Western A: Browning, C-Falls win loser-outs

HAMILTON — Kendee Ollinger-CalfBossRibs and Josephine Michael scored 15 points each and Browning overcame a slow start to down Corvallis in a girls loser-out matchup Friday at the Western A divisional.

The Lady Indians used a 15-8 advantage in the final frame to close out the 48-43 victory. 

In the second loser-out game of the early afternoon Columbia Falls dominated the fourth quarter to defeat Hamilton 42-27. 

Browning 48, Corvallis 43 

Michael had six points in the final quarter as Ollinger-CalfBossRibs tallied five as Browning turned around a 35-33 deficit. 

Ella Varner led the way for the Blue Devils with 19 points, Kate Allen added 15. Corvallis jumped ahead 10-4 after one quarter. 

The Lady Indians (11-11) move to Saturday morning’s loser-out round against the loser of Friday’s second semifinal between Bigfork and Frenchtown at 10:30 a.m. at Hamilton High School. 

The Blue Devils finish the season 8-12. 

Browning    4    15    14    15    -    48 

Corvallis    10    12    13    8    -    43 

BROWNING — Tess Trombley 1 0-0 2, Josephine Michael 5 5-6 15, Mylee Pretty Weasel 0 0-0 0, Nyahrae Tatsey 0 0-0 0, Dally Michael 1 0-0 2, Peyton EagleFeathers 2 0-0 4, Zoey Valandra 3 2-4 10, Kendee Ollinger-CalfBossRibs 5 5-15 15, Tessley Hogberg 0 0-0 0, Rylynn Kipp-Carlson 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Bird 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 12-25 48. 

CORVALLIS — Ava Loran 1 0-0 2, Ellie Knapp 0 0-0 0, Ella Varner 5 8-15 19, Kate Allen 5 5-9 15, Briella Epling 0 0-0 0, Kaia Benson 0 0-4 0, Savanna Johnson 0 0-0 0, Lauryn Holmberg 3 0-2 7. 14 13-30 43. 

3-point goals — Browning 2 (Valandra 2), Corvallis 2 (Varner, Holmberg). Fouls — Browning 22, Corvallis 19. Fouled out — Trombley, Ollinger-CalfBossRibs, Benson. 

Columbia Falls 42, Hamilton 27 

The Wildkats took a 23-22 lead into the fourth quarter in a low-scoring affair and then took off running.  

After Hamilton tied the game at 24, Columbia Falls scored the next 18 points to secure the victory and its spot in Saturday morning’s crucial loser-out games with a state berth on the line. 

Peyton Ross and Rylee Sweeney each scored five points in the quarter. Ross led the Wildkats with 13 points, Sweeney had 11. 

Taryn Hochhalter scored 10 to lead Hamilton. 

The Wildkats (10-10) plays Whitefish at 10:30 a.m. at Hamilton Middle School. The winner gets to next week's State A tournament in Great Falls.

Hamilton finishes the season 8-13. 

Hamilton    6    11    5    5    -    27 

C-Falls    6    11    6    19    -    42 

HAMILTON — Anna Lewis 0 3-4 3, Meryn Leonardi 2 0-4 5, Nellie Dickemore 0 2-2 2, Isa Neal 0 0-0 0, Tayleigh Bakken 0 0-0 0, Elise Carroll 0 0-0 0, Loretta Hanson 0 1-2 1, Kasidee McKern 1 0-0 2, Ashlynn McKern 0 4-4 4, Taryn Hochhalter 4 2-2 10, Ari Coy 0 0-0 0, Kaylee Cielinski 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 12-18 27. 

COLUMBIA FALLS — Alexa Friske 1 2-4 4, Riley Byrd 0 0-0 0, Onnikka Lawrence 2 0-4 4, Peyton Ross 5 3-12 13, Evie Dorr 0 0-0 0, Alanis Peterson 0 0-0 0, Rylee Sweeney 4 3-4 11, Ava Scholz 2 0-0 5, Katie Bulawski 0 0-0 0, Kylor Gietzen 0 0-0 0, Lana Byers 2 0-0 5. Totals 16 8-24 42. 

3-point goals — Hamilton 1 (Leonardi), Columbia Falls 2 (Scholz, Byers). Fouls — Hamilton 18, Columbia Falls 15. Fouled out — A McKern 

Western A

in Hamilton

GIRLS 

Thursday

Game 3: Whitefish 47, Corvallis 31 

Game 4: Dillon 46, Browning 41 

Game 7: Frenchtown 57, Columbia Falls 44 

Game 8: Bigfork 39, Hamilton 38 

Friday

Game 11: Browning 48, Corvallis 43, lo 

Game 12: Columbia Falls 42, Hamilton 27, lo 

Game 15: Dillon 63, Whitefish 29, sf 

Game 16: Frenchtown 43,. Bigfork 34, sf

Saturday 

Game 19: Browning (11-11) vs. Bigfork (14-6), 10:30 a.m., lo 

Game 20: Columbia Falls (10-10) vs. Whitefish (14-6), 10:30 a.m. (Middle School), lo 

Game 22: Winner 19 vs. Winner 20, 4:30 p.m., third 

Game 24: Dillon (18-2) vs. Frenchtown (17-3), 7:30 p.m., first