Girls Hoops: Browning rallies past Havre
HAVRE — Lish Spoonhunter scored 16 points and Mecca Bullchild hit two fourth-quarter 3-pointers as the Browning Lady Indians rallied past Havre 59-58 Saturday to stay unbeaten.
Bullchild added 14 points for the Northwest A Lady Indians (8-0), who trailed 46-37 after three periods. Jerel White Grass added 12 points, four in the final eight minutes.
It was a wild finish: After Amaya Jarvis hit a 3-pointer for Havre to knot the score at 57-all with 1:45 left, Sugar Spoonhunter knocked down two free throws — her only points — with 1:24 remaining to put the Lady Indians up for good.
Browning then survived three turnovers in the final minute, including one after Jarvis missed a game-tying free throw with 5.8 seconds remaining. The Havre guard got off a 3-pointer at the buzzer that glanced too hard off the board.
Jarvis finished with a game-high 23 points for Northeast A Havre. The two-time defending State A champion Blue Ponies fell to 5-4.
Browning 15 14 8 22 - 59
Havre 14 14 18 12 - 58
BROWNING — Sugar Spoonhunter 2, Mecca Bullchild 14, Amarai Calfrobe 4, Jerel White Grass 12, Lish Spoonhunter 16, Teslin Trombley 2, Tashlyn Lazyboy 3, Kalcie Connelly 6.
HAVRE — Amaya Jarvis 23, Ariana Gary 6, Kyanna Jarvis 4, Avery Carlson 13, Tierra Parker 6, Sierra Paker 6.
Polson 52, Ronan 49
POLSON — Mila Hawk scored 15 points, including two go-ahead free throws with 40 seconds left, and the Polson Pirates edged Ronan in a Northwest A battle.
Julia Barnard and Nikki Kendall added 12 points each for the Pirates (5-4 overall, 3-1 in Northwest A). Kendall scored six points and Hawk went 7 of 9 at the line in a free throw-filled fourth quarter: Polson was 9 of 14 in the period while Ronan was 7 of 10.
Arianna Zepeda scored 15 points off the bench for Ronan (2-6, 2-3), including a 3-pointer that put her team ahead 47-46 with 1:15 left. After Nikki Kendall put Polson back in front with two free throws, Zepeda put back her own missed free throw for a 49-48 Maidens lead.
Hawk then drew a foul and knocked down both ends, then hit two more with 29 seconds remaining.
Olivia Heiner added 11 — all on free throws — including 7 of 9 in the fourth . Both teams hit 24 of 38 free throws.
Ronan 8 21 6 14 - 49
Polson 9 15 11 17 - 52
RONAN — Leina Ulutoa 10, Margaret Cordova 2, Kylie Fetuie 6, Olivia Heiner 11, Bella Devereaux-Trahan 3, Ariana Zepeda 15, Lauryn Buhr 2.
POLSON — Julia Barnard 12, Ashtyn Wagner 5, Mila Hawk 15, Nikki Kendall 12, Grace Simonich 3, Ilysia Adams 3, Samantha Rensvold 3.
Late Saturday
Bigfork 69, Florence 31
FLORENCE — Braeden Gunlock hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 points, and unbeaten Bigfork picked up a non-conference girls basketball win over Florence Saturday, 69-31.
Madison Chappuis added 15 points for the District 7-B Valkyries (10-0), 11 coming in the first half. Ava Davey chipped in 10.
Trista Williams led the District 6-B Falcons (5-4) with 10 points.
Bigfork 24 17 18 10 - 69
Florence 8 8 5 10 - 31
BIGFORK — Madison Chappuis 15, Paeton Gunlock 7, Ava Davey 10, Braeden Gunlock 21, Scout Nadeau 5, Ellie Jordt 5, Keni Wade 2, Callie Gembala 2, Afton Lambrecht 2.
FLORENCE — Trista Williams 10, Kenzy Pickering 4, Josie Lewis 7, Quinn Skaggs 1, Maggie Schneiter 8, Olivia Coulter 1.
Bonners Ferry 63, Stillwater Christian 33
A big second quarter, led by Sydney Hinthorn’s nine points, keyed this win by Bonners Ferry, Idaho Saturday.
Hinthorn finished with 14 points, and Asha Bubakari scored a game-high 16 for the Badgers.
Bailey Prewitt led the Cougars with 10 points.
B. Ferry 14 19 15 15 - 63
Stillwater 12 9 9 3 - 33
BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO — Sydney Hinthorn 14, Asha Abubakari 16, Markynn Pluid 12, Brooke Petesch 8, Rylie Kemball 7, Mia Blackmore 2, Braylyn Bayer 4.
STILLWATER CHRISTIAN — Bailey Prewitt 10, Bell Schwartz 5, Macy Zemacke 2, Zoe Linn 6, Emma Anderson 4, Kathryn Paolini 2, Katie Cruse 2, Jolisa Ponde 2.
Eureka 60, Troy 17
EUREKA — Kara Stanger led a balanced attack for Eureka Saturday, and the Lions pulled away in the second quarter for the easy District 7-B win.
Dylan Sharp added 11 points and Bryn Van Orden nine for the Lions, who had 12 players score. Izzy Tunison led the Trojans with six.
Troy 6 2 5 4 - 17
Eureka 7 22 22 9 - 60
TROY — Izzy Tunison 6, Autumn Fisher 3, Brooklyn Redd 4, Cortenie Rogers 4.
EUREKA — Dylan Sharp 11, Bryn Van Orden 9, Remmi Stanger 6, Aubrey Casazza 6, Kara Stanger 12, Sabrina Hawkins 4, Emma Poch 2, Mia Webb 2, Taylor Truman 2, Haidyn Guckenberg 2, Mielyn Bozarth 2, Brynn Miller.
Thompson Falls 59, Libby 20
LIBBY — Ellie Baxter scored 18 points and the Thompson Falls Bluehawks opened up a 19-8 first-quarter on the way to a non-conference win over Libby.
Natalie Roberts hit 3-pointers and added 13 points for the District 7-B Bluehawks (8-1).
Rylee Boltz led the Northwest A Loggers with seven.
T. Falls 19 20 14 6 - 59
Libby 8 5 5 2 - 20
THOMPSON FALLS — Ellie Baxter 18, Natalie Roberts 13, Chesney Lowe 4, B Hannum 8, Avery Burgess 11, D. Gerhard 1.
LIBBY — Rylee Boltz 7, Madison Vincent 2, Bergen Fortner 2, M. Hayes 2, Kinzee Boehmeier 5, Rachel Kosters 2.