Girls hoops: Vals pull away to beat Wildkats Friday

COLUMBIA FALLS — Paeten Gunlock scored 21 points and the Bigfork Valkyries pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat Columbia Falls in a key Northwest A girls basketball game Friday.

Gunlock scored seven points in the final period, including a trio of free throws, as the Vals (13-5 overall, 10-2 in Northwest A games) built on a 30-27 lead. She finished 7 of 9 at the line.  

Onnika Lawrence drained three 3-pointers and scored 16 points for the Wildkats (9-9, 7-5). 

Bigfork    10    11    9    18    -    48 

C-Falls    5    12    10    11    -    38 

BIGFORK — Keegan Campbell 3, Payton DeSpain 8, Paeten Gunlock 21, Desi Dell 8, Emma Pargman 2, Josie Vick 2, Eva Heil 4. 

COLUMBIA FALLS — Alexa Friske 3, Onnika Lawrence 16, Peyton Ross 5, Alanis Peterson 2, Rylee Sweeney 12.