Bigfork girls hang on to edge Anaconda, 48-47
BIGFORK — Izzy Santistevan scored a team-high 19 points and Rakiah Grende turned in a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds to help Bigfork hold off Anaconda 48-47 on Tuesday in Western B girls basketball play.
Anaconda (5-12) missed a game-winning shot at the buzzer.
Ansleigh Edgerton added 12 points for Bigfork (9-8).
Santistevan made five 3s to spark the Bigfork offense.
Bigfork led 15-8 and 23-19 after the first two quarter stops, but trailed 34-33 after three.
Anaconda’s Logan Stetzner topped all scorers with 23 points.
Bigfork beat Anaconda by five points 56-51 on Dec. 15.
Bigfork has a District 7B test on Saturday at Thompson Falls.
Anaconda 8 11 15 13 — 47
Bigfork 15 8 10 15 — 48
ANACONDA — Claire Miller 2, Lyndsey Seitzinger 2, Megan Reich 6, Arieona Mattson 8, Isabel Saltenberger 6, Logan Stetzner 23.
BIGFORK — Meredith Bedford 2, Emma Berreth 2, Rakiah Grende 13, Ansleigh Edgerton 12, Izzy Santistevan 19.
FV Homeschool 46,
Valley Christian 36
MISSOULA — Flathead Valley Homeschool (13-4) outscored Valley Christian School 22-10 in the second quarter to rally for the victory.
Flathead Valley led 26-20 at the half and closed with a 14-point fourth quarter.
Elizabeth Buckner led a balanced FVHS attack with 15 points. Corey Connerly followed with 11 and Codi Kenney tallied 10.
Kaytlin Kelly topped Valley Christian offensively with 15 points.
FV Homeschool 4 22 6 14 — 46
Valley Christian 10 10 10 6 — 36
FLATHEAD VALLEY HOMESCHOOL — Codi Kenney 10, Yayne Myers 2, Elizabeth Buckner 15, Abby Wiser 2, Corey Connerly 11, Starlyn Davis 6.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL — Morgan Brewer 9, Lanessa Gedney 2, Kaytlin Kelly 15, Josie Cross 2, Elisa Colwell 4, Trinity Henry 2, Mackenzie Nirking 2.
Boys
Bigfork 59, Anaconda 32
ANACONDA — Bigfork held Anaconda to single-digit scoring in each quarter to roll to an easy Western B victory.
Bigfork led 28-17 at the half and outscored Anaconda 31-15 in the second half.
Logan Gilliard led the way for Bigfork with 16 points. Anders Epperly finished with 13.
Bigfork has a District 7B test on Saturday at Thompson Falls.
Bigfork 14 14 19 12 — 59
Anaconda 9 8 8 7 — 32
Anaconda — Kyler Gochanour 3, Leroy Wilson 4, Zeke Buck 7, Braedon Sawyer 4, Eli Saltenberger 9.
Bigfork — Anders Epperly 13, Clayton Reichenbach 9, Colton Reichenbach 8, Brady Thorness 2, Walker Fisher 2, Levi Taylor 1, Luke Schmit 6, Eli Hines 2, Logan Gilliard 16.