Hickey leads Bigfork boys past Libby

BIGFORK — Treker Hickey swished two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 15 points to lead Bigfork past Libby 52-31 in Class A boys basketball on Thursday evening. 

Austin Savik made three 3-pointers to add 11 points for Bigfork (8-5, 5-2 in Northwest A conf.). Tamret Savik made five shots to score 12 and Justin Gates contributed six.  

Bransen Holzer led Libby (2-10, 0-6 in conf.) with 11 points; Isaac Lamere knocked down two 3-pointers, and Tristan Andersen finished with six.  

Hickey’s five points in the first period helped Bigfork jump out to a 13-4 lead. By halftime, the Vikings led 24-9. 

Holzer rained a 3-pointer and made a pair of free throws in the final period, leading the Loggers to their highest-scoring quarter of the game. 

Libby    4    5    7    15    -    31 

Bigfork        13    11    11    17    -    52 

LIBBY — Tristan Andersen 4, Kale Hall 4, Dayton Hardy 2, Isaac Lamere 6, James Woody 1, Blaise Erickson 3, Bransen Holzer 11. 

BIGFORK —  Tamret Savik 12, Cavin Wiest 2, Grady Campbell 2, Treker Hickey 15, Austin Savik 11, Alex Ochs 4, Justin Gates 6. 

Columbia Falls 53, Ronan 50 

RONAN — Jory Hill scored 15 points to lead Columbia Falls past Ronan 53-50 in Northwest A boys basketball on Thursday evening.  

Jett Pitts swished two 3-pointers to score 13 points for Columbia Falls (8-3, 4-2 in Northwest A conf.), Bjorn Pedersen and Caleb Mee added nine apiece. 

Kolby Finley led all scorers with 16 points. Matiya Nenemay contributed 15 points for Ronan (8-3, 4-2 in conf.) and Tryance Matt added seven. 

Finley scored six early points to give Ronan a 16-10 lead at the end of the first period.  

Mee scored seven points in the second quarter for the Wildcats, who regained the advantage at halftime 33-30.  

Both teams struggled to score in the third period. Jory Hill scored the only points for C-Falls in the quarter, and Ronan was held to just seven points. 

To start the fourth quarter, Columbia Falls trailed 35-37. Hill and Pitts each knocked down a 3-pointer to help the Wildcats outscore Ronan 18-13 in the final period. 

C-Falls    10    23    2    18    -    53 

Ronan    16    14    7    13    -    50

COLUMBIA FALLS — Easton Brooks 2, Jett Pitts 13, Jory Hill 15, Bjorn Pedersen 9, Nico Young 5, Caleb Mee 9.   

RONAN — Matiya Nenemay 15, Siouxpixm Qualtier 4, Jhett McDonald 2, Kolby Finley 16, Benjamin Running Rabbit 6, Tryance Matt 7.