Vikings notch wins over Columbia Falls, Libby

Tamret and Austin Savik scored 14 points each and Bigfork pushed ahead in the third quarter of a 53-47 win over Columbia Falls in Northwest A boys basketball action Saturday.

Austin Savik scored seven points in the third quarter, including his second 3-pointer, as the Vikings built a 41-34 lead. Bigfork (4-3 overall, 1-0 in the Northwest A) then hit enough fourth-quarter free throws — Treker Hickey made four on the way to 11 points — to hold off the Wildcats. 

Easton Brooks hit four 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 19 points for Columbia Falls (4-3, 0-2 in league). Jory Hill added 11 points for the Wildcats, including two triples. 

Bigfork    17    7    16    12    -    53  

C-Falls    13    10    11    13    -    47

BIGFORK — Tamret Savik 14, Justin Gates 6, Alex Ochs 6, Austin Savik 14, Treker Hickey 11, Grady Campbell 2.  

COLUMBIA FALLS — Easton Brooks 19, Joe West 1, Jett Pitts 5, Jory Hill 11, Bjorn Pedersen 3, Caleb Mee 8. 

Bigfork 59, Libby 25

Treker Hickey and Austin Savik scored 14 points apiece and Bigfork started strong en route to a 59-25 victory in Northwest A boys basketball Saturday.

Tamret Savik added nine for the Vikings, who outscored Libby 23-5 after one quarter. 

Bigfork     23    18    14    4    -    59

Libby    5    6    7    7    -    25 

BIGFORK — Tayden West 5, Tamret Savik 9, Grady Campbell 7, Lance Peterson 2, Quinn Kerr 2, Treker Hickey 14, Austin Savik 14, Alex Ochs 4, Justin Gates 2. 

LIBBY — Tristan Andersen 10, Kole Hall 1, Isaac Lamere 4, James Woody 2, Blaise Erickson 1, Bransen Holze 7.

Tamret Savik goes up for a shot during a victory over Columbia Falls. (Seth Anderson/Hungry Horse News)