First-place Knights hold Braves down for 14th win

by Daily Inter Lake
| February 23, 2023 11:55 PM

Connor Dick scored 15 points, Easton Sant added 10 and Missoula Hellgate pulled away after the first quarter to beat Flathead 59-29 in Western AA boys basketball Thursday.

Noah Cummings had nine points and Gaberiel Sims eight for the Braves, who fell to 1-16 on the season, 1-12 in league games.

Sant hit two of the first-place Knights’ (14-3, 11-2 in league) six 3-pointers.

Hellgate 13 16 17 13 - 59

Flathead 9 6 8 6 - 29

MISSOULA HELLGATE — Easton Sant 4 0-0 10, Asher Topp 2 0-0 5, Leo Filardi 2 0-2 4, Connor Dick 5 4-6 15, M Rosemond 3 3-4 9, C McNulty 2 2-5 7, Donovyn Headswift 3 0-0 6, C Russell 1 0-0 3. Totals 22 9-19 59.

FLATHEAD — Noah Cummings 4 1-4 9, Gaberiel Sims 4 0-0 8, Slate Burrington 1 2-3 4, Josh Eagleton 1 0-0 3, Lyric Ersland 0 0-0 0, Korbin Eaton 1 0-0 2, Stephen Riley 1 0-0 2, Brody Thornsberry 0 0-1 0, Dustyn Franchini-White 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 4-10 29.

3-point goals — Hellgate 6 (Sant 2, Topp, Dick, McNulty, Russell), Flathead 1 (Eagleton). Fouls — Hellgate 16, Flathead 17.