Boys Hoops: C-Falls routs Libby; Whitefish cruises
COLUMBIA FALLS — Mark Robison scored a team-high 15 points, 12 in Columbia Falls’ dominant first quarter, and the Wildcats downed the Libby Loggers 71-29 Tuesday in Northwest A boys basketball.
Robison hit two 3-pointers in the first quarter while the Cats (12-6 overall, 8-2 in the Northwest A) rolled to a 34-7 lead.
Cody Schweikert added 14 points, Jace Hill 12 and Hunter Goodman 11 for C-Falls. All of Chance Miller’s six rebounds came at the offensive end.
Tyler Andersen and Aidan Rose had 10 points easy for Libby (1-11, 3-15).
Columbia Falls earned the league’s No. 2 seed and will face Dillon, the Southwest A No. 3 seed, in the first round of next week’s Western A Divisional in Butte.
Libby 7 10 7 5 - 29
C-Falls 34 18 11 8 - 71
LIBBY — Aidan Rose 10, Tristan Andersen 2, Ryan Beagle 4, Tyler Andersen 10, Isaac Lamere 2, David Beck 1.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Dayne Tu 2, Mark Robison 15, Hunter Hoerner 2, Alihn Anderson 2, Jace Hill 12, Chance Miller 4, Easton Brooks 7, Stanley Stremick 2, Cody Schweikert 14, Hunter Goodman 11.
Whitefish 61, Polson 45
WHITEFISH — Mason Kelch hit five 3-pointers and scored 25 points for Whitefish, which steadily pulled away in the second half.
Kelch had four treys and 16 points after intermission, and teammate Mason Genovese hit four threes of his own on the way to 14 points. CJ Thew added 11 points.
Anthony Lichtenberg led Polson with 14 points.
These two teams will face off again Thursday in a play-in game. The winner will face either Libby or Ronan Saturday for a spot in next week’s Western A Divisional.
Polson 9 15 6 15 - 45
Whitefish 11 18 12 20 - 61
POLSON — Anthony Lichtenberg 14, Torrin Ellis 2, Jesse Vail 6, Brock Henriksen 1, Maddox Bird 6, Ezra Fasthorse 4, Brenden Griffin 4, Landon Palbo 3, Landon Dejaarlais 3, Cason Graham 2.
WHITEFISH — Mason Kelch 25, CJ Thew 11, Mason Gonovese 14, Carson Gulick 4, Dane Hurt 2, Calvin Eisenbarth 4.
Standings and Pairings
Through Feb. 13
Western AA
Hellgate 11-0 14-1
Butte 7-4 9-6
Glacier 6-4 7-7
Helena 6-4 6-8
Capital 4-6 4-10
Sentinel 4-7 8-7
Big Sky 4-7 7-8
Flathead 0-10 0-14
Northwest A
Browning 10-2 14-4
Columbia Falls 10-2 12-6
Bigfork 7-5 9-9
Ronan 7-5 10-8
Whitefish 6-6 10-8
Polson 1-11 2-16
Libby 1-11 3-15
Northwest A Play-in Games
Thursday
TBA — Libby at Ronan
TBA — Polson at Whitefish
Saturday
TBA — Thursday winners, victor earns fourth seed to Western A Divisional Feb. 22-24 in Butte
District 7-B
Eureka 10-0 14-3
Thompson Falls 8-2 11-6
Plains 5-5 11-7
Superior 4-6 6-12
Mission 2-8 2-16
Troy 1-9 6-12
District 7-B Tournament, Deer Lodge
Tuesday
Mission 52, at Superior 43
Plains 59, Troy 45
Friday
Eureka vs. Mission, 2 p.m.
Thompson Falls vs. Plains, 3:45 p.m.
Saturday
Loser-outs, 9 a.m.
Consolation, 2 p.m.
Championship, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Scores
BOYS
Belgrade 51, Billings Skyview 50
Billings Central 63, Billings Senior 52
Butte 60, Glacier 52
Lewistown 41, Miles City 29
Mission 62, Alberton-Superior 43
Missoula Big Sky 54, Flathead 52
Plains 59, Troy 45
Plentywood 73, Westby 37
Savage 50, Richey-Lambert 30
Whitefish 61, Polson 45