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In an intense rivalry game with a state tournament berth on the line, the Whitefish and Columbia Falls boys basketball teams put on the show many people expected, with the Bulldogs edging the Wildcats 68-66 in Monday night’s challenge game.
Whitefish, along with Northwest A champion Ronan, will play in the Class A state tournament, held Feb. 28 through March 1 in Billings. Columbia Falls’ season is over.
Whitefish, along with Northwest A champion Ronan, will play in the Class A state tournament, held Feb. 28 through March 1 in Billings. Columbia Falls’ season is over.
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| Ronan's Jordan St. Clair and Moss Tanner celebrate afther their 60-53 victory over Whitefish. Tanner finished the game with 23 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Click here to see images from Thursday's round one.Click here to see images from Friday's semifinals.Click here for images from Saturday's Championships.The story of the Northwest A boys divisional championship game, and perhaps the entire tournament, was Ronan star Moss Tanner, who led his No. 3 Chiefs to a 60-53 victory over the No. 4 Whitefish Bulldogs on Saturday night.
The 6-foot-2 senior guard did everything for the Chiefs, harassing the Bulldogs on defense, breaking them down on offense and finding a variety of ways to score throughout the game. He finished with 23 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks. He averaged 23 points per game for the tournament.
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| Whitefish's Amanda Ormsby, left, and Dana Labuda celebrate after their victory over Libby to advance to the Northwest A Divisional championship game. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Click here to see images from Thursday's round one.Click here to see images from Friday's semifinals.Click here for images from Saturday's Championships.Two hours after the Whitefish boys stamped their ticket to the divisional championship game, the girls joined the party, knocking off No. 2 Libby 52-45 Friday evening.
The No. 3 Lady Bulldogs led for most of the game, relinquishing the lead in the second half only briefly at the start of the fourth quarter. Whitefish was led by junior Kate Klundt with 16 points and senior Ashley Ferda, the University of Montana recruit, with 15 points. Senior Chelsea Ray chipped in nine.
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| Polson's Ryan Kelley takes a tough shot with contact from Whitefish's David FauntLeRoy, left, and Micah Lee during Friday's Northwest A Divisional game. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Click here to see images from Thursday's round one.Click here to see images from Friday's semifinals.Click here for images from Saturday's Championships.The No.4 Whitefish Bulldogs will have a chance to repeat as the Northwest A divisional champions after stunning No. 1 Polson on Friday afternoon 44-37.
Polson opened up with an 11-2 lead early in the first quarter but the Bulldogs battled back to a 20-20 tie at halftime. The Bulldogs then took their first lead (22-20) one minute in to the third quarter. Offensively the top-ranked Pirates struggled, tallying just six points in the quarter. Whitefish capitalized and took a 35-24 advantage into the fourth quarter.
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The Game Center at flatheadbeacon.com will have updated tournament coverage after each game throughout the weekend.
Click here for results and game summaries from Thursday and Friday games.
Click here to see images from Thursday's games.
Click here to see images from Friday's semifinals.
Click here for images from Saturday's Championships.
Saturday's Games:
Boys:
No. 2 Columbia Falls defeated No. 5 Libby; No. 1 Polson def. No. 6 Bigfork
No. 2 Columbia Falls defeated No. 1 Polson 48-42 Saturday for third place
No. 3 Ronan defeated No. 4 Whitefish 60-53 in championship
Girls:
No. 2 Libby defeated No. 5 Ronan; No. 4 Polson def. No. 6 Columbia Falls
No. 2 Libby defeated No. 4 Polson 37-36 on Saturday afternoon for third place
No. 1 Bigfork defeated No. 3 Whitefish 49-40 to win championship
All games at Glacier High School
Click here for results and game summaries from Thursday and Friday games.
Click here to see images from Thursday's games.Click here to see images from Friday's semifinals.Click here for images from Saturday's Championships.Saturday's Games:
Boys:
No. 2 Columbia Falls defeated No. 5 Libby; No. 1 Polson def. No. 6 Bigfork
No. 2 Columbia Falls defeated No. 1 Polson 48-42 Saturday for third place
No. 3 Ronan defeated No. 4 Whitefish 60-53 in championship
Girls:
No. 2 Libby defeated No. 5 Ronan; No. 4 Polson def. No. 6 Columbia Falls
No. 2 Libby defeated No. 4 Polson 37-36 on Saturday afternoon for third place
No. 1 Bigfork defeated No. 3 Whitefish 49-40 to win championship
All games at Glacier High School
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| Kate Klundt, 15, and Jylisa Fields, 3, scramble for a loose ball during the first round of the Northwest A Basketball Tournamet at Glacier High School. Whitefish beat Columbia Falls 52-32 and will advance to the next round. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Click here to see images from Thursday's round one.Click here to see images from Friday's semifinals.Click here for images from Saturday's Championships.The Whitefish Lady Bulldogs used a 19-point halftime cushion en route to a comfortable 52-32 victory over the Columbia Falls Wildkats in the third game of the Northwest A divisional tournament.
The No. 3 Bulldogs built a 7-0 lead before the No. 6 Wildkats found two points from the charity stripe with 3:58 left in the opening frame. Whitefish continued to press full-court leading to more Columbia Falls turnovers and 13-4 first quarter advantage.
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Click here to see images from Thursday's round one.Click here to see images from Friday's semifinals.Click here for images from Saturday's Championships.After rallying from eight points down in the fourth quarter, the No. 5 Libby Loggers came up short in overtime, losing to the No. 4 Whitefish Bulldogs 57-50 on Thursday evening.
The Bulldogs were led by Colt Idol’s 33 points, including seven in overtime. In the final game of the regular season, Idol scorched the Loggers for a school-record 39 points.
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If the regular season is an indicator of what to expect in the divisional tournament, be careful before you make any bold predictions in Northwest A boys basketball.
On the girls’ side, the frontrunners are more apparent, but of course anything can happen in the playoffs. The top two teams from both the girls and boys divisionals go on to play in the state tournament.
Check back at flatheadbeacon.com for tournament coverage through the weekend.
On the girls’ side, the frontrunners are more apparent, but of course anything can happen in the playoffs. The top two teams from both the girls and boys divisionals go on to play in the state tournament.
Check back at flatheadbeacon.com for tournament coverage through the weekend.
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