Kats hammer Bigfork to go 6-0
Columbia Falls senio Kiara Burlage is fouled by Bigfork's Jaime Berg as she puts up a shot in the Wildkats' 58-22 win in Bigfork on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)
The Columbia Falls girls basketball team hammered Bigfork to extend their winning streak to six last Thursday on the road, 58-22.
The Wildkats shot out to a 20-1 lead in the first quarter against the Class B Valkyries and never looked back. The Kats held the Bigfork to just 7 points in the first half.
Columbia Falls had four girls in double figures. Peyton Kehr led the squad with 15, followed by Dani Douglas with 14, Cydney Finberg with 12 and Kiara Burlage with 11. The girls hit 11 treys in about 2 1/2 quarters. After that, it was a running clock.
“We got off to a good start,” said coach Cary Finberg.
The girls (6-0) face Libby and Polson on the road Jan. 6 and 7.
Col. Falls 20 15 21 2 — 58
Bigfork 1 6 7 8 — 22
COLUMBIA FALLS — Dani Douglas 14, Cydney Finberg 12, Peyton Kehr 15, Kiara Burlage 11, Sydney Hovde 4, Jaylynn Medina 2.
BIGFORK — Haile Norred 2, Shae Anderson 2, Abby Ellison 8, Reese Nissen 1, Jaime Berg 4, Rakiah Grende 5.