Glacier grinds past Capital

The Daily Inter Lake

The Glacier girls shut down Helena Capital on defense, holding the Bruins to five points in the first half in a 31-26 Western AA conference basketball win on Saturday afternoon at Glacier High School.

The Wolfpack (1-1 Western AA, 3-6 overall) had a strong first quarter, taking an 8-1 lead in the opening eight minutes, a lead it held throughout the game.

“It was a defensive effort for both teams,” Glacier coach Bill Sullivan said. “The girls responded and ended up with a win.”

Nikki Krueger scored a game-high 11 points and hauled in eight rebounds to lead Glacier.

Taylor Sullivan and Shelby Vanhemelryck each had eight points for Capital (1-1, 6-3).

Capital 1 4 12 9 — 26

Glacier 8 3 11 9 — 31

CAPTIAL — Aubrey McMaster 1 0-1 2, Kacie Gross 0 1-2 1, Taylor Sullivan 2 4-6 8, Sydney Sheridan 1 3-5 5, Aryn Cummings 0 0-2 0, Shelby Vanhemelryck 2 204 8, Shea Sampson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 7-33 10-20 26.

GLACIER — Ellie Stevens 1 0-0 2, Nikki Krueger 3 5-10 11, Anna Schrade 2 1-2 5, Cadie Williams 1 3-4 5, Ahna Kreitinger 0 4-7 4, Kali Giluck 2 0-3 4. Totals: 9-35 13-26 31.

3-point goals—Capital 2-3 (Vanhemelryck 2-2 Sheridan 0-1), Glacier 0-1 (Stevens 0-1). Rebounds—Capital 31 (Cummings 7), Glacier 33 (Krueger 8, Schrade 8). Total fouls—Capital 19, Glacier 18. Fouled out—Sullivan. Williams.

Helena 67, Flathead 58, OT

Helena held Flathead scoreless in overtime, pulling away in a close Western AA conference game.

The Bravettes (0-2 Western AA, 5-5 overall) led in the first quarter and played back and forth for most of the game with Helena, but couldn’t connect in the extra session, missing every field goal attempt and two free throws.

Tiana Johnson scored 23 points and Kelsey Gillespie added 15 points for Flathead.

Kamden Hilborn led the Bengals (2-0, 7-1) with 23 points and Jamie Pickens had 17 points.

Helena 13 20 11 14 9 — 67

Flathead 14 19 11 14 0 — 58

HELENA — Sam Holman 1 2-2 4, Kendra Kloker 2 4-4 10, Hailey Crawford 2 2-4 8, Kamden Hilborn 7 7-13 23, Taelyr Krantz 1 0-0 2, Jessica Ellsworth 1 0-0 3, Jamie Pickens 6 5-7 17. Totals: 20 20-30 67.

FLATHEAD — Kylee Meredith 3 2-3 10, Mary Heaton 2 0-0 4, Sierra Siblerud 2 2-2 6, Kelsey Gillespie 4 0-5 15, Tiana Johnson 8 4-7 23. Totals: 19 8-17 58.

3-point goals—Helena 7 (Kloker 2, Crawford 2, Hilborn 2, Ellsworth), Flathead 8 (Gillespie 3, Johnson 3, Meredith 2). Total fouls—Helena 16, Flathead 23. Fouled out—Heaton.

Bigfork 60, Florence 49

BIGFORK — Bigfork outscored Florence 18-11 in the fourth quarter to pull out the Class B nonconference victory.

Shae Anderson, making her third varsity start, knocked down a career high 17 points.

Haile Norred added 14 for Bigfork (6-4).

Bigfork capitalized at the free-throw line, sinking 19 of 28 attempts.

Rilee Mangun had 16 points for Florence (7-2).

Bigfork plays at Eureka on Thursday.

“The girls played hard from the tipoff to the buzzer,” Bigfork coach Jami Grende said.

“They play with a lot of heart, never give up.”

Florence 14 16 8 11 — 49

Bigfork 15 16 11 18 — 60

FLORENCE — Emily McLean 2, Autumn Round 12, Rilee Mangun 16, McKenna Liles 1, Dani Zahn 18.

BIGFORK — Haile Norred 14, Shae Anderson 17, Abby Ellison 2, Jaime Berg 8, Ellie Berreth 8, Emilee Park 4, Rakiah Grende 7.

Libby 64, Polson 40

LIBBY — A second quarter surge led Libby to a blowout of Polson in a nonconference game.

The Loggers outscored Polson 18-8 in the second quarter and put a stamp on the game late, outscoring the Pirates 22-13 in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

Shannon Reny had 24 points to lead the Loggers (6-4) and Jayden Winslow added 14 points.

Mollie Fisher and Lauren Lefthand each had 11 points for Polson (1-9).

Polson 11 8 8 13 — 40

Libby 16 18 8 22 — 64

POLSON — Lauren Lefthand 11, Kaelyn Smith 6, Quinn MOtichka 1, Mahala Buffalo 3, Alex Pierre 2, Mollie Fisher 11, Mikayla Croft 2, Olivia Perez 4.

