Schwarz three lifts Glacier past Helena in OT
HELENA – Michael Schwarz drilled a 3-pointer with 48.7 seconds left in overtime and the Glacier Wolfpack held off Helena from there for a 56-55 Western AA boys basketball victory Friday.
Schwarz had 15 points and Drew Engellant added 14 for the Wolfpack, who improved to 7-3, 4-2 in league play. Schwarz was 5-for-8 from 3-point range and Glacier was 13-for-26 from beyond the arc.
KJ Johnson hit three 3-pointers and added nine points for the Pack.
Hayden Ferguson’s 12 points led Helena High (3-7, 2-4).
Glacier 12 8 20 13 3 - 56
Helena 20 10 14 9 2- 55
GLACIER – Michael Schwarz 15; Drew Engellant 14; KJ Johnson 9; Weston Price 7; JT Allen 5; Dillon Riffle 3; Keifer Spohnhauer 3.
HELENA – Hayden Ferguson 12; Logan Brown 12; Kaden Huot 11; Burgin Luker 8; Austin Zeiler 4; Dexter Tedesco 4; Sam Norum 2; Evan Barber 2.
Helena Capital 68,
Flathead 39
HELENA – The host Bruins improved to 8-2, 5-1 in the Western AA, with a victory over the Braves.
No other information was available. Flathead fell to 2-8, 1-5.
Class A
Columbia Falls 54,
Whitefish 53, OT
COLUMBIA FALLS – William Dyon scored 15 points, including a 15-foot bank shot at the buzzer, to lead the hold Wildcats past Whitefish in a Northwestern A game.
Dillon Shipp and Allec Knapton added 10 points each for Columbia Falls, now 3-9 and 2-3 in league games. Knapton also snared eight rebounds.
Justin Conklin scored 14 points for Whitefish (3-10, 1-6), and Jayce Cripe added 13 for the Bulldogs.
Whitefish 9 8 17 16 3 - 53
Columbia Falls 9 11 15 15 4 - 54
WHITEFISH – Bodie Smith 8, Jaxsen Schlauch 2, Danny Davis 3, Justin Conklin 14, Garrett Brock 4, Jayce Cripe 13, Sam Menicke 7, Talon Holmquist 2.
COLUMBIA FALLS – Kade Morgan 4, Jack Price 4, Mason Peters 3, Danny Henjum 8, William Dyon 15, Dillon Shipp 10, Allec Knapton 10.
Polson 63, Ronan 46
POLSON – Trevor Lake led a balanced attack for the host Pirates, who ran out to a 33-17 halftime lead in a Northwestern A battle.
Anton Lefthand added 10 points for Polson (8-5, 5-2 in league games). Zarec Couture had 13 points for Ronan (4-10, 1-7), and Leonard Burke added 12 for the Chiefs.
Ronan 8 9 12 17 - 46
Polson 20 13 20 10 - 63
RONAN – Franklin Zepeda 2, Jayden Rodda 1, Elijah Tenasket 6, Payton Cates 4, Zarec Couture 13, Leonard Burke 12, Trey Dontmix 8.
POLSON – Trey Kelley 5, Ryker Wenderoth 9, Anton Lefthand 10, Beau Kelley 7, Sam Fisher 2, Colton Graham 7, Bronson Henriksen 2, Trevor Lake 13, Gunner Grisak 8.
Class B
Eureka 63, Mission 61
EUREKA – A.J. Pacella scored 21 points, including the go-ahead basket with under 30 seconds left as the host Lions held off Mission.
Down 62-61 Mission (6-7, 2-4 in the Western 7-B) had a chance in the closing seconds, but freshman Zoran LaFrombois (21 points) had the ball knocked away. Eureka’s Jake Kindel hit one of two free throws with under a second left to complete the scoring.
Kindel and Cory Channey each grabbed 15 rebounds and Austin Sartori had 10 points and eight assists for the Lions (8-6, 5-1).
Mission 13 16 17 15 — 61
Eureka 15 15 20 13 - 63
MISSION – Zoran LaFrombois 21, Kolten Guardipee 5, Isaiah Nasewjtewa 8, Ross Motherson 7, Davien Adams 5, Jedi Christy 10, Noah Durheim 5.
EUREKA – Danny Dunn 9, Austin Sartori 10, Corbin Hurst 5, AJ Pacella 21, Cory Channey 9, Joey Kindel 3, Jake Kindel 6.