Valkyries stay atop Northwest A despite narrow loss to Whitefish
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Emma Pargman of Bigfork varsity puts up a layup against Whitefish High School.
Steve Mitchell
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 7 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.
The Bulldogs maintained a slim advantage throughout, leading 26-22 at halftime and 36-31 after three quarters before holding off a late push by the Valkyries.
Paeten Gunlock led all scorers with 22 points for Bigfork (14-5, 11-2). Payton DeSpain added 8 points.
The Valkyries remain atop the Northwest A conference despite the loss. Bigfork travels to Columbia Falls on Feb. 20 for another league game.
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 — Payton DeSpain 8, Eva Heil 3, Paeten Gunlock 22, Ione Plummer 2, Desi Dell 3, Emma Pargman 2.