Bravettes fall to Sentinel

| March 7, 2009 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

MISSOULA - Kelsey Hildal scored 19 points and Danika Johnson added 13 in a losing effort Friday night for the Flathead Bravettes.

The Western AA No. 7- seeded Bravettes fell 58-50 to No. 2 seed Missoula Sentinel in a play-in game for the Class AA state tournament.

Sentinel led from the get-go, outscoring Flathead 18-11 in the first quarter and 29-21 in the first half. It built a 42-27 lead after three quarters, then withstood a fourth-quarter flurry from Flathead.

Johnson also had 11 rebounds. Freshman Tess Brenneman added 10 points and two steals.

Flathead 11 10 6 23 - 50

Sentinel 18 11 13 16 - 58

FLATHEAD - Kelsey Hildal 8-15 0-0 19, Ariel Johnson 3-9 0-0 6, Danika Johnson 7-13 1-4 15, Brittany Earnest 0-3 0-0 0, Tess Brenneman 4-7 0-0 10. Totals 22-47 1-4 50.

SENTINEL - Bryn Hasquet 3-11 0-1 9, Caitlin Gaul 5-15 0-0 12, Bree Bates 2-5 1-2 5, Sarah Messmer 0-1 0-0 0, Brette Rubie 3-15 17-20 23, Amanda Davis 2-2 1-1 5, McCall Hasquet 1-3 0-0 3, DJ Reinhardt 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 16-54 20-25 58.

3-point goals - Flathead 5-10 (Hildal 3-7, Brenneman 2-3), Sentinel 6-18 (B. Hasquet 3-7, Gaul 2-7, M. Hasquet 1-1, Rubie 0-3). Rebounds - Flathead 35 (D. Johnson 11), Sentinel 29 (B. Hasquet 9). Assists - Flathead 9 (Hildal 3), Sentinel 11 (Rubie 4). Steals - Flathead 4 (Brenneman 2), Sentinel 10 (Rubie 5). Turnovers - Flathead 14, Sentinel 6. Total fouls - Flathead 20, Sentinel 9. Fouled out - A. Johnson.