Finley goes over 1,000, Ronan outscores Bigfork

RONAN — Kolby Finley scored 24 points, going over 1,000 for his career, and the Ronan Chiefs pulled away from a tight first quarter to beat Bigfork 80-62 in Northwest A boys basketball Tuesday.

Finley shot 11 of 17 from the floor and hit two 3-pointers for the Chiefs (13-3 overall, 8-2 Northwest A). Matiya Nenemay went 3-for-3 on threes in the second quarter as Ronan began building a lead; he finished with 21 points. Jhett McDonald had another 19 points for Ronan; he also hit two threes, as did Souixprixm Qualtier. 

Austin Savik hit four 3-pointers on the way to 24 points for the Vikings (9-7, 6-4). He had three 3s and 17 points by halftime. 

Bigfork    14    15    17    16    -    62 

Ronan    16    23    28    13    -    80 

BIGFORK — Tamret Savik 6, Grady Campbell 4, Lance Peterson 2, Quinn Kerr 4, Treker Hickey 10, Austin Savik 24, Alex Ochs 2, Franny Zavala 3, Justin Gates 7. 

RONAN — Matiya Nenemay 21, Siouxprixm Qualtier 8, Jhett McDonald 19, Kolby Finley 24, Ben Running Rabbit 2, Jordan Messerly 4, Masyn Wayman 2.  

Columbia Falls 58, Polson 46 

COLUMBIA FALLS — Bjorn Pedersen scored 15 points, hitting three 3-points, and Jory Hill added 13 for the Wildcats (11-4 overall, 7-2 in Northwest A games).  

Easton Brooks added 11 points for Columbia Falls, which ruled the boards 41-28 behind nine rebounds from Joe West and seven each from Pedersen and Rhett Lindskoog. The Cats also hit 11 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter. 

Malakai Curley’s 14 points led Polson (7-8, 4-5 in league). 

Polson    7    17    11    11    -    46 

C-Falls    12    14    13    19    -    58 

POLSON — Kyson Michel 9, Holden Emerson 2, Maddox Bird 2, Malakai Curley 14, Cody Haggard 6, Ama Old Shoes 10, Max Milton 3.  

COLUMBIA FALLS — Easton Brooks 11, Joe West 4, Jett Pitts 5, Jory Hill 13, Bjorn Pedersen 15, Nico Young 6, Caleb Mee 4.