Glacier never recovered from a slow start as Helena Capital pulled out a 54-50 Western AA girls basketball victory Friday night at Glacier High School.

Capital outscored Glacier 13-3 in the second quarter to take a 30-17 halftime lead.

“Give credit to Capital, they came out in the first half and we didn’t play very well for 16 minutes,” Glacier coach Kris Salonen said.

“We came back (in the second half). I’m proud of the girls for that. They battled, got within one with two minutes to go. Capital made some free throws and Jaden Pallister hit a big 3 with a minute to go.”

Glacier (9-4 overall, 3-2 league) wound up four-points short.

Pallister led Capital offensively with 16 points. Mary Bruggman added 12.

Hailee Bennett did the bulk of Glacier’s scoring with 23 points. Taylor Salonen chipped in 13.

Capital (6-7, 1-5) held a big edge on the boards, 23-12.

“There it is,” Salonen said.

“There’s the game right there.”

Glacier is back in action today hosting Helena High at 2:30 p.m.

Helena Capital 17 13 8 16 — 54

Glacier 14 3 14 19 — 50

HELENA CAPITAL — Jaden Pallister 5-9 4-7 16, Madi Quick 1-1 2-2 5, Mary Bruggman 4-5 4-4 12, Kyra Dawes 0-2 0-0 0, Savanna Bignell 2-6 4-6 9, Audrey McMaster 0-2 0-0 0, Megan Lindbo 1-2 0-0 2, Abbie Witham 1-1 0-0 2, Sydney Sheridan 0-2 0-0 0, Taylor Sullivan 3-4 2-5 8. Totals: 17-34 16-24 54.

GLACIER — Taylor Salonen 4-12, 2-2 13, Anna Schrade 1-2 1-2 3, Nikki Krueger 1-3 0-0 2, Courtney Mitchell 1-3 0-0 2, Hailee Bennett 7-13 6-8 23, Ahna Kreitinger 0-1 1-2 1, Hailey Ruggles 1-1 0-0 2, Kali Gulick2-2 0-0 4. Totals: 17-37 10-14 50.

3-point goals: Capital 4-13 (Pallister 2-4, Quick 1-1, Bignell 1-3, McMaster 0-2, Lindbo 0-1, Sheridan 0-2); Glacier 6-18 (Salonen 3-8, Krueger 0-1, Bennett 3-9); Rebounds: Capital 23 (Pallister 6); Glacier 12 (Krueger 4); Turnovers: Capital 18,; Glacier 11; Steals: Capital 7 (Bruggman 2, Bignell 2); Glacier 7 (Krueger 2, Mitchell 2, Bennett 2); Assists: Capital 11 (Bignell 4); Glacier 10 (Salonen 3); Total fouls: Capital 13, Glacier 19; Fouled out: None.

Helena 57, Flathead 30

The Bravettes struggled to shoot from all over the court in a lopsided Western AA loss at home to Helena High.

Flathead (4-9, 0-5 Western AA) shot under 17 percent from the field, made just 2 of 17 3-point attempts and even missed 11 of 21 free throws. The Bravettes also turned the ball over 20 times.

“We’re going to have to take care of the ball and we just have to put the ball in the hole,” Flathead coach Lisa Hendrickson said. “We definitely got more opportunities today, which I was happy about, we just have to learn how to finish.”

Tiana Johnson led Flathead with 14 points. The junior also added a team-high nine rebounds.

Kamden Hilborn led Helena (10-3, 4-1) with 12 points.

The Bravettes host Helena Capital at 2:30 p.m. today.

Helena 13 14 12 18 — 57

Flathead 5 8 8 9 — 30

HELENA — Sam Holman 10, Kendra Kloker 7, Hailey Crawford 8, Kamden Hilborn 12, Shanna Floerchinger 9, Taelyr Krantz 7, Kinda Dunlap 4. Totals — 19 16-30 57.

FLATHEAD — Kylee Meredith 0 0-0 0, Mary Heaton 1 1-3 3, Sierra Siblerud 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Gillespie 2 4-4 8, Cadelyn Nunn 2 0-0 5, Tiana Johnson 4 5-8 14, Liz Lorentz 0 0-4 0, Kylee Beccari 0 0-2 0. Totals — 9 10-21 30.

3-point field goals — Helena 3-12 (Kloker 2, Holman 1), Flathead 2-17 (Johnson 1-8, Nunn 1-1). Rebounds — Helena 32, Flathead 34. Assists — Helena 9, Flathead 8. Turnovers — Helena 7, Flathead 20. Total fouls — Helena 15, Flathead 18. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None.

