Friday Boys: Browning hands C-Falls 2nd league loss

by Daily Inter Lake
| February 10, 2024 2:01 PM

BROWNING — Maurice Redhorn III scored 19 points and the Browning Indians made a nine-point halftime lead hold up for a big 67-58 boys basketball win over Northwest A rival Columbia Falls Friday.

Tommy Running Rabbit added 16 points for Browning (12-4 overall, 8-2 in the Northwest A), eight coming in the fourth quarter. He was 6-for-6 at the line; the Indians were 11 of 15 in the fourth quarter, and 19 of 33 for the game.

Jace Hill had nine of his 17 points in the third quarter as the first-place Wildcats (11-6, 9-2) climbed into the game. Cody Schweikert added 13 points and 10 rebounds; he had seven points in the third.

C-Falls 14 9 21 14 - 58

Browning 17 15 15 20 - 67

COLUMBIA FALLS — Dayne Tu 9, Mark Robison 3, Align Anderson 5, Jace Hill 17, Reggie Sapa 3, Easton Brooks 6, Cody Schweikert 13, Hunter Goodman 2.

BROWNING — Mahkia Tatsey 8, Maurice Redhorn III 19, Noah Butterfly 2, Delbert Blackman 9, Joshua Skunkcap 4, Isiah Running Rabbit 2, Tommy Running Rabbit 16, Jude Reevis 3, Tristan Crawford 4.

Eureka 66, Plains 35

PLAINS — Braden Casazza scored 15 points, Caden Vaughn led a first-quarter Eureka blitz and the Lions beat Plains to move to 10-0 in District 7-B games.

Vaughn scored all of his nine points, including a pair of 3-pointers, while the Lions (14-3 overall) rolled out to a 21-2 lead. Parker Bates hit four 3-pointers and added 13 points for Eureka, and Tristan Butts had 11 points.

Anaya Loberg’s 13 points led Plains (10-7, 4-5 in 7-B games).

Eureka 21 12 17 16 - 66

Plains 2 8 12 13 - 35

EUREKA — Caden Vaughn 9, Tristan Butts 11, Braden Casazza 15, Parker Bates 13, Jacob Lane 7, Cole Sartori 2, AJ Truman 2, Keenan McDole 2, Conner McDole 3, Kyler Kossman 2.

PLAINS — Joe Martin 2, Aden West 7, Pablo Hernandez 3, Zayden Allen 8, Anaya Loberg 13, Shawn O’Keefe 5.