Glacier, Flathead girls drop road games

by The Daily Inter Lake
| February 17, 2012 10:17 PM

HELENA - Second ranked Helena High held No. 5 Glacier to two points in the fourth quarter to post a 46-37 Western AA girls basketball victory on Friday night.

The Bengals (13-4 overall, 9-0 league) were led by Kaitlyn Oliver, 17 points, and Kyndal Williams, 15.

Helena, up 15-5 eight minutes into play, led by just four at the half, 22-18.

Glacier (9-7, 4-5) only trailed by one, 36-35, heading into the fourth quarter.

Tiffany Marks led the Wolfpack with a double-double - 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Glacier had 20 turnovers to Helena's nine.

Glacier held a slight edge on the boards, 36-31.

Glacier plays at Helena Capital today.

Glacier 5 13 17 2 - 37

Helena 15 7 14 10 - 46

GLACIER - Hannah Atlee 0-1 0-0 0, Emily Gilbertson 0-1 0-0 0, Kailea Vaudt 0-0 0-0 0, Kirstyn Haugenoe 2-2 0-0 4, Cassidy Hashley 4-15 1-3 9, Nicole Heavirland 2-9 0-0 5, Amy Lybeck 0-2 1-2 1, Dayna Niebaum 1-5 3-4 5, Tiffany Marks 5-6 2-4 12. Totals 14-41 7-13 37.

HELENA - Kyndal Williams 4-13 5-6 15, Mykaylee Verworn 0-2 1-3 1, Tatum Teegarden 1-6 1-4 3, Kaitlyn Oliver 6-12 5-6 17, Mackenzie Donnelly 0-0 2-4 2, Mallory Grimsrud 3-5 1-4 7, Callie Kanthack 0-1 1-2 1, Maddison Therriault 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 14-41 16-30 46.

3-pointers - Glacier 2-6 (Haugenoe 1-1, Heavirland 1-4, Lybeck 0-1), Helena 2-7 (Williams 2-6, Teegarden 0-1). Rebounds - Glacier 36 (Marks 10), Helena 31 (Oliver 9). Assists - Glacier 1 (Lybeck), Helena 8 (Teegarden 3). Steals - Glacier 6 (Lybeck 2), Helena 10 (Grimsrud 3). Blocks - Glacier 1 (Marks), Helena 3 (Oliver 3). Turnovers - Glacier 20, Helena 9. Total fouls - Glacier 22, Helena 17. Fouled out - Atlee, Grimsrud. Technicals - None.

Capital 58, Flathead 39

HELENA - Helena Capital put a little distance on Flathead in the second quarter and then pulled away for good with a strong fourth quarter for a Western AA victory.

Capital outscored Flathead 14-8 in the second quarter for a 27-20 halftime lead. The Bruins (9-8, 5-4) did the same thing in the fourth period with a 15-4 scoring advantage.

Flathead (7-10, 2-7) was led by Emma Andrews and Brittany Earnest, nine points each.

Capital had three players in double-figure scoring - Kaye Bignell, 13; Jasyn Mulcahy, 12, and Julia Anderson, 11.

Flathead plays at Helena High today.

Flathead 12 8 15 4 - 39

Capital 13 14 16 15 - 58

FLATHEAD - Emma Andrews 3-11 2-2 9, Dani Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Tess Brenneman 1-8 0-0 2, Emily Russell 0-1 0-0 0, Megan Jones 3-5 1-1 7, Jessika Abbrescia 0-0 0-0 0, Kelsey Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Ashlee O'Dell 2-4 0-0 4, Brittany Earnest 3-6 0-0 9, Malia Ozegovich 0-4 1-2 1, Cassie Krueger 1-4 0-0 3, Jenessa Heine 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 14-48 4-5 39.

CAPITAL - Alexa Welch 3-8 1-2 9, Maryann Beach 2-3 1-1 5, Sierra Bignell 0-0 0-0 0, Sadie Pilgeram 2-3 0-0 5, Danielle Herrera 0-1 0-0 0, Quinci Robertson 0-3 0-0 0, Amy Nordahl 1-4 0-0 3, Drue Copps 0-0 0-0 0, Jasyn Mulcahy 3-8 5-6 12, Kaye Bignell 6-10 1-4 13, McKenzie Johnston 0-0 0-0 0, Julia Anderson 5-9 1-2 11. Totals 22-49 9-15 58.

3-pointers - Fla 5-14 (Andrews 1-5, Brenneman 0-2, O'Dell 0-1, Earnest 3-5, Krueger 1-1), Cap 5-15 (Welch 2-5, Pilgeram 1-2, Herrera 0-1, Quinci Robertson 0-1, Nordahl 1-3, Mulcahy 1-3). Rebounds - Fla 20 (Brenneman 8), Cap 36 (Anderson 12). Assists - Fla 4 (Brenneman 2), Cap 17 (Pilgeram 4, Mulcahy 4). Steals - Fla 6 (Brenneman 4), Cap 5 (5 players with 1). Blocks - Fla 0, Cap 3 (Anderson 2). Turnovers - Fla 14, Cap 14. Total fouls - Fla 11, Cap 7. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.