LIBBY — Alli Collins 2, Madisen Monigold 3, Abby Ennenga 9, Jayden Winslow 14, Sammee Bradeen 2, Khalyn Hageness 2, Emma Gruber 1, Shannon Reny 24, Brooklyn Rainer 7.

Thompson Falls 50, Whitefish 33

THOMPSON FALLS — Thompson Falls took control in the first half and ran away with a nonconference game against Whitefish.

The Blue Hawks (1-8) outscored Whitefish 29-15 in the first half and kept pace in the second half to secure the win.

Kit Anderson and Becca Catina had five points each for Whitefish (0-9), which saw nine players score.

Whitefish 6 9 6 12 – 33

T. Falls 11 18 8 13 – 50

WHITEFISH – Kit Anderson 5, Libby Nagler 3, Becca Catina 5, Kennedy Grove 2, Bella Wilson 2, Annisa Brown 4, Diana Vasquez 4, Marlee Bender 4, Payton Kastella 4.

THOMPSON FALLS – Gillian Nelson 5, Lexy VanElswyk 7, Ember Schwindt 13, Haley Morgan 11, Haley Wilson 12, Belle Cooper 2.

Foothills Christian 43, Stillwater Christian 33

GREAT FALLS — Stillwater Christian couldn’t find traction in the second half, falling behind in a Montana Christian Athletic Association loss to Great Falls Foothills Christian.

Foothills led 22-19 at half but pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Cougars 10-8 in the third quarter and 11-6 in the fourth.

Dori Smith led Stillwater (6-4) with 13 points and nine rebounds and Helen Hashley had 10 points.

Stillwater 14 5 8 6 — 33

Foothills 15 7 10 11 — 43

STILLWATER — Chloe Erb 2, Dori Smith 13, Helen Hashley 10, Lulu Neumann 2, Selah Neumann 6.

FOOTHILLS — Jose Lindseth 4, Raina Lindseth 2, Emma Simpson 7, Kenzie Huston 14, Adair Henning 16.

Flathead Valley HS 57, Helena Christian 29

HELENA — Victoria Hanson led a balanced offensive attack with 11 points as Flathead Valley Homeschool whipped Helena Christian.

Heidi Schneller, Cassidy Husted and Jessica Loyda had 10 each.

Flathead Vly 18 3 22 14 — 57

Helena Cn 2 9 8 10 — 29

FLATHEAD VALLEY — Victoria Hanson 11, Heidi Schneller 10, Britney Howery 2, Codi Kenney 5, Marae Tineman 2, Cassidy Husted 10, Karissa Williams 7, Jessica Loyda 10.

HELENA CHRISTIAN — JalLynne Harlan 2, Caitlyn Walth 4, Faith Dobyns 2, Noa Criddle 2, Shelby Austin 19.

BOYS

Glacier 44,

Helena Capital 35

HELENA — The Glacier boys took charge with a 17-4 run before the half and closed the game strong to remain undefeated in conference, topping Helena Capital in a Western AA game.

The Wolfpack (2-0 Western AA, 8-1 overall) fell behind in the first quarter 12-7, but charged back before halftime to take a 24-16 lead.

Capital regained some form in the third quarter, but Glacier was able to pull away in the fourth thanks to a hot shooting performance by Kody Jarvis, who had a game-high 20 points.

Bradley Haller had 12 points to lead Capital (0-2, 1-8).

Glacier 7 17 5 15 — 44

Capital 12 4 10 9 — 35

GLACIER — Caden Harkins 2 0-1 4, Tadan Gilman 2 2-2 7, Brec Rademacher 1 0-0 3, Kody Jarvis 7 2-2 20, Jaxen Hashley 2 3-5 7, Torin Bowden 0 1-2 1, Jack Desmul 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 8-12 44.

CAPITAL — Matt McGinley 2 0-0 4, Xavier Melice 1 1-2 4, Mark Northey 2 0-0 6, Willie Gross 1 0-0 3, Bradley Haller 6 0-0 12, Parker Johnston 0 4-4 4, Peyton Koch 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 5-6 35.

3-point field goals – Glacier 6 (Jarvis 4, Gilman, Rademacher), Capital 4 (Northey 2, Melice, Gross). Total fouls – Glacier 11, Capital 15. Fouled out – None. Technicals – None.

Flathead 66, Helena 54

HELENA — Flathead dominated Helena early and held off a late charge to finish a weekend sweep in the Capital City.

The Braves (2-0 Western AA, 6-4 overall) took a 17-8 lead in the first quarter and led 34-23 at halftime. They expanded the lead to 49-34 entering the fourth quarter.

Wyatt Potter and Tyler Johnson each had 20 points to lead Flathead.

Taylor England had a game-high 23 points and nine rebounds for Helena (0-2, 1-7).

Flathead 17 17 15 17 — 66

Helena 8 15 11 20 — 54

FLATHEAD — White 1-1 0-0 2, Potter 3-5 11-11 20, Johnson 4-4 1-1 9, Seaman 0-1 3-4 3, Gunderson 0-0 3-4 3, Tyler Johnson 7-14 3-4 20, Elliott 2-5 2-2 7, Jones 0-0 2-2 2; Totals 17-30 25-28 66.

