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The second week of the high school boys basketball season saw plenty of action across the Hi-Line as conference races in District 2B and District 9C got under way this past weekend.
Thursday night the Chester Coyotes stepped up into the Class B ranks to take on the Fort Benton Longhorns and were knocked off by 11 points, 60-49.
The Longhorns grabbed an early five-point lead after the first period and upped the gap to seven at intermission. Chester kept things close in the second half, but could never overcome the deficit.
Travis VanDyke led three Coyotes in double figures with 18 points. John Tranberg and Mitch Violett added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Thursday night the KG KouGars also got into the win column with a close 53-50 win over District 10C rival Joplin Inverness.
The Rams grabbed an early 16-14 lead, but wound up trailing KG 27-24 at halftime. KG outscored J-I 16-11 in the third quarter to widen the lead. Although J-I rallied late in the contest, they came up short in the end.
The only KouGar to score in double digits was Richie Melby with 20 points. J-I' s Craig Miller led all scorers with 27 points and Zach Ramberg dropped in 17 points in the losing effort.
Also on Thursday, the Blue Sky Eagles fell to District 10C rival Sunburst, 57-47. The game was close throughout the first half, but the Refiners used a 15-3 third-quarter spurt to pull away from the Eagles.
Jeremiah Moog led the way for the Eagles with 13 points and Roald Aageson chipped in with 12. The Refiners were paced by Nate Aschim's game-high 17 points.
On Friday night, the big matchup in District 9C took place in Big Sandy as the Pioneers welcomed archrival Box Elder. And has been the case in the early part of the season, the Pioneers proved to be too much for the Bears, as they routed Box Elder 83-66.
The game remained close throughout the first half and the two teams ended up tied at 35-35 at intermission. However, the Pioneers opened the second half by outscoring Box Elder 19-11 and exploded for 29 points in the final period to pull away.
Gage Brumwell had a huge night for the Pioneers, scoring a game-high 43 points. Mason Ophus and Jay Jamieson also chipped in with 21 and 16 points, respectively. The Bears were paced by Tim Rosette's 20 points, while Neal Rosette chipped in with 17 - including four three pointers.
Friday night also saw District 9C's Rocky Boy get blown out by District 8C powerhouse Highwood 63-43.
Rocky Boy got 17 points from A.J. The Boy while Highwood got a game-high 22 points from Tyler Pasha.
The J-I Rams fell victim to conference foe Dutton-Brady Friday night in District 10C action, 71-52.
The Diamondbacks raced out to a 23-6 first-quarter lead and never looked back en route to the easy conference win. The Rams did have four players in double figures, led by Zach Ramberg's 14 points. Matt Tempel and Brent Pimley scored 13 points apiece and Craig Miller added 10. Dutton-Brady got a game-high 24 points from Colby Bliss.
The Turner Tornadoes lost a close contest Friday night, falling to Dodson 56-51. The Tornadoes led 32-30 at halftime, but a 17-8 run in the third period allowed Dodson to take a lead it would not relinquish.
Brandon Simons led the way for Turner with 19 points. Evan Hauge added 16 points and Clancy Kegel chipped in with 12 in the losing effort.
After suffering losses to Class A rival Havre on consecutive nights, both the Harlem Wildcats and Chinook Sugarbeeters took to the road Saturday night looking to bounce back from losses to the Blue Ponies.
In Cascade, the Beeters dropped a heart-breaking 60-58 decision to the host Badgers. After taking an early lead, the Beeters found themselves trailing 32-26 at halftime. Chinook still trailed by five points heading into a wild fourth quarter that saw the Beeters outscore Cascade 21-19, only to come up short in the game's final minute.
Adam Hayes poured in 15 points for the Beeters in the losing cause, and Dillon Davies chipped in with 12.
Meanwhile, the Harlem Wildcats managed to bounce back with a hard-fought 67-64 win over District 2B foe Poplar.
