Lady Pirates, Maidens pick up Friday wins

Polson’s girls were among the Northwest A winners as crossover basketball tournaments continued across the state Friday, with the Lady Pirates triumphant in Hamilton. 

Bigfork, Libby, Ronan and Whitefish also won Friday, while Columbia Falls and Browning dropped games. 

Boxscores were not made available for some games.. 

Polson 59, Livingston 39 

HAMILTON — Rylee Taylor-Jefferson hit three 3-pointers on the way to 20 points for Polson. 

Polson    13    17    19    10    -    59 

Livingston    10    10    12    7    -    39 

POLSON — Aleysia Black 12, Rylee Taylor-Jefferson 20, Hinkley Moss 12, Olivia Ramirez 6, Koko Scott 7, Olivia Cottet 1. 

LIVINGSTON — Mariah Turck 17, Chase Vermillion 12, Annie Keyes 8, Olivia Behm 2. 

Ronan 59, Lewistown 57 

BROWNING — Kaily Marengo hit three 3-pointers on the way to 16 points for the Maidens; Neveah Perez had four big fourth-quarter points and finished with 14. 

Nefertiti Stewart's two free throws with 17 seconds left were the difference. She finished with nine points.

Ronan    18    16    14    11    -    59 

Lewistown    11    27    9    10    -    57 

RONAN — Maddy Illig 3, Kailyn Marengo 16, Dallas St. Goddard 7, Natalie Adams 6, Lanaeya Eppinette 4, Nefertiti Stewart 9, Neveah Perez 14. 

LEWISTOWN — A Burleigh 5, K Graham 5, K Ackaret 18, R Roche 12, P French 15.

Whitefish 54, Glendive 50

BUTTE — Avery Orme poured in 23 points, six coming in the fourth quarter to help the Bulldogs hold Glendive at Bay. 

Orme four free throws in the final frame, two big ones coming in the final 35 seconds. 

Allie Shors had 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Whitefish. 

Whitefish    13    12    12    17    -    54 

Glendive    7    17    8    18    -    50

WHITEFISH — Emy Hansen 3, Reese Hudson 4, Sammie Shors 3, Blake Ruta 2, Avery Orme 23, Vivian Trieweilerl-Schmit 2, Allie Shors 17. 

GLENDIVE — B Dschaak 9, M Basta 3, L Houck 1, S Gambee 23, A Amsler 14. 

Miles City 53, Columbia Falls 39 

BROWNING — Rylee Sweeney and Riley Byrd combined for 23 Wildkat points, but Miles City outscored Columbia Falls 31-13 over the middle two quarters. 

Miles City    10    19    14    10    -    53 

Columbia Falls    14    7    6    12    -    39 

MILES CITY — Graley Beardsley 4, Ramsey Pryor 15, Allison Atwood 3, Loralei Fisher 2, Brynn Drga 2, Javon Dutton 14, Juju Kanduch 13. 

COLUMBIA FALLS — Alexa Friske 2, Riley Byrd 2, Annikka Lawrence 11, Peyton Ross 2, Alanis Peterson 8, Maddy Barker 2, Rylee Sweeney 12. 

Friday’s Girls Scores 

Absarokee 44, Bridger 39 

Bainville 42, Terry 40 

Baker 76, Ekalaka 33 

Big Timber 34, Columbus 24 

Bigfork 50, Lockwood 29 

Billings Central 68, Dillon 38 

Billings Senior 58, Helena 50 

Billings Skyview 55, Helena Capital 40 

Billings West 66, Butte 43 

Boulder 54, Three Forks 41  

Bozeman 54, Glacier 35 

Brockton 56, Westby-Grenora, N.D. 54 

Colstrip 69, Roundup 26 

Custer-Hysham 63, Wibaux 19 

Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Geraldine 48, Roy-Winifred 41 

East Helena 47, Corvallis 27 

Fairview 50, Wolf Point 30 

Florence 70, Eureka 18 

Forsyth 56, Plevna 34 

Gallatin 71, Flathead 25 

Hamilton 44, Laurel 39 

Hardin 55, Browning 27 

Hobson-Moore 44, Winnett-Grass Range 41 

Libby 45, Stevensville 25 

Lincoln 52, Plains 32 

Malta 66, Plentywood 24 

Manhattan 47, Lone Peak 36 

Melstone 67, Harlowton 17 

Miles City 53, Columbia Falls 39 

Mission 69, Arlee 10  

North Star 36, Big Sandy 13 

Poplar 55, Harlem 53 

Reed Point-Rapelje 62, Roberts 34 

Ronan 59, Lewistown 57 

Savage 34, Culbertson 33 

Shelby 70, Chinook 42 

Shepherd 69, Joliet 11 

Shields Valley 49, Manhattan Christian 28 

Thompson Falls 45, Anaconda 20 

Turner 48, Dodson 31 

Whitefish 54, Glendive 50