Glacier sweeps Belgrade hoops on road

BELGRADE — Cooper Pelc scored 18 points, 10 coming in the fourth quarter as Glacier put away Belgrade 58-38 for a non-conference boys basketball win Thursday.

The Wolfpack went on to get a doubleheader sweep: Glacier’s girls swamped the Panthers 81-48 in the nightcap. 

Glacier boys 58, Belgrade 38

Pelc hit two of the Wolfpack’s three 3-pointers, with one coming during their 16-5 first-quarter burst.  

Belgrade closed to 24-17 at halftime, but Glacier (4-8) pushed the gap to 40-23 in the third. The Pack made hay at the line, converting 21 of 29 free throws. Pelc, Liam Ells and Asher Knopik all converted old-fashioned three-point plays. 

Easton Erickson led the Panthers (0-15) with 11 points. 

Glacier    16    8    16    18    -    58 

Belgrade    5    12    6    15    -    38

GLACIER — Cooper Pelc 7 2-4 18, Liam Ells 3 1-1 7, Asher Knopik 2 5-5 9, Slade Burrington 2 4-7 8, Ben Winters 0 0-0 0, Dylan Banzet 0 2-2 2, Blake Pittman 0 2-2 2, Luke Nikunen 1 2-4 5, Easton Kauffman 2 0-0 4, Ethan Kastelitz 0 3-4 3. Totals 17 21-29 58. 

BELGRADE — Grady Andrews 1 0-0 2, Jacob Morales 1 1-2 3, Ryder Tolley 2 0-0 5, Wes Ehret 1 0-0 2, Nick Bray 2 0-0 4, Easton Erickson 4 1-3 11, Cade Thomas 1 0-0 3, Hudson Rask 2 0-0 6, Dustin Clyde 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 2-5 38.  

3-point goals — Glacier 3 (Pelc 2, Nikunen), Belgrade 6 (Rask 2, Erickson 2, Tolley, Thomas). Fouls — Glacier 15, Belgrade 17. 

Glacier girls 81, Belgrade 48

Karley Allen and Reese Ramey scored 22 points each and Rylee Bigelow poured in 16 points off the bench for the Wolfpack. 

The trio combined for eight 3-pointers, with Ramey and Allen drilled three each.  

Belgrade is now 1-14. Glacier improved to 7-5. 

Glacier    20    19    23    19    -    81 

Belgrade    9    14    10    15    -    48

GLACIER — Karley Allen 6 7-8 22, Allie Kreuger 2 0-0 4, Madi Stevens 3 1-2 7, Reese Ramey 8 3-4 22, Cazz Rankosky 0 0-0 0, Rylee Bigelow 6 2-5 16, Alauna Hagen 0 0-0 0, Lucy Holloway 0 3-4 3, Olivia Warriner 3 0-1 7. totals 28 16- 24 81. 

BELGRADE — Brooklyn Blossom 3 3-4 12, Izzy Blossom 3 2-2 10, Abby Weber 3 1-2 7, Rylee Feight 3 0-2 6, Arleigh Hone 2 1-4 5, Sarah Reichert 2 0-0 4, Ava Lund 2 0-0 4, Madi Simon 0 0-0 0, Taryn O’Connell 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-14 48. 

3-point goals — Glacier 9 (Allen 3, Ramey 3, Bigelow 2, Warriner), Belgrade 5 (B.Blossom 3, I.Blossm 2).. Fouls — Glacier 13, Belgrade 19. Fouled out — Lund.