Glacier upends No. 4 Capital in Western AA boys basketball

HELENA - Glacier clamped down on a hot-shooting Helena Capital squad to claim a 55-44 Western AA boys basketball victory Friday night.

The Wolfpack (8-2 overall, 2-1 league) rode another strong effort by Ryan Edwards, 13 points and 12 rebounds, to the 11-point win. Edwards also had four blocks and two steals.

Kyle Griffith helped out with 13 points for Glacier and Evan Epperly wound up with 11.

Fourth-ranked Capital (7-5, 3-1) was led by A.J. Wilson with nine points.

"Even scoring, a great team effort tonight," Glacier coach Mark Harkins said.

"The defensive intensity ... I was really proud of that."

Glacier had just 11 turnovers in the contest.

Glacier is back in action today at Helena High at 2:30 p.m.

Glacier 12 13 17 13 - 55

Capital 15 6 12 11 - 44

GLACIER (8-2, 2-1) - Kyle Griffith 6-14 0-0 13, Evan Epperly 5-10 0-0 11, Colton Harkins 2-5 2-2 6, Sean Peters 2-3 2-2 6, Ryan Edwards 6-12 0-2 13, Andy Boyer 1-1 0-0 2, Si'Cha Tallman 0-0 0-0 0, Dan Fivas 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Iverson 1-4 2-2 4, Karl Hellwig 0-3 0-0 0, Taylor Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Matt Peters 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 6-8 55.

CAPITAL (7-5, 3-1) - Bryson Smith 1-7 3-4 6, Gunnar Brekke 0-2 2-2 2, A.J. Wilson 3-6 0-2 9, Caleb Kidder 0-5 0-0 0, Slaten Long 3-6 0-0 6, Carson Dummer 2-4 0-2 4, Cale Jacobsen 2-7 1-2 7, Levi Dawes 2-5 0-0 4, Kyle Harrington 2-3 0-0 4, David Lindgren 1-1 0-0 2, Aaron Gilman 0-0 0-0 0, Sean Carroll 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-46 6-12 44.

3-pointers - Glacier 3-11 (Griffith 1-5, Epperly 1-2, Harkins 0-2, Edwards 1-1, Iverson 0-1), Capital (Smith 1-5, Brekke 0-1, Wilson 3-4, Jacobsen 2-5). Rebounds - Glacier 35 (Edwards 12), Capital 29 (Long 5). Assists - Glacier 20 (Peters 5), Capital 15 (Wilson 5). Steals - Glacier 6 (Edwards 2), Capital 5 (Wilson 2, Harrington 2). Blocks - Glacier 5 (Edwards 4), Capital 2 (Smith, Long). Turnovers - Glacier 11, Capital 14. Total fouls - Glacier 14, Capital 11. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

Helena High 54,

Flathead 52

HELENA - Flathead stormed back with a 21-point fourth quarter, but it was not quite enough as the Helena High Bengals held on for the Western AA victory.

Helena High (4-7, 2-1) led 41-30 after three quarters.

Flathead's Matt Tokarz hit a 3 with 6.4 seconds remaining to get the Braves (6-5, 2-1) within one, 53-52, but Helena's Zach Hulse made a free throw with 3.2 seconds left to close out the scoring.

Flathead, ranked No. 5 in this week's poll, missed a half-court shot at the buzzer.

George Sherwood scored 17 points for Flathead.

Matt McLean was next with 12.

Hulse finished with a game-high 20 points.

Flathead 11 12 8 21 - 52

Helena 12 11 17 14 - 54

FLATHEAD - Chris Cronk 2-3 0-0 5, Matt Tokarz 3-6 1-2 8, Drew Crosby 0-0 0-0 0, Matt McLean 2-8 6-7 12, George Sherwood 7-13 2-4 17, Austin Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Al Michael Olszewski 1-1 1-2 4, Shea Schroeder 0-3 1-2 1, Nick James 1-5 0-0 2, Garth West 0-4 0-0 0, Adam Bradley 0-0 0-2 0; Totals 17-46 12-21 52.

HELENA - Dylan Simac 0-7 2-3 2, Zayne Temple 1-4 2-2 4, Troy Arntson 1-3 0-0 3, Dawson Reardon 1-2 0-0 2, Levi Merkel 3-6 0-0 6, Zach Hulse 6-8 7-12 20, Austin Young 3-8 4-5 11, Chase South 0-1 2-2 2, Henry Garrett 1-6 2-2 4; Totals 16-45 19-26 54.

3-pointers - Flat 6-13 (McLean 2-4), HHS 3-8; Rebounds - MH 26 (McLean 5, James 5), HHS 33 (Young 6, Four with 4); Assists - Flat 9 (Four with 2), HHS 12 (Simac 3, South 3); Turnovers - Flat 18, HHS 16; Fouls - Flat 25, HHS 21; Fouled out - McLean, A. Jones.

Eureka 71, Plains 60

EUREKA - Ryan Holder scored 16 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth period as Eureka (5-9, 3-3) dropped Plains in District 7B play.