The Wildcats managed to build a five-point 35-30 lead and held off late Poplar rallies in the game's final eight minutes to preserve the win.
Harlem got 17 points from sophomore Jordan Mount, including three three-pointers. Jim Kennedy added 11 points and had three treys of his own. The Indians were paced by Scott Smoker and Griffin Ricker with 14 points apiece.
The Chester Coyotes also rebounded from a loss earlier in the week by knocking off the Valier Panthers 70-51. The Coyotes held Valier to just four points in the first quarter and never looked back.
Travis VanDyke scored a game-high 28 points for the Coyotes and Patrick Walstad chipped in with 15 points.
The J-I Rams also picked up an important District 10C win Saturday night over the Sunburst Refiners 55-36. J-I built an 11-point lead at halftime and cruised in the second half.
Zach Ramberg led all scorers with 17 points and Craig Miller chipped in with 15 for the Rams.
In District 9C play, the Hays-Lodge Pole Thunderbirds picked up an 84-66 blowout win over struggling Rocky Boy. The T-Birds exploded for 31 points in the first period, while limiting the Stars to just seven points. Rocky Boy could never get on track after that as the T-Birds rolled to the easy win.
Hays-Lodge Pole got 17 points from Delaine Ariwite and 10 points apiece from Mike Gray and Lance Brockie. The Stars were paced by Kyle Windy Boy's 16 points.
The Big Sandy Pioneers also continued to roll on Saturday night as they hammered 9C foe Blue Sky 87-25. The Eagles managed just one point in the first quarter and only scored 12 points through the first three periods. Big Sandy was paced by Gage Brumwell with 24 points. Jay Jamieson added 18 points and Devin Genereux chipped in with 16 points, including four three-pointers. The Eagles were led by Jeremiah Moog with seven points.
The Box Elder Bears also picked up an important 9C victory Saturday nightby downing KG, 79-69. The Bears built a 25-12 lead after one quarter, but the KouGars stormed back to pull within six at the half, 38-32. However, the Bears went on a 21-12 run in the third period .KG could not recover, despite outscoring Box Elder 25-20 in the final stanza.
Tim Rosette had 26 points to lead Box Elder and James Burns chipped in with 12. Richie Melby led the way for the KouGars with 26 points and Cody Donoven added 25 in the losing effort.
Thursday
Fort Benton 60, Chester 49
Chester 15 12 12 10 - 49
Fort Benton 20 14 13 13 - 60
Chester - John Tranberg 11, Isaac VanDyke 1, Logan Lyders 6, Travis VanDyke 18, Patrick Walstad 3, Mitch Violett 10. Totals: 20 6-11.
Fort Benton - Dave Scott 13, Kale McGinnis 4, Khalin Anderson 8, Erich Wellman 7, Brandon Utterback 6, John Lohse 19, Bryan Somers 3. Totals: 26 5-12.
Total fouls - Chester 16, Fort Benton 14. Three-point goals - Walstad, Violett 2, Scott 3.
Kremlin/Gildford 53, Joplin-Inverness 50
J-I 16 8 11 15 - 50
KG 14 13 16 10 - 53
J-I - Brent Pimley 3, Zach Ramberg 17, Craig Miller 27, Dane Kantorowitz 3. Totals: 19 8-19.
KG - Dan Kloppenberg 4, Branden Melby 7, Drew Kapperud 5, Luke Antonich 4, Cody Donoven 8, Richie Melby 20, Jerrad Gomke 5. 19 7-14.
Total fouls - J-I 17, KG 20. Three-point goals - Ramberg, Miller 2, Kantorowitz, Kapperud, Donoven.
Sunburst 57, Blue Sky 47
Blue Sky 17 13 3 14 - 47
Sunburst 14 13 15 15 - 57
Blue Sky - Roald Aageson 12, Levi Wendland 9, Conrad Wendland 3, Alex Chivilicek 1, Matt Sudan 2, Jeremiah Moog 13, Darius Wendland 7. Totals: 18 5-16.
