STEVENSVILLE – Dani Baker led the way and the Western AA Missoula Big Sky girls’ basketball team held off a late charge in downing Southwestern A Stevensville 43-40 on Tuesday evening.
Baker scored seven of her team-leading 14 points in the first quarter, when the Eagles sprinted to an 18-8 advantage.
Jesse Schafer came off the bench to score 10 for Big Sky, which shot a solid 13 for 16 from the free-throw line.
The Eagles (2-1) led 33-22 at the start of the fourth quarter, before the Yellowjackets rallied behind intense defense to pull close.
Stevensville senior Alycia Sims scored eight of her game-high 15 points over the final eight minutes. Carly Sebastian added 13 points with the help of a trio of 3-point buckets for the Yellowjackets, who slipped to 2-1.
Big Sky 18 5 10 10 – 43
Stevensville 8 10 4 18 – 40
BIG SKY – Dani Baker 4 5-5 14, Kendra Joyce 2 1-3 5, Kelsey Donnelly 2 0-0 4, Jenna Sedgwick 0 0-0 0, Sidney Davis 1 1-2 3, Maddy Shaide 3 0-0 7, Jesse Schafer 2 6-6 10. Totals 13 13-16 43.
STEVENSVILLE – Alycia Sims 4 3-5 15, Carly Sebastian 5 0-0 13, Kayla Peterson 2 1-3 5, Carly Vercruyssen 2 0-0 4, Bailey Vercruyssen 0 0-0 0, Courtney Tvedt 1 0-0 3. Totals 14 4-8 40.
3-point goals – Big Sky 2 (Baker, Shaide), Stevensville 5 (Sebastian 3, Sims, Tvedt). Total fouls – Big Sky 14, Stevensville 12. Fouled out – none.
Kalispell Glacier 59, Whitefish 14
At Kalispell, Kailea Vaudt scored 16 points and Cassi Hashley added 14 to lead the Class AA Wolfpack to a win over Class A Whitefish.
Katie Wiley netted another 12 for Glacier, which improved to 2-0.
The Wolfpack’s Hashley and Rachel Chery each came down with eight rebounds apiece.
The Bulldogs fell to 0-3 and were led by Maura Kalbfleisch, who knocked down the game’s only 3-pointer and finished with a team-high five points.
Simone Craft had four rebounds for Whitefish.
Whitefish 5 4 5 0 – 14
Glacier 20 18 10 11 – 59
WHITEFISH – Melissa Poe 0-7 0-0 0, Ashlee Brewer 1-3 1-3 3, Simone Craft 0-8 0-0 0, Maura Kalbfleisch 2-6 0-0 5, Shannon Craft 1-7 0-0 2, Sarah Latcham 0-0 0-0 0, Jess Baldonado 1-1 0-0 2, Brielle Birgensmith 1-4, 0-0 2. Totals 6-38 1-3 14.
GLACIER – Rachel Chery 0-6 0-0 0, Katie Wiley 5-9 2-2 12, Cassi Hashley 7-9 0-0 14, Hailee Bennett 1-7 0-0 2, Kailea Vaudt 7-10 2-3 16, Taylor Loomis 1-5 0-0 2, Hannah Atlee 3-4 1-2 7, Kirstyn Haugenoe 0-4 1-2 1, Kylie Peck 1-1 0-0 2, Katie Thomas 1-4 0-02, Anna Jenks 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 26-62 7-11 59.
3-point goals – Whitefish 1-2 (Kalbfleisch), Glacier 0-6. Total fouls – Whitefish 15, Glacier 8. Fouled out – none. Rebounds – Whitefish 24 (Craft 4), Glacier 47 (Chery, Hashley 8). Turnovers – Whitefish 23, Glacier 11.
Bonners Ferry 54, Libby 38
Scoring summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libby (0-3, 0-0) | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 38 |
| Bonners Ferry (5-0, 0-0) | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 54 |
Scoring
Libby
Walker 0, Gilder 2, England 11, Rosling 0, Craig 14, Oliver 4, Moe 3, Germany 2, Gallagler 2.
Bonners Ferry
Skeen 8, MacDonald 0, Merritt 10, Woods 10, Merrifield 0, Davis 0, Hill 11, Wasmer 9, Foster 0, Minor 2,Oxford 4, Jaiden 0.
Billings Central 55, Lewistown 34
| Billings Central | 27 | 9 | 13 | 6 | — | 55 |
| Lewistown | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | 34 |
Billings Central (2-1) — Sammy Elliott 4 1-1 9, Allie Lucas 5 1-1 13, Baylee Hadley 2 0-0 4, Morgan Lucas 1 0-0 3, Justyn Juhl 8 0-2 19, Melissa Koerber 3 1-2 7.
Lewistown (0-2) — Mikaela Olson 2 2-2 6, Kaylie Grover 3 2-6 8, Jessica Kinderzski 4 2-5 10, Beth Wright 3 0-0 6, Jaree Mane 2 2-2 4.
Miles City 65 Dickinson 55
Miles City: Shaylee Singleton 22, Beth Sutter 17, Tori Swope 10, Ashlie Larson 7, Alecia Chamberlain 6, Kadie Hienle 2, Julie Jones 1,
Dickinson: Ali Moody 27, Rachel Schroeder 13, Sydney Gangl 4, Taylor Cooper 4, Shelby Stoltz 4, Lillie Meduna 2.
Halftime: D 32-27. 3-pointers: MC 6 (Singleton 2, Sutter 1, Swope 1, Larson 1, Chamberlain 1), D 0. Free throws: CC 13-19, D 18-30. Total fouls: CC 22, D 16. Fouled out: MC, Sutter, Singleton, Finn. Rebounds: CC 34 (Sutter 3), D 39 (Moody 4, Schroeder 4). Assists: CC 12 (Swope 4), D 10 (Cooper 4). Steals: CC 14 (Sutter 3, Singleton 3, Chamberlain 3), D 11 (Moody 2, Cooper 2). Blocks: none. Turnovers: CC 21, D 30. Records: CC 1-0, D 0-1.
