Hellgate beats Bravettes for 1st Western AA win

by The Daily Inter Lake
| February 1, 2014 11:50 PM

MISSOULA — Missoula Hellgate gained a five-point edge on Flathead in the second quarter and outscored the Bravettes 17-13 in the fourth quarter to claim a 51-44 Western AA girls basketball victory on Saturday.

Lexi Duce scored 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Hellgate (4-8 overall, 1-4 league). Kylie McWilliams was next in scoring for the Knights with 11 points.

Jenessa Heine finished with a double-double for Flathead (3-9, 0-4) with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Emma Andrews added 11 points for the Bravettes.

Hellgate was 20 of 36 free throw shooting to Flathead’s 13 of 26.

There were 50 fouls in the game and four players fouled out — two on each side.

Flathead hosts Helena Capital on Friday in Western AA play.

Flathead 9 10 12 13 — 44

Hellgate 9 15 10 17 — 51

FLATHEAD – Emma Andrews 4-11 2-4 11, Jenessa Heine 4-11 5-10 13, Tana Fountain 3-11 0-1 6, Lizzie Sherwood 1-1 3-4 5, Tiana Johnson 0-4 2-4 2, Jessica Simmons 1-5 1-1 3, Stephanie Wilson 0-2 0-0 0, Kelsey Noland-Gillespie 1-5 0-2 2. Totals 15-52 13-26 44.

MISSOULA HELLGATE – Lexi Duce 5-11 3-5 14, Kylie McWilliams 3-10 5-6 11, Kara Hogan 1-5 3-4 6, Darby Henthorn 1-4 4-11 7, Claire Hinther 2-4 1-2 5, Ellie Arledge 0-1 3-6 3, Sidney Riddle 2-4 1-2 5, Katie Stahl 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 14-44 20-36 51.

3-point goals – Flathead 1-16 (Andrews 1-4)a make), Hellgate 3-11 (Hogan 1-1, Henthorn 1-3, Duce 1-3). Total fouls – Flathead 28, Hellgate 22. Fouled out – Andrews, Fountain, Arledge, Hogan. Rebounds – Flathead 32 (Heine 12), Hellgate 36 (Duce 10). Steals – Flathead 15 (Andrews 6), Hellgate 12 (4 with 2). Turnovers – Flathead 20, Hellgate 20.