Sunburst - Nate Aschim 17, Chris McFadden 11, Todd Fleisher 2, Garrett Hovland 3, Shane Somerville 6, Cody McAlpine 2, Stanton Schulze 16. Totals: 22 5-18.
Total fouls - Blue Sky 16, Sunburst 17. Fouled out - McAlpine, L. Wendland. Three-point goals - Aageson 2, L. Wendland, Moog 2, Aschim 3, McFadden 3, Somerville 2.
Friday
Big Sandy 83, Box Elder 66
Box Elder 14 21 11 20 - 66
Big Sandy 17 18 19 29 - 83
Big Sandy - Gage Brumwell 43, Jay Jamieson 16, Mason Ophus 21, Adam Jesperson 2, Devin Genereux 1.
Box Elder - Neal Rosette 17, Dane Haley 2, Tim Rosette 20, Kyle Parker 4, Aaron Henry 6, Tyler Henry 6, James Burns 11.
Total fouls - Box Elder 19, Big Sandy 13. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - Skylar Pearson. Three-point goals - N. Rosette 4, T. Rosette 2, T. Henry, Burns.
Highwood 63, Rocky Boy 43
Rocky Boy 13 7 3 20 - 43
Highwood 18 21 11 13 - 63
Rocky Boy - Kyle Windy Boy 5, A.J. The Boy 17, Marty Watson 6, Chad Wolf Child 4, Ivan Whitford 8, Joel Parker 3.
Highwood - Tanner Ripley 4, Reid Edwards 8, David Schipf 5, Tyler Pasha 22, Brian Davidson 6, Troy Kotthoff 4, Bret Bahnmiller 14.
Total fouls - Rocky Boy 16, Highwood 10. Fouled out - Watson, The Boy. Technical fouls - Garrett Demontiney, Marty Watson, A.J. The Boy. Three-point goals - The Boy 3, Watson, Parker, Windy Boy, Pasha 2, Schipf.
Dutton-Brady 71, J-I 52
Dutton-Brady 23 9 9 30 - 71
J-I 6 12 16 17 - 52
Dutton Brady - Kyle Aitch 2, Orrie Gondiero 6, Colby Bliss 24, Nic Wells 27, Jeff Horaki 6, Matt Tranmer 11.
J-I - Matt Tempel 13, Brent Pimley 13, Zach Ramberg 14, Craig Miller 10, Dane Kantorowitz 2.
Total fouls - Dutton-Brady 19, J-I 13. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Bliss 4, Tranmer 2, Tempel, Miller 2.
Dodson 56, Turner 51
Turner 12 16 8 15 - 51
Dodson 10 14 17 15 - 56
Turner - Brandon Simons 19, Clancy Kegel 12, Evan Hauge 16, Colin Jones 2, Dalton Cornell 2.
Dodson - Blake Boschee 5, Steven Hopkins 10, Dusty Prestwich 4, Roy Yise 13, Matthew Dolphay 9, Frank Webb 1, William DeCelles 14.
Saturday
Harlem 67, Poplar 64
Harlem 22 13 14 18 - 67
Poplar 13 17 16 18 - 64
Harlem - Keenan Fetter 1, John Young 7, Jordan Mount 17, Craig Adams 3, Ben Carrywater 9, Matt Pettit 6, Bruce Byrd 2, Lance Ironchild 5, Jim Kennedy 11, Brian Azure 6.
Poplar - Arthur Chapman 4, Leon Red Eagle 12, Steve Barr 4, Kyle Four Bear 4, Scott Smoker 14, Griffin Ricker 14, Brandon Martell 2, Jesse Daniels 10.
Hays-Lodge Pole 84, Rocky Boy 66
Rocky Boy 7 14 23 22 - 66
Hays-Lodge Pole 31 18 25 10 - 84
Rocky Boy - Eric Watson 9, Kyle Windy Boy 16, Garrett Demontiney 10, A.J. The Boy 2, Upton Whitford 5, Brian Watson 10, Ivan Whitford 10, T. Roastingstick 4.
