C-Falls powers past Frenchtown

FRENCHTOWN — Easton Brooks led a very balanced Columbia Falls attack with 11 points, and the Wildcats made a big third-quarter lead hold up for a 60-52 non-conference boys basketball win Thursday. 

Jory Hill, Reggie Sapa and Grady Hutton all added 10 points for Columbia Falls. The Wildcats hit nine 3-pointers over the middle two quarters — three by Bjorn Pedersen and two each from Sapa and Hill — to turn a 14-11 deficit into a 47-30 lead.  

Frenchtown cut the gap to seven points in the fourth quarter but got no closer. Hank Smith had a game-high 20 points for the Broncs. 

Cooper Ross added nine points and nine boards for the Cats. 

C-Falls    11    16    20    13    -    60 

Frenchtown    14    8    8    21    -    52

COLUMBIA FALLS — Easton Brooks 11, Jory Hill 10, Bjorn Pedersen 9, Reggie Sapa 10, Cooper Ross 9, Grady Hutton 10, Silas Ypma 1. 

FRENCHTOWN — Layton Cyr 6, Jackson Haines 3, Cooper Michaud 5, Connor Klimpel 3, Brooks Day 6, Hank Smith 20, Henry Griffin 9.  

Whitefish 69, Eureka 56

WHITEFISH — Carson Gulick led four Whitefish players in double figures with 15 points, and the Bulldogs downed Eureka in non-conference play. 

CJ Thew added 14 points, Will Sisson had 13 and Cooper Dudley 10 for the Bulldogs. Dudley and Thew hit two 3-pointers each. 

Kyler Kossman had 20 points for Eureka, and Cole Sartori hit three 3-pointers on the way to 11 points for the Lions. Tyce Van Order’s 16 points included two threes. 

Eureka    10    19    16    11    -    56 

Whitefish    15    16    21    17    -    69

EUREKA — Cole Sartori 11. Connor McDole 4, Tyce Van Order 16, Rowan Burow 5, Kyler Kossman 20. 

WHITEFISH — Cooper Dudley 10, Carson Gulick 15, Ryan Conklin 1, Calvin Eisenbarth 4, Will Sisson 13, Reyd Hobart 2, CJ Thew 14, Scott Dalen 8, Jayke Thew 2. 

Flathead Valley 55, Troy 46 

SOMERS — Jon Dannic scored 19 points and the Flathead Valley Crusaders pulled away in the second half to beat Troy. 

Patrick Bonner added 16 points and Grant Kenney 12 for the winners and combined for 17 points after halftime as built on a 27-26 advantage at intermission. 

Carson Orr had 14 points for Troy. Kempton Sloan and Emerson Downey added 11 each for the Trojans. Downey hit three 3-pointers. 

Troy    9    17    9    11    -    46 

FVC    17    10    11    17    -    55

TROY — Carson Orr 14, Kempton Sloan 11, Nolan Morris 7, Brody Kelso 3, Emerson Downey 11. 

FLATHEAD  VALLEY — Kai Lott 8, Grant Kenney 12, Jon Dannic 19, Patrick Bonner 16.