Prep hoops: Hellgate boys rip Glacier
MISSOULA — In a matchup of top five teams, No. 5 Hellgate controlled No. 2 Glacier from the tip, thumping the Wolfpack 53-32 in Western AA boys basketball play Thursday.
Tres Tinkle scored 25 points for the Knights (5-1 Western AA, 11-2 overall), including a 3-pointer at the end of the first half that extended a 10-0 run into the break. Hellgate led 33-15 at the half.
Glacier (4-2, 11-3) scored the first six points of the third quarter but couldn’t make the run it needed to get back in the game. The Wolfpack shot 25 percent from the field and went 0-9 from 3-point range.
Ryan Edwards scored a team-high 11 points for Glacier, which falls into third place in the conference.
The Wolfpack will have a chance to redeem itself in Missoula on Tuesday, when they play at Sentinel (0-5, 2-11).
Glacier 9 6 8 9 — 32
Hellgate 16 17 11 9 — 53
GLACIER — Logan Iverson 2-6 1-1 5, Matt Peters 1-7 2-5 4, Ryan Edwards 3-9 5-6 11, Evan Epperly 2-9 2-2 6, Kyle Griffith 1-6 0-0 2, Bryan Michaels 0-2 0-0 0, Reid Siderius 1-1 0-0 2, Charlie Obermiller 0-2 0-0 00, Kalen Reed 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 11-44 10-14 32.
HELLGATE — Tres Tinkle 7-13 8-11 25, Luke Bewley 0-1 0-2 0, Pat Colberg 4-6 2-2 11, Brady Henthorn 0-4 3-4 3, Devin Bray 1-4 0- 2, Kole Swartz 0-1 0-0 0, Dylan Harvala 5-7 0-0 12, Mark Lebsock 0-1 0-0 0, Hunter Mahlum 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-37 13-19 53.
3-point goals – Glacier 0-9, Hellgate 6-15 (Tinkle 3). Rebounds – Glacier 23 (Iverson 5, Edwards 5), Hellgate 34 (Tinkle 14). Fouls – Glacier 16, Hellgate 12. Steals – Glacier 9 (Epperly 4), Hellgate 5 (5 with 1). Blocks – Glacier 2 (Edwards, Siderius), Hellgate 6 (Tinkle 4, Colberg 2). Turnovers – Glacier 10, Hellgate 16.
Polson 64, Eureka 51
EUREKA — Cedrick Smith and Riley Sampson each scored 15 points to boost Polson to a nonconference win at Eureka.
The Pirates (4-9) came out of the gates fast, scoring 16 points in the first quarter and 20 in the second to build a 36-22 lead at halftime. In all, nine players scored for Polson in the game.
Tanner Blankers led Eureka (0-15) with a game-high 17 points and Austin Perez had 10 in the losing effort.
Polson 16 20 13 15 — 64
Eureka 11 11 11 18 — 51
POLSON — Cedrick Smith 15, Will Davey 8, Cedric Earthboy 6, Dylan Kelley 3, Chris McDonald 7, Austin Carripen 2, Hayden Longdon 6, Riley Sampson 15, Andrew Weltz 2.
EUREKA — Trey Bohne 2, Austin Perez 10, Colton Henrie 2, Dalton Smith 12, Tanner Blankers 17, Cameron Griffin 4, Richard Roo 3.
GIRLS
Glacier 53, Hellgate 35
The Glacier girls built a 10-point lead after the first quarter and were able to cruise to a Western AA home victory over Hellgate.
Cassi Hashley, Katie Wiley and Hailee Bennett each scored 12 points to lead the Wolfpack (4-2, 11-3). Hashley had another big night on the glass, finishing with 16 rebounds to complete the double-double. Rachel Chery scored eight points with 10 rebounds.
Lexi Duce had 15 points to lead Hellgate (0-6, 1-12).
The Wolfpack will have the weekend to prepare for a big game against No. 1 Sentinel on Tuesday at Glacier.
Hellgate 4 11 13 7 — 35
Glacier 14 15 13 11 — 53
HELLGATE — Darby Henthorn 0-0 1-2 1, Lexi Duce 7-16 0-0 15, Makaya Resner 2-4 2-6 6, Kara Mogan 3-9 1-2 7, Hydee Wilson 2-4 0-0 4, Emma Wiese 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 15-52 5-10 35.
GLACIER — Hailee Bennett 5-9 2-4 12, Rachel Chery 2-8 4-7 8, Hannah Atlee 2-2 0-0 4, Kailea Vaudt 1-9 1-2 3, Kirstyn Haugenoe 1-7 0-0 2, Cassi Hashley 5-11 2-4 12, Katie Wiley 6-10 0-0 12. Totals: 22-58 9-17 53.
3-pointers — Hellgate 1-10 (Duce), Glacier 0-3. Rebounds — Hellgate 32 (Duce 7), Glacier 48 (Hashley 16). Assists — Hellgate 6 (Mogan, Wilson 2), Glacier 9 (Haugenoe, Bennett 3). Blocks — Hellgate 1(Duce), Glacier 3 (Bennett, Vaudt, Atlee). Steals — Hellgate 0, Glacier 11 (Hashley 5). Fouls — Hellgate 15, Glacier 14. Technical fouls — none. Fouled out — none.
Columbia Falls 58, Bigfork 46
BIGFORK — Columbia Falls piled on early, then held on late to beat Bigfork in a nonconference game.
The Class A No. 3 Wildkats (11-4) made 9 of 12 free throws down the stretch to beat Bigfork, which got the game to within eight points. Winter Kemppainen scored 18 points, Haley Belgarde 17 and Ciera Finberg 15 to lead the Kats in the win.
Josie Spoklie scored 13 points and Shelby Scoggins 12 to lead the Valkyries (4-11).
“The girls battled really hard and just had two bad stretches,” Bigfork coach Mark Hansen said. “You can’t do against a team of that caliber.”
Columbia Falls 15 5 19 19 — 58
Bigfork 5 9 12 20 — 46
COLUMBIA FALLS — Ciera Finberg 15, Hope Burlage 4, Winter Kemppainen 18, Ellie Johnson 2, Haley Belgarde 17, Shannon Hay 2.
BIGFORK — Matti McAnally 3, Marissa Hiza 2, Riley Coleman 6, Shelby Scoggins 12, Lana Berg 2, Josie Spoklie 13, Tessa Robertson 5, Miranda Campbell 3.