First-place Eagles surge past Bravettes

Missoula Big Sky’s Kadynce Couture scored 17 points and the first-place Eagles outscored Flathead 42-16 over the middle two quarters of a 63-43 Western AA girls basketball win Tuesday.

Kennedy Moore scored a game-high 20 points for the Bravettes, and hit two 3-pointers to help the hosts to a 13-10 lead after one quarter. 

The Eagles (14-1 overall, 11-0 in Western A games) hit four threes in the second quarter on the way to a 30-22 halftime lead. Mya Hubbard scored 13 of her 15 points in the second and third quarters; Couture had 12 points in the third. 

Mattie Thompson scored 11 points off the bench for Flathead, which takes on Helena Capital at home Friday.

Big Sky    10    20    21    12    -    63

Flathead    13    9    7    14    -    43

MISSOULA BIG SKY — Kadynce Couture 8 0-1 17, Mya Hubbbard 6 0-0 15, Gianna Janacaro 1 0-0 2, Avory DeCoite 3 4-8 10, Audrey Hale 3 0-1 7, Tina Kirilovich 2 0-0 4, Sadie McGuinn 1 0-0 3, Kyler Latrielle 1 0-0 3, Lilly Johnson 0 0-0 0, Tanya Kirilovich 1 0-0 2, Delaney Laird 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 4-10 63.

FLATHEAD — Kennedy Moore 7 3-6 20, Harlie Roth 2 0-0 4, Sami Dalagher 1 0-3 2, Chloe Converse 1 0-0 3, Celie VandenBosch 1 0-0 3, Matt Thompson 5 1-1 11, Caitlin Converse 0 0-0 0, Ava Malmin 0 0-0 0, Quin Tennison 0 0-0 0, Grace Gall 0 0-2 0. Totals 17 4-12 43.

3-points goals — Big Sky 7 (Hubbard 3, Couture, Latrielle, Hale, McGuinn), Flathead 5 (Moore 3, VandenBosch, Converse). Fouls — Big Sky 15, Flathead 14. Fouled out — none.