Turnovers sink Glacier girls

Glacier outrebounded Missoula Sentinel (47-24) and shot extremely well at the charity stripe (13-of-15), but that wasn't quite enough as turnovers led to a 50-38 Western AA girls basketball setback at Glacier High School on Saturday.

The Wolfpack (3-3 overall, 1-1 league) turned it over 31 times in the contest.

"That was the difference in the game," Glacier coach Kris Salonen said.

"Against pressure, we turned the ball over. We struggled."

Sentinel's 1-3-1 half-court trap was the culprit.

Sentinel led 31-16 at the half, but Glacier outscored the Spartans in the second half 22-19.

Sentinel was led by DJ Reinhardt's 20 points.

Cassidy Hashley had 10 points to pace the Wolfpack.

Missoula Sentinel 15 16 11 8 - 50

Glacier 8 8 11 11 - 38

MISSOULA SENTINEL - Elly Jones 0 1-2 1, Kennedy Fulbright 2 1-3 7, Liz Harper 4 1-1 9, Olivia Roberts 2 0-0 4, DJ Reinhardt 6 7-9 20, Daubi Anderson 0 2-2 2, Amanda Bearmedicine 3 1-2 7. Totals: 17 13-18 50.

GLACIER - Rachel Chery 1 2-2 4, Hannah Atlee 2 0-0 4, Emily Gilbertson 1 0-0 3, Kirstyn Haugenoe 0 0-1 0, Cassidy Hashley 3 4-4 10, Nicole Heavirland 1 5-6 7, Amy Lybeck 1 0-0 2, Grier Smithwick-Hann 2 0-0 4, Tiffany Marks 1 2-2 4. Totals: 12 13-15 38.

3-point goals: Fulbright (2), Reinhardt; Gilbertson; Team fouls: Sentinel 15, Glacier 14; Fouled out: Chery.

Big Sky 52,

Flathead 49

Flathead missed a 3-point field goal at the buzzer, falling just short of Missoula Big Sky in Western AA play at Flathead High School.

Big Sky took a 38-33 lead into the final quarter.

Flathead outscored Big Sky in the last eight minutes, 16-14.

"We played probably our best game all year," Flathead coach Karly Tait said.

"We pushed through, kept competing, didn't give up and made a game of it at the end."

Tess Brenneman topped FHS (3-4, 0-2) in scoring with 15 points. Brittany Earnest and Jenessa Heine both had 11.

Dani Baker led Big Sky with 15 points. Elle Tinkle had 14.

Missoula Big Sky 9 9 20 14 - 52

Flathead 5 18 10 16 - 49

MISSOULA BIG SKY - Dani Baker 4 7-7 15, Kristen Dougherty 3 4-4 11, Kendra Joyce 2 4-9 8, Kelsey Donnelly 0 0-2 0, Elle Tinkle 5 3-3 14, Hannah Moreau 0 1-2 1, Mac Freeman 0 1-4 1, Anna Johnson 1 0-2 2, Jessie Schafer 0 0-2 0. Totals: 15 20-35 52.

FLATHEAD - Tess Brenneman 3 9-11 15, Ashlee O'Dell 2 1-2 5, Brittany Earnest 3 3-4 11, Cassie Krueger 2 3-5 7, Jenessa Heine 4 3-6 11. Totals: 14 19-28 49.

3-point goals: Dougherty, Tinkle; Earnest (2); Team fouls: Big Sky 24, Flathead 22; Fouled out: Moreau; Earnest.

Eureka 42,

Thompson Falls 40

THOMPSON FALLS - Thompson Falls, down by two with 17 seconds remaining, missed an open jumper and then Eureka chased down the loose ball as time ran out to give the Lions a tight District 7B win.

Eureka triumphed despite shooting 8-for-23 from the free throw line.

Cassidy Morgan scored 12 points and Alyssa White 10 for Eureka (3-4, 1-2).

Eureka trailed by five after the first period, but led 23-22 at the half.

Eureka 11 12 9 10 - 42

Thompson Falls 16 6 4 14 - 40

EUREKA - Alex Holland 6, Makayla Grove 2, Alyssa White 10, Kaitlen Larson 2, Cassidy Morgan 12, Kendra Chupp 2, Carli Allen 8.

THOMPSON FALLS - Kaylie Cox 2, K. Fitchett 6, A. Payden 7, M. Daine 2, A. Baught 17, L. Beckman 6.

