Wildkats topple Loggers behind McAtee, Borgen

by Daily Inter Lake
| February 2, 2023 11:55 PM

LIBBY — Hope McAtee scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Columbia Falls pulled away for a 62-28 Northwest A girls basketball win over Libby Thursday.

Tayrn Borgen added 17 points and six steals for the Wildkats (10-5 overall, 5-3 in the Northwest A), who used a big second quarter to open up a 34-14 lead. Emalee Alton added seven points and nine boards.

Madison Vincent scored 12 points to lead the Loggers (1-13, 0-8).

C. Falls 18 16 12 16 - 62

Libby 11 3 5 9 - 28

COLUMBIA FALLS — Hope McAtee 19, Taryn Borgen 17, Anj LaChance 6, Emalee Alton 7, Alanis Peterson 2, Lexi Oberholtzer 5, Ellie Stutsman 3, Kya West 2, Ava Duval 1.

LIBBY — Ellie Andreesen 2, Rylee Boltz 7, Madison Vincent 12, Bergen Fortner 2, Ashley Freese 2, Kaiuley Benefield 3, Kinzee Boehmier 2.

Ronan 47, Whitefish 27

WHITEFISH — Leina Ulutoa scored 16 points, Lauren Buhr added 12 and Ronan used a big second quarter to set the tone against Northwest A rival Whitefish.

Ulutoa scored nine points during a 20-2 second-quarter burst by the Maidens (5-10 overall, 4-4 in Northwest A), who took a 29-7 lead.

Bailey Smith led the Bulldogs (4-9, 1-7 in league) with 13 points.

Ronan 9 20 11 7 - 47

Whitefish 5 2 10 10 - 27

RONAN — Arianna Zepeda 6, Olivia Heiner 6, Lauren Buhr 12, Leina Ulutoa 16, Kaydance Santos 2, Kylie Fetui 4, Bella Devereaux-Trahan 1.

WHITEFISH — Bailey Smith 13, Jude Perry 7, Brooke Roberttsw 5, Ruby Hersch 2.

Bigfork 98, Troy 18

BIGFORK — Madison Chappuis and Braeden Gunlock led six Bigfork players in double figures with 17 points each in the Vals’ easy District 7-B win.

Chappuis hit three 3-pointers; Paeten Gunlock scored all of her 15 points during Bigfork’s 33-point first quarter. Callie Gembala (15 points), Ellie Jordt (14) and Keni Wade (10) all reached double figures for the unbeaten Valkyries (16-0 overall, 9-0 in 7-B games).

Izzy Tunison led Troy (0-14, 0-9) with seven points.

Troy 3 2 8 5 - 18

Bigfork 33 29 16 20 - 98

TROY — Izzy Tunison 7, Cortenie Rogers 6, Brookylynn Reid 2, Elaine Folkerts 3.

BIGFORK — Madison Chappuis 17, Paeten Gunlock 15, Braeden Gunlock 17, Scout Nadeau 7, Ellie Jordt 14, Keni Wade 10, Callie Gembala 15, Afton Lambrecht 3.