Bigfork fights off pesky Deer Lodge

BIGFORK — Rakiah Grende poured in a game-high 14 points to lead Bigfork to a 51-39 victory over a pesky Deer Lodge squad on Saturday night at Bigfork High School.

Shae Anderson added 11 points for the Valkyries, who led by two at the half but created separation by outscoring Deer Lodge 13-5 in the third quarter.

Ellie Berreth chipped in eight points for Bigfork.

Rachel Nicholson paced Deer Lodge with 10 points.

Deer Lodge 17 9 5 8 — 39

Bigfork 18 10 13 10 — 51

DEER LODGE: Darcy Walker 6, Rilee Gray 2, Jordan Senecal 1, Rachel Nicholson 10, Bailee Johnson 2, Kamrin Scully 6, Alyssa Lamb 4, Ariel Clark 8.

BIGFORK: Abby Lembke 3, Ellie Berreth 8, Shae Anderson 11, Abby Ellison 4, Jaime Berg 5, Jordan Nelson 4, Rakiah Grende 14, Heidi Schneller 2.

Columbia Falls 66,

Polson 38

COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls opened a 42-15 halftime lead en route to a bashing of Polson in a Northwest A conference test.

Dani Douglas poured in 20 points to pace Columbia Falls, while Hannah Gedlaman added 16 and Ryley Kehr chipped in 13.

It was the second Northwest A victory in as many days for the Wildkats, who defeated Libby on Friday night.

Kaelyn Smith led Polson with 20 points, and Jaycee Frydenlund added nine.

Polson 7 8 19 4 — 38

Columbia Falls 22 20 7 17 — 66

POLSON — Marina Mayorga 3, Aislyn Baker 2, Kaelyn Smith 20, Alex Pierre 2, Natasha Gravelle 2, Jaycee Frydenlund 9.

COLUMBIA Falls — Dani Douglas 20, Savvy Ellis 5, Lakia Hill 3, Hannah Gedlaman 16, Josie Windauer 3, Ryley Kehr 13, Madysen Hoerner 2, Trista Cowan 4.

Eureka 50,

Thompson Falls 42

EUREKA — Sienna Utter led three Eureka players in double figures as the Lions overcame a poor field-goal percentage to down Thompson Falls.

Utter, who recorded 17 points and fives steals, helped ice the victory for Eureka, which led by just two before outscoring the Blue Hawks 14-8 in the final period.

Karlee Frost and Cassie Hammack each added 10 points for the Lions, who won despite shooting just 16 of 53 from the field (30.1 percent).

Maggie Graves and Avory Escobar grabbed eight and seven rebounds, respectively, for Eureka.

Thompson Falls 11 15 8 8 — 42

Eureka 13 14 9 14 — 50

THOMPSON FALLS: Maya Stiles 4, Sarah Detlaff 8, Riley Wilson 2, Belle Cooper 2, Haley Morgan 8, Jody Detlaff 7, Megan Baxter 11.

EUREKA: Megan Hanson 2, Avory Escobar 4, Sienna Utter 17, Liz Pacella 1, Maggie Graves 3, Karlee Frost 10, Cassie Hammack 10, Erryn Thier 3.

Browning 54, Libby 46

LIBBY — Libby allowed an early advantage to slip away in a Northwest A conference loss to Browning.

The Indians, trailing 14-12 after the first quarter, limited the Loggers to a combined 13 points in the second and third quarters, building a 38-27 advantage after the third.

Libby’s Jayden Winslow scored a game-high 22 points, but it wasn’t enough to overcome three Browning players in double figures — Ronnal Jordan (14 points), Taylor Jordan (13 points) and Tamika Guardipee (12 points).

Shannon Reny added 11 points for the Loggers.

Browning 12 13 13 16 — 54

Libby 14 4 9 19 — 46

BROWNING: Lacie Goss 3, Olivia Hall 2, Taylor Jordan 13, Veronica Reed 3, Ronnal Jordan 14, Dulci Skunkcap 7, Tamika Guardipee 12.

LIBBY: Alli Collins 8, Jayden Winslow 22, Sammee Bradeen 4, Khalyn Hageness 1, Shannon Reny 11.

Hamilton 62, Whitefish 34

WHITEFISH — Hamilton created early sparation and ran away from Whitefish late in a decisive win.

Led by Lauren Ryter’s 13 points, the Broncs outscored the Bulldogs 29-9 in the first half.