Polson 59,

Columbia Falls 57, OT

COLUMBIA FALLS - Anna DiGiallonardo hit a 5-foot shot at the buzzer to force overtime and Polson went on to claim a Northwestern A victory.

Ciera Finberg's 3-point shot at the buzzer in overtime hit the front of the rim, leaving Columbia Falls 2-points short.

Riley Kenney scored a season high 31 points to pace Polson.

Hope Burlage had 18 points for Columbia Falls.

‘I'm proud of our girls," Columbia Falls coach Cary Finberg said.

"We were down 11 going into the fourth. We battled back and gave ourselves a chance to win. It just didn't happen for us tonight."

Polson 9 13 16 12 9 - 59

Columbia Falls 12 11 4 23 7 - 57

POLSON - Mackenzie Banner 5, Macall Banner 4, Mariah Hamel 10, Anna DiGiallonardo 6, Riley Kenney 31, Heidi Rausch 3.

COLUMBIA FALLS - Ciera Finberg 4, Tori Price 6, Kathryn Jetty 2, Hope Burlage 18, Madison Sandefer 7, Courtney White 5, Andrea Getts 5, Haley Belgarde 10.

Frenchtown 51,

Libby 21

LIBBY - Frenchtown pulled away for good with a 22-point third quarter in the Northwestern A matchup.

Emma Oostdyk, Sarah Lester and Holly Jacobs led a balanced Frenchtown attack with 10 points each.

Shyla Stevenson had six points to pace Libby.

Frenchtown 8 15 22 6 - 51

Libby 5 4 5 7 - 21

FRENCHTOWN - Abby Indreland 2, Vanessa Stavish 7, Kayla Blood 4, Emma Oostdyk 10, Sarah Lester 10, Angel Lowry 6, Holly Jacobs 10, Larissa Berg 2.

LIBBY - Hannah England 3, Jenny Johnson 2, Shyla Stevenson 6, Taylor Quinn 5, Kim Tangen 5.

Boys

Flathead 68,

Big Sky 44

MISSOULA - Flathead rolled out to a 17-9 first quarter lead en route to a 24-point victory over winless Big Sky.

Flathead (5-2, 2-0) enjoyed a 38-15 advantage at the half.

Big Sky had 11 turnovers in the opening quarter.

Flathead took the lead for good on a George Sherwood 3-pointer at the 3:42 mark of the opening quarter.

Sherwood led all scorers with 22 points.

Matt McLean tallied 12 for the Braves and Drew Crosby finished with 11.

Jay Owens had 12 for Big Sky (0-7, 0-2).

Flathead 17 21 20 10 - 68

Big Sky 9 6 11 18 - 44

FLATHEAD - George Sherwood 8-12 4-4 22, Austin Jones 0-4 0-0 0, Shea Schroeder 3-5 2-3 8, Matt McLean 2-9 6-6 12, Chris Cronk 1-2 0-0 2, Drew Crosby 5-6 0-0 11, Nick James 2-2 0-0 4. Garth West 3-4 0-0 6, Al Michael Oszewski 1-1 0-0 3, Will Cronk 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-45 12-13 68.

MISSOULA BIG SKY - Austin Lindquist 1-2 2-3 4, Ryan Koster 3-4 2-4 8, Tyler Thornock 1-5 1-1 3, Cole Baker 1-5 3-6 5, Jay Owens 3-9 5-8 12, Ryan Stemple 1-3 0-0 2, Tres Tinkle 2-4 0-0 6, Jesson Preston 0-0 0-0 0, Nico Graham 2-4 0-0 4, Brian Malone 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-36 13-22 44.

3-point goals - Flathead 4-10 (Sherwood 2-4, Olszewski 1-1, Crosby 1-2, McClean 0-2, C.Cronk 0-1), Big Sky 3-6 (Tinkle 2-4, Owens 1-2). Fouls - Flathead 22, Big Sky 15. Rebounds - Flathead 27 (Sherwood 8), Big Sky 20 (Thornock 4, Stemple 4). Steals - Flathead 11 (McLean 4), Big Sky 7 (3 with 2). Turnovers - Flathead 15, Big Sky 22.

Missoula Sentinel 58, Glacier 45

MISSOULA - Riley King scored 14 points and Sentinel used a big edge at the free throw line to drop Glacier in a Western AA contest.