Hays-Lodge Pole - Robyn Doney 7, Steven Shambo 9, Cody Main 4, Garrett Morin 2, Delaine Ariwite 17, Joe Small 8, Dwight Flansburg 8, Mike Gray 10, Michael Werk 2, Joel Blackelk 4, Lance Brockie 10.
Total fouls - Rocky Boy 15, Hays-Lodge Pole 25. Fouled out - Demontiney, Brockie. Three-point goals - Watson, Windy Boy, Flansburg 2, Ariwite, Doney, Shambo.
Cascade 60, Chinook 58
Chinook 12 14 11 21 - 58
Cascade 9 23 9 19 - 60
Cascade - Seth Stevens 5, Ian Lewis 12, Jeff Ryan 2, Travis Voss 1, Luke Snaric 2. Cody Tamosaitis 24, J.B. Walls 11, Nate Snaric 2.
Chinook - Chad Beck 7, Nate Ranstrom 4, Dillon Davies 12, Jordan Lybeck 2, Adam Hayes 15, Kelan Broadhead 9, Marcus Birky 9.
Total fouls - Chinook 16, Cascade 21. Fouled out - Stevens. Three-point goals - Beck, Hayes, Lewis.
Chester 70, Valier 51
Valier 4 17 12 18 - 51
Chester 15 11 21 23 - 70
Valier - Chris Widhalm 4, Kyle Jannusch 10, Tucker Kuka 13, Robbie Stokes 2, Neil Tatsey 16, Vernon Kuka 4, Matt Widhalm 2.
Chester - John Tranberg 7, Isaac VanDyke 4, Logan Lyders 7, Kevin May 2, Travis VanDyke 28, Patrick Walstad 15, Mitch Violett 5, Patrick Wicks 2.
Total fouls - Valier 17, Chester 18. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Jannusch 2. T. Kuka, Lyders, Walstad.
Joplin-Inverness 55, Sunburst 36
Sunburst 14 6 10 6 - 36
J-I 18 13 13 11- 55
Sunburst - N. Aschim 8, M. Blair 3, G. Hovland 11, S. Somerville 4, M. Tomscheck 4, S. Schulze 6.
J-I - Matt Tempel 5, Brent Pimley 8, Zach Ramberg 17, Craig Miller 15, Dane Kantorowitz 6, Luke Combs 2, Keith Johnson 2.
Total fouls - Sunburst 18, J-I 11. Three-point goals - Aschim 2, Blair, Hovland, Ramberg, Miller.
Big Sandy 87, Blue Sky 25
Big Sandy 26 21 21 19 - 87
Blue Sky 1 6 5 13 - 25
Blue Sky - Roald Aageson 6, Alex Chivilicek 3, Alex Frey 4, Jeremiah Moog 7.
Big Sandy - Gage Brumwell 24, Jay Jamieson 18, Mason Ophus 11, Adam Butler 8, Devin Genereux 16, Skylar Pearson 2, Justin Willis 2, Andre Andrade 2, Adam Jesperson 4.
Total fouls - Big Sandy 13, Blue Sky 9. Fouled out - none. Three-point goals - Jamieson, Butler, Genereux 4, Chivilicek.
Box Elder 79, KG 69
Box Elder 25 13 21 20 - 79
KG 12 20 12 25 - 69
Box Elder - Kyle Parker 6, Neal Rosette 8, Tyler Henry 8, Tim Rosette 26, James Burns 12, Aaron Henry 9, Dane Healy 10.
KG - Dan Kloppenberg 6, Branden Melby 2, Drew Kapperud 2, Luke Antonich 7, Cody Donoven 25, Richie Melby 26.
Total fouls - KG 18, Box Elder 14. Fouled out - T. Rosette, Kapperud, Kloppenberg. Three-point goals - Donoven 2, Burns 2.
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