Wildcats, Vikings pick up easy wins

COLUMBIA FALLS —  Reggie Sapa scored 12 points to lead a balanced Columbia Falls scoring attack, and the Wildcats took charge in the second quarter of a 60-38 win over Hamilton in boys basketball Saturday.

Cooper Ross added nine points and Bjorn Pedersen had eight points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats. Pedersen hit a par of 3-pointers in the second quarter as Columbia Falls built a 25-15 halftime lead. 

Jory Hill scored all of his seven points in the fourth for the Cats. Tyler Jette had a game-high 17 points for the Broncs. 

Hamilton    11    5    13    9    -    38 

Col. Falls    11    15    17    17    -    60

HAMILTON — Kaden Gum 2, Jake McCarthy 3, Asher Griffin 2, Landon Wetzel 3, Canaan Magness 11, Tyler Jette 17.  

COLUMBIA FALLS — Easton Brooks 7, Stanley Stremick 6, Jory Hill 7, Bjorn Pedersen 8, Reggie Sapa 12, Nico Young 2, Cooper Ross 9, Grady Hutton 7, Silas Ypma 2.   

Bigfork 66, Stevensville 16

BIGFORK — Austin Savik drilled five 3-pointers and scored 27 points, and the Bigfork Vikings made short work of Stevensville in nonconference action. 

Savik scored 14 points during a 28-3 second-quarter burst by Bigfork. Alex Ochs added three 3-pointers and 11 points for the Vikings. 

Stevi    6    3    5    2    -    16  

Bigfork    13    28    10    15    -    66

STEVENSVILLE — L Brown 6, J Gavlak 5, D Beames 3, A Trangmoe 2. 

BIGFORK — Tamret Savik 3, Quinn Herring 6, Grady Campbell 2, Treker Hickey 9,lk Austin Savik 27, Alex Ochs 11, Jack Lucke 8.