BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Glacier boys doomed by Hellgate, Wolfpack girls win 6th in a row
Missoula Hellgate went on the road and outscored Glacier 31-12 in the second half to post a 52-35 Western AA conference win Thursday night.
The Wolfpack (4-8, 1-3 Western AA) led 23-21 at halftime but went ice cold after the break. Glacier made 4 of 20 second half shots as a team and watched the Knights pull away with a 22-point closing quarter.
Hellgate (8-3, 2-2) dominated on the glass, outrebounding Glacier 28-13. Derrius Collins led the Knights with 17 points.
Glacier was led by Jake Willich, who scored nine points off the bench in just 14 minutes.
The Pack resumes conference play Friday at Helena Capital at 7:30 p.m.
Hellgate 6 15 9 22 — 52
Glacier 10 13 3 9 — 35
HELLGATE — Derrius Collins 7 1-2 17, Buckley Belcourt 1 5-8 8, Peter Vandam 1 1-3 3, Bob Schenk 1 0-0 2, Connor Schenk 5 1-3 12, Landon Youbles 0 4-4 4, Kade Lunday 2 0-0 4, Jason Koehn 1 0-0 2, Justin Koehn 0 0-2 0, Collin Reid 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 12-22 52.
GLACIER — Blayne Bailey 2 0-0 5, Noah Lindsay 2 0-1 5, Dylan Ruggles 2 2-2 6, John Learn 0 0-0 0, Tadan Gilman 2 2-2 7, Drake Dulin 1 0-0 3, Jake Willich 4 1-2 9, Pat O’Connell 0 0-0 0, Jake Norberg 0 0-0 0. Totals — 13 5-7 35.
3-point field goals — Hellgate 4-10 (Collins 2-4, Belcourt 1-3, C. Schenk 1-1), Glacier 4-16 (Gilman 1-5, Lindsay 1-3, Dulin 1-3, Bailey 1-1). Rebounds — Hellgate 28 (C. Shenk 9), Glacier 13 (Willich 3, O’Connell 3). Assists — Hellgate 11 (C. Shenk 3, Vandam 3), Glacier 8 (Ruggles 2, Gilman 2). Turnovers — Hellgate 16, Glacier 21. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — Glacier coach, 6:56 4th.
Frenchtown 62, Whitefish 54
FRENCHTOWN — Frenchtown bounded out to a 12-point lead at home after one quarter and kept Whitefish at bay in Northwestern A play.
The Broncs (3-9, 3-2 Northwestern A) led 24-12 after the opening quarter but the advantage was whittled down to five points entering the fourth.
Whitefish (5-9, 2-2) was led by Sawyer Silliker’s 14 points. Derek Kastella added 12.
The Bulldogs are back in action Friday at 7:15 p.m. at Corvallis.
Whitefish 12 14 12 16 — 54
Frenchtown 24 9 10 19 — 62
WHITEFISH — Jansen Anderson 3, James Sampson 2, Derek Kastella 12, Jacob Henry 10, Zander Wold 2, Luke May 11, Sawyer Siliker 14.
FRENCHTOWN — Jacob Price 11, Andy Brooks 1, Kyle Smith 8, Brandon Rasor 8, Tyson Lucier 4, Austin Means 15, Andrew King 15.
Polson 76, Stevensville 32
STEVENSVILLE — Tanner Wilson scored 17 points to lead three Pirates in double-figures as Polson went on the road and clobbered Stevensville.
Polson (7-3) led 36-15 at halftime and never looked back. Julian Jones scored 14 points and J’Von Niemeyer added 13 in the win.
The Pirates return to the court Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Ronan.
Polson 21 15 17 22 — 76
Stevensville 9 6 11 6 — 32
POLSON — Wyatt Ducharme 4, J’Von Niemeyer 13, Payton Lefthand 7, Tanner Wilson 17, Haden Smith 4, Shade Main 2, Matthew Rensvold 9, Hudson Smith 2, Jeremiah North Piegan 4, Julian Jones 14.
STEVENSVILLE — Liam LeCoure 3, Jarod Kingsbury 4, Keanu Miwa-Vogan 3, Richard Hardy 2, Dalton Bragg 4, Cody Coleman 3, Bryce Torrey 11, Team 2.
