Hellgate pulls away from Flathead boys in fourth

MISSOULA — Joston Cripe scored 14 points and the Flathead Braves put another scare into Missoula Hellgate before dropping a 65-56 decision to the Knights Thursday.

A month after losing 39-36 to the Knights, the Braves (4-14 overall, 4-10 in the Western AA) led Hellgate 44-43 going into the final quarter.

Asher Topp, Dre Bowie and Easton Sant all hit 3-pointers to spur a 22-point fourth quarter for Hellgate (13-4, 10-3 in league). Connor Dick’s 23 points included an 8-for-9 at the line in the period for the Knights.

Gavin Chouinard and Luca Zoeller each scored 13 for Flathead. Chouinard hit three 3-pointers.

Flathead 8 19 17 12 - 56

Hellgate 13 14 16 22 - 65

FLATHEAD — Gavin Chouinard 5 0-0 13, Luca Zoeller 5 3-3 13, Joseph Hansen 3 2-2 8, Drew Lowry 0 0-0 0, Joston Cripe 4 5-7 14, Noah Cummings 3 0-0 7, Michel Manning 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 10-12 56.

MISSOULA HELLGATE — Asher Topp 2 0-0 6, Dre Bowie 5 0-0 11, Griffin Kinch 2 2-2 6, Easton Sant 1 0-0 3, Ian Finch 1 2-2 4, Brogan Callahan 6 0-0 12, Connor Dick 6 11-12 23. Totals 24 15-16 65

3-point goals — Flathead 5 (Chouinard 3, Cummings, Cripe), Hellgate 4 (Topp 2, Bowie, Sant). Fouls — Flathead 16, Hellgate 11.