Kalispell Glacier whittled a lead of double figures down to one point in the second half, but some clutch shooting down the stretch sealed Missoula Big Sky the Western AA win at the Eagles’ gym.
Big Sky defeated Glacier 59-50 as the Eagles soared into first place in the league at 3-0 (6-1 overall).
It came in a balanced attack for Big Sky, four boys reaching double figures scoring Nick Yovetich led the way with 17 points — and a perfect 8 for 8 shooting — and Jake Tabish added 13 points.
Nick Wakai (11) and Drew Sheridan (10) were close behind.
Glacier (0-2, 1-6) got 13 points from both Dylan Ruggles and Jake Norberg.
Box score
Glacier;8;6;18;18;–;50
Big Sky;13;9;22;15;–;59
GLACIER – Drake Dulin 1 0-0 2, Noah Lindsay 3 5-7 11, Dylan Ruggles 6 1-3 13, John Learn 1 6-9 8, Pat O’Connell 0 1-2 1, Tadan Gilman 1 0-1 2, Jake Norberg 4 2-3 13. Totals: 16 15-25 50.
BIG SKY – Nick Wakai 3 2-2 11, Alex Simmons 1 1-2 3, Jake Tabish 5 2-6 13, Nick Yovetich 8 1-2 17, Seamus Lucostic 1 0-0 2, Drew Sheridan 2 6-6 10, Josh Malone 1 1-2 3. Totals: 21 13-20 59.
3-point goals – Glacier 3 (Norberg 3), Big Sky 4 (Wakai 3, Tabish 1). Total fouls – Glacier 16, Big Sky 9. Fouled out – Simmons.