HELENA — Gabe Walsh 1-4 0-0 2, Keair Adgerson 4-7 1-2 11, Taylor England 7-11 9-11 23, Dawson Tedesco 0-0 0-0 0, Brian McMahon 0-2 0-0 0, Caleb Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0, Emmett Buckley 0-1 0-0 0, Grady Koenig 0-4 0-0 0, Alex Johnson 0-8 1-3 1, Kendall Johnson 1-3 1-2 3, Connor Murgel 4-10 2-2 14; Totals 17-50 14-20 54.

3-pointers - Flat 7-13 (Potter 3-4, T. Johnson 3-7), HHS 6-18 (Murgel 4-7, Adgerson 2-3); Rebounds - Flat 19 (Elliott 6), HHS 23 (England 9); Assists - Flat 9 (T. Johnson 4), HHS 12 (Murgel 6); Turnovers - Flat 17, HHS 19; Fouls - Flat 24, HHS 24; Fouled out - Seaman, McMahon; Technicals - HHS.

Florence 55, Bigfork 51, OT

BIGFORK — Florence won at the free-throw line in overtime to upset Bigfork in a Class B nonconference game.

Bigfork (8-2) couldn’t pull away from the Falcons (6-5), who were able to hang in the tight, physical game, pulling away in extra time.

“It was a hard battle,” Bigfork coach Sam Tudor said. “It came down to free throws at the end. (Tyce) Pedersen stepped up and hit four in a row and put us away.”

Logan Gilliard had 19 points to lead the Vikings and Anders Epperly had 15 points.

Marcus Zeiler led Florence with 19 points.

Florence 15 6 15 9 10 — 55

Bigfork 14 9 11 11 6 — 51

FLORENCE — Tyce Pedersen 12, Marcus Zeiler 19, Brent Stroppel 12, Cody Liles 8, Dillon Christopherson 4.

BIGFORK — Anders Epperly 15, Clayton Reichenbach 4, Colton Reichenbach 1, Logan Taylor 7, Logan Gilliard 19, Beau Santistevan 5.

Polson 53, Libby 40

LIBBY — Polson ran out to a 27-15 first half lead and held off a fourth quarter surge to top Libby in a nonconference game.

Jeremiah North Piegan had 17 points to lead the Pirates (5-5). Matthew Rensvold had 15 points and Tanner Wilson had 13.

Ryggs Johnston and Ryan Nagle each had 10 points to lead the Loggers (5-5).

Polson 14 13 15 11 — 53

Libby 7 8 9 16 — 40

POLSON — Tanner Wilson 13, Jeremiah North Piegan 17, Connor Lanier 6, Matthew Rensvold 15, Weston Danley 2.

LIBBY — Ryggs Johnston 10, Stephen Williams 3, Colin Maloney 4, Ryan Nagle 10, Erik Lauer 13.

Whitefish 77,

Thompson Falls 62

THOMPSON FALLS — Whitefish outscored Thompson Falls 21-13 to close the first half and expanded its lead late in a nonconference victory.

The Bulldogs (3-6) dominated the second quarter and closed strong, outscoring the Blue Hawks 25-15 in the fourth qurater.

Sawyer Silliker scored 26 points to lead Whitefish and Derek Kastella added 20 points.

Danny Hoisington scored a game-high 30 points for Thompson Falls (2-7).

Whitefish 15 21 16 25 – 77

Thompson Falls 18 13 16 15 – 62

WHITEFISH – Sawyer Silliker 26, Derek Kastella 20, Lee Walburn 9, Dillon Botner 6, Ryan Kemm 5, Vegard Ellingsen 4, Alex Keuylian 4, Murphy Wick 3.

THOMPSON FALLS – Danny Hoisington 30, Payton Frields 12, McKenzie Holt 7, John Skeel 6, Dylan Beckman 5, Garrett Strine 2.

St. Ignatius 76, Troy 56

TROY — St. Ignatius dominated in the first and fourth quarters to pull away from Troy in a nonconference game.

The Bulldogs (1-6) picked up their first win this season with a 17-8 first quarter and later outscoring Troy 24-15 in the final eight minutes.

Dillon Savage scored 19 points and Mason Chapel had 16 points for Troy (1-6).

Elijah Calhoon led St. Ignatius with a game-high 21 points and three other Bulldogs hit double digit scoring.

St. Ignatius 17 17 18 24 – 76

Troy 8 16 17 15 – 56

St. Ignatius – Leandre Bolen 2, Jacob Hugs 4, Levi Alexander 1, Beedo Matt 1, Collin Linsbigler 5, Flint McPherson 10, Elijah Cahoon 21, Wacey McClure 18, Isaac Alexander 10, Matt Anderson 4.

Troy – Zach Cotten 5, Dillon Savage 19, Tucker Winn 2, Brylee Freund 4, Noah Cabellero 2, AJ Faur 4, Mason Chapel 16, Tyler Gromly 2, Connor Meyers 2.