Bengals bounce Braves

by The Daily Inter Lake
| February 21, 2015 3:17 PM

The Daily Inter Lake

HELENA — Flathead never recovered from a slow start, falling to Helena High 54-32 on Friday night in a boys Western AA basketball contest.

Helena High held a 14-9 edge after eight minutes of play and led 22-19 at the half.

The Bengals (9-8 overall, 5-4 league) outscored Flathead 32-17 to pull away in the second half.

Ragen Shein led Helena High, and all scorers, with 19 points. AJ Kanthack scored 11 for the Bengals.

Matt Marshall topped the Braves (4-13, 1-8) in scoring with 11 points.

The victory gave Helena the season sweep. The Bengals won at Flathead 54-53 on Feb. 6.

Flathead plays at Helena Capital today while Helena High hosts Glacier. Both games begin at 2:30 p.m.

Flathead 6 9 10 7 — 32

Helena High 14 8 15 17 — 54

FLATHEAD — Matt Marshall 5 0-0 11, Kye Auclaire 0 1-2 1, Bridger Johnson 0 3-4 3, Wyatt Smith 1 0-0 2, CJ Dugan 1 0-0 3, Tyler Johnson 2 0-0 6, Blake Wilson 2 0-0 4, Trae Habel 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 4-6 32.

HELENA HIGH — Ragen Shein 6 7-10 19, Logan Teegarden 1 0-0 3, Jackson Thennis 0 1-2 1, Derek Jenneskins 1 0-0 2, Chase Benson 2 0-0 4, Chase South 1 0-0 3, AJ Kanthack 4 2-2 11, Taylor England 2 1-1 6, Henry Garrett 2 1-1 5. Totals 19 12-17 54.