Valkyries hand Browning first league loss

BIGFORK — Bigfork’s Ava Davey scored 10 of her 15 points in a first-quarter surge that carried the Valkyries past Browning 59-30 in a Northwest A girls basketball matchup Tuesday.

Paeten Gunlock hit three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 16 points for the Vals (11-1 overall, 6-0 in league), who led 24-3 going to the second quarter. Braeden Gunlock had 13 points, including an 8-for-12 performance at the line.

Kalcie Connelly’s eight points led Browning (6-4, 3-1).

Browning    3    7    12    8    -    30

Bigfork    24    11    11    13    -    59

BROWNING — Jerel Whitegrass 2, Kalcie Connelly 8, Josey Michael 6, Natalie St. Goddard 2, Sugar Spoonhunter 4, Leslin Trombley 4, Jacklyn Lazyboy 2, Peyton Eaglefeathers 2.

BIGFORK — Ave Davey 15, Braeden Gunlock 13, Paeten Gunlock 16, Callie Gembala 8, Haley Schara 1, Keni Wade 6.

Polson 44, Libby 39

POLSON — Julia Barnard led a balanced Polson attack with 10 points, and the Pirates built a nice lead over the middle two quarters on the way to the Northwest A win.

Rylee Taylor-Jefferson added nine for the Pirates (6-6 overall, 3-3 in Northwest A games), seven in the fourth quarter — on four free throws and a 3-pointer.

Madison Vincent had a game-high 19 points for LIbby (1-9, 0-4), nine in the fourth quarter where she hit two of her four 3-pointers.

Libby    10    4    7    17    -    38

Polson    9    11    9    15    -    44

LIBBY — Madison Vincent 19, Jossalyn White 8, Rachel Kosters 6, Addy Gilden-Vincent 5.

POLSON — Julia Barnard 10, Rylee Taylor-Jefferson 9, Samantha Rensvold 5, McKenna Hanson 2, Natalie Adams 3, Aleysia Black 5, Hinley Moss 2, Olivia Jore 2, Ahri Rushing 5, Josie Henriksen 1.

Bonners Ferry 89, Eureka 58

BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — The Eureka Lady Lions dropped a non-conference game against the Bonners Ferry Badgers despite a 17-10 first-quarter lead and three players in double figures.

Taren Bateman scored 37 points and Asha Abubakari added 29 for the Idaho Class 3A Badgers (11-6), whose enrollment matches up with Class A in Montana. Each girl hit three 3-pointers.

Aubrey Casazza hit half of the Class B Lions’ four 3-pointers, both in the fourth quarter where she scored 11 of her team-high 13 points. Haidyn Guckenberg and Kara Stanger added 10 points each for Eureka (4-6).

Eureka    17    10    14    17    -    58

B. Ferry    10    25    28    26    -    89    

EUREKA — Brynn Miller 9, Dylan Sharp 6, Taylor Truman 2, Bryn Van Orden 8, Haidyn Guckenberg 10, Kara Stanger 10, Aubrey Casazza 13.

BONNERS FERRY — Taren Batemen 37, Ash Abubakari 29, Rylie Kimball 7, Makenna Baisden 4, Markynn Pluid 8, Alexys Mierke 2, Nalie Hiatt 2.