Butte girls hold off Sorensen, Glacier
BUTTE — Kodie Hoagland scored 15 points and Butte withstood a fourth-quarter rally by Glacier to beat the Wolfpack 46-42 in Western AA girls basketball.
The Bulldogs (4-1 overall, 1-1 in the Western AA) hit just 3-pointers, with Hoagland getting one, but forged a 24-16 halftime lead.
Bethan Sorensen hit a pair of threes for Glacier (3-3, 0-2 in league) on the way to 11 points. She also had eight rebounds. Noah Fincher added nine points and four steals.
Glacier 6 10 9 17 - 42
Butte 10 14 9 13 - 46
GLACIER — Sidney Gulick 2-5 1-2 5, Sarah Downs 0-6 0-0 0, Bethany Sorensen 4-8 1-2 11, Kiera Sullivan 1-7 1-4 4, Noah Fincher 3-10 2-3 9, Reese Ramey 2-3 0-2 4, Kennedee Moore 4-6 0-0 9, Colette Daniels 0-2 0-0 0, Bailey Gable 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-47 5-13 42.
BUTTE — Kodie Hoagland 3-8 8-8 15, Tylar Clary 0-2 0-0 0, Emmarie Richards 0-6 2-2 2, Brooke McGrath 5-9 1-2 12, Ashley Olson 3-3 1-4 7, Laura Rosenleaf 3-5 0-0 6, Payton Clary 0-1 2-2 2, Pieper Joseph 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 14-37 16-20 46.
3-point goals – Glacier 5-16 (Gulick 0-2, Sorensen 2-4, Sullivan 1-5, Fincher 1-3, Moore 1-2), Butte 2-15 (Hoagland 1-4, T. Clary 0-1, Richards 0-3, McGrath 1-3, P. Clary 0-1, Joseph 0-2). Fouled out – none. Fouls – Glacier 21, Butte 13. Rebounds – Glacier 26 (Sorensen 8), Butte 35 (Olson 11, Rosenleaf 7). Blocks – Glacier 1 (Moore), Butte 6 (Olson 4, T. Clary 1, McGrath 1). Assists – Glacier 7 (Ramey 2, Sullivan 2, Fincher 2), Butte 10 (T. Clary 4, Hoagland 3). Steals – Glacier 11 (Fincher 4), Butte 11 (Richards 3, Hoagland 3). Turnovers – Glacier 13, Butte 16.