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Boys/Girls Basketball Western AA Divisional at Glacier

by The Daily Inter Lake
| February 24, 2019 10:28 PM

The Western AA Divisional boys and girls basketball tournament begins a three-day run on Thursday at Glacier High School to determine what four teams out of seven will advance to the Class AA state tournament in Butte on March 7-9.

Adult all-session passes are $25 or $10 for a single day pass. Student all-session passes are $20 or $8 for a single day pass. Tickets will be sold at the Glacier High School attendance window prior to each game. There are no pre-tournament ticket sales.

Play begins Thursday at 12:30 p.m. with the girls and a pair of middle seeds — No. 4 Missoula Hellgate versus No. 5 Missoula Sentinel — on the court.

The same seed scenario follows for the boys at 2 p.m. with No. 4 Helena High vs. No. 5 Glacier.

An intriguing girls matchup follows at 3:30 p.m. with No. 3 Glacier vs. No. 6 Flathead. This will be the third meeting of the season for the two crosstown rivals. Glacier has won the first two encounters — 32-24 on Jan. 11 at Glacier High School and 44-30 on Feb. 5 at Flathead.

The Flathead boys, seeded No. 6, follow that with a 5 p.m. date with No. 3 Helena Capital.

The evening then comes to a close with girls play at 6:30 — No. 2 Helena Capital vs. No. 7 Missoula Big Sky — and the last boys game at 8 — No. 2 Missoula Sentinel vs. No. 7 Missoula Big Sky.

The Missoula Hellgate boys and Helena High girls are top seeds and have first-round byes.

Hellgate will face the Helena/Glacier winner on Friday at 5 p.m.

Helena plays the Hellgate/Sentinel victory on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

The tournament is double elimination.

The girls championship game is scheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m. with the boys tipping off at 7:30.

Final Regular-Season Standings

BOYS

Western AA

League Overall

W L W L

Missoula Hellgate 12 0 17 1

Missoula Sentinel 10 2 13 5

Helena Capital 7 5 10 8

Helena High 6 6 9 9

Glacier 3 9 5 13

Flathead 2 10 5 13

Missoula Big Sky 2 10 3 15

Eastern AA

League Overall

W L W L

Great Falls High 10 2 15 3

Bozeman 8 4 13 5

Billings West 8 4 11 7

Great Falls C.M. Russell 7 5 12 6

Billings Skyview 6 6 10 8

Billings Senior 2 10 2 16

Butte 1 11 4 14

GIRLS

Western AA

League Overall

W L W L

Helena High 11 1 17 1

Helena Capital 10 2 16 2

Glacier 8 4 12 6

Missoula Hellgate 7 5 11 7

Missoula Sentinel 4 8 8 10

Flathead 2 10 6 12

Missoula Big Sky 0 12 1 17

Eastern AA

League Overall

W L W L

Billings West 11 1 17 1

Butte 10 2 14 4

Bozeman 9 3 12 6

Great Falls High 6 6 6 12

Billings Senior 4 8 5 13

Great Falls C.M. Russell 1 11 2 16

Billings Skyview 1 11 1 17

Western AA Divisional

At Glacier High School

Thursday-Saturday

Top Four Teams Advance To State

First-Round Games

Thursday

Boys

2 p.m. — Helena High vs. Glacier

5 p.m. — Helena Capital vs. Flathead

8 p.m. — Missoula Sentinel vs. Missoula Big Sky

Missoula Hellgate has a first-round bye

Girls

12:30 p.m. — Missoula Hellgate vs. Missoula Sentinel

3:30 p.m. — Glacier vs. Flathead

6:30 p.m. — Helena Capital vs. Missoula Big Sky

# Helena High has a first-round bye