Sentinel boys overcome 8 Flathead 3-pointers in win

by Daily Inter Lake
| January 8, 2022 11:31 PM

A third-quarter Missoula Sentinel burst, led by Riley Allen’s pair of 3-pointers, put the Spartans up and they held on to beat Flathead 68-56 in Western AA boys basketball Saturday.

Gavin Chouinard hit four 3-pointers and scored 15 points for Flathead, while teammate Joston Cripe had a pair of threes and tied Allen for game scoring honors with 16.

Luca Zoeller added 14 points for the Braves (0-6 overall, 0-2 in league), who forged a 27-27 halftime tie.

Allen and Kaden Sheridan each hit three 3-pointers for the Spartans, who led 47-38 after three quarters and hit 8 of 12 free throws down the stretch.

Sentinel 17 10 20 21 - 68

Flathead 14 13 11 18 - 56

SENTINEL — Brady Rupert 0 1-2 1, Trevor Rausch 2 2-2 7, Kaden Sheriden 4 3-4 14, Drew Klumph 5 1-3 11, Riley Allen 6 1-1 16, Joe Weida 3 3-6 9, Chase Williams 2 0-0 4, Colton Crass 0 2-2 2, Peyton Steens 2 0-0 4, Clay Godwin 0 0-0 0, Holter Schweyen 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 13-20 68.

FLATHEAD — Gavin Chouinard 5 1-2 15, Luca Zoeller 4 5-6 14, Joe Hansen 0 0-0 0, Joston Cripe 5 4-6 16, Drew Lowry 1 1-4 3, Noah Cumming 1 1-3 3, Josh Eagleton 0 0-0 0, Brody Thornsberry 1 0-1 2, Lyric Ersland 1 0-0 3, Gabriel Sims 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 12-22 56.

3-point goals — Sentinel 7 (Allen 3, Sheridan 3, Rausch), Flathead 8 (Chouinard 4, Cripe 2, Zoeller, Ersland). Fouls — Sentinel 15, Flathead 19. Fouled out — Cummings.