Holder drilled back-to-back treys during his spurt. The 25 points was a season high.

Eureka's Tanner Peterson finished with 13 points while Tanner Blankers and Bryton Guckenberg both had 10.

Plains led 19-11, but Eureka roared back with a 23-point second quarter for a 34-25 halftime lead.

"We kind of woke up," Eureka coach Chad Dunn said of his team's second quarter.

"We came out flat.

"I gave them the warning," he added.

"Plains had three 3s in the first period. We didn't cover very well."

Robert Earhart had 15 points to pace Plains.

Eureka 11 23 19 18 - 71

Plains 19 6 20 15 - 60

EUREKA - Tanner Peterson 13, Ryan Holder 25, Tanner Blankers 10, Mark Good 4, Chris Ibach 9, Bryton Guckenberg 10.

PLAINS - Brandon Smith 13, Abraham French 8, Robert Earhart 15, John Baker 9, Tanner Ostrom 11, Jeremiah Crawford 4.

Whitefish 72,

Frenchtown 50

WHITEFISH - Gage Vasquez posted a double-double with 29 points and 14 rebounds as Whitefish dumped Frenchtown in Northwestern A action.

Whitefish (7-6, 3-1) exploded for 28 points in the second period for a 40-26 halftime lead.

Whitefish closed out with a 20-point fourth quarter.

Jake Slaybaugh chipped in 15 points for the Bulldogs.

Frenchtown 10 16 13 11 - 50

Whitefish 12 28 12 20 - 72

FRENCHTOWN - John Chapman 2, Daniel Lebsock 13, Mark Lebsock 11, Ryan Anderson 6, Matt Price 7, Austin Blank 11.

WHITEFISH - Christopher Forrest 4, Jake Slaybaugh 15, Bryce Wehrli 6, Logan Harwood 1, Gage Vasquez 29, Cooper Olson 6, Jace Kalbfleisch 9, Keaton Nicholson 2.

Troy 43, Libby 42

TROY - Cody Orr's shot off the glass from close range with five seconds remaining gave Troy (9-3) a tight one-point victory over Libby in a nonconference battle.

Orr finished with 10 points, along with Cory Orr. Ryan Rayson had a double-double for the Trojans - 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Jared Winslow hit 19 points for Libby (2-10).

Libby 7 15 2 18 - 42

Troy 13 8 7 15 - 43

LIBBY - Nick Alspaw 3, Micah Germany 3, Elias Lapka 4, Jared Winslow 19, Nolan Broden 2, Will Reichel 2, Kraig Nelson 5, Barak Lapka 4.

TROY - Cory Orr 10, Ryan Rayson 14, Cody Orr 10, Gabe Hickman 8, Justin Randall 1.

Girls

Eureka 39, Plains 35

EUREKA - Carli Allen scored on back-to-back post feeds and Alex Holland hit a key trey as Eureka pulled out a District 7B victory over Plains.

Holland's 3 gave Eureka a 38-35 lead with 14 seconds remaining. Alyssa White added a free throw.

Cassidy Morgan scored a game-high 13 points for Eureka (7-7, 4-2).

Ashley Holmes had 10 for Plains.

Plains 7 10 4 14 - 35

Eureka 10 6 10 13 - 39

PLAINS - Felicia Earhart 5, Kelsey Beagley 2, Laura Danhof 2, Diamond LaDeaux 9, Kayla Revier 5, Ashley Holmes 10, Nikki Kunzer 2.

EUREKA - Alex Holland 8, Makayla Grove 6, Alyssa White 4, Cassidy Morgan 13, Kendra Chupp 4, Carli Allen 4.

Libby 28, Troy 19

TROY - Hailey Craig scored six points, all in the second quarter, and Taylor Quinn added six more as Libby (2-11) defeated Troy in nonconference play.

Troy (0-12) was led by Katie Lundin's six points.

Libby 7 12 5 4 - 28

Troy 6 3 5 5 - 19

LIBBY - Alyssa Walker 2, Kelsey Klin 4, Hailey Craig 6, Shyla Stevenson 3, Taylor Quinn 6, Becca Kyriss 1, Kim Tangen 6.

TROY - Kellie Lundin 3, Jordon Williams 5, Michaela Curry 4, Breanne Opland 1, Katie Lundin 6.

Frenchtown 58, Whitefish 14

FRENCHTOWN - Sarah Lester tossed in 23 points as top-ranked Frenchtown rolled over Whitefish in Northwestern A play.

Emma Oostdyk was next in line for Frenchtown (11-1, 5-0) with nine points.

Simone Craft paced the Bulldogs (1-12, 1-3) with seven.

Whitefish 3 6 5 0 - 14

Frenchtown 14 14 21 9 - 58

WHITEFISH - Ashley Brewer 3, Simone Craft 7, Melissa Poe 4.

FRENCHTOWN - Abby Indreland 5, Vanessa Stavish 6, Kayla Blood 7, Angel Lowry 6, Emma Oostdyk 9, Sarah Lester 23, Morgan Ray 2.