Margaret Schulte and the Bison took control in the third quarter and never looked back.

Schulte finished with 17 points, 14 coming in the aforementioned third frame and Great Falls pulled away for a 62-42 victory over Glacier in AA girls basketball Saturday at the Wolf Den. 

“Hats off to Great Falls, they nailed some shots and they were just more aggressive,” Glacier coach Amanda Cram said. 

Scarlet Harris tallied 13 for the Bison, Kendall Gonser added eight. 

The Wolfpack started strong, jumping out to a 10-6 advantage midway through the first quarter. Karley Allen scored eight in the first frame for Glacier. The senior finished with a team-high 11 points. 

The Bison battled back to take their first lead at 19-18 as Gonser found the bottom of the net. Great Falls held on to a 23-22 advantage heading into the half. 

“I was super pleased with our first half, I thought the girls executed, exactly what our gameplan was, more disappointed in our third quarter,” Cram said. “The youth are not used to the type of energy we need to come out of halftime.” 

The Bison added the first four points of the third quarter before Olivia Warriner knocked down a 3-pointer to make it 27-25. Warriner had 11 points for the Wolfpack. 

Great Falls took control from there. 

The Bison sparked a 22-2 run to close out the frame, headlined by a 9-0 spurt for Schulte. 

Harris got to the basket early in the fourth to give Great Falls its largest lead of the day at 55-30. 

“If anything, this is going to make us more prepared for when conference play comes, that’s why we just want to keep after it,” Cram said. 

Glacier cut the deficit down to 60-40 thanks to a pair of free throws from Clara Ahner, but the Wolfpack got no closer. 

“We have had some good energizers from JV and we still need to develop them, but what I really enjoy is that it doesn’t matter if it is a JV player or a varsity player, everyone is willing to do the work,” Cram said. 

The Wolfpack girls head on the road for matchups against Bozeman on Friday at 7 p.m. and Gallatin on Saturday at 1 p.m. 

Great Falls    8    15    26    13    -    62 

Glacier    13    9    5    15    -    42

GREAT FALLS — Aunika Clemons 1 0-0 2, Magaret Schulte 5 3-4 17, Ashley Little 2 0-0 4, Tatum Swingley 1 2-2 4, Steele Harris 6 1-10 13, Paetyn Mora 0 0-0 0, Kendall Gonser 3 3-5 8, Harper Dirk 1 2-4 4, Taylee Hodke 1 0-0 3, Mia Cerna 3 0-1 7, Aza Trombley 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 11-26 62. 

GLACIER — Nika Wangerin 0 1-2 1, Lucy Holloway 0 0-0 0, Karley Allen 2 7-9 11, Miley Fritz 1 0-0 3, Remi Osler 3 2-4 8. Olivia Warriner 3 4-7 11, Alauna Hagen 0 1-4 1, Addison Brisendine 2 0-0 4, Ava Grady 0 1-2 1, Clara Ahner 0 2-2 2. Totals 11 16-28 42. 

3-point goals — Great Falls 6 (Schulte 4, Hodke, Cerna) Glacier 3 (Allen, Fritz, Warriner). Fouls — Great Falls 23, Glacier 16. Fouled out — Dirk.