Shea Schroeder made two free throws with two seconds left to seal a 44-40 home victory for Flathead over Missoula Sentinel in Western AA boys basketball action Saturday afternoon.

Flathead (9-6 overall, 4-4 league) outscored Sentinel 15-12 in the final frame to sweep the regular-season series with the Spartans.

“It was a tight, hard-fought physical game,” Flathead coach Fred Febach said.

“It was a real struggle for both teams to score.”

Schroeder finished with 10 points to lead the Braves.

Sentinel’s top scorer was Austin Violette with 10 points.

Missoula Sentinel 7 12 9 12 — 40

Flathead 8 11 10 15 — 44

MISSOULA SENTINEL — Jake Messerly 3-5 0-0 6, Austin Violette 3-8 4-6 10, Tres Cunningham 4-12 0-0 9, Trevor Powell 3-8 1-3 9, Jeremy Eisenmann 0-1 0-0 0, Matt Warren 0-1 0-0 0, Tyler Martin 0-1 0-2, 0, Sean Laughnan 1-5 1-6 3, Dillon Gibbs 1-1 0-0 3. Totals: 15-42 6-19 40.

FLATHEAD — Matthew Tokarz 2-4 2-4 6, Shea Schroeder 4-8 2-3 10, Garth West 2-5 4-8 8, Blaine Newmann 2-8 2-6 7, Chandler Escalante 1-3 0-0 3, Matt Quist 2-3 0-2 4, Adam Bradley 3-4 0-0 6. Totals: 16-35 10-23 44.

3-point goals: Sentinel, Messerly 0-2, Violette 0-1, Cunningham 1-5, Powell 2-6, Martin 0-1, Gibbs 1-1; Flathead, Tokarz 0-2, West 0-1, Newmann 1-4, Escalante 1-3. Rebounds: Sentinel 25 (Cunningham 6), Flathead 35 (West 10); Assists: Sentinel 7 (Violette 4), Flathead 10 (Tokarz 3); Steals: Sentinel 13 (Powell 5), Flathead 9 (Tokarz 3); Turnovers: Sentinel 13, Flathead 19; Team fouls: Sentinel 23, Flathead 19; Fouled out: Laughnan, Escalante.

Glacier 64, Big Sky 51

Ryan Edwards was 10 of 11 shooting from the field en route to a 20-point performance and also pulled down 14 rebounds to push Glacier past Missoula Big Sky at Glacier High School.

“We’ve had a hard time starting the last couple games,” Glacier coach Mark Harkins said.

“So we challenged the kids to come out fast. I thought they did that today. They jumped out in front 16-6 and that was kind of a cushion for the rest of the game.”

Fourth-ranked Glacier (13-3, 6-2) swept the Western AA regular-season series with Big Sky. Glacier took the first meeting by 20 points.

Joining Edwards in double-figure scoring were Logan Iverson with 13 and Kyle Griffith with 10.

Missoula Big Sky 6 16 16 13 — 51

Glacier 16 18 14 16 — 64

MISSOULA BIG SKY — Jay Owens 6-10 2-5 15, Olan Donaldson 3-4 0-0 6, Ethan Donaldosn 2-7 3-3 7, Jesson Preston 4-8 0-0 9, Cole Baker 2-12 0-0 4, RJ LaValley 0-3 0-0 0, Colin Bingham 3-5 2-4 8, Alex Mustard 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 21-52 7-12 51.

GLACIER — Kyle Griffith 4-8 2-2 10, Evan Epperly 3-9 0-0 6, Logan Iverson 6-12 1-1 13, Matt Peters 2-6 1-2 5, Ryan Edwards 10-11 0-0 20, Charlie Obermiller 1-2 3-4 5, Reid Siderius 0-0 2-2 2, Bryan Michaels 1-6 1-2 4, Kalen Reed 0-0 0-0 0, Nate Brown 0-1 0-1 0, James Cutler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 27-55 10-14 64.

