WHITEFISH — CJ Thew fueled Whitefish’s 24-point second quarter with 14 points, and the Bulldogs went on to beat Ronan 71-56 in a Northwest A boys basketball battle Thursday.

Thew finished with a game-high 19 points and led four players in double figures for Whitefish (8-5 overall, 4-3 in the Northwest A), which hit 22 of 32 free throws — 14 of 20 in the fourth quarter.

Carson Krack had 15 points, Carson Gulick added 14 and Mason Kelch checked in with 12.

Kolby Finley’s 10 points led Ronan (9-5, 6-2 in league), which beat Whitefish 50-39 on Jan. 12.

Ronan    16    12    10    18    -    56

Whitefish    11    24    12    24    -    71

RONAN — Josiah Misa 9, Tayen Edmo 6, Kolby Finley 10, Laurance Lozeau 9, Davonne Curley 2, Wade Qualtier 2, Ted Coffman 7, Sean Small 4, Marlo Tonasket 7.

WHITEFISH — Carson Gulick 14, Carson Krack 15, Mason Genovese 6, CJ Thew 19, Mason Kelch 12, Scotty Dolan 5.

Browning 85, Bigfork 81 2OT

BIGFORK — Maurice Redhorn III scored 31 points, 19 from the fourth quarter on as Browning edged Bigfork in double overtime in Northwest A play.

Redhorn hit four 3-pointers, two in the fourth quarter, and Tommy Running Rabbit added 24 points including a 10-for-10 performance at the line. Jude Reevis added two treys and 10 points for the Indians (9-4 overall, 5-2 in league).

Asher Knopik’s 17 points led Bigfork; he hit four 3-pointers. Jack Jensen and Cole Knopik added 13 points each for the Vikings (7-9, 5-5 in league).

Browning    11    15    17    21    11    10    -    85

Bigfork    17    21    11    15    11    6    -    81

BROWNING — Maurice Redhorn III 31, Delbert Blackman 2, Joshua Skunkcap 8, Isaiah Running Rabbit 1, Tommy Running Rabbit 24, Jude Reevis 13, Tristan Crawford 2, Mahkia Ehlers 4.

BIGFORK — Wyatt Johnson 5, Eli Thorness 10, Jack Jesnen 13, Austin Savik 7, Colin Wade 6, Cole Knopik 13, Asher Knopik 17.

Columbia Falls 69, Libby 22

LIBBY — Cody Schweikert had 17 points and seven rebounds, and Columbia Falls seized control early in a 69-22 win over Northwest A rival Libby.

Dayne Tu added nine points and three more players had eight points for the Wildcats (9-5 overall, 7-1 in the Northwest A). Hunter Goodman made his season debut for C-Falls, scoring two points.

Tyler Andersen’s six points led Libby (2-12, 0-8). 

C-Falls    16    22    18    13    -    69

Libby    7    6    3    6    -    22

COLUMBIA FALLS — Dayne Tu 9, Mark Robison 8, Hunter Hoerner 7, Align Anderson 2, Jace Hill 8, Reggie Sapa 1, Easton Brooks 8, Stanley Strimick 2, Nico Young 5, Cody Schweikert 17, Hunter Goodman 2.

LIBBY — Aiden Rose 3, Tristan Andersen 3, Tyler Andersen 6, Kale Hall 3, Cy Williams 4, Talon Glenn-Woody 3.

Eureka 79, Mission 44

EUREKA — Braden Casazza scored 24 points and Caden Vaughn hit five 3-pointers on the way to 19 more for Eureka, which cruised to the District 7-B win.

Tristan Butts added 10 points for the Lions (11-3 overall, 7-0 in 7-B games).

Landon Walks Over Ice had 19 to lead Mission (2-12, 2-4), and Lex LaFromboise added 16 points.

Mission    15    11    9    9    -    44

Eureka    22    23    20    14    -    79

MISSION — Lex LaFromboise 16, Sheldon McLeod 1, Vinny Shepard 7, Landon Walks Over Ice 19, Brody Brown 1.

EUREKA — Caen Vaughn 19, Tristan Butts 10, AJ Truman 4, Braden Casazza 24, Jacob Lane 7, Keenan McDole 3, Tristan Libby 2, Kyler Kossman 6, Rowan Burow 3, Cole Sartori 1.