COLUMBIA FALLS — With the score tied at 59, Columbia Falls’ Ty Morgan was fouled on a 3-point attempt with two seconds to play. He hit all ensuing three free throws, and the No. 1 Wildcats hung on for a 62-59 Northwestern A home victory on Saturday.

Polson gave the defending state champions all they could handle, hitting 11 3-pointers in the contest. Andrew Curley hit seven from behind the arc to lead all scoreres with 24 points.

Morgan finished with 14 for Columbia Falls and Grant Wallace had a team-high 18 points, including the game tying field goal in the fourth.

Polson 11 19 16 13 — 59

Columbia Falls 16 14 13 19 — 62

POLSON — Chris McDonald 2, Derek Peel 7, Tanner Wilson 10, Andrew Curley 23, Joe Gallatin 5, Matthew Rensvold 12.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Nathan Riley 3, Trevor Houston 5, Grant Stenger 2, Jayce Fagerland 8, Tyler Murphy 2, Ty Morgan 14, Logan Williams 10, Grant Wallace 18.

Libby 47, Frenchtown 45

LIBBY — Collin Johnson connected on a shot off an inbounds play in the last second of regulation to lead Libby to a 47-45 Northwestern A conference victory over Frenchtown.

Johnson scored six of his 13 points in the final quarter as Libby edged the Broncs by three points in the frame. Jonny Cielak had a team-high 15 points for the Loggers.

Bridger Truett scored 25 points to lead Frenchtown in the loss.

Frenchtown 6 8 17 14 — 45

Libby 7 9 14 17 — 47

FRENCHTOWN — Jacob Price 1, Kyle Smith 5, Chris Delaney 2, Bridger Truett 25, Austin Means 8, Levi Lind 2, Taylor Birgenheier 2.

LIBBY — Luke Adamson 5, Jonny Cielak 15, Collin Johnson 13, Erik Lauer 7, Michael Curtiss 7.

Thompson Falls 68, Eureka 48

THOMPSON FALLS — Thompson Falls led 21-7 after the first quarter to cruise to a District 7B victory over Eureka.

Trais Hoisington scored 16 points and Dylan Vaught had 15 for the Blue Hawks, who built a 39-16 lead by halftime in the rout.

Chase Bohne had a game-high 19 points for Eureka. RJ Glover had 17 for the Lions.

Eureka 7 9 12 20 — 48

T. Falls 21 18 12 17 — 68

EUREKA – Trey Bohne 5, RJ Glover 17, Michael Peterson 7, Chase Bohne 19.

THOMPSON FALLS – Mack Holt 2, Trais Hoisington 16, Tanner Laws 2, Dylan Vaught 15, Greg Wadsworth 9, Caleb Bates 3, Joe Frields 5, Dalton Hooten 6, Tyler Riffle 10.

Troy 57, Ronan 55

RONAN — Ronan nearly erased a 15-point fourth quarter deficit but couldn’t complete its comeback against Troy in a nonconference game.

Gage Tallmadge had a game-high 22 points and Sean Opland had 13 to lead the Trojans, who held on despite being outscored by 11 points in the final quarter. Troy entered the fourth leading 44-31.

Cedric Earthboy scored 17 to lead the Chiefs.

Troy 10 16 18 13 — 57

Ronan 13 8 10 24 — 55

TROY — Craig Helmrick 4, Gage Tallmadge 22, Brennan Olds 8, Sean Opland 13, Mason Chapel 4, Kolten Winebark 6.

RONAN — Cedric Earthboy 17, Colton McCrea 6, Justin Krahn 9, Zeke Misa 8, Jeremiah North Piegan 9, July Sorrell 6.

GIRLS

Helena Capital 65,

Flathead 29

HELENA — The Flathead girls were overmatched against No. 1 Helena Capital, falling behind early in a Western AA conference basketball loss.

The Bruins, who took a 10-3 lead after eight minutes, led by 17 at half and by 27 after three quarters.

Stephanie Wilson had eight points to lead the Bravettes, who saw nine players score in the contest.

McKenzie Johnston had 16 to lead Capital. Mary Bryggman had 14 and Rayna Pilgeram 10 for the Bruins.

Flathead 3 8 10 8 — 29

Capital 10 18 20 17 — 65

FLATHEAD — Kylee Meredith 1 0-0 2, Janae Moon 1 0-0 3, Stephanie Wilson 4 0-0 8, Johanna Lembke 1 0-0 3, Sierra Siblerud 1 0-0 2, Lauren Clark 1 1-2 4, Tiana Johnson 1 2-2 5, Jessica Simmons 0 1-2 1, Taryn Gutierez 0 1-1 1. Totals: 10-34 5-7 29.

