More Class A Basketball action

Boys: Pirates fall to Columbia Falls

Polson fell to 0-4 in Northwest A Conference play with a 61-41 loss to Columbia Falls on Saturday, Jan. 20, in the Pirates’ home gym. Anthony Lichtenberg led the Pirates with 14 points, while Cason Graham had eight points.

Columbia Falls led 36-17 at halftime, and both teams played evenly in the second half.

The loss dropped Polson to 1-10 on the year.

At Polson

COLUMBIA FALLS 61, POLSON 41

C-Falls - 17 - 19 - 11 - 14 - 61

Polson - 10 - 7 - 14 - 10 - 41

POLSON SCORERS - Anthony Lichtenberg 14, Cason Graham

Girls: Bigfork powerhouse bests Ronan

Bigfork had a big second quarter en route to a 64-36 Northwest A Conference victory over Ronan on Saturday, Jan. 20. Maddy Illig led the Maidens with 11 points, while Kailyn Morengo had eight.

Bigfork led 12-11 after one quarter and went on a 24-7 run in the second quarter for a 36-18 halftime lead.

Seven different Ronan players scored in the game. The Maidens fell to 3-7 overall and 1-3 in conference play. Bigfork improved to 10-1 overall and 5-0 in conference play.

At Ronan

BIGFORK 64, RONAN 36

Bigfork - 12 - 24 - 17 - 11 - 64

Ronan - 11 - 7 - 7 - 11 - 36

RONAN SCORING - Maddy Illig 11, Kailyn Morengo 8, Lauryn Buhr 4, Ally Luedtke 4, Neveah Perez 4, Zailee Hewan Korn 3, Rayna Tonasket 2

C-Falls defeats Polson

Columbia Falls picked up a 64-36 Northwest A Conference victory over the Lady Pirates on Saturday, Jan. 20. A key 20-8 run by the WildKats in the third quarter allowed them to take control of the game.

Samantha Rensvold led Polson with 12 points, while three players – Rylee Taylor-Jefferson, Aleysia Black, and Natalie Adams – scored five points.

Columbia Falls led 29-20 before pulling away in the second half, largely scoring two-pointers from under the basket.

Polson fell to 5-6 on the season and 2-3 in conference play. Columbia Falls improved to 3-6 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

At Columbia Falls

COLUMBIA FALLS 64, POLSON 36

Polson - 7 - 13 - 8 - 8 - 36

C-Falls - 13 - 16 - 20 - 15 - 64

POLSON SCORING - Samantha Rensvold 12, Rylee Taylor-Jefferson 5, Aleysia Black 5, Natalie Adams 5, McKenna Hanson 2, Olivia Jore 2, Ahrianna Rushing 1

    Ronan's Arianna Zepeda races down the court during last week's game against Bigfork. (Christa Umphrey photo)

Maiden Zailee Hewankorn reaches for the basket against Bigfork Jan. 20, 2024. (Christa Umphrey photo)