BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Glacier, Flathead boys lose; Wildkats remain undefeated
MISSOULA — Missoula Sentinel pulled away in the second half to top Flathead 59-40 in Western AA boys basketball action Saturday.
Sentinel, up 32-23 at the half, outscored the Braves 27-17 after that.
Mitch Reynolds led Sentinel, and all scorers, with 20 points.
Matthew Marshall tallied 19 for Flathead.
Flathead 10 13 7 10 — 40
Sentinel 16 16 18 9 — 59
FLATHEAD – Matthew Marshall 8-11 0-1 19, Cade White 0-0 1-2 1, Seth Adolph 0-1 0-0 0, Kye AuClaire 0-4 6-6 6, Bridger Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Wyatt Smith 2-3 2-2 6, CJ Dugan 1-1 0-0 2, Tyler Johnson 1-7 1-2 4, Sam Elliott 0-2 0-0 0, Micah Bucy 1-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-32 10-13 40.
SENTINEL – Wacey Thompson 0-0 0-1 0, Danny McKittrick 0-1 0-0 0, Sam Beighle 0-2 0-0 0, Mitch Roberts 3-4 0-4 6, Will Mytty 5-9 0-1 11, Brayden Danzinger 1-1 0-0 2, Mitch Reynolds 7-11 3-4 20, Gaige Deshazer 0-1 0-0 0, Bridger Deden 4-7 0-1 10, Ethan Jones 1-3 2-2 4, Griffin Line 3-4 0-0 3. Totals 24-43 5-13 59.
3-point goals – Flathead 4 (Marshall 3), Sentinel 6 (Reynolds 3). Total fouls – Flathead 17, Sentinel 17. Fouled out – White. Rebounds – Flathead 14 (three with three), Sentinel 18 (Line 7).
Big Sky 59, Glacier 50
MISSOULA — Glacier failed to overcome a slow start, dropping a Western AA contest to Missoula Big Sky.
Glacier fell behind 22-14 at the half and trailed 44-32 going into the fourth quarter.
Jake Norberg and Dylan Ruggles led Glacier with 13 points each.
Nick Yovetich led Big Sky, and all scorers, with 17 points.
On Friday at Post Falls, Idaho, Glacier fell short in a nonconference matchup, 59-49.
Taden Gilman provided Glacier with most of its offense as he scored a game-high 28 points.
Zach Hillman paced Post Falls (8-5) with 22.
Glacier 8 6 18 18 — 50
Big Sky 13 9 22 15 — 59
GLACIER – Drake Dulin 1 0-0 2, Noah Lindsay 3 5-7 11, Dylan Ruggles 6 1-3 13, John Learn 1 6-9 8, Pat O’Connell 0 1-2 1, Tadan Gilman 1 0-1 2, Jake Norberg 4 2-3 13. Totals: 16 15-25 50.
BIG SKY – Nick Wakai 3 2-2 11, Alex Simmons 1 1-2 3, Jake Tabish 5 2-6 13, Nick Yovetich 8 1-2 17, Seamus Lucostic 1 0-0 2, Drew Sheridan 2 6-6 10, Josh Malone 1 1-2 3. Totals: 21 13-20 59.
3-point goals – Glacier 3 (Norberg 3), Big Sky 4 (Wakai 3, Tabish 1). Total fouls – Glacier 16, Big Sky 9. Fouled out – Simmons.
Friday
At Post Falls, Idaho
Nonconference
Glacier 18 6 12 13 — 49
Post Falls 15 12 17 15 — 59
GLACIER — Drake Dulin 3, Noah Lindsay 7, John Learn 1, Pat O’Connell 1, Tadan Gilman 28, Jake Norberg 9.
POST FALLS — McLean 1, Jack Millsap 11, McCullough 9, Tanner McCliment-Call 3, Jake Pfennigs 13, Zach Hillman 22.
Hamilton 64, Whitefish 39
HAMILTON — Hamilton rolled out to an 18-6 advantage and never looked back in topping Whitefish in a Class A nonconference contest.
Hamilton led 28-14 at the half.
Josh Heath and Carter Kearns shared scoring honors for the victors with 15 points each. Hunter Omlid added 14.
Jacob Henry was Whitefish’s leader with 10.
Whitefish 6 8 11 14 — 39
Hamilton 18 10 15 21 — 64
WHITEFISH – Derek Kastella 9, Jacob Henry 10, Zander Wold 6, Matt Brewer 6, Luke May 4, Sawyer Sliker 4.
HAMILTON – Josh Heath 15, Bridger Bauder 4, Bret Huxtable 8, Ky Burch 5, Ty Chouinard 2, Hunter Omlid 14, Tanner Goligoski 1, Carter Kearns 15.
Polson 58, Columbia Falls 43
COLUMBIA FALLS — Matthew Rensvold scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the second quarter to guide Polson past Columbia Falls in a Northwest A Conference outing.
Polson outscored Columbia Falls 24-14 in the second quarter for a 36-23 halftime lead.
Payton Lefthand finished with 12 points for Polson.
Nathan Riley tallied 16 points to power Columbia Falls. Tyler Murphy added 10.
