Class AA state girls: Billings Senior slips past Wolfpack
The Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 10 months AGO
BILLINGS — Billings Senior outscored Glacier 30-16 in the middle two quarter to post a 50-41 consolation victory on Saturday morning at the Class AA state girls basketball tournament.
Glacier held a 17-14 lead after eight minutes, but struggled offensively for the remainder of play.
Cassi Hashley closed out her Wolfpack career by scoring a game-high 24 points and pulling down 13 rebounds.
Jordyn Wagner and Alli Kieckbusch both scored 12 points to lead Senior.
Glacier, which claimed its first-ever state tournament win on Thursday, a 47-46 victory over Great Falls High, dropped its next two. The Wolfpack finished the season with a 16-8 overall record.
In the trophy games on Saturday, second-ranked Missoula Sentinel defeated Billings West 48-30 to claim its third-straight state championship.
Olivia Roberts tallied 18 points for the Spartans and Sam Harper added 12.
West defeated Sentinel in the 2011 championship game.
In the third-place contest, top-ranked Helena Capital lost to Billings Senior, 51-40.
The Bruins dropped two straight at state.
Loser Out
Billings Senior 50, Glacier 41
Glacier 17 8 8 8 — 41
Senior 14 15 15 6 — 50
Glacier (16-8) — Hannah Atlee 3-3 0-0 6, Katie Wiley 0-2 0-0 0, Cassi Hashley 10-15 4-5 24, Hailey Bennett 2-10 2-2 7, Taylor Loomis 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor Salonen 0-3 0-0 0, Katie Thomas 1-2 0-0 2, Brielle Baugarner 0-1 0-0 0, Tessa Krueger 1-2 0-0 2, Ali Wiliams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 17-40 6-7 41. 3-point goals: 1-10 (Bennett 1). Fouls: 22. Fouled out: Bennett. Rebounds: 29 (Hashley 13). Assists: 8 (Bennett 4). Blocks: 2 (Bennett 1, Salonen 1). Steals: 8 (Hashley 3). Turnovers: 21.
Billings Senior (18-6) — Sara Heard 2-5 1-2 5, Kortney McNeil 2-7 1-2 6, Alli Kieckbusch 4-12 3-4 12, Jordyn Wagner 4-11 1-2 12, Hannah Nessan 0-0 0-0 0, Jeanann Lemelin 1-4 0-3 2, Taylor Mims 3-6 3-6 9, Jace Henderson 0-7 4-7 4. Totals: 16-52 13-26 50. 3-point goals: 5-19 (McNeil 1, Kieckbusch 1, Wagner 3). Fouls: 8. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 26 (Henderson 7). Assists: 10 (Henderson 4). Blocks: 4 (Mims 3). Steals: 14 (Henderson 4). Turnovers: 9.
Helena Capital 44, Great Falls 37
Capital 11 6 9 18 — 44
Great Falls 1 3 15 18 — 37
Helena Capital (21-3) — Michaela Dowdy 4-4 7-8 15, Kasidee Campbell 1-2 0-0 3, Kami McLean 0-0 0-0 0, Kallie Herrera 0-2 0-0 0, Rayna Pilgeram 0-1 0-1 0, McKenzie Johnston 4-10 6-10 14, Sierra Bignell 1-2 4-5 6, Tjaden Pallister 1-4 0-0 2, Savanna Bignell 0-1 4-4 4. Totals: 11-26 21-28 44. 3-point goals: 1-10 (Campbell). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 29 (Dowdy 6, Johnston 6). Assists: 8 (Johnston 2, Sa. Bignell 2). Blocks: 1 (Dowdy). Steals: 10 (Johnston 3). Turnovers: 20.
