Kats dump Bulldogs, now 12-0
LaKia Hill with a shot against Whitefish Friday night on the road. (Chris Peterson photo)
Peyton Rhodes fights for possession against Whitefish last week. (Chris Peterson photo)
Alexis Green looks to breakaway like teammates Lauren Falkner, right, and LaKia Hill look on. (Chris Peterson photo)
The roll continues.
The Columbia Falls girls basketball team remained perfect on the season at 12-0 after downing three conference rivals last week.
On Thursday they dropped winless Polson 60-11 at home, on Friday they whumped Whitefish 52-34 on the road and then Saturday they dropped Libby on the road again, 61-12.
The Kats were scheduled to play Bigfork on the road Tuesday. They then face Browning at home Saturday at 4 p.m. as the regular season is winding down.
The game against Whitefish had the promise of being a tight rivalry game.
The Kats had other plans and were up on the Bulldogs 32-7 at the break. They outscored the Bulldogs 23-4 in the second stanza. Hannah Schweikert led the team with 26 points, while the Kats’ defense held Whitefish to just 8% shooting in the first half.
Schweikert had five three-pointers in the contest, while the Bulldogs seemed to have perfected the airball.
Madysen Hoerner had 11 rebounds against the Bulldogs. LaKia Hill and Maddy Robison each chipped in six points and Grace Gedlaman came off the bench to score eight.
Col. Falls 9 23 7 13 - 52
Whitefish 3 4 17 10 - 34
COLUMBIA FALLS — Maddie Robison 2-7 0-2 6, LaKia Hill 3-6 0-1 6, Peyton Rhodes 0-1 0-0 0, Hannah Schweikert 8-15 5-8 26, Laura Falkner 0-1 2-2 2, Mady Hoerner 1-3 0-0 2, Clarissa erb 0-3 0-0 0, Grace Gadlaman 3-5 2-2 8, Alexis Green 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 18-42 9-15 52.
WHITEFISH — Jadi Walburn 4-14 1-3 10, Ashton Ramsey 1-10 1-3 3, Mikenna Ells 0-9 0-0 0, Gracie Smyley 5-11 4-4 15, Brooke Smith 2-5 1-2 5, Erin Wilde 1-3 0-7 2, Taylor Means 0-2 0-0 0, Jenny Patten 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-58 6-12 34.
3-point goals - C. Falls 7-16 (Schweikert 5-7, Robison 2-4, Hill 0-2, Erb 0-3), Whitefish 2-25 (Smyley 1-6, Walburn 1-3, Ramsey 0-5, Ells 0-5, Wilde 0-5, Means 0-1). Rebounds - C. Falls 44 (Horner 11), Whitefish 36 (Smyley 9, Smith 8). Fouls - C. Falls 13, Whitefish 12. Fouled out - Walburn. Steals -C. Falls 4 (Rhodes 2, Schweikert 2), C. Falls 9 (Wilde 4). Blocks - C. Falls 3 (Robision 2, Hoerner), Whitefish 0. Turnovers - C. Falls 21, Whitefish 15.
Polson 5 5 1 0 –11
Columbia Falls 18 21 16 5 – 60
POLSON – Jazlyn Dalbey 3, Megan Rost 3, Turquoise Pierre 3, Mossy Kauley 2.
COLUMBIA FALLS – Hannah Schweikert 21, Maddie Robison 10, Lakia hill 10, Lauren Falkner 4, Abbie Darsow 4, Grace Gedlaman 3, Clarissa Erb 2, Alexis Green 2, Hope McAtee 2, Nevaeh Carlin 2.
