Girls roundup: Lawrence keys Wildkats over Vals, 53-47

BIGFORK — Columbia Falls’ Onnika Lawrence scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Wildkats pulled way over the middle two quarters to beat Bigfork 54-36 in Northwest A girls basketball Thursday.

Lawrence scored 10 points and Peyton Ross seven during the pivotal second quarter, when the Kats ( opened up a 27-15 lead. Lawrence hit two 3-pointers in the frame and finished with three. 

Alex Frski hit a pair of second-half triples and added 10 points for Columbia Falls. 

Paeten Gunlock poured in a game-high 20 points for the Valkyries. 

C-Falls    5    10    10    11    -    36  

Bigfork    7    20    19    8    -    54         

COLUMBIA FALLS — Keegan Campbell 2, Payton Despain 7, Eva Heil 3, Paeten Gunlock 20, Ione Plummer 2.  

BIGFORK — Alexa Friske 10, Oni Lawrence 15, Peyton Ross 7, Alanis Petersen 6, Rylee Sweeney 5, Ava Scholz 8, Katie Bulawsky 1, Kylor Gietzen 2. 

Whitefish 59, Libby 19

WHITEFISH — Allie Shors scored 12 of her 21 points in the third quarter, Avery Orme had 14 of her 18 by halftime and Whitefish cruised in this Northwest A battle. 

Orme hit both of her team’s 3-pointers and helped the Bulldogs (4-2 overall, 1-0 in the Northwest A) take command early.  

Libby (2-4, 0-1 in league) was led by Rylee Delmas with 10 points. 

Libby    2    9    5    3    -    19 

Whitefish    19    15    16    9    -    59

LIBBY — Hadleigh Wood 7, Rylee Delmas 10, Leah Rusdal 2. 

WHITEFISH — Reese Hudson 6, Sammie Shors 7, Clair Easterley 2, Avery Orme 18, Vivian Trieweiler-Schmidt 3, Allie Shors 21, Stella Frisbee 2.