Polson 12 24 17 5 — 58
Columbia Falls 9 14 7 13 — 43
POLSON — Matthew Rensvold 19, Payton Lefthand 12, Shade Main 8, Jvon Niemeyer 5, Hudson Smith 4, Julian Jones 4, Wyatt Ducharme 3, Tanner Wilson 2, Kade-Forman Webster 1.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Nathan Riley 16, Tyler Murphy 10, Austin Green 7, Steven DeCamp 4, Dakota Bridwell 2, Kyler Burns 2, Logan Stephens 2.
Loyola 66, Libby 63
LIBBY — Libby battled back in the fourth quarter, outscoring Missoula Loyola 19-14, but still fell three points short in a Class B nonconference battle.
Loyola used a strong second quarter to take a 34-31 halftime lead.
Erik Lauer led a balanced Libby offense with 21 points. Jonny Cielak and Ryggs Johnson added 15 each.
Ryan McHugh topped Loyola in scoring with 16 points.
Libby was 13 of 21 from the free-throw line. Loyola was 16 of 31.
Loyola 10 24 18 14 — 66
Libby 15 16 13 19 — 63
LOYOLA — Noah Polhman 6, David Koppang 8, Strother Cooper 15, Ryan Murphy 1, Ryan McHugh 16, Parker Davis 13, Lochlin Ermatinger 7.
LIBBY — Jonny Cielak 15, Ryggs Johnston 15, Anthony Johnson 8, Jason Brant 2, Colin Maloney 2, Erik Lauer 21.
Ronan 61, Troy 57, OT
TROY — Ezekiel Misa scored 33 points and Ronan held off a late charge to top Troy in a Class B nonconference game.
The Chiefs led 41-30 entering the fourth quarter, but Troy mounted a furious comeback.
The Trojans, led by 18 points and 11 rebounds from Sean Opland, scored 23 points in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 53-53 after regulation. Troy fell into foul trouble in the extra session and Ronan was able to pull away.
Aaron Misa scored 14 points to help in the Chiefs win.
Kolton Winebark had 11 points and Adam Tallmadge just missed a double-double, scoring nine points and nine rebounds for Troy.
Ronan 14 15 12 12 8 — 61
Troy 10 14 6 23 4 — 57
RONAN — Ezekiel Misa 33, Ty James 2, Kasey Mock 2, Aaron Misa 14, Perry Panzetanga 2, Elijah Cahoon 8.
TROY — Zach Cotton 3, Dillon Savage 9, Tucker Winn 5, Adam Tallmadge 9, Sean Opland 18, Mason Chapel 2, Kolton Winebark 11.
Girls
Loyola 53, Libby 52
LIBBY — The one-two scoring punch of Shannon Reny-Jayden Winslow for Libby still wasn’t enough as Missoula Loyola claimed the Class B nonconference victory.
Reny totaled 18 points for the Loggers while Winslow popped for 16.
Libby was just 9 of 25 free-throw shooting while Loyola went 15 for 28 from the line.
Skylar Hollenbach led Missoula’s offense with 19 points. She was nine of 11 at the charity stripe.
Loyola 15 11 14 13 — 53
Libby 11 10 14 17 — 52
LOYOLA — Darien Schneider 4, Tessa Burke 15, Payson Jacobson 3, Skylar Hollenbach 19, Kenna Guenther 2, Brook Kolar 6, Caroline Stahl 2, Joslynn Havan 2.
LIBBY — Trinity Wallace 9, Madisen Monigold 5, Abby Ennenga 4, Jayden Winslow 16, Shannon Reny 18.
Whitefish 37, Hamilton 33
HAMILTON — Dani Douglas led Whitefish, and all scorers, with 12 points as the Bulldogs edged Hamilton in a Class A nonconference battle.
Whitefish, up 15-10 after the first quarter, held a 21-15 advantage at the half.
Kloie Nye topped Hamilton in scoring with 11 points.
Hamilton 10 5 7 11 — 33
Whitefish 15 6 7 9 — 37
HAMILTON — Kloie Nye 11, Caitlin Gillespie 9, Breann Duce 5, Baylie Duce 5, Rachael Ringer 2, Trista Searle 1.
WHITEFISH — Dani Douglas 12, Allie Schulz 8, Cailyn Ross 7, Coral Schulz 5, McKenna Benbrook 5.
Columbia Falls 62, Polson 16
COLUMBIA FALLS — Kiara Burlage powered a strong offensive attack for Columbia Falls with 19 points as the Wildkats crushed Polson in a Northwest A Conference contest.
Columbia Falls raced out to an 18-5 lead in the opening quarter. By halftime, the Wildkats were on top 38-10.
Columbia Falls dominated the boards, 28-11.
Burlage and Sydney Grilley both had seven rebounds.
Cydney Finberg and Ellie Johnson both had four assists and four steals.
The Wildkats shot 53 percent from field to 17 percent for Polson.
Polson 5 5 3 3 — 16
Columbia Falls 18 20 16 8 — 62
POLSON — Nichole Lake 6, Lauren Lefthand 5, Marlee Congdon 2, Mollie Fisher 2, Clarke 1.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Kiara Burlage 19, Cydney Finberg 9, Allyson Gimbel 8, Sydney Hovde 8, Ellie Johnson 6, Peyton Kehr 6, Miranda Livingston 3, Sydney Grilley 3.