Great Falls (19-5) —- Lizzy Klinker 2-3 1-4 5, Brooke Dart 0-1 0-0 0, Gabby Fought 0-2 0-0 0, Nora Klick 2-11 0-0 4, Mercedes Bourgeau 1-4 2-2 5, LynDee Feisthamel 0-0 0-0 0, Mikaela Kynett 0-1 0-1 0, Markaela Francis 4-7 4-6 12, Hannah Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor Kumm 3-9 2-4 11, Natalie Klinker 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 12-40 9-17 37. 3-point goals: 4-24 (Bourgeau 1, Kumm 3). Fouls: 26. Fouled out: L. Klinker, Klick. Rebounds: 23 (Klick 5). Assists: 9 (Kumm 4). Blocks: 2 (Klick 1, Francis 1). Steals: 15 (Bourgeau 4). Turnovers: 18.
Third Place
Billings Senior 51, Helena Capital 40
Senior 16 7 10 18 — 51
Capital 5 11 6 18 — 40
Billings Senior (19-6) — Sara Heard 2-5 0-0 5, Kortney McNeil 2-3 4-7 8, Alli Kieckbusch 4-5 2-2 12, Jordyn Wagner 1-5 0-0 3, Karina Bell 0-0 0-0 0, Jeanann Lemelin 0-4 2-2 2, Taylor Mims 5-7 1-2 11, Jace Henderson 2-5 6-7 10, Cierra Powell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 16-34 15-20 51. 3-point goals: 4-9 (Heard 1, Kieckbusch 2, Wagner 1). Fouls: 8. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 32 (Henderson 9). Assists: 9 (Henderson 4). Blocks: 3 (Mims 2). Steals: 6 (McNeil 3). Turnovers: 18.
Helena Capital (21-4) — Michaela Dowdy 0-4 2-2 2, Kasidee Campbell 1-3 0-1 2, Kami McLean 0-0 0-0 0, Kallie Herrera 0-1 0-0 0, Rayna Pilgeram 3-4 0-0 8, McKenzie Johnston 3-10 0-0 6, Sierra Bignell 4-11 1-4 10, Tjaden Pallister 3-4 0-0 7, Savanna Bignell 2-5 1-4 5. Totals: 16-42 4-11 40. 3-point goals: 4-11 (Pilgeram 2, Si. Bignell 1, Pallister 1). Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Johnston. Rebounds: 18 (Dowdy 4, Si. Bignell 4). Assists: 10 (Johnston 7). Blocks: 3 (Johnston 2). Steals: 11 (Sa. Bignell 5). Turnovers: 12.
Championship
Missoula Sentinel 48,
Billings West 30
West 9 11 3 7 — 30
Sentinel 17 14 13 4 — 48
Billings West (19-4) — Delaney Clement 0-0 0-2 0, Paige Vinger 3-5 1-1 7, Steph Boehm 1-9 0-0 3, Jessi Zuroff 1-5 0-2 3, Makenzie Shellnutt 0-2 1-4 1, Cody Rogers 2-3 0-0 4, Raegan Straus 0-1 0-0 0, Mika Robinson 4-11 3-4 12, Kendyl Boltz 0-0 0-0 0, Erin Schreibeis 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 11-39 5-13 30. 3-point goals: 3-15 (Zuroff 1-4, Boehm 1-5, Robinson 1-6). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: Schreibeis. Rebounds: 19 (Vinger 7). Assists: 7 (Vinger 2). Blocks: 1 (Vinger). Steals: 10 (Boehm 3). Turnovers: 12.
Missoula Sentinel (22-1) — Britt Wulff 0-0 1-2 1, Haley Rogers 1-2 0-0 2, Sydney Steele 0-0 0-2 0, Jill Madsen 0-0 0-1 0, Maddie Keast 0-1 0-0 0, Jess Henning 0-1 0-0 0, Lexi Steele 0-2 2-2 2, Shannon Worster 1-5 1-2 3, Olivia Roberts 6-10 5-6 18, Sam Harper 5-7 2-2 12, Emily Beach 5-6 0-0 10. Totals: 18-34 11-17 48. 3-point goals: 1-6 (Roberts 1-2, Rogers 0-1, Keast 0-1, Steele 0-2). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 32 (Roberts 9). Assists: 12 (Roberts 4). Blocks: 4 (Harper 3). Steals: 7 (Steele 2, Roberts 2). Turnovers: 19.
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