Hi-Line preps shine at all-star tournaments

George Ferguson

Havre Daily News sports editor

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Even though the Montana High School basketball season is officially over, hoops is still on the brain a lot of high school basketball players. And several local prep basketball stars shined this past weekend in high school all-star tournaments around the state.

At the Treasure State Classic in Billings, which is a tournament for high school senior girls, the Havre Blue Ponies were well represented on the Central A team that placed eighth. HHS senior Steph Flatau scored a game-high 30 points in the seventh-place game and fellow senior Alexa Lipp added 15 points. Flatau and Lipp routinely paced the squad in scoring throughout the three-day tournament. HHS teammate Kelsey Evans also averaged in double figures in scoring for the Central A squad this weekend.

The 2006 Treasure State Classic was captured by the AA East team. The Northern C team, featuring local stars like Chester J-I's Mary DeVries and Keyla Briese and Turner's Ashley VanVoast, took fourth-place. Harlem's Dani Dirden and Brooke Filesteel competed for the North B team.

Billings also hosted the 2006 Sheraton Classic for senior boys basketball players. The Central A team was led by HHS seniors Jeremy Giardina and Jared Weigel, both of whom averaged double digits for the weekend.

The Northern C also flexed its muscle in the tournament by finishing fourth. The Northern C squad featured Northern C talents like Aaron Henry from Box Elder and Cody Donovan of North Star.

The first-ever Native American All-Star Classic was also held in Great Falls on Saturday night, and like the all-star tourneys in Billings, several Hi-Line athletes made their presence felt.

The North All-Stars won the girls game by a score of 87-71 and the North also captured the boys contest, 94-93.

Box Elder sophomore Rokki Parker paced the North in the girl's game with 20 points and 13 rebounds. The North squad also feature Rocky Boy standouts Tori and Loni Belcourt.

In the boys game, Harlem's Jordan Mount paced the North with 23 points, and Hays-Lodge Pole freshman A.J. Long Soldier scored 18. Long Soldier was named the MVP of the boys game, and he also captured the boys 3-point shooting contest.

2006 Sheraton Classic

Saturday

AA South 81, A North 69 (1st)

A North - Gabe Caye 4-11 0-0 8, Colton Woods 5-15 0-0 10, Cody Joyce 3-9 3-5 9, Trevor Thuseman 0-6 0-0 0, Nathan Roessmann 4-13 0-0 10, James Langston 6-10 3-8 15, Bubba Michel 1-8 0-0 2, Casey Clark 2-9 4-5 8, Robert Walters 0-8 0-0 0, Justin Kincheloe 3-6 0-0 7. Totals: 28-95 10-18 69. 3-point goals: 3 (Roessmann 2, Kincheloe). Fouls: 15. Technical: Langston. Rebounds: 54 (Joyce 10, Langston 10). Turnovers: 14.

AA South - Thomas Dolan 3-5 3-4 9, Andrew Selle 4-6 2-2 12, Tanner Sutton 5-10 0-0 10, Mark Desin 4-13 3-4 11, Brett Taylor 4-12 2-2 12, Tim Lucero 3-14 3-4 11, Kyle Brekke 0-1 1-2 1, Cory Hjelm 3-6 0-0 7, Thomas Gallagher 2-5 2-2 6, Tyson Dutton 1-4 0-0 2, Trent Steinbrink 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 29-79 16-20 81. 3-point goals: 7 (Taylor 2, Lucero 2, Selle 2, Hjelm). Fouls: 21. Rebounds: 60 (Dutton 9, Lucero 7, Hjelm 7). Turnovers: 19.

AA Central 76, C East 67 (3rd)

AA Central - Jamison McBride 15, Matt Ballinger 13, Matt Komac 12, Jesse Hildreth 12.

C East - Casey Schell 18, Shane Ryals 15, Josh Davis 12.

C North 109, B South 102 (5th)

C North - Bart Bahnmiller 25, Aaron Henry 16, Cody Donovan 16.

B South - David Foster 31, David Kimm 24, Layne Glaus 17.

A East 123, A South 80 (7th)

A East - Pat Regan 26, Jeff Stedman 25, Colton Real Bird 22.

A South - Collin Fehr 21, Jared Smithson 21, Tony Anderson 18.

B North 98, AA West 86

B North - Matt Baker 15, Jordan Ratliff 13, Kyle Henderson 13, Wyatt Atkins 13.

AA West - Chris Wells 18, Josh Stewert 13, Kayne Russell 13.

Friday

B South 104, A Central 91

B South - David Foster 26, David Kimm 17, Grant Vander Ark 14.

A Central - Kyle Burgman 17, Jake Allmendinger 13, Matt Hawbaker 10, Jared Weigel 10.

