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Haggard, Pedersen led Pirates, Wildcats to wins

Daily Inter Lake | Daily Inter-Lake | UPDATED 1 hour, 47 minutes AGO
by Daily Inter Lake
| December 19, 2025 11:00 PM

Cody Haggard scored 20 points and the Polson Pirates downed Livingston 59-36 Friday in Class A basketball as crossover tournaments continued arond Montana.

Browning, Ronan  and Columbia Falls also got wins for the Northwest A Friday, while Bigfork fell to Lockwood. Scores were unavailable for Libby-Stevensville and Whitefish-Glendive. 


Polson 59, Livingston 36

HAMILTON — Malakai Curley hit a pair of 3-pointers and had seven points in Polson’s 13-3 first-quarter surge, and Haggard had the other six points. The Pirates led 31-15 at halftime. 

Polson    13    18    15    13    -    59 

Livingston    3    12    14    7    -    36    

POLSON — Case Cox 2, Kyson Michel 9, Eli Evenson 2, Hunter Emerson 2, Roman Sawyer 3, Maddox Bird 2, Malakai curley 11, Cody Haggard 20, Darrin Hewankorn 2, Amadeus Old Shoes 6. 

LIVINGSTON — C Braham 18, K Gentry 3, I Ramirez 3, B Levinger 3, W Wincent 2, M Young 2, L Edwards 5. 


Columbia Falls 86, Miles City 43

BROWNING — Bjorn Pedersen hit five 3-pointers on the way to 28 points, scoring 13 points during a 26-9 first-quarter blitz by the Wildcats. 

Rhett Lindstrong and Jory Hill added two threes apiece for C-Falls. 

Columbia Falls    26    23    20    18    -    86 

Miles City    9    16    9    9    -    43

COLUMBIA FALLS — Easton Brooks 6, Joe Wet 6, jett Pitts 10, Jory Hill 12, Bjorn Pedersen 28, Caleb Mee 6, Dylan Owens 3, Austin Hall 2, Bentley Cady 2, Rhett Lindstrong 8. 

MILES CITY — Kardt Smith 5, Koltr hoff 4, Quentin Holthus 5, Braden Schneiter 5, Luke Vnn 8, Bridger Muri 16. 


Lockwood 49, Bigfork 40

DILLON — Austin Savik hit four 3-pointers and poure din 23 points for the Vikings, who scored just 13 points after halftime. 

Lockwood    10    15    12    12    -    49 

Bigfork    12    13    9    4    -    40

LOCKWOOD — Zicciah Blake 7, Tucker Keller 3, Mack Blake 20, Isiah Greer 2, Gabe Ro 10, Kade Davis 5, Raider Kalfell 2. 

BIGFORK — Tayden West 10, Tamret Savik 2, Treker Hickey 5, Austin Savik 23. 


Friday’s Boys Scores

Absarokee 50, Bridger 35 

Anaconda 63, Thompson Falls 41 

Arlee 70, Mission 37 

Baker 72, Ekalaka 36 

Big Sandy 56, North Star 46 

Big Timber 61, Columbus 51 

Billings Central 68, Dillon 38 

Billings Senior 53, Helena 51 

Browning 75, Hardin 58 

Butte 72, Billings West 66 

Butte Central 68, Sidney 28 

Cascade 90, Highwood 51 

Chinook 64, Shelby 46 

Colstrip 61, Roundup 41 

Columbia Falls 86, Miles City 43 

Custer-Hysham 38, Wibaux 37 

Dodson 58, Turner 48 

East Helena 81, Corvallis 41 

Gallatin 63, Flathead 56 

Glacier 51, Bozeman 36  

Harlem 78, Poplar 60 

Helena Capital 65, Billings Skyview 55 

Joliet 65, Shepherd 54 

Lockwood 49, Bigfork 40 

Malta 78, Plentywood 41 

Manhattan 54, Lone Peak 48 

Manhattan Christian 45, Shields Valley 36, OT 

Melstone 56, Harlowton 41 

Reed Point-Rapelje 47, Roberts 32 

Ronan 80, Lewistown 55 

Savage 55, Culbertson 28 

Terry 60, Bainville 33 

Two Eagle River 78, Charlo 65 

Winnett-Grass Range 76, Hobson-Moore 49 

Wolf Point 46, Fairview 43