Girls basketball: Columbia River 65, Black Hills 48

Megan Bloom scored 15 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter as the host Chieftains knocked off a tough Class 2A team.

The Class 3A Chieftains improved to 10-1 by beating the No. 6 team in the 2A Associated Press statewide poll.

Amara Moore came off the bench to score eight points and grab a team-high 7 rebounds. She helped put the game away by making 5 of 6 free throws in the fourth quarter.

“We battled hard on the boards against much bigger kids,” River coach Carl Click said. “It was just hustle and effort. We forced a lot of turnovers with our press.

COLUMBIA RIVER 65, BLACK HILLS 48

BLACK HILLS — Smothers 18, Furu 2, Rollman 6, Payne 2, Duff 3, Tarrow 2, Nurmi 4, Gummerus 11. Totals 14 (0) 20-28 48.

COLUMBIA RIVER — Ellie Furth 0, Amara Moore 8, Marion Lilly 12, Kate Kraft 11, Teaghan Cowles 12, Holli Jo Chose 6, Gabrielle Collins 0, Katie Kolbe 0, Megan Bloom 17, Maddy Kessi 0, Emma Fisk 0. Totals 18 (6) 11-20 65.

B. Hills 5 18 9 16—48

C. River 12 12 17 24—65

JV — River 57-55. C — River 53-34