Flathead battled all the way with Missoula Big Sky on Saturday afternoon, but the Bravettes came up two-point short in falling to the Eagles 35-33 at Flathead High School in girls Western AA division basketball play.

Flathead had the ball with 26 remaining, worked for a good look, but missed a shot as Big Sky escaped with the victory.

“It was a good game,” Flathead coach Lisa Hendrickson said. “A lot of people stepped up. We had good contributions from everybody.”

Tiana Johnson led Flathead (4-12 overall, 0-8 league) in scoring with 10 points. Sierra Siblerud was next with eight.

Anna Gragg had 17 points for Big Sky.

Big Sky 5 6 13 11 — 35

Flathead 2 10 11 10 — 33

BIG SKY – Cassidy Pierce 0 0-0 0, Megan Sweeney 0 0-0 0, Kendall Mooney 2 5-8 10, Kelsi McEnaney 1 0-0 2, Kendall Rauk 1 1-6 3, McKenna Arledge 0 3-4 3, Anna Gragg 6 5-9 17. Totals 10 14-27 35.

FLATHEAD – Kylee Meredith 2 0-0 5, Mary Heaton 0 0-0 0, Sierra Siblerud 3 1-2 8, Bailey Nunn 0 0-0 0, Clara VandenBosch 1 2-2 5, Allison Gagnon 1 0-0 2, Taylor Henley 0 1-2 1, Tiana Johnson 1 7-8 10, Kylee Beccari 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 11-14 33.

3-point goals – Big Sky 1 (Mooney), Flathead 4 (Meredith, VandenBosch, Johnson, Siblerud). Total fouls – Big Sky 10, Flathead 16. Fouled out – Johnson. Rebounds – Big Sky 30, Flathead 21.

Columbia Falls 79,

Whitefish 35

WHITEFISH— Columbia Falls more than doubled Whitefish’s score in the first quarter and kept pace in a Northwestern A conference blowout.

Peyton Kehr scored 23 points to lead the Wildkats, who led Whitefish 22-10 after the first quarter and 43-18 at half. Kiara Burlage added 14 points and Sydney Hovde 13 for Columbia Falls.

Dani Douglas had 11 points to lead Whitefish.

Columbia Falls 22 21 20 16 — 79

Whitefish 10 8 12 5 — 35

COLUMBIA FALLS—Katie Price 2, Sydney Grilley 2, Jannah Gedlaman 2, Cydney Finberg 6, Ellie Johnson 2, Peyton Kehr 23, Ryley Kehr 6, Kiara Burlage 14, Allyson Gimbel 9, Sydney Hovde 13.

WHITEFISH—Dani Douglas 11, Coral Schulz 7, Allie Schulz 9, Haley Nicholson 2, Makenna Benbrook 2, Allix Larsen 4.

Polson 42, Libby 38

LIBBY — Libby opened the game on a 12-0 run before Polson stormed back to claim the nonconference victory.

Brenna Clarke knocked down 12 points to pace Polson.

Abby Ennenga was the high-point scorer for Libby with 10. Shannon Reny was next with nine.

Polson 0 14 10 18 — 42

Libby 12 7 10 9 — 38

POLSON — Makenna Weltz 3, Marlee Congdon 1, Lauren Lefthand 9, Kaelyn Smith 7, Brenna Clarke 12, Nichole Lake 8, Mollie Fisher 2.

LIBBY — Ashley Walker 2, Trinity Wallace 7, Madisen Monigold 3, Abby Ennenga 10, Jayden Winslow 7, Shannon Reny 9.

Boys

Glacier 53,

Missoula Sentinel 38

MISSOULA — Glacier outscored Missoula Sentinel in each of the final three quarters to pick up the Western AA victory.

Down 10-7 after eight minutes of play, Glacier ripped off 19 points in the second quarter for a 26-21 halftime lead.

Glacier outscored Sentinel 27-17 after that.

Blayne Bailey had 17 points for Glacier. Tadan Gillman tossed in 12 and Noah Lindsay netted 11.

Glacier 7 19 14 13 — 53

Sentinel 10 11 10 7 — 38

GLACIER – Blayne Bailey 6 4-5 17, Drake Dulin 0 0-0 0, Noah Lindsay 2 7-9 11, Jake Willich 2 1-1 5, Dylan Ruggles 1 3-4 6, John Learn 0 0-0 0, Pat O’Connell 1 0-0 2, Tadan Gilman 4 1-2 12. Totals 16 16-21 53.

