Orme’s double-double squeaks Whitefish past Bigfork in Northwest A

BIGFORK — Avery Orme scored 14 points and collected 10 rebounds to lead Whitefish past Bigfork 41-40 in Northwest A girls basketball on Saturday evening.  

Allie Shors scored seven points in the first quarter to lead Whitefish (12-5 overall, 8-3 in Northwest A games) to an early 17-13 lead; she finished with 11 and Reese Hudson contributed 10. 

Paeten Gunlock led all scorers with 22 points for Bigfork (14-5, 11-2). The Valkyries remain atop the Northwest A conference. 

Whitefish travels to face Columbia Falls on Tuesday, with the girls set for 6:00 p.m. tip-off and the boys to follow. 

Both C-Falls teams won the first matchup in the Cat-Dog rivalry on Feb. 6. 

Whitefish    17    9    10    5    -    41 

Bigfork    13    9    9    9    -    40 

WHITEFISH — Reese Hudson 10, Sammie Shors 6, Avery Orme 14, Allie Shors 11. 

BIGFORK — Paytron DeSpain 8, Eva Heil 3, Paeten Gunlock 22, Ione Plummer 2, Desi Dell 3, Emma Pargman 2. 

Ronan Girls 52, Polson 47 

RONAN — Neveah Perez and Nefertiti Stewart combined for 24 points to defeat Polson in Northwest A girls basketball on Saturday evening. 

Maddy Illig added nine points for Ronan (5-12 overall, 4-7 in Northwest A games). The Maidens led 27-19 at halftime and outscored 16-12 in the third quarter. 

Rylee Taylor-Jefferson led Polson (9-8, 5-6) with 22 points, including two triples.  

Ronan    11    16    16    9    -    52 

Polson    5    14    12    16    -    47 

RONAN — Maddy Illig 9, Kailyn Marengo 1, Dallas St. Goddard 2, Bailee Woll 2, Natalie Adams 8, Lanaeya Eppinette 3, Nefertiti Stewart 11, Aizjah Sherwood 3, Neveah Perez 13,  

POLSON — Aleysia Black 11, Rylee Taylor-Jefferson 22, Hinkley Moss 6, Olivia Ramirez 2, Koko Scott 2, Josie Henriksen 2, Olivia Cottet 2.