Cummings, Braves fall at Missoula Big Sky, 73-57

by Daily Inter Lake
| February 25, 2023 11:55 PM

MISSOULA — Flathead’s Noah Cummings struck for 26 points, hitting three 3-pointers along the way, but the Braves still fell 73-57 to Missoula Big SKy in the regular season finale for both teams Saturday.

Isaiah Reed scored 17 points and Josiah Cuaresma added 16 for the Eagles, who improved to 8-9 and square their Western AA record at 7-7.

Flathead fell to 1-17, 1-13. The Braves are the host team for the Western AA Divisional tournament, which begins Thursday.

Flathead 11 13 16 17 - 57

Big Sky 14 16 20 23 - 73

FLATHEAD — Josh Eagleton 1 0-0 3, Gaberiel Sims 2 2-3 6, Slate Burrington 1 1-2 3, Noah Cummings 8 7-8 26, Kyric Ersland 3 0-0 7, Stephen Riley 0 0-0 0, Michael Manning 1 2-5 4, Brody Thornsberry 2 0-0 4, Korbin Eaton 1 0-0 2, Kahleb Plympton 0 0-0 0, Dustyn Franchini-White 0 2-2 2. Totals 19 14-20 57.

MISSOULA BIG SKY — Isaiah Reed 7 2-2 17, Josiah Cuaresma 6 3-4 16, Owen McGuinn 0 1-2 1, Michael Hawk 3 0-0 8, Aiden Beard 3 2-3 8, Tory Williams 1 4-4 6, Carson Towe 1 0-0 3, Colter Ramos 1 2-3 5, Beniah Vanderwall 1 1-2 3, McGil Sabado 0 1-1 1, Luke Thorne 2 0-0 5. Totals 25 16-21 73.

3-point goals — Flathead 5 (Cummings 3, Ersland, Eagleton), Big Sky 7 *Hawks 2, Ramos, Towe, Reed, Thorne, Cuaresma). Fouls — Flathead 20, Big Sky 19. Fouled out — Burrington, Cuaresma.