Bigfork 56, Troy 17

TROY — Bigfork jumped out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back in thumping Troy in a District 7B matchup.

Lana Berg led the way for Bigfork with stellar effort, scoring 21 points and pulling down 16 rebounds. Miranda Campbell was just as impressive with her 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Bigfork 12 19 12 13 — 56

Troy 0 4 3 10 — 17

BIGFORK — Haile Norred 5, Jaime Berg 5, Mattison McAnally 8, Lana Berg 21, Miranda Campbell 17.

TROY — Aurora Becquart 2, Alyssa Lewis 2, Allie Coldwell 5, Sami Rorich 2, Allie Brown 6.

Stillwater Christian 61, St. Ignatius 32

Dori Smith had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds as Stillwater (7-12) downed St. Ignatius in a nonconference contest at Stillwater Christian School.

Stillwater’s Serena Koch led all scorers with 21 points. Alisha Venman tallied 11 points and had six assists for the Cougars.

St. Ignatius 8 7 10 7 — 32

Stillwater 18 8 19 16 —61

ST. IGNATIUS — Sydney Castor 6, Bryar McCrea 8, Jordyn Eichert 7, Afton Brander 3, Pam Anderson 3, Ran Dee Charlo 5.

STILLWATER CHRISTIAN — Serena Koch 21, Adrianna Lambert 3, Dori Smith 18, Lulu Newmann 6, Chloe Erb 2, Alisha Venman 11.

Frenchtown 53, Libby 20

FRENCHTOWN — Class A Frenchtown held Class B Libby to single-digit scoring in all four quarter en route to an easy nonconference victory.

Shannon Reny led Libby, and all scorers, with 14 points.

Libby 6 5 5 4 — 20

Frenchtown 13 16 13 11 — 53

LIBBY – Ashley Walker 2, Trinity Wallace 2, Jayden Winslow 2, Shannon Reny 14.

FRENCHTOWN – Meg Delaney 2, Alivia Williams 11, Jordan Cole 2, Lexi Statlen 7, Kylie Willett 11, Alli Moe 5, Emilie Hinrichs 4, Dana Jacobs 5, Allie Hochhalter 6.

BOYS

Helena High 55, Flathead 34

HELENA — Logan Teegarden and Ragen Shein both scored 12 points and Taylor England totaled 11 as Helena High (8-5, 5-0) beat Flathead (3-10, 0-5) in a Western AA matchup.

Helena High, up 12-5 after the first quarter, led 27-15 at the half.

Bridger Johnson had nine points to lead Flathead in scoring.

Flathead plays at Helena Capital today.

Helena High 12 15 12 16 — 55

Flathead 5 10 8 11 — 34

Helena High – Logan Teegarden 4-7 0-1 12, Connor Matthews 1-4 0-0 2, Keair Adgerson 2-5 0-0 5, Taylor England 4-12 3-4 11, Jackson Thennis 1-5 1-2 4, Derek Jeneskens 2-5 1-4 6, AJ Kanthack 0-4 3-4 3, Ragen Shein 2-12 6-12 10, Kendall Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Gabe Walsh 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 17-56 14-25 55.

Flathead – Matthew Marshall 1-5 0-0 2, Seth Adolph 0-3 0-0 0, Cade White 0-2 0-0 0, Kye AuClaire 2-3 0-0 4, Wyatt Potter 2-4 0-0 6, Bridger Johnson 4-6 1-4 9, Ryan Skramovsky 0-0 0-0 0, Wyatt Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Johnson 2-11 0-0 4, Sam Elliott 1-2 2-3 4, Micah Bucy 2-5 1-1 5. Totals 14-41 4-8 34.

Helena Capital 52, Glacier 41

HELENA — Capital took advantage of a bad second quarter by Glacier to claim the Western AA win.

Capital (8-5, 3-3) outscored Glacier (4-9, 1-4) 11-3 in the second quarter for a 24-13 halftime lead.

John Learn was the lone Glacier player to scoring in double figures. He finished with 10.

Glacier plays at Helena High today.

Glacier 10 3 13 15 — 41

Capital 13 11 11 17 — 52

GLACIER — Blayne Bailey 1-3 2-2 4, Drake Dulin 2-5 2-2 7, Noah Lindsay 2-8 4-7 8, Jake Willich 0-2 0-0 0, Dylan Ruggles 1-2 2-2 4, John Learn 4-5 0-0 10, Pat O’Connell 0-0 2-4 2, Tadan Gilman 2-5 1-2 6, Jake Norberg 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 12-33 13-19 41.

