CMR bests Glacier girls in season opener
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Kiera Mapes and Ella Cron combined for 25 points to lift Great Falls CMR past the Glacier girls 70-40 on Friday evening in AA girls basketball at the Wolf Den.
Glacier’s Karley Allen finished with 18 points, sinking three 3-pointers, but an early deficit proved to be too much.
CMR wasted no time setting the tone. They forced early turnovers and that led to multiple transition points and a 20-5 first quarter lead.
Glacier responded in the second quarter, settling more into the offense and improving their ball movement. Behind Allen and Olivia Warriner the Wolfpack closed the half on a 8-0 run, trailing 35-20 into the break.
The Rustlers opened the third quarter on a 7-0 run to remove any doubt. Nine different CMR players scored.
Glacier coach Amanda Cram emphasized growth over the final score. With injuries and several players stepping into varsity roles for the first time, she viewed the night as part of the process.
“We knew that this was going to be, in some respect, a rebuilding year,” Cram said. “We brought a lot of kids up who weren’t even on JV, and I'm proud of their effort.”
Cram pointed to the team’s willingness to adjust and learn throughout the game, particularly against a physical and seasoned opponent.
“I thought they made the adjustments that I wanted them to make, and we tried different things. It certainly was a night that we learned.”
CMR 20 15 21 14 — 70
Glacier 5 15 11 9 — 40
GREAT FALLS CMR — Steely Stubblefield 1 0-0 2, Sophia Couno 0 0-2 0, Carrina Kaluza 3 0-0 9, Rilee Maves 3 2-4 8, Rylee Virts 0 0-0 0, Mia Larson 0 0-0 0, Kiera Mapes 5 2-3 13, Kenna Christensen 2 0-0 5, Zoe Holm 1 2-2 4, Kayla Schultz 3 2-3 9, Ella Cron 5 2-2 12, Madaline Stump 3 0-0 8. Totals 27 10-16 70.
GLACIER — Nika Wangerin 2 0-0 4, Lucy Holloway 1 0-0 2, Karley Allen 5 5-6 18, Miley Fritz 0 0-0 0, Remi Osler 3 1-1 7, Olivia Warriner 2 1-2 6, Alauna Hagen 0 1-2 1, Ava Grady 0 0-0 0, Addison Brisendine 0 0-0 0, Clara Ahner 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 7-11 40.
3-point field goals — CMR 6 (Kaluza 1, Mapes 1, Christensen 1, Schultz 1, Stump 2) Glacier 4 (Allen 3, Warriner 1) Fouls — CMR 14, Glacier 13.
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