Braves lose to Big Sky in consolation semifinals

| March 11, 2007 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

BILLINGS - The 2006-07 Flathead High School boys basketball season ended Saturday morning with a loss to Missoula Big Sky in the consolation semifinals of the Class AA State Tournament at the MetraPark.

Justin Montelius was the only Big Sky player in double-digit scoring figures with 11 points in leading the Eagles to a 47-44 victory.

After being outscored by two, four and four points in the first three quarters, respectively, the Braves finished the game with a 17-10 fourth quarter.

The Braves finished the season with a 14-10 record.

Senior Geoff Hogan finished his prep career with a double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Fellow seniors Luke Cutler and Brad Huff added seven and two points, respectively.

Flathead 9 9 9 17 - 44

Big Sky 11 13 13 10 - 47

FLATHEAD - Jake Thiesen 2-8 2-3 7, Luke Cutler 3-7 0-0 7, Brad Huff 1-1 0-0 2, Brock Osweiler 2-4 1-2 5, Geoff Hogan 4-12 6-8 14, Michael Gallagher 0-3 0-0 0, Danny Salois 0-2 0-0 0, Shay Smithwick-Hann 2-9 1-2 5, Connor Cavigli 1-1 2-3 4. Totals 15-47 12-18 44.

BIG SKY - Mike LaValley 2-3 2-3 7, Justin Montelius 3-5 3-4 11, McHale Anderson 1-7 0-2 2, Blayne Larson 1-6 1-2 3, Jordan Featherman 1-5 0-0 0, Steve Tuttle 1-3 2-6 4, Mike Devlin 1-5 1-2 3, Jordan Taylor 3-6 0-0 8, Mitch Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, B.J. O'Neill 0-0 0-0 0, Beau Donaldson 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 16-44 10-21 47.

3-point goals - Flathead 2-14 (Thiesen 1-4, Cutler 1-3), Big Sky 5-12 (Montelius 2-2, Taylor 2-2, LaValley 1-1). Total fouls - Flathead 20, Big Sky 16. Fouled out - Featherman. Rebounds - Flathead 37 (Hogan 12, Osweiler 7), Big Sky 32 (Anderson 7). Turnovers - Flathead 18, Big Sky 16.