Boys hoops: Browning, C-Falls and Polson win

Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont.
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Dec. 18—WHITEFISH — Tommy Running Rabbit scored 23 points to lead four players in double figures as Browning pulled away in the second half for a 75-54 Northwest A basketball win over Whitefish Saturday.

Robert Reagan hit four 3-pointers and added 16 points for the Indians, who led 34-30 at halftime. Maurice Red Horn III and Brayds Vielle added 11 each — with Red Horn scoring nine points in a third-quarter surge that put Browning up 57-39.

Mason Kelch hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 25 points for Whitefish. Jack Sears added 11 for the Bulldogs.

Browning 17 17 23 18 — 75

Whitefish 21 9 9 15 — 54

BROWNING — Tristan Crawford 4, Robert Reagan 16, Tommy Running Rabbit 23, Brayds Vielle 11, Maurice Red Horn III 11, Johnny Edwards 5, Jamerson Lazy Boy 4, Delbert Blackman 1.

WHITEFISH — Jack Sears 11, Ryder Barinowski 3, Mason Kelch 25, Mason Genovese 6, Josh Downie 7, Daniel To 2.

Columbia Falls 79, Florence 40: At Columbia Falls, Jace Hill scored 17 points to lead three Columbia Falls players in double figures with 17 points, and the Wildcats rolled to a non-conference boys basketball win over Florence Saturday.

Cody Schweikert added 15 points and Alihn Anderson 11 for Northwest A Columbia Falls (3-1), which led 49-26 at halftime. The Wildcats hit eight threes, including three each from Anderson and Hill.

The last 30 seconds of the third quarter and all of the fourth were played under a running clock. Jesse Padilla led the District 7-B Falcons with 11 points.

Florence 11 15 14 0 — 40

C. Falls 29 27 22 1 — 79

FLORENCE — C. Brossman 9, Blake Hinsdale 9, Tyler Abbott 4, Jesse Padilla 10, E. Alexander 2, J. Luhmann 6.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Dane Tu 7, Mark Robison 7, Alihn Anderson 11, Jace Hill 17, Bryce Dunham 8, Reggie Sapa 5, Lane Hoerner 1, Cody Schweikert 15, Hunter Goodman 8.

Polson 67, Libby 48: At Libby, Jarrett Wilson poured in 28 points and Polson built a 52-34 lead after three quarters to take down Northwest A rival Libby.

Tyler Anderson had 21 points for the Loggers.

Polson 15 19 18 15 — 67

Libby 9 16 9 14 — 48

POLSON — Jarrett Wilson 28, Trent Wilson 8, Owen McElwee 8, Cymian Kauley 8, Espn Fisher 7, Tyler Wenderoth 4, Anthony Lichtenberg 2, Cason Graham 2.

LIBBY — Tyler Anderson 21, Cy Stevenson 8, Ryan Beagle 8, Trevor Collins 7, Cy Williams 4.