Flathead boys fall at Big Sky

by Daily Inter Lake
| January 28, 2022 12:15 AM

MISSOULA — Caden Bateman’s 19 points led the way Thursday for Missoula Big Sky, which squared its record with a 65-50 Western AA win over Flathead.

Three players reached double figures for the Eagles (5-5 overall, 3-3 in league), who took command with a big third quarter.

Joston Cripe hit three 3-pointers and scored 17 for the Braves (1-9, 1-5 in the Western AA).

Flathead 10 14 10 15 - 50

Big Sky 14 20 20 11 - 65

FLATHEAD — Gavin Chouinard 2 4-4 9, Luca Zoeller 1 1-2 4, Joe Hansen 2 0-0 4, Joston Cripe 7 0-0 17, Drew Lowry 4 0-0 10, Noah Cummings 0 0-0 0, Michael Manning 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 4-8 50.

MISSOULA BIG SKY — Tre Reed 5, Caden Bateman 19, Shane Shepherd 7, Louis Sanders 6, Jake Gardanier 5, Josiah Cuaresma 11, Kolbe Jensen 11, Eamon Higgins 1. Totals 24 5-10 65.

3-point goals — Flathead 7 (Cripe 3, Lowry 2, Chouinard, Zoeller), Big Sky 89 (Cueresma 3, Jensen 3, Reed, Shepherd).