Boys/Girls Basketball Western AA Divisional at Glacier
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