Wildkats break Broncs after slow start
HAMILTON – Three players scored 13 points each for Columbia Falls, and the Wildkats blitzed Hamilton from the second quarter on of a 56-32 non-league girls’ basketball win Saturday.
Maddie Robison, Hannah Schweikert and Josie Windauer each scored 13 points for Northwestern A Columbia Falls (9-1), which trailed 18-11 early in the second period.
Over the final 22 minutes the WildKats outscored the Southwestern A Broncs (7-5) 45-14.
Taryn Searle led Hamilton with 11 points.
Columbia Falls 6 19 12 19 - 56
Hamilton 13 9 8 2 - 32
COLUMBIA FALLS (9-1) – Josie Windauer 13, Hannah Schweikert 13, Maddie Robison 13, Graceanne Sevesind 8, Madysen Hoerner 4, Peyton Rhodes 3, LaKia Hill 2.
HAMILTON – Taryn Searle 11, Layne Kearns 10, Rylee Brackman 4, Katelyn Dickemore 3, Brynnli Poulsen 2, Abby Johnson 1, Magdalena Ringer 1.
Browning 50, Whitefish 48
BROWNING – Dulci Skunkcap scored 15 points, Chalissa Kipp added 13 and first-place Browning (8-2, 5-0) edged Whitefish in a Northwestern A girls’ matchup.
Gracie Smyley had a game-high 17 points for Whitefish, which fell to 2-9, 2-3 in league. Jadi Walburn added 15 points and Mikenna Ells followed with 10.
Whitefish 8 15 15 10 - 48
Browning 12 10 20 8 - 50
WHITEFISH – Gracie Smyley 17, Jadi Walburn 15, Mikenna Ells 10, Payton Kastella 2, Hope Brown 2, Kali Brubaker 2.
BROWNING – Dulci Skunkcap 15, Chalissa Kipp 13, Mecca Bullchip 7, Hailey Racine 5, Tatum Running Crane 4, Walker Running Crane 3, Tamika Guardipee 3.
Late Friday
Bigfork 41, Mission 26
St. Ignatius 4 5 3 16 - 28
Bigfork 15 4 10 12 - 41
MISSION — (6-6, 2-3) – Kooper Page 7, Olvia Garland 6, Karolyna Buck 5, Sydney Brander 5, Azia Umphrey 3, Courtney Mitchell 2.
BIGFORK (5-1, 8-4) – Emma Berreth 14, Scout Nadeau 8, Ansleigh Edgerton 6, Isabella Santistevan 6, Ashton McAnally 5, Aurdey Buenz 2.
Boys
Eureka 67, Anaconda 66
EUREKA – Cory Chaney and Alex Lowe each scored off missed free throws in the final two minutes as Eureka edged Anaconda in a non-league Class B game.
A.J. Pacella led the Lions (7-5) with 14 points while Channey added 13 and Lowe pitched in with 12.
Eureka also had eight assists and six points from Austin Sartori.
Kyler Gochanour led Anaconda with 22 points.
Anaconda 14 20 14 18 - 66
Eureka 13 14 20 20 - 67
ANACONDA – Kylar Gochanour 22, Mike Galle 13, Braedon Saywer 10, Petyon Klanecky 3, Eli Stalenberger 8, Landon Hurley 10.
EUREKA – Darby Dunn 6, Austin Sartori 6, Alex Lowe 12, Corbin Hurst 5, A.J. Pacella 14, Cory Channey 13, Joey Kindel 3, Jake Kindel 8.
Libby 37, Ronan 24
LIBBY – Chandler Bower scored 10 points and Keith Johnson tallied seven of his eight points in the fourth quarter as the Loggers pulled away for the Northwestern A win.
Bower had four points in the final frame for Libby (8-2, 3-1 in league), which led 22-16 after three quarters.
Elijah Tonasket led Ronan (4-7, 1-4) with 10 points.
Ronan 7 4 5 8 - 24
Libby 9 5 8 15 - 37
RONAN – Elijah Tonasket 10, Franklin Zepeda 2, Girma Detweiler 1, Zarec Coutoure 2, Saul Blackweasel 2, Leonard Burke 5, Trey Don’t Mix 2.
LIBBY – Ryder Davis 5, Chandler Bower 10, Ryan Goodman 6, Jay Beagle 5, Caden Williams 5, Keith Johnson 8.
Hamilton 58,
Columbia Falls 49
COLUMBIA FALLS – Hamilton used an 8-0 spurt to close the first half to build a lead, then hit 10 of 12 free throws down the stretch to pick up a 58-49 non-league win.
Trey Searle scored 21 points and Carson Rostad 20 for the Southwestern A Broncs (10-2). They combined for 14 in the second quarter, when the Broncs surged in front 31-24.
Dillon Schipp scored 12 points for the Northwestern A Wildcats (1-9), and Danny Henjum chipped in with 11.
Hamilton 7 24 13 14 - 58
Columbia Falls 14 10 11 14 - 49
HAMILTON (10-2) – Carson Rostad 20, Josh Dickemore 2, Jaiden Klemundt 4, Tyson Rostad 2, Eli Taylor 2, Trey Searle 21, Tyler Burrows 6, Austin Drake 1.
COLUMBIA FALLS (1-9) – Cade Morgan 2, Jack Price 2, Mason Peters 5, Danny Henjum 11, William Dyon 9, Dillon Schipp 12, Allec Knapton 6, Jake Bulawsky 2.
Browning 62, Whitefish 56
WHITEFISH – Sam Menicke led three Whitefish players in double figures with 21 points, but Browning’s Riley Spoonhunter caught the Bulldogs with a big fourth quarter.
Spoonhunter scored 16 of his game-high 26 points in the final eight minutes as Browning (7-3, 5-0 in the Northwestern A) ate up a 41-36 deficit.
Talon Holmquist had 12 points for Whitefish (3-8, 1-4), and Jayce Cripe added 11.
Browning 15 8 13 26 - 62
Whitefish 10 15 16 15 - 56
BROWNING – Riley Cromwell 2, Cody Carlson 7, Joseph Bull Shield 2, Riley Spoonhunter 26, Jordan Calf Looking 2, Chris Reevis 3, Luke Juneau 4, Justin Burd 7, Deion Mad Plume 9.
WHITEFISH – Bodie Smith 3, Justin Conklin 6, Garrett Brock 3, Jayce Cripe 11, Sam Menicke 21, Talon Holmquist 12.