RONAN — Vanessa Stavish scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to push the third-ranked Frenchtown Broncs past top-ranked Columbia Falls 49-37 Saturday night in the girls championship game at the Northwestern A divisional basketball tournament at the Ronan Events Center.

Frenchtown outscored Columbia Falls 11-6 in the fourth quarter to net the victory.

Haley Belgarde had 12 points for Columbia Falls and Winter Kemppainen 11.

Frenchtown (16-4) advances to the Class A state tournament in Butte Feb. 28, March 1-2.

Columbia Falls (16-4) faces Polson in a challenge game Monday at 7 p.m. at the Ronan Events Center with the winner advancing to state.

Championship

Frenchtown 10 15 13 11 — 49

Columbia Falls 5 13 13 6 — 37

FRENCHTOWN — Vanessa Stavish 18, Holly Jacobs 11, Haley Cyr 6, Abby Indreland 5, Larissa Berg 4, Kayla Blood 4, Alli Moe 1.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Haley Belgarde 12, Winter Kemppainen 11, Ciera Finberg 5, Shannon Hay 5, Andrea Getts 4.

Third Place

Libby 2 4 8 13 — 27

Polson 15 16 7 10 — 48

LIBBY — Hailey Craig 12, Hannah England 9, Dayln Germany 2, Gavy Oliver 2, Kaitlyn Gilder 1, Hailey Moe 1.

POLSON — Mackenzie Banner 15, Heidi Rausch 12, Anna DiGiallonardo 8, Tegan Bauer 5, Hallie Hovenkotter 2, Monika Frame 2, Dylan Quinn 2, Malia Hamel 1, Kaelen Wall 1.

Loser Out

Whitefish 5 5 6 10 — 26

Polson 12 15 15 16 — 58

WHITEFISH — Allie Schulz 10, Ashlee Brewer 6, Jess Baldonado 4, Maura Kalbfleisch 2, Melissa Poe 2, Lauren Cain 1, Micah McFeely 1.

POLSON — Anna DiGiallonardo 17, Heidi Rausch 11, Mackenzie Banner 10, Malia Hamel 9, Hallie Hovenkotter 6, Dylan Quinn 3, Tegan Bauer 2.

Boys

Columbia Falls 64, Frenchtown 54

Luke Kazlauskas popped for 18 points and Alex Presnell 15 as fourth-ranked Columbia Falls defeated Frenchtown in the Northwestern A divisional tournament championship game at the Ronan Events Center.

It was the fifth straight divisional title for the Wildcats.

Matt Price tallied 17 points for Frenchtown. John Chapman added 12.

Columbia Falls (15-5)and Frenchtown (10-10) advance to the Class A state tournament March 7-9 in Billings.

Frenchtown 7 21 12 14 — 54

Columbia Falls 13 9 20 22 — 64

FRENCHTOWN — Matt Price 17, John Chapman 12, Bridger Truett 10, Kyle Cyr 6, Daniel Lebsock 6, Andrew Honken 3.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Luke Kazlauskas 18, Alex Presnell 15, Jared Trinastich 9, Ty Morgan 8, Colin King 4, Trevor Houston 3, Austin Martin 3, Nakia Alexander 2, Jayce Fagerland 2.

Third Place

Polson 9 4 15 12 — 40

Whitefish 14 8 20 17 — 59

POLSON — Riley Sampson 16, Will Davey 7, Cedrick Smith 7, Andrew Weltz 4, Hayden Congdon 3, Derek Peel 3.

WHITEFISH — Keaton Nicholson 13, Logan Harwood 11, Cooper Olson 10, Jace Kalbfleisch 9, Art Doorn 8, E.J. Havens 4, Jake May 2, Brandon Maassau 2.

Loser Out

Libby 12 13 11 5 — 41

Whitefish 29 9 10 17 — 65

LIBBY — Dan Leggins 11, Kraig Nelson 11, Will Reichel 9, Lane Luscher 8, Barak Lapka 2.

WHITEFISH — Cooper Olson 23, Jace Kalbfleisch 9, E.J. Havens 8, Logan Harwood 7, Keaton Nicholson 7, Art Doorn 4, Brandon Maassau 3, Jake May 2, Cody Olson 2.