Western AA: Pack girls stay alive, Bravettes bow out
BUTTE — Reese Ramey knocked down three of four free throws in the final 10 seconds to seal a 48-44 victory for the Glacier Wolfpack over Butte on Friday at the Western AA girls divisional.
The Wolfpack (6-14) next face Helena Capital, in another loser-out game Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Butte High. Win, and Glacier is headed to the State AA tournament next week in Missoula.
Missoula Big Sky knocked Capital into the loser’s bracket with a 48-36 semifinal win later Friday. Missoula Hellgate rallied past Helena 38-34 in the late semi.
Flathead faced a familiar foe on Friday: The third-quarter cold streak. It doomed the Bravettes in a 66-46 loss against Missoula Sentinel, ending their season.
Glacier 48, Butte 44
Ramey finished the game with 16 points on 4 of 10 shooting (3 of 6 from behind the arc). Noah Fincher added 13 points for the Wolfpack (6-14), and had five steals.
Butte (8-12) led 21-19 at the half and quickly extended the lead to 31-21 out of the break with a 10-2 run. The Wolfpack answered back late in the quarter scoring seven straight to make it a 31-28 score heading into the fourth quarter.
With 1:54 left Ramey worked her way to the foul line to put Glacier ahead 40-38. After a Butte miss Madison Terry found a wide open Kiera Sullivan on a breakout pass for an easy layup, forcing a Butte time out.
The Wolfpack didn’t relinquish the lead from that point on.
Glacier 8 11 9 20 - 48
Butte 11 10 10 13 - 44
GLACIER — Kiera Sullivan 2-9 0-0 4, Kenedee Moore 1-4 0-0 3, Charlotte Osler 1-2 0-0 2, Noah Fincher 4-10 5-7 13, Reese Ramey 4-10 5-7 16, Jaidyn Pevey 1-4 1-1 3, Julia Hagemeier 0-0 0-0 0, Karley Allen 1-3 0-0 3, Allie Krueger 0-0 0-0 0, Cazzland Rankosky 1-5 0-0 2, Madison Terry 1-1 0-2 2. Team totals 16-48 11-17 48
BUTTE — Dylann Bartoletti 0-2 0-0 0, Cadence Graham 4-16 6-8 16, Brityn Stewart 4-11 0-0 11, Taylor Drakos 1-3 2-3 5, Selene Morrell 1-6 7-8 9, Addie Hiatt 0-0 0-0 0, Franki Salusso 1-2 0-0 2, Catherine Sholey 0-0 1-2 1, Emma Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Team totals 11-40 16-21 44.
3-point goals — Glacier 5-20 (Ramey 3-6, Moore 1-2, Allen 1-3), Butte 6-23 (Stewart 3-8, Stewart 2-10, Drakos 1-2). Rebounds — Glacier 30 (Fincher 9, Ramey 5), Butte 35 (Morrell 13, Graham 6). Fouls — Glacier 19, Butte 15. Fouled out — Osler, Hiatt. Turnovers — Glacier 8, Butte 16.
Missoula Sentinel 66, Flathead 46
Kennedy Moore led the Bravettes (5-15) with 12 points, including three 3-pointers; she added 10 rebounds. Celie VandenBosch added 11.
Monroe Mastro scored 19 points for the Spartans (9-11), including a 5 of 8 performance on 3-pointers. Emily McElmurry added 15 points. Peyton Size (14 points) and Kaitlyn Hammertt (11 points) also reached double figures.
The Bravettes jumped out to a 22-16 lead after the first quarter and shot 55 percent in the first half, but the second half woes struck Flathead once again.
The Bravettes shot just 5-for-28 over the final 16 minutes and went 1-for-12 from 3-point range.
Missoula Sentinel 16 22 13 15 - 66
Flathead 22 9 7 8 - 46
MISSOULA SENTINEL — Andrin Reimers 2-4 1-4 5, Peyton Size 6-12 0-0 14, Kaitlyn Hammertt 3-11 3-4 11, Monroe Mastro 6-12 2-2 19, Emily McElmurry 5-11 4-4 15, Amani Yellow Owl 0-1 0-0 0, Avery Ogden 0-0 0-0 0, Nina Sammoury 0-1 0-2 0, Callie Crass 0-0 0-0 0, Shay Casagrande 1-1 0-0 2. Team totals 23-53 10-16 66.
FLATHEAD — Kennedy Moore 4-15 1-2 12, Harlie Roth 1-6 1-2 3, Celie VandenBosch 3-11 4-5 11, Chloe Converse 3-7 0-0 9, Sami Dalager 2-3 0-0 4, Ava Malmin 0-1 0-0 0, Quin Tennison 0-2 0-0 0, Mattie Thompson 3-3 1-2 7. Team totals 16-48 7-10 46.
3-point goals — Missoula Sentinel 10-21 (Mastro 5-8, Hammett 2-6, Size 2-4, McElmurry 1-2), Flathead 7-23 (Moore 3-9, Converse 3-5, VandenBosch 1-5). Rebounds — Missoula Sentinel 34 (Hammett 8, McElmurry 7) Flathead 33 (Moore 11, VandenBosch 8). Fouls — Missoula Sentinel 9, Flathead 15. Fouled out — none. Turnovers — Missoula Sentinel 6, Flathead 14.
Big Sky 48, Capital 36
Kaydynce Couture scored 15 points and Sadie McGuinn added 11 for the top-seeded Eagles (17-3), who cruised into the championship despite the loss of injured standout guard Avory DeCoite.
Anna Cockhill scored a game-high 16 for the Bruins (10-10), who fell behind 30-18 at halftime.
Hellgate 38, Helena 34
Hellgate (13-7) trailed 32-29 and launched an 8-0 run, capped by Paisley Johnson’s steal and breakaway layup that made it 37-32 with 2:20 left. Helena fell to 14-6.
Western AA Divisional
Feb. 29-March 2, Butte Civic Center
GIRLS
Thursday
Missoula Big Sky 52, Flathead 42
Helena Capital 56, Missoula Sentinel 30
Helena 42, Butte 37
Missoula Hellgate 44, Glacier 38
Friday
Missoula Sentinel 66, Flathead 46, loser out
Glacier 48, Butte 44, lo
Missoula Big Sky 48, Helena Capital 36, semifinal
Missoula Hellgate 38, Helena 34, sf
Saturday
Game 9 — Helena Capital (10-10) vs. Glacier (6-14), 12:30 p.m., at Butte High School, winner to state
Game 10 — Helena (14-6) vs. Missoula Sentinel (9-11), 12:30 p.m., winner to state
(No consolation game
Game 11 — Missoula Big Sky (17-3) vs. Missoula Hellgate (13-7), 4:30 p.m., first