3-point goals: Big Sky, Owens 1-3, Preston 1-3, E. Donaldson 0-1, Baker 0-1, LaValley 0-2, Mustard 0-1; Glacier, Griffith 0-1, Epperly 0-2, Iverson 0-2, Peters 0-1, Obermiller 0-1, Michaels 0-3. Rebounds: Big Sky 23 (Owens 5, E. Donaldson 5, Baker 5), Glacier 38 (Edwards 14, Iverson 7); Assists: Big Sky 8 (Baker 4), Glacier 11 (Epperly 6); Steals: Big Sky 10 (Baker 4), Glacier 9 (Michaels 2, Epperly 2); Turnovers: Big Sky 18, Glacier 20; Team fouls: Big Sky 16, Glacier 10; Fouled out: None.

Bigfork 77,

Thompson Falls 32

BIGFORK —Logan Lamm had a monster game in the paint for Bigfork with 15 rebounds and he also scored five points as Bigfork finished District 7B play by thumping Thompson Falls.

Top-ranked Bigfork (14-4, 8-0) exploded for 22 points in the opening quarter and 23 in the third.

Colter Trent netted 24 points for the Vikings and Christian Evans was next with 13.

Thompson Falls 11 7 11 3 — 32

Bigfork 22 19 23 13 — 77

THOMPSON FALLS — Dylan Vaught 3, Baptiste Synaeve 5, Ross Dalby 5, Dominique Holt 11, Trais Holsington 6, Tyler Bates 2.

BIGFORK — Austin Jordt 7, Seth Roessmann 9, Colter Trent 24, Chris Landon 8, Josh Sandry 3, Logan Lamm 5, Tyler Kirby 4, Christian Evans 13, Ryder Trent 4.

Polson 54, Libby 44

POLSON — Riley Sampson scored 19 points and Cedrick Smith scored 16 as Polson topped Libby in Northwestern A action.

The Pirates (6-10, 1-5) were 8 of 10 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to close it out.

Kraig Nelson scored 18 and Jared Winslow followed with 10 to pace Libby (7-10, 1-6).

Libby 15 9 9 11 — 44

Polson 5 17 14 18 — 54

LIBBY — Collin Johnson 2, Dan Leggins 8, Will Reichel 2, Jared Winslow 10, Barak Lapka 2, Kraig Nelson 18, Tarasik Krisanov 2.

POLSON — Cedrick Smith 16, Will Davey 7, Cedric Earthboy 2, Dylan Kelley 2, Chris McDonald 2, Hayden Congdon 6, Riley Sampson 19.

Girls

Missoula Sentinel 54, Flathead 36

MISSOULA — Top-ranked Missoula Sentinel rebounded from a loss earlier in the week at Glacier to beat Flathead in a Western AA contest.

Sentinel (15-1, 7-1) held a 23-11 halftime lead on Flathead and never was challenged in the final half.

Emma Andrews topped Flathead (7-7, 3-5) in scoring with 11 points.

Amanda Bearmedicine had 14 points for Sentinel.

Flathead 5 6 9 16 — 36

Sentinel 12 11 16 15 — 54

Flathead — Emma Andrews 3 3-4 11, Dani Davis 1 1-2 3, Emily Russell 1 2-2 4, Tana Fountain 1 0-0 2, Jessika Abbrescia 1 6-8 8, Jenessa Heine 3 2-3 8. Totals 9 14-19 36.

Missoula Sentinel — Liz Harper 3 0-0 6, Maddie Keast 5 0-0 10, Lexi Steele 1 1-2 3, Olivia Roberts 3 0-1 6, Sam Harper 2 2-2 6, Darbi Anderson 3 0-2 6, Amanda Bearmedicine 5 4-4 14, Haley Rogers 1 1-2 3, Chloe Gendrow 1 0-0 2.

3-point goals – Flathead 2 (Andrews 2), Sentinel 0. Total fouls – Flathead 13, Sentinel 18. Fouled out – None. Rebounds – Flathead 30 (Heine 7, Abbrescia 7, Andrews 7), Sentinel 35 (Roberts 9, Keast 8). Turnovers – Flathead 13, Sentinel 11.

Glacier 66,

Missoula Big Sky 53

MISSOULA — Cassi Hashley scored a career-best 29 points in leading Glacier to a Western AA victory over Missoula Big Sky. Hashley had two 3s in the contest.

Fifth-ranked Glacier (13-3, 6-2) enjoyed a 10-point edge after eight minutes of play and led 32-23 at the half.

