Helena girls overtake Bravette in fourth quarter

HELENA — McKenna Pipinich scored 21 and Dakota Lieberg added 20 and Helena High used a big fourth quarter to pull away for a 66-54 victory over Flathead in Western AA girls basketball Friday.

Lauryn Lieberg tallied 16 for the Bengals (4-7 overall, 2-4 in the Western AA), who outscored Flathead 23-8 in the final eight minutes. 

Brynn Kossman led the Bravettes with 15 points, while Grace Gall added 12 including a pair of 3-pointers. Caitlin Converse tallied 10. 

Flathead (2-9, 1-5 in league) led 46-43 heading into the final quarter. 

Flathead    11    16    19    8    -    54 

Helena    15    14    14    23    -    66

FLATHEAD — Reese Rosenberg 1 4-4 6, Teagen Flint 0 1-4 1, Gracie Mae Kilmer 0 0-0 0, Tayler Greene 1 0-0 2, Caitlin Converse 3 3-6 10, Brynn Kossman 5 5-10 15, Grace Gall 5 0-2 12, Lexi Herion 3 2-2 8. Totals 18 15-28 54. 

HELENA — Lauryn Lieberg 6 3-4 16, Dakota Lieberg 7 1-2 20, Alexa Lundstrom 0 0-0 0, McKenna Pipinich 9 1-2 21, Kortney McKay 0 1-2 1, Izzy Lundstrom 0 0-0 0, Emmie Beringham 0 3-4 3, Cassidy Smith 2 0-0 5, Greata Petersen 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 9-14 66. 

3-point goals — Flathead 3 (Gall 2, Converse), Helena 9 (D Lieberg 5, Pipinich 2, Smith, L Lieberg). Fouls — Flathead 14, Helena 25. Fouled out — Petersen.