CAPITAL — Tjaden Pallister 2 2-3 6, Mary Bryggman 6 2-2 14, Madi Quick 1 2-2 4, Rayna Pilgeram 4 2-4 10, Cailey DenBoer 0 1-4 1, Abbie Witham 1 0-0 2, Shelby VanHemelryck 0 1-2 1, McKenzie Johnston 6 3-5 16, Aryn Cummings 0 2-2 2, Taylor Sullivan 1 4-6 6, Savanna Bignell 1 0-0 3. Totals: 22-39 19-30 65.

3-point goals—Flathead 4-13 (Moon, Lembke, Clark, Johnson), Capital 2-8 (Johnston, Bignell). Rebounds—Flathead 17 (Meredith 4), Capital 32 (Bryggman 5). Total fouls—Flathead 24, Capital 11. Fouled out—Flathead, Johnson.

Glacier 53,

Helena High 49

HELENA — Katie Wiley scored 16 points and Tessa Krueger scored 12 as No. 2 Glacier held on for a Western AA conference win against Helena High.

The Wolfpack held a big advantage after three quarters, building a 46-31 lead.

Helena mounted a big comeback, outscoring Glacier by nine points in the first three minutes of the fourth, cutting the Wolfpack lead to three with 22 seconds to play before eventually falling short.

Jenna Starke had a game-high 17 points for the Bengals, who also got 13 from Shanna Floerchinger and 10 from Paityn Floerchinger.

Glacier 13 15 18 7 — 53

Helena High 8 11 12 18 — 49

GLACIER -- Salonen 0 4-8 4, Bennett 2 1-2 6, Bumgarner 2 0-0 5, Wiley 6 3-6 16, T. Krueger 6 0-0 12, Gassaway 3 0-0 6, Williams 0 4-5 4. Totals 19 12-22 53.

HELENA HIGH -- Starke 5 7-10 17, Crawford 1 0-0 3, P. Floerchinger 4 0-0 10, Ferguson 1 2-2 5, S. Floerchinger 6 0-2 13, Krantz 0 1-6 1. Totals 17 10-20 49

Columbia Falls 67,

Polson 22

COLUMBIA FALLS — Ciera Finberg hit four 3-pointers for a game-high 24 points and the Wildkats cruised to a Northwestern A home victory.

The Wildkats jumped out to a 22-3 lead after the first quarter.

Winter Kemppainen finished with 13 points and seven rebounds for Columbia Falls.

Polson was led by Lauren Lefthand’s seven points. Erin Sampson added six.

Polson 3 9 8 2 — 22

Columbia Falls 22 14 20 11 — 67

POLSON — Skyla Krantz 2, Lauren Lefthand 7, Dylan Quinn 1, Nichole Lake 2, Erin Sampson 6, Payton Anderson 4.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Ciera Finberg 24, Sydney Grilley 2, Hailey Peacock 3, Cydney Finberg 8, Ellie Johnson 7, Peyton Kehr 10, Winter Kemppainen 13.

Frenchtown 58, Libby 40

LIBBY — Frenchtown outpaced Libby in the first and third quarters to pull away for a comfortable Northwestern A conference victory.

Hailey Cyr had 19 points and Alivia WIlliams 17 for the Broncs, who outscored Libby 26-12 in those two quarters.

Dayln Germany led the Loggers with 12 points.

Frenchtown 12 15 14 17 — 58

Libby 6 12 6 16 — 40

FRENCHTOWN — Emma Pyron 2, Haley Cyr 19, Krista Hebnes 2, Alli Moe 3, Brooke Yarnall 2, Lacey Hochhalter 4, Megan Delaney 9, Alivia Williams 17.

LIBBY — Madison Monigold 8, Hailey Craig 7, Shyla Stevenson 3, Hailley Moe 4, Shannon Reny 6, Dayln Germany 12.

Eureka 45,

Thompson Falls 41

THOMPSON FALLS — Amanda Peterson had 19 points to lead Eureka to a narrow District 7B conference victory over Thompson Falls.

The Lions, who led 37-28 entering the fourth quarter, needed to hold on for the win as Thompson Falls erupted for 13 points in the frame. Shey and Autrey Hannum each had 12 points to lead the Blue Hawks.

Evynn Anderson added 11 for the Lions.

Eureka 14 11 12 8 — 45

T. Falls 10 8 10 13 — 41

EUREKA – Charity Parsons 6, Rachel Pacella 3, Evynn Anderson 11, Amanda Peterson 19, Stacy Cooper 4, Evynn Their 2.

THOMPSON FALLS – Lindsay Laws 7, Shey Hannum 12, Sam Johnson 2, Autrey Hannum 12, Logan Beckman 8.