Glacier blows by Butte in AA state boys basketball
<p>Glacier post Ryan Edwards (44) accidentally hits Butte’s Dallas Cook (35) in the face after a missed block attempt Thursday morning during the first half of their Class AA state basketball tournament game at Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. </p>
<p>Glacier senior guard Matt Peters (32) puts up a shot Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup with Butte in a first-round game at the Class AA state basketball tournament in Great Falls. </p>
<p>Glacier junior forward Bryan Michaels (11) drives to the hoop Thursday morning during the first half of Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior forward Logan Iverson (24) slaps hands with Glacier senior guard Reid Siderius (3) Thursday morning during the first half of Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Players wait to go into the game Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior forward Kalen Reed (21) battles for a rebound Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior post Ryan Edwards (44) slaps hands with teammates during a timeout Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior forward Logan Iverson (24) on the benchThursday morning before Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior guard Kyle Griffith (4) drives past a defender Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior post Ryan Edwards (44) looks to get a rebound Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier junior forward Bryan Michaels (11) Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior forward Logan Iverson (24) looks to pass the ball Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior guard Reid Siderius (3) pulls down a wild pass Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior post Ryan Edwards (44) looks to pass the ball Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior guard Matt Peters (32) puts up a shot Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier head coach Mark Harkins during a timeout Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior forward Logan Iverson (24) drives around a defender Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior forward Logan Iverson (24) fights for a loose ball Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier junior guard Evan Epperly (10) claps on the sideline Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior guard Kyle Griffith (4) puts up a shot Thursday morning during the first half of Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>The bench cheers after a made basket Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior forward Logan Iverson (24) fights for a loose ball Thursday morning during the first half of Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier senior post Ryan Edwards (44) tries to block a shot Thursday morning during the first half of Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Glacier High School students cheer on their team Thursday morning during Glacier's matchup against Butte in the first game of the Class AA State Championship in Great Falls. Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Great Falls, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
GREAT FALLS — The Glacier boys showed why they were a top seed, blasting Butte 75-39 in the first round of the Class AA state basketball tournament on Thursday at Four Seasons Arena.
The Wolfpack didn’t score for the first two and a half minutes of the game but took off after that.
Tied 4-4 midway through the first quarter, the Pack went to the post, picking up its aggressiveness to physically control the Bulldogs. Glacier closed the quarter on a 10-2 run, all the points coming on layups or free throws.
The Glacier bench took over in the second quarter, scoring the last 16 points for a 34-16 lead at the break.
But it wasn’t until the third quarter when the team really took off, scoring 18 straight points while holding Butte scoreless for nearly four minutes. The Wolfpack scored the first 10 points of the fourth quarter before pulling its starters with more than five minutes still to play, leading by 41.
“In the second half they were a little settled down and they hit those shots,” Glacier coach Mark Harkins said.
Glacier (18-3) dominated every phase of the game, shooting nearly 50 percent from the field and forcing Butte into 34 turnovers. Glacier senior wing Reid Siderius was 4 for 5 from 3-point range and senior center Ryan Edwards had eight blocks.
“I was happy with their effort, I was happy with their intensity, I was happy with their tempo,” Harkins said.
“It was a good day.”
Siderius finished with a team-high 18 points. Edwards had 11 points and Matt Peters had 10 for Glacier.
Dallas Cook led Butte (5-17)with 21 points.
“Reid was awesome today,” Harkins said.
“I was real excited to see him play like that. He was just shooting the ball with so much confidence. I told him any look you get you shoot it. You could tell he had it going.”
Glacier advances to the semifinals for the second straight year, where they will play a familiar opponent in Missoula Hellgate (18-4) at 3 p.m. today. Hellgate beat defending state champion Billings West (18-4) 60-59 to advance.
This will be the third meeting between the schools this season, the last two blowouts for each of the home teams. Glacier won 69-37 in Kalispell in the last game of the regular season and Hellgate won 53-32 in Missoula on Jan. 31.
AA State Tournament
Thursday’s First Round Boxes
Glacier 14 20 27 14 — 75
Butte 6 10 14 9 — 39
GLACIER (18-3) — Bryan Michaels 2-4 0-0 4, Logan Iverson 3-9 2-4 8, Ryan Edwards 5-7 1-1 11, Kyle Griffith 3-10 0-0 6, Evan Epperly 4-10 0-1 8, Reid Siderius 6-7 2-2 18, Matt Peters 3-7 4-4 10, James Cutler 2-4 0-0 4, Tanner Olsen 0-1 0-0 0, Charlie Obermiller 2-2 2-2 6, Kalen Reed 0-0 0-0 0, Nate Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-61 11-13 75.
BUTTE (5-17) — Zach Bunney 0-1 0-0 0, Cory Farstveet 0-6 0-0 0, Dallas Cook 10-17 1-3 21, Jake Dennehy 0-3 0-0 0, Peter Granger 2-8 1-2 5, Brian Smith 2-7 0-0 4, Killian O’Leary 2-3 0-0 6, Colton Billteen 0-1 0-0 0, Daulton Daum 1-1 0-0 3, Connor Lee 0-0 0-0 0, Chase Plum 0-0 0-0 0, Kyle Peterson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-47 2-5 39.
3-point goals – Gier 25 (Edwards 6), Butte 32 (Farstveet 10). Fouls – Glacier 12, Butte 12. Assists – Glacier 22 (Griffith 6), Butte 6 (Granger 3). Blocks – Glacier 8 (Edwards 8), Butte 2 (Cook 2). Turnovers – Glacier 13, Butte 34.
