Ramey, Wolfpack girls solve Bruins

HELENA — Reese Ramey scored 16 points, eight of them coming down the stretch as Glacier defeated Helena Capital 46-43 in Western AA girls basketball action Friday.

The Wolfpack (8-8 overall, 5-6 in league) led 11-2 after one quarter only to see the host Bruins battle back and eventually take a 32-31 lead into the fourth. 

That set the stage for seven lead changes — starting with Rylee Bigelow’s bucket that put the Pack up 33-32 at the 7:44 mark — and two ties. Bigelow’s three put Glacier ahead 36-34; Madi Stevens scored to make it 38-36. 

Eventually, with 1:06 left, Ramey used a pick and drained a three to put the Pack ahead fro good, 43-41. Ramey hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final 23 seconds. 

Karley Allen hit two 3-pointers and added 10 points for Glacier. Ali Miller led Capital (7-9, 4-7 in league) with 12. 

Glacier    11    10    10    15    -    46 

Capital    2    17    13    11    -    43

GLACIER — Reese Ramey 5 5-8 16, Karley Allen 4 0-0 10, Allie Krueger 2 3-6 7, Madi Stevens 2 3-6 7, Rylee Bigelow 2 2-4 7, Olivia Warringer 0 90-0 0, Cazz Rankosky 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 12-20 46. 

HELENA CAPITAL — Eva Dahlquist 3 1-4 9, Ali Miller 6 0-0 12, Madi Emmert 3 0-0 7, Kate Drynan 4 2-4 10, Taylor Zanto 1 0-0 2, Kodee Cummings 1 1-1 3, Jaci Lyman 0 0-2 0. Totals 18 4-11 43. 

3-point goals — Glacier 4 (Allen 2, Bigelow, Ramey), Capital 3 (Dalquist 2, Emmert). Fouls — Glacier 12, Capital 16. Fouled out — Miller.