Lieberg pushes Bengals boys past Braves

HELENA — Helena High’s Jaxan Leiberg hit four 3-pointers and scored 25 points, and the Bengals cruised to a 77-45 win over Flathead in Western AA boys basketball Saturday.

Tevin Wetzel added 17 points for the Bengals, who pulled away from a 38-26 halftime lead. 

Lyric Ersland scored 19 points to lead the Braves. Brodee Zahn was next with nine. 

Flathead    10    16    16    3    -    45 

Helena    20    18    24    15    -    77 

FLATHEAD — Dustyn Franchini-White 2 0-0 5, Lyric Ersland 7 2-2 19, Gabe St. Germain 2 0-0 4, Noah Sonju 0 1-2 1, Brodee Zahn 3 1-2 9, Colin Smith 0 1-2 1, Korbin Eaton 2 0-0 6, Ben Reichner 0 0-0 0, Eli Coopman 0 0-0 0, Boston Case 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-8 45. 

HELENA — Jaxan Leiberg 9 3-3 25, Mase Spaulding 4 4-6 12, Madden Spaulding 4 0-0 8, Eli Peterson 2 0-0 5, Tevin Wetzel 7 1-2 17, Pacer Lybbert 1 0-0 2, Dylan Mosness 1 2-2 4, Gracen Silvonen 2 0-0 4, Cameron Bullock 0 0-0 0, R Richardson 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 10-13 77.  

3-point goals — Flathead 8 (Ersland 3, Zahn 2, Eaton 2, Franchini-White), Helena 7 (Leiberg 4, Wetzel 2, Peterson). Fouls — Flathead 16, Helena 8. Fouled out — St. Germain. Technical foul — St. Germain.