Browning, Bigfork stay unbeaten; Ronan wins in Alaska
BROWNING — Mecca Bullchild discord 20 points, 11 during a huge third quarter for Browning, and the Lady Indians rolled to a 64-30 non-conference girls basketball win over Shelby Tuesday.
Sugar Spoonhunter added 14 points — she hit two of her four 3-pointers in Browning’s 24-4 third-quarter burst — for the unbeaten Lady Indians (9-0) of the Northwest A.
Cameron Blevins scored 16 points for the District 1-B Coyotes.
Shelby 7 10 4 9 - 30
Browning 11 14 24 15 - 64
SHELBY — Adele Lamb 1, Reese Lee 3, Cameron Blevins 16, Delaney Clark, Adilison Rickman 2, Jori Clary 3, Preslee Flesch 2.
BROWNING — Sugar Spoonhunter 14, Mecca Bullchild 20, Natalie St. Goddard 2, Teslin Trombley 5, Amari Calf Robe 2, Jerel Whitegrass 2, Kalcie Connelly 4, Shaylee Heavyrunner 9, Lish Spoonhunter 6.
Bigfork 74, Eureka 18
BIGFORK — Braedon Gunlock scored 14 points to lead four Bigfork players in double figures, and the Valkyries downed Eureka in a District 7-B battle.
Ava Davey and Paeton Gunlock added 13 points each for the unbeaten Vals (10-0 overall, 6-0 in league). Paeton Gunlock hit three 3-pointers. Madison Chappuis added 12 for Bigfork.
Dylan Sharp led Eureka with five points. The Lions fell to 3-8, 2-4 in league.
Eureka 9 4 2 3 - 18
Bigfork
EUREKA — Dylan Sharp 5, Kara Stanger 4, Remmi Stanger 2, Sabrina Hawkins 2, Taylor Freeman 2, Brynn Miller 1, Bryn Van Orden 2.
BIGFORK — Madison Chappuis 12, Paeton Gunlock 13, Ava Davey 13, Braeden Gunlock 14, Scout Nadeau 8, Keri Wade 4, Ellie Jordt 2, Callie Gembala 6, Haley Schara 2.
Ronan 44, Metlakatla 40
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Olivia Heiner hit a layup off a press-breaker in the final minute to give Ronan some breathing room in a 44-40 win over Metlakatla at the Alaska Airlines Classic tournament Tuesday.
The Maidens (3-6) saw a 38-32 lead shrink to 41-40 with 1:04 left, but held off the Miss Chiefs.
Lauryn Buhr led Ronan with 10 points, while Heiner had nine. Leina Ulutoa had six points and eight rebounds.
Ryley Booth had a game-high 18 for Metlakatla, including three 3-pointers.
Ronan 12 7 9 16 - 44
Met. 10 10 5 15 - 40
RONAN — Leina Ulutoa 6, Margaret Cordova 8, Lauryn Buhr 10, OIvia Heiner 9, Arianna Zepdeda 6, Kylee Lech 2, Isabella Devereaux-Trahan 3.
METLAKATLA, ALASKA — Ryley Booth 18, Bree Chavez 10, Kennedy Cook 7, Lexi Cook 2, Pyper Booth 3.