Pedersen, Hill fuel C-Falls comeback against Browning

COLUMBIA FALLS — Bjorn Pedersen scored 16 points, Jory Hill added 15 and Columbia Falls over Browning 50-38 in Northwest A boys basketball Thursday.

Ethan Brooks added eight points for the Wildcats, who trailed 33-27 with a minute left in the third quarter but went ahead for good, 34-33, on Pedersen’s bucket in the lane with 6:45 remaining in the game. A fast-break basket from Hill made it 36-33 and Columbia Falls (12-4 overall, 8-2 in the Northwest A) hit 10 straight free throws from there, eight of them by Hill. 

Royce Mad Plume had 10 points to lead Browning (9-7, 6-4). 

 Browning    10    12    11    5    -    38 

C-Falls    10    12    10    18    -    50

BROWNING — Jett Cobell 3, Layton Wing 4, Noah Butterfly 2, Roy Mad Plume 2, Shayde St. Goddard 8, Reis Reevis 5, Royce Mad Plume 10, Eli Edwards 4.  

COLUMBIA FALLS — Ethan Brooks 8, Jett Pitts 2, Jory Hill 15, Bjorn Pedersen 16, Nico Young 4, Caleb Mee 3, Rhett Lindskoog 2.  

Whitefish 68, Libby 51

WHITEFISH — Whitefish improved to 6-9 overall and 2-7 in Northwest A games with its win over Libby (2-14, 0-10).

A boxscore was not available.