SENTINEL – Wacey Thompson 0 0-0 0, Sam Beighle 2 3-4 7, Mitch Roberts 6 1-1 15, Will Mytty 2 0-0 5, Mitch Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Bridger Deden 0 3-4 3, Ethan Jones 1 0-2 2, Griffin Line 2 0-0 4. Totals 14 7-11 38.

3-point goals – Glacier 5 (Gilman 3, Bailey, Ruggles), Sentinel 3 (Roberts 2, Mytty). Total fouls – Glacier 18, Sentinel 17. Fouled out – Deden. Rebounds – Glacier 28 (Bailey 9, Lindsay 9), Sentinel 18 (Beighle 5).

Missoula Big Sky 53,

Flathead 28

MISSOULA — Flathead struggled offensively in the first and third quarter and never recovered in falling to Missoula Big Sky in Western AA play.

Flathead was outscored in those quarters 30-7.

Tyler Johnson and Kye AuClaire both had seven points to top Flathead in scoring.

Flathead 2 11 5 10 — 28

Big Sky 11 14 19 9 — 53

FLATHEAD – Matthew Marshall 2 0-0 4, Seth Adolph 0 1-6 1, Cade White 0 1-2 1, Kye AuClaire 1 5-8 7, Wyatt Smith 1 0-0 2, Tyler Johnson 1 4-6 7, Sam Elliott 2 0-0 4, Micah Bucy 1 0-0 2. Totals 8 11-22 28.

BIG SKY – Alex Simmons 2 3-4 7, Jake Tabish 7 8-8 22, Nick Yovetich 4 1-2 9, Seamus Lucostic 0 1-2 1, Drew Sheridan 3 0-0 9, Mike Banna 1 1-2 3, Josh Malone 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 14-18 53.

3-point goals – Flathead 1 (Johnson), Big Sky 3 (Sheridan). Total fouls – Flathead 17, Big Sky 19. Fouled out – none.

Polson 54, Libby 48

LIBBY — Polson rode a quick start to a nonconference victory over Libby.

Jeremiah NorthPiegan and Matthew Rensvold led Polson offensively with 15 and 12 points, respectively.

Jonny Cielak had 15 for Libby and Erik Lauer finished with 10.

Polson 18 8 12 16 — 54

Libby 9 9 12 18 — 48

POLSON — Jvon Niemeyer 3, Payton Lefthand 7, Tanner Wilson 8, Shade Main 4, Matthew Rensvold 12, Jeremiah NorthPiegan 15, Julian Jones 5.

LIBBY — Jonny Cielak 15, Ryggs Johston 7, Anthony Johnson 8, Jason Brant 2, Colin Maloney 5, Erik Lauer 10, Brandon Sadewasser 1.

Troy 62, St. Ignatius 52

TROY — Troy wrapped up regular-season play with a Class B nonconference victory over St. Ignatius.

Sean Opland scored 17 points and Kolton Winebark 16 for Troy.

St. Ignatius 14 18 9 11 — 52

Troy 14 17 15 16 — 62

ST. IGNATIUS — Nick Durglo 18, Matt Beedo 2, Tate Weingart 4, Isaac Alexander 6, Bill VonHoltum 14, Tyler Spidell 8.

TROY — Zach Cotton 3, Dillon Savage 8, Tucker Winn 6, Adam Tallmadge 6, Sean Opland 17, Mason Chapel 3, Kolton Winebark 16, Trinity Rice 3.

Whitefish 48,

Columbia Falls 45

WHITEFISH — Whitefish hit a 3 at the buzzer to slip by Columbia Falls in a Northwest A contest.

Austin Green had 12 points for Columbia Falls.

Derek Kastella had 17 points and Jacob Henry 10 for Whitefish.

Columbia Falls 12 11 12 10 — 45

Whitefish 15 8 12 13 — 48

COLUMBIA FALLS — Nathan Riley 9, Austin Green 12, Tyler Murphy 4, Steven DeCamp 8, Dakota Bridwell 2, Matthew Morrison 3, Mason Tucker 7.

WHITEFISH — Jansen Anderson 9, Derek Kastella 17, Jacob Henry 10, Matt Brewer 5, Luke May 2, Sawyer Silliker 5.