Basketball roundup: Flathead, Glacier finish 0-2 on road trip to Helena

HELENA - Second-ranked Helena High doubled the score on Flathead in the opening quarter en route to a 55-42 Western AA girls basketball victory Saturday afternoon.

Helena High led 22-11 after the opening quarter and 31-25 at the half.

Tess Brenneman topped Flathead in scoring with 13 points. Emma Andrews added 10.

Helena's Kyndal Williams hit a game-high 26 points.

Flathead lost to Helena Capital on Friday, 58-39.

Flathead 11 14 15 2 - 42

Helena 22 9 18 6 - 55

FLATHEAD (7-11, 2-8) - Emma Andrews 5-15 0-0 10, Emily Russell 1-1 0-0 2, Megan Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Ashlee O'Dell 0-4 6-6 6, Brittany Earnest 1-6 0-0 3, Malia Ozegovich 0-0 0-0 0, Cassie Krueger 2-7 0-0 4, Jenessa Heine 2-6 0-0 4, Tess Brenneman 6-12 1-4 13. Totals 17-53 7-10 42.

HELENA (14-4 10-0) - Kyndal Williams 8-13 5-6 26, Tatum Teegarden 1-8 2-2 5, Kaitlyn Oliver 2-8 4-9 8, Mackenzie Donnelly 2-5 2-5 6, Callie Kanthack 2-3 0-2 4, Maddison Therriault 2-4 0-0 4, Regan Fruh 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 18-42 13-24 55.

3-pointers - Flathead 1-10 (Andrews 0-5, Earnest 1-3, Krueger 0-1, Brenneman 0-1), Helena 6-15 (Williams 5-9, Teegarden 1-4, Therriault 0-2). Rebounds - 28 (Jones 5), Helena 40 (Donnelly 9). Assists - Flathead 2 (Earnest, Brenneman), Helena 13 (Kanthack 4). Steals - Flathead 6 (Andrews 2, O'Dell 2), Helena 4 (Williams 2). Blocks - Flathead 0, Helena 4 (Oliver 3). Turnovers - Flathead 6, Helena 11. Fouls - Flathead 20, Helena 10. Fouled out - Brenneman. Technicals - None.

Capital 59, Glacier 45

HELENA - Helena Capital used a 20-point second quarter to pull away from No. 5-ranked Glacier for a 14-point Western AA victory.

Capital led 30-23 at the break and outscored the Wolfpack 29-22 in the final half.

Cassidy Hashley scored 13 points for Glacier.

Julia Anderson, 19 points, was one of three Bruins in double-figure scoring.

Glacier lost to Helena High on Friday, 46-37.

Glacier 12 11 14 8 - 45

Capital 10 20 16 13 - 59

GLACIER (9-8, 4-6) - Hannah Atlee 1-1 0-0 2, Emily Gilbertson 2-11 0-0 4, Kailea Vaudt 0-0 0-0 0, Kirstyn Haugenoe 4-7 1-2 9, Cassidy Hashley 3-11 5-6 13, Nicole Heavirland 2-10 0-2 4, Amy Lybeck 3-6 0-0 7, Katie Wiley 0-1 0-0 0, Dayna Niebaum 0-4 0-0 0, Grier Smithwick-Hann 0-0 0-0 0, Tiffany Marks 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 18-56 6-10 45.

CAPITAL (10-8, 6-4) - Alexa Welch 4-10 2-4 11, Maryann Beach 0-0 0-0 0, Sadie Pilgeram 2-4 0-0 5, Danielle Herrera 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan Cummings 0-0 0-0 0, Quinci Robertson 1-2 1-2 3, Amy Nordahl 0-0 0-0 0, Drue Copps 0-1 1-2 1, Jasyn Mulcahy 1-3 5-7 7, Michaela Dowdy 0-0 0-0 0, Kaye Bignell 5-5 3-3 13, Julia Anderson 9-13 1-2 19. Totals 22-38 13-20 59.

3-pointers - Gla 3-17 (Gilbertson 0-4, Haugeroe 0-3, Hashley 2-4, Heavirland 0-4, Lybeck 1-1, Wiley 0-1), Cap 2-6 (Welch 1-3, Pilgeram 1-2, Robertson 0-1). Rebounds - Gla 28 (Hashley 10), Cap 20 (Anderson 5). Assists - Gla 6 (Gilbertson 2, Lybeck 2), Cap 19 (Welch 5). Steals - Gla 10 (Hashley 3, Heavirland 3), Cap 8 (Mulcahy 2, K. Bignell 2, Anderson 2). Blocks - Gla 0, Cap 1 (Beach). Turnovers - Gla 18, Cap 18. Total fouls - Gla 18, Cap 13. Fouled out - Atlee. Technicals - none.

Polson 65,

Whitefish 35

POLSON - A big second quarter lofted the fourth-ranked Polson Pirates past Whitefish.

Polson outscored the Bulldogs 24-11 in the second, taking a 41-21 lead into halftime.

Riley Kelly scored 24 points and four girls finished in double digits for the Pirates (6-2 Northwestern A, 15-3 overall). Simone Craft scored 19 for Whitefish (1-7, 1-17).

Whitefish 10 11 5 9 - 35

Polson 17 24 18 10 - 69

WHITEFISH - Simone Craft 19, Ashlee Brewer 6, Taylor Havens 4, Ashley Millard 2, Amanda Foley 2, Lauren Cain 2.

POLSON - Riley Kenney 24, Mariah Hamel 11, Heidi Rausch 10, Macall Banner 10, Anna DiGiallanardo 8, Mackenzie Banner 6.

Boys

Whitefish 64, Polson 46

POLSON - Whitefish shot lights out to fend off a strong attack by Polson.

Cooper Olson and Christopher Forrest each hit five 3s, stemming off a hard charge by Polson in the second half that saw the Pirates get as close as three.

Olson scored 22 points and Forrest scored 15 for the Bulldogs (6-2, 11-7).

Zach Camel led Polson (2-6, 7-11) with 21 points.

Whitefish 17 13 17 17 - 64

Polson 14 8 16 12 - 46

WHITEFISH - Cooper Olson 22, Christopher Forrest 15, Jace Kalbfleisch 10, Logan Harwood 8, Gage Vasquez 7, Bryce Wehrli 2.

POLSON - Zach Camel 21, Cody Fischer 10, Will Davey 5, Vince DiGiallonardo 4, Ian Laimbeer 4, Riley Sampson 2.

Columbia Falls 53, Libby 31

LIBBY - Austin Barth scored 17 points and Columbia Falls stayed perfect in Northwestern A, beating Libby.

The Wildcats (8-0, 15-3) jumped out to an 11-4 lead after the first quarter and a 28-14 lead at half.

Columbia Falls outscored the Loggers in every quarter.

Brian Marcille scored 13 points for Columbia Falls.

Jared Winslow scored nine points to lead Libby (1-7, 4-13).

Columbia Falls 11 17 13 12 - 53

Libby 4 10 8 9 - 31

COLUMBIA FALLS - Austin Barth 17, Brian Marcille 13, Jared Trinastich 6, Parker Johnson 5, Luke Kazlauskas 4, Ronny Gallegos 4, Alex Presnell 2, Austin Martin 2.

POLSON - Jared Winslow 9, Elias Lapka 8, Kraig Nelson 6, Nolan Broden 4, Josh Foote 4.