Sentinel rallies, survives Wolfpack
MISSOULA - The Glacier girls went in to Missoula on Tuesday night and nearly came away with an upset of No. 2 Missoula Sentinel, losing the game 47-42. The Wolfpack had won six of its last seven games since its first meeting with the Spartans this season, and led 11-7 after the first quarter. But, a poor second quarter doomed the rest of the night. The Wolfpack was outscored 18-9 in the second and trailed by five points at half, a lead it couldn't erase after halftime.
Nicole Heavirland scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Pack, which is now 4-3 in Western AA and 9-5 overall, tied for third in the conference with Capital. DJ Reinhardt led Sentinel (5-2, 11-4) with 18. The Spartans had dropped back-to-back games to Helena High and Capital.
Glacier 11 9 16 6 - 42
Sentinel 7 18 13 9 - 47
GLACIER - Hannah Atlee 0-2 0-1 0, Emily Gilbertson 2-2 0-0 5, Kirstyn Haugenoe 1-1 0-0 2, Cassidy Hashley 2-8 0-0 4, Nicole Heavirland 8-17 3-3 20, Amy Lybeck 1-4 0-0 2, Dayna Niebaum 2-5 1-1 5, Grier Smithwick-Hann 1-1 0-0 2, Tiffany Marks 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 18-41 4-5 42.
SENTINEL - Elly Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Kennedy Fulbright 1-5 0-0 2, Kayla Martin 0-0 1-2 1, Olivia Roberts 5-12 1-2 11, DJ Reinhardt 7-17 3-6 18, Lexi Steele 0-2 0-0 0, Darbi Anderson 2-7 0-0 4, Amanda Bearmedicine 5-11 1-2 11. Totals 20-56 6-12 47.
3-point goals - Glacier 2-4 (Gilbertson 1-1, Hashley 0-1, Heavirland 1-2), Sentinel 1-3 (Fulbright 0-2, Reinhardt 1-1). Total fouls - Glacier 13, Sentinel 9. Fouled out - none. Rebounds - Glacier 27 (Hashley 6), Sentinel 31 (Reinhardt 11).
Libby 26, Eureka 23
LIBBY - Alyssa Walker hit a huge three with less than two minutes to go as the Libby Loggers rallied to defeat visiting Eureka 26-23 on Tuesday night.
Walker's trey tied the contest at 21-all. A pair of free throws by Taylor Quinn with 32 seconds remaining sealed the deal for Libby.
Quinn finished the night with seven points, including 5-for-6 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter.
Cassidy Morgan paced Eureka with nine points.
Libby 26, Eureka 23
Eureka 5 4 5 9 - 23
Libby 2 6 6 12 - 26
Eureka - Alex Holland 3, Alyssa White 3, Caitlin Larson 1, Cassidy Morgan 9, Carli Allen 7. Totals 7 8-22 23.
Libby - Alyssa Walker 3, Kelsey Klin 2, Hailey Craig 6, Shyla Stevenson 2, Taylor Quinn 7, Kim Tangen 6. Totals 8 7-10 26.
Flathead JV 52,
Stillwater Christ. 48
Jessica Abbrescia scored 12 points and Emily Russell added 10 as Flathead JV downed Stillwater Christian 52-48 on Tuesday night.
Stillwater led 35-24 at the half, but the Bravettes outscored the Cougars 28-13 in the second half.
Abbrescia scored eight of her points in the second half and Russell nine.
Jordan Danz led the Cougars with 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Morgan Paolini added 11 rebounds and three steals.
Stillwater Christian (16-5) will head to Troy on Friday.
Flathead JV 52, Stillwater Christian 48
Flathead JV 5 19 14 14 - 52
Stillwater 15 20 7 6 - 48
Flathead JV - Dani Davis 3, Makayla Moore 4, Emily Russell 10, Tana Fountain 2, Jessika Abbrescia 12, Jessica Simmons 2, Tessa Krueger 8, Payton Pietron 2, Malia Ozegovich 9. Totals 18 14-20 52
Stillwater - Samantha Red Elk 9, Jordan Danz 18, Jessica Mocabee 4, Morgan Paolini 10, McKenzie Hemp 2, Sarah Paolini 5. Totals 20 5-11 48.