Boys Hoops: Genovese goes off in 4th, Whitefish boys win

WHITEFISH — Mason Genovese scored eight of his 11 points in the fourth quarter to help Whitefish pull away from Libby for a 59-43 win in Northwest A boys basketball action Thursday.

Carson Gulick had a team-high 17 points for the Bulldogs, who led 38-34 after three quarters. Gulick hit five free throws and scored seven points in the final eight minutes.

Mason Kelch added 15 points for Whitefish while Tristan Andersen had a game-high 20, including two 3-pointers, for Libby. Cy Williams added 14 for the Loggers.

Libby    9    9    16    9    -    43

Whitefish    17    11    12    19    -    57

LIBBY — Tyler Andersen 3, Ryan Beagle 3, Tristan Andersen 20, Cy Williams 14, David Beck 2, Aidan Rose 1.

WHITEFISH — Carson Gulick 17, Carson Krack 8, Mason Genovese 11, CJ Thew 5, Mason Kelch 15, Ryan Conklin 3.

Bigfork 43, Ronan 36

RONAN — Bigfork’s Asher Knopik scored 17 points, including a big 3-pointer with 25 seconds left, and the Vikings held off Ronan in a Northwest A battle.

The Vikings (8-9 overall, 6-5 in league) held Ronan to one point in the first quarter and two in the third, but the Chiefs roared back both times and closed to 38-36 on two Tayen Edmo free throws with 58 seconds left.

Knopik hit a tough, shot clock-beating three to give Bigfork breathing room. He had eight points in the final quarter.

Edmo had 14 points for Ronan (9-7, 6-4), which played without the injured Marlo Tonasket.

Bigfork    8    13    4    18    -    43

Ronan    1    18    2    15    -    36

BIGFORK — Wyatt Johnson 3, Jack Jensen 7, Austin Savik 5, Colin Wade 4, Cole Knopik 5, Asher Knopik 17, Jack Lucke 2.

RONAN — Josiah Misa 1, Tayen Edmo 14, Kolby Finley 9, Laurance Lozeau 2, Ted Coffman 8, Sean SMall 2.