Stillwater Christian 54, Eureka 45
Isaac Neumann scored 25 points and Stillwater Christian picked up a home win against Eureka.
The Cougars (14-2) led 31-25 at halftime and kept the Lions at arm’s length.
The Cougars take on Flathead Valley Homeschool on the road tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Eureka 17 8 8 12 — 45
Stillwater 19 12 7 16 — 54
EUREKA — Brad Stein 12, Jamie Good 11, Sam Hannay 8, Colton Cooper 5, Moe Henderson 4, Lucas Blankers 2, Jake Cardinale 2, Woody Sherwood 1.
STILLWATER — Isaac Neumann 25, Clayton Hashley 10, BJ Bach 10, Micah Friesen 5, Bo Mackay 2, Caleb Reeves 1, Chasen Waltman 1.
Girls
Glacier 52, Missoula Hellgate 45
MISSOULA — Glacier erased a four-point halftime deficit to win its sixth straight game, downing Missoula Hellgate in a Western AA game.
The Wolfpack (9-3, 3-1 Western AA) was led by 17 points from Hailee Bennett. Taylor Salonen added 12 in the win.
The Pack is back at home Friday to take on Helena Capital at 7:30 p.m.
Glacier 7 11 20 14 — 52
Hellgate 10 12 14 9 — 45
GLACIER — Taylor Salonen 4 2-2 12, Hailee Bennett 5 5-6 17, Brynn McChesney 0 2-2 2, Nikki Krueger 2 1-1 5, Hailey Ruggles 2 0-0 4, Anna Schrade 3 1-2 7, Christine Connolly 1 1-2 3, Courtney Mitchell 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 12-15 52.
HELLGATE — Darby Henthorn 2-8 3-4 8, Claudia Wiese 1-2 0-0 2, Kaci Paffhausen 3-6 2-3 8, Kylie McWilliams 4-11 4-4 12, Syd Riddle 2-8 2-2 8, Katie Stahl 3-10 1-2 7, Saydee Cheff 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 15-46 12-15 45.
3-point goals — Glacier 4 (Salonen 2, Bennett 2), Hellgate 3-12 (Riddle 2-3, Henthorn 1-3). Total fouls – Glacier 12, Hellgate 16. Fouled out – none. Rebounds – Glacier n/a, Hellgate 19 (McWilliams 5).
Frenchtown 34, Whitefish 27
FRENCHTOWN — Whitefish could not overcome a 10-point halftime deficit, falling at Frenchtown in Northwestern A action.
The Broncs (7-5, 3-2 Western A) led 22-12 after two quarters.
Dani Douglas scored 16 of the Bulldogs’ 27 points, leading all scorers.
Whitefish 8 4 9 6 — 27
Frenchtown 9 13 6 6 — 34
WHITEFISH — Dani Douglas 16, Coral Schulz 1, Allie Schulz 4, Anissa Brown 2, Haley Nicholson 1, Cailyn Ross 3.
FRENCHTOWN — Megan Delaney 2, Lexi Statelen 7, Kylie Willet 6, Alli Moe 6, Sydney Channer 2, Emilie Hinrichs 5, Allie Hochhalter 6.
Eureka 44, Stillwater Christian 37
Stillwater Christian took a one-point lead into the fourth quarter but could not sustain it, falling at home to Eureka in nonconference play.
Serena Koch led Stillwater (6-9) with 12 points. Amanda Peterson scored 17 for the Lions.
Stillwater plays tonight at 6 p.m. against Flathead Valley Homeschool.
Eureka 8 16 6 14 — 44
Stillwater 5 15 11 6 — 37
EUREKA — Amanda Peterson 17, Liz Pacella 10, Sienna Utter 7, Stacy Cooper 4, Jessica Wilson 2, Cassie Peterson 2, Rylee Morgan 2.
STILLWATER — Serena Koch 12, Lulu Neumann 6, Adrianna Lambert 5, Dori Smith 4, Alicia Warricks 4, Cora Boll 2, Alisa Venman 2, Ramey Metzger 2.