Bruins best Flathead boys
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HELENA — Landon Levang and Brett Buehler combined for 38 of the Bruins 60 points as Capital defeated Flathead 60-42 in Western AA boys' basketball on Friday evening.
Eli Coopman led Flathead (1-17 overall, 0-13 in Western AA games) with two triples to score 12 points. Ben Reichner and Boston Case added seven apiece, each knocking down a 3-pointer.
Capital (10-8, 7-6) led after the first quarter and extended the margin in the second after Levang swished two triples. Kobe Gamradt added another, outscoring Flathead 19-4 to take a 31-14 halftime lead.
Boston Case and Kyler Kossman accelerated the Braves in the third period with nine combined points, cutting the deficit to 11, 44-33.
Capital closed the game with three baskets from Brett Buehler and held Flathead to eight points in the final frame.
The Braves conclude their season on the road Saturday against Helena High at 2 p.m.
Capital 12 19 13 16 - 60
Flathead 10 4 20 8 - 42
HELENA CAPITAL — Kobe Gamradt 2 0-0 6, Joey Merganthaler 1 0-0 2, Kyle Bachmeier 0 0-1 1, Carson Toivonen 1 0-0 2, Landon Levang 6 5-8 20, Drew Almquist 1 0-0 2, Brett Buehler 8 3-4 19, Will Spotorno 4 0-1 8. Totals 22 9-15 60.
FLATHEAD — Sam McConnell 1 0-0 3, Benny Forman 0 0-0 0, Leum Saisbury 0 0-0 0, Eli Coopman 4 2-2 12, Ben Reichner 3 0-0 7, Lance Schneller 0 0-0 0, Karson Johnston 0 0-0 0, Hunter Fann 2 0-0 4, Liam Rech 0 0-0 0, Reece Brotherton 1 0-0 3, Boston Case 2 2-2 7 Max Shostak 0 0-0 0, Kyler Kossman 3 0-0 6. Totals 16 4-4 42.
3-point goals — Capital 3 (Levang 2, Bachmeier), Flathead 4 (Coopman 2, McConnell, Reichner, Case). Fouls — Capital 9, Flathead 14. Fouled out — none.