WHITEFISH — 

Cooper Olson scored 16 of his season-high 28 points in the second quarter as Whitefish rolled past Plains 80-37 on Thursday in a boys nonconference basketball contest.

Olson had four of the Bulldogs’ 10 3s in the game. He scored 27 points in the first meeting with Plains this season.

Olson and Logan Harwood both had five assists. Olson also totaled eight steals to five for Harwood.

Whitefish outscored Plains 34-10 in the second quarter for a 50-22 halftime lead.

Whitefish (10-5 overall) plays at Columbia Falls on Saturday in a key Northwestern A game. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.

Plains 12 10 9 6 — 37

Whitfish 16 34 19 11 — 80

PLAINS — Aaron Baker 7, Kyle Revier 2, Dallas Burgess 8, Wyatt Winebrenner 4, Jeremiah Crawford 16.

WHITEFISH — Keaton Nicholson 9, EJ Havens 7, Cody Olson 3, Brandon Maassen 6, Logan Harwood 11, Jace Kalbfleisch 3, Art Doorn 9, Cooper Olson 28, Jake May 4.

Stillwater 50, Troy 32

Stillwater Christian rode a fast start to a nonconference victory over Troy at SCS.

Josh Bray scored 23 points and totaled three steals to pace Stillwater.

Jeremiah Hashley led the Cougars (13-8) in rebounds with five and Noah Hashley led in assists with three.

Sean Opland led Troy, and all scorers, with 15 points.

Up next for Stillwater is the MCAA state tournament in Helena on Feb. 14-16.

Troy 5 5 4 18 — 32

Stillwater 15 13 7 15 — 50

TROY — Gabe Hickman 8, Gage Tallmadge 3, Sean Opland 15, Austin Grable 3, Bruce Metz 3.

STILLWATER — Jeff Mwiluki 1, Josh Bray 23, Noah Hashley 6, Caleb Chuang 3, Zach Falk 3, Jeremiah Hashley 6, Brad Heine 2, Cole Moore 5, BJ Bach 1.

Girls

Stillwater 60, Troy 27

Jordan Danz led a balanced Stillwater attack with 14 points as the Cougars crushed Troy in a nonconference matchup at Stillwater Christian School.

Morgan Paolini added 12 points and Sarah Paolini totaled 11 for the victors.

Morgan Paolini also pulled down nine rebounds and finished with three steals.

Danz had seven rebounds and five assists. Sarah Paolini also had seven rebounds.

The next action for Stillwater (17-2) is the MCAA State Tournament in Helena Feb. 14-16.

Troy 5 9 7 6 — 27

Stillwater 19 14 11 16 — 60

TROY — Kellie Lundin 2, Jordan Williams 10, Mikaylin Randall 1, Michaela Curry 1, Caitlin Johnston 7.

STILLWATER — Kathryn Jentz 2, Serena Koch 3, Sarah Smith 4, Janelle Falk 4, Morgan Paolini 12, Sarah Paolini 11, McKenzie Hemp 6, Megha Tannehill 4, Jordan Danz 14.

Plains 52, Whitefish 24

PLAINS — Plains jumped out to a 33-15 first-half lead and coasted for the remainder of play in nonconference action.

Hailey Phillips had 16 points to pace Plains, and all scorers.

Ashlee Brewer dropped in nine points for Whitefish.

Whitefish plays a Northwestern A contest on Saturday at 6 p.m. at top-ranked Columbia Falls.

Whitefish 8 7 6 3 — 24

Plains 17 16 11 8  — 52

WHITEFISH – Melissa Poe 2, Ashlee Brewer 9, Simone Craft 6, Allie Schulz 4, Shannon Craft 3.

PLAINS – Felicia Earhart 9, Sami Kinzie 2, Carley VonHeeder 7, Hailey Phillips 16, Ashley Holmes 4, Kayla Holmes 4, Jessica Hansen 2, Leah Thompson 8.

Polson 43, Corvallis 27

CORVALLIS — Heidi Rausch tallied 19 points to guide Polson to a nonconference victory over Corvallis.

Lakyn Connor had 12 points for Corvallis.

Polson 10 10 14 9 — 43

Corvallis 7 6 10 4 — 27

POLSON – Mackenzie Banner 8, Malia Hamel 8, Tegan Bauer 4, Jaylin Kenney 2, Monika Frame 2, Heidi Rausch 19.

CORVALLIS – Lakyn Connors 12, Chelsi Clark 5, Courtney Albright 4, Jordan Miller 6.