Cunningham leads CMR boys over Flathead

GREAT FALLS — Ben Cunningham scored 13 of his 20 points in the first half to lead CMR to a 61-50 victory over Flathead in AA boys basketball Saturday afternoon. 

Caleb Taylor added 10 points for the Rustlers, eight coming in the second half. Carson Pike, who hit a buzzer-beating three against Glacier Friday, and Miles Duda added 9 each. 

Ben Reichner led the Braves (1-1) with 12 points, going 4-4 from the line and making two 3-pointers. Lance Schneller scored nine points, Max Shostak added another eight. 

CMR (2-0) jumped out to a 17-12 lead by the end of the first period. By halftime, the Braves trailed 33-23. 

Flathead scored 13 points in the third and fourth quarters. They finished the game 11-17 from the stripe.  

The Braves return home next weekend to Gallatin on Friday at 7 p.m. and Bozeman on Saturday at 2 p.m. 

Flathead    12    11    13    13    —     50 

CMR    17    16    14    14    —    61     

FLATHEAD — Sam McConnell 0 0-0 0, Benny Forman 0 0-0 0, Eli Coopman 2 1-2 5, Ollie Rosenberg 1 0-0 3, Ben Reichner 3 4-4 12, Lance Schneller 4 1-2 9, Karson Johnston 0 0-0 0, Hunter Fann 0 0-0 0, Reece Brotherton 0 0-0 0, Boston Case 2 1-2 6, Max Shostak 2 3-3 8, Kyler Kossman 3 1-4 7. Totals 17 11-17 50. 

GREAT FALLS CMR — Blake Bendel 2 0-0 4, Roman Block 0 0-0 0, Drew Etcheberry 0-00-0, Jaxon Dixon 0 0-0 0, Caleb Taylor 5 0-0 10, Carson Pike 4 0-0 9, Ben Cunningham 8 2-2 20, Ethan Young 0 0-0 0, Ruben Chevis 2 0-0 5, Rochrich Soldano 2 0-2 4, Miles Duda 4 1-4 9. Totals 27 3-8 61.  

3-point goals — Flathead 5 (Reichner 2, Rosenberg, Case, Shostak) CMR 4 (Cunningham 2, Pike, Chevis) Fouls — Flathead 13, CMR 16. Fouled out — none.