Braves fall, Wolfpack victorious in Class AA hoops openers
The Flathead boys could not contain Great Falls in the second half as they lost their basketball season opener 63-54 on Friday night at Flathead High School.
The Braves led 25-21 at halftime, but the Bison stormed ahead with 24 points in the third quarter. Great Falls knocked down five 3-pointers in the frame, and Levi Torgerson tallied 11 of his 19 points.
Flathead’s Gabe Adams had a productive night, scoring a team-high 17 points and going 7-of-8 on free throws. Tannen Beyl added 13 points, including three triples, and Joston Cripe had 10.
Drew Wyman of Great Falls tallied 27 to lead all scorers.
Flathead will try to get its first win this afternoon at 2 p.m. when it hosts Great Falls CMR.
Flathead 13 12 14 15 – 54
Great Falls 10 11 24 18 – 63
FLATHEAD – Tannen Beyl 5, Hunter Hickey 13, Gabe Adams 17, Cooper Smith 5, Gatlin Bruner 2, Seth Trumm 2, Joston Cripe 10.
GREAT FALLS – Levi Torgerson 19, Drew Wyman 27.
Glacier 49, Great Falls CMR 45
Glacier rallied in the second half to defeat CMR in its season opener on Friday night at Glacier High School.
The Wolfpack outscored the Rustlers 16-9 in the third quarter to erase a halftime deficit. Keifer Spohnhauer scored nine of his team-high 12, including two triples, in the final frame to help Glacier earn the win.
Glacier had a balanced offense as eight players found the scoresheet. Weston Price was the only other player in double-digits, with 11.
The Wolfpack will take on Great Falls High this afternoon at 2 p.m.
Glacier 12 6 16 15 – 49
CMR 10 13 9 13 – 45
GLACIER – Keifer Spohnhauer 12, Dillon Riffle 3, KJ Johnson 6, Weston Price 11, Jaxson Olsen 6, Drew Engellant 1, Michael Schwarz 6, JT Allen 4.
CMR – Tyson Wheeler 3, Trey Wasson 8, R. Newbrough 8, Tucker Harrison 1, G. Held 10, Bryce Nelson 2, Harrison Goss 2, Tristan Suden 4, Keegan Barnes 7.
Girls
Great Falls CMR 61,
Glacier 51
GREAT FALLS – The Wolfpack girls fell in their season opener to CMR on Friday Night at CMR High School.
Ellie Keller led Glacier with 13 points. Emma Anderson had 12 and Aubrie Rademacher 11.
Allie Olsen paced all scorers with 21 points for the Rustlers.
The Wolfpack will look to rebound this afternoon at 1 p.m. at Great Falls High.
CMR 13 12 14 22 – 61
Glacier 9 12 11 19 – 51
CMR — Allie Olsen 21, Lauren Lindseth 14.
GLACIER — Ellie Keller 13, Emma Anderson 12, Aubrie Rademacher 11, Kaylee Fritz 10, Kenzie Williams 5.
Great Falls High 56,
Flathead 45
GREAT FALLS – The Bravettes dropped their season opener on Friday night at Great Falls High.
No scoring or statistics were available for this game.
Class A
Boys
Frenchtown 76,
Whitefish 48
FRENCHTOWN – The Broncs rolled over the Bulldogs in Class A boys basketball action on Friday night at Frenchtown High School.
Frenchtown outscored Whitefish 46-28 in the first half, and the Broncs’ Brandon Finley scored 18 of his game-high 24 before halftime.
Sam Menicke paced the Bulldogs with 15 and Bodie Smith chipped in 14.
Frenchtown 26 20 21 9 – 76
Whitefish 16 12 8 12 – 48
FRENCHTOWN – Cade Baker 19, Mason Pyron 2, Brandon Finley 24, Hank Rugg 9, Zack Baker 10, Ben Larson 5, Devin Shelton 5, Tel Arthur 2.
WHITEFISH – Bodie Smith 14, Justin Conklin 5, Jayce Cripe 5, Sam Menicke 15, Talon Holmquist 9.
Girls
Frenchtown 36,
Whitefish 30, OT
FRENCHTOWN – The Lady Bulldogs fell in overtime to the Broncs in Class A basketball on Friday night at Frenchtown High School.
Whitefish took a four-point lead into the final quarter but could not hold on in regulation. Frenchtown outscored the Bulldogs 9-3 in the extra period.
Mikenna Ells led Whitefish with 11 points and Payton Kastella had 6. Frenchtown’s Shelby Smith led all scorers with 12.
Frenchtown 10 4 4 9 9 – 36
Whitefish 9 7 6 5 3 – 30
FRENCHTOWN – Faith Rabich 5, Claire Bagness 3, Lauren Demmons 10, Kiya Shelton 6, Shelby Smith 12.
WHITEFISH – Jadi Walburn 2, Kaci Brubaker 4, Payton Kastella 6, Mikenna Ells 11, Gracey Smyley 4, Hope Brown 3.
Class B
Boys
Belt 41, Bigfork 28
SHELBY – Belt dominated the second half to take down Bigfork at the Coyote Classic Tip-off at Shelby High School.
The Vikings led 21-19 at the break, but the Huskies held Bigfork to just seven points in the second half to earn a comfortable victory.
Bigfork 5 16 4 3 – 28
Belt 10 9 9 13 – 41
MCAA
Girls
Stillwater 63, Troy 23
TROY – The Stillwater girls (5-0) trounced Troy in a nonconference basketball game at Troy High School.
Selah Neumann led all scorers with 18 points, while Madison Morken chipped in 16 and Marae Tintzman had 15.
Stillwater 24 10 11 15 – 63
Troy 4 6 8 5 – 23
STILLWATER – Zoe Linn 2, Marae Tintzman 15, Madison Morken 16, Sophia Sulzbacher 1, Selah Neumann 18, Abby Hudson 7, Anna Hudson 4.