Glacier girls top Big Sky in AA basketball
The Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 14 years, 10 months AGO
MISSOULA - Glacier opened Western AA girls basketball play on Thursday by whipping Missoula Big Sky 66-49.
The Wolfpack (3-2 overall) was led by Cassidy Hashley, who tossed in a game-high 23 points, and Nicole Heavirland, who tallied 21.
Glacier led 35-24 at the half. The Wolfpack finished that half with a 13-3 run. Hashley had nine points during that burst.
Hashley pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds. Rachel Chery and Tiffany Marks were next for Glacier with 10 each.
The win was the first ever for Glacier over Big Sky (3-3, 0-1).
Big Sky was led by Dani Baker's 14 points.
Missoula Sentinel plays at Glacier on Saturday.
Glacier 20 15 11 20 - 66
Big Sky 17 7 10 15 - 49
GLACIER - Rachel Chery 3-6 0-0 6, Dayna Neibaum 1-7 2-2 4, Cassidy Hashley 8-14 7-9 23, Amy Lybeck 1-1 3-4 5, Nicole Heavirland 7-15 7-10 21, Emily Gilbertson 0-0 0-0 0, Grier Smithwick-Hann 1-1 0-0 2, Tiffany Marks 1-3 0-0 2, Kailea Vaudt 1-1 0-0 2, Kirstyn Haugenoe 0-1 0- 0, Hannah Atlee 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 23-49 20-27 46.
MISSOULA BIG SKY - Anna Johnson 2-4 2-2 6, Jenna Sedgwick 0-1 1-2 1, Kendra Joyce 4-10 4-7 12, Dani Baker 4-9 3-4 14, Kristen Daugherty 0-8 1-2 1, Hannah Moreau 1-2 7-11 9, Mackenzie Freeman 0-1 0-1 0, Kelsey Donnelly 0-5 1-4 1, Jessie Schaferf 0-1 2-2 2, Sidney Davis 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 12-44 22-37 49.
3-point goals - Glacier 0-1 (Heavirland 0-1), Big Sky 3-11 (Baker 3-4, Moreau 0-1, Joyce 0-2, Daugherty 0-4). Rebounds - Glacier 48 (Hashley 16, Chery 10, Marks 10), Big Sky 28 (Joyce 8). Fouls - Glacier 20, Big Sky 19. Fouled out â€" Lybeck, Freeman. Steals - Glacier 6 (Hashley 3), Big Sky 10 (Daugherty 3). Blocks - Glacier 5 (Chery 2, Hashley 2, Gilbertson), Big sky 2 (Daugherty, Donnelly). Turnovers - Glacier 18, Big Sky 14.
Missoula Sentinel 50, Flathead 34
MISSOULA - Missoula Sentinel outscored Flathead in every quarter but the fourth in posting a 16-point victory in the Western AA opener for both teams.
Sentinel (5-1, 1-0) led 31-17 at the half.
Sentinel was led offensively by Liz Harper and DJ Reinhardt, 12 points each. Olivia Roberts tallied 11.
Emma Andrews was the lone Bravette in double-figure scoring. She finished with 12.
Flathead (3-3, 0-1) hosts Missoula Big Sky on Saturday.
Flathead 9 8 11 6 - 34
Sentinel 16 15 15 4 - 50
FLATHEAD - Emma Andrews 5 1-2 12, Tess Brenneman 2 2-5 6, Emily Russell 1 0-0 2, Megan Jones 0 0-1 0, Kelsey Davis 1 2-2 4, Malia Ozegovich 1 0-0 2, Cassie Krueger 1 2-2 4, Jenessa Heine 1 2-2 4. Totals 12 9-14 34.
MISSOULA SENTINEL - Kennedy Fulbright 2 0-0 4, Liz Harper 4 4-4 12, Olivia Roberts 4 1-2 11, DJ Reinhardt 5 2-5 12, Lexi Steele 2 3-4 7, Amanda Bearmedicine 1 2-2 4. Totals 18 12-17 50.
3-point goals - Flathead 1 (Andrews), Sentinel 2 (Roberts 2). Total fouls - Flathead 14, Sentinel 16. Rebounding - Flathead 25 (Krueger 8), Sentinel 27 (Bearmedicine 7).
Eureka 46,
Whitefish 22
EUREKA - Carli Allen scored 12 of her season-high 16 points in the second half as Eureka throttled Class A Whitefish in a nonconference contest.
Eureka led 13-3 after eight minutes of play and rolled to the easy victory.
Cassidy Morgan added 13 points for Eureka (2-4).
Whitefish (0-6) was led by Ashlee Brewer's five points.
The 46 points for Eureka was also a season best.
"One of our best offensive efforts," Eureka coach R.J. McDole said.
"We also played well defensively."
Whitefish 3 6 7 6 - 22
Eureka 13 9 9 15 - 46
WHITEFISH - Brooke Silliker 3, Taylor Havens 2, Amanda Foley 4, Ashlee Brewer 5, Simone Craft 2, Melissa Poe 2, Shannon Craft 4.
EUREKA - Alex Holland 4, Alyssa White 7, Alex Pecora 1, Caitlen Larson 4, Cassiy Morgan 13, Kendra Chupp 1, Carli Allen 16.
Bigfork 51,
Columbia Falls 38
BIGFORK - Taylor Peck scored 13 points, had six steals, four assists and seven rebounds as the Bigfork Valkyries downed the Columbia Falls Wildkats in a nonconference game.
The Vals' press caused problems for the Wildkats and Bigfork used that to build a 25-11 halftime lead, but Columbia Falls bounced back with 27 second-half points.
Peck held off the Wildkats by going 6-for-9 in the fourth quarter from the free throw line.
"She had an all-around great game," said Bigfork coach Mark Hansen.
Hope Burlage and Haley Belgarde scored 12 points each for Columbia Falls.
The Vals (6-1) play host tonight to Troy.
Columbia Falls 5 6 14 13 - 38
Bigfork 14 11 13 13 - 51
Columbia Falls - Sierra Finberg 2, Hope Burlage 12, Madison Sandefer 5, Cortney White 5, Andrea Jetty 2, Haley Belgarde 12.
Bigfork - Miranda Miller 3, McKinze Schultz 5, Shelby Scoggins 6, Taylor Peck 13, Melissa VanDerveer 16, Tessa Robertson 8.
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