The Wolfpack hit 17 of 24 foul shots.

Glacier 17 15 16 18 — 66

Big Sky 7 16 13 17 — 53

GLACIER — Hailee Bennett 2 5-6 9, Rachel Chery 2 0-0 4, Hannah Atlee 2 0-0 4, Kailea Vaudt 2 3-4 5, Kirstyn Haugenoe 2 2-2 4, Cassi Hashley 11 5-7 29, Katie Wiley 3 0-0 7, Tessa Krueger 1 2-5 4. Totals 24 17-24 66.

MISSOULA BIG SKY — Dani Baker 2 1 5-8 12, Maddy Shaide 1 0-0 2, Kendra Joyce 2 3 4-4 14, Kelsey Donnelly 1 0-0 2, Jenna Sedgwick 3 4-6 10, Sidney Davis 4 3-4 11, Anna Gragg 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 16-22 53.

3-point goals – Glacier 3 (Hashley 2), Big Sky 4 (Joyce 3). Total fouls – Glacier 17, Big Sky 17. Fouled out – Davis.

Columbia Falls 67, Whitefish 25

COLUMBIA FALLS — Top-ranked Columbia Falls stayed perfect in Northwestern A play with a lopsided win over rival Whitefish.

Columbia Falls (14-3, 7-0) bolted to a 19-0 advantage to start the game.

Haley Belgarde and Winter Kemppainen had double-doubles for Columbia Falls with 16 points and 16 rebounds and 10 points and 10 rebounds, respectively.

Kathrin Jetty poured in a career high 12 points.

Allie Schulz topped Whitefish with six points.

“I’m sure happy with the way the girls are playing,” Columbia Falls coach Cary Finberg said.

“We want to continue building momentum for the tournament.”

Whitefish 0 8 12 5 — 25

Columbia Falls 19 18 13 17 — 67

WHITEFISH — Melissa Poe 2, Margot Meyers 3, Ashlee Brewer 5, Allie Schulz 6, Maura Kalbfleisch 3, Lauren Cain 2, Shannon Craft 4.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Summer Burlage 2, Ciera Finberg 6, Miranda Livingston 2, Tori Price 5, Kathrin Jetty 12, Hope Burlage 6, Andrea Getts 2, Winter Kemppainen 10, Ellie Johnson 4, Ally Gimbel 2, Haley Belgarde 16.

Polson 49, Libby 32

POLSON — Malia Hamel hit four 3s and finished with 17 points to power Polson to a Northwestern A win over Libby.

Polson (6-10, 3-3) held an 18-6 lead after eight minutes and led 30-24 at intermission.

Hannah England also had four 3s and wound up with 13 points for Libby. Hailey Craig added 10 for the Loggers.

Libby 6 18 4 4 — 32

Polson 18 12 12 7 — 49

LIBBY — Kaitlyn Gilder 2, Hannah England 13, Hailey Craig 10, Gavy Oliver 2, Hailley Moe 2, Dayln Germany 2, Devon Gallagher 1.

POLSON — Mackenzie Banner 6, Malia Hamel 17, Tegan Bauer 5, Jaylin Kenney 1, Jessica Bagnell 5, Hallie Hovenkotter 5, Heidi Rausch 7, Skyla Krantz 1, Kaelen Wall 2.

Bigfork 58,

Thompson Falls 43

THOMPSON FALLS — Bigfork rebounded from a 21-7 first-quarter deficit to whip Thompson Falls in a District 7B contest.

Tessa Robertson tallied 19 points to spark the Valkyries. Marissa Hiza chipped in 12 points for Bigfork (6-12, 4-4).

Logan Beckman had 16 points for the Bluehawks (5-3, 10-8).

Bigfork 7 21 15 15 — 58

Thompson Falls 21 6 5 11 — 43

BIGFORK – Stevi Siloti 2, Mattie McAnally 7, Marissa Hiza 12, Riley Coleman 1, Shelby Scoggins 6, Josie Spoklie 5, Tessa Robertson 19, Miranda Campbell 2, Kallister Meagher 4.

THOMPSON FALLS – Shey Hannum 10, Kelsey Fitchett 11, Angela Padden 2, Aylor Anderson 1, Allison Vaught 3, Logan Beckman 16.