Missoula Hellgate 16 9 19 16 — 60
Billings West 7 13 19 20 — 59
MISSOULA HELLGATE (18-4) — Tres Tinkle 8-19 8-8 25, Luke Bewley 2-4 0-0 4, Pat Colberg 1-4 0-0 2, Brendan Jones 4-5 0-0 8, Brady Henthorn 2-6 0-0 5, Devin Bray 3-10 2-2 11, Dylan Harvala 1-1 1-2 3, Hunter Mahlum 1-1 0-1 2, Kole Swartz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 11-13 60.
BILLINGS WEST (18-4) — Jared Samuelson 5-8 3-4 13, Andrew Campbell 4-11 6-6 15, Stewart Harris 4-8 1-2 9, Josh Zeller 3-4 0-1 7, Nate Deming 2-8 4-4 9, Brennan Whittmeyer 0-2 0-0 0, Tanner Berg 0-1 0-0 0, Michael TEssmer 0-0 1-2 1, Danny Betcher 2-5 1-2 5, Jeremiah Cochran 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-48 16-21 59.
3-point goals – Hellgate 5-16 (Bray 3-6, Tinkle 1-5, Henthorn 1-4, Jones 0-1), West 3-14 (Zeller 1-2, Deming 1-3, Campbell 1-4, Whittmeyer 0-1, Betcher 0-3). Rebounds – Hellgate 28 (Colberg 6), West 31 (Samuelson 8). Fouls – Hellgate 18, West 13. Fouled out – Bewley. Assists – Hellgate 10 (4 with 2), West 9 (Campbell 3). Steals – Hellgate 3 (Tinkle 2), West 6 (Samuelson 2). Blocks – Hellgate 6 (Tinkle 4, Colberg 2), West 2 (Samuelson, Deming). Turnovers – Hellgate 9, West 10.
Great Falls 7 12 14 20 — 53
Helena Capital 8 14 15 24 — 61
GREAT FALLS (10-12) – Dylan Tatarka 8-14 7-7 25, LaRance Racine 2-8 0-0 5, Jace Anderegg 2-5 3-4 7, Bryce Clark 0-2 0-0 0, Lukas Vining 3-9 1-3 7, Kolby Sukut 2-4 0-0 4, Stan Gopher 1-1 0-0 3, Matt Wyman 1-4 0-0 2, Lester Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Quade Hamrell 0-0 0-0 0, Jake Banach 0-0 0-0 0, Cooper Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-47 11-14 53.
HELENA CAPITAL (16-6) – Hunter Beto 6-8 6-6 21, Levi Dawes 3-5 0-0 6, Carson Dummer 2-6 3-7 7, David Lindgren 4-7 2-4 12, Kyle Harrington 1-6 2-4 4, Kyle Nickol 3-6 4-4 10, Marcus Lindgren 0-1 1-2 1, Aaron Gilman 0-0 0-0 0, Keeley Larson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-39 18-27 61.
3-point goals – Great Falls 4-15 (Tatarka 2-4, Gopher 1-1, Racine 1-4, Wyman 0-2, Clark 0-1, Viking 0-3), Capital 5-13 (Beto 3-3, D.Lindgren 2-4, M.Lindgren 0-1, Nickol 0-2, Harrington 0-3). Rebounds – Great Falls 26 (Tatarka 6), Capital 22 (Dummer 9). Fouls – Great Falls 18, Capital 14. Fouled out – none. Steals – Great Falls 6 (Tatarka 2), Capital 6 (D.Lindgren 2, Harrington 2). Assists – Great Falls 8 (Tatarka 3), Capital 10 (Harrington 3). Blocks – Great Falls 2 (Vining, Sukut), Capital 2 (Dummer, Gilman). Turnovers – Great Falls 13, Capital 10.
Billings Skyview 14 15 15 15 — 59
Missoula Big Sky 9 12 17 14 — 52
BILLINGS SKYVIEW (18-3) – Tanner Nelson 1-2 4-6 6, Alex Zacher 2-3 0-0 4, Josiah Running Crow 4-8 2-2 10, Matthew Fuhrman 4-5 3-5 11, Daine Muller 6-21 4-8 17, Nolan McHugh 1-2 3-4 5, Konner Wiechman 0-2 0-0 0, Cole Snowden 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 21-47 16-25 59.
MISSOULA BIG SKY (11-11) – Olan Donaldson 3-9 0-0 8, Ethan Donaldson 0-5 0-0 9, Ryan Koster 0-1 0-0 0, Cole Baker 7-19 3-3 17, Jesson Preston 4-9 1-1 9, Jay Owens 3-5 5-8 11, R.J. LaValley 2-8 0-0 5, Tyler Thornock 0-1 0-0 0, Colin Bingham 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 20-59 9-12 52.
3-point goals – Skyview 1-11 (Muller 1-8, McHugh 0-1, Wiechman 0-2), Big Sky 3-18 (O.Donaldson 2-2, LaValley 1-5, Owens 0-1, Thornock 0-1, E.Donaldson 0-2, Preston 0-3, Baker 0-4). Rebounds – Skvyiew 39 (Running Crow 9), Big Sky 25 (Preston 7). Fouls – Skyview 15, Big Sky 20. Fouled out – Owens. Steals – Skyview 4 (Zacher 3), Big Sky 5 (Owens 2). Assists – Skyview 14 (Muller 6), Big Sky 16 (LaValley 7). Blocks – Skyview 1 (Running Crow), Big Sky 1 (Baker). Turnovers – Skyview 15, Big Sky 7.