morgan 8, Mark Robison 8, Mason Peters 5, Alihn Anderson 8, Jace Hill 19, Cody Schweikert 4, Hunter Goodman 4.
Browning 70, Whitefish 50
WHITEFISH — Tayron Burdeau scored 14 points and Tommy Running Rabbit scored 11 of his 13 during a big third-quarter surge as Browning beat Northwest A foe Whitefish.
Braids Vielle added 11 points for Browning (11-3 overall, 6-2 in league), which padded a 30-26 halftime lead out to 55-35 with a 25-point third quarter.
Talon Holmquist and Bodie Smith each scored 14 points for Whitefish (6-8, 1-7 in league).
Browning 20 10 25 15 - 70
Whitefish 12 14 9 15 - 50
BROWNING — Tommy Running Rabbit 13, Tayron Burdeau 14, Brayds Vielle 11, Joe Bullshoe 9, Maurice Redhorn III 9, Justin Johnson 6, Jesse Carlson 6, Isaiah Running Rabbit 2.
WHITEFISH — Logan Conklin 6, Jaxsen Schlauch 4, Talon Holmquist 14, Bodie Smith 14, Fynn Ridgeway 4, Gabe Lund 6, Jack Sears 2.
Late Thursday
Bigfork 70, Troy 12
TROY — Nick Walker, Eli THorness and Cole Knopic scored 10 points each and Bigfork coastes to this District 7-B win.
All 12 players scored for the Vikings (8-7 overall, 7-1 in league), who led 39-4 at half.
Trevor Grant’s four points led Troy (3-10 overall, 2-7 in the 7-B).
Bigfork 22 17 20 11 - 70
Troy 4 0 4 4 - 12
BIGFORK — Nick Walker 10, Eli Thorness 10, Cole Knopic 10, George Brown 9, Levi Taylor 8, Isak Epperly 6, Colin Wade 7, Ian McMann 3, Wyatt Johnston 2, Landon Byerman 2, Bryce Gilliard 2, Jack Jensen 1.
TROY — Trevor Grant 4, Paxton Fisher 3, Alex Kauffman 3, Micahel Foote 2.