CAPITAL (8-5, 3-3) — Matt McGinley 2-3 0-0 6, Danny Burton 2-3 0-2 6, Riley Lamb 0-1 0-0 0, Jason Welnel 0-0 0-0 0, Daniel O’Malley 5-7 3-6 13, Will Hunthausen 2-5 2-2 7, Trevor Larson 0-1 0-0 0, Bradley Haller 4-9 4-6 12, Connor Dowdy 3-3 0-3 6, Cody Lucas 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 18-32 11-21 52.

3-pointers - Gla 4-15 (Learn 2-2), CHS 5-12 (McGinley 2-2, Burton 2-3); Rebounds - Gla 18 (Bailey 7), CHS 26 (Haller 8, Dowdy 7); Assists - Gla 12 (Bailey 5), CHS 12 (O’Malley 3, three with 2); Turnovers - Gla 14, CHS 13; Fouls - Gla 22, CHS 15; Fouled out - None.

Bigfork 89, Troy 40

TROY — Bigfork exploded for 31 points in the opening quarter to romp past Troy in a District 7B game.

With the win, the Vikings clinched the district's regular season championship.

Bigfork led 47-23 at the half and outscored the hosts 42-17 in the second half.

Joseph Potkonjak led the scoring parade for Bigfork with 18 points. Adam Jordt had 15, Garrett Beville 14, George Gibson 13 and Logan Taylor 11.

Mason Chapel had 12 points for Troy and Dillon Savage scored 11.

Bigfork 31 16 22 20 — 89

Troy 11 12 10 7 — 40

BIGFORK – Anders Epperly 3, Adam Jordt 15, Joseph Potkonjak 18, Jon Landon 7, Logan Taylor 11, Levi Spanogle 6, George Gibson 13, Beau Santisteven 2, Garrett Beville 14.

TROY – Zach Cotton 3, Dillon Savage 11, Tucker Winn 3, Adam Tallmadge 9, Mason Chapel 12, Noah Caballero 2.

Stillwater Christian 60, St. Ignatius 56

Joe Hooker turned in a double-double with 11 rebounds and 10 points to help Stillwater Christian (17-2) slip by St. Ignatius in a nonconference matchup at Stillwater Christian School.

Isaac Neumann led the Cougars offensively with 15 points. BJ Bach was next with 14.

St. Ignatius 15 11 14 16 — 56

Stillwater Christian 8 18 17 17 — 60

St.Ignatius — Nick Durglo 14, Andrew Esslinger 6, Tate Weingart 8, Isaac Alexander 3, Bill von Holtum 17, Emilio Bravo 1, Tyler Spidel 7.

Stillwater Christian — Micah Friesen 3, Clayton Hashley 4, BJ Bach 14, Joe Hooker 10, Isaac Neumann 15, Rylee Metzger 5, Chasen Waltman 2, Bo Mackay 5, Daniel Fetveit 2.

Corvallis 64, Whitefish 54

CORVALLIS — Corvallis outscored Whitefish 32-24 in the second half to claim the Class A nonconference victory.

Derek Kastella scored 24 points to pace Whitefish. Sawyer Silliker tossed in 15.

Whitefish 10 20 12 12 — 54

Corvallis 13 19 15 17 — 64

WHITEFISH – James Sampson 1, Derek Kastella 24, Jacob Henry 7, Matt Brewer 2, Luke May 3, Sawyer Silliker 15, Dillon Botner 2.

CORVALLIS – Danner Miller 2, Dillon Lewis 3, Caleb Powell 9, Jacob Albright 2, Spencer Jessop 5, Tyler Nixon 18, Justin Catanach 7, Chase Jessop 14, Tannon Allred 4.

Libby 72, Frenchtown 63

FRENCHTOWN — Class B Libby used a fast start to take control and rolled form there for a nonconference win over Class A Frenchtown.

Ryggs Johnston poured in 25 points to pace Libby. Erik Lauer had 13 and Anthony Johnson 10.

Libby 22 15 19 16 — 72

Frenchtown 15 17 14 17 — 63

LIBBY – Jonny Cielak 3, Ryggs Johnston 25, Zander Petersen 2, Anthony Johnson 10, Jason Brant 6, Colin Maloney 6, Erik Lauer 13, Brandon Sadewasser 7.

FRENCHTOWN – Ethan Pyron 4, Jacob Price 10, Andy Brooks 2, Kyle Smith 5, Brandon Rasor 13, Tyson Lucier 2, Austin Means 11, Andrew King 16.