C-Falls girls pull away late, defeat Ronan

Jan. 7—COLUMBIA FALLS — Alexa Friske scored 18 points to lead the Wildkats past Ronan 63-55 in Class A girls' basketball on Tuesday evening.

Onnikka Lawrence and Rylee Sweeney made six free throws combined down the stretch for Columbia Falls (3-3), each tallied 10 points.

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Ronan's (1-5) Nefertiti Stewart scored 15 of her 18 points in the second half. Maddy Illig added two 3-pointers to score 12. Kailyn Marengo contributed 9.

The Wildkats jumped out to a 16-7 lead and carried momentum into halftime with a 28-17 advantage. Both teams scored 21 points in the third period.

Stewart's eight points helped Ronan outscore Columbia Falls 17-14 in the final period, but the Wildcats outlived the comeback attempt.

Columbia Falls continues with a matchup against Bigfork on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 7:15 p.m.

Ronan 7 10 21 17 — 55

C Falls 16 12 21 14 — 63

RONAN — Maddy Illig 12, Kailyn Marengo 9, Dallas St. Goddard 4, Natalie Adams 2, Lanaeya Eppinette 4, Nefertiti Stewart 18, Kollyn Goklish 3, Neveah Perez 3.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Alexa Friske 18, Riley Byrd 1, Onnikka Lawrence 10, Peyton Ross 9, Alanis Peterson 5, Rylee Sweeney 10, Ava Scholz 5, Lana Byers 5.