Sentinel (3-4, 1-1) was 14-of-19 shooting at the charity stripe while Glacier went 5-for-9.

Glacier (4-2, 1-1) was led by Evan Epperly's 19 points. Ryan Edwards finished with 10.

Glacier 6 11 12 16 - 45

Sentinel 14 11 16 17 - 58

GLACIER - Evan Epperly 8 2-4 19, Ryan Edwards 4 2-4 10, Colton Harkins 1 0-0 2 Kyle Griffith 4 0-0 9, Logan Iverson 0 0-0 0, Sean Peters 1 1-1 3, Andy Boyer 1 0-0 2. Karl Hellwig 0 0-0 0, Matt Peters 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19-42 5-9 45.

SENTINEL - Riley King 4 5-8 14, Derek Colberg 3 4-4 12, Jason Neibergs 4 1-1 10, Brad Corntassel 3 0-0 7, Nate Jewett 1 3-4 5, Sam Hanich 2 1-2 5, Alec Bray 1 0-0 3, Austin Violette 1 0-0 2, Tanner Maier 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19-47 14-19 58.

3-point goals: Glacier 2-11 (Epperly, Griffith) Sentinel 6-17 (King, Colberg 2, Neibergs, Corntassel, Bray). Rebounding - Glacier 15 (Edwards 4), Sentinel 21 (Corntassel 7). Fouled out: Iverson

Frenchtown 47,

Libby 33

LIBBY - Jared Winslow, once again, accounted for the bulk of Libby's offense, scoring 14 points in a Northwestern A losing effort.

Libby (0-6, 0-2) led 11-10 after the opening quarter, but Frenchtown went on top 24-20 at the half.

Frenchtown was led by Austin Blank, who tallied 15 points.

Frenchtown 10 14 8 15 - 47

Libby 11 9 3 10 - 33

FRENCHTOWN - John Chapman 6, Mark Lebsock 8, Ryan Anderson 4, Kyle Cyr 4, Austin Blank 15, Daniel Lebsock 4, Jackson Mahlum 3, Brydon Peacock 4.

LIBBY - Micah Germany 3, Elia Lapka 9, Jared Winslow 14, Nolan Broden 5, Kraig Nelson 4.

Columbia Falls 81, Polson 40

COLUMBIA FALLS - Columbia Falls capitalized on a career-high scoring performance by Luke Kazlauskas, who tallied 25 points, and a double-double by Parker Johnson, 19 points and 10 rebounds, to whip Polson in a Northwestern A contest.

Columbia Falls scored 20 or more points in three quarters and held Polson to single digit scoring in the first and second quarters.

Columbia Falls led 41-14 at the half.

"Our kids came out and just played great basketball from the first minute to the last," Columbia Falls coach Cary Finberg said. "Polson got on their heels and we never let up. I was real proud of their effort tonight."

Finberg said Ronny Gallegos, who had nine points, "played his best game of the year, too. A lot of guys stepped up ... a great team effort."

Polson 9 5 14 12 - 40

Columbia Falls 21 20 19 21 - 81

POLSON - Tyler Krell 16, Vince DiGiallonardo 6, Will Davey 3, Ian Laimbeer 3, Zach Camel 5, Cody Fischer 4, Eric Williamson 2, Riley Sampson 1.

COLUMBIA FALLS - Alex Presnell 6, Ronny Gallegos 9, Luke Kazlauskas 25, Anthony Correa 14, Parker Johnson 19, Austin Barth 8.

Eureka 61,

Thompson Falls 40

THOMPSON FALLS - Ryan Holder tossed in 20 points and Tanner Blankers and Tanner Peterson both tallied 13 as Eureka cruised by Thompson Falls (3-5, 1-2) in District 7B play.

Eureka (3-4, 2-1) led 32-17 at the half.

Eureka 12 20 11 18 - 61

Th. Falls 8 9 12 11 - 40

EUREKA - Tanner Peterson 13, Ryan Holder 20, Tanner Blankers 13, Chris Ibach 5, Bryton Guckenberg 6, Caleb Curtiss 2, Alex Shmelev 2.

THOMPSON FALLS - Jaron Laws 15, John Lloyd 2, Cody Phillips 6, Garrett Reinschmidt 14, Dominique Holt 2, AJ Pavlik 1.