C North 90, B East 82

C North - Donnie Chippewa 17, Garrett Carr 12, Cody Donovan 12, Nick Webbs 12.

B East - Stephen Patterson 17, Kory Hammer 15, Cody Gion 14.

Thursday

C Northern 99, A Eastern 96

Northern C - Aaron Henry 21, Bret Bahnmiller 17, Donnie Chippewa 15.

A Central 88, C Western 77

Central A - Matt Pokorny 15, Jared Weigel 13, Shaughn McKeon 10, Jeremy Giardina 10.

Western C - Jake Mickelson 16, Bodie Tobin 15, Bo Herak 10.

2006 Treasure State Classic

Saturday

AA East 73, A East 64 (1st)

AA East - Katie St. John 0 0-0 0, Alex Rupe 8 7-12 26, Salone Loney 2 1-5 5, M'ily Reiter 1 5-10 7, Katrina Solomon 0 2-2 2, Mary Mahoney 7 3-6 20, Kayla Hunt 5 3-6 13, Cortney Zappe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 21-41. 3-pointers: 5 (Mahoney 3). Rebounds: 40 (Zappe 11). Fouls: 18.

A East - Sara Reiber 1 0-0 3, Brooke Griffin 0 0-0 0, Brianne Schipman 3 1-2 7, Teri Lea McCormick 0 2-2 2, Kaity Strever 4 7-8 15, Heather Verbeck 0 4-4 4, Sarah McNamee 8 0-0 21, Raylee Pretty Weasel 2 3-5 8, Teresa Merrill 2 0-0 4. Totals: 20 17-21 64. 3-pointers: 7 (McNamee 5). Rebounds 28 (Strever 9). Fouls: 26.

AA North 87, C North 66 (3rd)

AA North - Sam Schermele 24, Kirilyn Winkler 18, Dani Walsh 15.

C North - Janessa Todd 14, Mary DeVries 12, Nikki Vogel, 11.

C South 44, B East 41 (5th)

C South - Elly Bruursema 26, Dani Henderson 12, Ashley Grammens 4.

B East - Crystal Gauthik 13, Shilo Rides The Bear 10, Laura Botch 7.

A Southwest 69, A Central 56 (7th)

A Southwest - Dani Dulaney 12, Becky Roll 12, Jenna Tintzman 10.

A Central - Steph Flatau 30, Alexa Lipp 15.

B North 90, AA West 87 (OT)

B North - Kendra Halverson 34, Danni Zoanni 20, Rebekah Zilkoski 18.

AA West - Amanda Andresen 32, Cara Bull Shows 19, Katie Bonogofsky 15.

2006 All-Stars - Amanda Anderson, Sidney; Laura Beach, Baker; Jenna Bolstad, Culbertson; Breanna Brendsel, Big Fork; Elly Bruursema, Reed Point; Megan Connelly, Helena High; Amy DeGroot, Missoula Loyola; Shannon Flynn, Townsend; Kendra Halverson, Choteau; Heather Jones, Anaconda; Sarah McNamee, Miles City; Alex Rupe, Billings West; Beth Sager, Shields Valley; Sam Schermele, Great Falls High; Jenna Skunk Cap, Browning; Kaity Strever, Laurel; Jenessa Todd, Denton. 3-point champion - Jenessa Todd. MVP - Sarah McNamee, Miles City.

Friday

A Central 72, B West 68

A Central -Steph Flatau 19, Alexa Lipp 14, Kelsey Evans 11.

B West - Sammy Priddy 13, Amy DeGroot 13, Sarah Giuliani 11.

A Central 79, B South-Central 66

A Central - Steph Flatau 21, Alexa Lipp 20, Kelsey Evans 10.

B South-Central - Shannon Flynn 21, Cortney Oakes 16, Jessica Thompson 11.

C North 62, B East 59

C North - Jenessa Todd 22, Nikki Voegel 12, Mary DeVries 8, Keyla Briese 8.

B East - Tarah Hanson 18, Laura Beach 12, Annie Shaver 7.

A East 66, C North 65 (sf)

A East - Sarah McNamee 18, Brianne Schipman 10, Brooke Griffin 10.

C North - Jenessa Todd 23, Mary DeVries 11, Ashley Van Voast 7.

Thursday

C East 59, A North 58

C East - Jacqueline Irigoin 18, Jenna Bolstad 15, Alissa Rose 10.

A North - Steph Flatau 14, Jenna Skunk Cap 12, Alex Lipp 11

C North 73, A Southwest 54

A Southwest - Heather Jones 12, Sammy Hahnkamp 10, Jenna Tintzman 10.

C North - Jenessa Todd 15, Ashley Van Voast 10, Keyla Briese 9.