Ronan tips Whitefish, says perfect in NW-A

RONAN — Kelby Finley scored 17 points for Ronan, and the Chiefs used a big third quarter to take down Whitefish 50-39 and stay unbeaten in Northwest A boys basketball games Tuesday.

Devonne Curley, Ted Coffman and Marlo Tonasket all hit 3-pointers in a third quarter surge that turned Ronan’s 24-23 halftime lead into a 41-30 gap. Coffman added 10 points and Tonasket, nine for the Chiefs (8-3 overall, 6-0 in Northwest A games). 

CJ Thew and Mason Kelch combined for 28 points for Whitefish (6-3, 2-1), 15 during a torrid first quarter. From there the Bulldogs shot just 7 of 29 from the floor. Kelch hit two 3-pointers.

Whitefish    18    5    7    9    -    39

Ronan    15    9    17    9    -    50

WHITEFISH — CJ Thew 15, Mason Kelch 13, Mason Genovese 8, Carson Gulick 4.

RONAN — Josiah Misa 4, Kelby Finely 17, Ted Coffman 10, Marlo Tonasket 9, Keya Pretty On Top 3, DaVonn Curley 3, Sean Small 4.

Bigfork 68, Browning 66

BROWNING — Bigfork’s Asher Knopik hit three 3-pointers and scored 27 points, and the Vikings held off Browning for a Northwest A victory.

Eli Thorness added 13 points and Jack Jensen had 10 for the Vikings (5-7 overall, 3-3 in Northwest A games), who went 15 of 23 at the line, including 5-for-8 in the fourth quarter.

Maurice Redhorn III scored 23 and Delbert Blackman 17 for the Indians (6-4, 2-2). Redhorn bombed in five 3-pointers.

Bigfork    16    15    20    17    -    68

Browning    22    17    13    14    -    66

BIGFORK — Wyatt Johnson 2, Eli Thorness 13, Jack Jensen 10, Asher Knopik 27, Cole Knopik 9, Dylan Porrovecchio 3, Colin Wade 4.

BROWNING — Maurice Redhorn III 23, Delbert Blackman 17, Isaiah Running Rabbit 4, Tommy Running Rabbit 5, Jude Reevis 3, Tristan Crawford 7, Joshua Skunkcap 2, Mahkia Ehlers 5.

Polson 51, Libby 46

POLSON — Jesse Vail scored 14 points, including two big fourth-quarter 3-pointers, and the Polson Pirates held off Libby for their first Northwest A boys basketball win Tuesday.

Ezra Fasthorse added 10 points and Anthony Lichtenberg and Brenden Griffin added nine each for the Pirates (2-10, 1-5 in league), who built a 38-31 lead through three quarters.

Libby (2-8, 0-4) rallied in the fourth quarter, getting 11 points from Tyler Anderson, who finished with a game-high 20. He and Ryan Beagle both hit threes in the final frame. Beagle had 11 points.

Libby    12    13    6    15    -    46

Polson    13    12    13    13    -    51

LIBBY — Tristan Anderson 2, Ryan Beagle 11, Tyler Andersen 20, Alderri Martineau 6, Cy Willias 4, Chayse Hartley 2, Tristan Andersen 2, David Beck 1.

POLSON — Anthony Lichtenberg 9, Jesse Vail 14, Brock Henriksen 5, Maddox Bird 4, Ezra Fasthorse 10, Brenden Griffin 9.