Braves, Pack drop Western AA openers

BUTTE — Get ready for Crosstown III, and set your alarm.

Glacier and Flathead both lost their opening games at the Western AA boys basketball divisional Thursday, setting up a third meeting this season between the Kalispell programs, this time at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Butte Civic Center.

Missoula Hellgate beat Flathead 65-31 in the tournament opener, and Helena Capital once again solved Glacier, 53-44. The Knights (17-2) and Bruins (7-12) will meet in Friday’s 3:30 p.m. semifinal.