FLORENCE — Third-ranked Florence jumped on top-ranked Bigfork early, leading 17-6 after the first period en route to a 55-38 nonconference boys basketball victory matching Class B powerhouses Friday night.

Florence (17-1) held a 28-14 advantage at halftime.

Ryne Baerlocher led Florence offensively with 16 points.

Josh Sandry topped Bigfork (13-4) in scoring with 12 points.

The loss was the first for Bigfork against Class B competition this season.

Bigfork beat Florence earlier 49-44 in Bigfork.

Bigfork 6 8 6 18 — 38

Florence 17 11 10 17 — 55

BIGFORK – Colter Trent 1-5 0-2 2, Christian Evans 1-3 1-2 3, Tyler Kirby 1-1 0-0 2, Austin Jordt 1-5 0-1 2, Chris Landon 2-6 5-8 9, Seth Roessman 2-10 0-0 4, Logan Lamm 0-0 0-0 0, Josh Sandry 5-7 1-1 12, Cameron Nissen 2-2 0-1 4, Isaac Martel 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-39 7-15 38.

FLORENCE – Aaron Ward 3-14 3-4 9, Chantz Hotsinpiller 1-3 0-0 2, Mike Finlay 3-4 0-0 6, Rhett Baerlocher 5-9 2-2 12, Ryne Baerlocher 6-9 2-3 16, Bradley Schaff 3-4 0-0 6, Ryan Mangun 1-3 0-0 2, Tony Shepard 0-2 0-0 0, Brady Pickering 1-1 0-0 2, Travern Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Kade Hornaday 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-49 7-9 55.

3-point goals – Bigfork 1-8 (Sandry 1-1, Jordt 0-3, Roessman 0-2, Trent 0-1, Landon 0-1), Florence 2-14 (Ry.Baerlocher 2-5, Rh. Baerlocher 0-1, Ward 0-3, Hotzinpiller 0-2, Mangun 0-1, Shepard 0-2). Rebounds – Bigfork 23 (Landon 7), Florence 31 (Ward 9). Fouls – Bigfork 14, Florence 15. Fouled out – Finlay. Steals – Bigfork 6 (Jordt 3), Flor-ence 9 (Ward 3). Blocks – Bigfork 4 (Nissen 2, Landon, Kirby), Florence 3 (Ward 2, Finlay). Turnovers – Bigfork 19, Florence 12.

Columbia Falls 84, Ronan 52

COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls (11-5) scored 32 points in the opening quarter and rolled from there to an easy nonconference win over Class B Ronan.

Austin Martin tallied 15 points in the first quarter for Columbia Falls. He finished with 19, along with Luke Kazlauskas.

Martin hit three 3s in the first eight minutes.

Jared Trinastich had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Columbia Falls hosts Whitefish today at 4 p.m. in a Northwestern A contest.

Ronan 6 19 15 12 — 52

Columbia Falls 32 12 21 19 — 84

RONAN — Jalen Bell 10, Carster Baertsch 3, Dallas Jore 4, Jared Dupuis 2, Tim Woll 6, Alex Juejusch 5, Colter McCrea 5, Zach Wagner 16, Daniel Aylesworth 1.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Alex Presnell 1, Trevor Houston 2, Jayce Fagerland 4, Austin Martin 19, Colin King 10, Luke Kazlauskas 19, Nakia Alexander 2, Ty Morgan 7, Mason Gedlaman 5, Jared Trinastich 11, Austin Kimmet 4.

Polson 51, Corvallis 48

POLSON — Leading by two points with less than 10 seconds left, Polson nailed a free throw to seal the nonconference win over Corvallis.

Hayden Congdon scored 14 points, Riley Sampson had 13 and Will Davey scored 10 with eight assists and six rebounds for the Pirates (5-10).

The momentum changed in the second quarter when Polson held the Blue Devils scoreless to take a 20-15 halftime lead.

Corvallis 15 0 15 18 — 48

Polson 7 13 9 22 — 51

CORVALLIS — Elma Powell 18, Jayce Gilder 5, Chaney Waldo 3, Jansen Jessop 11, Chase Walker 11.

POLSON — Cedrick Smith 5, Will Davey 10, Cedric Earthboy 2, Derek Peel 6, Chris McDonald 1, Hayden Congdon 14, Riley Sampson 13.

Troy 51, Eureka 46

TROY — Gabe Hickman led the way with 22 points, 17 in the second half, and Sean Opland added 19 as Troy (7-10, 6-2) held off Eureka in a District 7B contest.

Trey Bohne had 14 points and Tanner Blankers 13 for Eureka (0-18, 0-8).

Eureka 4 9 14 19 — 46

Troy 9 7 14 21 — 51

EUREKA — Trey Bohne 14, Dalton Smith 10, Tanner Blankers 13, Cameron Griffin 7, Richard Roo 2.

TROY — Luke Haggerty 2, Gabe Hickman 22, Gage Tallmadge 3, Austin Grable 5, Sean Opland 19.

 Girls

Columbia Falls 69, Ronan 48

COLUMBIA FALLS — Class A’s top-ranked Columbia Falls had no trouble topping Class B Ronan in a nonconference contest.

Andrea Getts had eight points and Ellie Johnson six off the bench for Columbia Falls (13-3) in the opening quarter. Getts finished with 14.

Haley Belgarde had a double-double for the Wildkats with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Ciera Finberg led Columbia Falls in assists with six.

Columbia Falls, winners of six straight, hosts Whitefish in a Northwestern A contest today at 6 p.m.

Ronan    12    14    10    12    —    48

Columbia Falls    18    16    14    21    —    69

RONAN — Angela Northpiegan 2, Raym Clairmont 7, Ashley Lynch 5, Courtney Clairmont 12, Alana Madsen 4, Courtney Taylor 3, Brylee Crossguns 3, Aspen Jore 12.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Ciera Finberg 8, Tori Price 4, Kathrin Jetty 2, Hope Burlage 12, Andrea Getts 14, Winter Kemppainen 3, Ellie Johnson 6, Ally Gimbel 2, Haley Belgarde 16, Shannon Hay 2.

Florence 63, Bigfork 40

BIGFORK — Florence used a fast start, leading 22-13 after the opening quarter, to claim a nonconference victory over Bigfork.

Riley Coleman had 13 rebounds and five points for Bigfork (5-12). Josie Spoklie and Tessa Robertson tallied 10 points each.

Florence    22    15    18    8    —    63

Bigfork    13    6    10    11    —    40

FLORENCE — Megan Dyrne 14, Cassandra Skeers 4, Courtney Byrne 7, Paige Bodner 6, Jill Harris 3, Cody Miller 4, Courtney Austin 6, Carli O’Brien 11, Catie Benson 8.

BIGFORK — Mattison McAnally 2, Marissa Hiza 5, Riley Coleman 5, Alicia Cadrette 3, Shelby Scoggins 5, Josie Spoklie 10, Tessa Robertson 10.

Eureka 61, Troy 25

TROY — Cassidy Morgan pumped in 17 points and Alex Holland 16 to carry Eureka to a District 7B victory over Troy.

Kellie Lundin had 11 points for Troy.

Eureka     15     16     10     20     —     61

Troy     4     12     1     8     —     25

EUREKA — Whitney Williams 1, Alex Holland 16, Mikayla Grove 6, Alyssa White 3, Caitlin Larson 2, Evynn Anderson 2, Amanda Peterson 8, Cassidy Morgan 17, Carli Allen 6.

TROY — Jordan Williams 7, Michaela Curry 2, Breanna Opland 1, Kellie Lundin 11, Caitlin Johnston 4.