Marlee Bender paced Whitefish with nine points.

Hamilton 14 15 13 20 — 62

Whitefish 7 2 11 14 — 34

HAMILTON: Tessa Della Silva 2, Tristy Searle 6, Ani Mason 3, Kara Nye 6, Jorden Taggart 8, Mallory McGill 11, Madi Drake 2, Cariann Kunkel 11, Lauren Ryter 13.

WHITEFISH: Kit Anderson 7, Hope Brown 1, Claire Carloss 4, Kaiah Moore 2, Ashton Ramsey 6, Payton Kastella 5, Marlee Bender 9.

Boys

Bigfork 66, Deer Lodge 42

BIGFORK — Bigfork turned what was a tight game at the half into a blowout against Deer Lodge to extend its perfect start to the season to 8-0.

The Vikings, up 25-23 at halftime, outscored Deer Lodge 22-7 in the third quarter to pull away.

Anders Epperly led Bigfork with 20 points, and Beau Santistevan added 15.

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Lewis and Clark (Wash.) 65, Flathead 45

SPOKANE — Flathead was unable to overcome 16 points apiece from Johnny Love and Naje Smith, falling to Lewis and Clark (Washington) in an out-of-state road test.

Sam Elliott scored 15 points for the Braves, who had only five scorers.

Tyler Johnson added 14, and Anthony Jones pitched in 10 for Flathead, which trailed 33-21 at the half.

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FLATHEAD: Stephen Bridges 4, Tyler Johnson 14, Sam Elliott 15, Anthony Jones 10, Dawson Smith 2.

LEWIS AND CLARK: Jacob Proost 3, Griffen Effenberger 6, Bailey Rosenau 3, Ben Merritt 2, Xavier Guillory 12, Johnny Love 16, Naje Smith 16, Maxim Goyko 2, Tristan Schofield 2.

Polson 56,

Columbia Falls 48

COLUMBIA FALLS — Connor Lanier reached the 20-point plateau for the second time in less than 24 hours, helping Polson grab another Northwest A conference win.

Hours removed from a 28-point outburst that led Polson to a double-overtime win over Ronan on Friday night, Lanier poured in 20 points to pace the Pirates against the Wildcats.

Shade Main added 13 points for Polson.

Columbia Falls, paced by 22 points from Quintin Schriver, outscored the visitors 42-27 in the second and fourth quarters combined, but Polson more than made up for that deficit by holding the Wildcats to only six points combined in the first and third quarters.

Polson 17 8 12 19 — 56

Columbia Falls 4 18 2 24 — 48

POLSON: Bo Kelley 6, Connor Lanier 20, Shade Main 13, Trevor Schultz 2, Sam Schultz 2, Weston Danley 9, Micah Askan 4.

COLUMBIA FALLS: Austin Green 2, Drew Morgan 7, Lowell Panasuk 7, Quintin Schriver 22, Logan Bechtel 2, Matthew Morrison 8.

Hamilton 71, Whitefish 34

HAMILTON — Hamilton jumped out to a 37-14 halftime lead on its way to a 71-34 victory over Whitefish.

Ryan Kemm and Dillon Botner dropped eight points apiece to lead the Bulldogs.

Whitefish 10 4 16 4 — 34

Hamilton 20 17 22 12 — 71

Whitefish: Alex Keuylian 3, Mark Anderson 5, Noah Fauth 4, Ryan Kemm 8, Lee Walburn 6, Dillon Botner 8.

Hamilton: Cam Rothie 5, Carson Rostad 5, Bridger Bauder 8, Ty Chouinard 5, Ty Barnes 4, Hunter Omlid 7, Tanner Goligoski 17, Carter Kearns 20.

Thompson Falls 74,

Eureka 45

EUREKA — Thompson Falls jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a win over Eureka.

The Blue Hawks outscored the Lions 17-5 in the first quarter and carried a 39-17 lead into the locker room at the half.

Quade Anderson poured in 16 points for Eureka, and Jake Kindel added 12.

Thompson Falls 17 22 23 12 — 74

Eureka 5 12 18 11 — 45

Thompson Falls: Payton Frields 20, Nate Thibeault 17, Danny Hoisington 11, Dylan Beckman 9, Grant Lundberg 8, Michael Johnson 7, Ryan Schroeder 2.

Eureka: Quade Anderson 16, Jake Kindel 12, AJ Pacella 7, Colton Cooper 6, Cory Chaney 4.